Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1847-04-30

ed as custom house in Castine, and for three
tourths of the lot of land on which it stands,
and Tor the repairs of said building, to be ex-
pended under the direction OF the Secretary Of
the Treasury, eleven hundred dollars.
For salaries of assistant treasurer of the u
nted States, per act of the sixth August, eigh-
teen hundred and forty-six, eleven thousand
five hundred dollars.
For chief clerk to the assistant treasurer
at New York, who is hereby authorized to be
appointed by him, and for whose acts he shall
be responsible, at the rate of one thousand five
hundred dollars per year, TO commence on the
first day OF March, eighteen hundred and for
ty-seven, two thousand six hundred and sixty
six dollars and sixty-seven cents
For salaries of ten ADDITIONAL clerks, under
act of the sixth August, eighteen hundred and
forty-six, eight thousand dollars.
For additional salaries of treasurers of the
mint at PhiladelJ hia, and branch mint at New
Orleans, under act of the sixth August, eigh.
teen hundred and forty six, one thousand dol.
lars.
For compensation, &C., to special agents, &c
examine books, accounts, and money on hand
in the several repositories, under the act of the
sixth August, eighteen hundred and forty-six
! five thousand dollars.
For the repairs of the Potomac bridge, to be
expended under the direction of the Commits
sioner of Public Buildings, twenty two hun
dred dollars
For contingent expenses, under the act fo
the collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and dis
bursement of the public revenue, of the sixth
August, eighteen hundred and forty six, ter
thousand dollars.
To enable the clerk of the House of Repre-
sentatives to pay for the books furnished tt
the members OF the House of Representative
of this Congress, who had not received them
by the order of he House OF the third day O
August last, and for books furnished unde
former resolutions to members of this House
seventytwo thousand two hundred and tiv'
dollars and twenty-seven cents.
For compiling, printing, aud binding the Bi
ennial Register, in addition to an unexpende'
balance of former appropriations, one thou
sand dollars.
To reimburse the owners the principal spe
Gle value of loan office and final settlement
certificates which may be produced and exhi
bited, the sum of five thousand dollars: Pro
r|ded. That no part of the sum so appropria
ted shall be carried to the surplus fund, as il
ordinary cases, but shall remain subject to tn
direction Of the accounting officers OF the Trea
sury to meet the claims that may arise fror
time to time: Ind prouided, That no create
amount of interest be allowed on the said cel
tifcates than would have been allowed ha
they been funded under the act of the fourt
OF August, seventeen. hundred and ninety.
For furniture for the custom-house at Bos
ton, twenty five thousand dollars
For annual repairs of the Capitol lam
lighters, oil for lamps, wicks, and repairs {
lamps and lamp posts; attendances on furna
: ces Of the crypt; attendance on wafer closets
| cleaning the rotundo and crypt; brushes an
; brooms; laborers and carriage on the Capitc
] grounds; tools, wire, Irvine, leather, nail
stakes, manure, and straw, for grounds; sper
ashes, line and plaster, for grounds, trees
: attendance at the western gates of the Capito
charging watch-b box at the northwestern ga
: Of the Capitol, repairs of public stables, fas
glng, and enclosures keeping in order iro
pipes that convey the water to the Capt.;
: and public offices; for repairs of the wester
; front Of the Capitol to prevent the cracking
the wall over the windows in the basemel
story; to necessary repairs OF the southern
butment of the bridge across Pennsylvan
avenue and Second street, over Tiber creek
new basin at fountain and repairing let d'eau
shoveIiing snow, and wooden spades, gar
6 ners salary, ten thousand three hundred eigl
, ty-one dollars and fifty cents.
: For taking up and relaying the floor of Il
Senate chamber, to increase the number
q seats, making fues, building re-proof al
yentilat!ng apparatus, and, other work, Il
f sum of four thousand eight hundred and Sc
, entv-siX dollars
: For payment of bill of John Skrving f
extra work done in the Capitol during Il
year eighteen hundred and forty-six, thr
hundred and twenty one dollars and eight-tv
o cents.
J. For annuel repairs of Presidents hous
gardeners salary; laborers, and carriage tool
: wire, Irvine, leather nails, stakes, straw
g plants, and oil for lamps; manure for gard,
:, and grounds and La Fayette square; repai
for fence at Fountain square. La Fayet
g square and Presidents garden, three thousal
three hundred and ninety three dollars al
twenty-five cents.
r For the completion Of the new marine no
+ !, pital of the United States now building
New Orleans, in the State of Louisiana,
,, be expended under the superintendent of t
II Secretary of the Treasury, twenty-one thou
:, and six hundred and ninety-six dollars
h For the construction of a CUSTOM house
the city of New Orleans, to be erected on
4 square of ground on which stands the buildi
n now used as custom-h house in said city,
the land in front of the custom house squa
r. embraced within the public road, Custo
ID house, Canal, and Genois streets, on conditi
that the corporate authorities of said city
&c inquish and convey to the United States
absolute and unconditional title in and to su
rs portion of said ground as may, in the opini
t. of the Secretary Of the Treasury, be neces:
l. ry and convenient for the erection and use
J. such custom-house; and so soon as said rel
l. punishment and conveyance is made as stat
Or that then and in that case the United States
lie lease to the said city of New Orleans all ella
n on their part of the residue of the ground
te Guided within said square, one hundred the
Id sand dollars
For the support and maintenance of the 7
III nitentiary of the District of Columbia, sew
l. thousand three hundred and eighty nine d
lars and forty-six cents.
lie For completing the paving and improvemt
E of Pennsylvania avenue, agreeahly to the
innate of the Typographical Engineer, ma
IS atthe last secession of Congress, sixteen the
N sand dollarsE
For support, clothing, and medical treatm'
Oh of insane paupers of the District of Columb
lie five thousand seven hundred dollars
D. For the execution of an historical paint
for the rotundo of the Capitol, by William
s. Powell, in place of the one contracted for W
Is Henry Inman, deceased, under the Joint re:
L. luton of the twenty-third of June, eighte
hundred and thirty-six, six thousand dolla
Il L I.