New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-30

For surveying the public lands in Kansas,
at rates not exceeding ten dollars per hneal
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 iineal 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 10 amend
an act TO aid in the construction of a rail
road and telegraph line from the Missouri
river'tu the Pacific ocean, and to secure to
the government the use Of the same for
postal, military aud other purposes" ap.
proved July first. eighteen hundred and
sixty-two, Statutes volume thirteen, page
three hundred and sixty-five.
For surveying the public lands in Idaho,
at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars per
lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dol
lars Tor township and ten for section lines,
thirty thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in New
Mexico, at rates not exceeding fifteen dol
YRS per lneal mile for standard lines,
| Selve dollars for township and ten dollars
iNection lines, ten thousand dSllars.
NJ surveying the public lands in Ari-
HouS at rates not exceeding fifteen dollars
pI hHal mile for standard lines, twelve
uo nt;m for township, and ten dollars for
''I ~, pes, twenty thousand dollars.
gu Neying the public lands in Cali
.oliii Ntes not exceeding fifteen dollars
PEI Ineal Me for standard lines, twelve
9ectIo1 me- IN seventy thousand dollars:
G c[ov,ueo' the Commissioner of the
1ehefal Lana Nice in his discretion, NAV
nerealteF aathoNe public lands in said
STATE, ana also lnNregon and Washington
1erLlt"ry, dehsely Novered with forests OF
thlck uhueIgroWth' he surveyed at aug
mented rates, not eSNpedinr eiyhteen dol.
lars per mile for stanA nj nara1Iels fifteen
dollars for township, n\twelye dollars foI
section lines.
For surveying the Ahrc lands in
Oregon, at rates not excee&nU fifteen dol
lars per lineal mile for A,ndard lines
twelve dollars for township, Ad ten dollar,
for section lines, thirty-tive tAlsand dol
lars.
For surveying the public landsin Wash
ington Territory, at rates not eAeeedine
fifteen dollars per lineal mile for sSndars
lines, twelve dollars for township, iNd fer
dollars for section lines forty thoIAant
dollars
For surveying the public lands in Ore.A,
situated west of the Cascade mountains
densely covered with forests or thick uu
dergrOwth, at the rates of not exceeding six
teen dollars for township and section lines
fifteen thousand dollars
For surveying the public lands in Utal
Territory, at rates not exceeding ffteel
dollars per mile for standard lines, twelv,
dollars for township, and ten dollars fol
section lines, fifteen thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in Nevada
nt rates NOT exceeding fifteen dollars pei
lineal mile for standard lines, twelve dol
lars'for township, and ten dollars for see
tion lines. fortY'tiye thousand dollars.
For surveying the public lands in tn
Territory Of Wyoming, at rates not exceed
ing hiteen dollars per l4peal mile for stand
ard, twelve dollars for township, and tel
dollars for section lines forty thousand dol
lars.
MsoELLASEoUs.
To mark and define the boundary line
between the Territory Of Utah on the nortl
and Of Idaho on the south, six tAousan,
four hundred and eighty dollars.
10 enable this Secretary Of the Interior I,
paw the expense Of the survey Of the dinlin
ished reservation of the Great and Littl
Usage Indians, in the State of Kansas
seventy-fiye thouaand dollars, or SO nue.
thereof as may be necessary; provided, tina
the amount 50 paid for said survey shall b
refunded 10 the treasury from the proceed
of sale of said reservation; aud provides
further, that the COMPENSATION for making
survey shall not exceed the respectiv
prices per mile allowed by this act for SUI
veying public lands in Nebraska am
Kansas.
For continuing the geological survey @
the Territories Of the United States, b.
Professor Hayden, under the direction Q
the Secretary Of the Int riOr, forty thor
sand dollars
For continuing tho completion of th
survey of the Colorado of the West an
its tributaries, by Professor Powell, undo
the direction of the Smithsonian Institution
twelve thousand dollars.
I For expenses of prosecuting the inquir
audaorized by law into the causes Of Ill
deereftse of the food fishes Of the coast an
the lakes, five thousand dollars, to be e,
pended nndershe direction Of the Secretar
For additional cauneneation TO Henr
Douglass, in the employ qrthe Doorkeeps
of the House Of Representative, for I'll
present fiscal year, one hundred dollar
and his regular annual compensatiO.s
hereby increased that amount, sum suf
eient to pay which for the next fiscal yes
is hereby appropriated, and hereafter b
compensation shall be eight hundred an
twenty dollars per anuum
And Godfrey Weitzel, of the corps of Ell
| gineers. United States army, and in charl
of the Improvement Of the Louisville cana
| is hereby empowered and directed, subiet
| to the approval of the Chief of said corr
of engineers, to adjust and pay, out Of an
money appropriated for the improvement
| of said canal, to John d. Brown, any leg
or equitable claim he may have against Il
| United States arising ont of his contract /
| him TO perform work on said improvement
| of said canal in eighteen hundred an
4 seventy: Provided, That there shall NJ
be paid TO him in any event over eigl
thousand two hundred dollars, nor more Il
der that sum than. together with any sun
already paid him on account of said CO.
tract and work, shall be equal to the ia
and reasonable value to the government
| the work done by him for the gsvernmel
under such contract.
To pay Winnie Resm, for making the ma
BILE statue of Abraham Lincoln, ten tho
sand dollars, which, in addition to the gu
| of five thousand dollars already paid, sha
be in full Of all claims for said work.
To reimburse s. Wolf, recorder of dee,
for the District of Columbia, for certa
books Of record and indexes purchased
him for the use of his Office, one thOusaI
two hundred and f0rty-eight dollars.
To Mary b. Walker, widow of Robert
Walker, for money expended by him witt
territorial governor Of Kansas, thiFte
thousand and three dollars and seventy-f
cents, or so much thereof as may be neci
| -. H.. - ~ ars
mitted 10 the proper accounting officers
the treasury