The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1867-01-03

steamers used in the photography of the coast
survey, no longer supplied by the Navy Depart
ment, nine thousand dollars.
For supplying deficiency in the fund for the
relief Of sick and disabled seanen, one hundred
thousand dollars.
For the discharge of such miscellaneous claims,
not otherwise provided for, as shall be admitted
in due course of settlement at the treasury, ten
thousand dollars.
Lighthouse Establisment.-Fol the Atlantic,
Gull, and Lake coasts, viz
For supplying the lighthouses and beacon
lights with Oil, wicks, glass chmneys, and other
necessary expenses OF the same, repairing and
hundred and fifty-ious thousand six hundred and
ninety-eiglit dollars and eighty cents.
For repairs and incidental expenses, reftting
and improving all the lighthouses and buildings
connected Herewith, one hundred and two thou
sand two hundred dollars.
For sAlaries of five hundred and ninety-six
keepers of lighthouses and light-beacons, and
their assistants fifty three thousand one hundred
and ninety three dollars and thirty three cents.
For salaries of forty-three keepers of light-ves
sells, three thousand nine hundred dollars.
For seamen's wlges, repairs, supplies, and in
cidental expenses of fol ty five lightvesses, one
one hundred and seventy thousand nine hundred
and sixty seven dollars and seventy cents.
For expenses of raising, cleaning, painting, re-
pairing. remooring, and supplying losses of beac-
ons and buoys, and for chains and sinkers for the
same, one hundred and twelve thousand three
hundred and fifty dollars.
For expenses of visiting and inspecting lights
and other aids to navigation two thousand dollars.
FOR the purchase of lot and erection of a suit
able building thereon for the establish
ment in New York City or vicinity, fifty thousand
dollars: Provided, That the price of purchase of
lot and erection of building thereon, shall not
coed the sum hereby appropriated.
For the Coasts of California. Oregon, and
Washington.-For supplying nineteen light
houses and beacon-lights with oil, glass chimneys,
chamOis skins, polishing powder, and other clean
ing materials, transportation, expenses of keep
ing lamps and machinery in repair, publishing
notices to mariners of changes of aids to naviga-
ton, seventeen thousand two hundred and seven
~ dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses of nineteen
lighthouses and buildings connected Herewith
ten thousand dollars.
For salaries of forty-three keepers and assistant
keepers of light houses, at an average not exceed
ing eight hundred dollars per annum, twenty-five
thousand eight hundred dollars.
For expenses OF raising, cleaning, painting, re-
pairing remooring, and supply losses of floating
buoys and beacons, and for chains and sinkers for
the same, and for colorng and numbering all the
buoys ten thousand dollars.
For maintenance Of the vessel provided for by
the act of eighteenth August eighteen hundred
and tifty-siX, for transportation of supplies and
materials, and for "epairs of lighthouses, and
buoy service, and for inspection purposes, twenty
thousand dollars
For compensation of two inspectors of customs
acting superintendent for the life-saving sta
tions on the coasts of Long Island and New Jer
sey, three thousand dollars.
For compensation of ffty-four keepers of sta
tiOns, at two hundred dollars.
care, and medical treatment of forty transient
paupers, medical and surgical patients in some
proper medical institution i'll the city of Washing
ton, to be selected by the Commissioner of Public
buildings, six thousand dollars.
For hire of carts on the public grounds, two
thousand dollars.
For purchase and repair of tools used in the
public grounds, two hundred dollars.
For purchase of trce-boXes, to replace when
necessary such as have been planted by the Uni
ted States, to whtewash tLee-boXes and fences,
and to DlVemeDtS front OF the public
grounds, three thousand dollars.
For annual repairs OF the Capitol, waterclosets,
walks within the Capitol square, broken glass,
and locks, and for the protection OF the building,
and keeping the main approaches to it unencum-
b"red, eight thousand dollars.
For annual repairs of the Presidents House and
furniture, improvement of grounds, purchase of
pl ,nts for garden, and contingent expenses in
cidcnt thereto, six thousand dollars.
For fuel, in part of the Presidents House, two
thousand four hundred dollars.
For lighting the Capitol and Presidents House,
the public grounds around them, and around the
executive offices, and Pennsylvania avenue,
Bridge and High streets in Georgetown, Four and
a-half street, Seventh, and Twelfth streets across
the mail siXty-two thousand dollars
To enable the Commissioner of Public Build
ings to erect two new furnaces under the rotunda
of the Capitol, two under old Hall of the House,
and two under the Supreme Court room and YES
tibulc to the same, five thousand five hundred
dollars.
For repairs of the Potomac, navy yard, and up
per bridges, ana tne ROADS appurtenanC thereto,
and to repair the house occupied by the bridge
keeper at the navy yard, and to erect wing wall
to protect the same, eleven thousand five hundred
and eighty-tive dollars.
For repairs of Pennsylvania avenue, six thou
sand dollars.
For public reservation number two and La
fayette square, two thousand dollars.
For taking care of the grounds south of the
Presidents House, containing tcontinuing] the
Improvement of the same, and replacing trees de-
stroyed last winter and spring b, United States
cavalry reDairinp fences and other iDiurieS two
thousand dollars
For repairs of water pipes, five hundred dollars
For cleaning out the sewer-traps on Pennsyl-
vania avenue and repairing the same, three hun
dred dollars.
For casual repairs of all the furnaces under the
Capitol, five hundred dollars.
For continuing the repairs OF Delaware avenue
north of the Capitol, one thousand dollars.
For removing back the fence, paving the foot
path on First street between the Capitol grounds
and Botanic gaadcn, and making pavement on
Third street on the side of said garden, one thou
sand two hundred dollars.
For making improvements provided for in the
thirteenth section of the city charter, per act of
May seventeen, eighteen hundred and forty-eight,
i've thousand dollars.
For improvement of B street south from Sixth
to Seventh street west, Maine avenue from the
canal to Sixth street west, and Four-and- -ahalf
east side, from Missouri to Maine avenue, all
bordering on the public grounds, according to the
surveyors estimate, six thousand nine hundred
and forty dollars.
For repairs and rebuilding fence around Smith
sonian grounds, two thousand dollars.
For compensation to the Commissioner of Pub
lie Buildings, disbursing agent of the Patent
Office building and the Capitol extension and
dome, for the current fiscal year, five hundred
dollars.
Government Hospital for the Insane.-For the
support, clothing, and medical treatment of the
insane Of the army and navy and of the revenue
service and of the District of Columbia, at the
Government hospital in said District, including
five hundred dollars for books, stationery and
incidental expenses, fifty thousand five hundred
dollars.
For finishing, furnishing, heating, and lighting
of additional accommodations in the east wing,
five thousand dollars.
For extension of workshops and machinery
therefor to afford additional facilities for the GU
rative and econimical employment of patients,
two thousand dollars
For continuation of the wall enclosing the
grounds OF the hospital, ten thousand dollars
Exploring Expedtion.-For preservation of
the collections OF the exploring and surveying
expeditions of the Government, four thousand
dollars.
Botanic Garden.--For grading, draining, pro-
curing manure, tools, fuel, and repairs, purcha-
sing trees and shrubs under the direction of Ii
brary Committee of Congress, three Thousand
three hundred dollars.
For pay OF horticuturist and assistants in the
botanic garden and greenhouses, to be expended
under the direction of the Library Committee of
Congress, five thousand one hundred and TWEEN |
ty-one dollars and fifty cents.
Columbia Institution for, the Deaf and Dumb,
and the Blind.-FoE salaries and incidental ex-