Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-12-08

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oeihg estimates of DR.. John B. Blake, Commits.
'ioaef OF Public Buildings, are embraced In the
estimates OF the Secretary of the Treasury, of the
appropriations proposed to be made for the asca]
year ending June 30: a.., eTi - - :
compensation to commissioner $4,000: for the
commissioner clerk $500; messenger $40: 10,
cenunsencies $3.50; laborer S43s; public garden.
grounds and Presidents garden SI3 200: this IN .
ciudes four additional one at LAFAYETTE SQUARE
one for square south Of Presidents house and
TWO iof the improved portions Of the mall com
pensatioh keeper western gate Capitol S576 two
day watchmen employed on Capitol square al
$500 each $f2DO doorkeeper President,s Hons
SOU; assistant do s43s; for compensation night
watchman employed for better protection OF the
buildings south of the Capitol, used as stabIss
and carpenter shops, 5000; compensation for Inn
drawkeepers at the Potomac bridge, and for IN.
e. Lamps, &c. sS,So3 This estimate is inc reased
S2,4o ~ 10 pay expenses for keeping the bridge
Tor the last three quarters of the fiscal wear end
Ing June 30, 1858, tor which Congress omitted IN
t,aKs an appropriation Compensation for two
orawkeepers, fuel, oil and lamps, 81, $50; COM
pensation of the auxiliary guard, fuel and liSbt.
SIs4os Tor support, care and medical treatment
OF forty transient paupers, medical and surgical
patients In Washington lnfrmary, sc, 900 The
annual appropriation Is 80 900 for eighteen pau
per patients, but the applicants for admission
greatly exceed the number for which provision
Is made For manure for public grounds 81 600;
hIiC VI w purchase OF trees,
place tree boxes and repair of pavements in front
of public grounds s. 900; annual repairs capitoI
water closets, public stables, water pipes pave
ments and walks, broken glass, &c, SO 900; an
nual repairs of Presidents hOuse-furniture i'm
provement of grounds, purchase of trees and
plants for garden, bot beds, &c -SI2 OOO. The
unusual storms of wind and rain which have
visited this city the past has rendered an in
crease over customary appropriations necessary.
For fnel in part for Presidents house 81 ST.
Furnace keeper for Presidents house 500 This
Is an increase OF s2i5, but it only places him on
an equality with other labOIers in the Depart
ments. For lighting the Presidents house al
capitol, Tor pCJiic grounds around them am
around Tue executive Offices, Pennsylvania aye
hue, Bridge and High streets, George town Scs3 e
OU + or repairs OF the Potomac, navy ya.d and
upper bridges $6,OOO Repairs OF PENNSYLVANIA
avenue S3,0N. For public reservation No. ,
and Lafayette Square $1,000. Taking care of
the grounds south Of the Presidents house con-
tlnulng the improvements of the same and keep
ing them in order - 900 preservation and i'm
proyement of circle at intersection of Pennsyl-
vania avenue with New Hampshire avenue with
and Twentyfhird streets 500; for continuing
the grading and planting with trees the unim-
proved portions OF the mall SlD,WN; for continm-
alton of filling up the ravine and grading Judi
ciary square S7,UO; for casual repairs OF Patent
Office building, filling up the southwest corner
Of the square, setting the curb, raising Ninth
street in front Of the building to It's proper grade
s50,000.
EStimatsS not heretofore submitted For ne,
picket fence for portion of the mall upon whc
the Smithsonian is situated : OOO; clearing sewer
traps Pennsylvania avenue 500 for purchasing
plants for conservatory at the Presidents house
So 90.
The ArseHal--For stone wharf on the Poto-
mac (nOne other will stand, y in place of the old
wooden wharf, 81 6D4 for building Il large els
tern. Sl,lE; painting two frame laborator, es,
S;sD; repairs TO foundation, cannon skiddiny-
they Were first laid % 30 years since S2le for
repairing various public buildings, contingent
repairs, and preservation OF the port, 81, ITO.
Nary YaTd.-For the west side of yard Sl4, 900;
for covering and filling space behind wall ,
$4,000; extension Of navy store, Sl3 900; for an
Choir shop and coal houses, si6 900; for carriage
houses and cartsheds, -, OOO; for pavements
wains and cutters, 81 pOO for gas works 81, 900;
for machinery and tools, Sll 100; for repairs of
all kinds. S25 ,mO total Sl3I 100.
For the magazine 1T Washington, SCI ,296 Al
observation-disclosures of warden, clerk
physician, chaplain, assistant keepers, guards
and matIon, s12, $40; compensation to three in
sPectOrs, $3.50; support and maintenance of said
penitentiary, IS Sill 25.
Hospital for the MsGne.-Support clothing
and m1dlcal treatment of the insane of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and of the army and navy at
this asylum, 81 ,5OO; extension of stables and
erection of sheds, in connection with the stock
yard, $500; heating and ventilating entire un-
finished remainder of hospital ediice, and for
slightly remOdelipg and with other improve
Inents thereto, Sl5,OO0.