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the Smithsonian Institution, twenty thou


| sand dollars.
For continuing the inquiry into the causes
| Of the decrease of the food fishes of the
coast and the lakes CT the United States,
five thousand dollars.
For the Introduction of shad into the
waters Of the Pacific States, the Gulf States,
| and Of the Mississippi valley, and of sal
mon, whitefish, 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 di-
| rection 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 pay 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.
10 enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to repay to g. NJ Lockwood, late mail 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 seventS-scven dollars and tifty-six
cents.
For contingent expenses fthe office of the
secretary of the Territory of Wyoming, one
thousand five hundred dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the anterior TO
pay only the reasonable expenses heretofore
incurred f0y paving roadway and curling
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
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Scott and franklin squares; and no further
street railroads shall be laid down in the
city of Washington without the consent Of
Congress.
70 pay che board of public works of Che
District of Columbia the proportion of the
cost properly payable by the United States
government for the filling of the canal frem
Seventh street west to Seventeenth street
west. and Of the cost of the intervening
sewer along the canal adjoining 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-fve 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 che officer in
charge of the public buildings and
grounds of the District; and no portion of
the money herewith appropriated shall
be used 10y the board of public works
fOY 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 III
any respect whatever in future.
FOR payment of tbs messengers OF che re-
spectiye 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 che same for
public buildings under the control of the
Treasury Department, one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and water ana misceIIa-
neous items tor public buildings under the
control of the Treasury Department, :~o
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars
For heating apparatus for public build
irgs under the control of the Treasury De
partment, seyenty-tve thousand dollars.
For vaults, safes and locks, for public
buildings under the GOntr0l 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 pay of custodianS and janitors Of
public huiiding. 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. kassachU- |
setts, the expense incurred by said city in
curbing and paving the sidewalks ana !
streets adjacent TO the navy yard, one thou |
sand six hundred dollars
To pay Charles w. Seat01 70: TIE Telin- !
punishment Of all claim against the United |
States tor the use at Che ninth or any subse- !
for which letters patent were |
allowed by the Cnited States Patent Office, |
February seventeenth, eighteen hundred !
and seyenty-two, fifteen thousand dollars.
SUPERVISING INSPECTORS ON STEAM VESSELS.
For carving ont the provisions Of the act
for the better protection OF the lives Of pas
sengers on vessels propelled in whole or in
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
,pectOrs, assistant inspectors, and clerks,
one hundred and sixty-iye thousand four
hundred dollars.
Contingent expenses Of steamboat insDec-
ion service: Expenses of instruments, sta
ionery, meetings of board Of supervising
Inspectors, mileage Of supervising inspect
'rs, at one thousand dollars each, and other