New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-30
in the office OF the architect of the Capitol
extension, shall be considered authentic.


BOTANICAL GARDEN.
For reconstructing the eastern parallel
ogram Of the conservatory in the botanical
garden, to make it correspond with that at
the west of the rOtunda, thirteen thousand
dollars
For extending the propagating houses
Including the use of the sash from the OLD
portion Of the conservatory, and Tor gen
eral repairs to buildings, four thousand i've
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,
i've hundred dollars.
For continuing fence and erecting gate
yyavs on Third street, seven thousand five
hundred dollars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
qTor additional heating apparatus in the
Y;brarv of Congress, to be expended under
che direction of the architect of the Capitol
extension, two thousand dollars, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary.
To enable the librarian to procure for the
library of Congress the English county his.
$orieas the sum of five thousand dollars, or
80 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
qenth eighteen hundred and tifty-siX, fit
teen thousand dollars; and said committee,
whenever, in their judgment, 1t shall be ex-
pcdpnt, are authorized to accept any Work
of the fine arts on behalf OF 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
wilkes Exploring Expedition, agreeably to
act Of May twenty-eighth, eighteen hun
eired and seventy-two, nine thousand dol
To enable the Joint Committee on tho
library to purchase Moran's large paint
ing Of the Canyon Of the Yellowstone, ten
thousand dollars.
SURVEY OF THE COAsP.
for continuing the survey of the Allan
qic and Gulf coasts of the United States,
and Lake Champlain, including compensa
fion of civilians engaged in the work, and
excluding pay and emOluments OF otTicers
of the army and navy and petty officers
and men of the navy employed IN the
gyork, three hundred and ninety-one thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the survey Of the western
coast of the United States, including com
DensatiOn of civilians engaged in the work,
For paw and rations of engineers for the
steamers used in the Coast survey, no long
or supplied by the Navy Department, ten
Shousand dollars.
For continuing the publications Of the
observations made in the progress of Coast
Survey, including compensation Tor CIVIL
ians engaged IN 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,
$OTry-fve thousand dollars.
For extending the triangulations OF the
Coast Survey SO as to form geodetic con-
hecti0n between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of the United States, and assisting
in the State surveys, including c0mpensa-
zion of civilians engaged in tho work,
9hirty-six thousand dollars.
UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
ARMoR1Es 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 tfty-ive
thousand 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-five thousand dollars; tor
new powder magazine, fifteen thousand dol
lars; for completing development OF the
waUerpower, one hundred and ten thousand
dollars for the construction Of avenues and
roads to the Rock Island wagon bridge, and
60 the new bridge across the Mississippi
yivpr. to the CITY of Davenport, and for
Al q
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 tence
connecting the two entrances, and between
the railroad and the public wagon road oa
one side and the arsenal on the other elde
&wenty-eight thousand dollars: for new
machinery for the new shops already COM
pleted, twenty thousand dollars; for laying
water pipe, three thousand dollars; for
putting six water wheels (slXty-tlve horse
power each) in the new dam, with shattlng
and machinery for transmission OF power TO
the shops already in use, twenty-six thou
sand dollars; in all, six hundred and fifty
Sw0 thousand dollars.
For completion of the wagonr0ad 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
may be unexpended at the close of the
present fiscal year, is hereby re-approprl-
sated.
Benicia arsenal Benicia, California: Fer
Boring artesian we'll, twelve thousand six
hundred and eightyseven dollars; for
building new wharf, eleven thousand four
hundred and ninety-eight dollars; for &C.
moving bank in front of office, and filling
up ravine, five thousand six hundred and
eigbty-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 hundred dollars; in all, forty
four thousand three hundred and fifty two
dollars,
Columbus arsenal. Columbus, Ohio: For
care and repairs of public buildings and
grounds, nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Charleston arsenal, Charleston, South
Carolina: For putting slate roof on found
@rv building, one thousand three hundred
dollars: for relaying floors in storehouses,
one thousand two hundred dollars; for gen
oral repairs of public buildings and grounds,
Two hundred dollars; in all, two thousand
Seyen hundred dollars.
Detroit arsenal, Dearbornville, Michigan:
gEOrpalnting and repairing public buildings
Eve hundred dollars.
Fort Monroe arsenal, Old Point Comfort,
Virginia: For completing gun-yard fence,
brick foundation wall, and fence OF old
gnusket barrels, three thousand dollars; foP
gepairing storehouses, for painting and re-
pairing public buildings, fhree thousand