The weekly Mississippian. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1859-1864, 1860-12-05
(BY AUTHORITY.
PUBLIC ACTS OF THE THIRTY
SIXTH CONGRESS
uN1TED STAT E s i,

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he CgAP CCIX-An act making appropriations
Sundry Civil Expenses Of the government
l.. the year ending the tlirdeth Of Of June. eighte
~ hundred and sixty-six.
no BE At enacfed BY me Senate and House Of Rep
as ssntatUss Of the Ca!tsd Sd;es Of America an 20
yrtss usseBtJied, That the following sums be, ~
= the same are hereby, Appropriated. for the og3Se
hereafter expressed, tor the fiscal year ending Il
ia h:r'ieth June, eighteen hundred and sI1ty-oL
or viz:
surrey Of the Coaa.-For continuing the enTv,
r IF tue Atlantic and Gult coast of the Unit
"A states, (iBciuding compensation OF civilians 81
~ gage ia the wUrk, and excluding pay and EN- Il
or meuts of officers of the army and navy, and pet
Ulcers and men of the navy employed on the wor
n, wo hundred and fifty thousand doiarP.
-. For continuing the surrey Of the western Goa
~ If the UuiEed States, including compensation
ef civi,iaus engaged in the work, one hundred al
thirty thou.and dollars.
m Fo- continuing the survey of the Florida rec
, | and keys (ibclading compensation OF civilians OF
lie ,s%ed IN the work, and excluding pay and ernoir
10 nens of officers of tue army and navy and petit
IS ocsrs and mer of Il navy employed on the work
| forty thousand dollars.
, - rnIpio, a t6e to connect the triangulatio
IN the Atlantic coast with that the Gulf Of Mex
II g.. acros. tho Florida peninsula, including compen
sation Of civilians engaged In the work, nVe taoaS
and dollars. .
r press of the survey of the coast Vt the Unlte'
States including compensation OF civilians en-
gagged in the works. five thousand dollars
| For repairs of steamers and sailing schooner
used in the coast survey, ten thousand COLLARS
For fuel and QUARTERS, and for msleage or trans
porta ion for officers and enlisted soldiers of tbs
army serving in he cat survey in cases n" Longer
provided Tor BY the quartermssters department
fve thousand dollars.
steamers used in the photography of the coast sur
vey, no longer supplied by the Navy Department.
twelve thousand eight hundred dollars.
To supply deficiency in the Iund Tor the reilef OF
sick and disabled amen, one 0Undred ana seventy
| ave thou sd dollars.
| FIR the d iscaarge If such miscellaneous claims,
not utherw.se provided foE shall be admitted in
dr" Of settlement at the treasury i've tkous-
and dollars.
| For vi, serving tho unfinished WORK upon til .
Charleston custom-house five thousand dollars az
| 20 pay for the marble already delivered at the
Charleston m-house, TO be used in continuing
tue work on That building fifteen thousand dollars
AID the Secretary q the Treasury Ia directed to
report to Congress In his next annual report on the
fnances the amount of further appropriations that
may be required to finish. respectively, this GUS
tom house and the az New Orleans. and the
time No. >ssary to coz Pete the same, ard ehether
any changes can be made, consistently %ith the
| purposes iGr which tho building isintended, which
will reduce tia of completion, and in the mean
| time no farther materials shall be delivered fer
said custom-hOnse.
For preserving the unfinished work upon the
| New OIIeaus custom house, five thousand dollars,
and to pay f1r marble already delivered at the New
work that building, twenty five thousand dollars
and in the meaa time no further materials, shall
be delivered for said custom-house.
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury to ft up
ready ior the occupancy Of the postmaster and his
| force, the necessary rooms in the custom house
building at New orleans, that is one half of the
first floor of the old levee front designed for the
! Post-Oace Department. according to tho original
| design, twenty thousand dollars.
For the extension of the Treasury building, three
hundred and City thousand dollars.
For furnishing rooms in the Treasury building
| for the Uice of tho Attorney General, two thous-
/ and FIVE hundred dollars.
To pay for labor on and materials furnished for,
the Capitol extension, one hundred and fifty three
| thousand SIX hundred and one olars and sevoaty
four cents and to enable the surperi utendant
take care of the marble which has been deliveFd,
and of the shops occupied and TO lay the marble
flooring OF the poricos and TO pay for the bronze
doors forty eight thousand nine hundred and TWEEN
ty dollars a7d for cYnIipg ncies Of the pto eE
tsusion twenty-thres hundred dollars, making two
handred and four thousand eight hundred and
twenty one dollars NSd sevsnty-fonr cents.
For the prosecution of the work on tho Capitol |
extension during the fiscal year ending the thir
tieth June, eighteen hundred and sixty-one, the
sum of three hundred Thousand dollars: Prouided
That of the money hereby appropriated shall
be expended in the decoration and embei lment |
Of the Capitol extension by sculpture or painting
or other works of illustrated art.
To ena BILE the superintendent Of the Capitol ex- |
tension to purchase from Rice ana Hesbner thirty
TOUR monolithic columns Of American marble st
the price specified in thcir supplemental contract
of March thirty, eighteen hundred and hfty-four.
the marble for said columns to be approved by tho
said superintendent, the sum of fortyseVen thous-
aud six hEnared dollars: That no part Of
the AFORESAID gum of three buniTe1 thousand dol
lars ppropriated for the prosecution Of the s0rk
shall be piled TO the purchase of marble coGdns.
