New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-24

nnes, forty Thousand uOiaE.
For surveying the public lands IN Kansas
mile for standard lines, six dollars for town
ship, and five dollars for section lines, forty
thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Colo
RADIO, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars
per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve
dollars for township, and ten dollars for sec
ton lines, forty thousand dollars.
For the survey of the public lands within
the limits of the land grant to Kansas
Pacific Railroad Company in the Territory
of Colorado, thirty thousand dollars; pro-
vided, that the foregoing appropriations for
surveys of public lands within the limits OF
the above railroad land grants shall be con-
ditiOnal upon the compliance OF said COM
panies or parties in interest with the
requirements of the twenty-first section OF
the act of July second, eighteen hundred
and sixty-four, entitled IAN act to amend
an act to aid in the construction OF rail-
road and telegraph line from the Missouri
river to the Pacific ocean, and to secure to
postal, military and other purposes" APP
proved July first. eighteen hundred and
sixty-twO, Statutes volume thirteen, page
three hundred and sixty-fve.
For surveying the public lands in Idaho,
at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per
lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dol
lars for township and ten for section lines,
thirty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in New
Mexico, at rates not exceeding fifteen dol
lars per lineal mile for standard lines,
twelve dollars for township and ten dollars
for section lines ten thousand dellars.
For surveying the public lands in Ari-
IONA, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars
per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve
dollars for township, and ten dollars for
section lines, twenty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Cali
fornia, at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars
per lineal mile for standard lines, twelve
dollars for township, and ten dollars for
section lines, seventy thousand dollars:
Provided, That the Commissioner of the
General Land Office, in his discretion, may
hereafter authorize public lands in said
State, and also in Oregon and Washington
Territory, densely covered with forests or
thick underground, to be surveyed at aug
mented rates. not exceeding eighteen dol
lars per mile for standard parallels, fifteen
dollars for township, and twelve dollars for
section lines.
For surveying the public lands in
Oregon, at rates not exceeding fifteen dol
lars per lineal mile for standard lines,
twelve dollars for township, and ten dollars
for section lines, thirty-tive thousand dol
lars. ..t..- ..t+.,
For surveying the public lands in Wash
ingtOn Territory, at rates not exceeding
fifteen dollars per hneal mile for standard
lines, twelve dollars for township, and ten
dollars for section lines, forty thousand
dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Oregon
situated west of the Cascade mountains,
densely covered with forests or thick I'M
dergrOwth, ut the rates of not exceeding six
teen dollars for township and section lines,
fifteen thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Utah
Territory, at rates not exceeding fifteen
dollars per mile for standard lines, twelve
dollars for township, and ten dollars for
section lines, fifteen thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Nevada,
at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per
lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dol
lars for township, and ten dollars for sec
ton lines, forty-five thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in the
Territory of Wyoming, at rates not exceed
ing fifteen dollars per lineal mile for stand
ard, twelve dollars for township. and ten
dollars for section lines, forty thousand dol
lars.
MISCELLANEOUS.
To mark and define the boundary lines
between the Territory of Utah on the north
and of Idaho on the south. six thousand
four hundred and eighty dollars
To enable the Secretary of the Interior 10
pay the expense of the survey of the dimin-
shed reservation of the Great and Little
Usage Indians, in the State of Kansas,
seventy-five thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary; provided, that
the amount so paid for said survey shall be
to the treasury from the proceeds
Of sale of said reservations; and provided
further, that the compensation for making
survey shall not exceed the respective
prices per mile allowed by this act for sur
Teying public lands in Nebraska and
Kansas.
For containing the geological survey of
he Territories of the United States, by
Professor Hayden, under the direction of
he Secretary of the Int rior, forty thou
'and dollars.
For continuing the completion of the
survey of the Colorado of the West and
is tributaries, by Professor Powell under
he direction of the Smithsonian Institution.
welve thousand dollars.
For expenses OF prosecuting the inquiry
authorized by law into the causes OF the
decrease of the food fishes of the coast and
he lakes, five thousand dollars. to be ex.
'ended under the direction of the Secretary
# the Treasury.
For additional compensation to Henry |
Douglass, in the employ of the Doorkeeper
the House of Representatives, for the |
present fiscal year, one hundred dollars:
md has regular annual compensation is |
lereDy increased that amount, a sum suffi- |
lent TO pay which for the next fiscal wear |
5 hereby appropriated, and hereafter his |
compensation shall be eight hundred and |
wenty dollars per anuum
And Godfrey Weitzel, of the corps of en-. |
.lneers, United States army, and in charge
Il the improvement of the Louisville canal. |
hereby empowered and directed, subject |
o the approval of the Chief of said corps |
1 engineers, to adjust and pay, out of any |
aoney appropriated for the improvement
I SAID canal, to John b. Brown, any legaI
+ equitable claim he may have against the
Jnited States arising out of his contract nv
I'M to perform work on said Improvement
l said canal, in eighteen hundred and
evenly; provided, That there shall not
e PAID TO him in any event over eight
thousand two hundred dollars. nor more nm
er that sum than. together with any sums
ready paid him on account of said CON
raet and work, shall be equal to the fair
no reasonable value to the governments of
ne WORK done by him for the government
nder such contract.
To pay Winnie Ream, for MAKING tho NOV
lie statue of Abraham Lincoln. ten tbon-
and dollars, which, in addition to tbe sum
nve thousand dollars already paid. shall
~ IN 1uli OF all claims for said work.
10 reimburse s.. Wolf, recorder of deeds
II the District of Columbia, for certain
ooks OF record and indexes purchased bv
I'M Tor the use of his Office, one thonsand
T 70 hundred and forty-eight dollars.
yli9n mary Is. Walker, widow of Robert 7
', aiter, Tor money expended by him when
'rrltorial governor of Kansas. tbirteen
lousand and three dollars and seventr Al
nus or SO much thereof as NAV be neces.
~, TO be paid on vouchers 10 hn Ssb