The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-15

siVty-two cents.
That the sum OF fifteen thousand dollars be APP
propriated for the purpose OF constructing g
pneumatic tube, operated by hollow spheres Ct
Otherwise, from the Capitol, along North CAPT
tol street, to the Government Printing Office,
for the transmission of books, packages, etc
TO be expended under the direction of the Secre'
tary of the Interior, aud the work TO be done un'
DER the supervision Of the architect of the Capt.
tl extension.
To enable the Secretary of the Navy to re-im.
burse the funeral expenses Of the late Admiral
David @. Farragut, two thousand dollars, to be
paid to his widow.
PUBLIC WORKS.
UNDER THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
Treasury building, Washington, District of
Columbia For annual repairs and improve.
ments fifteen thousand dollars; for improve
ments and re airs of heating apparatus, nine
thousand dollars.
For continuation of the construction of the
building for a custom-house at Charleston, South
Carolina, one hundred thousand dollars.
For continuation of the construction of the
building for post-ofiice and courthouse at Column
bia, South Sarolina, fifty thousand dollars.
For paving, grading, and fencing the appro-
aches to the building for Il custom-house at
Machias, Maine, two thousand dollars.
For continuation of the construction of the
building for q ustom-house at New Orleans,
Louisiana, three hundred thousand dollars.
For continuation of the construction of the
building for q post-ohice and courthouse at
Omaha, Nebraska. one hundred thousand dol
lars.
For continuation of the extension of the build.
ing for courthouse and post-office at Baltimore.
Maryland, fifty thousand dollars.
For continuation of the construction of the
building for the Department of State, Washing
ton, District OF Columbia, eight hundred thou
sand dollars For the east wing of the Stale,
War, and Navy Departments, four hundred
thousand dollars Proptded, That all appropria-
tons for public buildings under the Treasury
nprtmp ont shall harpafiar ha mazda a available
upon the approval OF the acts con.
tanning such appropriations.
To commence the erection of a building at Gin
cnnati, Ohio, for the accommodation of the
United States courts, custom house, United
States depoitory, post.ofice, internal revenue
and pension offices, and for the purchase at pri.
vate sale, or by condemnation, of ground for a
site therefor, the entire cost of completion of
which building is hereby limited to two million
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, Inclusive
OF the cost of the site Of the same:) seven hun
dred thousand dollars; and the act of March
twelve, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, au-
the purchase of a site therefor, Is here
by SO amended as to limit the cost of the site
to a sum not exceeding FIVE hundred thousand
dollars.
To commence the erection of q building at
Connecticut, for the accommodation
Of the custom-house, post-offlce, pension-ofice,
United States circuit and district courts, aud
nternal-reyenue Offices, one hundred thousand
dollars.
To the erection of a fre.proof build.
ing al Albany, New York, for the accommoda.
ton Of the custom-house, post. office, United
States circuit courts, and internal-revenue ofie es,
one hundred thousand dollars
For paving, grading, and fencing the approach.
es to the new custom-house and courthouse
building at Ogdensburgh, New York, three thou
sand dollars.
For the erection Of an addition to the building
at Indianapolis, belonging to the United States,
for the further accommodation of the United
courts, post-office, local land offices, and
internal revenue and pension offices, one hundred
dollars; and the sums hereby appro-
priated for the cons truction of public buildings
shall be available Immediately upon the approx.
al of this act; and the balances of appropriations
for the current fiscal year for the G. Instruction Of
pablo buildings under the control Of the Treasu-
Department, which may remain unexpended at
the close of the current fiscal year, are hereby
re-appropriated for the fiscal year ending June
eighteen hundred and sevenry-three.
For necessary furniture and outfit for the
post-ofice and sub-treasury building at Boston,
and for preparing the approaches thereto, fifty
thousand dollars, to be paid out of the appropri-
alton already made.
To purchase additional ground adjoining the
site of the building oc ,upied for the purposes of
United States courthouse and post-cfftce, Maci-
son, Wisconsin. eleven thousand dollars.
For machinery and apparatus for the new
building at San Francisco, Cali.
fornia, one hundred and sixty thousand dol
lars.
L1sHT-HoU. rs, BIB CONS, AND IoG-sIGSALs.
Burnt Coat Harbor light-station For two bea-
10 serve as q range on the coast OF
Maine, ten thousand dollars, and any balance of
The appropriation of ten thousand dollars made
act of March third, eighteen hundred and
seyenty-one that may remain in the treasury
Tune thirteenth, eighteen hnndred and seven ty
For a steam fog-signal on Seguin island, at the
mouth of the Kehnebec river, on the coast of
aine, five thousand dollars.
For lighthouse at Wood End, Provincetown
Massachusetts, fifteen thousand dol
lars.
For re.establishing and setting up two small
beacon-lights in the harbor of Newburyport, the
Of one of which has been washed by 4
storm, ten thousand dollars.
For steam fog-signal at Beaver-Tail light-sta-
lion, on the coast of Rhode Island, FIVE thousand
dollars.
For erecting a portable beacon Mt Bullock's
on the east side of Providence river, Rhode
Island, one thousand dollars.
For fog.bell for Newport Harbor light-station,
Rhode Island. eight hundred dollars.
For establishing a steam fog-signal at Point
Judith lght.station, coast of Rhode Island, five
dollars.
For completing the lighthouse at Long Beach
bar, Gardiner bay, Long Island sound, accord
ing to the original design, twenty thousand dol
lars.
For protecting the site for the Block Island
light.station, Rhode Island, one thousand eight
hun dr.d dollars.
For a lighthouse aud steam. fog signal at the
end of Buckley island, entrance to
Long Island sound, seventy-five thousand dol
lars.
For necessary repairs and establishing a steam
signal at Montauk light-station, Long island,
York, Nine thousand five hundred dollars.
For continuing the construction of the light
house authorized on Race rock, Fishers Island
sound, New York, in addition to any balance
that may remain in the treasury June thir-
tieth, eighteen hundred and seyenty.two, of
the former appropriation, forty thousand dol
lars.
For repairs at Sands point, Great West bay,
and Fire Island light,stations, New York, four
thousand six hundred dollars,
For erection of a light and fog. signal on or
near the end Of Harl island, in Long Island
sound, New York, fifty thousand dollars.
For rebuilding the tower and keepers dwelling
on a proper site at the Fort Tompkins light
station, Staten Island, New York, the former
site being required by the engineer department
OF the army for extending the Notifications,
eight thousand dollars.
For repairs at Grown Point light-station. Lake
Champlain, New York, one thousand five hun
dred dollars. . ....
For a lighthouse on the middle ground in the
Hudson river, near the city of Hudson, New
York, thirty five thousand dollars.
For completing the tower and building at the
Colchester Reef lights-tation, Vermont, four
thousand five hundred dollars.
For continuing the improvements at the light
house depot of supplies, on Staten island, New
Yord, ten thousand dollars.
For fog'bells on Fort Hamilton and Fort Co.
lumbus, New York harbor, one thousand five
hundred dollars.
For rebuilding the beacon on Sea Flower reef,
in Long Island sound, four thousand two hun
dred dollars
For rebuilding the spindle on the Whale, In
Mystic river, connecticut, five thousand dol
lars.
For rebuilding the beacon on the reef making
out from Oyster Pond point, in Plum gut,
Long Island sound. New York, five thousand