Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-03-09

For casual repairs of ali the furnaces under
the Capitol, Ave hundred dollars.
For hauling manure for top dressing the
public grounds, i've hundred dollars.
For purchase of fuel tor the centre building
OF taeC Capitol, fifteen hundred dollars.
For taking care of the Circle, on Pennsyl.
-vahia avenue, one thousand dollars.
For confirm ing the grading ana repairing OF
Virginia avenue, ten thousand dollars
consequence of opening Sixth street west
across the Mall, and in making fences, two
thousand dollars.
For renewing the heating apparatus at the
Presidents House, eight thousand dollars.
For laying a new pipe from the K street
main to the Capitol, in order to supply the
suilding at all times with a full flow OF water,
five thousand dollars.
To enable the Commissioner Of Public
Buildings TO put in thorough repair the con-
servaory recently injured by IRE at the Pres.
dents Mansion, ten thousand dollars.
For the construction OF q new green house,
with. central dome, and a wing 10 correspond
In size with the present green house in the Bo-
tanic Garden. 10 be built Of iron and glass ac-
cording TO a plan prepared by the architect OF
the Capitol extension, and approved by the
JointCommittee on the Library, thirty n We
under the direction of the Joint Committee on
theLibrary of Congress.
Eor enabling the Commissioner to cause the
old and useless lightning. rods on the Presi-
dents House to be removed, and HawIey's
improved patented conductors substituted Tor
them, two hundred and fifty dollars.
For enabling the Commissioner TO employ a
suitable electrician to take care of and OPERA Re
the lighting apparatus of the dome of the Cant
to1, twelve hundred dollars.
For repairing in front of the War Department
on pennsylvania avenue and On SevAnteenth
street, with stone Tagging, sixteen thousand
dollars.
For annual repairs of the Presidents House.
six Thousand dollars.
For top dressing for public grounds and
carriage for came, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
For purchase of tools for public grounds,
five hundred dollars.
For purchase of flower pots, mats glasses
putty, wire, Irvine, and so forth, for use on the
greenhouses, one hundred dollars.
For the removal of the foot bridge on Maine
avenue, nov OF no further use at that point, to
Third street west, which the Comm issioner of
Public Buildings is hereby directed to have
done, three hundred dollars.
To complete the calvert through the Botanic
Garden fifteen thousand dollars
For removing snow and ice from pavements
and public walks, three hundred dollars.
For manure and carriage of the same for
Smithsonian grounds and public reservations.
one thousand dCllars.
For completing the improvement OF Frank
lin Square, gravelling walks and deepening
the same and purchasing and planting trees
and shrubbery, We thousand dollars.
For improvement of reservations on New
York, Massachusetts, Vermont. and Maryland
avenues, the sameseing now enclosed ma
treEChinR, the purchase of trees aud shrub
berry. four thousand dollars.
For further improvement Of the Circle, on
PeDnsylvaniaavenge, six hundred dollars.
For purchase and planting of trees and
boxes LOT the same, replacing those that have
been destroyed on the streets, heretofore
piantedby the government, two thoueand dol
lars.
For painting the iron fences around Lafay.
cite square. in 'front.' Of the War and Navy
departments, in front Of the Executive NJ an
sion, and the government portion Of the fence
around judiciary square, 1--WE thousand dol
lars.
For new crossings on Pennsv,vania ayanua
five thousand dollars.
For annual repairs of fences around the pub.
lie reservations, one thousand dollars.
For lighting the rotunda of the Capitol with
gas, by branch from the electric battery
which lights the dome, three thousand dollars
To enable the Joint Committee on the Libra =
~ OF Congress to purchase the historical Ii
brary of Peter Force for the library, one nun :.
dred thousand dollars.
Toenable the JOINT Committee on the Libra.
~ OF Congress TO purchase the bust Of Pulaski,
now In the old hall Of the House OF Reprasen.
tatives, executed by the late Henry ID. Saun.
ders, one thousand dollars.
TO enable the Secretary Of the Interior to ID ay
for books of record heretofore furnished in the
Office OF the register Of deeds Of the hi strict of
Columbia, and fitting necessary she living in
said office, six hundred dollars
For salary Of warden OF the jail in the Dis
trIct OF bia, two thousand dollars.
To enable the Commissioner of Agriculture
to erect Department OF Agriculture on reser-
WALTON number two, In the city of Washing
ton, according 10 the plan proposed by him
to Tie constructed under the general pro visions
OF laws relating to The constr uction Of public
buildings, one hundred thousand dollars
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
For the pre- ervation of the collections ofthe
exploring and surveying expeditions of the
government, ten thousand dollars.
GOV EMINENT HOSPITAL FOR THE
INSANE.
For the support clothing, and medical treat
ment OF The insane of the army and navy and
OF the revenue cutter service ana of the indi-
m n of
government hospital for the insane in siid
District, including five hundred dollars for
books, stationery, and incidental expen ses
ninety thousand five hundred dollars; and the
salary OF the superintendent Of the said hos.
pllal is hereby fixed at four thousand dollars
per annum.
For finishing. furnishing, lighting, and heat
ing additional accommodations In the east
wing Of the hospital edifice. occupied as gene.
raj army hospital during the war, and still in
part un finished, seven thousand dollars
For continuing the wall enclosing the
grounds Of the hospital, ten thousand dollars.
For building coal-house near the wharf
two thousand dollars.
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.
For the payment OF the employees in the
management engineering. and repairs Of the
washington aqueduct, twenty thousand dol
lars.
PATENT OFFICE.
For expenses OF receiving. arranging. and
taxing care OF copyright books, charts, and
other copyright matter, one thousand eight
Once fund.
For preparing illustrations and descriptions
for the report Of the Commissioner Of Patents
ten thousand dollars, to be paid out Of the
Patent Once fund.
COLUMBIAN INSTITUTION FOR THE
DEAF AND DUMB.
For the support OF the Institution, including
one thousand dollars for books and illustra-
trative apparatus, twenty. five thousand dol.
lars: frorided, That deaf mutes, not exceeding
Ten IN number, residing in the several States
and Territories Of the United States, applying
LOT admission TO the collegiate department OF
the INSTITUTION, shall be received on tn. same
terms and conditions as those prescribed by
law LOT residents of the District of Columbia
AZ the discretion OF the president Of the insti-
tuition.
For the erection, furnishing, and fitting up
OF ADDITIONS TO the buldiigs of the institu ito n
10 provide enlarged accommodations for the
MAZE ana female pupils and the resident Off
GERS OF the institution, fifty -four Thousand
SIX hundred and seventy five dollars.
For the enlargement and further improve
ment OF the grounds of the In stitution IncIud
ing under drainage, seven thousand ii We hun.
dred dollars.
10 furnish an increased supply Of Potomac
wafer and for the erection oftanks to regulate
the distribution thereof, II We thousand dollars
10 be expended under the direction OF the nres