Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-27

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For compensation of two inspector
Of customs acting as superintendent
for the life-saving stations on tn
coasts of Long Island and New Jer
sey, three thousand dollars.
For compensation of fifty.four keep
crs of stations, at two hundred dol
lars each, ten thousand eight hundred
dollars.
For contingent expenses of the life
saving stations on the coasts of Lona
Island and New Jersey, twenty thou
sand dollars.
For hire of carts on the publ,
grounds, one thousand and ninety.fivt
dollars.
For purchase and repair of tools
used in the public grounds, two hun
dred dollars.
For purchase of trees and trec-box
es. to replace, where necessary, sucl
as have been planted by the United
States, to whitewash tree-boxes and
fences, and to repair pavements il
front of the public grounds, three
tnOusand dollars.
For annual repairs of the Capitol
water-closets, public stables, water.
pipes, pavements and other walks
within the Capitol square, broken
glass, and locks. and for the protec
tion Of the building, and keeping the
main approaches to it unencumbered
six thousand dollars.
For annual repairs of the Presidents
House and Furniture. improvement Of
grounds, purchase of plants for gar
den, and contingent expenses incident
thereto, Eve thousand dollars.
For fuel in part, of the Presidents
House, two thousand four hundred
dollars.
For lighting the Capitol and Prcsi-
dents House, the public grounds
around them, and around the Execu.
tive Offices, and Pennsylvania avenue,
Bridge and High streets in George.
town, Four-and.a.half street, Seventh,
and Twelfth streets across the mall
fifty thousand dollars.
For additional fixtures and lighting
and repairing the building and foot,
ways of the custom house and post.
office in Georgetown. in the District
of Columbia, hundred fifty dollars, or
so much thereof as may be necessary.
For the purchase Of books for library
at the Executive Mansion, to be cxpcn.
ded under the direction Of the Presi-
dent of the United States, two hun
dred and fifty dollars.
For repairs of the Potomac, Navy
Yard, and Upper bridges, aud the
roads appurtenant thereto, six thou
sand dollars.
For repairs Of Pennsylvania avenue,
and watering the same, ten thousand
dollars.
For public reservation number two
and Lafayette square, two thousand
dollars.
For taking care Of the grounds
south of the Presidents House, and
keeping them in order, one thousand
dollars.
For repairs of water-pipes, FIVE hun
dred dollars.
For cleaning out the sewer traps on
Pennsylvania avenue, and repairing
the same, three hundred dollars.
For repairs of all the furnaces un.
der the Capitol, five hundred dollars.
For repairing Delaware avenue,
north of G street north, one thousand
dollars.
For paying one.half of the expenses
Of sewer traps at the intersection OF
Fourth street west with 4 street north,
two hundred dollars.
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
For the support, clothing, and med
ical treatment Of the insane Of the
army and navy, and Of the revenue
service, aud of the District of Colum.
bia, at the asylum in said District
forty thousand five hundred dollars.
For finishing, furnishing, heating
aud lighting of additional accommo
dations in the east wing, five thou
sand dollars.
For improvements Of the grounds
about the hospital and farms, two
thousand dollars.
PATENT OFFICE.
For collection Of agricultural sta
tistics. Investigations for promoting
agriculture aud rural economy, and the
procurement, propagation, and distri
button Of cuttings and seeds, of new
and useful varieties, and for the intro
duction and protection Of insectivo
rous birds, and for Investigations tc
test the practicability of preparing
flax or hemp as a substitute for cot
ton, sixty thousand dollars: Prorided
hO1erer, That in the expenditure O
this appropriation, and especially il
the selection of cuttings and seeds fol
distribution, due regard shall be hal
to the purposes Of general cultiva
tion and the encouragement of tn,
agricultural and rural interests of al
parts Of the United States.
For expenses OF receiving, arrang
ing, and taking care of copyrigh
books, charts, and other copyrigh
matter, one thousand six hundred dol
lars.
EXPLORING EXPEDITIONS.
For preservation Of the collection
of the exploring and surveying expe
ditions of the Government, four thou
sand dollars.
BOTANIC GARDEN.
For grading, draining, procurin,
manure, tools, fuel, and repairs, pur
chasing trees and shrubs for Botani
Garden, to be expended under the di
rection Of the Library Committee 0
Congress, three thousand three hun
dred dollars.
For pay of horticulturist and assist
ants in the Botanic Garden and green
houses, to be expended under the di
rection Of the Library Committee @
Congress, five thousand one hundre,
and twenty-one dollars and fifty cents
SURVEY OF THE PUBLIC LANDS.
| For surveying the public lands. (e,
elusive Of California, Oregon, Wasl