For Contingent Expenses of the Senate, viz
For fixtures for gas, and furniture, for the COM
mittee office, and other rooms and apartments, in
the north wing Of the Capitol, IS directed Ey The
resolution Of the Senate of thirtieth March, 9igh
teen hundred and sixty, nineteen thousand TOUR
hundred dollars to be expended under the ditec-
ton of the Committee to audit and control the
tingent expenses of the Senate.
For the compls ton of the Washington aqueiWct
Ave hundred thousand dollars, to be expended Ac-
cording to the plans sDd estimates Of Captain
Meigs, and under his zuperintendence
That the Office of engineer of the Potomac water
works is hereby abolished, and its duties shall
hereafter be dI-eharged By the chief eaginSor IF
the Washington Aqueduct.
For faruitare required Tor the new custom-house,
post-oice, and United States court-roous at Wheel
lag, Virginia, one thousand four hundred and eleV-
en- liars.
For the repair of the custom house in the city of
Baltimore, fifteen Thousand dollars. /,
Liqat house EstabltsiHent.Eor Atlantic, Gull, and
Lake Coasts, uiz
For supplying the lighthouses and beaoon-lights
with oil, glass chmneys, wicks, chamois Ekns, |
polishing powder, whiting and other cleaning ma
teIiAls, transportation and other necessary expen
of the same repairing and keeping in repair tho
lightniDg apparatus, one hu,ttred and thirty-six
thousand two hundred and t4&nty-six dollars.
Fer repairs and incldsata4 expensGs rehtting
and improving all the light houses, and buildings
connected herewith, hundred and fifteen
thousand FIVE hundred and tsenty-E six and fourteen
cents.
For salaries Of Eve hundred and sixty -eight kee-
pers of lighthouses and ligh: beacous, and their
assistants, one hundred aud lightweight thousand
nine hundred and twelve dollars and ninety-soven
cents.
For salaries of forty-nne keepers OF light-vessels
twenty-seveu Thousand three hundred and fifty
dollars.
For seaman's wages repairs, supplies, and Incl.
dental expenses If forty-eight light vessels, one
bundled and seventy-twO thousand seven hundred
and Eve do lars.
For expenses Of raising, cleaning, painting, re-
pairing, remooring, aud supplying losses OF bHoys
and day-beaeoGs and for chains and sinkers for the
salDe and for coluring and numbering all the buoys,
one hundred and seven seven tn ousand dollars.
For expenses of visiting and inspecting lights
and other aids to ayigatioa, thousand four
hundred and a3urteen dollars and eighty -one
cents. &
For commissions, at two and half per centum,
to such superinteudents as are ent tied to tho
under proviso to act third March. eighteen hun
dred and fifty one, on the amount that may be dis
hursed by theD. in addition TO available balance,
six hundred and thi,ty-cisat dollars and sxt .-ono
cents.
for the Coasts Of Cri,tornio, Oregon aud WASH.
toa.-For supplying fifteen lighthouses and bea-
con lights with oil, glass chmncys, Wicks, cham3iS
skins, polishing powder, aud other cleaning ma
terias, transportation, expenses of keeping lamps
aud machinery in order publishing notices TO mar
liners Of changes of aida 10 navigation, eleven
thousand six hundred and sixty-sIx dollars and
sixty-four cents.
For salaries Of thirty five keepers and assistant
keepers of light houses, at an average not exceed
ing eight hundred dcilsrsper annum, four thousand
dollars.
For expenses of raising, cleaning. printing re-
pairing, remooring, and supplying losses OF buoys
aud day -beacons, and for chains and Sinksrs tor
the same and for ooioriug and numbering all bnoJe,
three thousand dollars.
FOR maintenance Of tho vessels provided for BY
the act of eighteenth August, eighteen hundred
and ffty-six, for inspection and transportation
pur post s, thirty thousand dollars. {
Eor continuing the construction OF tho light
house MinoA5 Ledge, OF the CobasSet r0cPs,
Boston Bay, Massachusetts, being the amount re-
nsIning 70 be appropriated TO complete work ae-
oding the original estimate, forty Soyen thOuS-
and and ninety dollars and thRty-six cents.
For competion and protection of way to light
house at Huron, Ohio, six thousand dolIars aud for
the protection of the piers and beacon-hght on the
pier at Cleveland, Ohio, eight Thousand dollars
and for the protection OF the piers and beacon
light on the piers at Fairport, Ohio, five thousand
dollars.
For communication of fuel and quarters for Offices
of the army serving lighthouse duty, the pay
ment Of Nhich is no longer provided for by the
Quartermaster's Department, three thousand two
hunt ed and two liars aud twenty nine cents.
asE compensation Of two superintendents r the
life saving stations tao cJastS OF Long Island
AID New Jersey, three thousand dollars.
For compensation of itty-tour keepers of Sta
lions, at two hundred dollars each, t II thousand
eight hundred dollars. u
For support care, and medical treatment of forty
transient paupers, medical and surgical patients in
ashington Intirmary, six Thousand dollars.
For purchase of manure for the public grounds, |
ono Thousand dollars.
For hire Of carts on the public grounds one
thou and and ninety-fve dollaIs.
For purchase and repair Of tools used in the pub
grounds, two hundred and fifty dollars.
For purchase of trees and tree boxes, to replace
where necessary such as have been planted by the
United states, and the repair of pavemeuts in /
fr Mt of the public grounds two thousand i've hmm
dred dollars.
For annual repairs of tho Capitol, water-closets,
public stables, water pipes, pAvements, and other