Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1846-11-13

stakes. manure, and straw for grounds, trees.
attendance at the western gates ofthe Capi.
tol, repairs Of public stables, tagging, and en-
closure, keeping in order iron pipes that con-
vey the water to the Capitol and public Offices,
and gardeners salary, nine thousand nine
hundred and fourteen dollars;
For constructing seven furnaces for war
ming and drying the lower story, halls. and
passages of the north wing of the Capitol, three
thousand nine hundred and ten dollars;
FOR constructing six water closets for the
senate and two for the Supreme Court, on
the same hoors, respectively, three thousand
four hundred and sixty-eight dollars:
} FOR enlarglng The law library, constructing
a new stairway, and other work and the ma
terials therefor, according to the plan of John
Skirving. dated July twentieth, eighteen hun
died and forty-six, two thousand four hund-sd
and twelve dollars;
To replace the oil intended for the use of
the Government. which was DESTROYED by the
recent fire at Nantucket, fourteen thousand
dollars;
i. For annual repairs of Presidents House,
gardeners salary, laborers and carriage, tools,
wire, Irvine, leather, nails, stakes, manure,
and straw for garden and plants, trees for Pres
ldents grounds, Fountain square, Lafayette
square, and Pennsylvania avenue, repairs of
fence at Fountain square, Lafayette square,
and Presidents garden, three thousand two
hundred and seventy-seven dollars.
For replacing platforms on the dome, and
repairing balusters, Including materials and
work. repairing hachway, door and frame,
(including steps and plastering in dome,) fur
nishing and repairing step-ladders and plat
forms on the different roofs, furnishing two
double window frames and sash (ncluding
painting and giazing) in open courts, white
washing walls in the open courts, containing
about twenty-five hundred square yards, four
hundred and ninety dollars and seventy-fvo
cents.
And for the removal of the building over
the statue OF Washington, and erecting an
iron fence around the same, one thousand dol.
lars;
For repairs Of Congressional burial ground.
rendered necessary by the late 1reshet, five
hundred dollars;
For repairs Of the road leading from the
Capitol square to the Congressional burial
ground, rendered necessary by the late heavy
rains, to be expended under the direction Of
the Commissioner Of Public Buildings, one
thousand five hundred dollars;
And the sum Of two hundred dollars, being
f portion of the unexpended balance Of an ap-
preparation of one hundred thousand dollars,
made on the twenty seventh ofApril, eighteen
hundred and sixteen, 10 be distributed among
the captors of certain Agerine vessels which
were restored to the Dey of Algiers, which
balance has been carried TO the account of the
surplus fund, be, and the same is hereby re-
appropriated, for the benefit of such of the cap
tors as have not yet received their shares of
the said fund, or their representatives;
To pay F. Gardner, late acting United
: States naval IL eeDpr IN the African eooad.
rond, from the twenty fourth of August, eigh-
teen hundred and forty-four, when Floyd
Waggaman ceased to receive a salary, until
December ninth, eighteen hundred and forty
four, when Francis Alexander proceeded TO
the post, three months and fifteen days, at hf-
teen hundred dollars per annum, four hundred
and thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents;
To pay the legal representatives ofThomas
H. Storm, for balance due to him as agent
for prisoners at Barbados, two thousand TWO
hundred and seventy-fcur dollars and twenty
six cents;
For the support and maintenance of The PEN
itentiary of the District of Columbia, eleven
thousand six hundred and eleven dollars and
forty-siX cents;
For support. clothing, and medical treat
ment of insane persons of the district of Co
lumba, including four additional insane pau
pefs ordered by the court to be sent TO the hos
pital, five thousand seven hundred and seven
iy dollars and forty-hve cents.
! For continuing the publication ofthe works
of the Exploring Expedition, including the
printing of charts, the pay of the scientific
corps, and the salary ofthe horticulturlst. thir-
ty thousand dollars;
For paying the principal and interest of the
fourth and fifth instalments of the Mexican
indemnities due in April and July, in the year
oil g.. G. tA of
three hundred and twenty thousand dollars
Provided, The claimants, each for himself,
shall relinqutsh to the United States his right
TO said instaments: Provided further, That
each Of the claimants shall agree to take in
payment The scrip of a stock bearing interest
at FIVE per cent, payable in five years;
For 'efunding to James Buchanan, late her
Brtanic Majesty's council al the city of New
York, moneys disbursed by him. and for COM
pensating him for services performed in re-
spect to the SLAYER Catbarine, condemned and
sold at the suit Of the United States, the sum
of two thousand one hundred and forty-fou:
dollars and se1enty-fve cents;
For reducing and preparing for publication,
under resolution of the Senate, plans and
drawings, made by the officers of the Topo-
graphical Bureau, for the improvement of har-
bors. rivers. &C., four thousand nine hundred
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PATENT OFFICE.
:. For the purchase of such scientific works
as are necessary for the use of the Patent OF
fee, twelve hundred and fifty dollars; to be
, paid for ont of the patent fund.
RI LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For supplying lighthouses, containing two
thousand FIVE hundred and seyenty-seven
, lamps, with oil, tube glasses, buf-skins.
whiting, and cotton cloth, expenses of trans
portation, and for keeping the lighting appar-
!, atus in repair, one hundred and twelve thou
sand eight hundred and eighty-three dollars
and sixty-four cents
For repairs, incidental expenses, reftting,
and Improvements Of light houses and build
f ngs connected Herewith, sixty-seven thou.
sand seventy-seven dollars and nlnety-nins
cents;
For salaries of two hundred and thiriy-six
keepers and sixteen assistant keepers oflight-
houses, (seventeen of them charged with
f double and two with triple lights,) one hum
dred thousand FIVE hundred and eighty-elght
, dollars and thirty.three cents;
f For salaries of thirty keepers of floating
liehts. sixteen thousand dollars
For seamen's wages, repairs, and supplies
of thirty foating-lights, eighty-one Thousand
seven hundred and eleves dollars and sixty
two cents;
! For weighing, moering, cleansing. repair
ing. and supplying the loss of beacons, buoys,
1 and fonr