Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-10-05


ed for clerical services
For compensation to special agents 10 examine books ac-
counts AND money on hand in the several deposores un-
der enc ac SIKH August eighteen hundred and
For expenses oloans and treasury notes. twenty thousand
dollars.
For supply Of deficiencies in the fund for the relief Of sick
seamen including the furnishing of five hospitals
now building, VIE Paducah, Kentucky Chicago Illinois
Natchez, mississippi Napoleon Arkansas; ST. Louis Mis-
souri,, two hundred thousand dollars
For continuing the construction Of the house at New
Orleans two hundred thousand dollars
For the typographical and hydroeraphica survey of the
delta Of the Mississippi, with such Investigations as NAV lead
TO determine the most practicable plan for securing from
nundaon and the best mode Of deepening the passes
the mouth OF the ver as to allow ships OF twenty feet daugh
to enter the same, fifty thousand dollars
For repairs alterations and furniture for the new custom
house al Portland, Maine, eight thousand dollars.
FOR repairs and furniture for the house at Casne
in the district Of Penobsco three thousand six hundred
dollars.
For the purchase of site and the erection Of cn,om
house In the city of Bangor Mane fifty thousand dollars to
be expended under the direction Of the Secretary Of the Trea
su and the cost Of said building shall exceed said sum-
For the purchase OF site and e erection of new GUS
house at Mobile to contain rooms for the post Office in
that city, and the accommodation of officers and also rooms
for the United States district court and the accommodation Of
it's officers one hundred thousand dollars addition to such
sum as DC received for the sale Of the old cusomhouse
building Procided That the plan Of the building shall Be
such that the whole cost both of building and site shall in no
event exceed the appropriation hereby made.
The Secretary Of the Treasury hereby authorized and
CURED 70 assoon be effected reasonable
TERMS site for cusohouse and post Office in the civ Of
Bath IN the state OF Mane and be erected there
on such building may be suitable for and
post Office Provided The said Secretary should not deem
more cxPedent have the present customhouse repaired
Provided Go That the entire Of such site and building
Or Of such REPAIRS shall not exceed the Of twenty-five
For repairing and lining the arches and vaults of the Gus
tomhouse building Philadelphia, render them proper
for storing goods thousand five hundred dollars
For continuing the construction Of the customhouse at
Charleston, one hundred thousand dollars.
For the purchase Of site and the building of custom
house and post Office Norfolk Vrgina addition to the
proceeds of the sale of the present house and se
be expended under the direction tie Secretary Of the Trea
sury fifty thousand dollars Provided That the plan of the
building shall be such that the whole cost both Of building
and Site shall in event exceed the appropriation hereby
made.
For the erection Of new cusom-house at San Francisco
to contain for the post Office in that city and the
commodaton Of its officers and also for the United
States district court the accommodation Of its officers and
other Government officers in California, until the whole
building needed for custom house purposes hundred
thousand dollars Provided, said building shall be exempt
from all State, city, other taxation And provided further,
That the whole of the shall exceed four hundred
| thousand dollars.
For continuing the construction Of the cusom-hous at
/ Savannah, Georgia, fifteen thousand dollars.
For purchasing site and commencing the erection Of
suitable proof building in the city Of ST. Louis Missouri
for customhouse and Independent treasury and other Off
Of the United States the of fifty thousand dollars
the whole cost Of the budngnot exceed the Of seventy
five thousand dollars Provided, That said building shall be
from city taxes and all other taxes whatever by
| of the Legislature Of Missouri.
For the purchase of site and the construction of proper
building Cincinnati for house. Independent
sury and other Offices Of the United States fifty thousand
dollars Provided That the total Of construction shall
exceed seventy thousand dollars And rorded ao
That said building shall be exempted from city taxes and all
other whatever b Of the Legislature Of Ohio
For finishing and altering in the custom house, Port
land Mane for the accommodation of the federal courts
clerk of the district andc Circuit courts and marshas Office,
three thousand and thirty dollars and sevenyone cents
For survey of the Of the United States including
compensation to superintendent and assistants hundred
and eighty-s thousand dollars
For continuation Of the survey of reefs shoals keys, and
of South Foda by the superintendent Of the coast
survey, thirty thousand dollars
For continuing the survey OF the western coast of the
United State, forty thousand dollars.
To enable the Clerk of the House of Representatives pay
for hundred and two copies of the eighth volume of the
American Archives be retained in his possession until dis
posed of by Congress- at sixteen dollars and cents
per volume thousand hundred and sixteen dollars
and sxty-six cents
To enable the Clerk Of the House of Representatives pay
for hundred and seventeen copies of the eighth volume of
the American Archives to be retained in his possession until
disposed of by Congress- at sixteen dollars and eghythee
per volume thousand nine hundred and sxtynine
dollars and eleven cents
To enable the Clerk of the House of Representatives pay
for reporting and publishing in the Daily Globe two thou
sand columns of the proceedings Of the House of Representa-
ves for this session, the rate of seven dollars and fifty
cents q column, fifteen thousand dollars.
To enable the Clerk Of the House Of Representatives pay
for binding the Congressional Globe and Appendix for
bes Of the Thryfrst Congress- ten thousand dollars
much thereof may be required pay for binding said vol
umes strong substantial Russia leather backs and corners
at price not exceeding sixty cents,
To enable the Clerk Of the House of Representatives opay
for FIVE thousand FIVE hundred and ninetwo copies Of the
Congressional Globe and for five thousand five hundred
and ninety-wo copies of the Appendix, three dollars per
copy each thirty thousand four hundred and eight
dollars.
To enable the Librarian of Congress to subscribe fer and
purchase one thousand copies the works Of John Adams
second President Of the United States be published by
Little & Brown in an edition of ten Volumes Provided, The
cost of the same shall exceed two dollars and twenty
cents per volume said volumes be disposed Of Congress
may hereafter direct, twenty-five thousand five hundred
dollars.
For completing the eastern wing Of the Patent Office
building according the original plan, under the direction
Of the Secretary Of the INTERIOR and for deayng such
penses as may have incurred by materials procured
labor applied towards the wings prior to the fifteenth OF
NAV last and for such materials labor may have been
since procured applied for the security OF the old building,
one hundred and ten thousand dollars be paid out Of the
patent fund.- much Of said fund remains Incorporated
and not the of any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated
For the collection agricultural statistics four thousand
Eve hundred dollars to be paid of the patent fund.
For the purchase Of such scientific works necessary
for the use Of the Patent Office thousand five hundred
dollars, to be paid out Of the patent fund.-
For compensation Of librarian five hundred dollars, to be
paid out Of the patent fund.
For peyment of the second and third volumes of the fifth
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