New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-17
NEW ORLEANS REPUBLICAN, THURSDAY. OCTOBER H. 1872

r the Smithsonian Institution, twenty thou
0 sand dollars
, For continuing the inquiry into the causes
j 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, whitefsh, and other useful food fishes
into the waters of the United States tt
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.
10 enable the Superintendent of the coast
survey to cause astronomical observations
to he made at one OF the highest points or
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.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury
to repay to G. M. 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 seyenty-seyen dollars and ffty-six
cents.
For contingent expenses ofthe Office of the
secretary Of the Territory of Wyoming, one
thousand five hundred dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Interior to
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 ninety-two
thousand six hundred and twenty dollars,
or so much thereof as may be necessary;
and all railroads are hereby prohibited on
the | street and < 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 public works of the
| District of Columbia the proportion of the
| cost properly payable by the United States
| government for the filing of the canal from
| Seventh street west to Seventeenth street
west, and of the cost of the intercepting
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 the officer in
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
for 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 in
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. 1
For construction of revenue vessels in ac- |
cordance with recommendation of the sDe- |
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 and miscella-
neous items for 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, seventy five thousand dollars.
For vaults, safes and locks, for public
buildings under the control Of the Treasury
Department, one hundred thousand dollars
For photogcaphing, engraving, and print
ing plans Of public buildings under control
of the Treasury Department. five thousand
dollars.
For pay of custodians and ianitors of
public buildings 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 CharIestoEn, Massachu-
sets, the expense incurred by said city in
curbing and paving the sidewalks and
streets adjacent to the navy yard, one thou
sand six hundred dollars.
To pay Charles W. Seaton for the reln-
quishment Of all claim against the United
States for the use at the ninth or any subse-
Quent census, of his invention of q talIving
for which letters patent were
allowed by the United States Patent Office
February seventeenth, eighteen hundred
and seventy-two, fifteen thousand dollars.
INSPECTORS ON STEAM VESSELS.
For carrying out the provisions of the act
for the better protection of the lives of pas
5engers 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, !
me hundred and sixty-fve thousand four
hundred dollars. ,
Contingent expenses Of steamboat inspec-
ion service: Expenses Of instruments, sta {
lonery, meetings of board OF supervising q
Inspectors, mileage of supervising inspect :
RS, at one thousand dollars each, and other 3
expenses, ninety-one thou
and dollars.
To enable the Secretary Of the Treasury .
o pay, under existing laws, contractors for
arrying the mails for services rendered
rior to July first eighteen hundred and :
thirteen thousand four hundred 1
nd sixteen dollars. Ii
70 pay Edward r. Ferguson his salary as !
lpervising inspector of steamboats, from u
Iarch third, eighteen hundred and seventy !
ne, to May twenty-secOnd, eighteen hun VI
red and seventy-one, four hundred and | :
HentY eight dollars and -tfty-seven cents. Il
For loss and expense involved in the re- T
Oinage Of gold coins in the treasury which =
re below standard weight, under such reg Il
latlons as the Secretary Of the Treasury -
ay prescribe, one hundred and fifty thou y
md dollars. ~
To defray, under the direction of the Sec :,
tary OF the Treasury, the expenses of re. ~
7emlng and reissuing the minor coinage of ~
lie United States, twenty thousand dollars, J.:
lrsuant to the act of March third, eighteen ~
inbred and seventy-one, as much Of the -
me as may be necessary to be available H.
T expenses incurred during the present =,
seal year. ny
To enable the Secretary of the Navy -.
pay to the officers and crew Of 70 70
Q United States steamer Kearsarre. tV
the destruction Of the rebel in