New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-07-30

| lars each: one messenger and four assistant
| messengers; zine watchmen, fifteen labor
ers, and twenty-five clerks in dead-letter
Office, at eight hundred dollars each; for
/ temporary clerk hire ten Thousand dollars;
| making, in all, three hundred and ninety
| five thousand seven hundred dollars.
/ For one clerk of class four, two clerks or
| class two, one clerk of class one, and two
laborers, additional force in the money order
office, seven thousand two hundred and
| forty dollars.
| For stationery, nine thousand dollars,
| for fuel for the General POstottice building;
| including the Auditors Office, seven thou
sand four hundred dollars; for gas, four
| thousand dollars; for plumbing and gas
fixtures, three thousand dollars; for tele-
graphing, three thousand dollars; for
| painting, one thousand five hundred dol
lars: for carpets, one thousand dollars; for
| furniture, two thousand dollars; for livery,
| seven hundred and fifty dollars; for hard
| ware. eight hundred dollars; for engineer,
one Thousand six hundred dollars: for as
! sistant engineer, one thousand dollars; tor
fireman and blacksmith, nine hundred dol
| lars; for two fremen, one thousand four
| hundred and forty dollars; for six labOrers,
four thousand three hundred and twenty
| dollars; for one Waterman, seven hundred
| and twenty dollars; for one carpenter, one
| thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; for
| three assistant messengers, two thousand
one hundred and sixty dollars; for two fe-
male labOrers, nine. hundred and sixty dol
lars; for one female la5Orer, at two hundred
and forty dollars for contingent expenses,
seven thousand five hundred dollars; in all,
| fifty-tOur thousand nine hundred and nine
ty-two dollars
WAR DEPARTMENT.
For compensation of the Secretary of
| War, eight thousand dollars; chief clerk, at
| two thousand five hCndred dollars; two
| clerks. at two thousand dollars; three.
clerks of class four; for additional to one
clerk OF class four, as discussing clerk, two
! hundred dollars; for six clerks of class
| three three clerks of class two, eight clerks
| Of class one, one messenger, three assistant
| messengers, one labOrer; in all, forty seven
| thousand two hundred and twenty dollars,
/ To enable the Secretary of War to have
| the rebel archives examined, and copies fur
nished from time to time, for the use of the
! government, including also an additional
| sum for the contingent expensesOf his office,
eleven thousand dollars; and Tor the pay
ment of clerks employed in the examination
and settlement of claims, arising from the
| collection and organization of volunteers
| during the late war, as follows four clerks
| of class four, three clerks of class three,
| twenty-seven clerks of class two, and twelve
! clerks of class one; one fireman, at seven
| hundred and twenty dollars; one messenger,
at three hundred and sixty dollars per an
mum; and for incidental expenses, eight
! thousand dollars; and two additional clerks
| of class one, to aid in examining the rolls of
| the war of eighteen hundred and twelve, to
/ secure, within a reasonable time, the de-
| cision of cases of veterans of that war now
| pending in the Pension Bureau; making, in
! all, the further sum of seventy-hve thou
! sand six hundred and eighty dollars, which
| is hereby appropriated.
For contingent expenses, seven thousand
| dollars.
! office of tie A9jutant General-For chief
| clerk, two thousand dollars; two clerks Of
class four, nine clerks of class three, twenty
| sever clerks of class two, twenty-siX clerks
! of class one, and two messengers; in all,
ninety thousand six hundred and eighty
| dollars.
For contingent expenses, ten thousand
dollars.
office of the Quarteymasier GeJcral-For
! chief clerk two thousand dollars; three
! clerks of class four, eight clerks Of class
| three, twenty clerks Of class two, seventy
| five clerks of class one thirty cODyistS at
nine hundred dollars each; superintendent
| of the building, two hundred dollars; one
| messenger, two assistant messengers, and
! six labOrers: in ALL one hundred and sew
/ enty-twO thousand dollars.
| For contingent expenses, five thousand
! dollars.
DEHtS ~ Htt 1hJ"htS'tf Ot"t' u VI
! chief clerk two thousand dollars; four
| clerks of class four, nine clerks Of class
| three, twenty-three clerks OF class two,
! twelve clerks of class one. and two messen-
| gers, seventv-one thousand eight hundred
| and eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses, five thousand
| dollars.
Office of the Commissqry Gencral-FOr
chief clerk, two thousand dollars; one clerk
of class three, eight clerks of class two; iii
| teen clerks OF class one, one messenger, and
two IabOrers; in all, thirty-five thousand
and eighty dollars.
For contingent expenses, viz office rent,
repairs. and miscellaneous items, six thou
sand dollars.
Ofiee Of the S,srge0, GeneraL-Far chief
CLERK, two thousand dollars; one clerk Of
class three, two clerks Of class two. eight
clerks Of class one, one messenger, and one
labOrer; in all, seventeen thousand five
hundred and sixty dollars.
For contingent expenses, blank books,
stationery, binding, rent, fuel, and includ-
ing rent of Surgeon Generals Office and
Army. Medical Museum, eight thousand
dollars
Office Of Chief Engiaeer.-FQr chief clerk,
two thousand dollars; three clerks Of class
four, four clerks of class three, four clerks
Of class two, four clerks of class one, one
! messenger, and one labOrer: in all, twenty
five thousand seven hundred ana sixty dol
lars.
For contingent expenses, viz, for station
erv, Office furniture, miscellaneous and Incl
dental expenses, including two daily Wash
ingtOn newspapers, three thousand dollars.
Ofice Of Chief Of Orduance.-For chief
CLERK, two thousand dollars; three clerks of
class four, two clerks of class three four
clerks of class two, six clerks Of class one,
and one messenger; in all, tyenty-fOur
thousand two hundred and forty dollars
For contingent expenses viz stationery,
one thousand dollars.
office of Military JtStice.-FOr one chief
clerk, at two thousand dollars; one clerk of
class three, one clerk OF class one; in ALL
four thousand eight hundred dollars.
For contingent expenses, five hundred
dollars.
Signal Ofice.-For two clerks of class
two. two thousand eight hundred dollars.
office Of tie Inspector GeHerai-FOr one
clerk OF class three, one thousand six hun
bred dollars.
WAR DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS.
For compensation of superintendent of
inent,ttwo hundred! and fifty dollars, four
watcEmen. and two IabOrers: in all, four
thousand tive hundred and seventy dollars.
For labor fuel, lights, and miscellaneous
items for the said. building, ten thousand
dollars.
For superintendent of building corner Ct
Seventeenth and T streets two hundred
and fifty dollars), and four watcbmen aud
two laborcrs; in all, four thousand five ham
dred and seventy dollars.
For fuel for warming the entire building,
and for operating the ventIi9ttng tau in
summer, repairs of steam warming appar-