The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-05-02
Official.
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and the issue of treasury notes, Two million dol
lars. :, .
For facilitating communication between the At
lantic and Pacific States by electrical telegraph,
forty thousand dollars.
For expenses in detecting and bringing to trial
and punishment persons engaged III counterfeit,
ing treasury notes bonds, and other securities OF
the United States, well as the coins OF the
United States as well as the coins OF the United
States, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars;
For supplying deficiency in the fund for the
relief of sick and disabled seamen, two hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
For salaries of commissioners under " An act
to provide for the revision and consideration OF
the statute laws of the United States" approved
June twenty-Sevcnth, eighteen hundred ana SHY
six, and for clerical services and other ncldehtai
expenses, the printing to be done ny tnc uoS-
eminent Printing Office, seventeen thousand DOL
lars. , r
For compensation to the laborer in charge of
the water closets in the Capitol. hVe hunared ana
weight dollars , .
For COMPENSATION of four laborers in the Capt.
toll, two thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation to the public gardner, one
Thousand four hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of foreman and twenty one
laborers employed in the public grounds, thirteen
thousand four hundred dollars.
For compensation of the keeper of the western
gate Capitol square, eight hundred ana seventy
SiA dollars
For compensation of tive day watchmen EN-
ployed in the Capitol square, one thousand eight
hundred dollars.
To enable the Commissioner of Public Build
ings to pay two policemen at the Presidents
house, twenty-siX hundred and forty dollars.
For compensation of the doorkeeper ut the
Presidents house, one thousand dollars.
For compensation of two watchmen at the
Presidents house, eighteen hundred dollars.
For compensation of three watchmen ON the
kome, two thousand seven hundred dollars .
For compensation of a person to take care OF
the heating apparatus of the Library of Congress,
one thousand dollars.
For compensation of assistant doorkeeper at
the Presidents house six hundred dollars
For compensation of one night Waterman at
the public stables and carpenters shops south OF
the Capitol one thousand dollars.
For compensation of five watchmen in reserVa-
ton number two four thousand five hundred dol
lars.
For compensation of eight draw,keepers at the
Potomac bridge, and for fuel, oil, and lamps,
seven thousand five hundred and filty-three dol
lars and sixty cents.
For compensate On of two draw-keepers at the
two draw-bridgcs across the eastern branch of the
Potomac, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, one thou
sand three hundred and ninety-si dollars.
For compensation of furnance-keeper under the
old hall of the House of Representatives, six hun
dred dollars.
For compensation of watchmen in Franklin
square, nine hundred dollars.
For compensation of turnance-keeper at the
Presidents house. six hundred dollars.
For additional compensation of one hundred
dollars each to six watchmen, at nine hundred
dollars; and of twenty per centum OF five labor
laborers on public grounds, one gatekeeper, two
day and two night watchmen, and two furnace |
keepers four thousand seven hundred and sixty !
two dollars and eighty cents.
METROPOLITAN POLICE.
For salaries and other necessary expenses of
the metropolitan police for the District of Co
1umbia, two hundred and eight thousand eight |
hundred and fifty dollars. And the compensation
of said metropolitan police force, officers, and
clerks be, and the same is hereby, increased fifty
per centum upon the amount hereby appropra-
ted, commencing on the first day of July, eigh-
teen hundred and sXty-seven, said increase to be
borne by the cities of Washington and George
town, and the county of Washington, in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, in the proportion equal to the
number of patrolmen allotted severally to the
and the country of Washington, beyond the linn
its of the said city, and the levy court of said
county be, and they are hereby, authorized and
required to levy special tax not exceeding one
quarter of one per centum tor the purpose afore-
said: P'OUide1 That hereafter person shall be
appointed policeman Waterman who has
not served in the army or navy Of the United
States, and received an honorable discharge
Sec. 2. 4ied be 1t ttntheT' enacted, That the pro-
viso contained in the third section of chapter two
hundred and ten OF the act of July second eigh-
teen hundred and siXty-four, shall be construed
to embrace all suits to which the United States
shall be party in the Court of Claims, either
plaintiff or defendant.
Sec. 8. and be it further enacted, That the Sec
rotary of War is hereby authorized to direct a
geological and typographical exploration of the
Territory between the Rocky mountains and the
Sierra Nevada mountains including the route or
routes of the Pacific railroad: Piorided, That the
same can be done out of existing appropriations.
Approved March ,, 1861