Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1857-03-21


two thousand and sxtyone dollars and fourteen cents
For compensation of keepers ostations seven
thousand one hundred and twenty-thrfe dollars and
eighty cents.
For contingencies of life stations on THE coasts of Long
Island and New Jersey, fifteen thousand dollars
SURVEY OF THE PUBLIC LANDS
For surveying the public lands exclusive of California
Oregon Washington, New Mexico, Kansas, Nebraska,
and Utah. including incidental expenses and island sur
yeys in the interior and all other special and difficult
surveys demanding augmented rates. be apportioned
and applied the several surveying districts according
to the exigencies of the public service, including ex
penses of selecting swamp lands and the compensation
and expenses to survey to locate private land claims
in Louisiana in addition to the unexpended balances Of
all former appropriations hundred thousand dollars
For completing the survey of towns and villages IN
Missouri, two thousand dollars.
For correcting erroneous and defective lines of public
and private surveys in Illinois and Missouri at rate not
exceeding six dollars mile, two thousand dollars
For surveying in Louisiana, at augmented rates, now
authorized by law, four thousand hundred and
sixty-six dollars.
For surveying the public lands and private land claims
in California, including Office expenses incident to the
survey of claims and be disbursed at the rates pre-
scribed by law for the different kinds of work. hun
bred thousand dollars.
For surveying standard parallel and meridian lines
in Washington Territory, thousand five hundred
dollars.
For surveying township and subdivisional lines in
Washington 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.
For surveying the necessary base meridian standard
parallels township and section lines in Kansas and Ne
braska, slso OUTLINES Of Indla reserr fffy thsSu
For continuing the survey Of the base, meridian, Cor
rection parallels township and section lines in the Terri
tory of Utah. fifty thousand dollars.
For preparing the unfinished records Of public and pr
vate surveys to be transferred the State authorities
under the provisions of the act of twelfth june eighteen
hundred and forty in those districts where the surveys
about being completed, twelve thousand dollars.
For resurvey and examination Of the survey of the
public lands in those States where the Offices of the sur
veyors general have been shall be closed under the
of se twelfth June eighteen hundred and forty and
twenty second January eighteen hundred and
including two thousand dollars for the salary of the clerk
detailed this special service in the General Land Office
two thousand five hundred dollars.
For continuing the survey of the keys off the coast of
Florida by the officers of the coast survey thirty thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the survey the islands the coast Of
California by the officers of the coast survey forty thou
sand dollars.
For drawings to illustrate the report of the Commits
soner of Patents for the year eighteen hundred and fifty
seven, six thousand dollars.
For flooring the basement in the old portion of
the Patent Office building to make them fit for business
purposes painting the interior of said building repair
ing roof and for other Incidental REPAIRS eight thousand
dollars
For preparing the saloon of the west wing fthe Patent
Office for the reception of models for patents and for
fitting up and furnishing the with suitable cases.
fifty thousand dollars.
For the support clothing and medical treatment of the
insane of the District of Columbia and of the army and
navy at the asylum in said District including FIVE hun
bred dollars for books and incidental expenses twenty
thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For purchase of agricultural and horticultural nipple
ments and for the improvement of the grounds of the In
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 continuing the erection of the north front of the
Patent Office building, for the accommodation of the De-
partment Of the Interior two hundred thousand dollars
For support care and medical treatment of transient
paupers medical and surgical patients in Washington
Infrnary three thousand dollars.
For purchase Of manure for the public grounds, one
thousand dollars.
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grounds, five huns ed dollars.
For purchase of and boxes to replace where
necessary such as have been planted by the United
States and the repair of in front of the pub
lie grounds, five thousand dollars
For annual repairs of the Capitol waerclosets pub
lie stables payements and other walks with
in the Capitol Square, broken glass and locks six thou
sand dollars.
For repairs of the Presidents House and frni
ture Including the painting of the east and entire
woodwork of the interior, fitting up the water-closes
and cstern sand making other necessary improvements
Improvement of grounds, purchasing trees and plants
for garden and making hotbeds therein and contingent
expenses incident thereto eleven thousand dollars
For reurnshing the Presidents House, to be expend
ed under the direction of the President in addition
the proceeds of the sale of such of the furniture and
equipage may be decayed and unfit for use, twenty
thousand dollars.
For fuel in part for the Presidents House. one thou
sand eight hundred dollars.
LIGHTING the Presidents House and Captol. the
public grounds around them and around the Executive
Offices and Pennsylvania avenue, twentyseven thousand
dollars
For purchase of books for library at the Executive
mansion be expended under the direction of the Pre-
sden of the United States two hundred and fifty dol
lars
For erecting cast-iron lamp-posts and lighting the
with gas from the western terminus of Pennsylva
mia avenue, through Bridge and High Streets in George
town, four thousand dollars provided the cost of the
shall exceed the price paid for those in
by 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 bridge
hundred and ten dollars and seventy seven cents.
For repairs of the Potomac, Navy Yard, and upper
bridges, six thousand dollars.
For repairs of Pennsylvania avenue three thousand
dollars.
For public reservation number two and Lafayette
Square, three thousand dollars
For taking of the grounds south of the Presidents
House, continuing the improvements Of the same, and
keeping them in order, three thousand dollars.
For the erection of stables and conservatory at the Pre-
sdents Housste replace those about to be taken down
make 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
and and Twenty third streets, thousand five
hundred dollars.
For completing the grading and travelling New Jersey