Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-07-13
THE OMNIBUS BILL

To-day, the House took up the bill making
appropriations for the civil expenses of the
Government for the year ending June 80. 1857
This bill, known as the omnibus BILL is usuai
ly the closing work of the session, and the fact
that ii was brought up to-day was deemed
an indication of an early Adjournment
The House is making rapid progress with IL.
Among the items already agreed to are the
following oimterest here: For repairs and pre-
servation OF public buildings, $4,000. For
furniture, repairs Of furniture, carpets and
miscellaneous items for the same, 100000 For
completion OF north wing Of Treasury extern
copper defective galvanized iron roofs, 5000
For reconstruction of heating apparatus.
$4,000. For bu-glar-prOof safes and
vaults, $4,000. For office furniture, and
expenses OF Treasury bureaus, $4,000 For
the purpose Of printing and publishing the
first volume Of the Medical and Surgical His.
tory Of the Rebellion, under the direction of the
Surgeon General, 100000. To reimburse the
appropriation fer refurnishing the Presidents
house, the sum transferred from il BY the &C.
counting officers OF the treasury, to settle an
other account of the Commissioner of Public
Buildings for annual repairs, 81, COO and the
avails Of old furniture which NAV be sold
shall be applied to the purchase of new fur.
Buildings to put in thorough repair the bridge
across the Potomac at Little Falls, in accord
ance with the estimate of the engineer "a. 40
For painting iron fences, q. 500. For repair
p
Square, $50. To repair and whitew wash the
wooden fences around the several reserva.
tons, $1,000. For repairing the arch on New
Jersey avenoe, below the Coast Survey build.
ing $1,000. To repair or replace the watsr.
pipes which convey the water from the spring
In Franklin Square 10 the Presidents House,
and to the Treasury, War and Navy Depart.
ments. S6,O0. For making the road from the
Presidents stable to the house, SI,5OO For
four new pave ashers on Penna ave- 81 900
To pay for drainage by pipes Of the waste.
water from the Presidents House, the cow
stable, cowyard, and small green house, 81 $50.
For iron fence around Botanic Garden, $1,000
For care, support, and medical treatment of
sixty transient paupers, medical and surgical
the city of Washington, under a contract to be
formed with such Institution by the Commits.
sioner of Public Buildings, at a sum not to ex.
coed $4,000. FOR hire Of carts on the public
grounds, $1,000. For purchase and repair of
tools used in the public grounds, $40. For
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 pavements in front of the
public grounds. 8, 900. For annual repairs of
the Capitol water closets, public stables, wa
ter pipes, pavements. and other walks within
the Capitol square, broken glass and locks,
and for the protection Of the building, and keep.
ing the main approaches to It unencumbered
IN additional to the sale of old material 5000
For grading and repairing Virginia avenue,
$1,000. For keeping the spring and water.
pipes which supply all the drinking water to
the Capitol in repair, and erecting substan.
tai wooden fence around the ground on which
Capitol extension, S200,0O0 For the neces-
sary expenses to be incurred in consequence Of
opening 9th street west across the Mall and in
the Presidents House, $1,000. For lighting
the Capitol and Presidents House and public
grounds around them, around the executive
offices, and Pennsylvania avenue, 100000 For
lighting AZ street across the Mall. and Mary
land avenue west, and 9th street south, Si5,OOO:
Prorided, That the corporation Of Washington
CITY shall light their street lamps with seven
from dark until daylight, and that no part Of
this appropriation shall be disbursed until il
Is proved to the satisfaction Of the Commis.
sioner Of Public Buildings that said corpo.
For pay Of lamp-lightsrs, gas nttiAg, plumb
ing. lamp post, lanterns, glass, paints, matches
materials and repairs Of all sorts. $4,000: For
and upper bridges, $4,000 For repairs Of Penn.
sylvania avenue, and sprinkling the same,
and keeping il clean and free from dirt, elO.uOO.
fayette Square, in addition to the sale Of hay
which may be raised on the former. 5000.
For purchase OF fuel for the centre building Of
the Capitol, el,5Oo. For taking care OF the
erecting new draw in the Navy Yard bridge,
5000. For removal Of nuisances, $4,000.
For taking care Of the grounds south Of
provement of the same. and repairing fsncse,
$4,000. For repairs Of water pipes, $500.
For cleaning and repairing sewer traps ON
Penrsylyania avenue, $500. For under.drain.
ing the Presidents garden and Capitol grounds,
$1,000. To enable the Commissioner OF Public
Buildings to so grade portion Of North Capt.
toll street, as to relay the water pipes leading
from the government spring to the Capitol,
sufficiently below the grade - 70 be secure
from frost, and 70 relay said pipes, 90, 40. 10
grade East Capitol street. 5000. For the pro.
lection and improvement Of Franklin Square,
el,5o0. For the support and maintenance Of
the con vicis transferred from the District Of
Columbia at such place or places may be Sc
lected by the Secretary of the Interior, $4,000.
For the preser vation In the Smithsonian In
stitute of the collections Of the exploring and
surveying expeditions OF the Government
S4,0t0 To complete the dam in the Potomac
river at the head Of the Washington aqueduct
from the shore 10 Conu's island, ssh To
complete the come citing conduit around and
outeide the receiving reservoir. S70,6C. To
finish gate house NJ Great Falls. &3,000. For
temporary dam at Gems island, with
cut stone $1,000. For maDagonent mia.