The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-09-03
fPUBLIC No. 62.1

AN ACT mgking appropriations Tor the pubic
buildings and Grounds, and for other purPo'
Re IL enacted by the Senate and House Of Re
presenfat;nss of tie United States Of AmeTicn IN
Compress assembled, That the following sums
be, and the same are hereby -sppropr lated-to to
10 be paid out Of any money in the Treasury
not otherwise appropriated, for the following
purposes that is to say;
For alterations and repairs Of the Capitol. in
cludinp the repairs of the roof, six thousand two
hundred and ninety two dollars
the east and west reservoirs two thousand SIX
hundred and thirty three dollars.
For salary Of the gardener employed IN super
intending the Capitol square, and other pubic
grounds one thousand dollars.
For lighting lamps keeping the grounds and
walks in order and planting IN the Capitol
square, and adjacent public gronnds, four thou
sa nd eight hundred and twenty six dollars.
For alteraisOns and repairs of the Presidents 3
house, flooring the terraces, and erecting stables
six thousand six hundred aud seventy dollars.
For the gardeners salary, and for laborers
employcd upon the grounds and walks at the
Presidents house, and for planting, two thou
sand eight hundred and fifty dollars
For paving foot ways at tho north front oi
the Presidents house, aud making gravel
carriage way, thirteen thousand seveu hundred
and forty four dollars
For planting the trees and repairing the fence
in Lafayette square north Of the President S
house, one thousand dollars
For purchasing and planting trees and shrubs
for the Pennsylvania Avenue, and the public
grounds, three thousand dollars
For keeping in repair the public fire engines
two hundred dollars
For rebuilding the wall and constructing a
culver, and drain at the burying ground one
"A. nd MI hunbr cd aud dsYt A. dollars
For the actual deficiency in the appropriation
made during the last year for the enclosure OF
the public vault and the improvement OF the
public buryirg ground, one hundred and ninety
three dollars and eighty nine cents
For completing the water works at the IRE
sident's house, the Executive Buildings, and
the Capitol one thousand and fifty two dollars.
For completing the furniture OF the Presl
dents house, six thousand dollars.
For excess Of expenditures beyond the appro-
prations made by the Commissioner of the Pub
lie Buildings during the last year, twonty two
thousan nd nine hundred and thirteen dollars and
eighty four cents
For erecting a monument over tho remains oi
the late Major General Jacob Brown, one thou
dollars the work To be done under the
direction of the secretary OF War.
For the construction Of an ornamental by
irant, of marble Of the west fountain, IN front
IF the Capitol, ono thousand and twenty two
Iollars
SEC 9. .and be 1t further enacted, That the
egnlatIons of the City of Washington for the
,r.serva,,on of the pnhh" peace an order he ex
ended to all the public buildings. and public
grounds, belonging to the Unitd Sra'es within
he City Of Washington. whenever the appica'
lion of the same shall be requested by the Com
missioner of the Public Buildings.
Approved, June 80, 1884.