New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31


dollars.
For extending the propagating houses
Including the use Of the sash from the old
portion of the Conservatory, and for gen
eraI repairs to buildings, four Thousand five
hundred dollars.
For the construction OF a sewer and trap
across Third street. to convey the drainage
of the botanical garden to the main sewer
FIVE hundred dollars
For continuing fence and erecting gate
WAYS on Third street seven thousand five
hundred dollars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
For additional heating apparatus in the
library of Congress, to be expended under
fbe direction Of the architect of the Capitol
extension, two thousand dollars, or so much
tbrreof as may be necessary.
To enable the librarian'tO procure for the
library of Congress the English county his
qories, the sum Of five thousand dollars, or
20 much thereof as may be necessary.
For an additional appropriations to beck
eended 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
aR provided by act approved August eight
ocnth, eighteen hundred and fifty six, tlf-
Seen thousand dollars; and said committee
whenever, in their Judgment it shall be eX-
Qedient, are authorized TO accept any work
of the fine arts on behalf Oh Congress,
which NAV be offered, and to assign the
same such place in the Capitol as they may
deem suitable, and shall have the supervi-
sion of all works of art that may be placed
in the Capitol.
For the publication of three volumes of
SVilkes Exploring Expedition, agreeably to
set of May twenty-eighths eighteen hun
e}red and seventy-two. pine thousand dol
Jars.
To enable the Joint Committee on the
library to purchase MOran's large paint
ing Of the Canyon of the fello|stonee teB
SHousand dollars
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
Scr continuing the survey of the AtraH-
SIC and Gulf coasts of the United Statesp
and Lake Champlain, including compensa
sion of civilians engaged in the work, and
excluding pay and emOluments OF officers
Of the army and navy and petty otIcers
and men Of the navy employed IN the
evork, three hundred and pinety-oge thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the survey Of the western
coast of the United States, including COM
pensation of civilians engaged in the work,
$wo hundred and forty thousand dollars.
For pay and rations OF engineers Tor the
steamers used in the Coast survey, no long
CT supplied by the Navy Department. ten
Sb0usand dollars
For continuing the applications of the
observations made in the progress OF Coast
Survey, including compensation tor civil
sans engaged IN the work, the publication
90 beP made at the Government Printing
Office, ten thousand dollars.
For repairs and maintenance OF the com
qpienent of vessels used in the Coast Survey
Sort -five thousand dollars.
For extending the triangulafions of the
Coast Survey so as TO form geodetle con
aectiOn between the Atlantic and Paclhc
Y A.. Sfo4n aTNd in
IN the State surveys, including compensa-
zion Of civilians engaged ID the V"rkp
Shirty-six thousand dollarso
UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
&RMoRIEs AN1s ARsENALs.
Springfield armory, Springfield Masss.
c9usetts: For repairs and preservation OF
grounds, buildings, and machinery; and for
surbstone 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 1t Will Oe only
one story high, one hundred and htty-hVe
thousand dollars; for new finishing shop for
armory, two hundred thousand dollars; toT
new fire proof barracks for enlisted men, IN
Guiding mess building, bakery and laundry
building ninetY-fiVe thousand dollars; Tor
new powder magazine fifteen thousand dol
syarPr-pOWer one hundred and ten thousand
dollars: for the construction of avenues and
roads to the Rock Island wagon bridge, and
fo the new bridge across the M1sslsslppl
river. 20 the city of Davenport, and TOT
building railroad TO connect the pfesent
arsenal railroad with the Chicago anu ROCK
Island railroad, when changed to It's new
location Mt 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
She railroad and the public wagon road Oh
one side and the arsenal on the other side.
qWentv-eight thousand dollars: for new
machinery for the new shops already COM
pleted, twenty thousand dollars; for laying
syater piLe. three thousand dollars; for
quitting six water wheels (sixty-tive horse
bower each) in the new DAM with shattlng
and machinery for transmission OF power to
she shops already in use, twenty-slT thou ae
sand dollars; in all, Six hnndCeh an0 HIEy-
SwO thousand dollars.
Fog completion of the wagonToad bridge
connecting Moline with ROcb 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
may be unexpended at She close Of the
present fiscal years is hereby Te'apPFopFl'
2teA. q.
Bcnicia arsenal, Benicia. California: For
boring artesan well. twelve thousand SIX
hundred and eighty-seven dollars: for
building new wharf, eleven thousand tour
hundred and ninety-eight dollars; for re-
moving bank in front of office, and thing
IN ravine, five thousand six hundred and
oighty-seven dollars; for necessary grading
OF public grounds, eight thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars; for repairs OF
workshops, store houses and quarters hVe
thousand six hundred dollars; in all, forty
four thousand three hundred and fifty two
dollars, 9,
Columbus arsenal, Columbus, Ohio; For
care and repairs of public buildings anu
grounds, nine hundred and fifty dollars
Charleston arsenal, Charleston, South
Carolina: For putting slate root on 1o9nd
prv building. one thousand three hundred
dollars; for Telaying floors IN storehouses'
one thousand two hundred dollars; for gen
oral repairs of public buildings and grounds,
two hundred dollars; in all, two thousand
seven hundred dollars
Detroit arsenal, Dearbornville, Michigan;
FOrpamting and repairing public buildings,
FIVE hundred dollars.
Fort Monroe arsenal, Old Point Comfort,
Virginia: For completing gun-yard fence,
brick foundation wall, and fence OF old
musket barrels, three thousand dollars; for
repairing storehouses, for painting and re,
pairing public buildings, three Thousand
dollars in all, six thousand dollars.
Fort Union arsenal, Fort Union, New
Mexico Territory: For repairing store
houses. magazine, barracks, workshops,
Office. quarters, iuclosing wall, and fences,
three thousand five hundred dollars,
Frankford arsenal, Bridesburgh, Pennsyl-