The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1857-03-12

tysevenh and tweny-eghh of August eighteen hundred
and hysK, twenyn thousand and ffiyhree dollars
and eighty-one cents
For compensation of two superintendent for the life
stations on the coasts Of Long Island and New Jersey
/ thousand ana sxty-one dollars aud fourteen cents.
For compensation OF fifty -four keepers Of stations
thousand one hundred and twenty dollars and eighty
cents.
For contingencies of life stations on the coass Of Long
4 lslsnd and New Jersey, fifteen thousand dollars.
4 SURVEY OF THE PUBLIC LANDS
For surveying the public lands Exclusive Of California
Oregon, Washington New Mexico, Kansas Nebraska, and
Htah nsuding incidental expenses and island surveys in
the interior, and all other special ad difficult surveys de-
mandng augmented rates. be apportioned and applied
to the several surveying districts according to the exgen
ces OF the public service including expenses of selecting
swamp lands and the npensaon aud to survey
to locate private land claims in Louisiana in addition
the anezpended balances OF all former appropriations one
4 hundred thousand dollars.
For completing the survey of towns and villages n Mis-
4 souri,, two thousand dollars
For cor.ectng ertoheops and defective lines OF public
and private surveys Ia illinois and asoari at tae not
exceeding Elk dollars par mile two thousand dollars.
For surveying in Louisiana, at augmented rates. au.
horized by law four thousand seven hundred and sixty
six dollars.
For surveying the public lands and private land claims
in California, including office expenses incident to the
of Claims and to be dsbursed at the rates prescribed
by law for the different kinds of work, hundred thou
sand dollars.
For surveying standard parallel and meridian lines in
Washington Territory seven thousand five hundred dol
For surveying township and subdivsonal lines in Wash
ington Territory at rate not exceeding twelve dollars
per mile, twenty thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of base meridian standard
parallels township and section lines in New Mexico fifty
/ thousand dollars.
Tor Surveying the necessary base, metidau standard
parallels, township and section lines in Kansas and Me-
braska also outlines of Indian reservations fifty thousand
! dollars.
For continuing the survey Of the base meridian
on parallels township and section lines in the Territory
OF Utah, fifty thousand dollars.
For preparing the unfinished records public and private
surveys be transferred the State authorities under the
provisions of the act Of twelfth June eighteen hundred and
forty in those Districts where th SURVEYS dbout being
completed, twelve thousand dollars
For resuvey and examination of the survey of the public
lands In those States where the Offices OF the surveyors
general have beeD shall be- closed under the acts of the
twelfth june eighteen hundred and ory, and twenty
ond January, eighteen hundred and fifty ythree including
two thousand dollars for the salary OF The clerk detailed to
this special service 10 the General Land Office, two thou
sand i've hundred dollars.
i F,r continuing the survey Of the Keys off the coast
Foid by the officers OF the coast survey thirty thousand
dollars #sE .o,,,uni, =, 40. !. .., - =. 49,, !,
by the officers of the coast survey forty thousand
dollars s,..
For drawings to illustrate the report of the Commissioner
Of Patents for the year eighteen hundred and yseven
six thousand dollars. #e.t,, Et.#
For flooring the rooms in the old portion of
the Patent Office building to make them FL for business
PURPOSES painting the Interior OF said building, repairing
root and for other incidental repairs eight thousand dol
lars.
preparing the saloon OF the west the Patent
Office for the reception Of models for patents and for fitting
up and furnishing the with suitable cases. fifty thou
sand dollars
For the support clothing and medical treatment Of the
insane OF the District of Columbia and of the army and
navy at the lum in said District including five hundred
dollars for books aad Incidental expenses twenty thousand
five hundred dollars.
4 For purchase of agricultural and horticultural imple-
ments and for the improvement of the grounds of the In
sane Asylum Of the District of Coumbis including farm
and garden, five thousand dollars
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thousand dollars.
For continuing the erection of the north front Of the
Patent Office building for the accommodation Of the De-
lars. -A : '-' '1''''' wv '''4''N '''''oN -
For support care and medical treatment of Transient
pauper medical and surgical patients in Washington In
Urinary, three thousand dollars.
! For purchase of manure for the public grounds one
thousand dollars.
For hire Of carts the public grounds one thousand
dollars. H
I For purchase and repair of tools used in the public
grounds, five hundred dollars.
For purchase of recs and reeboxes to replace where
necessary such have been planted by the United States
and the repair of pavements in front the public grounds
| five thousand dollars.
For annual repairs of the Capitol water-cosets public
stables, water-ppes pavements and other walks within
the Capitol Square broken glass and locks six thousand
dollars.
For annual repairs of the Presidents House and furn
tnre (ncuding the painting of the east and entire
woodwork Of the Interior fitting up the waer-coses and
csterns and making other necessary mprovements im7
of grounds purchasing trees and plants gar
den and making hobeds therein and contingent expenses
incident thereto eleven thousand dollars.
For reuTnishng the Presidents House. TO be expended
under the direction of the President in addition TO the
proceeds of the sale of such of the furniture and equpage
may be decayed and unfit for use twenty thousand dol
lars.
For fuel in part for the Presidents House one thousand
eight hundred dollars
For lighting the Presidents House and Capitol, the
public grounds around them and around the Executive
Offices and Pennsylvania avenue twenty thousand
dollars.
mansion to be expended under the direction of the Pres
ident of the United States, two hundred and fifty dol
lars.
For erecting castron ampposs and lighting the
with gas from the western terminus Of Pennsylvania
through Bridge aud High streets in Georgetown four
thousand dollars Provided the cost of the shall
exceed the price paid for those in by the govern
ment on Pennsylvania avenue.
For compensation Alfred L. Rves civil engineer and
paying the incidental expenses in making surveys draw
ngs specifications and estimates for bridge the
Potomac under and 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
For repairs of Pennsylvana avenue three thousand dol
lars
For public reservation number two and Lafayette
Square, three thousand dollars
For taking care OF the grounds south OF the Presidents
House. continuing the improvements of the ame and keep
ing them in order, three thousand dollars.
For the erection ostables and conservatory a the Pres
make room for the extension of the Treasury Building
twenty thousand dollars.
For preservation and improvement OF the Circle at the
intersection Of Pennsylvania and New Hampshire avenue
and and Twenty third Streets thousand Eve hundred
dollars