Washington telegraph., 1851-01-01
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FOR the new custom-house at Portland
Maine, eight thousand dollars.
For repairs aud furniture for the cas-
eo,n-house at Castine, in the district OF
PenobscOt, three thousand six hundred
dollars.
For the purchase of site. and the
erection of custOm-hOuse in the city OF
Bangor. Maine. fifty thousand dollars. to
he expended under the direction uf the
Secretary of Treasury; aud the cost OF
said building shall not exceed said sum-
For the purchase of site, and the
erection of a new custOm-hOuSe at Mo-
bile, to contain rooms for the Post Oltice
an that city, and the accommodation OF
ats officers and also rooms for the United
States district court, and the accommo,
,darion of its officers, one hundred thou
sand dollars, in addition to such sum as
NAV be received for the sale of the old
-custom-ho building: Pr0Usded, Tha,
the plan of the building shall be such.
that the whole cost both of building and
site shall in no event exceed the appro-
priation hereby made
The Secretary of the Treasury is here
by authorized and required to purchase,
.as soon as it can be effected OIL reasona
ble terms, a site for custom-nouse and
post offi.:e in the city of Bath. III the
State of Maine, aud to cause to be erect
ed thereon such building as may be suit
able for custom house and post office:
Provided, The said Secretary should not
deem it more expedient to have the pres
ent custom house repaired: Pr0Ot1led.
also, That the entire cost OF such site
aud building or of such repairs, shall not
exceed the sum of twenty-five thousand
dollars.
For repairing and lining the arches
and vaults of the Gust Om-house building
at Philadelphia, TO render them proper
for storing goods, seven thousand live
hundred dollars.
For continuing the construction of the
custom-nouse at Charleston. one hundred
thousand dollars.
For the purchase of a site and the
building of custom house aud post or
fee at Norfolk, Virginia, i'll addition to
the proceeds of the sale of the present
custom-house and site, to be expended
under the direction of the Secretary of
the Treasury, fifty thousand dollars: Pro
ulded, 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.
For the erection of new custom
house at San Francisco, to..coutail. rooms
for the post Office i'll that city, aud The ac-
mnodation of is officers, and also
rooms for the United States district court,
the accommodation of its officers. and
other Government officers in California
until the whole building is needed for
custom-hOuse purposes, one hundred
thousand dollars: Provided, Said build
ing sha II he exempt from all State, Citv,
or other taxation: And pr0rided further
That the whole cost OF the same shall
not exceed four hundred thousand dollars
For continuing the construction Of the
custom house at Savannah, Georgia, ff-
teen thousand dollars.
For purchasing the site and commenc-
ing the erection OF suitable fre-proot
building in the city of ST. Louis, Missouri,
for the custom-house, and independent
Treasury, and other offices of the United
States, the sum of fifty thousand dollars;
the whole cost OF the building not to ex-
ceed the sum of seventy-five thousand
dollars: Provided, That said bniIdny
shall be exempt from city taxes, aud all
other taxes whatever, 10y act OF the Leg
islature of Missouri
For the purchase of site. and construc
ton of proper building at Cincinnati
for a custom house. independent Treasury
and other offices of the United States,
fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That
the total cost of construction shall not
exceed seven,y-fve thousand dollars;
And prOU,ded also, That said building
shall be exempted from city taxes, aud
all other taxes whatever, by &C: of the
Legislature of Ohio.
For finishing and altering rooms in the
custom-house, Portland, Maine. for the
accoumoda iou of the federal courts.
clerk Of the district and circuit courts.
aud marshais Office, three thousand aud
thirty-one dollars and seventy-oue cents.
For survey of the coast of the United
States, including compensation to super
intendent and assistants, one hundred
and eighIy.six thousand dollars.
For continuation of the survey Of reefs,
shoals, keys, and coasts of South Florida,
by the superintendent of the coast survey,
thirty thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the west
ern coast of the United States, forty thou
sand dollars.
TO enable the clerk Of the House OF
Representatives to pay for one hundred
and two of the eighth volume o: the
American arciIieves, to he retained in his
possession until disposed of by Congress
at sixteen dollars aud eigh:y-three cents
per volume. one thousand seven hundred
and sixteen dollars and SlXIY-SiX cents.