Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-10-11

the new cuSt0m-hOuSe ut Boston, ana Ior COHpetln
the work, twelve thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For repairing the custom-hous at Wiscasset, II
the State of Maine, and for purchasing the land o.
which It stands, two thousand two hundred dollars
to be expended under the direction Of the Secretar!
| of the Treasury.
Portland in the state Of Maine, three hundred dol
lars.
For refunding certain duties paid by colleges, acaA
emies, schools, and seminaries Of learning in tn,
United States, on philosophical apparatus, instru
ments, books, maps and charts, agreeaby to the pro
visions Of act passed July thirtcth, one THOUSAND
eight hundred and fortysx, entitled can act redu
cling the duty imports, and for other purposes,
the sum Of seven thousand dollars; and hereafter a
philosophical apparatus, instruments, books, maps
and charts; statues, statuary, busts: and casts,
marble, bronze, alabaser or plaster Of Paris paint
ings, drawings, engravings, etchings, specimens o
sculpture, cabinets Of coins, medals, gems, and *
collections Of antiquities provided the same be spe
caliy imported in good faith for the use Of any soc
ETY. incorporated established for philosophical
literary purposes, or for the encouragement of the
fine arts, or for the use or BY the order of any col
ege academy, school, or seminary of learning in the
United States, shall be imported into the United States
free OF duty, anything in the act above named to the
contrary notwithstanding.
For grazing and gravelling Four-an l-a-haf street
from Maryland avenue to the arsenal grounds, and
tagging the west side, four thousand seven hundred
and fifty dollars.
For grading and gravelling Indiana avenue, from
Thrill street to the Capitol hill, and constructing cul
vert under the same, thirteen thousand five hundred
dollars. ~
For p,yiag the remainder of the centre space oil
Pennsylvania avenue to Fifteenth street. four thou.
sand dollars.
For plvi,g Fifteenth street, in front of the Urea
sury Depart nent and Of the street in front Of the
Presidents House TO Seventeenth street, to be
cuted in the same manner as was prescribed for the
paving OF Pennsylvania avenue, twelve thousand
ven hundred dollars Preceded, That all the forego-
ing appropriations for paving shall be laid under
the direction Of the War Department; and that the
Secretary Of War shall appoin, engineer to make
the necessary levels and surveys for all the said i'm
prorements Of said str cts and avenues: Provided
Tint all of sch work be done by contract to the low
est responsible bidder bidders, after giving thr-
ty days public notice in such newspapers as shall
be selected the Secretary Of War in the cities OF
Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia, and New York.
reimburge to the city of Washington the amount
advanced to tie Commissioner OF Public Buildings
to finish the repair Of the Potomac bridge, twelve
hundred dollars.
For expenses Of the survey of the boundary line
between the United States and the British provinces,
four thous and eight hundred and thirteen dollars and
seventy-five cents.
For continuing the publication of the works Of the
exploring expedition, including the printing of the
charts, the pay Of the scieutc corps, salary OF the
hortisAturist and Of the collection, thirty thou
sand seven hundred and fifty three dollars.
For the purpose Of restoring, by reconstruction
under the direction of the Secretary of State the
showing the demarkation of boundary under the
treaty Of Westinghouse August ninth eighteen hum
dred ana forty two. which were destroyed by fire,
at the city Of Washington, the night OF April.
venteeIti eighteen hundred and fortyaight, and of
procuring the authorization thereof, ten thousand
dollars.
For repayment to Virginia of money paid by that
State, under judgments of her courts against her
revolutionary officers and soldiers, and their repre-
senatives, for halfpay and Communication Of half pays
a sum not exceeding eighty-one Thousand two hum
dred and seventythree dollars and seventeen cents
ProBdep4 hOwsper, That the agent Of said state shall
first dcposite authenticated copies of the acts or
Judgments under which the money was paid by the
State Of Virginia.
