Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1840-1842, 1842-04-13
PUBLIC EXPENDITURES.
Mr.. MERRiwETHER's REPORT

oak ties
Pine lumber that may be requir-
ed az Fou Crawford, at
SIS per thousand feet.
$4,000 brick at Appalschieo.s,
at sI9 &c per thousand 1
$4,000 brick at Charleston, at
sic per thousand
AT Jefferson barracks, $4,000
at % SO per thousand.
10000 feet plank, assorted, at
Fort Gibson, at s32 50 per
thousand feet for pine, and
$50 per thousand for wal
nut.
Furnishing at Fort Lesvenworth
10000 rails, at ss so Fer
hundred
Subsistence and Fasi.
ls37-Fort Arkansas
corn from J. Bigclow, at
81 "a per bush.L
Purchase OF 700 bushels corn
from ]. lilly, Jr, at 81 9ii
per bushel.
Purchase of 700 bushels corn
from S. ode, at 81 %. Per
bushel.
Purchase OF 200 bushels corn
from III. Clark, at 81 81
per bushel.
Purchase of ?. 500 bushels corn
from A. Beuyhill, at 81 IS
per bushel.
Purchase OF ESQ bushels corn
from +. b. Ballard, at SI95
per bushel.
To be delivered May 90, 1897.
At Fort Howard. 1907 bushels
corn, at 81 rs per bushel.
At New Eehota, 6,00O bushels
corn, at 81 25 per bushel.
At Fort Cunningham, 5000
bushels corn I
At New Eehotn, 600 bushels
corn, at 81 SO per bushel.
At Fort Gibson, 1900 bushels
oats, at 80 cents per bushel.
ls37-At Fort Levenworth, 10000
bushels corn, ut 81 cents per
bsshel.
At Fort Gibson, 90. 600 bushels
corn. at IS cents per bushel.
ls3S-At Fort Gibson, 4. 900 bushels
oats, at 90 cents per bushel.
At Fort Gibson. 4 600 bushels
corn, 81 25 per bushel.
At Fort Gibson, 1000 bushels
corn, at 81 &c per bushel.
At Fort Gibson, 1900 bushels
corn, at 81 SO per bushel.
At Fort Gibson, 1000 bushels
corn, at 81 IS per bushe.
At Fort Towson, 500 bushels
corn, at 81 10 per bushel.
At Fort Smith, Arkansas, 5000
bushels corn, at : OCT per
bushel.
At Fort Gibson, 10000 bushels
corn, at 81 IS per bushel.
At Fort Winnebsgo. 1000
bushels corn, at 81 IS per
bushel.
At Fort Jesup, 1000 bushels
corn, at 81 per bushel.
At Fort Gibson, $4,000 bushels
corn, nt 20 cents per BUSH
lsi0-At Fort Winnebsgo, 900 BUSH
els corn, at 81 per bushel.
AT Fort Brady,i 80 tons hay, at
S24 rs per ton.
At Fort Brady, tons straw,
at sl2 per ton.
At Fort Crawford, 10000 bush
els corn, at 80 cents per
bushel.
$4,000 cords wood, Watervleit, N.
Y, at 81 per cord O.
Amount required at Augusta,
Ga, at 81 per cord.
Amount required at Baton
Rouge, at So per cord.
500 cords at Fort Crawford,
at s. SO per cord 6
$50 cords at Fort Gibson, at
81 rs per cord
200 cords at Fort Gibson, at
81 "a per cord :
200 cords at Fort Gibson, az
"a SO per cord
ls3s-Mount Vernon, Ala, so cords
ats5 81 per cord
Amount required at New Or
leans, at $40 per cord.
Amount required at United
States barracks below New
Orleans, at ss per cord.
Amount required at Forts Pike
and Wood, at 81 so per
cord.
1s3s-230 cords at Watervleit, n. Y,
o. SO 20 per cord 81
go cords at Mount Vernon,
Ala, at IS % per cord
At New Orleans, at $40 per
cord.
Barracks below New Orleans
at 81 50per cord.
Waierveit, N. Y. 200 cords at
&c 7Uper cord
ls39-Mount Vernon, Ala, 100 cords
at &c s7i per cord
Fort Lesvenworth, 500 cords al
S3 10 per cord
Fort Crawford. 400 cords at SO
80 per cord
Fort Smith, Arkansas, 800 cords
at SO so per cord
lS4O-Hancock barracks, Me-, ESQ
cords, at 81 90 per cord
Fort Gibson, 100 cords, at %
so per cord
Forts Pike and Wood, at 81
per cord.
New Orleans and barracks be-
low, at 81 per cord.
.Mitetiiantous
lS35-Sowing 100 acres IN timothy
grass seed, at Fort Leaven.
worth, at 81 90 per acre
Fencing and sowing 500 acres
Of land at Fort Leavens
worth, at 81 per acre
Clearing, fencing and plough
ing 500 acres Of prairie
land, at SII so per acre
lS40-Furnishing OF Fort Gibson IS
servIceable horses, at sl75
each l.
1888 Purchase of 29G acres of land
adjoining public reserve nt
Fort Smith 1
In the removal Of Indians. the COMM,
discovered that the spirit OF eXtravagance h
tested itself 0s fully and to as great an g
in any other branch Of the service. Tbev
attempt, at this time, the examination Of
contracts made by this department, but will
one or two only. In the year 1886, cont
made between the Government, through j,
Captain John Page, 10y the authority of u
dent Of the United States, with tho "Alaba
grating Company" for the removal of ii
Indians from the State OF Alabama 10 v
miles Of Fort Gibson. They were to su
Indians from the day designated by the .
tendent for their departure; the transportati
by land, at the rate Of one fve-horse wa
fifteen hundred pounds Of baggage for ever
~ Indians; the daily trayel not 10 exceed 4
hlisen miles; the sick, or those enfeeble
transported by wagons or on horseback; N
ponies to receive a daily ration Of one hal
OF corn and 10 be used by the company ir
portsuoni the company to receive s2s so.
Va ior each pefson, including men. won
chhdreni the agent shall decide whether
persons, or any indstsrminate number of
ought, consistently With the besic, and en-
them, he assigned to each wogon."
Under this contract, the Alsbarn. T.,