New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-12

| hose, nine thousand dollars; for grading
: and improving public grounds, two thou
! sand dollars; for repairs of public buildings,
| six thousand dollars; for extending and re-
| pairing fences, six hundred dollars; in all,
| seventeen thousand six hundred dollars.
| Magazine, Boston: For a new house for
shell and powder filling, twelve thousand
dollars.
| Saint Louis arsenal Missouri: For pur-
! chase Of new boiler for steam engine at
waterworks. one thousand dollars; tor gen
| eral repairs Of public buildings and incl0s-
| ing fences Jefferson barracks, Missouri, two
| thousand dollars in all, three thousand
| dollars.
! San Antonio arsenal, San Antonio, Texas:
! For taking down walls and rebuilding with
cut stone the building used as an armory
shop, nine thousand dollars; for erecting a
| frame storehouse one hundred by twenty
five feet one story, four thousand dollars /;
| for building a cistern to supply the post
with water, two thousand dollars; for re
! pairing and painting public buildings and
| fences, one thousand dollars; in all, sixteen
| thousand dollars.
Vancouver arsenal, Vancouver Washing
ton territory: For repairing storehouseS.
workshops, quarters, barracks, fences and
grounds, one thousand dollars.
Washington arsenal, Washington, Dis
trict Of Columbia: For coping for incl9sing
wall on northern front OF arsenal grounds,
and tor entrance gates st the termination
Of Four and-ahaf street, three thousand
dollars
Wateryliet arsenal, West Troy, New York:
For repairing public buildings, fifteen hun
dre0 dollars.
Watertown arsenal, WATERFOWL, Massa-
chusetts: For repairs of roofs and painting
buildings and fences, five thousand dollars:
for repairing and painting officers quarters
ana renewing furnaces aud water closets,
three thousand dollars.
Contingencies of arsenals: For repairs of
smaller arsenals, and to meet such untor-
seen expenditures at arsenals as accidents
or other contingencies during the year may
render necessary, ten thousand dollars;
provided, that no money appropriated by
this act shall be paid as commissions upon
any labor or materials furnished the United
States.
Forcontinuing the surveys Of the northern
and north western lakes, one hundred and
seventy-tive thousand dollars And this
appropriation shall be available from the
time Of the passage OF this act.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IN AND AROUND
WASHINGTON.
Repairs, care and improvement of public
buildings, grounds, and works in the Dis
trict OF Columbia, under the direction of
the Chief Engineer of the army, viz;
For fuel for prOpagating garden and
lodges in public grounds, five hundred dol
lars.
For repairs, fuel, and similar necessaries,
for Executive Mansion; For repairs to the
mansion, ten thousand dollars; for fuel,
five thousand dollars; for refurnishing the
same, twelve thousand dollars: for repairs
and care of greenhouse, including new
floor er-stands, and pipes, ten thousand
dollars; for constructing six hundred and
thirty-t0ur feet Of sewer for drainage, three
thousand dollars.
For lighting the Capitol and Executive
Mansion and grounds: For lighting Capitol
and Executive Mansion and public grounds,
forty-fve thousand dollars; and the officer
charged with the disbursement of this APP
preparation shall have the entire care and
control Of the consumption OF the gas used
for lighting buildings and grounds herein
provided for.
For lamps and Iampposts for centre and
south walk, west Capitol grounds, five hun
dred dollars; for pay OF iamp-lighters gas
fitting, plumbing, lamps, posts and repairs
of all Sorts fifteen thousand dollars.
Improvement and care Of public groends:
For annual repair of fences around reserva-
tons. two thousand dollars; for manure
and hauling the same on public grounds
five thousand dollars; for painting iron
fences around reservations, and around
War and Navy DanaItmenFs four tItou-
sand %nIiars. f9r iSnro ,I care and
nrotectiou of seats. and for fountains and
fish ponds in Capitol grounds, three thou
sand dollars: for purchase Of seats for Can
itol grounds one thousand dollars; for hire
of carts for public grounds, five thousand
dollars; for purchase and repair OF tools tor
public grounds. two thousand dollars: tOr
burcIiase OF trees, tree boxes and white.
WASHING fences. five thousand dollars: for
purchase Of flower pots, mats, tw!ne and
classes, one thousand dollars.
For care and improvement Of grounds
south Of Executive Mansion. including Dur
chase of trees, making walks and grading.
ten thousand dollars; for repairs Of green
house at DrOpagating garden, three thou
sand dollars.
For improving Franklin square. intro
ducing water. gas, lodge and urinals six
tbous9nd five hundred dollars.
For i'm orovenent of Monument grounds.
grading read, walk. draining. purchase and
nau1inG Gravel for walks and roads. trees
and shrubs. as per plan, fifteen Thousand
dollars: and said grounds shalt be con
sidered as a portion of the public grounds
in the city Of Washington. and shall be un-
der The same control as the other pub
lie buildings and grounds in tie CITY Of
Washington. In conformity with the act Of
March second, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven.
For improving and grading Armory
square, making and crawling walks roads.
purchase Of trees, and drainage, ten thou
sand dollars.
For the improvement Of judiciary square.
by introducing water. drainage, purchase of
trees. and opening and grading walks,
twelve thousand tive hundred dollars.
For care and improvement of the Smith