New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-12
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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 che
waters of the Pacific States, the Cuff States,
| and Of the Mississippi valley, and of sal
mon, whitefsh, 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-
recti0n of the United States commissioner
Of fish and fisheries.
| 10 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
| 30 pay Thomas Donaldson balance due him
for services as constructing superintendent
Of the penitentiary building at Boise Citv
Idaho, two hundred and FORTY dollars ana
fifteen cents.
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury
TO repay to c. NJ Lockwood. late mail con
tractor, the amount OF tine paid oD the or.
der Of the Postmaster General. but after
ward RENTED by that officer, four hundred
and seventy, seven dollars and IIty-six
cents.
For contingent expenses Of the office of the
secretary of the Territory Of Wyoming. one
To enable the Secretary Of the interior 20
pay only the reasonable expenses heretofore
incurred for paving roadway and curbing
and paving sidewalks IN front of the prop
erty of the United States in the District Of
Columbia, one hundred and ninetv-two
thousand six hundred and twenty dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary:
and al railroads are hereby prohibited on
the | street and K street fronts of Farragut
Scott and Franklin squares; and no further
street railroads shall be laid down in the
city Of Washington without the consent OF
Congress.
To pay the board of pubic works of the
District of Columbia the proportion Of the
cost properly payable by the United States
government for the filing Of the canal trem
Seventh street west to Seventeenth street
west. and of the cost OF tho intercepting
sewer along the canala 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-fye dollars, or 50 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 the officer III
charge Of the public buildings and
grounds OF the District; and no portion Of
the money herewith appropriated shall
be used by the board Of public works
Tor any other purpose whatever than
the purpose that is named in the said two
last paragraphs. And the land made BY
the filing 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 IL
any respect whatever in future.
For payment of the messengers OF the re-
spective 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 tie spe- |
cial commission, approved by the Secretary |
of the Treasury, two hundred thousand dol |
lars.
For furniture and repairs of the same for |
public buildings under the control Of the |
Treasury Department, one hundred and /
fifty thousand dollars.
For fuel, lights and water ana miece2'a- I
ne0us items tor public buildings under the |
control OF the Treasury Department. Two
hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars /
For heating apparatus for public build
ings under the control Of the Treasury De
partment, seventytive thousand dollars.
For vaults, safes and locks, for public |
under the control OF The Treasury
4(tJtbL LlltIlt OlIC tDitS
For ph0tOgraphing, engraving, ana print-
ing plans of public buildings under control
Of the Treasury Department, ;iVe thousand |
dollars
For pay OF cUsrodians and iauifors OF
public buildings under The control ot tla
Treasury Department. one hUL4Ye,; and
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For repairs and preservation OF ,,Ib'c
under the contro! OF file Treasury !
Department, two hundred thousand dollars
10 enable the Secretary ot the Treasury
TO pay to the city OF CharlestOwn, &assach}:-
setts, the expense incurred by said city Ia
3urbing and paving the sidewalks au.!
streets adjacent 20 the navy yard, one chou
sand six hundred dollars.
TO pay Charles w. Seaccn for Il" r.lii,-
luishment Of all claim against Che United
States Tor the use az the ninth or anv eubse-
Iuent census, of his invention of q .allyiug
machine, for which letters pace,: were
allowed by the United States Patent Office.
February seventeenth, eighteen hundred
md seycnty-two, fifteen thousand dollars.
INSPECTORS on STEAM VESSELS
For carrying out the provisions Of ii" &C:
or the better protection OF the lives Of pa.
engers on vessels propelled in wn0!e or in |
,art by steam, and the acts supplementary
hereof, the following sums, viz:
For salaries of steamboat inspectors: !
dN ILtuJ Vi SdldLlGS Ot SuEtINlSilL lis .ttCEBf !
eneral, supervising inspectors, loca! in
pectors, assistant Inspectors and clerks.
ne hundred and sixty-fve thousand four
undred dollars. ,
Contingent expenses Of steamboat insDec.
ion service: Expenses Of instruments. sta
ionery, meetings of board of supervising
lspect0rs, mileage Of supervising inspect
rs, al one thousand dollars each, and other !
miscellaneous expenses, nlnety-on7 .hoU
and dollars. ,
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury )
} pay, under existing laws, contractors for
arrying the mails for services rendered
rior to July first, eighteen hundred and 7
xty-nine, thirteen thousand four hundred !
nd sixteen dollars.
To pay Edward r. Ferguson his salary as i
lpervising inspector Of steamboats, from l.
arch third, eighteen hundred and seventh >
ne, to May twenty-second, eighteen hun =
red and seventy-one, four hundred and
yenty eight dollars and ftty-seven cents.
For loss and expense involved u The re. '
image of gold coins i'll the treasury which :.
e below standard weight, under such reg
ations as the Secretary of the Treasury :,
ay prescribe, one hundred and fifty .hoU. \
nd dollars.
To defray, under the direction Of Tie See. :,
tary Of the Treasury, the expenses Of re. :;
eming and reissuing the minor coinage Of -
e United States, twenty thousand dollars, ?;
lrsuant to the act of March third, Eighteen | :
inbred and seTentF-One, as much 81 the
me as may be necessary TO be available q
expenses incurred during !he ..esea: i
cal year. a.
To enable the Secretary of che Navy p,
pay 20 the officers and crew OF -
e United States steamer Neassarge. :
uiser Alabama under the provisions % -
act entitled '!An act for the .e";a. A' sha :"