LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY, TRANSMITTING A supplemental bill of claims allowed by the accounting officers of the Treasury under act of March 3, 1849. MARCH 2, 1885.-Referred to the Committee on Claims and ordered to be printed. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, February 28, 1885. SIR: At the request of Senator F. M. Cockrell, I have the honor to transmit herewith a supplemental list of claims allowed by the Third Auditor and Second Comptroller under the act of March 3, 1849, for horses and other property lost in the military service, amounting to $10,486.35. These claims are additional to those reported January 29, 1885, and embraced in House Executive Document No. 153, present session. Very respectfully, H. MCCULLOCH, The PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE PRO TEMPORE. Secretary. SUPPLEMENTAL CLAIMS. Estimates for the payment of claims received and examined by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department under section 4 of the act of June 14, 1878, payable from appropriations the balances of which have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund under section 5 of the act of June 20, 1874, and of claims reported under section 2 of the deficiency act of July 7, 1884. [Paid from appropriation for horses and other property lost in the military service prior to July 1, 1882. (Act of March 3, 1849.)] 5661 Sarah F. Northington, administratrix of estate of S. E. Northington... 5645 James W. Hendrix.. 179 01 5650 Charles H. Campbell, administrator de bonis non of estate of James Northrip. 1863 174 43 5642 John J. Hughes... 1864 175 00 5643 John J. Hughes.. 5658 S. C. Mendenhall 5627 William L. Faxon.. 106 00 Number of certifi cate or claim. SUPPLEMENTAL CLAIMS. Estimates for the payment of claims received and examined by the accounting officers of the Treasury Department, &c.-Continued. 5654 Henry R. Low, administrator of estate of Hezekiah Watkins, deceased 5655 Henry R. Low, administrator of estate of Hezekiah Watkins, deceased. 5651 James E. King. An estimate for an appropriation for a store-house at the naval station, Port Royal, S. C. MARCH 2, 1885.-Referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed. TREASURY DEPARTMENT, February 28, 1885. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith, for the consideration of Congress, an estimate of appropriation, received from the Secretary of the Navy, for a combined coal-shed and storehouse for the naval station at Port Royal, S. C. Very respectfully, H. MCCULLOCH, Secretary. The PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE PRO TEMPORE. NAVY DEPARTMENT, Washington, February 28, 1885. SIR: I have the honor to submit here with for transmission to Congress a copy of a communication dated the 27th instant, addressed to me by the chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks, accompanied by plans, specifications, and estimates prepared by Civil Engineer F. O. Maxson for a combined coal-shed and store-house for the naval station at Port Royal, S. C. a As will appear from the communication of the chief of the Bureau, contract has already been entered into for building a coaling dock at that station under authority of the act of Congress approved August 7, 1882, making an appropriation of $20,000 for establishing and completing a coaling dock and naval store-house at Port Royal, S. C., but an additional appropriation of $6,800 will be required to enable the Bureau to complete the wharf and building. The Department approves the estimates, and recommends favorable action thereon by Congress, and that a clause be inserted in the sundry civil bill to meet the case. Very respectfully, Hon. HUGH MCCULLOCH, Secretary of the Treasury. WM. E. CHANDLER, BUREAU OF YARDS AND DOCKS, NAVY DEPARTMENT, SIR: The Bureau has this day received from the commanding officer of the United States naval coaling station, Port Royal, S. C., plans, specifications, and estimates for a combined coal-shed and store-house, prepared by Civil Engineer F. O. Maxson, U. S. N., who is attached to the station. The act approved August 7, 1882, making appropriation for the sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1×83, and for other purposes, included among its many provisions one for establishing and completing a coaling dock and naval store-house at Port Royal, S. C., and provided an appropriation of $20,000 for the objects named. A contract has already been made and entered into for completing a coaling dock at the station, with Mr. P. Sanford Ross, for the amount of his bid, viz: $14,630, which amount with cost of contingencies will absorb about $16,000 of the appropriation of $20,000. In submitting herewith the plans, estimates, and specifications referred to, for the coal-shed and store-house, the Bureau begs to request that the chairman of the Appropriation Committee, of the House and Senate, respectively, may be addressed by the Department on the subject, and an additional appropriation of $6,800 asked for to enable the Bureau to complete the wharf and buildings already authorized. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Hon. WILLIAM E. CHANDLER, Secretary of the Navy, Washington, D. C. ED. T. NICHOLS, UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, PORT ROYAL, S. C., February 25, 1885. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith the plans and specifications of a combined coal-shed and store-house at this station, together with the accompanying letter and estimate of Civil Engineer Maxson relating thereto. I would respectfully recommend its construction on these plans, if possible. The men now living in the yard have undergone the most severe sufferings during the cold and wet weather, and I have had two with a mild form of pneumonia; their quarters is an old barn structure which affords but little protection from the weather, and some adequate shelter is much needed. