Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1847-07-02

The purchase oil tireeouTlhs of The building now used
ms cnsinm.llaJe IN Castine and for three fnirhs oil
the oi Of land on which IL stands ana for The repairs
of raid building, 10 he expended under the direction
the Secretary ofthe Treasury, eleven hundred dollars
For hiiaTies OF assistant reasuiefS OF the United
States, per act of the sixth August eighteen hundred
and for ysiS, eleven thousand five hundred dollars.
fnf ehiet Clerk TO the assistant treasurer at New
York. who Is hereby authorized 10 appointed by him
ana Ter whose acts he shall he Responsible al the rate
OF one thousand fve hundred dollars per year. To COM
mencc The hrsi DAY of March, eighteen hundred ana
forty seven, two thousand six bundled and sixty Sia
dollars and sixty Gents.
For salaries OF ten additional clerks, under The act q
The sixth August eighteen hundred and forty ig
thousand dollars.
For additional salaries of of The mint al
Philadelphia, and branch mint NJ New Orleans, under
act Of the sixth August, eighteen hundred and ioiy
six. one thou sand dollars.
For compensation, &c To special agent, 10 examine
books, accounts and money hand In the several de
poilores under the act Of the sixth August, eighteen
hundred and foIty-sx, five thousand do lars.
For The repairs Of The Potomac bridge To be expended
under the direction OF the Commissioned of Public Build
ings, twenty-five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses, under The Tor the collec
ton, safe keeping transfer and disbursement OF the
public revenue, of the sixth August, eighteen hundred
and foIty-sx, ten thousand dollars.
To enable the Clerk OF The House al Representatives
TO pay for the books furnished To the members OF the
House of Representatives Of this Congress, who had
not received them, by the order al The House OF the third
day OF August last, and for bnks furnished under Tor
Iner resolutions 10 members ol this House, seventyiwo
thousand Two hundred and five dollars and twentyse
Ven cents.
For compiling, printing and binding The Biennial Re
gister, in addition 10 uneSprnded balance Of former
appropriations, one thousand dollars.
10 reimburse The owners the principal specie value oil
loan Office and final settlement certificates which may
be produced and exhibited tlIr sum of five thousand
dollars Provided. that part OF the sum so Hpproaia-
ted shall he carried the surplus fund.- in ordinary
cases. hut shall remain subject la the direction OF the
accounting officers of the Treasury 10 meet tho claims
thai may arise from time 10 lime And provided, that
no greater amount Of interest be allowed the said
certificates than would have been allowed had they
been funded under the art VI the fourth OF August,
| vrnteen hundred and ninety.
For furniture for The custom house al Boston, twenty
nye thousand dollars.
For annual repairs of the Capitol lamp lighters, oil
for lamps, wcks and repairs OF lamps and lamp posts
attendance furnaces Of the crypt attendance on wa
ter closets; cleaning The rondo aud crypt brushes and
broons; labores and carriage on the Capitol grounds
tools, wire, twlne, leather. nails, stakes, MANURE, aud
straw, for grounds spent ashes lime and plaster lar
grounds, ters; Gticndlnce al the western gates of the
Capitol. enarging watcbo AT the northwestern gate
Of the Capitol rrpnirs of public stables, lggng, and
enclosures; keeping in order iron pipes that convey the
water 10 The Capitol and public Offices; for repairs Of the
western font of the Capitol 10 prevent the cracking al
the wall over the windows in The basement stoyi Ia
necessary repairs of the southern ahulment o the
bridge across Pennsylvania avenue and Second street
over Tibei creek; new basin al fontaln and repairing
JET d'eanx shovsling snow. and wooden SPADES; gar
dener salary, ten thousand Three hundred ana eighty
one dollas and Fifty cents.
For taking up and relaying the floor Of the Senate
chamber. 10 increase the number OF seats, making
hues, building reproo and yrntiatng apparatus and
other work, the sum OF four thousand eight hundred
| and sevcnty-six dollars.
For payment Of bill OF John Skirying for extra work
done IN the Capitol during the year eighteen hundred
and forty six, Three hundred and twenty one dollars
and eighty-two cents.
For annual repairs of Presidents house; gardeners
salary; aborers and carriage; tools. wire, Irvine, lea
Their, nails stakes, straw for plants and oil tor lamps
manure for garden and grounds and Lad Faye,te square
repairs for fence at Fountain square, La Fayete square
and Presidents garden, three thousand three hundred
aud ninety three dollars and twenty-five cents
,taft,,. 80
| United States building in New Or cans, in the
State Of louisiana to he expended under The superin
tendance Of The Secretary or the Treasury twenlyone
!! thousand Six bundled and ninety-sx dollars.
For the construction OF cu-tom-house in the city Of
New Orleans 10 be erected q square OF ground on
which stands the building now used as custom house
in sand city, or the land IN front Of the ctslcm-house
square embraced within tie public rond, Custom house,
Canal and Genos' street, condition that the eorpo-
rate authorities of said city elinquish aud convey
the United States an absolute and unconditional title
in and 10 such portion Of said ground may in the
opinion OF the Secretary Of The Treasury he
~ and convenient for the election AMI use OF such
luE-house; and SO said REIMBURSEMENT and CON
Is made stated that then, AMI in thar
the United States release 10 the said city Of New Or.
leans all claim their part 10 The residue of the ground
included within said square, one hundred thousand
dollars.
