Kansas weekly herald., 1855-02-09
VOLUME. I---NUMBER %.

five feet in height from the foundation, to cost
no more than ten thousand dollars; At Belfast,
Maine, for the accommodation of the custom
house and post-ofice, building Of like materi-
ais, forty-fye feet by thirty-two, and thirty-two
feet high and to cost not more than twenty
thousand dollars; At Gloucester, Massach.i-
sets, Toledo, Ohio, Burlington, Vermont, and
Sandusky, Ohio, for the accommodation of the
custom house and post-ofice, building of like
materials, sixty feet by forty-fve feet and thir-
ty-two feet from the foundation, and to cost not
more than forty thousand dollars for each build
ing; At Milwaukee, Wisconsin, for the accom-
mediation Of the custom-horse, post-ofice
and United States courts, building of like ma
feet in height from the foundation, to cost not
more than fifty thousand dollars; At New Ha-
ven, Connecticut, Newark, New Jersy, Buffalo,
New York, Oswego, New York, Wheeling Vir-
ginia, Chicago, Illinois, and Detroit, Michigan,
each for the accommodation Of the custom house.
post-ofice, United States courts, and steamboat
inspectors, building stone, Of like floors,
beams, roofs, shutters, &C., eighty-fve feet by
sixty-feet, sixty feet in height from the founda-
tion, to cost not more than eighty-eight thous-
and dollars for each building; the building at
Detroit to be erected upon water lot, belong
ing to the United States At Galveston, Texas,
for the accommodation of the custom house,
post-ofice, and United States courts, building
Of brick of like floors beams, roofs, shutters &C.,
forty-five feet by seventy feet, forty-eight feet
high from the foundation, with a portico on two
sides, and to cost not more than one hundred
thousand dollars; At Petersburg, Virginia, for
the accommodation of the custom-house and
post-ofice, building Of stone, Of like floors,
beams roofs, shutters, &C., sixty feet by forty
five feet, thirty-two feet high from the founda-
ton, to cost not more than sixty-two thousand
dollars;
SEC. g. find be it further enacted. That the sew
eral sums mentioned in the preceding section
of this act as the cost of the buildings therein
al toh ho cd thorx fan
per cent. thereon, to cover the compensation of
achitects, supeFintendents, advertising, and 9TH
er contingent expenses, and so much may be
required to purchase suitable sites for said build
ings, be, and the same are hereby, appropriated
for the purpose aforesaid, out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated: Pro-
uided, That no money hereby appropriated shall
be used or applied for the purposes mentioned,
until valid title to the land for the sites fsuch
| buildings, in each case, shall be vested in the
United States, and until the State shall also duly
release and relinquish to the United States the
right to tax, or in any way assess said site, or
| the property of the United States that may be
thereon, during the time that the said United
States shall be or remain the owner thereof.
Sec. 4. find be it further enacted, That the
Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby,
authorized and directed to cause to be construct
ed the following buildings:
At New Orleans, Louisiana, marine hospi-
tai, to cost not more than two hundred and for
| ty-eight thousand dollars; and when said hospi-
| tai shall have been completed, the Secretary of
the Treasury shall cause the old hospital at New
Orleans to be sold, and the proceeds thereof to be
placed in the Treasury of the United States.
At Detroit, Michigan, marine hospital, to
cost not more than seventy-fve thousand dollars:
At Pensacola, Florida, marine hospital, to
cost not more than twenty thousand dollars;
At Burlington, in the State of Iowa, a marine
hospital, to cost not more than fifteen thousand
dollars;
Sec 5. find be it further enacted, That the sew
| eral sums mentioned in the proceeding section,
as the cost of the buildings therein authorized
| to be constructed, together with ten per cent.
thereon to cover the compensation of architects,
superintendents, advertising, and other conting-
ent expenses, and so much as may be required to
purchase suitable sites for said buildings, be,
and the same are hereby, appropriated for the
purposes aforesaid, out of any money in the
| treasury not otherwise appropriated !: Prorided,
That no money hereby appropriated shall be
used or applied for the purposes mentioned, un-
Til valid title to the land for the site Of such
| building, in each case, shall be vested in the
United States, and until the State shall also du-
| ly release and relinquish to the United States
the right to tax or in any way assess said site
or the property of the United States, that may be
thereon, during the time that the United States
| shall be or remain the owner thereof.
Sec. s. find be it further enacted, That there be
| appropriated out of any money in the treasury
| not otherwise appropriated, a sum sufficient to
pay to the clerks and employees of the govern
ment, for the year ending the thirtieth of June,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty-five, such
additional compensation as they may be enti-
| tied to receive, under the act Of twenty-second
| April, eighteen hundred and fftT-four, entitled
San act to amend the third section of the act,
making appropriations for the civil and diplo-
matte expenses of government for the year end
ing thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and fifty
four, and for other purposes" and, where addi-
tional compensation is not otherwise provided
! for; Provided, That all laborers in the employ
ment of the Executive departments of the gov
ernment in the city of Washington, shall receive
| an annual salary of four hundred and eighty
dollars each: Provided, further, That the Post
master General be allowed, in addition to his
present number, three clerks of class two and
| two of class three; That the Attorney-General
be allowed in addition to his present number,
one clerk of class one, two Of class two, and
| one of class three; That the Secretary of tha
Treasury be allowed in the First Auditors
Office, in addition to the present number, two
clerks of class one in the Sixth Auditors Office,
| in addition to the present number, seven clerks
| of class one, and one shall be taken from class
| three and put in class four and, in the Treas
urer's offGe eneclerk shall be taken from class
| two, and die from class three, and put in class
four and that Secretary of State be allowed
in addition to his present number of clerks, two
| at an annual salary of twelve hundred dollars
each, one at an annual salary OF fourteen hun
dred dollars, and one at annual salary of six
teen hundred dollars; and the money necessary
to pay the compensation andincreased compen-
sation under this section be, and the same is
hereby appropriated. -......
SEC. z. .4nd be it farther enacted, That the Ii
brarian of Congress shall receive eighteen hum
dred dollars the assistant Librarians fifteen hum
dred dollars each. and the messenger twelve hun
dred dollars per annum, and the money Is hereby
appropriated to pay the same.
SEC. 8. find be fartheS esocted, That the col
lections of the exploring expedition, now in the
Patent-ofice. be placed under the care and man.
agement of the Commissioned OF Patents, who
is hereby authorized to employ one principle
keeper Of said collections at an annual salary Of
nine hundred dollars, one assistant keeper at an
annual salary Of seven hundred and fifty dollars,
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