The true Democrat., 1855-04-11

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 For running and marking the boundary line between the United States and the Republic of Mexico, under the treaty concluded at the city of Mexico, on the 30th December 1853, the sum of $168, 13O, to be disbursed under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior; ProU|ded, There shall be allowed and paid to the commissioner, surveyor, and astronomer appointed or to be appointed, for the purpose aforesaid, each salary at the rate of S3,CCO per annum, and that if the duties of either nave been or shall be performed by an otncer oi the army, his pay, including cmollrments aurng the time of such employment shall be increased to that sum-
 P"bhc Bmaings and G1ounds.-For com pensatlon, in part for the messenger in charge of the main furnace in the Capitol, S350; foi paintn 2 and repairs inside of the Capi- toi new furnaces under the Senate Chamber and Supreme Court room, S5OOO:
 For furnishing and putting up new furnaces and repairing old furnaces, rebuilding and ven tiating air chambers for the House of Repre- sentativos, S4,5QO;
 For repair and renewal of the g.s pipes thro the Capitol, $500;
 To enable the Secretary of the Interior to pay for 220 feet and five inches of granite cop- ing, used ill the improvement of the triangular square at the corner of Thirteenth Street and
 
 Pennsylvania Avenue, 5l5 47;
 For compensation to the laborcr in charge of the water closets ill the Capitol, 3G5
 For compensation of the public gardener, 1,2O0;
 For compensation of sixteen laborers en- ployed in the public grounds and Presidents garden, at forty dollars per month each, 768O;
 For compensation of the keeper of the west ern gate, Capitol Square, 73O;
 For compensation of two day watchmen, employed ill the Capitol Square, at 5C0 each, 1CC0;
 For compensation of two night watchmen, employed at the Presidents house. at 800 each, 1,Cu0;
 For compensation of the door-keeper at the Presidents house, oCJ;
 For compensation of assistant doorkeeper, at the Presidents house, $365;
 For compensation of four drawkeepcrs, at the Potomac bridge, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, $2,755;
 For compensation of two drawkcepers at the two bridges across the eastern branch of the Potomac, and fuel oil, and lamps, S1,OO0; For compensation of the Auxiliary Guard, fuel, and oil for lamps $16,4C0;
 For support care, and medical treatment of eighteen transient paupers, medical and sur gical patients in Washington Inhrmary, S3,COO; Forpurchase of manure for the public grounds $l,OC0.
 For hire of carts on the public grounds, $1,- OOO;
 For purchase and repair of tools used in the public grounds, 5C0;
 For purchase of trees and tree-boxes, 10 re- place, where necessary, such as have been plan ted by the United States, and the repair of pavements ill front of the public grounds, 5000; For the Capitol extension, 75O,OO0sdoIlars: P,ovided, That any officer of the army or navy who has been or may be appointed hereafter to disburse the money which Is now or may here- after be appropriated iorthe erection, alteration, or repair of any of the edfces, structures or works for which appropriations are made in this act, shall be subject to all the pains, penalties, and liabilities contanedin the provisions of the act entitled An act to provide for the better organization of the treasury, and for the col lection, safekeepng, transfer, and dsburse- ment of the public revenue," approved 9th of August, 1916;
 For completing the bridge over the Potomac River, near the Little Falls, 15,Cco;
 For compensation of one night watchman, employed for the better protection of the build ings lying south of the Capitol, and used as
 
 For permanent repair of the roof of the Ca- pitol, with copper, 2CC0;
 For annual repairs of the Capitol, water-clo- sets, public stables, water-pipes, pavements and other walks within the Capitol Square, broken glass; and locks, 5,C0O.
 For annual repairs of the Presidents house, improvement of grounds, purchasing trees and plants for garden, and making hotbeds therein. eco;
 For lighting the Presidents house and Capitol, the public grounds around them and around the executive offices and Pennsvlvania Avenue, 22,0C0;
 For completing the improvement of Mary land Avenue, from Seventh Street to the Po- tomac River 2,5CD; For furnishing lamps and lamp-posts from Sixteenth to Seventeenth Streets, on Pennsyl- vauio Avenue, in front of Lafayette Square 50O; For completing the improvement of Pennsyl- vauia Avenue, west of Seventeenth Street. g. GO;
 To reimburse the expenditure made by the Commissioner of Public Buildings for the re- pair of the Potomac bridge when injured by fire, 4,5C0;
 For continuing the repairs of the two bridges across the Eastern Branch of the Potomac, A. eco;
 For completing the west wing of the patent office building, 2C0CJ0;
 For altering tlo streets and repairing in front of the east wing of the Patent office, putting up iron railings, haggng, fooJway, putting in order yards, painting new saloon of the Patent Office in fresco 14 25C;
 For iron railing and Tagging in front of the old portion of the Patent Office building, for al. terng the windows in the rear and dressing off the granite to make it conform to the front, and for private stairway in the building, 5,73O
 For enl;rging the culverts, and openings into the same, across Pennsylvania Avenue, to pre- vent overflow of the avenue, 4,OCO;
 For repairing or renewing the water fixtures at the Presidents house, including the bath room, 2,CC0;
 For Public Reservation Number Two, and Lafayette Square, 3,C0O;
 For grading done by order of Ignatius Mudd, late Commissioner of Public Buildings in Re- servaton Number Seventeen, between Third Street east and New Jersey Avenue, 484 S9c;