Arkansas intelligencer., 1857-05-15

ing the pavement.around the same, six thou
sand dollars.
For completing the improvement Of the
grounds Of the Botanic Garden, one thousand
dollars,
For continuing the grading and planting
with trees the unimproyed portion OF the
mall, ten thousand dollars
For repairs Of the furnaces under the Sen
ate Chamber and Supreme Court rooms. five
hundred dollars
For United States Capitol extension, nine
hundred thousand dollars.
For continuing the work Of the new dome
of the Capitol, five hundred thousand dollars.
For extension Of the General Post Office.
two hundred thousand dollars
For enlarging the bc!ding for custom
house, post office and courtroom al Buffalo.
New York, one buudred and twenty one
thousand dollars, inclrding the ten per cent.
for ineidentals, and for Ike plrpe.~es ut Chi
cago, Illinois, two hundred thousand dollars.
with the ten per cent. for incidental expenses.
For the construction Of a custom house.
United States court rooms, and post Office at
Cairo, Illinois, fifty thousand dollars.
For the construction of warehouses at Qua
rantine station on the Mississippi river, below
New Orleans, fifty thousand dollars: Propia-
ed, That nc part Of said sum shall be cxlen-
ced until the State Of Louisiana Shall pass 2
law ceding jurisdiction over the site ot such
warehouse to the United States. and shall
grant to the Unitrd States the use Of so much
land as may be necessary for the construction
OF such warehouse, with water front and pri-
vilege Of the wharf now built or hereafter to
be built at said station
For the continuation and completion ofthe
custom house, post Office, dc. at Dubuque.
Iowa, twenty thousand dollars, with t~6l,er
cent. for contingencies: and the Seyetuv Of
the Treasury is hereby authorized to take
possession aud pay for the land and prosecute
the work, conditioned upon the city of Dubu-
que entering into bond in its corporate ca
pacty, with good and sufficient individual
security for twice the amount of the appro-
prations, that the legislature Of Iowa will at
It's next session pass an aet ceding exclusive
jurisdiction over the site to the United States
and forever exempting the property from all
taxation.
For tagging footway in the Congressional
burying ground, from the entrance of the
same TO the government vaRlt, two thousand
two hundred dollars.
Investigations for promoting rr;cultural and
rural economy and the procurement and dis
trIbuton Of cuttings and seeds, sixty thousand
dollars, to be expended under the direction
OF the Commissioner of Patents; and to ena-
bie the Commissioner OF Patents to collect
and report information IN relation To the con
sumption Of cotton in the several countries of
she world, three thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars.
To enable the Secretary Of the Interior to
pay the superintendent OF the building occu-
pied by SAID Secretary and his department
from the first day Of January, eighteen hun
dred and thrty-tive, to the thirtjeth Of June,
eighteen hundred and thirty-eight, the allow
ancc to be made to such superintendent with
his salary as clerk not to exceed two THOUSAND
dollars per anuun, the sum Of seven hundred
dollars.
For tagging the main avenue in the Boz
tanic Garden, and for stone gutter for same
three thousand three hundred and sixty dol
lars.
For the construction OF wooden bridge
with a double track across tho canal in the
line of Maine avenue, fifteen hundred dollars
For amount due the contractors on the con-
struction Of the marine hospitalat Nicksburg,
Mississippi, seventeen hundred and sixty-two
dollars and fifty eight cents.
For the continuation and completion OF
the United States court house and post Office
at Indianapolis Indiana, siyty-scyen thousand
dollars, with per cent. for contingencies)
For the continuation ard completion Of the
buildings for the United States courts and
post etiice at Rutland ard Windsor, Yer
mont, forty thousand dollars each, with ten
per cent. for contingencies.)
For completing and fitting up the post
Office in the building erected for "a custom
house and post offices at Cincinnati. four
thousand three hundred Gud thirty eight dol
lars and ninety cents.
For completing the custom house at Bel
fast, Maine. and for furnishing the same three
thousand fre hundred dollars, with ten per
cent for contingencies
For completing the custom- house at Bath,
Maine, FIVE thousand five hundrel dollar.
For fencing and grading the site Of the
custom house at Bath, Maine, ten thousand
dollars.
For enlarging the custom house at Ogdens-
burg, New York, and providing for the uses
of the United States courts and their federal
officers, fifty thousand dollars, with ten per
cent. on the same for contn gencies.
For repaving Pennsylvania avenue at tho
intersection of Seventh street the width OF
said street, on the plap known as Belgian
pavement" the sum Of FIVE thousand dollars
or SO much thereof as may be necessary 70,
that purpose.
For furnishing lamp posts ard lamps on
the north. east, and west side of I.afayette
square, and for taking mp and relaying the
footways on the south side of said square, and
understanding the same, the sum of one thou
sand three hundred and fifty dollars
For expenses Of packing and distributing
the Congressional Journals and documents
in pursuance of the provisions contained il
the JOINT resolution OF Congress, approved
tweniy-eighth January, eighteen hundred anc
! bfty seven, twenty thousand dollars
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