Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-26

bridge bridges when purchased shall be free of toll all
persons whomsoeye under such regulations in
force the may be legally modified added to, in
relation to the Potomac bridge opposite said city.
Fo compensation and contingent expenses Of the auxiliary
guard six thousand hundred and seventfve dollars
Fof annual repairs Of the CAPITOL attendance furnaces
crypt attendance on water Closets cleaning rotundo
for public gardener and labore and carriage the Capitol
grounds tools, wre wne leather, nails, chains and posts
boxes straw, whewashng, manure and trees for grounds
attendance the western gate of the Capitol repairs of pub
lie spbles Tagging, enclosures, &C.; keeping in order the
iron pipes that convey water the Capitol and public Offices
and repairing damage by feshets brooms, brushes wooden
spades and shoyeng erecting suitable building for
the OF the western gales repairing western front OF the
Capitol repairing abutmenls Of Tber Creek bridge, and build
ing protecting walls painting exterior wood work OF the
Capitol and iron fences around the altering and encos
ing wooden stairway from the roof Of the Capitol TO the OPEN
ing in the dome erecting iron fence Pennsylvania
enclosing part the public grounds at the Presidents House;
for enclosing public grounds at the north and south Of the
CAPITOL at the western front of the Capitol and the public
grounds at the south front of the Presidents House with wood
fences grading said grounds for suitable trees for plant
ing nursery, thousand four hundred and ninety
seven dollars and fifty cents.
to the Treasury Department and compensation for lamp
lighter for the ame and for lighting Capitol and Capitol
grounds and Presidents House, six thousand dollars, to DO
expended under the direction of the Commissioner Of Public
Buildings.
For annual repairs and painting of Presidents House gar,
dener and aboreis manure, leather nails TOOLS carriage, &c
for the grounds about the repairs Of the fence at La
yette square, Fountain square, Presidents garden, and re-
pairs Of gardeners house, eight thousand three hundred and
sixty eight dollars and twenty five cents.
For grading draining planting, and enclosing with wooden
fence The grounds south Of the Presidents House, and extend
ing to the canal six thousand dollars.
For sprnking Pennsylvania during the session of
Congress, one thousand dollars.
For painting the Capitol, twenty thousand dollars.
For compensation James Crutchet for work done
making the necessary fixtures for lighting the Capitol with
gas thousand eight hundred and sevenyseven dollars
and eighteen cents.
For pay removing the and lantern above the dome
Of the Capitol three hundred and twenty dollars and
for he purchase and erection Of lamps and Of ren
and for the laying OF pipes and for other necessary fixtures
for lighting the Capitol grounds with gas, to be expended
der the direction Of the Commissioner of Public Buildings
exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For laying gas pipes from the main gas pipe at the Capitol
foot of Fifteenth street. both sides Of Pennsylvania
avenue ard for hundred lamp posts and lamps and other
necessary fixtures and for work and materials rendered and
supplied in establishing the TO be expended under the
direction of the Commissioner Of Public Buildings, not
exceeding thousand dollars and it shall be the duty of
the Commissioner of Public Buildings to have the pipes fully
and sufficiently tested and proved before they received
For laying eight hundred feet OF gasppe from the foot Of
Fifteenth street to the Presidents House, and sixteen hun
drel feet Of banchppe through the house. thirty single burn
e pendants and brackets in the kitchen and passages be-
low twenty brackets the bedrooms fifty double brackets
in the ether rooms, five fought chandeliers, four sxght
do, sixeght-gh d. two twelveight do, altering chan
deers in the east and for all other necessary fixtures
for completing the same TO- be expended under the direction
OF the Commissioner OF Public Buildings, sum not exceed
ing five thousand dollars.
For paying the Washington Gas Company for lighting the
Capitol and Capitol grounds including fixtures furnished to
the Of August eighteen hundred and to
be paid under the direction Of the Committee Public Build
ings two thousand dollars.
For grading planting with trees, and enclosing with sub
sana wooden fence for their protection, the public mall from
Seventh westward TO the Potomac river three thousand
six hundred and twentyeight dollars.
For necessary repairs of the public property atbe azaretto,
Philadelphia, eight hundred and thiry-two dollars
For survey of the coast Of the United Sate including
pensaon superintendent and assistants hundred and
sxty-fve thousand delars.
For the further prosecution of the survey of the northern and
northwestern lakes, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For payment clerks of the district courts Of the United
States for statements OF the proceedings under the bankrupt
act made pursuance OF the resolution OF the House OF Re-
representatives. Of the twenty March, eighteen hundred and
ortyour the Of fifteen for each application for
re under said act thousand hundred and sxysix
dollars and twenty Prorided That clerk shall
ceve any portion Of the money hereby appropriated until he
shall have settled his account with the proper department. as
required by the act of Congress in such made and pro-
vided Prorded also, That part Of such compensation
shall be paid clerks whose annual compensation has exceed
ed three thousand dollars
For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims, other
wise provided for shall be admitted in due of set
Element at the Treasury, five thousand dollars Provided,
That part Of this appropriation shall be drawn from the
Treasury except IN pursuance OF some law or resolution oil
Congress authorizing the expenditure
For rendered by the marshal Of the northern dis
t of Florida in removing intruder from the military
walton, and from within the Indian boundary in Florida,
three hundred and four dollars and five cents.
For salaries Of assistant treasuers Of the United States at
New York. Boston, Charleston, and st. Louis, eleven thou
sand five bundled dollars.
For additional salaries Of treasurers of the mint Phla-
delpha and bnnch mint at New Orleans, one thousand
dollars.
For salaries Of ten clerks authorized by the Of sixth of
August eighteen hundred and forty including increase
Of HUNDRED dollars per the salary Of each Of
said clerks from the first day Of July eighteen hundred and
forty eight, nine thousand dollars.
For salary Of chief clerk TO the assistant treasurer, New
York, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses under the act for the safe keeping
collection transfer and disbursement OF the public revenue
Of sixth Of August eighteen hundred and orty-sx, fifteen
thousand dollars Prorided That part Of said Of fl
thousand dollars shall be expended for clerical services
For compensation 10 special agents to examine books,
counts and money hand in the several repositories, under
the act Of sixth August, eighteen hundred and foysx, five
thousand dollars.
For the support clothing, and medical treatment OF insane
pauper of the District OF Columbia, five thousand hun
ded dollars
For the warden clerk physician, chaplain, three assistant
keepers five guards messenger and three inspectors OF the
penenary of the District Of Columbia, six thousand two
hundred eighty dollars and eighty cents Prordsd
That the inspectors shall hereafter receive hundred dollars
each per annum, instead Of the they receive, and
that they shall perform the duties performed by their
clerk without any additional compensation and much OF
the act OF February twenty fifth eighteen hundred and thirty
and all other acts parts of acts inconsistent
with this provision, hereby repealed.