The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1853-03-07

water CLOSETS in the Capitol. three hundred ane
s oen ap lioD sah. bsSIISs sarde..., on,
tho nd two Adred dollars; and the damage
mea5of the gfennds a1llched to HE capif6A ans
su ID nding thsExeclltise mansion, ahaH 70 un
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cottsol of the secrets1 III the Interiors
Eof compensation OF sixteen laHorers, empiovec
ip the public grounds md President's garden, al
spe rate OF forty &ollafp per month each, seven
Ply deficiency for the purchase of trees and
nire OF laborers on the improvements of reserva
ton number two, or public mall. between Seventh
and Twelfth streets west, five thousand two hun.
dred and seventy six dollars and City two
cents;
For compensation of the keeper of the western
gate of the Capitol square, seven hundred and
thirty dollars;
For compensation of two day watchmen, EN-
pIoyed in the Capitol square, at five hundred
dollars each, one thousand dollars;
For compensation of the doorkeeper at the Pre-
sident's house, at FIVE hundred dollars, and Of
assistant doorkeeper at the same, at three hundred
ana sixty I'VE dollars per annum, eight hundred
For compensation of two night watchmen at
the Presidents house, one thousand dollars;
For bridge across the Potomac at Little Falls,
to be expended under the direction of the President
81 the United States, thirty thousand dollars;
10 be expended, under the direction of the Pre-
sldent OF the United States, for the purpose oil
bringing water into the city of Washington upon
euch plans and from such places as he may ap.
prove. one hundred thousand dollars: Provided,
mat II the plan adopted by the President of the
United States should require water to be drawn
from any source within the limits of MARYLAND,
the assent of the Legislature, of that State should
first be obtained;
For compensation Of two drawkeepers and a
Waterman at the Potomac bridge, and for fuel
and oil for lamps, one thousand eight hundred
dollars; and for repairing the Long Bridge across
the Potomac river, twenty thousand dollars;
For compensation of two drawkeepers at the
two bridges across the eastern branch of the Po-
tomac, and for fuel and oil for lamps, one thou
sand dollars;
For compensation of auxiliary guard, and for
iuei, ana OIL Tor lamps, sixteen thousand four
shall hereafter receive the same annual compen-
sation, viz five hundred dollars per annum;
For the support, care, and medical treatment,
In the Washington Infrmary. of twelve transient
paupers, medical and surgical patients, two thou
sand dollars;
For the purchase of manure for the public
grounds, one thousand dollars;
For cart hire on the public grounds, one thou
sand dollars s;
For the purchase and repair of tools upon the
public grounds, five hundred dollars;
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 pavements
in front of the public grounds, two thousand three
hundred dollars: PROVIDED, That no more alianthus
trees be purchased or planted;
For annual repairs of the Capitol, water closets,
public stables, water pipes, pavements, and other
walks within and around the Capitol square paint.
ing the interior of all the committee rooms clean
ing out and paving the vaults under the crypt
extending gas pipes through the vaults, cleaning
and whitewashing the ceiling of the rotundo, re-
placing broken glass, locks, &C., six thousand
eight hundred dollars;
For annual repairs of the Presidents House
furniture, improvement of grounds, painting and
repairing roof, cleaning, painting, and whitewash.
ing inside of the house, extending east wing of
offices for carriage house, blinds for the west front
of the house, flooring large room in basement pur
chasing trees and plants for garden and for max
ing hot beds therein, wire fence, &C.. six thousand
two hundred and fifty dollars;
For refurnishing the Presidents House, to be
expended under the direction of the President, in
addition to the proceeds of the sale of such of the
furniture and equipage of the said house as may
be decayed, out of repair, unfit for use the sum
OF twenty five thousand dollars;
For painting the exterior of the Presidents
House below the cornice, one thousand and fifty
dollars;
For heating and ventilating the Executive man
sion, painting the exterior thereof, and painting
the walls, ceiling, &c of the rooms of the first
floor, and making other improvements, and for
the purchase of books for the Presidents lbrar v
twenty nine thousand five hundred dollars;
For erecting lamp posts and lamps on both sides
of Pennsylvania avenue, from Seventeenth street
to Georgetown, and from the Capitol to the Navy
Yard, three thousand seven hundred dollars;
For completing the grading and paving of the
carriage way of Pennsylvania avenue, from Sew
enteenth street to Rock Creek and for setting the
curbstone and for paving the footway six feet wide
on each side of said avenue in addition to the sum
heretofore appropriated for that object, fourteen
thousand seven hundred dollars: PROVIDED, That
the sum required for paving said footway shall not
be expended unless the owners of property oppo.
site thereto be required, under the direction Of the
authorities of the city of Washington, to pave at
least ten feet in width of the space allotted for a
sidewalk in continuation and adjoining the same
For enclosing with an iron fence, and otherwise
improving the triangular space on the north side
OF Pennsylvania avenue opposite the market
house, and between Seventh and Eighth streets,
four thousand five hundred dollars;
For deficiency for surveying, levelling, and
measuring the triangular square the north eide
OF Pennsylvania avenue, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets, forty two dollars;
For supplying deficiency in the appropriation
made March third. eighteen hundred and forty
nine, for completing the room under the Senate
post Office, four hundred and fifty one dollars and
thirty one cents;
For lighting the Capitol and Presidents House.
the public grounds around them and around the Elk
ecutive offices, and Pennsylvania avenue, twenty
Towards the erection of the west wing of Pa.
tent Office building, two hundred thousand dol
lars;
For completing the repairs of the two bridges
across the Eastern branch, four thousand dollars
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
claims in California, seventy five thousand dol.
lars; and that the provso to the appropriation for
this object, contained in the act approved thirty
first of August, one thousand eight hundred and
nifty two shall not be construed as to reduce the
salary of the secretary Of said commission as fixed
by the second section of the above recited act And
prouided, That, out of said sum herein appropriat
ed. there shall be paid to each commissioner, ap
pointed under the act of the third of March enc
thousand eight hundred and fifty one, the sum Of
eight thousand dollars in lieu of the compensation
heretofore allowed;
For annuities and grants, seven hundred and
fifty dollars;
For expenses ofloans and treasury notes, twenty
thousand dollars;
For pensions to widows and orphans, under the
act entitled can act to continue half pay to certain
widows and orphans" approved February third
eighteen hundred and fifty three one hundred and
seventy four thousand dollars;
For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims
not otherwise provided for, as shall be admitted in
due course OF settlement at the treasury five thou
sand dollars: Provided, That no part of the appro
priatlon shall be drawn from the treasury, except
in pursuance of some law resolution of Congress
authorizing the expenditure;
To enable the Clerk of the House of Representa-
tves to furnish, pay for, and deliver the same books
to the delegates from Oregon, New Mexico, and
Utah. for the thirty aecond Con nor