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December 30, 1836.
Printed by order of the House of Representatives.
Washington, December 28, 1836.
Sir: I send you, herewith, my estimates for the expenses of the branch mints for 1837, prepared with great care, on consultation with my fellow-officers. It is proper to present you with the following explanations:
1. New Orleans branch. — The salaries for the whole year are given, though they cannot all be drawn. The wages of laborers are assessed at $90 per month per twenty workmen, from June 1st to December 31st. The other contingent expenses are based upon the supposition that two millions will be coined in the seven months of labor.
| The appropriation for the building and machinery of the New Orleans branch was | $200,000 | |
| The contract price for machinery is | $43,630 | |
| The contract price for putting up the building, exclusive of one wing, out-buildings, and the enclosing of the lot, is | 182,000 | |
| I have no accurate means of estimating the costof putting up the remaining wing, &c., but presume it may be put down at one-third of what is now under contract, viz: | 60,677 | |
| The railing round the lot, which is large, will not cost less than | 10,000 | |
| 296,297 | ||
| Leaving still wanted | $96,297 | |
On this ground I have inserted the sum of $96,500, under the head “for completing the mint edifices and enclosing the lot.”
2. The gold mints. — The contracts for the Charlotte branch were lower than those for the Dahlonega branch, and hence the difference in the amounts of the estimates now presented. I have estimated for five laborers (the legal limit) at each branch, for six months’ work, and at $50 per month each. The supposed coinage at each mint is half a million, on which the estimate of wastage, &c. is based.
Very respectfully, your faithful servant,
R. M. PATTERSON,
Director of the Mint.
Hon. C. C. CAMBRELENG,
Ch’n Com. Ways and Means, H. R.
AN ESTIMATE of the expenses of the branch mint at New Orleans, for the year 1837.
| For salaries of officers and clerks. | Dollars. | Dollars. |
| The superintendent | 2,500 | |
| The treasurer | 2,000 | |
| The coiner | 2,000 | |
| The assayer | 2,000 | |
| The melter and refiner | 2,000 | |
| Two clerks, $1,200 each | 2,400 | |
| 12,900 | ||
| Compensation to laborers in the various departments | 13,000 | |
| For completing the mint edifice, and enclosing the lot | 96,500 | |
| For furnishing the whole establishment, inclusive of all apparatus, tools, and fixtures, not included in the contracts | 15,500 | |
| 112,000 | ||
| For incidental and contingent expenses. | ||
| Wastage of gold and silver | 8,000 | |
| For iron, steel, lead, castings, chemical agents, copper for alloy, zinc, oil, tallow, crucibles, melting pots, and repairs | 5,000 | |
| For wood and coal for steam engine and furnaces | 5,000 | |
| Stationary and fuel for the different offices, water, rent, and taxes | 600 | |
| For iron, steel, lead, castings, chemical agents, copper | 18,600 | |
| 156,500 | ||
| Mint of the United States,
Philadelphia, December 22, 1836. |
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AN ESTIMATE of the expenses of the branch mint at Dahlonega, Georgia, for the year 1837.
| For salaries of officers and clerks. | Dollars. | Dollars. |
| The superintendent | 2,000 | |
| The assayer | 1,500 | |
| The coiner | 1,500 | |
| One clerk | 1,000 | |
| 6,000 | ||
| Compensation to laborers in the various departments | 1,500 | |
| For furnishing the establishment with all the apparatus, tools, and fixtures, not included in the contracts | 7,000 | |
| Incidental and contingent expenses. | ||
| For wastage of gold | 2,000 | |
| For iron, steel, lead, castings, chemical agents, copper for alloy, zinc, oil, tallow, crucibles, melting pots, and repairs | 1,500 | |
| For wood and coal for steam engine and furnaces | 1,500 | |
| Stationary, fuel for offices, and taxes | 500 | |
| For iron, steel, lead, castings, chemical agents, copper | 5,500 | |
| For expenses incurred in 1836, more than the amount appropriated in the act of 1835, for edifice and machinery | 2,000 | |
| 22,000 | ||
| Mint of the United States, December 22, 1836. | ||
AN ESTIMATE of the expenses of the branch mint at Charlotte, North Carolina, for the year 1837.
| For salaries of officers and clerks. | Dollars. | Dollars. |
| The superintendent | 2,000 | |
| The assayer | 1,500 | |
| The coiner | 1,500 | |
| One clerk | 1,000 | |
| 6,000 | ||
| Compensation for laborers in the various departments | 1,500 | |
| For furnishing the establishment with all the apparatus, tools, and fixtures, not included in the contracts | 6,000 | |
| Incidental and contingent expenses. | ||
| For wastage of gold | 2,000 | |
| For iron, steel, lead, castings, chemical agents, copper for alloy, zinc, oil, tallow, crucibles, melting pots, and repairs | 1,500 | |
| For wood and coal for steam engine and furnaces | 1,500 | |
| Stationary, fuel for offices, and taxes | 500 | |
| For iron, steel, lead, castings, chemical agents, copper | 5,500 | |
| 19,000 | ||
| Mint of the United States,
Philadelphia, December 22, 1836. |
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