Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-01-06
IOWA CITY, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 6, 1s47.

And for the removal Of the building over the
statue Of Washington, and erecting IN iron fence
around the same, one thousand dollarss
For repairs Of Congressional burial ground,
rendered necessary by the late freshet, 1--WE hum
dred dollars; , '5s
For repairs Of the road leading from the Cap
itol square to the Congressional burial ground,
rendered necessary by the late heavy rains, to
be expended under the direction Of the Commits.
sioner Of Public Buildings, one thousand Eve
hundred dollars;
And the sum Of two hundred dollars, being q
portion Of the unexpended balance Of an appro-
priation of one hundred thousand dollars, made
on the twenty-seventh Of April, eighteen hum
dred and sixteen, to be distributed among the
captors of certain Algerine vessels which were
restored TO the Dey OF Aigiers, which balance
has been carried to the account Of the surplus
fund, be, and the same is hereby reappropriated,
for the benefit of such OF the captors as have not
yet received their shares Of the said fund, Or
their representative;
To pay F. Gardner, late acting United States
naval stoTekeeper to the African squadron, from
the twenty fourth OF August, eighteen hundred
and forty-four, when Floyd Waggaman ceased
10 receive salary, until December ninth, eight
cen hundred and forty-four. when Francis Alex
ander proceeded to the post, three months and
fifteen DAYS, at fifteen hundred dollars per an
mum, four bundi ed and thirty-seven dollars and
fifty cents;
To pay the legal representatives Of Thomas
H. Storm, for a balance due to him as agent for
prisoners at Barbados, two thousand two hum
dred and seventy-four dollars and twenty-six
cents;
For the support and maintenance Of the peni-
tertiary Of the District Of Columbia, eleven
thousand six hundred and eleven dollars and for
ty-six cents;
For support, clothing, and medical treatment
Of insane persons Of the District Of Columbia,
including four additional insane paupers ordered
u the court TO be sent to the hospital, FIVE thou
SAM seven hundred and seventy dollars and for
ty-hve sents:
For conlnuing the publication Of the works
OF tne Expie-ing Expedition, including the
printing OF chars the pay Of the scientific corps,
and The salary Of th> horticuturist, thirty thou
For paving the principal and interest of the
fourth and fill instruments Of the Mexican in
IDENTITIES due in April and Jsts, in the wear
eighteen hundred and forty -four, the sum of
three hundred and twenty thousand dollars:
Provided, The claimants. each for himself, shall
relinquish to the United States his right to said
instruments: Provided, further, That each of the
claimants shall agree to take in payment the
scrip of stock bearing interest at Eve per cent,
payable in five years;
For refnnding to James Buchanan, late her
Britannia Maiesty's consul at the city of New
York, moneys discussed by him, and for COM
pensating him for services performed in respect
10 the SLAYER Ca,harne, condemned and sold at
the sui, OF the United States, the sum Of two
thousand one hundred aad forty-four dollars and
seventy five cent;
For reducing and preparing for publication,
under resolution of the Senate. plans and draw
ings, made by the officers Of the Typographical
Bureau, f1r the Improvement OF harbors. rivers.
scs., fo,r Thousand nine hundred r--A eeichty-
e g II dollars.
PATENT OFFICE.
the purchase Of such scientific,
=" rk> as are necessary for The use ut the
P"ie,t Olive. twelve hundred and ftiy
Lo;l"rs: 10 be paid Tor out Of the patent
IN d
LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
F.r supplying light houses. Containing
IL Thousand five hundred and seventy
~v,n l,ml,>, viii oil, tube glasses, buff
skies whiting, GOTTEN .lah, expenses oil
tran>perta,i n; and for keeping the light
my apparatus III repair, one hundred and
tn ei>e til usand eight hundred and eigh-
~ three dollars and sky four cents;
For repairs, incidental expenses, refit-
ting, md improvements OF light houses aud
buildings connected Herewith, sixty sew
Ell 'hnus'nd seventy seven dollars and
nicely nine cents;
For salaries Of two hundred and thirty
six keepers AMI sixteen assistant keepers
OF light houses, Sc, enteen Of tn. IN charged
"rh dosale and t~" with hiple lights
on- hundred thousand five hundred and
eighty .ign dollars and thirty three cents;
For saasi.s ii thirty keepers Of float.
ing lights, sixteen thousand dollar>;
For seamen's wages, repairs, and sup
plies Of thirty floating lights, eighty one
thousand seven hundred and eleven dol
lars and sixty Two cents;
For weighing, mooring, cleansing, re.
pairing, and supplying the loss ofbeacons,
bu"ys, chains, and s,nkers, twenty six
thousand four hundred and thirty one dol
lars aud sixty nine cents;
For procuring, locating, and mooring
buoyS at such places as the Secretary Of
the Treasury may designate, and where
he >hall deem them 10 be necessary for the
safety OF na,iga,ion, 1--WE thousand dollars;
For expenses Of rebuilding the Cape
Flrri'a ign. house, thirteen thousand lol.
lar-;
For expenses Of rebuilding Martinicus
Rock hight house, Maine, eleven thou
sand dollars;
Far The maintenance Of the lieht on the
D,laware bre akwaier, including four hun.
dfea dollars '"r the ea:ary .! keepers, eight
hundred dollars;
For expenses incurred by supeyinten.
dents in visiting their light houses annual
~, and examining and reporting The con-
IihtIon OF each, two thousand dollars;
For superin'end nts' commissions, at
Two and a halt per centum, ten thousand
thirty eight dollars and seventy seven
cents @
SURVEYS OF PUBLIC LANDS.
For a airy o an assistant surveyor. to
.urvey The pr,vac claims in Floriia, un-
Ter the direction and supervision of the
general ia Florida. ole thousand
in iars;
For salar, Of an assistant surveyor, to
ave c!,arg aud o, er>isbt afth- re,urveys
n TIE Greenbura Qate st. Heltna) dis
ret l. ui>lana, nnd,r the direction and
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