Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-03-12

any source within the limits Of Maryland the assent Of
the Legislature of that State should first be obtained
For compensation of two drawkecpers and watchman
~ the Potomac bridge aud for fuel ana oil for lamps,
one thousnud eight hundred dollars; and for repairing
the LoDg Bridge the Potomac river twenty thou
/ sand dollars.
bridges the Eastern Branch Of the Potomac and
for fuel and oil for lamps thousand dollars
For compensation of auxiliary guard and for fuel and
oil for lamps sixteen thousand four hundred doars and
each Of the auxiliary guards shall hereafter receive the
same annual compensation to wit five hundred dollars
per annum.
For the support care, and medical treatment in the
Washington Infrmary, OF twelve transient paupers, me-
deal and surgical patients, two thousand dollars.
For the purchase Of manure for the public grounds one
thousand dollars
For cart hire the public grounds thousand dol
lars.
For the purchase repair of tools upon the public
grounds, five hundred dollars.
For the purchase of trees and tree boxes to replace
when necessary such have been planted by the United
States and for repairs of payemens front of the public
grounds two thousand three hundred dollars Prorded
That alanhus trees be purchased planted.
For annual repairs of the Capitol watercloses, public
stables water pipes, pavemens and other walks within
and around the Capitol square, painting the interior OF all
the commteerooms cleaning out and paving the vaults
under the crypt extending gasppes through the vaults
cleaning and whtewashng the ceiling of the rotundo
replacing broken glass; locks &c. six thousand eight hun
dred dollars.
For annual repairs of the Presidents house. furniture
improvement OF grounds, palnung ana repairing roof
cleaning painting and whitewashing inside of the house,
extending east wing of Offices for carriage house blinds
the west rontof the house. flooring large room in base
ment purchasing trees and plants for garden, and for
making hotbeds therein, wire fence, &c., six thousand
two hundred and fifty dollars.
For reurnishing the Presidents house. be expended
proceeds Of the sale of such OF the furniture and equip
age of the said house may be decayed repair
unfit for use, the sum of twenty five thousand dollars
For painting the exterior of the Presidents house below
Mira. fhnnca n1a FIJI all.
For heating and yentilating the Executive mansion
painting the exter thereof and painting the walls cell
ngs &C. of the the first floor and making other
improvements and repairs and for the purchase of books
for the Presidents library twenty nine thousand five hun
dred dollars
For erecting lamp posts and lamps on both sides Of
Pennsylvania avenue from Seventeenth street George
town. and from the Capitol the Navy Yard three thou
sand seven hundred dollars.
For completing the grading and paving the carriage
way Of Pennsylvania avenue, from Seventeenth street
Rock Creek and for setting the curbstone and paving the
ootway SIX feet wide on each side of said avenue in adj
diton to the heretofore appropriated for that object
fourteen thousand hundred dollars Provided That
the required for paving said footway shall be
pended unless the of property opposite thereto
be required under the direction Of the authorities the
city of Washington to pave at least ten feet in width of
the space allotted for sidewalk in continuation and adj
Joining the same
ing the triangular space the north side of
avenue opposite the Market house. and between Seventh
and Eighth streets, four thousand five hundred dollars
For deficiency for surveying leyellng and measuring
the triangular square the porth side of Pennsylvania
avenue between Thirteenth and Fourteenth Streets forty
two dollars.
For supplying deficiency in the appropriation made
March third eighteen hundred and forty nne for
plotting the under the Senate post cce four hun
dred and fifty-one dollars and thirty-one cents.
For lighting the Capitol and Presidents house, the pub
lie grounds around them and around the executive Offices
and Pennsylvania avenue twenty-five thousand dollars.
Towards the erection of the west wing of the Patent
Office building, two hundred thousand dollars.
For completing the repairs of The bridges the
Eastern Branch four thousand dollars.
MISCELLANEOUS
For salaries and incidental expenses of the commission
appointed under the act of March third eighteen hundred
and ftyone for settling land claims in California seven
tyfye thousand dollars and that the proviso the APP
preparation for this object contained in the act approved
thirty first of August Thousand eight hundred and
ytwo, shall be construed reduce the salary
of the secretary of said commission fixed by the second
section of the above rected act And roUdsd further,
That out of said herein appropriated there shall
paid each commissioner appointed under the act of the
third of March, thousand eight hundred and fifty one
the Of eight thousand dollars in lieu Of the compen-
sation heretofore allowed
For anndics and grants, hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For expenses of loans and treasury notes. twenty thou
sand dollars.
For pensions to widows and orphans under the act
titled An act to continue half pay certain widows and
orphans" approved February third, eighteen hundred
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dollars.
For the discharge Of such miscellaneous claims, not
otherwise provided for shall be admitted in due
Of settlement ut the treasury five thousand dollars Pro-
cded That part Of the appropriation shall be drawn
from the treasury exceptn pursuance Of law
solution of Congress authorizing the expenditure
To enable the Clerk Of the House Of Representatives
furnish pay for, and deliver the books the de-
legates from Oregon, New Mexico and Utah, for the
thirty second Congress- per resolution Of the said
House, passed twcntysixth July eighteen hundred and
ffty-two, two thousand seven hundred dollars
Topay to j. T. Mudd FOR services in the Office Of Com
missioner Of Public Buildings from the day os the death
Of the late Commissioner TO the appointment of the pre-
sent incumbent, sixty-fve dollars
| For compensation Of the warden, clerk, physician
chaplain two assistant keepers four guards and porter
Of the penitenary of the District Of Columbia seven
thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.
For compensation Of three inspectors Of said penen-
\ tiary three hundred dollars.
For the support and maintenance ofsaid pententiary
one thousand two hundred and forty dollars
For the support clothing, and medical treatment of
insane paupers Of the District Of Columbia at such places
the Secretary of the Interior may in his discretion
deem proper, ten thousand dollars
For the purchase Of two hundred and fifty copies Of the
Statutes at Large of the United States and Of the synop
teal index thereto at the contract price paid by
gress to be distributed under the direction Of the Depart
ment Of State among the several consuates and
cal agents eight thousand HUNDRED and City dollars
For the collection Of agricultural statistics and pur-
chase Of seeds TO be paid out Of the patent fund.- FIVE
thousand dollars
For salaries Of nine supervising and fifty local nspec-
tors appointed under the act approved August thirteth
thousand eight hundred and y-two, for the better
protection Of the lives Of passengers by steamboats, with
travelling and other expenses incurred by them seventy
i thousand dollars
For paper required for the printing Of Congress for the
first session Of the thirty third Congress hundred and
four thousand and sixty four dollars.