New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-29
in the Office Of the architect of the Capitol
extension, shall be considered authentic.
BOTANICAL GARDEN,


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 for gen
eral repairs to buildings, four thousand i've
hundred dollars.
For the construction of sewer and trap
across Third street, to convey the drainage
of the botanical garden to the main sewer
five hundred dollars.
For continuing fence and erecting gate
WAYS on Third street, seven thousand five
hundred dollars.
LIBRARY OF CoEGREss
For additional heating apparatus in the
library of Congress, to be expended under
She direction Of the architect of the Capitol
extension. two thousand dollars, or SO much
Shereof as may be necessary.
To enable the librarian to procure for the
library Of Congress the English county his.
Series, the sum Of five thousand dollars, or
80 much thereof as may be necessary.
For an additional appropriation, to be ex-
gcnded 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
qcnth eighteen hundred and fifty six iii
@cen thousand dollars; and said committee,
whenever, in their judgment, 1t shall be ex-
pedient are authorized to accept any work
Of fine 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, agreeablT to
act of May twenty-eighth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-two, nine thousand dol
Ears.
To enable the Joint Committee on the
library to purchase M0ran's large paint
3ng Of the Canyon OF the Yellowstone ten
thousand dollars.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
for continuing the survey of the Allan
qic and Gulf coasts of the United States,
and Lake Champlain, including compensa
sion 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 conn
pensaton of civilians engaged in the work,
Swo 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 IN the work, the publication
90 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,
$Orty-fve thousand dollars
For extending the triangulations Of the
Coast Survey so as to form geodetic CON
nectiOn between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts Of the United States, and assisting
in the State surveys, including compensa-
sion Of civilians engaged il the work,
Thirty-six thousand dollars.
UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT..
ARMoR1Es AND ARsENALs.
Springfield armory, Springfield, Massa-
Ghusetts: 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 tifty+tive
thousand dollars; for new finishing shop for
armory two hundred thousand dollars; for
new fire proof barracks for enlisted men, in
Gliding mess building. bakery and laundry
building. ninety-fve thousand dollars; for
new powder magazine, fifteen thousand dol
lars; for completing development OF the
waTer-power, one hundred and ten thousand
dollars; for the construction OF avenues and
roads to the Rock Island wagon bridge, and
to 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 its new
location at the lower end of the island. and
h,,;l. 4yrvo ay1+r rn hp slb
from the two bridges, and an iron fence
connecting the two entrances, and between
the railroad and the 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
pleted, twenty thousand dollars; tor laying
water pipe, three thousand dollars; for
putting six water wheels (siXty-fve horse
power each) in the new dam. with shafting
and machinery for transmission of power to
the shops already in use, twenty-six thou
sand dollars; in all, six hundred and fifty
two thousand dollars.
For completion Of 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 seventyOne Which
may be unexpepded at the close of the
present fiscal year, is hereby re-approPri-
ated.
Bcnieia arsenal, Benicia, California; For
boring artesian well, twelve thousand six
hundred and eighty-seven dollars; for
building new wharf, eleven thousand fur
hundred and ninety-eight dollars; for re-
moving bank in front Of office, and filling
ND rayine, 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
cry 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, DearbOrnville, Michigan:
For 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 Did |
musket barrels, three thousand dollars; tor |
repairing storehouses, for painting and re- |
pairing public buildings, three thousand |
dollars; in all. six thousand dollars.
Fort Union arsenal, Fort Union, New |
Mexico Territory: For repairing store |
houses. magazine, barracks, workshops, |
office, quarters inclosing wall, and fences, /