New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-24
in the office OF the greaiteet Of the Caglto)
extension, shall be considered authentic.
BOTANICAL G4RDEN.

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BOTANICAL GARDEN.
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H8Fatn 6t TIE conservatory in the botanical
39aSden, 80 make ID correspond with that at
g@e WeSt 9f che P9Sundao 5Aigteen thousand
collars
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library OF Congress, to be expended under
Tie direction of the architect Of the CAPITOL
extension, two thousand dollars, or SO much
cnrrevI as may be Necessary.
TO enable the LIBRARIAN to procure for the
library Of Congress TIE English county his.
tories, the sum Of five thousand dollars. or
so much thereof as may be NECESSARY.
For an additional appropriation. to be ex-
pended under the direction Of the Joint
Committee on the Library, to decorate the
Capitol with such works Of art as may be-
ordered and approved by said committee,
as provided by act approved August eight
zenith. eighteen hundred and ffty'EiX, if
teen thousand dollars; and said committee,
whenever, in their Judgment, it shall be eX-
pedient, are authorized 10 accept any work
of the fine arts on behalf of Congress.
which may be offered, and to assign the
same such place in the Capitol as they NAV
q eem suitable, aud shall have the supervi-
sion OF all works Of art that may be placed
in the Capitol.
Dor the publication of three volumes of
Wilkes, Exp(eEise9 Expedition, agreeabIy to
ret of May twenty-eighth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-two, nine thousand dol
5rs.
To Gnabg tho Ja1s2 Committee opthe
3iSS&sgP TO- pagfe6RSe 5fD99B.9 large paint
.gg OF ase 6aBHg9 Of che $g3lgas2568ea tsb
9So&s98d d9II&3Sso
SgG5GB3 or G1gG eo3sTo
Stge e6e3iDpfng she snppey Of &5Re &staa.
aG8 Lake Caar1plaius including eSn2peH8A
sion OF civilians engaged H. the work: ard
Ss.c38Si$ng pay 919d e1pglsbnaeutS Of officers
at the army Gfd 6aTg arg petty ot7GerS
end man CT tie navy .eugBeSeG ~ tire
SFerls, three b0e9fea arg 9i2sFSsooS tlaaro
gaG8 dollars.
Fer continuing fhe surrey Of tie western
49ast OF the United States, Sne1udjBg com
Bebsaei0m ef civilians engaged 81 Che work,
te5s Daendged ana f6r8y th9Hsand dollars.
For pay and rations of engineers for the
steamers used in the Coast survey, no long
IT supplied by the Navy Department, ten
thousand dollars.
For continuing the applications of the
observations made in the progress of Coast
Survey, including compensation for civil
ians engaged IN the work, the publication
90 be made at the Government Printing
Office, ten thousand dollars.
For repairs and maintenance of the com
plement of vessels used in the Coast Survey,
IOrty-iive thousand dollars.
For extending the triangulations of the
Coast Survey SO as to form geodetic con-
necti0n between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of the United States, and assisting
IN the State surveys, including compensa-
ton of civilians engaged in the work,
thirty-six thousand dollars.
UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
ARIoRIEs AND ARsENALs.
Springfield armory, Springfield, Massa.
chusetts: For repairs and preservation OF
grounds, buildings, and machinery; and for
curbstone for armory grounds fronting on
state street, twenty-five thousand dollars.
Rock Island armory and arsenal, Rock
ISLAND. Illinois: For new forging shop of
same dimensions and architecture as shops
already built, except that it will be only
one story high one hundred and ffty-fve
GLousand dollars: for new finishing shop for
armory, two hundred thousand dollars; for
new fire proof barracks for enlisted men, in
Guiding mess building, bakery and laundry
building ninety-fYe thousand dollars; for
new powder magazine, fifteen thousand dol
lars; for completing development of the
raTer-power, one hundred and ten thousand
dollars; for the construction of avenues and
roads to the Rock Island wagon bridge, and
70 the new bridge across the Mississippi
river to the city of Davenport, and for
building a railroad to connect the present
arsenal railroad with.the Chicago and Rock
Island railroad, when changed to its new
location at the lower end of the island, and
for building two entrances to the Island
from the two bridges, and an iron fence
connecting the two entrances, and between |
the railroad and the public wagon road On
one side and the arsenal on the other side, |
twcnty-eight thousand dollars: for new
machinery for the new shops already com |
pIeted, twenty thousand dollars; for laying |
water pipe, three thousand dollars: for |
putting six water wheels (sixty-fye horse |
power each) in the new dam, with shaftlng |
and machinery for transmission OF power to |
the shops already in use, twenty-slx thou |
sand dollars; in all, six hundred and fifty |
two thousand dollars.
For completion of the wagon-road bridge |
connecting Moline with Rock Island, one |
hundred thousand dollars.
For the construction of the Rock Island |
bridge, the balance Of the appropriation,
continued by the act of March third, |
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, which |
NAV be unexpended at the close Of the |
present fiscal year, is hereby re-appropri-
ated.
Benicia arsenal, Benicia, California: For
boring artesian well, twelve thousand SIX
hundred and eighty-seven dollars; for
building new wharf, eleven thousand four
hundred and ninety-eight dollars; for re-
moving bank in front of office, and filing
ND ravine five thousand six hundred and
eighty dollars; for necessary grading
of public grounds, eight thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars; for repairs OF
workshops, store houses and quarters, tive
thousand six hundred dollars; in all, forty
four thousand three hundred and fifty two
dollars, ~.
care and repairs of public buildings and
Grounds. nine hundred and fifty dollars
Charleston arsenal, Charleston, South
Carolina: For putting slate roof on found,
erv building, one thousand three hundred
dollars: for relaying floors in storehouses,
one thousand two hundred dollars; for gen
eral repairs of public buildings and grounds,
two hundred dollars; in all, two thousand
seven hundred dollars. :,
Detroit arsenal, DearbornvilIe, Michigan;
For painting and repairing pubhc buildings,
FIVE hundred dollars.
Fort Monroe arsenal, Old Point Comfort,
Virginia: For completing gun-yard fence;
brick foundation wall, and tence Oh G e