Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-12
OFFICIAL.
LAWS OF The UNITED STATES,
Passed at Second Session Of Forty first Congress-
OFFICIAL.

(PUBLIc-No. 3SI
AN ACT making appropriations to supply def
clencles In the appropriations for the ser vice
OF Che government for the fiscal year er,ding
Jufe thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy.
and Tor other purposes.
BE it enacted by Tie Senate and House Of Repre-
senfdtires Of the United States of America in Com
gre. assembled, That the following Sums, or so
much thereof as may be necessary. be, and the
same are hereby, appropriated out of eny money
in the treasury not otherwise appro priated. to
supply deficiencies in the appropriate .ons for the
service Of the government for the fiscal year
ending June thirty, eighteen hunt red and sew
enty, for the objects hereinafter expressed, viz
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
For additional pay of twelve watchmen, at
twohundred and twenty dollars each, and eleven
laborers employed in the Treasury Department
building, at one hundred ard twenty dollars
each, for the year ending June thirty, eighteen
hundred and seventy, three thousand nine hum
dred and sixty dollars.
For additional pay Of thirty laborers, at one
hundred and twenty dolla<s each, for the year
ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sew
enty: Prorided, That the paw shall not exceed
seven hundred and twenty dollars each for said
year, three thousand six hundred dollars.
10 one OF the watchmen acting as lieutenant
OF the watch, the sum of two huhdrel and
eighty dollars, in addition to his pay as watch
man.
For additional pay of three watch men and two
laborers in the Navy Department, eight hun
dred and thirty dollars.
For additional pay of forty laborers employed
in the Patent Office, at one hundred and twenty
dollars each. four thousand eight hundred dol
lars: PROVIDED, That their paw shall not exceed
seven hundred and twenty dollars each per an
mum.
For carriage for the House of Representatives
three thousand dollars.
For salaries of officers, clerks, and other en-
Ployetels in the office of the Commissioner OF
Internal Revenue, thirty thousand dollars.
For pay OF assistant engineer from January
rrst to June thirtieth. eighteen hundred and
seventy, five hundred dollars.
For additional pay OF fifteen laborers en-
p!oyed IN the Post Office Department, at one
hundred and twenty dollars each one thousand
eight hundred dollars.
For additional pay of eleven laborers in the
Office Of the Auditor of the Treasury for the
Post once Department, at one hundred and
twenty dollars each, one thousand three hun
dred and twenty dollars
For additional compensation of nine watch
men in the Post Office Department, at one hun
dred and twenty dOlla;s each, one thousand and
eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses, copying, binding.
sealing ships registers, translating foreign Ian
guages, advertising. and miscellaneous items
Tor the Treasury Department and its several
bureaus, twelve thousand dollars.
To supply deficiency in the fund for the relief
OF slek and disabled seamen, one hundred thou
sand dollars.
COMPTROLLER OF THE CURRENCY
or pay OF one clerk of class two, one clerk of
class one, and three female clerks, at nine hun
e.,
dI cd and sixty-sl dollars and sixty-six cents.
INTERNAL REVENUE BUREAU.
fOr rent, dies, paper; for stamps and inciden-
tai expenses, including the cost OF subscriptions
for such number OF copies of the +" Internal
Revenue Record and Customs Journal" a. the
Secretary of the Treasury may deem necessary
to supply to revenue officers, three hundred
thousand dollars.
ABANDONED AND CAPTURED PROPERTY.
For the necessary expenses of defending suits
he mite
States, for the proceeds of abandoned and can
tured property under the direction of the Sec
letsry OF the Treasury; pursuant to the joint
resolution of March thirty, eighteen hundred
and siNty-eight, twenty thousand dollars; and
Tor the --ccesSary expenses incurred in defend.
Ing suits against the Secretary of the Treasury
or his subordinates and agents, in respect TO or
growing out of the seizure OF such property
and in prosecuting suits for the recovery Of
property claimed to have accrued or belonged
10 the United States, growing out of the rebel
lion or the suppression thereof and for settiing
the accounts of agents employed in recovering
such property, twen-y thousand dollars.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
For roofing and CO ItnuinI the work or the
Gust m-house at afro, Illinois, ten thousand
dollars.
Fer roofing and continuing the work on the
custom-house at Detroit, Michigan one thOu-
sand five hundred dollars.
For general repairs of custom-house at Sa-
yannah, Georgia, ffteec thousand dollars.
For general repairs of custom-house at
For plastering, iron work, and carpentry on
the custom house at Portland, Maine, thirty
thousand dollars
For repairing the custom-house at Richmond,
virginia, Twenty-Five thousand dollars.
Fpr paving, grading. and fencing about Gus
thousand dollars.
For paving. curbing, grading, sewerage and
other work about the courthouse and post-office,
at Springfield, Illinois. the sum OF twelve thou
sand dollars.
custom-house al Castne, Maine, six hundred
dollars.
For continuing construction, granite and lime
stone work, for custOm-house, Saint Paul, Minn
twenty nve tho usand dollars: Prouided, That no
part OF the money shall be expended until a
contract or contracts shall be entered into by
the proper authorities with the lowest responsi-
bic bidder or bidders for the completion OF the
entlre building at sum, including all moneys
already expended in its constr uction, not exceed
ing three hundred thousand dollars; and the ex-
pendture OF any sum of money In violation of
this provis0 shall be deemed unlawful.
For completing the work on the court house
and post Office at Des Moines, Iowa twenty
four thousand i've hundred and seventy three
dollars
For roofing, interior brIck-work, and plaster
ing of the court-hou at Madison Wisconsin
thirty thousand dollars.
For plastering, iron-wOrk, and carpentry for
thousand dollars.
For continuing the construction of the build
ing for court-hOu>e and post office in New York
city, one million dollars: Proridsd That no part
OF this sum beyond the sum OF tive hundred
thousand dsllars, or any other sum appropriated
Tor this purpose shall be expended until con-
tract or contracts for the completion of the en-
tire building in conformity with plans TO be ap-
proved by the Secretary of the Treasury an,N
Postmaster General, and at all times under
their direction, shall be entered into with the
lowest responsible bidder or bidders and for a
sum not exceeding three million dollars, includ-
ing all sums already expended for that purpose,
except that for the site; and the expenditure of
any sum of MONEY! in violation OF this proyiso
shall be deem ed unlawful.
For continuing the work on the building for
post office and sub-ueasury in Boston, M ASA
chusetts, ave hundred thousand dollars: Proci-
ded, That no part Of this rum, beyond the sum
Of two hundred and nfty thousand dollars or
any other sum appropriated for this purpose
shall be expended until contract or contracts
for the completion of the entire building, In
conformity with plans TO be approved by the
Secretary of the Treasury and Postmaster Gem
eral, and at all times under their direction
shall be entered into with the lowest responsible
bidder or bidders, and for sum not exceeding
one million five hundred thousand dollars, in
cluding all sums already expended for that pur-
poe, except that for the site; and the expendi-
Of