Washington telegraph., 1851-01-01

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expended under the direction of the
Commissiol of Public Buildings: Pro-
csde.t, The physicians and surgeons OF
the aforesaid inlirmary give bonds for the
maintenance Of twelve pauper transient
patients during one year, if application
| be made for their reception, and bind
themselves TO keep rooms for the accom-
modatlon of twelve pauper patients
weekly on an average during the year.
For completing the grading, planting
with trees and enclosing with substan-
tial wooden fence for their protection, the
mall from Sixth street westward, to the
Potomac river, five thousand dollars.
For extending the sewers from the Ex-
ecutive Department and the Presidents
house to the canal, and for further i'm
proving the grounds south of the Presi-
dents house. fifteen thousand dollars.
tof paying balance due the contrac-
tors for laying gas pipes between the
Capito. and Fifteenth street, within the
Capitol and Capitol grounds, and for
chandeliers and burners in the Presidents
house, and completing the branch pipes,
lamps, &C., within the Capitol Grounds,
three thousand dollars.
For continuing the sewer under Penn
| sylvania Avenue on the east line OF Four
| teenth street to the canal, three thousand
! dollars, to be expended under the dlrec-
ton of the Commissioner of Public Build
ngs.
For the extension of the Capitol ac-
| cording to such plan as may be approved
| by the President Of the United States,
| one hundred thousand dollars; to be ex-
pended under his direction by such archi-
tect as he may appoint TO execute the
| same.
That the duties now due the United
| States upon certain Importation OF
printed books, contained in three cases,
marked one hundred and ninety-three,
one hundred aud ninety-fve, and three,
and shipped by William Crickner, from
London, England. in the ship J. w.
Andrews, unto Messrs. Hill and Sears,
Boston, the value of said books being
seventy-eight pounds four shilings and
six pence sterling, be, and the same are
hereby. remitted: PrUcided, 1t shall be
made to appear to the satisfaction OF the
Secretary of the Treasury, that such
books have not been imported for sale,
but for charitable and gratuitous circula-
ton by certain religious societies III the
United States.
For refunding to John Joseph Chance,
Bishop Of Natchez, the duties paid on
cathedral bell, presented to said Bishop
by Prince Alexander Torlonia, of Rome,
two hundred and fifty dollars.
For the expenses of pauper and lunatics
in the Maryland Hospital at Baltimore,
eight thousand six hundred dollars
For payment of annuites and grants
by special acts of Congress, seven hun
dred and fifty dollars
For compensation of Secretary to sign
patents for public lands one thousand five
hundred dollars.
For compensation of two additional
watchmen on the Capitol grounds, seven
hundred and thirty dollars.
For compensation of the Commission
er of Public Buildings, two thousand dol
lars.
For the discharge of such miscelane-
Gus claims no: otherwise provided for, as
shall be admitted in due course of settle
ment at the Treasury, FIVE thousand dol
lars: Provided, That no part of the ap
preparation shall be drawn from the
Treasury except in pursuance of some
law or resolution of Congress authori-
zing the expenditure.
For salaries and commissions Of regis
ters of lane offices and receivers Of pub
lie moneys, one hundred and twenty
eight thousand and seventy dollars.
For expenses of depositing public mon
eys by receivers Of public moneys, seven
teen thousand seven hundred and fifteen
| dollars.
! For Incidental expenses of the several
land offices, twenty five thousand and fif-
ty dollars.
For salaries of assistant treasurers Of
the United States al New York, Boston,
Charleston, and ST. Louis, eleven thou
saEd five hundred dollars.
! For additional salary of the treasurer
of the mint at Philadelphia, five hundred
! dollars.
For salaries of ten clerks authorized
by the act of sixth August, eighteen hun
dred and forty six, and of the twelfth of
August, eighteen hundred and forty eight,
nine thousand dollars.
| For salary of chief clerk of assistant
treasurer at New York, one thousand
| five hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses under the act
for the safekeeping. collecting, transfer,
| and disbursement of the public revenue,
Of sixth August, eighteen hundred and
forty six, sixteen thousand five hundred
dollars: PrOU5ded, That no part of said
sum of sixteen thousand five hundred
dollars shall be expended for clerical SER
| vices.
For compensation of special agents to
| ovamina hooks accOuntS and money on