For the payment to Richard Fields OF the balance
due him on the certificate OF the commissioners of
Washington city, of June the twenty. fifth. eighteen
hundred and and decreed to him
under the sixteenth article of the treaty with the
Cherokee nation Of Indians of eighteen hundred and
SIX hundred dollars.
To pay Samuel Walker for work done al the Nor
folk hospital, fifty dollars.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For supplying lighthouses containing two thou
sand nine hundred and seventysix lampsl with oil,
tube-gasses, buff skins, whiting, and cotton cloth,
transportation, and other expenses the same,
for repairing the lighting apparatus hundred and
forty thousand three hundred and ninety-four dol
lars and sixty-two cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses, rcfittng, and
Improvement Of lighthouses, and buildings connec-
ted therowith seyenfy-eight thousand eight hundred
and eighty-nine dollars aud sixty seven cents.
For salaries Of two hundred and seventy-tl,ree
keepers and fifteen assistant keepers of,ht houses,
seventeen of them charged with double and three
with triple lights,) including twelve hundred dollars
for salary of inspector of lights the lakes one
hundred and fourteen thousand nine hundred and
forty-eight dollars and thirty three cents.
For salaries ofthirty-onc keepers officiating lights,
sixteen thousand six hundred and fifty dollars.
For SeamenS wages repairs and supplies of thirty
one floating lights, seventy Thousand two hun
dred and sixty-fve dollars and two cents.
For weighing, mooring, cleansing, repairing, and
supplying loss Of becons, buoys, chains and snkers,
thirty-three thousand four hundred and sixty-six
dollars and twenty-eight cents.
For expenses Of superintenpents in visiting visit
ingl the light houses annually, and examining and
reporting the condition Of each two thousand dol.
lars.
For superintendent commisS on four hun
dred and sixty-fye thousand hundred and thr-
teen dollars and nnctytwo ceuts, at two add half
per cent, eleven thousand six hundred forty dol
lars and thrty-ve cents: Proridid, That no part OF
the SUM hereby appropriated shall be paid to any
person who receives salary as an officer of the GUS
TONS And om and after the first day Of July eig,-
teen hundrel and forty-nine, the said disbursement
shall be made by the collectors Of the customs with.
out compensation.
For completing THE light house on Minot's rock,
For co npis'ing the sea wall for the protection OF
the lighthouse on Fairweather island, near Black
Rock: Connecticut, five thous md dollars.
For completing the construction OF light -house
Monroe, Michigan, three thousand five hundred and
twenty-five dollars.
For completing the construction of light house
at Wan5oshance, Michigan, thirty weight thousand
three hundred and sixty-fye dollars and forty-two
cents.
For completing the construction Of light house
roe "A,
hundred and seventy dollars anil seventy -four cents
FOR completing the construction Of a lighthouse
on San Key, Florida. thrty-ninc thousand nine hun
dred and seventy dollars and seventy-four cents ;
said sum OF thirty-nine thousand nine hundred and
seventy dollars and snvcnty-four cents, and the sum
OF twenty thousand dollars appropriated by the act
OF thlrd March, eighteen hundred and forty-seyen
Tor screw pile light-housc said Key, are hereby
authorized 10 be applied under the superintendence
OF the Typographical Bureau, to the erection OF a
cheap and durable structure adapted to the localtv
anything in said act TO the contrary notwithstand
ing. s
For light-boat to be stationed ON Blrtlett.s reef
Long Island sound, twelve thousand dollars.
For the erection Of beacon light on the south
west ledge in the harbor of New Haven, Come ticu
I'm addition to the thousand dollars heretofore
appropriately five thousand dollars, or for the reno
val of said ledge, the Secretary vi the Treasury
may deem best. $50
For the construction and equipment of six reye
nuc cutters the sum of ninety thousand dollars the
said sum 10 be expended under the direction of the
Secretary Of the Treasury, for the construction and
and equipment of the said revenue cttters; and il
shall be the duty Of the Secretary of the Treasury