The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1856-08-21


ona contract heretofore made by him with the Merchants
Exchange Company 70 appoint commissioner TO whom
together with another commissioner TO be appointed by the
mayor Of Baltimore he shall refer the question Of the
lection Of site site and building for said post office
and if said commissioners disagree they shall chouse
third and the said shall make their decision
and submit the the President for his approval and
the President approve their selection his approval shall
be final and If be dsapproyes their selection the whole
subject shall be referred by him 10 Congress t their next
session. Propided That no part Of the money shall be
applied for the erealon of such buildings till contract
sha be concluded with responsible parties with detailed
plans and estimates to erect and complete such building
according such plan and estimates and TO deliver the
The United States for within the above APP
propated after paying thereout for the land contracted
for by the President under the authority Of law for the cite
Of such building
For raising the roof of the marine hospital at Natchez
Mississippi, thousand five hundred dollars
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury to purchase for
the United States the lot in the Of marine hospital at
Mobile Alabama six thousand dollars
For the completion of the marine hospitals at ST. Marks,
Florida, and Gaena, Illinois:
For St Marks, seventeen thousand dollars.
Por Galena twenty five thousand dollars
For completing the custom house and post Office build
ing Cincinnati Ohio with all necessary additions ap
pendages and accommodations thirty-hye thousand dol
For fencing and grading the grounds Of the marine hos
ptal at St Louis Missouri twenty-sx thousand three
For completing the marine hospital at Evansville In
diana thousand dollars much thereof may be
necessary.
For the continuation of the cusomhouse at New Or
leans Louisiana, three hundred thousand dollars:
TO enable the Secretary OF the Interior TO procure
lease from the Board of Supervisors of Ontario county
New York for courtroom and post office al Canaan
daigua New York ant TO furnish the same twelve thou
sand dollars.
rnents and csterns introducing gas for the custom
house at Oswego New York five thousand collars
For fencing and grading the grounds completing and
nine thousand eight hundred seventy dollars eighty cents
For bridging the Kenduskead river each side Of the
custom house at Bangor Maine from the middle bridge TO
lower bridge five thousand three hundred dollars and
the Secretary Of the Treasury hereby authorized and
directed TO sell the old house and lot al Prov
dence Rhode Island and apply the thereof TO the
purchase of land the enlargement Of the site OF the Gus
tomhouse being constructed at that place or TO ex
change said old custom house and lot for land Tor the en-
largemen of said site if in the opinion OF said Secretary IL
For Compensation Of the members of the Board of Re-
vsos appointed in pursuance Of the act OF Congress a
proved March third eighteen hundred and entitled
ar, % improve the laws Of the District Of Columbia and
"a oody the same twelve thousand dollars ropided That
the President of the United States shall determine the sum
to be received by each member OF sao ooaro lne
the sum OF one thousand dollars per annum to each
during his term Of service and that the whole comPensA
ton shall exceed the sum hereby api iToPrlaled
That the officers OF the late surveying AM ea
pedon TO the China and Bheerng strait WHO unaer
the orders Of the Secretary Of the Navy performed the a
ties Of than their own respectively sna DC
entitled rve in lieu of the pay OF their own grSue
the pay Of the grades whose duties they performed ese
tyey for and during the time they performed the same
and that the be paid out OF any money In the esu
ry not otherwise appropriated
That the Secretary OF the Treasury be- and be hereby
directed out Of money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated pay TO Henry Woods, and TO the Legal
representatives Of Samuel Roseburg deceased the sum oi
three dollars day. each for the services OF the sad ooos
and the said Roseburg in superntendng the construction
of the building for cusomhouse post oce and court
house AT Pittsburg Pennsylvania
For competinp cusio-house Rt Pensacola FLORIDA hVe
thousand dollars in addition already appropriated
For the completion Of the marine hospital at New Or
leans in addition the appropriation heretofore nade BY
an act approved August fourth eighteen hundred and h
four one hundred and y-one thousand and six hundred
and fynine dollars and twenty ceHts Frouded That the
Secretary Of the Treasury shall be 10 direct the
said hospital to be built ehe- Of iron or OF brick or o
both materials and FIRE proof in Sdiscrenon he may
deem best adapted to the climate.
For enarging the building provided b. law 70 DC con-
structed at Chicago in the State Of Illinois or
house post Office and courthouse the plan eretoore
adopted for that purpose and so modifying said pa 10
the opinion Of the Secretary Of the Treasury the p
convenience shall require sItyse thousand dollars
ten per centum on the for contingencies Pror1de
That such enlargement and modification can be competu
within the sumsheretofOre and hereby appropriated
For completing the custom-house a. Norfolk virginia
fy4our thousand six hundred and hfy-two dollars ana
fy three cents PrOUded That the proceeds that shall be
received from the sale Of the present cusohouse shall be
paid into the treasury Of the United States.
For enhrging the building provided by law TO be con-
structed Bristol Rhode Island for post Once ana
courthouse the plan adopted under the appropriation
heretofore made and modifying said plan as IN the oi-
ion Of the Secretary Of the Treasury the public convenience
shall require seven thousand Eve hundred dollars 400 ten
per centum the for contingencies rOpided That
such enlargement and modification shall be completed
within the sums heretofore and hereby appropriated
To complete the In the city ball. Utica New York
necessary for the proper accommodation OF the Uhed
SAes district and circuit courts held in said city and
their ocers which directed by the act Of Congress
approved thrteh September eighteen hundred and hy,
Eve thousand dollars.
For the alteration and improvement Of the court room
In the city hall Of the city Of Washington In the District
of Columbia the sum Of two thousand Eve hundred dol
lars
For the continuation Of the cusorhouse a Charleston,
South Carolina three hundred thouAand dollars
For annual repairs Of custohouses thirty thousand
dollars.
For building vaults ~ additional security 70 the public
fands siKtvsiI depostoes sixtysK thousand dollars
For ventainE bascmentrooms Of the treasury building
In addition 70 surplus funds for venang and lighting
upper rooms Of the building fifteen thousand dol
lars.
For continuing the treasury extension four hundred
thousand dollars and that the appropriation for removing
the stone wall which forms the southern boundary OF
the park the Presidents may be expended IN
with such plan a. may be hereafter approved by the Pres
dent for purpose Of removing said wall and enclosing
said park.
For continuing the Capitol extension hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
For continuing the grading and planting with trees the
unimproved portions OF the mall Thousand dollars
For paying existing liabilities for the Washington aque
duct and preserving the work already done from injury
such Of money ss shall be necessary not exceeding
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars
For continuing the construction Of the dome Of th
Capitol one hundred thousand dollars
That the President shall the money appropriated
for the erection Of suitable house for the plants recently
brought from Japan for the United States TO be applied