New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-15

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 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; for gen
eral repairs Of public .bnid1ngs and lncl0s-
mr. fences, JEFF rson 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 3 cistern TO supply the post
! with water, two thousand dollars Tor re
| pairing and painting public buildings and
! fences one thousand dollars; IL all, sixteen
| thousand dollars.
| Vancouver arsenal, Vancouver. Washing
| ton territory: For repairing st0rehOuseS,
workshops, quarters, barracks, fences and
grounds, one thousand dollars.
| Washington arsenal, Washington, Dis
triot of Columbian For coping for inclosing
! WAL Oh uOtJItIu 1LtuL VI dIStuStl iOtll1'iS1
and tor entrance gates at the termination
| of Four-and-a half street, three thousand
! dollars.
WatervIiet arsenal, West Troy, New York:
| For repairing public buildings, fifteen hun
| drcd dollars.
Watert0wn arsenal, Watertown, Massa-
chusetts: For repairs Of roofs and painting
/ buildings and fences, five thousand dollars:
| for repairing and painting officers quarters
/ oV,d 1.uau,inr tI1rupppS and wafer closets.
three thousand dollars
CONTINGENCIES Of arsenals: For repairs Of
smaller arscnals, and to meet such unior-
| 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 northwestern lakes, one hundred and
seventytive 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, aud 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, i've 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, flower stands, and pipes, ten thousand
| dollars; for constructing six hundred and
| = lr,yr flNpsA,
| thousand dollars.
FOR lighting the Capitol and Executive
Mansion and grounds: For lighting Capitol
and Executive Mansion and public grounds,
! forty thousand dollars; and the officer
| charged with the disbursement of this ap-
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 lampposts for centre and
south walk west Capitol grounds, five hun
| dred dollars; for pay Of lamp-lighters, gas
! fitting, plumbing, lamps, posts and repairs
Of all sorts, fifteen thousand dollars.
| Improvement and care OF public groends:
Fer annual repair Of fences around reserva-
tiGus. 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 Departments, four thou
1 sand dollars; tor Improvement, care and
| protection Of seats, and for fountains and
| fish ponds ia Capitol grounds, three thou
| sand dollars; for purchase OF seats for Cap
| it0l grounds, one thousand dollars: Tor hire
| Of carts for public grounds, five thousand
dollars; for purchase and repair OF tools Tor
| public grounds, two thousand dollars; for
| purchase OF trees, tree boxes and white
! washing fences, five thousand dollars: for
| purchase of flower pots, mats, Irvine and
! glasses, one thousand dollars.
For care and Improvement Of grounds
| south Of Executive Mansion, including pur-
chase of trees, making walks and grading,
! ton thousand dollars: for repairs OF green
| house ~ Dropagating garden, three thou
sand dollars.
For improving Franklin square, intro
ducing waite gas lodge and Uriual5, six
Thousand five hundred dollars.
For Improvement Of Monument grounds,
grading road, walk, draining, purchase and
hauling gravel for walks and roads, trees
dollars; and said grounds shall be CON
sidered as portion Of the public grounds
in the city of Washington, and shall DE I'M
der the same control as the other pub
lie buildings and grounds in the city Of
Washington, in conformity with the act of
March second, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven.
fOC Improving allti grazing AIlhoiJ
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 five hundred dollars.
For care and improvement of the Smith
sonian grounds, two thousand dollars.
For completing improvements and for
care Of Lafayette square, three thousand
five hundred dollars.
For Improvement Of Farragut square, five
Thousand dollars,
For grading, opening walks and roads,
and crawling the same, drainage, purchase
of trees and shrubs, for improvement of re-
servation between Third and Sixth streets,
as per plan, ten thousand dollars for re-
moving snow and ice from pavementS and
walks, one thousand dollars.
For starting nursery for Improvement OF
public grounds, two thousand dollars.
For Improving Lincoln park, building
pavements, opening walks, and lodge, five
thousand five hundred dollars.
For improving reservation on New York
avenue and Eighteenth street, seven thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For repairs of government water pipes
and fire plugs, and purchase of apparatus
for cleaning water pipes, ten thousand dol
lars; for purchase of sparrows, cages, boxes,
and care, of the same, five hundred dollars;
for purchase of tree-markers, and marking
the same, one hundred dollars; for abating
nusances, one thousand dollars.
For improving reservations on different
avenues, twenty thousand dollars.
For casual repairs of Navy Yard bridge
and Upper bridge, three thousand dollars.