The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-05-15


For compensation OF the keeper OF the vest
ern gate, Capitol sguare....,.........,.......
For compensation OF two day waschmen
employed In the Capitol square, at six
ll5,o00 90 hundred dollars each.
For compensation n two night watchmen
employed al the Presidents house, Al six
hundred dollars each...........,....-...,.....
For compensation Of the doorkeeper Al tne
l0,s00 90 Presidents house.
For compensation Of assistant doorkeeper
at the Presidents house. ......,..,.........,.,.
For compensation OF four agawkcepcrs AT
the Potomac bridge, and for fuel, oil aud
lamps
For compensation OF two dlawkeepcrs al
1850 90 the two bridges across the eastern branch
of the Potomac, and fuel OIL and lamps.
For compensation Of the Auxiliary Guard,
fuel and oil for lamps.....,,.,,,.......,,.....
5000 90 For support, care, and medical treatment
ofeighteen transient paupcrs medical and
surgical patients IN Washington lnfrm-
ary-....,.....,r..,......
For purchase OF manure for the public
s5o4 90
For hire Of carts on the public grounds.
For purchase and repair Of tools used in
the public grounds..........,.,...............
For purchase of trees and tree-boxes, to
replace, where necessary such have
been planted by the United States, and
1896 90 the repair OF pavements In front OF the
public grounds........,.e...........
asoel 90 For compensation Of one night Waterman,
employed for the better protection Of the
buildings lying south OF the Capitol aud
used as public stables and carpenters
shop Observation-Disclosures.
For annual repairs of the Capitol, water
closets, public stables, water-pipes pave
ments and other walks within the Capt.
toll square, broken glass and locks.......
For annual repairs Of the Presidents house,
improvement Of grounds, purchasing
trees and plants for garden and making
hotbeds therein. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
10000 90 For removing the stone wall which now
forms the southern boundary Of the park
al the Presidents, in accordance with
the recommendation and plan submitted
by the Commissioner Of Public Build
For removing the old engine-house Of the
10000 90 Franklin Fire Company from the triangu-
lar space on Pennsylvania avenue be-
tween Thirteenth and Fourteenth streets
and enclosing said space with An iron
fence, and improving t........-........
For removing the present dome over the
central portion Of the Capitol, and the
construction Of one upon the plan de-
signed by Thomas y. Walter architect
Of the Capitol extension under the drec-
ton of the President of the United States
1000 90 For public reservation number two and
Lafayette Square
For enclosing the circle ~ the intersection
Of Pennsylvania avenue with New Hamp-
shire avenue and and Twenty third
streets, and improving the space within
SAID Circle.
For enclosing the triangular space upon
which the western market-house recent
900 90 ~ stood with an iron fence and improv
ing the same.
For repairs OF Pennsylvania avenue.......
For footway north front of the Presi-
$4,000 90 dents house, in lieu OF the brick pave
ment now much broken, containing
enteen thousand one hundred and seven
ty-sx square feet at twenty eight cents
5000 90 per foot.
For finishing the brick pavement on the
south front of Lafayette square,.
2be2o 90 For purchase Of books for library II the
Executive mansion, to be expended un-
der the direction of the President Of the
5000 90 United States
To complete and revise the grades Of the
city Of Washington, and to determine
10000 90 the plans for the drainage and sewerage
thereof per act Of August thrty-one,
eighteen hundred and ifty-two..........
1900 90 For taking care of the grounds south Of the
Presidents house, continuing the inn
provements of the same, aud keeping
5000 90 them order
For the completion OF the east wing Of the
Patent Office building, and the improve
1000 90 ments connected herewith.
For lighting the Presidents house and Capt.
tol, the public grounds around them and
around the executive Offices and PENN
900 90 sylvania avenue east Capitol street to
Second street..
For fuel for the Presidents house.
5000 90 For furnace-keeper at the Presidents house
To complete the furnishing OF the rooms
Of the new wing OF the Patent Office
10000 90 building with furniture, and providing
the saloon therein with cases for models
10000 90 For the collection OF agricultural statistics
and procuring and distributing cuttings
and seeds
For continuing the work the Washing
ngton aqueduct.
For completing the engravings and iustra~
7i4so 90 tons Of the Mexican boundary survey.
To meet the expenses Of the transportation
1000 90 Of certain persons from San Diego 10 San
1900 90 Francisco, California, charged with vi
olation Of the neutrality laws Of the Uni
ted States and who surrendered them
5000 90 selves to the military autborites.......
For salaries and incidental expenses Of the
commission appointed under the act Of
third March, eighteen hundred and ffty-
$4,000 90 one, for settling land claims in Califor-
MIA from third March, eighteen hundred
aud ffty-fve, to third March, eighteen
hundred and hfty-six, in addition 70 an
/. expended balance.
For compensation Of thirty clerks Of class
l22s 81 one, ten Of class two nine OF class three
and one at two thousand dollars per
num- one messenger ct eight hundred and
forty dollars, messenger 1t SIX hum
dred dollars, two aborcrs at five hundred
and seventy-six dollars each, and four
75o 90 Der annum. for Temporary service Il the
$50 90 discretion Of the Secretary Of the lnte-
s,aia so bounty lands.
For contingent expenses, viz.
For rent Of rooms, stationery, engraving
plates for bounty- warrants, paper,
and printing the same binding books,
blank books for regstsrs Office furniture,
aud miscellaneous items :. ..............
For expenses Of tho current fiscal year
account OF military bounty lands.
For clerk hire, patents records, stationery,
and miscellaneous items in tho General
Land Office, account Of military boun-