Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-04


chimneys replacing defective stone 1t the base of the
house. laying brick walks from the house the Treasu
ry, War; and Navy DEPARTMENTS cleaning. painting and
whitewashiDg the inside of the house, repairing gravel
walks paving brick cutters in the grounds fitting new
blinds to the south windows outside six thousand one
hundred and fifty dollars. isQs Is esast
For compensation to the doorkeeper Of the Presidents
House, hve hundred dollars and assistant doorkeeper OF
the same, three hundred and sxty-6ve dollars isf
For compensation Of two watchmen at the Presidents
House. at salary Of five hundred dollars each per
mum, one thousand dollars. 1atsas
For compensation of the public gardener, twelve hun
dred dollars s1 af4lts
For compensation of sixteen laborers employed in the
public grounds and Presidents garden at forty dollars
per month"; thousand six hundred and eighty dollars
To enable the Secretary Of the Interior purchase
suitable number of iron settees to be placed in the public
grounds at the Capitol and Presidents House. the of
eight hundred and forty dollars. &a
For compensation of the keeper of the western gate of
the Capitol grounds hundred and thirty dollars.
For compensation of two additional day watchmen, to
be employed in preserving the public grounds about the
Capitol authorized by the act Of fifteenth May eighteen
hundred and fifty, to supply DEFICIENCIES, and the act Of
thireth September, eighteen hundred and fifty, making
appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of
Government at five hundred dollars each, thousand
dollars .Y
For compensation Of the messenger in charge Of the
main furnace in the Capitol, three hundred and fifty
dollars sa flE A96W
For compensation Of the laborer in charge of the wa
ter closets in the Capitol three hundred and sixtyfye
For cart hire upon the public grounds, thousand
dollars 4fHA
For the purchase of manure for the public grounds
thousand dollars. a
For the purchase of tools for aborers five hundred
dollars T4s.sf 8at
For the purchase of trees and treeboxes Replaces
when necessary such have been planted by the United
States and for repairs of payemens front of the public
grounds, thirteen hundred dollars }F5fa
To complete and revise the grades in the city Of Wash
ngton and to determine the plans for the drainage and
sew TX
plans to be made by the engineer in charge of that
duty under the direction of the President of the United
States
To enable the President of the United States
the surveys projects and estimates to be made
for determining the best of aording the cities OF
Washington and Georgetown unfaling and abundant
supply of good and wholesome thereof to
be made to Congress it's next sessionhe Of five
thousand dollars much thereof may be found
cessary. 81 4s
For deraying the expenses incurred in the improve
ment and for embellshng the triangular space the
north side of Pennsylvania avenue, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth Streets five thousand hundred and
fifty dollars. n
To enable the Secretary of the Interior under the d.
recon of the President of the United States to purchase
site in the neighborhood Of Washington and for the
erection, furnishing and fitting up of asylum for the
insane of the District of Columbia and of the army and
navy of the United States hundred thousand dollars
Provided That the whole expense of purchasing the SITE
and of erecting, furnishing and fitting up the building,
shall not exceed the sum herein appropriated
For compensation Of two drawkeepers and for fuel and
oil for the lamps of the Potomac bridge, thousand
three hundred and seventy-seven dollars and fifty cents
For the support care, and medical treatment in the
Washington Inrmary of twelve transient paupers medi
cal and surgical patients, two thousand dollars.
For compensation and contingent expenses of the
ary guard, fourteen thousand eight hundred dollars.
For compensation of two drawkeepers and for fuel and
oil for the lamps of the bridges the eastern
branch of the Potomac river, nine hundred dollars.
For repairs of the bridges the branch
of the Potomac river four thousand nine hundred and
nineynine dollars and that the bridges the Po
tomac and eastern branch thereof be surrendered to the
authorities Of the District of Columbia.
For lighting Pennsylvania avenue from the Capitol
grounds to the Presidents House, the Capitol grounds
the Presidents house and grounds and the around
the Executive Offices sixteen thousand dollars.
For enclosing Lafayette square with iron fence in
Guiding four gates, twelve thousand dollars.
For deraying the expense incurred in the improvement
of Lafayette square, three thousand nine hundred and
For the completion Of the wing the
building, hundred and three thousand dollars: Pro-
vded That the work and materials furnished by contract
for said building and likewise the materials for the
tension of the Capitol be measured ageeaby to the orr
gnal contracts and that further payments be made
until the measurement is made and reported. The con-
tracts and the proposals to be put in the hands of the
measurer and he they to be before entering
duty examine and measure and report every part Of the
work and without deviation from the contracts
and proposals and If be shown that any extra mater
ais used they be rated the pro price for
materials only and entered in separate column of the
account And the same rule measurement to be ap-
piled to all other buildings and other public works and
contracts in this District And il shall be the duty Of the
Comptroller Of the Treasury and stop any youch
not made in form and in accordance with the terms Of
the contract against which is drawn And hereby
made penal offence for every and inspector Of
work. dsbursing officer make, present. or to pass
attempt to pass any falsely made fictitious voucher
to draw money from the Treasury any contract
counts whatever and that all contracts shall hereafter
be advertised at least sixty days before letting and that
all contracts existing in relation to building the adj
dtons to the Capitol we'll as the Patent Office, not
made according law hereby cancelled the end Of
sixty days. and notice of the shall be given in all
the newspapers in the city Of Washington and that all
contracts of every description which have been made with
out public notice having been given where notice
quired shall be cancelled after sixty days notice having
been given in the newspapers Of this city Provided Also
That good and sufficient security shall be given for twice
the amount Of money any time to be advanced to the
contractor under any contract and that bids shall be
opened in presence Of the bidders If they any of
them should be present, and that notice to that effect
shall be given in the advertisement for proposals. to be
published agreeaby TO this provso. And all contracts
made without appropriation of money for object,
the subject Of contract hereby cancelled and de-
clared void
For finishing the front Of the basement of the centre
building of the Patent Office and making it conform
the design of the wings, three thousand two hundred
dollars.
For the erection Of the west wing Of the Patent Office
building, and completing the drains for said building and
Of the Post Office building hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars.
For taking up repairing and reayng the steps of the
east porco of the Capitol and for taking up, dressing
supplying new tagging and relayng the same in the
arcade under the portico, thousand FIVE hundred
dollars. ..
For grading and paving with round stone the carriage