The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1829-07-23

CONGRESS-.
An act making appropriations for the pub
lie buildings, and other purposes.
Re IL enacted by the Senate and House Of
Representatives. ofthe United STATES Of Il.
meIca IN Congress assembled, That the
following sums be appropriated and paid
out Of any money in the Treasury not 9th
erwise appropriated, for the following pur-
poses, respectively, to wit:
For repairs and other work necessary to
be done in and about the Capitol and lis
enclosures, eighteen thousand seven hun.
dred and sixty two dollars and sixty three
cents.
For erecting fourteen additional lamps
in or around Capitol square, two hundred
and ten dollars.
For keeping lighted twenty four lamps
in or around said square, six hundred and
five dollars.
For erecting an iron rail fence and cen
trail gate on that part Of the public ground
west Of the Capitol which adjoins the cir.
cular walk, twenty eight hundred dollars.
To complete the north front of the Pre-
sidenps house according to the original
plan, by erecting por,ico, twenty four
thousand seven hundred and sixty nine dol
lars and twcnty five cents.
For work TO be done on and about tho
Presidents house and enclosures, six thou
sand trhse hundred and sixty one dollars
and eighty six cents.
Eor furnishing the Presidents house un-
der the directions OF the President Of the
United States, fourteen thousand dollars.
For the purchase and enclosure Of the
square numbered two hundred and fifty
nine, on the plan of the city, eight thou
sand dollars.
For repairs and expenses Of the fire ap.
paratus of the Columbia and Franklin En-.
gine Companies, six hundred and forty
dollars.
To enable the President Of the United
States to contract with Lingi Persico to
execute two statues IN Front of the Capi.
tol, four thousand dollars.
For balance Of compensation to N. Gev-
eliot for sculpture in tho Capitol, seven
Landred and ffty dollars.
SEC. 2. find be IL further enacted, That
the President Of the United States be, and
he hereby is authorized to continue in Office
the Architect Of the Capitol, as long as
may be necessary for the execution Of the
work to be done upon the Capitol under
the first section Of his act, at bis present
rate Of compensatios.
u
the Commissioners OF public buildings an
nually make 10 Congress at the commenc
nent OF the session, report of the manner
In which all appropriations for the public
buildings and grounds have been oppied-
OF the number ofpublc lots sold or remain
ing unsold each year of the condition Of
the public buildings g. public grounds. end
and Of the measures necessary to be taken
for the preservation and care Of the public
property.
A. STEVENSON,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
&c. CALHOUN,
Vice President Of the United States,
and President Of the Senate
Approved, Cd March. 1929,
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS.
AN ACT making additional appropriation
for completing and repairing piers, for
the improvement Of certain barboIs, and
Of the navigation of certain rivers.
BE IL enacted by the Senate and House of
Representatives. Of the United States of a
mericd IN Congress assembled, That the
following sums be, and the same are here
by, appropriated, to wit:
For repairing the damages sustained by
the piers under construction at the mouth
Of Oswego river, from q severe gale in DC
tober last seven thousand four hundred
and seventy two dollars.
For closing the breach msde in the pc.
ninsula at Presque Isle Bay, Pennsylvania,
seven thousand three hundred and ninety
dollars and twenty five cents.
For completing the erection Of piers at
the mouth Of Duikirk Harbor in the State
Of New York, nine thousand eigh, hundred
and twelve dollars and seventy five cents.
For completing the removal Of obstruc-
tons at the mouth Of Ashtabula Greek,
Ohio. six thousand nine hundred and forty
dollars and twenty FIVE cents.
For completing the removal Of obstruc.
tions Of the mouth Of Cunningham Creek,
Ohio. two thousand nine hundred and fifty
six dollars.
For improving Cleveland Hsrbor, Ohio,
twelve thousand one hundred and seventy
nine dollars.
For completing the removal Of obs'ruc.
tions at the mouth Of Huron river, Ohio,
FIVE thousand nine hundred and thirty i've
dollars.
For completing Pier Of la Plaisancr
Bay, Michigan Territory, two thousand
three hundred and eighteen doisrs.
For continuing TO improve the navigs.
zion Of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, at
Is thousand dollars.
For removing distractions in the Ssvan-
nah in Georgia. being q balance of sppro
pria,ions carried 10 the surplus fund on the
l.rty f.st Of December, one thousand