Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1847-05-19
NUMBER 10.

''NsIi'heoeoI uuu VI tHt COLfeGeIatIOI, IN
the department Of State, one thousand two
hundred and fifty six dollars.
For survey Of the coast Of the United
States, including compensation 10 the SUI
iperlntendent and assistants, one hundred
and forty-six thousand dollars.
Thirty thousand dollars in addition to
the sum heretofore appropriated for the
construction of a custom house in the city
OF Savannah, 10 be expened under the d.
rection Of the Secretary of the Treasury
in the construction Of the same, and the
purchase of lot therefor, any portion of
which may be expended during the cur
rent fiscal year, and like sum for Gus
tom-house at Charleston.
For the purchase Of site and the cree.
ton OF custom-house at Eastport, in the
State Of Maine, to be expended Tor the said
purpose under the direction Of the Secreta-
ny OF the Treasury, ten thousand dollars.
For the purchase Of three-tourths of the
building new used as a custon-house in
Castine, and for three. fourths of the lot of
land on which it stands, and for the repairs
of said building, to be expended under the
direction of the Secretary Of the Treasury,
eleven hundred dollars. -.
For salaries of assistant treasures OF
the United States, per act of the sixth Au-
gust, eighteen hundred and forty-six, ele-
ven thousand five hundred dollars.
Fora chief clerk TO the assistant trea-
surer at New York, who is hereby autho-
rized to be appointed by him, and for
whose acts he shall be responsible: at the
rate of one thousand and five hundred dol.
lars per year, to commence on the first day
OF March, eighteen hundred and forty
seven,t 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. e..
For additional salaries of treasurers of
the mint at Philadelphia, aud branch mint
at New Orleans, under act of the sixth
August, eighteen hundred and forty-six,
one thousand dollars.
For compensation, &c., to special agent,
to examine books, accounts, and money
On hand, in the several repositories, under
the act of the sixth August, eighteen hun
dred and forty-six, five thousand dollars.
For the repairs of the Potomac bridge,
to be expended under the direction of the
Commissioner of Public Buildings, twenty
two hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses, under the act
for collection, safe-keeping, transfer, and
disbursement Of the public revenue, Of the
sixth August, eighteen hundred and forty
six, ten thousand dollars.
To enable the Clerk of the House of
Representatives to pay ior the books fur
nished the members Of the House Of Rep
resentatises Of this Congress, who had
not received them, by order of the House
of the third Of August last, and for books
furnished under former resolutions to
members Of this House, seventy two thou
soDd two hundred and five dollars and
twentyseven cents.
For compiling, printing, and binding the
Biennial Register, in addition to an unex-
pended balance Of former appropriations,
one thousand dollars.
To reimburse the owntrs the principal
specie value of loan office and final settle
ment of certificates which may be produ-
ced and exhibited, the sum Of five thou
sand dollars; Provided, That 10 part of
the sum so appropriated shall be carried
to the surplus fund, as in ordinary cases,
but shall remain subject TO the direction
of the accounting officers Of the Treasury
to meet the claims that may arise from time
to time: And provided, That no greater
amount Of interest bc allowed on the said
certificates han would have been allowed
had they been funded under the act Of the
fourth # August, seventeen hundred and
ninety.
For furniture for lie custom house at
Boston, twenty five thousand dollars.
For annual repairs Of the Capitol: lamp
lighters oil for lamps, wiyks, and repairs Of
lamps and lampposts; attendance on furna-
ces Of the crypt;attendaEce On waterc!ose,s;
cleaning the rvtundc and crypt; brushes
and brooms; laborers and carriage On the
Capitol grounds; tools, wire, Irvine, leath-
err. nails, stakes, manure, and straw, for
grounds: spent ashes, lime, plaster, for
grounds, and trees; attendance at the
western gates Of The Capitol, enlarging
watch OK at the northwestern gate Of the
Capitol, repairs of public stables, tagging,
and enclosures; keeping III order iron
pipes that convey tie water to tie Capitol
and putlic oilice>; FIR repairs Of the west
crn front Of the Capitol to prevent the
crachit Of the we'll over the windows
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