The North-Carolina standard., 1847-08-04
.i7r,o.sil Il VOLUME XII. NtIMBER. sss. 1o4
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81
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Iwork done 10 the Capitol during the year egEaetn
Ihundrfd ana y9six, three hundred and twtttS.
one dollars and eigEtyItwo cents aaAsR -
For anhual repairs Of Presidents house gard
ener's salary laborers, and carriage tools, wire.
twine, leather nails stakes straw for plans, and
Foil for lamps manure for gard.n and grounds
and La Fayette square; repairs for fence al Foiih
tain square, La Fayette square, ssand Presidents
garden, three thousand three hundred aud ninety.
three dollars and twenty-five cents. t9ffRs "a
For the complexion Of the new marine hospital
|of the United States now building in New OF
leans in the State of Louisiana, 10 be expended
under the superintendenee Of the Secretary of the
Treasury, twenty one thousand six hundred and
hineysix dollars. at a5seO7i sfiss.ssA saEla5
| For the construction Of d eusion-honSe ia tho
city of New. Orleans, to be erected on square of
ground on which stands the building now used Ss
custom house in said city, the land ID foht Of
the custom-heuse square embraced within the pub
lie road Custom house, Canal iand Genois hreets
on condition that the porate authorities 6f said
city relinqush and convey 70 The United Suites an
absolute and unconditional title IN Snd to such of-
ton Of said grounG as may, In the opinion of the
Secretary of The Treasury, be ntcesSafy and con-
venient for the erection and use of such edst6EA-
house, and so soon as said relin1uishmeht and
conveyance is made as stated that then and ia thdt
case the United States release to the said city of
New Orleans all claim on their part 10 the resi-
due Of the ground included within sad square,
one hundred thousand dollars. s'3siob- lais
For the sopport and maintenance of the J1eni-
tentiary Of The District Of Columbia seven tkous.
and three hundred and eighty-hQe d6lfsrsaand
forty-six cents t9 as1Ho5fslIEi - sf>a5G@s 1U3
For completing the paving and impfoSernenesf
Pennsylvania avenue, agreeably 10 the estimate of
the phical Eng gineeF, made at the iaseses
sion of Congress- sixteen thousand dollars. 7oE
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insane paupers of the District of Columbia. f$e
thousand seven hundred dollars. 10 tla]ts 90
For the execution of an historical painting lof
the rotundo Of the Capitol, by WiifihnI H Pow
ell, in place of the contracted for with Henry
Inman, deceased under the joint resolution OF the
twenty-five of June, eighteen hundred and thirty
six six thousand dollars and The Library Com.
mttre are hereby directed To contfaet with sh6
said William Fl. Powcltof execute the said paint.
ing on the same terms as we're made with the said
Inman.. l.ta.sa EipTSa uoiskEagrfsC3 81 ,seItl
TO pay Swan & Palmer for work executed by
them at Twin Island, on The river Ohio above
thefalls, six thousand four hundred and seventy
nine dollars and twenty five cents: PROVIDED, The
account be first settled by the proper accounting
officer of the Treasury Department. s. 70 -ssssta
To make good deficiency in the fund for the
relief of sick and disabled senmen twelve thous-
and dollars. a5Fsz es.T71saoa ng;3toa 81 4rm
For payment for one thousand copies Of the
seventh and eighth volumes oflthe statutes al largo
OF the UnIed States seven thousand dollars. seAe
% For continuing the publication of sthew6fke Of
the exploring expedition, including theapTinling of
the charts, the pay of4the scientific corps, salary
Of the hortcuituTist, and care of the collections,
fifteen thousand dollars Is@ L-7,@iff, ~ TsIa,H
% For refuhding certain duties collected underline
act of thirtieth August, eighteen hundred and
forty.two, entitled An act TO! provide revenue
from imports, and to change and modify existing
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purposes contrary to the terms of the treaty Of
commerce and navigation of first May. eighteen
hundred aud twenty-eight, between Prussiu and
the United States, twenty five thousand dollars
For refunding certain duties collected under the
tariff act of eighteen hundred and forty-two above
mentioned, contrary 10 the terms Of the treaty OF
twentieth December. eighteen hundred and twenty.
seven, between the Hanseatic Republics of Lubcc,
Bremen; and Hamburg, and the United States,
five thousand dollars. sslai.esJ Iam aisRa-gigg"'
t.r.= saa Lighthouse Esta6lisBmeHE I.t:s zd, o.
For supplying lighthouses containing two
thousand five hundred and nnety.foufl lamps, with
oil, tubes glasses, wicks, buf.skins, whiting, and
cotton cloth transportation, and other penses
the same; and for keeping the lighting apparatus
increpair one hundred and thirteen Thousand fOuv
hundred and seven,y-eiehs dollars and sinyf0uT
cents a s;3g u-el41 }aliessa 81: 10 sa.4Hita Io3
a For repairs and incidental expenses, feftin2,
and Improvements of lighthouses, and buildingS
connected herewith, sixty five thousand four hun.
dred and fiiy.five dollars and ten cenGs1a iis iis
For salaries of two hundred and thirty-eighH
keepers and sixteen assistant keepers aof light
houses, (seventeen-of them charged with double,
and two withiatiplc lightsa) including also the
salary of an77inspector of lights on the upper
lakes, and superintendent on lake Michigan, onO
hundred and one nethousand five hundred and thirty.
eight doiars,and ihirtythree centssstlqiaI la
For salaries of thirty keepers OF doafing lghts,
sixteen thousand doilarsn. 9'EHj3t 8d1 D ne J
For, seamen's wages, repairs, and supplies Of
thirty floating lights, stty,nine Thousand six hnns
dred and sixty-hine dollars and ortyseigh cents8
For Weighing; mooring, CLEANSING, repairing,
aud Supplying the losses of heacons bIoys, chains,
and sinkers twenty -four thousand three hundred
and seventy. one dollars and Eorty4hTee cens.e3
For expenses incurred by ssuperintendcntsI
visiting their ,light.houscs annually, and examin4
ing and reporting the condition of each, two thons
sand dollars szajlah aabsgodI
IS For superintendents' commissions, at lwo7ahd
half per centum, nine thousand ghthun5red and
twelve doIlarsand eighty.two cents. ss'ao To5
eoqu -. Surveys of Public Lands q ,stidD
( For salary of an assistant surveyor 10 have
charge and oversight Of the EesurSeys in the
Greensburg district llate ST. Helena,) under the
direction and supervision Ofthe Surveyor GeaeT.
al of Louisiana, one thousand dolIars.nal sbazsl
For salary of an assistant Surveyor, 10 survey
the private claims in Florida, under The directioA
ard supervision Of the Surveyor Generalofj FioTi
d. one thousand dollars. ~. Aas g1as!a.s asanA has
For pay of chain carriers makers, iranspofta.
tion, provisions, &c, one thousand fvc hundred
dollars. A213slud q .tf4&3l " bRA HEplasV vi