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such sum as, in his opinion, may be necessarysfo
complete the building for the cusEon-house
postsofhce, and eouFfhoase in the city of Pitts
gin nanner appS5priafs m its uses, and to im-
prove tIie grounds attachedt6 said building; and
also TO pay TO the tsxo commissioners who SUPER
intend the construction Of sid building such
compensation as the said seeretary shslI deem
| Just, not to exceed three dollars Nday each !.
Provided. That the sum so, as aforesaid. to be
expended by the Secretary Of the Treasury, shall
not exceed the SUM now remaining unexpended
Of appropriations heretofore made for the said
! building
| For buildings for the use Of the courts of the
United States at pontotoc, Mississippi -four thou
| sand dollarst Provided, said sum shall complete
said buildings. And also the sum OF FIVE thous-
and dollars, much thereof as may be nee
essarY be, and the same is hereby appropriated
to enable the Secretary Of tn t4rior to make
| a contract with the proper authorities for fur
| nishing suitable building for the permanent
use and accommodation ut the United States
District Court i'll holding its session at Marietta.
/ Georgia which contract the said Secretary is
hereby authorized to make: Pr0Utied, it can be
made for the aforesaid or less 3ad provided,
said contract shall be made with sufficient guar
antees tn secure to the said court suitable
building for holding said court so long as its
sessions may be held at that place, without fur
| ther charge the Uuited States.
Tc enable the Secretary of the Treasury to
purchase, for the use CT the United States, the
! land and buildings thereon, constituting the
boarding station at the southwest pass Of the
! Mississippi river, three thousand five hundred
/ dollars: ProUbfeI, That no part of said sum
shall be expended until the title to said land be
secured to the United States. and the consent OF
the Legislature Of the State cf Louisiana obtain
ed to The release OF said land from taxatioif Or
assessment of any kind;
| For the construction OF an appraiser's store
on portion Of the square selected for the Gus
| tom-house st San Francisco, California. inciud-
ing the expense Of piling for the foundation
thereof, by contract or otherwise, as the Secre-
tafy of the Treasury may deem best, one hun
dred thousand dollars: Procided, That the same
restrictions regarding the completion of said
work with the sum hereby appropriated as are
| contained in this act concerning the erection
and completion Of custom-house5 and marine
hospitals shall be applicable thereto.
For the purchase Of the lots or parcels of land
with the aPpurtenanceand the buildings there
on, belonging the>one thereof to the Bank Of
Commerce. ard the other thereof to the Bank of
the State Of New York, and particularly refe-
red to and described IN two contracts; one with
each Of said banks, for the leasing and right to
purchase tho same; bearing date the nineteenth
Of August, one Thousand eight hudred and fifty-
three, five hundred and thirty thousand dollars,
with interest thereon 81 the rate of six Der CEN
tum per annun, from the fifteenth day of Sen
te!nber, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, until
said purchases shall be completed; Prouided |
That the same be socompleted within one wear
from the day such interest is hereby authorized
to be paid;
And the Secretary Of the Treasury, at his dis
creti0u, Is herebY further authorized to purchase
for the CT the United Ssates, such property |
adjoining thereto; situated on Pine street, on |
which the United States now hold mortgage |
as may be soIdto satisfy the same; at price not
exceeding the amount of said lien
Marins HoSpiiaIs-To complete the marine
hospital at C!eaveiand, in the State of Ohio. /
twenty-five thousand dollars;
10 complete the marine hospital at St. Louis |
IN the State OF Missouri, ten thousand dollars;
To complete the marine hospital at Chicago.
in the State of Illinois, eight thousand dollars
To complete the marine hospital at Louis
willie, i'll the State Of Kentucky, twelve thousand
five hundred dollars
70 complete the marine hospital at Paducah.
IL the State OF kentucky, five thousand dollars
To complete the marine hospital at Evansvilie
in the State OF Indiana, two thousand dollars
To complete the marine hospital at San Fran
cisco, and to enclose the site and drain the same:
and for the necessary out-buildings, forty-four
thousand dollars;
Fer the construction of marine hospital at
Ficksburg, in the State OF Mississippi, the SUN
OF ffty-1ve thousand dollars:
For prosecuting operations on the marine
hospital at Portland, in the State Of Maine, fifty
thousand dollars;
To provide suitable building as marin hos
p;ta at St Marks. Florida, five thousand dollars;
To provide accommodations for sick and dis
abled seatnen, at Cincinnati Ohio; fifty III ousand
dollars; and the Secretary OF the Treasury is
hereby authorized to use such part of said sum
for the purchase OF site for marine hospital
ct said place, as he may deem expedient
Lighthouse Establishments supplying
lighthouses, containing four thousand one hun
dred and thirty-three lamps, with oil, lamp
glasses, wicks, buit-skins. polishing powder.
tation and other necessary expenses on the same:
repairing and keeping the lighting apparatus:
publishing necessary rules; regulations, and in
stractons; notice to mariners OF changes to aids
20 navigation, and lists OF lights, two hun
dred and thirty thousand six hundred and thirty
seven dollars and folty-two cents;
For repairs and incidental expenses, refttine
and improvements OF four hundred and eighteen
lighthouses, and buildings connected Herewith,
one hundred and forty-t,Yo thousand four hun
dred and eighty-nine dollars & tyventY-one cents;
For salaries OF four hundred aud eighteen
lighthouse keepers, and thirty-eight assistants
and including one Thousand two hundred dol
lars for salary OF superintendent OF supplies OF
the upper lakes, one hundred and eightv-three
thousand six bundled dollars
For salaries OF forty-nine keepers Of light
vessels, twenty-six Thousand FIVE hundred and
fifty dollars;
For seamen,s wages, repairs, and supplies of
forty-nlne light vessels, one hundred and fifty
two thousand nine hundred and forty-one dollars
and twenty-three cents;
For expenses of raising, cleaning, and repair
ing, remoorlng. and supplying losses, of floating
beacons and buoys, and chains and sinkers for
the same, and for coloring and numbering all the
buoys, eighty-nine thousand three hundred and
tfty-seTen dollars and thirty-two cents:
For life boats and other means of rendering
assistance to wrecked mariners and others on the
coast of the United States, ten thousand dollars:
For ife-boats and other means of rendering
assistance to shipwrecked mariners and Others
On the coast OF the United States to be expended
under the direction Of the Secretary of the Treas
ury, ten thousand dollars
For the purchase of metallic surf-boats to rescue
lives and property, and to be located at each of |
the following ports: twelve thousand five hum