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Rear-Admiral E. T. NICHOLS, U. S. N., WM. BRAUNERSREUTHER, Ensign United States Navy, Commanding. Chief of Bureau of Yards and Docks. SPECIFICATIONS FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF A COMBINED COAL-SHED AND STORE-HOUSE AT THE UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, PORT ROYAL, BEAUFORT RIVER, south CAROLINA. LOCATION, SIZE, ETC. This building of size, exclusive of water-table, 60 by 100 feet, is to be located at the corner, northeast of a street 50 feet wide, extending in front of the proposed coalwharf, at right angles to the shore, and northwest of a street 50 feet wide along the water front. MATERIAL, FOUNDATIONS, MORTAR, ETC. The walls to be built of the best hard-burnt clay brick, equal in quality to sample, accurately to section, as shown in the accompanying plans, which are hereby made a part of these specifications; the foundations being carried about 3 feet below the av erage present surface of the ground to grade, as given by the engineer. All bricks shall be carefully and entirely bedded in a mortar composed of one part each of the best lump quick-lime and Rosendale cement, finely ground, and six parts of fresh river or well-washed beach sand, or of such other proportions of these or other materials as the engineer in charge shall direct, the mixed cement and lime mortar to be freshly made each day -no old to be used in any part of the work. The above-mentioned mortar of lime, cement, and sand to be used to a height of at least 11 feet from the ground, above which a mortar composed of one part of lime to four of sand may be substituted. The lime to be freshly burnt, and the Rosendale cement finely ground, and in test briquettes to be capable of maintaining a tensile strength of at least 40 pounds per square inch, after an exposure of thirty minutes to the air and twenty-four hours in water. All outside joints to be opened to a depth of one-half inch, and to be carefully pointed before the scaffolding is removed by a mortar of neat cement freshly made, as required. DOOR AND WINDOW SPRINGS. On the first story there will be but two door ways, centrally located at each end, 8 feet wide by 9 feet high to the spring of the arch, which shall have a rise of 12 inches. In the second story there will be two door ways, located as above, 5 feet wide by 9 feet 2 inches to the spring of the arch, which shall have a rise of 7 inches; the door way at the west end to be closed by a brick wall of 8 inches. At proper intervals, as noted on the plans, there will be twenty-eight window openings, 7 feet, 3 inches by 3 feet 7 inches; sills to be of cement-sand concrete, 4 feet 34 inches by 6 inches by 10 inches, carefully molded as directed, or of stone; the tops to be flat brick arches. FLUES AND CHIMNEYS. At the east end, as shown on the plans, two flues, 8 by 16 inches shall be built into the wall to be carried through the roof and to a height of 7 feet above in chimneys of section 2 feet by 2 feet 8 inches. ROOF. The hip-roof is to be supported by seven main trusses, spaced 9 feet 11 inches centers, commencing and extending from side to side, and by two hip-trusses, as shown. All timbers in the main truss to be of section 10 by 12 inches, except the struts, which are to be 6 by 8 inches. The main tie-rod to be of 14 inches, the secondary of 1-inch round iron, all to be brought to proper bearing by suitable framing bolts, with nuts and washers. The main hip timbers to be of section 10 by 14 inches, to be carried to the apex of the roof; tie-rods and tie-beams the same as in the main trusses; the struts to be 8 by 10 inches in section; scarfs to be permitted only in tie-beams, and then to be at least 3 feet long and properly fastened by bolts, to the satisfaction of the engineer. Upon the tops of the main trusses 4 by 12 inch pieces are to be fastened by four 7-inch long -inch square wrought spikes each, continuing the upper line of the trusses to the ridge, and abutting there against a longitudinal timber, 4 by 12 inches, to which they shall be fastened, as above directed. Thirty-two wall-plates, cast iron, size 2 feet by 1 foot by 2 inches, shall be provided to receive trusses. Purlins to be of section 4 by 8 inches on sides, 4 by 9 inches on ends of roof, shall be spaced 4 feet centers, as shown, and laid upon the trusses and extensions as above noted, groined into 1 inch where crossing them, and fastened to each by two 7-inch long -inch square wrought spikes. JACK-RAFTERS. Jack-rafters of section 3 by 4 inches shall be laid upon the purlins at 2 feet 6 inches centers as nearly as may be, as shown, groined into I inch where crossing them, and fastened to each by two 5-inch wrought spikes. These shall butt at their upper ends against a longitudinal tie-piece 2 by 8 inches, to which they shall be fastened as above directed. Upon the jack-rafters shall be laid a sheathing of undressed boards 1 inch thick, suitably fastened thereto by nails at each crossing, as directed by the engineer. To the ends of the trusses and at intermediate points to the lower ends of the jackrafters, at not greater distances than 5 feet, shall be securely fastened supports of 2inch plank for carrying the eaves and gutters, which shall be put together as shown in sections in the plans. The gutters to be given a uniform slope from a depth of 1 inch at the southwest corner either way to that of 10 inches at the down spout (of 6 inches diameter) at the northeast corner of the building. ROOF COVERING. Roof covering to be of the best charcoal tin, equal to C I, well laid and securely fastened to the sheathing; the gutters and down-spout to be of the best heavy tin, equal to X X X I charcoal tin, made, placed, and secured to the structure to the satisfaction of the engineer in charge. |