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

matte expenses Of government for the year ending
June thirtieth, eighteen hundred aud fifty two,
and for other purposes" on the amount that may
be disbursed by them, eight thousand dollars.
Coasts Of California and Oregon:
For oil and other supplies, cleaning materials OF
all kinds. transportation Of supplies, Keeping lamps
ana machinery in good repair, and the towers and
buildings in proper state OF preservation, super
intendence and inspection of thirteen lights, re-
placing, cleaning, painting, and preserving all
the buoys in the waters of California and oregon,
and all incidental expenses connected WITH the aios
to navigation on these coasts, twenty nine tnou-
sand and thirty five dollars;
For salaries Of thirteen keepers and eleven as
sistants at an average not exceeding BIZ nuhuFeu
dollars per annum, fourteen tnousano loui ne"'
bred dollars ,,,,,a,s.
For rebuilding lighthouse on Chandelier island
rouis;ana. destroyed in August, eighteen hundred
and fifty two, fifteen thousand dollars;
For resturing the lighthouse buildings, sea walls,
&c which were injured destroyed during the
late gales on the southern coast, twenty fve thou.
For fitting Cape Hatteras light with first order of
Illuminating apparatus and lantern, and elevating
the light, fifteen thousand dollars;
For removing the iron lighthouse tower, at the
junction of southwest and northeast passes of the
Mississippi to Pass POutre, and substituting
small beacon light in its stead, six thousand dol
lars.
For salaries of the assistant treasurers of the
United States, at New York, Boston, Charleston,
and St. Louis, eleven thousand five hundred dol
lars;
For additional salaries of the treasurer of the
mint at Philadelphia, of thousand dollars, and
of the of the branch mint at New Orleans,
of five hundred dollars one thousand five hundred
dolIars
For salary of the treasurer of the branch mint at
San Francisco, four thousand five hundred dollars;
For salaries of ten additional clerks, authorized
BY the acts of August sixth, eighteen hundred and
forty six, August twelfth, eighteen hundred and
forty eight, March third eighteen hundred and
fifty one, and thirty first of August, eighteen
hundred and fifty two. ten thousand eight hundred
dollars;
For salary of chief clerk to the assistant trea-
surer at New York, thousand six hundred
dollars;
For salary of clerk for the treasurer of the
branch mint at San Francisco, California, two
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
sum of sixteen thousand five hundred dollars shall
be expended for clerical services;
For compensation to special agents to examine
the books, accounts, and money on hand, in the
several repositories, under the act of August sixth
eighteen hundred and forty six, five thousand
dollars;
For the compensation of an additional appraiser
general, to be appointed by the President by and
senate,
be employed on the Pacific coast, six thousand
dollars.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For survey of the coast of the United States,
including compensation to superintendent, and
assistants, (and excluding pay and emoluments of
officers of the army and navy, and petty officers
and men of the navy, employed on the work,)
one hundred and eighty six thousand dollars;
For continuing the survey of the western coast
of the United States, Excluding the pay and
sNft ha0 Of
and petty officers and men of the navy employed
on the work,) one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars;
For continuing the survey of the Florida reefs
and keys, Excluding the pay and emouments of
the officers of the army and navy, and petty officers
and men of the navy, employed on the work.
thirty thousand dollars;
For continuing the survey of the northern and
northwestern lakes, including Lake SUPERIOR fifty
thousand dollars: Provided, That survey of so |
much of the communication between Lake Huron |
and the Sault Ste Marie as may be necessary to
ascertain what part thereof requires to be deepened
shall be made without delay, and plans and esti- |
mates OF the nature and expense of the work shall
be laid before Congress at its next session. For
printing and distributing charts of lake surveys,
fifteen hundred dollars.
CUSTOM HOUSES.
For continuing the construction of the custom
house at Charleston, South Carolina, one hundred
thousand dollars;
For continuing the construction of the custom.
house at New Orleans, Louisiana, three hundred |
and twenty four thousand dollars, subject to the
limitations and restrictions imposed on the appro;.
priation made for the same .object at the second
session of the last Congress as respects the plan
after which the building is to be erected;
To complete the custom house at Bath, Maine,
Twelve thousand dollars;
To complete the foundation of the custom house
in Bangor, and to connect the same with the shore
fifteen thousand dollars;
For annual repairs and Office fixtures of the Gus
tom houses of the United States, twenty five thou
sand dollars;
For the completion of the marine hospital at |
Evansville, Indiana, twenty thousand dollars;
For the marine hospital at Natchez, four thou.
sand dollars;
For continuing the construction of the marine
hospital at St, Louis, Missouri, twenty thousand
dollars;
For continuing the construction of the custom
house atSt Louis, one hundred and fifteen thousand
dollars;
For proceeding with the construction of the GUS
tom house at Louisville, Kentucky, eighty seven
thousand seven hundred and forty five dollars;
For the completion of the custom house at Gin |
cinnati, eighty seven thousand seven hundred and
forty five dollars;
For the purchase of land additional to the pre-.
sent custom house lot at Providence, Rhode
Island, sixteen thousand dollars and for the cree
ton Of new custom house at said port, which
shall be 80 constructed and arranged as to furnish
a suitable room for the United States circuit and
district courts, with the necessary offices for dis
trct judge, clerk, marshal, &c., thirty four thou
sand dollars: Provided, That the entire cost of such
additional site and building shall in event
coed the sum hereby appropriated;
For the construction of the custom house at Will |
mington, Delaware, in addition to the sum appro-
prated by the act of 3lst August, eighteen hun
dred and fifty two, three thousand five hundred
dollars.
1t is hereby provided that the limitations upon
the cost of the site and building of the custom |
house in Richmond, Virginia, imposed by the act |
of the thirty first August, thousand eight hun