The North-Carolina standard., 1849-03-14

ments of said streets and avenues: Provided, That
all of such work be done by contract to the lowest
responsible bidder, bidders, after giving thirty
days public notice in such newspapers as snah De
selected by the Secretary of War in the cities OF
Washington, Baltimore Philadelphia, and New orK.
To reimburse to the city ofWashington the amount
advanced to the Commissioner of Pu6nc bunolngs
to finish the repair of the Potomac DFioge' '"o'o
hundred dollars.
For expenses of the survey of the boundary line
between the United States and the British provinces,
four thousand eight hundred and thirteen dollars anu
seventy-fve cents.
For continuing the publication of the works OF the
exploring expedition, including the printing OF the
charts the paw of the scientific corps, salary OF the
hortculturis and care OF the COLLECTION, lhrty 'hou
sand seven hundred and fifty three dollars.
For the purpose of restoring, by reconstruction un-
der the direction of the Secretary of State, the maps
showing the demarc alton boundary under the treaty
of Washington, of August nlnth eighteen Is
and forty-two, which was destroyed by hre, at the
city of Washington, on. the night OF April seven
teenth eighteen hundred and fortyeight, and OF pro-
curing the authentication thereof ten thousand dollars
For repayment to Virginia of money PAID by that
State under judgments of her courts against her, TO
revolutionary officers and soldiers and their repre-
sentatves, for hafpay and commuatlon OF halt-pay'
a. sum not exceeding eighty one thousand TWO nun
dred and seventy-three dollars and seventeen cents
ProUided hOoerer, That the gent of said State shall
first deposte authenticated copies of the acts or udg
ments under which the money was paid by the State
of Virginia.
due him on the certificate of the commissioners OF
Washington city, of June the twenty fifth, eighteen
hundred and fortyseven, awarded and decreed to him
under the sixteenth article of the treaty with the
Cherokee nation of Indians of eighteen hundred and
thirty fve-'six, six hundred dollars.
To pay Samuel Walker for work done at the Nor
folk hospital, fifty dollars.
LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT.
For supplying light houses Containing two thou
sand nine hundre ed and seveny-six lamps, with oil,
tube glasses, wicks, buff skins, whiting, and Gotten
cloth, transportation, and other on the same
and for repairing the lighting apparatus, one hundred
and forty thousand three hundred and ninety four dol
lars and sixty two cents
For repairs and incidental expenses, refttng, and
improvements of light houses, and buildings connec-
ted therewith seventy eight thousand eight hundred
and eighty nine dollars and sixty seven cents.
For salaries of two hundred and seventy three
keepers and fifteen assistant keepers of light houses
(seventeen of them charged with double and three
with triple lights, including twelve hundred dollars
for salary of inspector of lights the lakes,
hundred and fourteen thousand nine hundred and for
ty eight dollars and thirty-three cents.
For salaries of thirty keepers of floating lights,
sixteen thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. |
For seamen's wages repairs and supplies of thirty
floating lights, seventy nine thousand two hun
dred and sixty five dollars and two cents.
For weighing, mooring,- cleansing, repairing, and
supplying loss of beacons, buoys, chains, and sink
ers thirty three thousand four hundred and sixty
dollars and twenty-eight cents.
For expenses of superlntendens in visiting visit
ing the light houses annually, and examining and
reporting the condition of each, two thousand dollars
For superintendent's commissions four hundred
and sixty five thousand seven hundred and thirteen
dollars and ninety two cents, at and a half per
cent? eleven thousand six hundred and forty dollars
and thirty five cents: Prouidef That part of the
hereby appropriated shall be paid any person
who receives salary officer of the customs.
And from and after the first day of July, eighteen
hundred and forty nine, the said disbursement shall
be made by the collectors of the customs without
compensation. +
For completing the light house on Minot's rock,
Boston habor, Massachusetts, thousand dollars.
For completing the wall for the protection of
the light house on Fairweather island, near Black
Rock, Connecticut, five thousand dollars.
For completing the construction of light house
at Monroe, Michigan, three thousand five hundred
and twenty two dollars.
For completing the construction of light house
at Wangoshance, Michigan, thirty eight thousand
three hundred and sixty five dollars and forty cents
For completing the construction of light house
at Caryslort reef Florida, twenty-nne thousand nine
hundred and seventy dollars and seventy four cents
For completing the construction of a lighthouse
on Sand Key, Florida, thirty-nine thousand nine
hundred and seventy dollars and seventy-our cents
said sum of thirty-nine thousand nine hundred and
seventy dollars and seVentyfour cents, and the sum
OF twenty thousand dollars appropriated by the act
of third March, eighteen hundred and forty-seven
for screwpile lighthouse said Key, are hereby
authorized to be applied, under the superintendent
OF the Typographical Bureau, to the erection of a
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thing In said act to the contrary Notwithstanding
For ght-boat to be stationed on Bartlett'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 Connecticut
in addition to the thousand dollars heretofore
appropriately five thousand dollars or for the remoy-
al OF said ledge, the Secretary of the Treasury may
deem BEST r
For the construction and equipment of six revenue
cutters the sum of ninety thousand dollars the said
sum to be expended under the direction of the Secre
tay OF the treasury for the construction and euup-
ent OF the said revenue cutters and it shall be the
duty OF the Secretary of the Treasury before COM
mencIng the construction of any revenue cutters to
give public notice, for at least thirty days. in two or
more Pnbllc newspapers published at the city of d
Washington, and In such other papers published at
maritime places, where ship-buding is CARED on as
ne may deem expedient; inviting proposals for ma
teTlas tor and building, said revenue cutters to be
constructed under the superntendence and direction
OF an ohcef OF the revenue service; and after opep-
Ing the proposals. 1t shall be the duty of said Secre-
ary to enter into contract with the lowest resnon
'lble bidder or bidders therefore. d
SURVEYS OF PUBLIC LANDS.
For surveying, in addition to the unexpended hal
ance OF former appropriations, viz r
For surveying the public lands, including inciden-
tai expenses to be apporoned the several districts
according to the exgencies of the public service
the part to be applied tothe surveys of the mineral
regions OF Michigan, Wisconsin, and Iowa. and to s
the location of private claims in Florida to be dis
bursed at augmented rates-one hundred and fifteen
thousand dollars. J
For surveying In Florida, under act of June twenty
eight, eighteen hundred and forty-eipht direcn Ger
tain surveys in the State of Florida fifteen thousand
dollars. ;
For carrying into effect the act of first Julv. epb-
teen hundred and forty eight, for the relief the bona
Settlers un0ef the for |