New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-23
in the office Of the architect of the Capitol
extension, shall be considered authentic.
BOTANICAL GARDEN

DO1ANlCAL GARDEN.
For reconstructing the eastern parallel
ogram Of the conservatory in the botanical
garden, to make it correspond with that at
the west of the rotunda, thirteen thousand
dollars.
For extending the propagating houses
(including the use of the sash from the old
portion of the conservatory, and for gen
eral repairs to buildings four thousand five
hundred dollars.
For the construction of sewer and trap
across Third street, to convey the drainage
of the botanical garden to the main sewer,
five hundred dollars.
For continuing fence and erecting gate
ways on Third street, seven thousand five
hundred dollars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
For additional heating apparatus in the
library Of Congress, to be expended under
the direction of the architect of the Capitol
extension two thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary.
To enable the librarian to procure for the
library of Congress the English county his
tories, the sum of five thousand dollars, or
go much thereof as may be necessary.
For an additional appropriation, to beex
pended 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,
as provided by act approved August eight
zenith, eighteen hundred and ffty-siX, tit-
teen thousand dollars; and said committee,
whenever, in their Judgment, it shall be eX-
pedient, are authorized to accept any work
Of the fine arts ON behalf of Congress,
which NAV be offered, and to assign the
same such place in the Capitol as they may
deem suitable, and shall have the supervi
sion of all works Of art that may be placed
in tie Capitol.
For the publication of three volumes Of
Wilkes Exploring Expedition, agreeably to
act of May twenty-eighth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-two, nine thousand dol
lars.
To enable the Joint Committee on the
Library to purchase Moran's large paint
ing of the Canyon Of the Yellowstone ten
Shousand dollars.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
8'or continuing the survey of the Allan
tic and Gulf coasts OF the United States,
and Lake ChampIain, including cOmpensa
Gion of civilians engaged in 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
5rork, three hundred and ninety-one thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the western
coast of the United States, incl uding COM
bensatiOn Of civilians engaged in the work,
$wO hundred and forty thousand dollars.
steamers used i'll the Coast survey, no long
or supplied by the Navy Department, ten
5L0usand dollars.
For continuing the publications Of the
observations made i'll the progress OF Coast
Survey, including compensation for civil
ians engaged IN 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,
Sorty-five thousand dollars.
For extending the triangulations OF the
Coast Survey so as to form geodetIc con
gection between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of the United States. and assisting
i'm the State surveys, including compensa-
ton of civilians engaged IN the WORK,
Shirty-siX thousand dollars.
E-NDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT..
ARMoRIEs AND ARsENALs.
Springfield armory, Springfield, Massa-
chusettsa For repairs and preservation OF
grounds buildings, and machinery; and tor
curbstOnb for aTmOry grounds fronting on
St4te street, twenty-five thousand dollars.
Rock Island armOry and arsenal, ROCK
island, Illinois: 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 tfty-hve
thousand dollars: for new finishing shop Tor
armory, two hundred thousand dollars; for
new fire proof barracks for enlisted men, In
Guiding mess building, bakery and Laundry
building, ninetyfve thousand dollars; lot
new powder magazine, fifteen thousand dol
lars: for completing development OF the
warcr-pOwer, one hundred and ten thousand
dollars: for the construction of avenues and
roads to the Rock Island wagon bridge, and
to the new bridge across the Mississippi
river, to the city Of Davenport, and 1or
building q railroad to connect the present
arsenal railroad with the Chicago and Rock
ISLAND railroad, when changed to It's new
location at the lower end Of the island, and
for building two entrances to the island
from the two bridges, and an iron fence
connecting the TWO entrances andg between
the railroad and the public wagon road on
one side and the arsenal on the other side,
twentv-eight Thousand dollars: for new
machinery for the new shops already COM
Dleted, twenty thousand dollars; for laying
water pipe, three thousand dollars; Tor
putting six water wheels (sixty-fye horse
power each) in the new dam, with shafting
and machinery for transmission of power to
tile shops already in use, twenty-siX thou
sand dollars; in all six hundred and fifty
two thousand dollars.
For completion of the wagonroad bridge
connecting Moline with Rock Island, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For the construction Of the Rock Island
bridge, the balance Of the appropriation,
continued by the act of March third,
eighteen hundred and seyenty-One, which
NAV be unexpended at the close OF the
present fiscal year, is hereby re-approprl-
ated.
Bcuicia arsenal, Benicia California: For
boring artesian we'll, twelve thousand six
hundred and eighty-seven dollars; Tor
building new wharf eleven thousand tour
hundred and ninety-eight dollars; Tor re-
moving bank in front of office, and filing
up rayine, five thousand six hundred and
efghtY-seyen dollars; for necessary grading
of public grounds, eight thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars; for repairs of
workshops, store houses and quarters, i've
thousand six hundred dollars; in all, forty
four thousand three hundred and fifty two
dollars,
Columbus arsenal, Columbus, Ohio: For
care and repairs Of public buildings ana
grounds, nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Charleston arsenal, Charleston, South
Carolina For putting slate roof on found.
erv building, one thousand three hundred
dollars: for reIaying floors in storehouses,
one thousand two hundred dollars; Tor gen
eraI reuairs Of public buildings and grounds,
two hundred dollars; IN all, Two Thousand
seven hundred dollars.
Detroit arsenal, Dearbornville, Michigan:
For painting and repairing pubic buildings
five hundred dollars.
Fort Monroe arsenal Old Point Comfort,
Virginia: For completing gun-yard tence,
brick foundation wall, and fence OF Ola
1nusket barrels three thousand dollars; for
repairing storehouses, for painting and re,
pairing public buildings, three thousand
dollars; in all, six thousand dollars.