The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1839-06-19

salary Of the principal gardener, one thousand
two hundred dollars; for alterations and re-
pairs of the Presidents house and furniture,
and for superintendence Of the grounds, three
thousand four hundred and sixty five dollars
for preparing printing. and binding documents
ordered by the resolutions OF the Senate OF the
second Of July, one thousand eight hundred
and thrty-six, and second March, one thon-
sand eight hundred and thirty seven, relating
TO the establishment Of the seat Of Government
plans and surveys for the improvement OF har-
bors and rivers, roads and canals; to be dis
bursed under the direction Of the committee TO
audit and control the contingent expenses OF
the Senate, fifteen thousand dollars for ex-
penses arising under the act for the relief ol
certain insolvent debtors of the United States.
three thousand dollars For an appropriation
carried TO the surplus fund on the thrty-first OF
December, one thousand eight hundred and thir.
~ six, for brick wall around the cnsom- house
al n. Orleans five thousand five hundred dollars.
for completing the marine hospital authorized
20 be erected in the city Of Mobile, fifteen thou
sand dollars: for an Appropriation carried 10 the
surplus fund on the thirty first OF December
1887, for the repair Of the pier and wharyes al
the public stores on Staten Island, Two thous-
and three hundred and thirteen dollars and sew
enty five cents: for constructing the custom
for constructing the custom-house al New
York, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
Tor furnishing one hundred and ffty-six rooms
in the new Treasury building, including one
thousand dollars for shelves and cases in the
various rooms occupied by the Register, six
teen thousand six hundred dollars for carry
ing into effect the acts relating to the SmlthsO-
nian legacy, ten thousand dollars, TO be paid
ont Of the fund arising from that legacy; for
surveying the public lands, in addition TO the
unexpended balance Of former appropriations,
fifteen thousand dollars; for surveying the
pubic lands in Louisiana, at a rate not exceed
ing eight dollars per mile, in addition to the
special appropriation for this purpose. per act
ofile thnd Of March, 1887, fucen thonsand
dollars: for the construction of the new Treas
ury building, one hundred thousand dollars;
for the construction of the Patent Office. fifty
IN ~ sand dollars f,r alterations and repairs OF
the Capitol and incidental expenses, one thou
sand one hundred and ninety eight dollars for
ligh; ng lamps and keeping in order the public
grounds around the Capitol, the iron water
pipes, add wooden fences, six thousand three
hulercL and six dollars; for attendance on the
western gates Of the Capitol, five hundrad and
forty seven dollars and fifty cents; for removing
a Ii sht house on Goat Island, being the balance
of former appropriations carried to the surplus
fund, eight thousand seven hundred and six
dollars an seyeuty-ivc cents for deepening
the straight ch1unel of the east pass TO Apal-
achicOla, Florida, being the balance of an ap-
preparation transferred TO this improvement, and
since carried to the surplus fund, nine thous-
and nine hundred dollars; for improving the
hlrbor of Saybrook, by removing the bar at the
mouth of Connecticut river, being the balance
of an appropriation carried TO the surplus fund,
fifteen thousand seven hundred and ten dollars:
for an outfit of charge d'ailaires 10 Holland,
four thousand five hundred dollars; for com
ple,ing the warehouse at Baltimore, thirty
thousand dollars for the balance due on aC-
coIlt of the Wrist volume of the Documentary
History of the United States, five thousand six
hun lrel aud two dollars; and the Secretary of
State is hereby authorized TO deliver to the
Cler,. of the House of Representatives three
hundred and sixty eight copies of said work, to
be distributed to each Of the members of the
House Of Representatives. Of the twenty third,
twenty fourth and twenty fifth CONGRESSES who
are not entitled to receive the same under for
mer resolutions or acts of Congress; for the
baauce due III. Randall for lot of feround up
on which the engine house Of the Union Fire
Company has been erected, three hundred dol
lrs; fIr surveying the public lands in the
Sat, of Illinois, and TO surveys not yet com
pls,ed, twelve thousand dollars for repairs Of
the custom house at Key West, one thousand
six hundred aud twenty five dollars for the
third payment to Luigi Persico, under ,he con
tract with him for a group of statues for the
Capitol, four thousand dollars; FOR the third
payment to the artists engaged in executing
paintings (or the rotuudo of the Capitol eight
thousand dollars Tor engraving a chart of the
bay and harbor of New York, five thousand
dollars; for paying the clerks in the custom
house at Philadelphia, the arrears of their sal
aries trom eighteen hundred and thirty two, to
eighteen hundred and thirty seven, So as to
make the same equal TO what they received in
ihe last mentioned year, on the same principle
as has been applied at New York. fifteen thou
sand dollars or 50 much thereof as may be nee
eSsary.
For procuring such books aud papers relat.
ing To Spanish grants of land, formerly belong
ing to the late Spanish surveyors in the Terri
tories OF Orleans or Florida. as may be useful
To pr0tec, the interests OF the United States, and
to be expended only with the appreciation oithe
Secretaries of the State and Treasury Depart.
men,s, after an inspection and examination of
SAID boohs and papers by competent person OF
persons - the General Land Office a sum not
exceeding twenty thousand dollars; for support
Of the United States Penitentlary in the city OF
Washington for the year eighteen hundred and
thir;y nine, including the pay of officers and a
gents, rdtions, clothing, beds and bedding. hos
pital stores and medicine, repairs to buildings,
fuel, raw materials to be worked up, allowance
to discharged convcts and other contingencies
as per estimate Of board of inspectors, twelve
thousand five hundred and thirty seven dollars
ani thirty six cents.
The survey OF the southern boundary Of the
Territory OF Iowa, nine hundred and sixty nine
dollars anI Eve cents for the surveys of public
bands north OF the Wisconsin and Neenah rivers
in Wisconsin, the sum of five thousand dollars:
for three new cupolas over the Library ofCon-
gress. one thousand four hundred and eighty
two dollars aud tweniy-Iour cents for branch
pipes and stop cocks to water the Capitol
grounds three hundred and fifty dollars and
thirty cents ; for repairing the water pipes from
the .riber north of the Capitol, to the Capitol
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