Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-02-25
Appropriations for this District.
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AnoDg The amendments 70 the legislative, ex-
'e.uye aId judicial Appropriation bill refer
red 20 tie House Committee on Appropri-
atioEs, = one apprOpTlating 500 900 for the con-
>1TUctiOn, under the direction OF the Secretary
o. State, on the SOutheTly portion of the pren1-
res row occupied by the WsT and NAVY de-
paTtments, Of building which Will form tha
south wing OF a building that, when cOrlple.eI
III be similar IN the ground plan AMI Linen
tiors 70 the Treasury building, aud piov'l'-
- nnodafi0n> for the Sts.o. w -4e
Departments, the bulls 81, and Navy
q lone as laav - -se 70 Dc OF slSh KIND
90 height. with basement and attic, ami
nTs-lrcot cOnstrU ctiOn; the plans to he APP
t5Cyed by tie Secretary OF State, the Secretary
81 war, aHd the Secretary OF the Navy.
one providing that the publ.c grounds sur-
rounding The Capitol shall be enlarged accord
- 20 ne Plan approved by the Committees on
fvtbc Buildings of the Senate AMI House or
Representatives, respectively by extension he
tween ~ street east and lst street west in the
1"iio"ing manner .-NoTthwardly to the .Outh
tt'e OF Forth Il street and soUthwaTdy 20 the
IoTth side Of south r street, including. IN ad-
orion 20 % much OF the reservations avenues
ard streets r. are necessary for such extension.
tte NO squares designated as nun hcrs six hun
HFed and eighty->eyen and - hundred AMI
eighty ight.
The Secretary OF the Interior i Authorized 20
purchase those squares from the owners at a
FriSe not exceeding the appraised value made
ly The commission OF nine in their report 70
hObert Ould when he was United States attor-
Iey for this District. I'm case the Secretary of
TIE interior cannot agree with the owners of ths
property upon the price 70 be paid. he shall
make APPLICATION TO the supreme Court OF tI,,a
District for Just and equitable appraiSeIsepf
Of Tie property. The WASH gtOn and q Gorge
Town Railroad Company and METROPOLITAN X all
read company are directed TO remove their
Tracks from the present location IN the Capitol
gTolnd>- and TO run the same as thew may he
directed by the Commissioner OF Public BiiII-
inGs- SoOcO : appropriated TO grade and MI
~, remove buildings and Improve the nThIic
grounds around the Capitol a enlarged
Tor me purpose OF connecting the grounds
Stafes IN the city Of Washington Tor the estal-
tsh Ment OF public park, the OF Ger in charge
81 public buildings and grounds is authorized
10 exercise such control a. NAV be strictly ne
Ces>STy Tor this object the folio wing p1hIi.
reservations Number one. south of the Presi-
atnt Rouse: reservation number three, whereOn
staHds Tie Washington monument: reservation
Hsmt"r two, including the grounds occupied by
the Agricultural Department and around The
S@lthsOnian Institution; Armory Square, upon
when - located the ATmory building: the
grounds bounded by Missouri and Maine ave
Enes. between 81 and 9Th streets: and the
bolsne harden and Capitol grounds; and he Is
shIOElZedt 10 oher premiums, not exceeding In
al The sum of one thousand dollars tor the he's
plans Tor laying out and improving said park
10 .e submitted TO the decNiOn of commission
81 three suitable persons 10 he APPOINTED bv
t6e wee President Of the Cuited States ami
ire Speaker OF the HOuse Of REPRESENTATIVES
fEt-5dSd- That the proceeds OF the ale OF slch
lot> Belonging TO the United States as NAV not
he neeGed for public purposes not exeeehiDg
Yen N number, al be applied 10 the impJoye7
mem and LAYING out of said park: md ur,rfys5
tar't-r, That that portion OF Judiciary S,lusre
NlrS north OF r street, the streets LEADING
toward II having been first properly e,tsndei9
sbail De sold by the officer IN charge OF puhlIc
buildings and grounds, in suitable bHiIdInS
iOi>, AT public sale. minin m rate a. wbicf
Suen sale saaH 5e authorized TO be preriousIy
bsed by the Secretary Of the Interior and tbs
Innds arising GsIsST9H slal. Do paid into the
s'Sa>nry OF the United States as s--~"isl fund
"e >e' Al art for derraying the cost of o,sri,
reAtTay- NV Ma-ks bridging streets and ofhe1
work attending Tie impt3vemru; Of the public
Iark. The CopDissioner Of Pubic Buildings
AID Grounus u authorized TO borrow from fne
TyeaSpry of the nited States TO be uSed for
the purposes herein indicated and no other
any sum or sums net exceeding one hundred |
thousand dollars, and which shall be re:unieG !
and , aid 70 the Treasury OF the United S+sfaS (
cut Of any funds hereafter REALIZED from rhe /
saie q The lots or siuAres OF land heTeinbefOre
uenfiSIed.
The bill also increases the salary OF the Chief |
,IIstice OF the Us. Supreme Court 70 $40, |
Associate Justices 20 - Nh9 Chief Justice of the
Court OF Claims and Chief Justice OF the Su
ITeme Court OF the District OF Columbia 10
>'e'V, Associate Justices OF the Court OF Claims
and supreme Court Of the District of COlurr bia I
70 $50 each, snd also provides that from aud
after July lSt. Il. the annual salaries OF the
assistant Secretary, and also of the Second
comptroller, the Solicitor, the Register the
hUditors, the Commissioner Of Customs. and the
Supervising Architect OF the Treasury Depart-
meEt; the Assistant POstnas;ers General OF the
Pott once Department; the Commissioner OF
ne General Land once, the Commissioner of
PERSONS the Commissioner of Indian Affairs,
q ne Interior Department; and the Commits
sioTeT or Agriculture shall be four thousand
dollars each.