Kansas weekly herald., 1855-09-01
LEAvENWoRTH, K I. SEPTEMBER l. 1856

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space on Pennsylvania Avenue, between Thir-
teenth and Fourteenth Streets, and inclosing said
space with an iron fence, and improving Il, six
thousand dollars.
i For removing the present dome over the GEN.
trai portion Of the Capitol, and the construc-
ton OF one upon the plan as designed by Thorn
as U. Walter, architect Of the Capitol extension,
funder the direction of the President Of the Uni-
tied States, one hundred thousand dollars.
| For public reservation number two, and La
fayette Square, three thousand dollars.
For inciosing the circle at the Intersection Of
Pennsylvania Avenue with New Hampshire
Avenue, and 4 and TweLty- Third Streets, and
improving the space within said circle, three
Thousand dollars.
For inclosing the triangular space, upon
which the western markell house recently stood,
with an iron fence, and improving the same, Eve
Thousand dollars.
For repairs Of Pennsylvania Avenue, one
For footway on north front Of the Presidents
thouse, In lieu of the brick pavement now much
broken, containing seventeen thousand one hun
dred and seventy-six square feet, at twenty
eight cents per foot, three thousand eight hum
dred and nine dollars and twenty-eight cents.
For finishing the brick pavement on the south
froLt Of Lafayette Square, one thousand dollars.
For purchase of books for library at the exc
tion Of the President of the United States, two
hundred and fifty dollars.
i To complete and revise the grades Of the city
of Washington, and to determine the plans for
the drainage and sewerage thereof, per act of
August thirty-one, eighteen hundred and fifty
two, five thousand dollars.
!. For taking care of the grounds south Of the
Presidents house, continuing the improvements
Of the same, and keeping them in order, three
thousand dollars.
Fort fha of fha a. xufn Ooff IA
Patent Office building, and the improvements
connected Herewith, ten thousand seven hum
/, dred dollars.
For lighting the Presidents house and Capt.
the executive Offices and Pennsylvania Avenue,
; East Capitol Street to Second Street, twenty
five thousand dollars.
: For fuel for the Presidents house, one thous-
and dollars.
For furnace keeper at the Presidents house
three hundred and sixty-fve dollars.
To complete the furnishing Of the rooms OF
:, the new wing Of the Patent Office building
with furniture, and providing the saloon there
in with cases for models, fifteen thousand dol
}, lars.
J, For the collection of agricultural statistics
and procuring and distributing cuttings anC
3 seeds, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For continuing the work on the Washington
aqueduct, two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
For completing the engravings and illustra'
{ tings of the Mexican boundary survS, tenthou
sand dollars.
e To meet the expenses Of the transportation
of certain persons from San Diego to San Fran
cisco, California, charged with a violation o
the neutrality laws of the United States, ant
!, who surrendered themselves to the military au
q thorities, one thousand two hundred dollars
}. For salaries and incidental expenses of thu
: commission appointed under the act of thirt
; March, eighteen hundred and fifty -one, for set
: thing land-claims in California, from thirt
March, eighteen hundred and fifty-fve to thirt
!, March, eighteen hundred aud ffty-six, in addi
tion to unexpended balance, one hundred ant
twenty thousand dollars.
. For compensation of thirty clerks of class one
: ten Of class two, nine of class three and one a
two thousand dollars per annum, one messenge
: at eight hundred and forty dollas, one nessenge
= at six hundred dollars, two laborers at five hun
dred :and seventy-six dollars each, and fou
e watchmen at six hundred dollars each per an
! um, for temporary service at the discretion O
the Secretary of the Interior, in the Pension-Of
fee on account of bounty lands, seventy-on
I thousand three hundred and ninety dollars.
!, For Contingent Expenses viz0For rent o
!, rooms, stationary, engraving plates for bounty
$ land warrants, paper and printing the same same
" furniture, and miscellaneous items, twenty thou
. sand dollars.
e For expenses of the current fiscal year on &C
count of military bounty lands, thirty thousan'
!. dollars.
For clerk hire, patents, records, stationery
. and miscellaneous items in the General Land
. Office, on account Of military bounty lands
\ seventy thousand dollars Provided, hoUeUeT
That the Secretary of the Interior, at his dis
cretion, shall be, and he is hereby, authorized
! use any portion of said appropriation for piec
work, or by the day, week, month, or year, a
such rate or rates, as he may deem just and fair
!, For compensation of ten clerks Of class one
d to be employ ed temporarily in the Office Of tn
Third Auditor, on account Of military bount.
e lands, twelve thousand dollarsj and that th
,. Secretary of the Interior be, and hereby is,
Ithorized and directed to pay to Jacob P. Chase
r. the usual compensation for the services of hi
two sons, as clerks in the Pension Office, for th
time they were engaged as such, and the sur
1t necessary to pay the same be, and the same
d hereby, appropriated.
= And the Secretary Of War be, and he hereb
is, directed to cause to be constructed on sue
# site, in central position the public grounds
IF in the city Of Washington, as may be selecte
=, by the President of the United States, suitabl
building for the care and preservation OF tn
4 ordinance, and arms, and accoutrements Of tn
n United States, required forthe of the volun
teers and militia Of the District Of Columbia
,f and for the care and preservation OF the mill
al tary trophies of the revolutionary and othe
= wars, and for the deposit Of newly-invsnted an
model arms, for the military service, the sal
ic ordinance and arms, and the building to be use
by the volunteers and militia Of the District o
,e Columbia, under such regulations as may be pre-
scribrd by the President, and for the purpose O
,e carrying this act into effect, the sum Of thirt
thousand dollars be, and the same hereby /.
E. appropriated out of any money in the treasur
+ not otherwise approprfated.x
a. TContinued next week
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