New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-21
in the office OF the architect of the Capitol
extension shall bo considered authentic.
BOTANICAL GARDEN

BOTANICAL GARDEN.
For recOnstructing the eastern parallel
0gram of the conservatory In the bOtanlca
garden, to make, it correspond with that a.
the west of the rotunda, thirteen thousand
dollars.
For extending the propagating houses
{including the use of the sash from the OLD
norton of the Conservatory and for gen
cral repairs to buildings, four thousand tive
hundred dollars.
For the construction of a sewer and trap
across Third street, 70 convey the drainage
of the botanical garden TO the main sewer
tive hundred dUllalso
For continuing fence and erecting gate
ways on Third street, eegen thousand tiTG
hundred dollars
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS-.
For additional heating apparatus in The
library OF Congress, 10 be expended under
the direction of the architect of the Capitol
extension, two thousand dollars, or 80 much
thereof a. may he necessary.
To enable the librarian to procure for the
library Of Congress the English county his
tories, the sum OF five thousand dollars, or
go much thereof as may be necessary
For an additiupa1 appropriation, to be OK
,,o,Jad -..,tGr the direction Of the Joint
8Guinmittee on the Library, to decorate thr
Capitol with such works of art as NAV ne
ordered and approved by said comrlITI'
az provided by act approved Augu'c elS.E ~
eenth, eighteen hundred and t'tCy sIA' -. u
teen thousand dollars; and SAL CON ~ '0o'
whenever, in their judgmer', II shal oe e3-
pedient are authorized - accePU GiJ WIN
Of the fine arts on behall VI Ccnsl go,
which may he offered, ana 70 assign Ihe
s,,no eurh I,lare in the Capitol as they may
deem suitable. and shall have the sUpervi-
e;nn of alI works of art that may be placed
10 the Capitol,
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act Of May twenty eighth, eighteen hun
dred and scventy-two, nine thousand dol
lars
ID enable the Joint Committee on the
library to purchase Moran's large paint
fnr of the Canyon of the Yellowstone, ten
thousand dollars.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For continuing the survey of the Allan
10 and Gulf coasts Of the United States,
and Lake Champlain, including cOmpensa
ton of civilians engaged in the work, and
excluding pay and emoluments of officers
of the army and navy and petty officers
aad men Of the navy employed in the
work three hundred and ninety-one thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the western
oOlgt of the United States including com
pelsation of civilians engaged in the work,
two hundred and forty thousand dollars.
STEAMERS used in the Coast survey, no long
.er supplied by the Navy Department, ten
thousand dollars.
POr continuing the publications of the
observations made in the progress Of Coast
Surrey, including compensation for civil
igns 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.
urty-five thousand dollars
For extending the triangulatiOns Of the
cast Survey so as 20 form a geOdetlc con
seton between the Atlantic and Pacific
lasts Of the United States, and assisting
1.-The State surveys, including compcnsa-
tn of civilians engaged in the WoTk.
trty-six thousand dollars.
'NDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
ARHORIEs md ARsEEALS.
.ringdcld armory, Springfield, Massa-
chetts: For repairs and preservation of
grmds buildings, and machinery; ard Tor
euBtone for armOry grounds fronting on
Sta street, twenty-five thousand dollars.
LEX leland armory and arsenal, Rock
Ssld Illinois: For new forging shop Of
san dimensions and architecture as shops
alrdy built, except that il will De only
onetory high, one hundred and titty-five
theand dollars: for new finishing shop for
arpry, two hundred thousand dollars; for
METRE proof barracks for enlisted men, III"
CLING mess building. bakery anf laundry
buing, uiuety-tive thousand dollars; for
nep0wder magazine, fifteen thousand dol
Tai for completing development OF the
Tpr power. one hundred and ten thousand
dtars; for the construction Of avenues and
rdls to the Rock Island wagon bridge, and
tthe new bridge across the Mississippi
rer to the city of Davenport, and for
Hiding a railroad to connect the present
senal railroad with the Chicago and Book
land railroad, when changed to Its new
cation at tho lower end Of the island. and
n building two entrances to the island
:0m the two bridges, and an iron fence
onnecting tho two entrances, and between
he railroad and the public wagon road Oh
one eide and the arsenal on the other side.
twenty-eigbt thousand dollars: for new
machinery for the rev shops already com
NetPd, twenty thousand dollars; for laying
water apipe, three thousand dollars: for
putting six water wheels (siXty-tive horse
power eachj IN the new dam, with shafting
and machinery for transmission of power to
the shops already i'll use, twenty-slX thou"
sand dollars; in all. six lnndred and fifty
two thousand dollars.
For completion Of the waCOn-road bridge
connecting Moline with ROCK Island, one
hundred thousand dollars
For the construction Of the Rock Island
bridge, the balance Of tho appropriation,
continued by the act of March third,
eighteen hundred and seventy-one, which
may be uuexpended at the close Of the
present fiscal year, is hereby re-aPproprl-
ated.
Benicia arsenal, Benicia, California; For
boring arteBian we'll, twelve thousand six
hundred and cighty-seven dollars; for
building new wharf, eleven thousand four
hundred and nincty-eight dollars; for re
moving bank in front Of Office, and filing
up ravine, five thousand six hundred and
eighty-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
ory building, one thousand three hundred
dollars; for rclaying floors in stOrehOuses,
one thousand two hundred dollars for gen
et,4l repairs of public buildings and grounds,
two hundred dollars; in ALL two thousand
eeyen hundred dollars.
Detroit arsenal, Dearbornvile Michigan:
For painting and repairing public buildings
1--WE 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.
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