The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1852-09-02

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ply deficiencies, and the act Of thrtieth septem.
Der, eighteen hundred and fifty, making appro-
pria tions for the civil and diploIDatic expenses Of
Government, at five hundred dollars each, one
For compensation Of the messenger in charge Of
the main furnace in the Capitol, three hundred and
fifty dollars. s.s.4.a
For compensation Of the laborer in charge of ths
water closets in the Capitol, three hundred and
| SIXTY five dollars. .....t....
For cart hire upon the public grounds, one thou
| sand dollars. - .--...-..l
For the purchase of manure for the public
grounds, one thousand dollars. =.
For the purchase Of tools for laborers, five hun.
bred dollars E a. .-,
For the purchase of trees and tree boxes. to re-
place when necessary such as have been planted
by the United States, and for repairs of paveme MT
| in front OF the public grounds, thirteen hundred
dollars. E ..t, rs tt,- -i# t-#.r'.+
! Washington, and 10 determne the plans for the
DRAMA 20 and sewerage thereof, six thousand dol
lars; the surveys and plane 70 be made by the en-
gineer now in charge OF that duty, under the d.
| rection Of the President of the Uuited States.
To enable the President of the United States toI
cause the necessary surveys projects and estimates
TO be made for determining the best means of al
iording the cities of Washington and Georgetown|
an unfailing and abundant supply Of good and
wholesome water report thereof to be made to|
Congress at its next sessontbe sum OF five thou
| sand dolars, or 80 much thereof as may be found
necessary. ~, '. ..". IS.
For defray ing the expenses incurred in the i'm
provement and rembeshing the trian u lar spac 81
on the north side of Pennsylvania avenue, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets, five thousand
one hundred and fifty dollars. a..t ...
To enable the Secretary Of the Interior, under
the direction of the President OF the United States,
10 purchase site in the neighborhood Of Wash
ington, and for the erection, furnishing, and fit
ting up of asy lum for the insane Of the District
of Columbia, and OF the army and navy of the|
United States, one hundred thousand dollars: Pro-
uided, That the whole expense Of purct asing the
md pfp a., ~
building, shall not exceed the sum herein appropri
ated. ~ b.. ,... ~ lei
For compensation of two draw-keepers, and for
fuel and oil for the lamps of the Potomac bridge,
one thousand three hundred and seventy seven|
dollars and fifty cents. .L
For the support care, and medical treatment in
the Washington lnhrmary, of twelve TRANSIENT
paupcrs, medical and surg icai patients two thou
sand dollars. 49,,
For compensation and contingent expenses oil
the auxiliary guard, fourteen thousand eight hun
dred dollars. u. "a.
For compensation of two draw keepers, and for
fuel and oil Tor the lamps Of the two bridges across
the eastern branch OF the Potomac river, nine
hundred dollars.
For repairs of the two bridges over the Eastern
Branch of the Potomac river, four thousand nine
hundred and ninety-nine dollars; and that the
bridges across the Potomac and Eastern Branch
thereof be surrendered to the authorities o! the Dis
For lighting Pennsylvania avenue from the
Capitol grounds to the Presidents House, the Capt..
tof grounds, the Presidents House and grounds,
and tho streets around the Executive offices, elk
teen thousand dollars.
For enclosing Lafayette square with iron
fence, including four gates, twelve thousand dol
lars.
For defraying the expense incurred in the i'm.
provement of Lafayette square, three thousand
nine hundred and eighty eight dollars.
For the completion of the east wing of the Patent
Office building, one hundred and three thousand
dollars: Proridsd, That the work aud materials
furnished by contract for said building and like
wise the materials for the extension of Capitol
be measured agreeably to the original contracts,
and that no 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 neasurer, and they to be sworn, before
terihg on duty, to examine and measure and re-
port every part of the work and materials with
out deviation from the contracts and proposals;
and if it be shown that any extra materials are
used, they to be rated at the pro rata price
for materials only, and entered In a separate
column Of the account And the same rule or
measurement To be applied to all other buildings and
other public works aud contracts in this District.
And il shall be the duty of the Comptroller of the
treasury tcarfestand stop any voucher not made in
form and in accordance with the terms of the con.
tract against which it is drawn. And il is hereby
made penal offence for every measurer and in
spector of work, or Disturbing officer, to make, or
present. or to pass, or attempt To pass, any falsely
made or fictitious voucher TO draw money from the
Treasury o any contract or accounts whatever;
and that all contracts shall hereafter be advertised
tracts now existing in relation to building the ad-
ditions to the Capitol, well the Patent Office,
not made according to law, are hereby cancelled.
at the end OF sixty days, and notice of the sane
shall be given in oil the newspapers in the city Of
ashing ton; and that all contracts Of every de-
scription which have been made without public
notice having been given, where notice was re-
CURED, shall be cancelled after sixty daysh notice
having been given in the newspapers of this city:
frorded, also, That good and sufficient security
shall be given for twice the amount of money at
any time to be advanced to the contractor. under
any contract; and that bds shall be openedin pre-
sencc of the bidders. ifthry, any of thems
should be present, and that notice to that effect
shall be given in the advertisement for proposals,
contracts made without an appropriation of money
Tor an object the subject of contract, are hereby
cancelled and declared void. El2l4 i5t $50
For hnabing the front of the basement of the
centre building OF the Patent Office and making it
conform to the design Of the wings, three thousand
two hondred dollars. @ioas
For the erection of the west wing of the Patent
Otice building, and completing the drains Tor said
building and Of the Post Office building, hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
For taking up, repairing and reaying the steps
OF the east portico Il the Capitol, and for taking
up d5essng supplying new aaggsng and relay
Thousand Ave hundred dollars. .f-'...
For grading and paving with round stone the
carriage-way Of Pennsylvania avenue from Seven.
teenth street weat to Rock Creek. setting curb
p'ouc oH tutTeoS AZ TIC ul5tauCe OF tWcn-
ty-hve feet from the building line and rcaying
the flag footways at tho intersection Of the cross
streets, twenty thousand dollars. ~ 1G ~
w. MISCELLANEOUS. ~
For salaries and Incidental expenses OF the com.
mission appointed under the act Of March third,
eighteen hundred and ffty>one, for settling land
elaine in California, fifty thousand dollars: Pro.
pided, That said board be authorized to appoint
and employ one secretary and three clerks, in lieu
of the number provided for in the above reoited act
whose annual compensation shall be two thousand
dollars each. -t5,afs1e fslE ra#iis saf
For annuites and grants, seven hundred and
fifty dollars. TO- p. 100 tEH fHsrt srf.t1
For expenses of loans and treasury notes. twenty
thousand dollars. tt.aa' -s"
To carry into effect the act approved September
the twenty eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty, for
the purchase OF cemetery near the city OF Next
co, and the intcrnent therein OF the remains of the
American officers and soldiers vino fell in battle or
otherwise died in the city of Mexico the
sum OF three thousan dollars, which, or 50 much
thereof rs may be necessary, shall be expended for
tbs purpose under the direction of the President
of the United States. And intermeuts Of cilizens
OF the United States vino have heretofore died or
may hereafter die in Mexico, may be made in said