Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-02-27
LOCAL NEWS.
The Miscellaneous Civil APpropria iation

The miscellaneous Civil Appropriation
Bill,
DISBURSEMENTS IN DISTRICT OF UoLUHntA.
The bill making miscellaneous apprOpria-
tions for civil expenses for the fiscal year end
ing 30th June, 1866, has been made the special
order for this day. d. the aggregate sum Of
Se,5G,oOo, the following would be disbursed in
this District:
For care, support. and medical treatment of
transient paupers, medical and surgical pa
uents. in proper medical institutions in the CITY
OF W ashington, under contracts to be made by
the Commissioner of Public Buildings, at q
sum not 70 exceed S12,uOh. For hire OF carts on
yhe public grounds, ~ 0G0. For purchase and
repair OF tools used in the public grounds, 500.
Fer purchase of trees and tree boxes to replace
when necessary, such as have been planted by
the United States, to whitewash tree boxes and
fences and TO repair payeJnents III front OF the
public grounds, 5000. For annual repairs
about the Capitol stables. water pines, &c,
sc. and keeping the main approa shes 10 II nm
encumhAred, in addition TO the sale Of old ma
terial, $4,000. For annual repairs and I'M
provements OF the Presidents House, garden.
sc, $4,000. For tueI, in part, for Presidents
House, S3,CN0. For lighting the Capitol and
Pres ident's House, the public grounds around
them, and around the executive offices, and
Pennsy1yan avenue, Bride and High streets
in Georgetown, fk street, 1th and 18th streets
across the mall and Maryland avenue west,
aud 9Th street south, SS5,UuO: Eyouictsa, That III
order TO enable the washington GasIight Com
paDy 10 extend their pipes, and accommodate
the pubic IN the rem6ter parts of the city, said
company is hereby authorized 10 increase its
capital stock $500, ,000 subject TO the same liza
hlliy rs is provided in the eleventh So ction Of
the original Act of corporation, approved July
>; ISIS For repairs of the Potomac, Navy
Yard and upper bridges, SG,Gl0. For repairs
OF PeDnsy lama avenue, and aiding in keeping
i clean and tree II. M dirt Sln,OGO. Fox public
resery ation No. and Lafayette Square, s2,G00.
For ia king care o. the grounds south OF the
Pre- idents House, continuing the improve
ment OF The same, and repairing fen ces, 1850
For repairs OF water pipes, $3.50. For cleaning
and repairing sewer traps on PENNSYLVANIA
avenue. $500. For casual repairs OF all the
furnaces under the Capitol, $500. For an
additional Watchman in reservation No =
the Commissioner OF Public Buildings,
S720. For under draining the Presidents
garden and Capitol grounds. $1,000.
Eor return ishing, repairing, and lifting up the
PIE sIdents house for the neXt Presidential
tenn. S2u,UU0. For casting With some and
erecting vail in front OF the north basement
Of the Old Capitol buildipg, so as to CORES
pend with the south basement already COM
pleted, and to reimburse the money paid for
casing the south basement, viz: 81 ,l95, making
q, ,3GG. For completing the Sc wer through the
botanic garden, $40 500. To grade East Capi-
tot street, S3 900. For taking up and re aying
the brick pavement III front o! the War and
Navy Departments on Eth street, $1,000 For
stone crossings a. the streets inprsecting PENN
sylvania avenue, 5000. For repairing, re-
glazing, repainting, and putting in thorough
order the greenhouse at the President 8, $1,000.
For continuing the work on the new dome OF
the Capitol, $4,000. For repairing root and
sky lights over the old portion of the Capitol
building, $3.50. To meet the expenditure made
by the Commissioner of Public Buildings, in
illuminating the Capitol ana the Government
portion of the City Hall, $500, or so much
thereof as may be necessary. For shoveling
snow from walks and approaches to the CapI-
tol, $500. For hauling manure for top dress
ing the public grounds, $500. For the protee-
ton and improvement OF Franklin Square,
SI,7sO. For painting the Presidents house in
side and out, and the iron fences contiguous
thereto, 81, 600; to be expended by the Commits
sioner of Public Buildings. For rebuilding
the fence destroyed by fre) around the
SmithsopiAn Institute; 5000 For fuel for CEN
tire building of Capitol, s $500. To enable the
Commissioner of Public Buildings to have
Penn'a avenue cleaned and swept prior to the
inauguration on the 4th OF March, 1865, $1,000
For carrying the Potomac water into that Dor
tion of the Presidents house occupied for of
fees, and all the necessary fixtures, $1,000
For replacing all the worn. out and worthless
hydrants on Pennsylvania avenue with hy-
drants known rs the "McClelland hydrant,"
S25,000. For repairs to Pennsylvania and
South Carolina avenues, east of the Capitol,
$4,000. Fer continuing the dagstone pa vement
from in front OF the Presidents to 18th street,
in front of the War Department, $4,000. For
building sewer on Pennsylvania avenue, from
18th street to Goth street, 81, 500. For salary OF
warden Of the Ill in the District OF Columbia,
1900.
support, clothing and medical treatment OF the
insane OF the Army and Navy and the revenue
at the Government Hospital for the Insane In
said District, including $500 for books station
eYy and incidental expenses, $4,000. For I'm