New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-21

docks, drains and grounds, and purchase OF
hose, nine thousand dollars tor 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
she!! and powder filling. twelve thousand
dollars.
Saint louis arsenal. Missouri: For pur-
chase of new boiler for steam engine at
| wateCworks one thousand dollars; fog gen
eraf repairs Of public buildings and inclos-
! ing fences, JEFF rsOn barracks, Missouri, two
thousand dollagss 5R ALE three thousand
| doiLarso
San Antonio arsenal, San Antonio. Texas:
! FUv taking down walls and rebuilding with
! cut stone the building used as an armoTv
I shop. nine thousand dollars; for erectinfv.
| frame storehouse, one hundred h"doilars
t'e feet, one story, four thoBbly the post
for building cistern .tI dollars: for re
WIN water, Two ing public buildings and
pairing ann paa8aud dollars; in all, sixteen
fences, one 1{ars
laqyer arsenal, Vancouver. Washing
~ ' "iLfritory: For repairing storehOuses,
! SSoPkshops, quarters, barracks, fences and
grounds, one thousand dollars.
Washington arsenal, Washington, Dis
trict Of Columbia: For coping for inclOsing
wall on northern front OF arsenal grounds,
and tor entrance gates at the termination
Of -Four and-a-haf street, three thousand
dollars.
Watcrvlet arsenal, West Troy New York:
For repairing public buildings, fifteen hun
dred dollars.
Watertown arsenal, WatertOwn, Massa-
chusetts: For repairs of roofs and painting
buildings and fences, five thousand dollars;
for repairing and painting officers quarters
and renewing furnaces aud water closets,
three thousand dollars.
Contingencies OF ar8enals For repairs of
smaller arsenals, and to meet such untor-
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.
For continuing the surveys Of the northern
and northwestern lakes, one hundred and
seventy five 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, and works in the Dis
trict of Columbia, under the direction OF
the Chief Engineer of the army, viz:
lodges in public grounds, five 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 house, including new
floor, flower stands, and pipes, ten thousand
dollars; for constructing six hundred and
thiTty-four tett Of sewer tor drainage. three
thousand dollars.
For lighting the Capitol and Executive
Mansion and grounds: For lighting Capitol
ana Executive Mansion and public grounds,
forty-ive thousand dollars; and the officer
charged With the disbursement Of this ap.
preparation shall have the entire eare and
centred of the consumption OF the gas used
fer lighting buildings and grounds herein
provided for.
For lamps and iampPosta for centre and
south walk, west Capitol grounds, tive hun
dred dollars; for pay of lamp-lighters, gas
fitting. plumbing lamps, posts and repairs
OG all sorts, fifteen thousand dollars.
Improvement and caro- of public groends:
For Annual repair of fences around reserVa'
lions, 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
sand dollars; for improvement, care and
protection. Of seats, and for fountains and
fish ponds in Capitol grounds, three thou
sand dollars; for purchase of seats for Cap
itoI grounds. one thousand dollars; for hire
of carts fUg public grounds. tive thousand
dollars: for purchase and repair OF tools sOr
public grounds, Swo thousand dollars; for
purchase OF trees. tree boxes and white.
washing fences. five thous%pd dollars: for
purchase Of flower pots, mats, swine and
. glasses, one thousand dollars.
Fog caro- and improvement Of grounds
soulA 81 Executive Mansion, including pur-
chase Of trees. making walks and grading,
ten thousand dollars: Tor repairs OF green
house At propagatIng garden three thou
sand dollars.
t'or improving Franklin square, ;ntr"
Iucing water. gas. lodge and urinalSo SIX
thousand five hundred dollars.
Eor Improvement OF Monument grounds,
grading y0ad. walk, draining, purchase and
hauling gravel tor walks and roads, trees
and shrubs. as per plan, fifteen Thousand
dollars; ana said grounds shal! DC con
siacred as a portion OF the public grounds
in the city OF Washington. and shall be u2-
der he same control as the otheE pub
lie buildings and grounds in the city Of
Washington, in conformity with the act OF
March second, eighteen hundred and sixty
seven.
For improving and grading Annoy
square. milking and crawling walks roads.
purchase Of tToess 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
souian 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 gravCGng the same, drainage, purchase
of trees and shrubs, for Improvement Of re-
scrvatio0 between Third and Sixth streets,
as per plan, ton thousand dollars tor 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
tor purchase OF tree markers, and marking
the same, one hundred dollars; for abatiug
nuisanceR, one thousand dollars.
For improving reservations on different
avenues, twenty thousand dollars
For casual repairs of Navy Yard bridge
anG Upper bridge, three thousand dollars.
WASHINGTON AQEEDUCro