Porihe suppo,, and maintenance o! the Prntcn.iary
Of the District Of Calumbia, Thousand trre hun
dred and eighty nine dollars and orly-six Cents.
For completing The paving ami Improvement Of Penn
syyania avenue, arreeaby 10 The estimate of the fopa-
gresE, sixteen thousand dollars.
For support clothing, and medical treatment Of in
plupers of the District Of Coiu mba five thousand
| seven hundred dollars
For the execution OF an historical painting for The 70.
tunto of The Capitol, by William IL. Powell, in place
the one contracted for will Henry Inman deceased
under the joint resolution Of the twentyhrd of June
eighteen hundred and thirtysix, ak thousand dollars
and the Library Committee are lie rely directed 10 cnn
tract with the sad William H. Powell Ia cxccui. The
saii painting on the SAME terms rs were made with tle
| said Inn,an.
| To pay Swami & Palmer, FOR work executed hy them
| at"fwin ls!andn on The fivrr ohio, above the iali@
ihoand four hundred and acveaty nine dollars aud
twenty five cents: fraviied The account be hrst sell
tied by the proper accounting officer O! The Treasury
| department.
10 make good deficiency in raa fini fo th- relief oi
sick aud disabled :ra:ner, 'sn!sa ti"'iSand dollars
For payment for one thousand copies of the seventh
and eighth volumes of The statutes Al large OF the Uni
ted states. seven thousand dollars.
For continuing thr publication Of the works Of The
exploring expedition, including The prinin. OF The
crts, The pay II the scientific corps salary Of The h.T
icuralis aud care OF The collections, fifteen thou
| sand dollars.
OF th!rieih August, eighteen hundred and orty-tv o
entitled "An net 10 provide revenue from imports, and
TO chlnce and modify existing laws Imposing duties on
imports, ind for other purposes contrary TO the terms
Of the treaty Of commerce and navigation of the first
| May, eighteen hundred and twenty eight between
Prussia and the United States twenty-five thousand
| dollars
For refunding certain duties collected under the IA
iii &c! Of eighteen hundred ana foryiwo, above men
0nad, contrary To the terms ~ the treaty 81 twen
eth December eighteen hundred and twenty seven, he
tween the Hanseatc Republics OF Lubec, Bremen and
Hamburg, and the United States. five thousand dollars
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For supplying light houses, containing two thousand
five hundred and ninety. four lamps with oil, tube
glasses, wicks, bufakins, whiting and cotnu cloth
transportation, and ether expenses On The same; and
FOR keeping the lighting apparatus repair. one hun
dred and thirteen thousand four hundred and seventy
eight dollars and fiIty four cents.
For repairs and acknowledgement r-6,tIng, and i'm
provemenis Of light houses, and buildings connected
herewith siIty-rpe thousand four hundred ana fifty
five dollars and ten cents.
For salaries oftwn hundred and hiry-eight keepers
and sixteen assaia6t keepers nf light houses (seypn
teen OF them CHARGED with double and two with triple
lights,) including alsn hc salary or an Inspector o.
lights on The upper lakes, and superintendent Lake
Michigan, hundred and one thousand five hundred
and thiHy.eight dollars and thirty three CENTS
For salaries ofny keepers Of Heating lights, aiytesr
thousand dollafs.
For seanen's wages, repairs, aud supplies of thirl,
floating lights, slrty nine thnnsand sy hundred and
sixty mine dollars and forye. eht cenla.
For weighing, mooring, cleansing repairne and sup
plying the losses Of beac0ns bnoy3, chains and sink
ers, twenty four thousand three hundred and seventy
one dollars and fn.tythree cents.
Fnrexpenses incurred by sup-rnlendents in visiting
their light houses annually and examining aud report
Ing the condition Of each, two tmlsand dollars.
For superlniendents' commissions, At two ard-ahal
per centum, nine Thousand eight hundred and twelve
dollars and eightyt cents.
SURVEYORS OF PUBLIC LANDS.
For salary Of an assistant surveyor, To have charge
and oversight of the resiirveys In The G;eBiburg dis
trlct Gate ST. iircna under the direction and super
vision OF the surveyor general Of Louisiana one thou
sand do:rs.
For salary OF m assian, surveyor, to survey the mi
vaie claims in Florida under The direction and super
vision OF the surveyor general of Florida, thousand
| dollars.
70. pay Of chain-carrers, markers, TRANSPORTATION
provisions, &c, one thousand live hundred dollars
For surveying. in addition to liis pended balance.
| OF former appropriations, viz:
For surveying the public lands including Incidental
has
cordng to the exgencics of the public service hun
dred thousand dollars
For surveying The copper regions of Michigan, Wis
consn and Iowa. with reference 20 mines and minerals
at rate not exceeding sir dollars PER- milc fifty thou
| sand dollars
For detached surveys in Missouri, at rate ex-
cesdnS five dollars mile OF the diicu-
lies in surveying lakes swaInps, &C., four thousand
| five hundred dollars.
For surveys of towns aud villages in Missouri named
Ia The act Of twenty MAY, eighteen hundred and
twenty four, including Office rent two thousand dollars
For surveyn. in that part Of Arkansas where, in
consequence OF local attraction, the ordinary compass
canno be used AT rate not exceeding eight dollars