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


penses of suits in which the Unfted States are con
cerned. and of prosecutions for offences committed
against the United States, and for the apprehension
and safekeepng of prisoners, four hundred and forty
three thousand dollars Provided hosUeuer That here
AFTER in lieu of all fees, eoluments, and receipts
now allowed for taking and certifying the dispositions
of witnesses in civil causes, the clerk, missioner
or other officer taking and certifying the same, shall
be entitled to receive greater whatever than
two dollars for each and every deposition so taken
and certified and for all services connected therewih
and when the taking of such deposition shall require
more than six hours, then for every additional six
hours, the like rate of compensation find pr0vided
further, That all books in the offices of the clerks OF
the circuit and district courts Of the. nted States,
containing the docket minute of the dgmentsor
DEGREES Of said courts, shall, during Office hours be
open to the inspection of any person desiring to
anime the same without any fee or charge therefor.
For repairs Of the United States courthouse al
Detroit, heretoforem by William R. Noyes, under
the direction of the marshal, such AMOUNT as the
treasury decide is due. A'' - :. =.
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For pay of annnites and grants by special acts of
Congress, seven hundred and fifty dollars. Z =. =
For the purchase of or both of the bridges over
the Eastern Branch, the city OF Washington, at
valuation to be made in such the Secretary
of the Treasury may Direct exceeding thir-
ty thousand dollars, which bridge or bridges, when
purchased, shall be free of toll to all persons whom
soever under such regulations as are in force,
or as the same may be legally modified, or added to,
For compensation and contingent expenses of the
auxiliary guard, six thousand seven hundred and
seventy five dollars.
For annual repairs of the Capitol, attendance on
furnaces in the crypt attendance water-closets,
cleaning roundo for public gardener and laborers,
and carriage ON the Capitol grounds; tools, wire,
twine, leather, nails chains and posts, boxes straw,
whitewashing, manure, and trees for grounds aten-
dance at the western gate of the Capfto repairs of
public stables tagging, enclosures, &c. keeping in
order the iron pipes that convey to the Capitol
and public Offices, and repairing damage by freshets;
/ brooms. brushes, wooden spades, and shovelling
snow erecting suitable building for the keeper of
the western gates, repairing western front of the
Capitol, repairing abuthents of Tiber creek bridge,
and building protecting walls painting exterior wood
work of the Capitol andiron fences around the same;
altering and enclosing wooden stairway from the
roof of the Capitol to the opening in the dome erect
ing iron fence on Pennsylvania avenue enclosing a
part of the public grounds at the Presidents House
for enclosing public grounds the north and south
of the Capitol, at the western front of the Capitol
and the public grounds at thesouth front of the Pres
ident's House, with wooden fences; grading said
grounds for suitable trees for planting nursery,
enteen thousand four hundred and nnety-seven dol
lars and fifty y-cents., -. -'. s-.-f -7>f- - sst
For lighting Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol
square to the Treasury Department and compensation
for one lampligher for the same, and for lighting
Capitol and Capitol grounds and Presidents House,
six thousand dollars, to be expended under the drec
ton of the Commissioner of Public Buildings.
For annual repairs and painting of Presidents
House gardener ana ld0OrefS, manure, leather
tools, carriage, &c, for the grounds about the same
repairs of the fence at La Fayettee square, Fountain
square, Presidents garden and repairs of gardeners
house, eight thousand three hundred and sixty-eight
dollars and twenty-five cents. a@< II p
For grading. draining, panting,and enclosing with
wooden fence the grounds south of the Presidents
House, and extending to the canal, six thousand dol
! lars. ...s- -;-..4 - j. -. r
For sprinkling Pennsylvania avenue during the
session OF Congress, one thousand dollars. -.s-
For painting the Capitol, twenty thousand dollars.
! For compensation toJames Crutchet for extra work
done In making the necessary fixtures for lighting
the Capitol with gas, two thousand eight hundred
and seventy-seven dollars and eighteen, cents.
For pay for removing the mast and lantern above
the dome of the Capitol, three hundred and twenty
three dollars; and for the purchase and erection of
lamps and lamp posts of iron and for the laying of
gas pipes, and for other necessary fixtures for light
| ing the Capitol grounds with gas to be expended
under the direction of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings, sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars.
For laying gas pipes from the main gas pipe at the
Capitol to the foot of Fifteenth street, both sides
OF Pennsylvania avenne. and for one hundred lamp
posts and lamps other necessary fxtures and
work and materials rendered and supplied in estab-
fishing the same be expended under the direction
of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, sum not
exceeding ten 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 are received, -. .-.
For laying eight hundred feet of gas pipe from the
foot of Fifteenth street to the Presidents House, and
sixteen hundred feet of branch pipe through the house,
thirty single burners, pendens and brackets in the
kitchen and passages below, twenty brackets in the
bedrooms. fifty double brackets in the other rooms,
five four-ght chandeliers, four six-light do, six
eightlight do. two twelve light dos altering chan
deers In the east room and for all other necessary
fixtures for completing the same, to be expended un-
der the direction of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings, SUN not exceedings five thousand dollars.
For paving the Washington Gas Company gfor
| lighting the Capitol and Capitol grounds, including
fixtures furnished, to the thirtyrst of August eigh-
teen hundred and forty-eight, to be paid under the
direction of the Committee Public Buildings, two
thousand dollars. = -. -
| For grading, planting with trees, and enclosing
with substantial wooden fence for their protection,
the public mall from Seventh street westward to the
Potomac river, three thousand six hundred and twen-
ty-eight dollars. -.> ...t,< s.a,
For necessary repairs of the public property at the
lazaretto at Philadelphia, eight hundred and thirty
| two dollars. ,- -, s,-l7.t+ =,
For survey of the coast of the United States, in
eludng compensation to superintendent and assist
ants, one hundred and sixty-fve thousand dollars.
For the further prosecution of the survey of the
northern and northwestern lakes, twenty-five thou
sand dollars. ,l.:z s.ss-- ,a. ,...-
For payment clerks of the district courts of the
United States for statements of the proceedings under
the bankrupt act made in pursuance of the resolution
OF the House OF Representatives of the twentyf fth
March, eighteen hundred and forty -four at the rate
fifteen cents for each application for relief under said
act, six thousand hundred and sixty-six dollars
and twenty cents Provided, That clerk shall
receive any portion of the money hereby appropriated
until he shall have settledhs account with the proper
department, required by the act of Congress in
such ease made and provided: Prouided, also, That
part of such compensation shall be paid to clerks
whose annual compensation has exceeded three thou
4 sand dollars