New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-19

| seventy-0ne, requiring the Commissioner of
| Patents to keep on hand for sale copies of
| all specifications and drawings Of patents.
| ten thousand dollars.
That forty thousand dollars of the appro-
priation for lithographing, engraving, and
so forth, for the public printing during the
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen
hundred and seventy three, be, and the
same are hereby transferred to the appro-
priation for the Patent Office, for photo
| lithographing, printing and paper for the
| drawings of patents authorized by the
| Joint resolution approved January eleventh,
| eighteen hundred and seyent7-one, entitled
''Joint resolution providing for publishing
specifications aud drawings of Patent
| Office"
METROPOLITAN POLICE,
For salaries and other necessary expen-
SEES of the Metropolitan police for the Dis
| trict of Columbia, two hundred and seven
thousand eight hundred and ninety dollars:
| provided, that a further sum, amounting to
one hundred and three thousand nine hun
dred and forty-ffve dollars shall be paid to
| defray the expenses OF the said Metropoli-
| tan police force by the cities of Washington
and Georgetown, and the county of Wash
ington, beyond the limits of said cities, in
the District OF Columbia, in the proportion
corresponding to the number OF prlyates
allotted seyerally to said precincts; and the
corporate authorities of said cities, and
proper authorities of the District OF C0lUm-
bia are hereby authorized and required TO
lew a special tax, not exceeding one-third
of one per centun, which shall be specially
deposited once in each week, as such c0Ilec-
tions are made, to be appropriated and ex-
pended for said purpose only, for the SER
vice of the fiscal year ending June thirt1eth,
eighteen hundred aud seventy-thr6e.
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
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moral treatment Of the insane of the army
and navy, revenue cutter and volunteer ser. .
wee, who may have become insane since
their entry into the service of the United
States, and of the INDECENT insane of the
District of Columbia, in the Government
Hospital for the Insane, including five hun
bred dollars for books, stationery and Incl
dental expenses, one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars.
For the erection, furnishing and fitting
up of an extension OF the hospital sufficient
to accommodate ffty-four patients OF the
excited class, thirty thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For purchasing and setting four heating
boilers, six thousand dollars.
For the purchase by the Secretary Of the
Interior for the agricultural and economical
uses of the hospital, twenty nine and forty
0ne-hundredths acres of land and its ap.
purtenances, including cost of survey ex
animation of title and conveyance TO the
United States. ten thousand dollars.
COLUMBIA INSTITUTION. FOR THE DEAF AND
DUMB.
For the support of the institution, includ.
ing salaries and incidental expenses, the
maintenance OF the benefieiaries Of the
United States, and five hundred dollars for
books and illustrative apparatus, f0rty-eight
thousand dollars.
For continuing the work on the Enclosure,
Improvement, and grading of the grounds
of The institution, six thousand dollars.
To provide for payments due and unpaid
on July first, eighteen hundred and seventy
two on the purchase by the institution Of
the estate known as kenali Green, seventy
thousand dollars provided that before the
expenditure of any part of this appropria-
ton, by proper deeds of conveyance, to be
approved by the Attorney General of the
United States all the real estate now owned
by the said Columbia Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb shall be vested in the
United States as trustee, for the sole use
and purpose provided in the act entitled
An act TO incorporate the Columbia Inst.
tuition for the instruction of the Deaf
Dumb and Blind approved February siE.
teenth, eighteen hundred and ftty-seTen,
and the several acts amendatOry thereof;
provided, that whenever Congress shall so
determine, any part of said estate may be
sold, and SO much of the proceeds thereof
as shall be needfuI for the purpose shall ba
applied to reimburse the United States for
the expenditure herein provided,
COLUMBIA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND LYING.
IN ASYLUM, AND OTHER CHARITIES
For the support of the Columbia Hospital
Tor Women and Lying-in Asylum, over and
above the probable amount which will be
received from pay patients, eighteen thou
sand three hundred dollars.
For purchase Of the building now 0ccu.
pied by said hospital, With forty Thousand
feet Of ground, twenty-five thousand dol
lars; provided, that the title to said Tea
estate shall be vested in the United States
Tor the use Of said hospital and that no
part OF the real or personal property now
Eeld or TO be hereafter acquired by said IN
sItut9n snail be devoted to any other pur-
pose than hospital Tor women and lying
II asylum without the consent of the United
States; and that in addition to the direct
ors, whose appointments are now provided .
tor by law, there shall be three other direct
ors appointed in the following manner One
Senator by the President of the Senate, and
two Represen tatives by the Speaker Of tho
House; these directors shall hold their 0fica
Tor the term of a single Congress, and be
eligible to appointment.
FOR alteration and repairs Of said build
ing; tive thousand dollars TO be expenda
under the direction of the board of diraE
toES VI Saltl INSTITUTION.
For repairs to roof and outbuiIdingsa
teratlons in wards and repairs to heating
two thousand dollars.
For the National Soldiers and Sailors Oh
nhans' Home of the city of washington
District of Columbia, fifteen thousand dol
lars, to be disbWsed under the directions.
the Secretary of the Interior.
For custody and repair of go7ernmerI
hospitals on Judiciary square, three thor
sand dollars
For care, support and medical treatmel,
OF sixty transient paupers, medical and Suf
glcaI patients, yin some proper medicalb
In the city of Washington, unders
contract to be formed with such instituti0a
Twelve thousand dollars, or so much theret
rs may be necessary, under the direcGoud
The Secretary Of War.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
For the preservation of the colIectioud
NE surveying and exploring expedd9ns
u the government, fifteen thousand aoF
ars.
-. For the completion of the hall roqur@
or the government collections, ten tLea'
3and dollars
CAPITOL EXTENSION.
For finishing and repairing the work %
he Capitol extension and for comDletiG
he Tagging OF the upper terraces, tF
thousand dollars.
For annual repairs of the old portion
he Capitol building, for painting, glazG
keeping roofs in ORDER, water pines, paw
nents, and approaches to the building, tt
hons sand dollars. 1rpy-i1a1 +I.+ c,E4afsf