67 



Depot of Charts and Instruments, established 6 



attached to Bureau of Ordnance and Hy- 

 drography 13 



civil war greatly increases duties of 1G 



Commander Gilliss becomes Superintend- 

 ent f 16 



first locationof 6 



five-inch transit instrument mounted in . . . 9 



instruments to be repaired in, &c 5 



naval officer to be in charge of 4 



new plans submitted for 12 



new plans approved by Secretary of the 



Navy 12 



permanent steps leading to establishment 



of 10 



permanent, establishment of 11 



permanent, transfer of books, charts, &c.,to 13 

 permanent, transfer of, to Bureau of Navi- 

 gation 16 



permanent, location of 13 



report on interoceanic canals and railroads 



prepared in ,.. 17 



removal of, to Pennsylvania avenue be- 

 tween Twenty-fourth and Twenty-fifth 



streets northwest 13 



E. 



Electrotypes made of engraved plates . 57 



Emmons, Commodore George F. , assumes charge of Office 21 



Exchange, international system adopted 50 



Explorations, reports of, made in Northern Alaska 62 



F. 



Fillebrown, Commander T. S., ordered to take charge of Office 18 



Franklin, Capt. S. R. , ordered as Hydrographer 47 



relieved as Hydrographer 47 



G. 



Gedney, Lieut. T. R., recommended for Superintendent of Depot 9 



Gilliss, Lieut. James M., ordered to Depot as assistant 9 



adopts policy of encouraging American instrument- 

 makers 16 



becomes Superintendent of Depot 16 



death of 17 



ordered to prepare plans for new permanent Depot.. 12 



superintends construction of permanent Depot 13 



views of, regarding the Depot 12 



visits Europe in interest of Depot 12 



