New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-20
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T0o RSUItHSOuAhh
sand dollars. ~. o,,,ses
For Continuing the inquiry into the causes
- 40 dnnraase of the food hshes OF Jhe
coast and the lakes of the United States
five thousand dollars.
For the introduction OF shad lnto th6
waters of the Pacific States, the Gun states
and of tbe Mississippi valley, and OF sal
non whitefsh, and other useful food fishes,
INTO the waters of the United States to
which they are best adapted, fifteen thou
sand dollars, to be expended under the d.
rpction of the United States commissioner
of fish and fisheries.
To enable the Superintendent OF the coast
survey to cause astronomical observations
to be made at one OF the highest points on
the line of the Pacific railroad, two thou
sand dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury
to nav Thomas Donaldson balance due him
for services as constructing superintendent
of the penitentiary building at Boise City,
Idaho. two hundred and forty dollars and
fifteen cents.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to repay to G. NJ. Lockwood, late mall CON
tractor, the amount of fine paid on the or
der of the Postmaster General, but after
ward RENTED by that officer, four hundred
and seventy-seven dollars and fifty six
cents.
For contingent expenses Of the Office ofthe
secretary of the Territory of Wyoming one
thousand five hundred dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to
pay only the reasonable expenses heretofore
incurred for paving roadway and curbng
and paving sidewalks in front of the prop
erty of the United States in the District of
Columbia, one hundred and ninety-twO
thousand six hundred and twenty dollars,
or SO much thereof as may be necessary;
and all railroads are hereby prohibited on
the | street and X street fronts of Farragut,
Scott and Franklin squares; and no further
street railroads shall be laid down IN the
city of Washington without the consent OF
Congress
To paw the board of public works of the
District of Columbia the proportion OF the
cost properly payable by the United States
government for the filing of the canal trem
Seventh street west to Seventeenth street
west, and of the cost of the intercepting
| sewer along the canal Joining the property
of the United States government, said work
being under the direction of the board OF
| public works, sixty-eight thousand three
| hundred and sixty-five dollars, or so much
| thereof as may be necessary; provided, that
| all payments made under this and the pre-
| ceding appropriation shall be made only
upon vouchers approved by the officer in
| charge Of the public buildings and
| grounds of the District; and no portion OF
| the money herewith appropriated shall
| be used BY the board Of public works
| for any other purpose whatever than
| the purpose that is named in the said two
! last paragraphs. And the land made by
the filling up of the said canal is hereby de-
| clared to be the property of the United
| States. And the said appropriations shall
not be construed to create or imply any OBJ
legation on the part of the United States IN
any respect whatever in future.
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| spective States for conveying to the seat of
Government the votes of the electors of said
| States for President and Vice President OF
| the United States, twenty-five thousand dol
| lars.
| For construction of revenue vessels in ac-
| cordance with recommendation of the spe-
cial commission, approved by the Secretary
| of the Treasury, two hundred thousand dol
| lars.
For furniture and repairs of the same for
public buildings under the control OF the
| Treasury Department, one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and water and miscella-
neous items for public buildings under the
control of the Treasury Department, two
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For heating apparatus for public build
ings under the control of the Treasury De
partment, seventy five thousand dollars.
For vaults, safes and locks, for public
! buildings under the control of the Treasury
Department., one hundred thousand dollars
For photographing, engraving, and print
ing plans of public buildings under control
Of the Treasury Department, five thousand
dollars.
For paw of custodians and .janitors Of
public buildings under the control of the
Treasury Department, one hundred and
twenty five thousand dollars.
For repairs and preservation OF public
buildings under the control of the Treasury
Department, two hundred thousand dollars
To enable the Secretary OF the Treasury
to pay to the city of CharlestOwn, Massachu
sets, the expense incurred by said city II
Curbing and paving the sidewalks anC
streets adjacent to the navy yard, one thou
sand six hundred dollars.
To paw Charles w. SeatOn for the Telin
punishment Of all claim against the United
States tor the use at the ninth or any subse
uuent census, of his invention OF a tallyln9
machine, for which letters patent were
allowed by the United States Patent Office
February seventeenth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-two fifteen thousand dollars.
SUPERVISING INSPECTORS ON STEAM VESSELS
For carrying out the provisions of the ac'
for the better protection of the lives OF pas
sengers on vessels propelled in whole or IL
part by steam, and the acts supplementary
thereof, the following sums, viz:
For salaries Of steamboat inspectors
Payment of salaries of supervising inspector
general, supervising inspectors, local IN
spect0rs, assistant inspectors, and clerks
one hundred and sixty-fve thousand toul
hundred dollars.
Contingent expenses of steamboat inspec
ton service: Expenses of instruments, sta
tionery, meetings of board Of supervising
inspectors, mileage of supervising inspect
Ors at one thousand dollars each, and other
miscellaneous expenses, ninety-one thou
sand dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury
to pay, under existing laws, contractors fol
carrying the mails for services rendered
prior to July first, eighteen hundred and
sixty-nine, thirteen thousand four hundred
and sixteen dollars.
To pay Edward R. Ferguson his salary a.
supervising inspector of steamboats, from
March third, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, to May tWenty-secODd, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-one, four hundred anC
twenty eight dollars and tfty-seven cents.
For loss and expense involved in the re
coinage of gold coins in the treasury which
are below standard weight, under such reg
ulations as the Secretary of the Treasury
NAV prescribe, one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars
To defray, under the direction of the Sec
rotary of the Treasury, the expenses OF re
deeming and reissuing the minor coinage @.
the United States, twenty thousand dollars
pursuant to the act of March third, eighteen
hundred and sevent7-one, as much OF the
same as may be necessary to be available
for expenses incurred during the present
fiscal year.
To enable the Secretary Of the Navy
to pay to the officers and crew ..
the United States steamer Kearsarge
for the destruction Of the rebe
cruiser Alabama, under the provisions o.