, 1855-10-19
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.


by Commissioner oil Public buildings, hlleeh tl'uShlu
dollars. -,
For remoAng the old engnehluse Of the Franklin
Fire Company from the triangular space from Pennsl /
vana Avenue, between Thirteenth and Fourteenth
Streets and enclosing space with an iron fence and I'M
proving it, six thousand dollars.
For removing the present dome over the central p"r-
tion OF the Capitol, and the construction Of one upon
the plan as designed by Thomas |. Walter, architect
of the Capitol extension, under the direction Of the
President Of the United States, hundred thousand
dollars.
For public reservation number two, and Lafayette
Square, three thousand dollars
For enclosing the circle at the Intersection Of Penn
sylvania Avenue with New Hampshire Ayenne, and
and Twenty-Third Streets, and improving. the space
within said circle, three thousand djllars
For inclosng the triangular space upon which the
western markethouse recently stood, with an iron
fence, and improving the same. five thousand dollars
For repairs Of Pennsylvania Avenue, one thousand
dollars.
For footway on north front Of the President house.
in lieu of the brick pavement much broken, con
tanning seventeen thousand one hundred and seventy
six square feet at twenty eight cents per foot three
thousand eight hundred and nine dollars and twenty
eight cents.
For finishing the brick pavement the south front
Of Lafayette Square, one thousand dollars.
For purchase Of books for library at the executive
mansion, to be expended under the direction Of the
President Of the United States, two hundred and iy
dollars.
To complete and revise the grades Of the city of
Washington and 10 determine the plans for the drain
age and sewerage thereof per set of August thirty
one, eighteen bundled and httytwo, five thousand dbl
lars.
For taking care of the grounds south Of the Pres
dents house, continuing the improvements Of the
same, and keeping them in order, three thousand dol
lars.
For the completion Of the east wing Of the Patent
Once building, and the improvements connected there
WITH ten thousand seven hundred dollars.
For lighting the Presidents house and Capitol, the
public grounds around them, and around the execu-
tive Offices and Pennsylvania Avenue, Elst Capitol
Street TO Second Street, twenty-five thousand dollars
For fuel for the Presidents house, three thousand
dollars.
For furnace keeper of the Presidents house. three
hSndred and sixty4ive dollars.
To complete the furnishing of he rooms Of the new
wing Of the PatentOhce building with furniture, and
providing the saloon therin with for models h
teen thousand dollars.
For the collection Of agricultural statttics and pro
curing and distributing cuttings and seeds twenty dive
For continuing the work on the Washington aque-
duct two hundred and fifty thousand doars.
For completing the engavingS and llstTatons Of
the Mexican boundary survey ten thousand dollars.
To meet the expenses OF the transportation OF GER
tain persops from San Diego 10 SIn Francisco Caror
nia charged with violation Of the neutrality laws Of
the United States, and who surrendered themselves
70 the military authorities, one thousand two hundred
dollars. il.g
For salaries and Incidental expenses of the commits
sion appointed under the act OF third Of March, cgh
teen hundred and ffty-one for settling llud claims in
California from third March, eighteen hundred aud f
tyAye, 70 third March, eighteen hundred aud dftyix
in addition TO unexpected balance, one thousand and
twenty thousand dollars.
For compensation OF thirty clerks Of class one ten Of
class two, nine Of class three and at twj thousand
dollars per annum, one messenger at eight hundred
and forty dollars messenger ut six hundred dollars
two lab0rera and five hundred and scqentyix dollars
each, and four hundred dollars each per for
Temporary service at the discretion OF tho Secretary OF
the Interior, In the Pension ONCE account Of bum
y lands, seyenypne thousand three hundred and nine
ty dollars.
F6r cOnsiageni Expenses, yiz-For rent of rooms,
a.
paper and printing the same, binding books, BLINK
books for registers oce furniture and miscellaneous
items. twenty thousand. dollars.
For expenses Of the current scal year account Of
military bounty lands, thirty thousand dollars.
For clerk hire patents records, stationery and mis-
ceaneous items IN the General Land ONCE on account
4 military bOoaty Snd. seventy thou :and dollars
At bis discretion shall be- and Is hereby authorized 20
any portion Of said appropriation for pece work
or hy the day week month Or year, at such rate or
For compensation Of ten clerks of class One 20 be
employed Temporarily in the Office Of the Third Audi
TOR, on account Of military bounty land twelve thou
sand dollars and the Secretary OF the Interior be- and
hereby IS authorized and directed 10 pay 10 Jacob p
Chase the usual compensation ot the sevices OF his
two sons, as clerks in the Pension 0ice, fur the time
they engaged as such, and the necessary IN
pay the same be- and the same Is hereby appropriated
And the Secretary OF War be, and he hereby Is d.
rected 10 cause to be constructed such site IN cen
tr position on the public gounds in the city Of Wash
tea states Suitable buIldIne for the care and nsr
vaton Of ne ordnance, and arms ana acco1trement1
Of the United States re9pred for The Of the voun
teers and militia Of the District OF Columbia aud for
the care and preservation Of the military tr,ph N
revolutionary and other wars and for me depodt of
neWlyinvented and model arms for the military ser.
vice, the said ordnance and arms aud the building TO
bd used By the volunteers and militia Of the District Of
Columbia under such regulations a. may be prescribed
By the Preddent and for the rpose OF carving this
act into effect the sun Of thfry thousand dollars he
And the same hereby s appropriated ont 0fany money
IN the treasury not otherwise appropriated
SEc, 2. And Be Il further enacted, That the follow.
ing suns be- and the some are hereby appropriated N
ofthe fiscal wear. ending rs threth On June one nm.
sand eight hundred ahd fyHve. ont on anv money IN
the treasury not otherWise sppronriateJ namely y.
fourth AugTsi ei0hteen hnn,lred ami detyfnr er m
contingent exfenses OF tho Senate VIZ IA ''~ - w
For binding thirty thousand d1iiars
For lithoRIaphlna and envraving twcutv.ave tbou.
sand doIlari : = p - ~