, 1867-05-24


TPUBLIc-No. s21
An Acr making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses of the government for the year end
ing June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
sixty, eight, and for other purposes.
CONCLUDED.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
For repairs of water pipes, FIVE hundred dol
lars.
For cleaning and repairing sewer traps on
Penusylvauia avenue, eight hundred dollars.
For casual repairs of all the furnaces under
the Capitol, FIVE hundred dollars.
For hauling manure for top-dreSsing the pub
lie grounds, fVe hundred dollars
For purchase of fuel for the centre building
Of the Capitol, fifteen hundred dollars.
For taking care of the Circle, on Pennsylvania
avenue, one'thousand dollars.
For continuing the grading and repairing OF
Virginia avenue, ten thousand dollars.
For the necessary expenses to be incurred in
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 street
main to the Capitol, IN order to supply the
building at all times with full flow OF water,
FIVE thousand dollars.
To enable the Con missioner of Public Builds
ings to put in thorough repair the conservatory
recently injured by fire at the Presidents Man
sion, ten thousand dollars.
For the construction of new greenhouse,
with central dome, and wing to correspond in
size with the present greenhouse in the Botanic
Garden to be built of iron and glass according
to a plan prepared by the architect of the Capt.
tol extension, aud approved by the Joint Com
mittee on the Library, thirty-6ve thousand dol
lars; the same to be expended under the direction
of the Joint Committee the Library of Con-
gress.
For enabling the Commissioner to cause the
old and useless lightning rods on the Presidents s
House to be removed, and Hawley's improved
patented conductors substituted for them, two
hundred and fifty dollars.
For enabling the Commissioner to employ a
suitable electrician to take care of and operate
the lighting apparatus of the dome of the Capt.
tol, twelve hundred dollars.
For repairing in front of the War Department
on Pennsylvania avenue, and on Seventeenth
street, with stone tagging, sixteen thousand
dollars.
For annual repairs of the Presidents House,
six thousand dollars.
For topdressng of public grounds and cars
tage for same one thousand five hundred dollars.
For purchase of tools for public grounds, five
hundred dollars.
For purchase of flower pots, mats, glasses,
putty, wire, twine, and so forth, for use on the
greenhouses, one lunQreu dollars.
For the removal of the foot bridge on Maine
avenue, now of no further use at that point, to
Third street west, which the Commissioner of
Public Buildings is hereby directed to have
done, three hundred dollars.
To complete the culvert through the Botanic
Garden, fifteen thousand dollars.
For removing snow and ice from pavements
and public walks, three hundred dollars.
SURVEYING THE PUBLIC LANDS.
For surveying the public lands in Minnesota,
Mt rates exceeding ten dollars per lineal mile
for standard lines, seven dollars for township,
and six dollars for secton-lines fifteen thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Dakota Ter
ritory, including the lands along the Red River
of the North, at rates, not exceeding ten dollars
per lineal mile for standard lues, seven dollars
for township, and six dollars for section lines,
fifteen thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Nebraska
at rates not exceeding ten dollars per lineal
mile for standard lines six dollars per township,
aud six dollars for section lines ifteen thousand
dollars
For surveying the public lands in Kansas, at
rates not exceeding ten dollars per lineal mile
for standard lines six dollars for township, and
five dollars for section lines, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Idaho. at
mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for towns
ship, and ten dollars for section lines, fifteen
thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Colorado,
at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lineal
mile for standard lines, eight dollars for town
ship, and seven dollars for section lines, fifteen
Thousand dollars.
For surveying tho public lands In Nevada at
rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lineal
mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for town,
SHY, and ten dollars for section lines, twenty
thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Arizona, at
rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lineal
mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for town
ship, aud ten dollars for section lines, ten thou
sand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in California,
at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per lBeal
mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for town
ship, and ten dollars for section lines, thirty
thousand dollars
For surveying the public lands in Oregon, at
rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per ineal
mile for standard lines, twelve dollars for town
ship, and ten dollars for section lines, twenty
thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Washington
Territory, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars
pea lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dollars
for township, and ten dollars for section lines
ten thousand dollars.
For the survey of the forty.secoud parallel oil
north latitude, so far as it constitutes the com,
mon boundary between the States of California
aud Oregon, estimated two hundred and TWEEN,
ty miles, at not exceeding sixty dollars per
mile, thirteen thousand eight hundred and forty.
seven dollars.
For survey of boundary line between the State
Of Oregon and the Territory of Idaho, commen.
cling at the northern boundary Of the State OF
Nevada, and running north to its intersection
with Snake river, estimated one hundred and
sixty miles, at not exceeding sixty dollars ner
mile, nine thousand six hundred dollars.
FeS the survey Of the thirty seventh parallel
= OF noTsh latitude, so far as it constitutes the
northern boundary of the Territory Of New Mer.
ieo, estimated three hundred and twenty miles
at not exceeding sixty dollars per mile, nineteen
thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be H further enacted, That the of,
fee of Commissioner of Public Buildings is here.
by abolishedi and the Chief engineer of the
Army shall perform all the duties now REQUIRED
by law of said Commissioner, and shall also
have the superintendenee of the Washington
Aqueduet and all the public works and i'm.
ProVements OF the Government of the United
states IN the District of Colup,hia -