New Orleans Republican., 1872-10-25


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 for gen
eral repairs to buildings, four thousand five
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,
five hundred dollars.
For continuing fence and erecting gate
vravs on Third street, seven thousand five
hundred dollars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
For additional heating apparatus in the
library of Congress. to be expended under
the 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.
tories, the sum Of five thousand dollars or
so 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 ana approved by said committee,
as provided by act approved August eight
eenth, eighteen hundred and tltty-slX, nj
teen thousand dollars; and said committee,
whenever, in their judgment, it shall be ex-
Incident, are authorized to accept any work
az 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 super1i-
sion of all works Of art that may be placed
IL the Capitol.
For the publication Of three volumes Of
Wilkes Exploring Expedition, agreeably to
act Of May twcuty-eighth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-two, nine thousand dol
lars.
To enable the Joint Committee on the
Library to purchase Moraus large paint
ing of the Canyon of the Yellowstone, ten
thousand dollars.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For continuing the survey of the Allan
tic and Gulf coasts of the United States,
and Lake Champlain, including cOmpensa
tion 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 Ill the
work, three hundred and ninety-one thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the western
coast Of the United States, including com
pensation of civilians engaged IN the work,
two 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 i'll the progress OF Coast
Survey, including compensation Tor civil
ians engaged III the work, the publication
to be made at the Government Printing
Office, ten thousand dollars.
For repairs and maintenance OF the com
plement Of vessels used in the Coast Survey,
Torty-ffVe thousand dollars.
For extending the triangulations OF the
Coast Survey 50 as to form geodetIc con
ncction between the Atlantic and Paclnc
coasts of the United States, and assisting
III the State surveys, including compeusa-
zion of civilians engaged in the work,
thirty-six thousand dollars.
UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
ARMORIEs AND ARsEEALs.
Springfield arm0ry, Springfield, Massa-
chusetts: For repairs and preservation OF
grounds, buildings. and machinery; and tor
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 htty-hYe
thousand dollars; for new finishing shop f0l
armory, two hundred thousand dollars; Tor
new fire proof barracks for enlisted men, IN
cIuding mess building, bakery and Laundry
building, ninety-ftve thousand dollars; for
new powder magazine. fifteen thousand dol
lars; for completing development OF the
warer-DOwer, one hundred and ten thousand
dollars; for the construction OF avenues and
roads to the Rock Island wagon bridge, and
70 the new bridge across the Mississippi
river, to the city of Davenport, anu Tor
building railroad to connect the present
arsenal railroad with the Chicago ana hock
Island railroad, when changed TO It's new
location at the lower end of the island, and
for building two entrances to the island
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 slde,
twenty eight thousand dollars: I0f new
machinery for the new shops already com
7Dleted, twenty thousand dollars; for laying
water nine. three thousand dollars; fol
pUtting six water wheels (sixty-fve horse
power EACH in the new dam, with shattIng
and machinery for transmission OF power tC
the shops already in use, twenty-slx 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 seventy-One, which
NAV be uneNpended at the close OF the
present fiscal year, is hereby re-approprl
ated.
Benicia arsenal, Benicia, California: For
boring artesian we'll, twelve thousand SLY
hundred and eighty-seyen dollars; for
building new wharf, eleven thousand -four
hundred and ninety eight dollars; for re-
moving bank in front of office, and filling
up ravine, five thousand six hundred and
eighty-seven dollars; for necessary :; aiding
of public grounds, eight thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars; for repairs. o.
workshops, store houses and quarters, five
thousand six hundred dollars; in all, forty
four thousand three hundred and tltty two
dollars,
Columbus arsenal Columbus, Ohio: FoI
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, DearbornVllle, 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 Old
musket barrels, three thousand dollars; for
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,