New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-10-12

| complete tne same IN accOfualCt "A.H o,'o
conditions in said act contained; and the
proviso in relation to the appropriation for
| continuing the construction contained III the
act of April twenty, eighteen hundred ana
| seventy. is hereby so modified as to author
ize the Secretary of the Treasury, in his DIS
| erection, to adopt as Il part OF the contracts
therein provided for, any contracts in refer
ence to said building approved by him be-
fore said April twenty: Provided that the
| limitation of cost therein contained is not
thereby affected.
For barge Office at New York, one hundred
| thousand dollars.
For inclosing and putting in safe cond-
ton the building for branch mint in Dalles
! City, Oregon, ten thousand dollars.
For continuing the work on the branch
mint building in San Francisco, California,
five hundred thousand dollars; provided,
| that the total cost of the building exclusive
of the sum paid for the site thereof, shall
not exceed one million five hundred thou
sand dollars; and provided further, that it
shall be lawful. until after the completion
and occupation of said branch mint build
ing, to exchange, at any mint or branch
mint of the United States, unrctined or un-
parted bullion whenever, i'll the opinion OF
| the Secretary of the Treasury, it can be
done with advantage to the government:
provided, that the weight, iineness, and
value of the bullion received and given III
exchange shall be determined by the mint
assay; and provided further. that the authOr-
| ity hereby given shall not be construed so as
to interfere with the rights and privileges
now or heretofore enjoyed by depositors Of
| bullion at said minis.
For repairs and preservation of public
buildings under the control of the Treasury
| Department, one hundred thousand dollars.
For furniture for cuStOlnhOuSc i'll Port
land, Maine. fifteen Thousand dollars.
For furniture for courteous in Portland,
Maine, ten thousand dollars.
For furniture for court-houre i'll Madison,
| Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars.
For furniture Tor customhGuse Ill Cairo.
| Illinois, ten thousand dollars.
For furniture and repairs of furniture for
| public buildings under the control OF the
Treasury Department, fifty thousand dol
lars.
For fuel and lights for public buildings
under the control OF the Treasury Depart
men,. sixty-tvc thousand dollars.
For heating apparatus for public build
ings under the control OF the Treasury De-
| partmcnt. twenty thousand dollars.
For vaults. safes and locks for the public
buildings under the control of the Treasury
Department, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For repairs and preservation of the laza-
retto property, near Philadelphia, eight
thousand dollars.
For the erection of Il public building in
the city of Saint Louis. Missouri, for the use
Of the customhousc and other civil officers
of the government of the United States,
three hundred thousand dollars Provided.
That the authorities OF the city of Saint
| Louis shall donate to the United States. by
| Il proper instrument of conveyance. to be
! accepted by the Secretary OF the Treasury,
a lot OF ground in said city. OF suitable di-
mansions and centrally located: And pro
vided, further, That the State of Missouri
shall cede 10 the United States jurisdiction
over the lot donated. and release and relin-
quiSh to the United States the right to tax
or in any way to assess said site, or the
| property of the United States that may be
| thereon. during the time that the United
| States shall be or remain the owner thereof
| Provided That the Secretary OF the Treas
ury is hereby directed to cause plans and
estimates for the completion of the building
| to be prepared ana submitted to Congress
| ut its next session.
| LIGHTHOUSES, BEACONS. AND STA
TIONS.
For Whales Back lighthouse. off Ports
mouth. New Hampshire for rebuilding the
lighthouse and pier, seventy Thousand dol
| lars.
For three beacon lights to complete the
system for the larbor OF Salem. Massachu-
sets thirty thousand dollars.
For fog-SgEal at Bcavertail light station
| RhoGe Island three thousand five hundred
| dollars.
For the construction of three permanent
| lights i'll Providence river, Rhode Island
above Sabins point, twenty thousand dol
lars.
For shed and open wharf on northern
| boundary of Staten Island lighthouse depot
twenty-five thousand dollars. and for II
wharf covered with sheet-piling in point Of
basin at same place. ten thousand dollars
i'll all, thirty-tive thousand dollars.
For rebuilding beaconlight at Bridgeport
| Connecticut, forty-ive thousand dollars.
! For continuing construction of lighthouse
on Race rock. Long Island sound, ten thou
| sand dollars.
For a lighted beacon on Long Beach bar
at the entrance to Peconic bay, eastern end
| of Long Island, seventeen thousand dollars.
For protecting site of Execution Rocks
| light station, New York, eight thousand
| dollars.
! For repairing the stone piers belonging to
| the United States i'll the harbor of New
| Castle Delaware, two Thousand five hum
bred dollars.
| For the improvement of Bulkhead rock
! in Providence river. Rhode Island, two
| thousand five hundred dollars.
For protecting site OF Princess Bay light
! station from encroachmentS of the sea-
| twelve thousand dollars.
For rebuilding Esopus Meadow light sta
ton, Hudson river. New York, twenty-five
| thousand dollars.
For building lighthouse at Colchester
point, or its Vicinity. Lake Champlain.
! twenty thousand dollars.
| For protection of AbsecOm lighthouse site
! from entertainments Of the sea, ten thou
| sand dollars.
| For a new lantern at Maurice river, Della
| ware light station. two thousand dollars.
For rebuilding Fort Mittiin light station.
| tWenty-three thousand five hundred dol
| lars.
| For building wharves, sheds, and other
| wise fitting the Christiana light station as Il
! buoy depot, and winter harbor for light
| vessels. at the mouth of the Christiana
| river. near Wilmington. Delaware, ten thou
! sand dollars.
| For rebuilding the light station on White
| shoals, Virginia. fifteen thousand dollars.
For rebuilding the lighthouse on Point of
| Shoals, Virginia, fifteen thousand dollars.
For commencing construction OF light
house on Pentield reef, near Bridgeport.
Connecticut. Long Island sound, thirty
! thousand dollars.
For building a lighthouse on Love point,
in Chesapeake bay, fifteen thousand dollars.
For building lighthouse at Paul Gamiels
hill or at OF near Bodies island, about mid
way between Cape Henry ana Cape Hat
teras, sixty thousand dollars.
For beginning the construction of a first
class lighthouse on Alligator reef, Florida,
being part of the system for lighting the
Florida reefs one hundred thousand dollars
For rebuilding the keepers dwelling ut
Cape San Bias light station, Florida. ten
thousand dollars.
For rebuilding the lighthouse at Bolivar
point, near Galveston, Texas, forty thou
sand dollars.