New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-26


the west of the rotunda, thirteen thousand
dollars.
For extending the propagating houses
tincluding the use Of the sash from the old
portion of the conservatory, and tor gen
eral 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,
1--we hundred dollars.
For continuing fence and erecting gate
sTavs on Third street, seven thousand five
hundred dollars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
FOR additional heating apparatus in the
9ibrary of Congress, to be expended under
che direction Of the architect of the Capitol
extension, two thousand dollars, or SO much
6hereof as may be necessary.
To enable the librarian to procure for the
library of Congress the English county his
90res, the sum Of five thousand dollars, or
go 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
Genth, eighteen hundred and fftysix, tif-
aeen Thousand dollars; and said committee,
whenever, in their judgment, it shall be ex-
pedient, are authorized to accept any work
of the fine arts on behalf of Congress,
which may be offered and to assign the
same such place i'll the Capitol as they may
deem suitable, and shall have the 8uperyi-
sion of all works Of art that may be placed
IN the Capitol.
For the publication of three volumes of
Wilkes Exploring Expedition, agreeably to
act of May twentyeighth, eighteen hun
bred and seventy-tWO, nine thousand dol
cars.
To enable the Joint Committee on the
library to purchase MOran's large paint
ing of the Canyon Of the Yellowstone, ten
thousand dollars.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For continuing the survey of the Allan
?c and Gulf coasts Of the United States,
and Lake Champlain, including cOmpen5a
ton of civilians engaged in the work, and
excluding pay and emoluments of officers
OF the army and navy and petty officers
and men Of the navy employed in the
work, three hundred and ninety-one thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the western
coast of the United States, including com
pensation Of civilians engaged in the work,
two hundred and forty thousand dollars.
For pay and rations of engineers for the
steamers used in the Coast survey, no long
er supplied by the Navy Department. ten
thousand dollars.
For continuing the publications of the
observations made in the progress of Coast
Survey, including compensation for civil
ians engaged III the work, the publication
to be made at the Government Printing
Office ten thousand dollars.
For repairs and maintenance of the com
element Of vessels used in the Coast Survey,
tOrty-five thousand dollars.
For extending the triangulations OF the
Coast Survey so as to form ge0detlc con-
uectiOn between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of the United States, and assisting
in the State surveys, including compensa-
sion of civilians engaged in the work.
;Airty-six thousand dollars.
gNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
ARMoRIEs ANB ARsENALs.
Springfield armoYy. Springfield, Massa-
ghusetts: For repairs and preservation OF
grounds, buildings, and machinery; and tor
curbstOne for arm0ry 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
thousand dollars; for new finishing shop Tor
armory, two hundred thousand dollars; for
new fire proof barracks for enlisted men, in
Guiding mess building, bakery and laundry
building, nnetytiVo thousand dollars; tor
new powder magazine, fifteen thousand dol
Oars; for completing development OF the
waJer-pOwer. one hundred and ten thousand
dollars; for the construction OF avenues and
C0ads to the Rock island wagon bridge, and
20 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 it's 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 che public wagon road on
one side and the arsenal on the other side,
twenty-eight thousand dollars for new
machinery for the new shops already com
qlltted, twenty thousand dollars for laying
water pipe, three thousand dollars; for
putting six water wheels fsixty-tiye horse
power each) in The new dam, with shatting
and machinery for transmission OF power to
che shops already in use, twenty-siX thou
sand dollars; in ALL six hundred and fifty
6wO thousand dollars.
For completionsof 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
snav be uncxpendcd at the close of the
present fiscal year, is hereby re-appropri-
ated.
Bcnicia arsenal, Beaicia California; For
Boring artesian we'll. twelve thousand six
hundred and eighty seven dollars; for
building new wharf, eleven thousand four
aundred and MN 2ty eight dollars; for re-
moving bank in ilIont Of office, and filling
7lp ravine. five thousand six hundred and
4ighty-seven dollars; for necessary grading
of public grounds, eight thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars; for repairs of
workshops, store houses and quarters, five
thousand six hund red dollars; in all, forty
four thousand three hundred and fifty two
dollars,
Columbus arsenal. Columbus, Ohio: Cor
care and repairs OF public buildings and
grounds, nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Charleston ARSENAL, Charleston, South
Carolina: For putting slate root on found
ery 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, Dearbornvi1le, Michigan;
EOrp painting 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 storehoutses, for painting and re-
pairing public buildings, three thousand !
dollars; in all, six thousand dollars. I
Fort Union ARSENAL, Fort Union, New
Mexico Territory" For repairing store
houses, magazine barracks, workshops |
office, quarters, inclosing wall, and fences, !
three thousand five hundred dollars