Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-05-15


Of the public lands in those States where the
Offices Of the surveyors general have been or
shall be closed. under the acts cf twelfth of
June, eighteen hundred and forty, and twen-
ty second January. eighteen hundred and
fifty three, including two thousand dollars for
the salary of the clerk, detailed 10 this special
sand five hundred dpllars
For continuing the survey OF the KEYS off
the coast of Florida by the officers of the coast
survey, thirty thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the islands on
the coast of California by the officers of the
coast survey, forty thousand dollars.
For drawings to illasssat., the report Of the
commissioner, of Patents for the year eigh
teen hundred and fifty seven, six thousand
dollars.
For flooring the basement rooms in the old
! portion OF the Patent Office building to make
them tit for business purposes, painting the
interior OF sald building, repairing roof and
for other incidental repairs, eight thousand
dollars.
For preparing the saloon of the west wing
of the Patent Office for the receution of mo-
dels for patents, and for fitting up and fur
nlshlng the same with suitable cases, fifty
thousand dollars
For the support, clothing, and medical
treatment OF the iusane of the District Of Co.
! lumbla, and of the army and navy at the
aNy lum IN SAID District, including five hundred
| dollars tor books and incidental expenses.
twenty thousand five hundred dollars.
For purchase OF agricultural and horticul,
tural implements, and for the improvement
Of the grounds of the Insane ASYLUM of the
District of Columbia, including farm and
| garden, five thousand dollars.
For casual repairs of the Patent Office
/ building, three thousand dollars
For 6 ntlnuIng the erection of the north
front of the Patent Office building. for the
accommodation OF the Department Of the In
! terror. two hundred thousand dollars.
For support, care and medical treatment
| ol transient paupers, medical and surgical
! patents in Washington Infrmary three thou
sand dollars.
For purchase of manure for the public
! grounds, one thousand dollars.
For hire OF carts ou the public grounds. one
Thousand dollars.
For purchase and repair of tools used in
the pn5hc grounds, five hundred dollars.
For purchase OF trees and trecboxes, to re-
place where necessary such as have been
/ planted 10y the United States, and the repair
/ oI pavement IN front of the public grounds.
tye thousand dollars.
For annual repairs Of the capitol, water
/ closets, public stables, watgrpipes, pavement
and other walks within th, capitol square.
broken glass and locks, six thousand dollars
For annual repair, Of the Presidents house
and furniture, Un,ludng the painting OF the
east room and euilre wood work OF the nte.
ror, fitting up the water closets and csterns
and making other improvements,( improve
ment of grounds, purchasing trees and plants
for garden and making hotOeds therein and
contingent expenses incident thereto, eleven
thousand dollars
For refuruishing the Presidents house, to
be expended undtr the direction of the Presi
dent, in addition TO the proceeds Of the sale
oi such OF dhe furniture and equipage as may
be decayeti and unfit for use twenty thousand
/ doilays.
For fuel in part Of the Presidents house,
one thousand eight hundred dollars.
For lighting the Presidents house and
Capitol, the public grounds around them aud
around the Executive offices, and Penn~ylva,
n.a avenue, twenty seven thousand dollars.
For purchase OF books for library at the
Executive mansion, to be expended under the
direction OF the President of the United
States, two hundred and fifty dollars.
For erecting castiron lamp posts and light
ing the same with gas from the western ter
minus OF Pennsy ylyana avenue, through Bridge
and High streets, in Georgetown, four thou
sand dollars: provided tho cost of the same
shall not exceed the price paid for those now
III use 10y the government on Pennsylvania
| avenue.
For compensation to Alfred L. Rives. civil
engineer, and paying the incidental expenses
IN making surveys, drawings, specifications,
and estimates for a bridge across the Poto
mac, under an act Of Congress, six thousand
four hundred and ten dollars and seventy
seven cents.
For repairs of the Potomac, Navy Yard,
and upper bridges, six thousand dollars. 49,
For repairs of Pennsylvania avenue, three
thousand dollars.
For public reservation number two ard
Lafayette Square, three thousand dollars.
For taking care of the grounds south Of
the IresIdent's house continuing the improve
ments OF the same, and keeping them in or
der, three thousand dollars
For the erection stables and conservatory
at the Presidents house, to replace those
about to be taken down TO make room for the
Z. "a va" iiSaooiS ohiIQioS, twenty
thousand dollaas.
For preservation and improvement OF the
u Gle at the intersection of pennsylyania and
New Hampshire avenues and X and Twenty
third streets, one thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars.
For completing the grading and gravelling
New jersey avenue from North ID stree; to
New York avenue the sum OF seven thousand
dollars.
For the payment of laborers employed iu
shoyelling snow from the walks to and around
the Capitol, the Presidents house, and olhe,
public buildings, FIVE hundred ,lollars.
For repairs Of waterpipes, five hundred
dollars.