New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-23
In the office OF the architect of the Capitol
extension, shall be considered authentic.
poTbETr4P CARMEN

B garden, to make it correspond with that at
Che west of the rOtunda, thirteen thousand
dollars.
FOR extending the propagating houses
&including the use of the sash from the old
nortion Of the conservatory, and for gen
eral repairs to buildings, four thousand five
hundred dollars
For the construction of a sewer and trap
across Third street, to convey the drainage
of the botanical garden to the main sewer,
Owe hundred dollars.
For continuing fence and erecting gate
wava on Third street, seven thousand FIVE
hundred dollars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
F'or additional heating apparatus in the
library Of Congress, to be expended under
9he direction Of the architect of the Capitol
extension, two thousand dollars, OF go much
thereof as may be necessary.
To enable the librarian to procure for the
library Of Congress the English. county his
gorie8, the sum OF five thousand dollars, or
60 much thereof as may be necessary.
For an additional appropriation, to be ex-
Gonded under the direction of the Joint
Committee on the Library, to decorate the
Capitol with such works of art as may be
ordered and approved by said committee,
a8 provided by act approved August eight
eenth, eighteen hundred and fifty six, IF
teen thousand dollars; and said committee,
whenever, in their Judgment, it shall be OK
pedient, are authorized to accept any work
of the fine arts on behalf of Congress,
which NAV be offered, and to assign the
game such place in the Capitol as they NAV
deem suitable, and shall have the supervi-
scn of all works of art that may be placed
On the Capitol.
For the publication Of three volumes Of
wilkes Exploring Expedition, agreeabIy to
act of May twentyeighth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-two. nine thousan6 dol
10 enable She SoinS Committee on Che
Library to purchase Morans large paint
ing Of the Canyon Of the Yellowstone, ten
Thousand dollars.
SURVEY OF THE CoAsf.
For continuing the survey of the Attain
Sic and Gulf coasts Of the United States
and Lake ChanIplain, including compensa
sion Of civilians engaged ia the work, and
excluding pay and emoluments of officers
of the army and navy and petty officers
and men of the navy employed in the
9vorlc, three hundred and ninety-one thou
eapd dollars.
Bor continuing the survey of the western
coast of the United States, including com
pensation of civilians engaged in the work,
Gwo hundred and forty thousand dollars.
For pay and rations of engineers for the
steamers used in the Coast survey, no long
or supplied by the Navy Department, ten
thousand dollars.
for continuing the publications ii the
observations made in the progress OF Coast
Survey including compensation for civil
Sans engaged III the work, the publication
to be made at the Government Printing
Office ten thousand dollars.
For repairs and maintenance OF the com
element of vessels used in the Coast Survey,
tort y-fve thousand dollars
&0r extending the triangulations Of the
Coast Survey so as TO form d geOdetic con-
nection between the Atlantic and, Pacific
coasts of the United States. and assisting
in the State surveys, including compenSa-
zion of civilians engaged in the work,
Ghirty-si8 thousand dollars.
U&DER THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
ARHoR1Es AND ARsENALs.
Springfield armory, Springfield, Massa-
Ghusetts: For repairs and preservation OF
grounds, buildings, and machinery; and for
%urbst0ne for armory grounds fronting on
State street, twenty-five thousand dollars.
Rock island armory and arsenal, Rock
ISLAND, dlIino1s: For new forging shop of
same dimensions and architecture as shops |
already built, except that it will be only |
one story high, one hundred and hfty-ive |
thousand dollars; for new finishing shop for |
arm0rY, two hundred thousand dollars; for |
new fire proof barracks for enlisted men, in
Guiding qneas building, bakery and laundry
building, ninetYtiye thousand dollars; for
new powder magazine, fifteen thousand dol
Cars; for completing development Of the |
water power, one hundred and ten Thousand |
dollars for the construction of avenues and |
roads 60 the Rock Island wagon bridge, and
80 the new bridge across the mississippi
Giv@r. To- the city of Davenport and for
building q railroad to connect the present
arsenal railroad with the Chicago and Rock
ISLAND railroad, when changed to lite new
location at the lower end of the island anq
fog building two entrances to the Island
from the two bridges, and an iron fence
connecting the two entrances, and between
the railroad and the public wagon road Oh
one side and the arsenal ON the other side,
Gwenfyeight thousand dollars for new
machinery for the new shops already COM
f]leted, twenty thousand dollars; tor laying
mpatpr N}ipe. three thousand dollars; for
putting six water wheels (sixty-fve horse
p0wer each) in the new dam, with shattlng
and machinery for transmission of power to
&he shops already in use, twenty-siX thou
san& dollars; in all six hundred and fifty
two thousand dollars.
For completion Of the wagon road bridge
Moline with Rock Island, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For the construction of the Rock Tsland
bridge, the balance Of the appropriation,
by the act Of March third, |
eighteen hundred and seventy one, which
may be unexpended at the close of the
present fiscal year, is hereby re-appropri-
ated.
Benicia arsenal, Benicia, California: For
boring artesan we'll, twelve thousand six
hundred and eighty-sevcn dollars; for
building new wharf, eleven thousand four
hundred and nlnety-eight dollars; for re-
moving bank in front of office, and hlhng
mp ravine, five thousand six hundred and
sighty-seven dollars; for necessary grading
Of public grounds, eight thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars; for repairs of
workshops, store houses and quarters, five g
thousand six hundred dollars; in all, forty 8
four thousand three hundred and fifty two L
kOllaFs,
Columbus arsenal, Columbus, Ohio: For
,are and repairs Of public buildings and
nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Charleston arsenal, Charleston, South ?
Carolina: For putting slate roof on found t
Wv building, one thousand three hundred
EoIlars; for rclaying floors in storehouses, a
me thousand two hundred dollars; for gen 8
raI repairs Of public buildings and grounds,
40 hundred dollars; in all, two Thousand q
even hundred dollars. y
Detroit arsenal, Dearbornville, Michigan: IL
IOr painting and repairing public buildings, .
I've hundred dollars. y
Fort Monroe arsenal, Old Point Comfort, u
Firginia: For completing gun-yard fence, n
rick foundation wall, and fence OF old
ausket barrels. three thousand dollars; for q
epairing storeh"uses, for painting and re-
airing public buildings, three thousand a.
ollars; in all, six thousand dollars.
Fort Union arsenal, Fort Union New
Texieo Territory: For repairing store
ouses, magazine, barracks, workshops, tt
flce quarters, inelosing wall, and fences, d.