The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-10-17
OFFICIAL.
Avs OF THE UNITED STATES PASSED
Ii AT THE SECOND SESSION OF TIE
CONGRESS.


Capitol as NAV not be expended previous 10 June
| thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-lWo,
| NAV be expanded during the fiscal year endlng
JuEe thi tieth, eighteen hundred ana seventy
| three. 80 avn.
| and for planning the grounds around the Capi-
| toll, paving b street north, from delaware 70
New Jersey avenues ana the qnaurnntt, .ne inc
| to Pennsylvania avenue, and for curbng an
| paving tile foot-ways around the Capltal
| grounds, lhirty.fve thousand dollars, whioh
shall be available Immediately; Provided, Ibat
| the grades of the streets and avenues IN tne VI
cinity OF the Capital be, and the same are mere
| by, established in conformity with tue plan APP
| moved by the mayor of the city OF Washington,
The officer in charge of public buildings and
grounds, and the architect of the Capitol exlen-
sion, as authorized by the joint resolution ap
proved July fourteenth, eighteen hundred ana
| seventy and for this purpose the plan mace py
William Forsyth, surveyor, da ed January twei-
ty- third, eighteen hundred and seyenty-oile, on
file in the office of the architect oil the Capitei
ext enson, shall be considered authentic
BOTANICAL GARDEN.
For reconstructing the eastern parallelogram
| of the conservatory in the botanical garden, TO
| make 1t correspond with that at the west OF 'he
rotunda, thirteen thousand dollars ,-,..
For extending the propagating houses. Quclu,
ding the use Of the sash from the old porti OF
| the Conservatory and for general repairs TO
| buildings, four thousand five hundred dollars
For the construction OF sewer and trap
across Third street, to convey the drainage OF
the botanical garden to the mt in sewer, five hun
dred dollars. -
For oon rinuing fence and erec'ing gateways on
Third street, seven thousand hVe hunoieo ooi
lars. o,.on,so
For additional heating apparatus in the library
, of Congress, to be expended under the directoh
, of the architect of the Capitol extension, TWO
| thousand dollars, or SO much thereof as may De
e necessary. r., A.,
To enable the librarian to procure for the
library of Congress English county histories. the
sum OF five Thousand dollars, or SO much Thereon
, as may be necessary. ,,
For an additional appropriation, to be expend-
ed under the direction of the Joiut Committee
on the Library to decorate the Capitol with such
| works of art may be ordered and app oSea
by said committee, as provided by act approsea
. August eighteenth, eighteen hundred and nifty
SIX fifteen thousand dollars; and said com,
r mittee, whenever, in their judgment, 1t snail
be expedient, are authorized 70 accept any %Grs
: of the fine arts behalf of Congress, Whlch
z may be offered, and to assign the same such
place in the Capitol as they may deem suitable
and shall have the supervision OF all WORKS OF ar
; that may be placed in the Capitol.
T., For the publication of three volumes OIL
{, Il WlEess Exploring Expedition, agreeably to acl
II of May twenty -eighth, eighteen hundred a1o
" | seventy two, nine thousand dollars
~ To enable the Joint COMMITTEES on the Ii
s. brary to purchase Moran's large painting o
of The Canyon of the Yellowstone ten 'housahe
l. dollars.
- SURVEY THE COAST.
l. For continuing the survey of the Atlantic ant
N Gulf coasts of the United States, and -, an
"a Champaign including compensation OF cNilian
9 engaged in the work, and including pay ahs
. emolumeuts of officers of the army ana navy
t, poyed in the work, three hundred ana ninety
or one thousand dollars. 800
81 For continuing the survey of the western ccas
q, of the United States, including compensation
tn civilians engaged in the work. TWO huhurea ai
nj forty thousand dollars.
~ For pay aud rations of engineers for the ste I'm
vs. ers used in the Coast Surv y, no longer suppre
NJ | BY the Navy Department, ten thousand uoiiars
ve For continuing the publication OF the ooserva
tions made IN the progress OF Coast survey IN ~
d GLIDING compensation for civilians engaged IN III
it. work. The publication to be made ut the Govern
es ment Printing Office, ten thousand collars
- For repairs and maintenance or the comps
IL ment of vessels used in the Coast survey, forty
is five thousand dollars.
mo For extending the triansuIation of the Coas
~ Survey 50 as to form q geodcic connection o
NJ, tween the Atlantic and aciflc coasts of II
to UuII States and assisting in the State surye,
ote including compensation OF ciVliiahs ehsaseo
~ the work, thirty six thousand dollars.
-: -, UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
her ARNoRIEs AND ARsENALs:
lat Springfield armory, Springfield, Massach
MS sets For repairs and preservation OF grouha
buildings and machinery; and Tor cufoslohe II
armory grounds fronting on State street, INVENT
RS, two thousand dollars
We Rock Island armory and arsenal, Rock L Ian
- Illinois For new forging shop of same dime
III sions and architecture shops alread. bu,
lis except that it will be only one story hign, o.
ma hundred and fifty-flve thousand dollars; Tor ne
,S finishing. shop tor armory, two hundred tho
$50 sand dollars for new fire-proot barracks L
zen enlisted men, including mess bulli,ng, paktr
Ter. and laundi -buildi e, nnety-nve thousand on
~ lars; for new powder-mag azine, fifteen tholsa
0iF dollars; for completing devel pmeni OF =
water power, hundred and ten thonsa
tor dollars /; for the construction OF avenues a
one iSa a ne, W hrse across the Misis ,ippi river
,ful the ely Of Davenport, and tor building a ra
M road to- connect the present arsenal railroad wi
- tho Chicago and Rock Island railroad Wh
W changed TO its new location at me loWer emu
he the island and for building two entrances 10
ling island from the two bridges, and an IRON Ter
s conn. citing the two entrances, and between !
was railroad and the wagonroad on one siue anu
ira thous and dollars Tor new machinery ior !
81, new shops already completed, twenty thousa
ich dollars for laying water pipe, three lhous;e
him dollars; for putting six wa er wheels lsixty.f
inch horse power each) IN the new dam, with SHAFT
10 and machinery, for transmission Oh power 70
'ta- shops already in use twenty.sx thousand 9
ting lars in all, SIX hundred and fity-two thouss
the dollars. .,,. n
"| meeting Moline with RocH lsiahu, oae h'io
ded, thousand dollars.
tic0 For the construction Oh .me i,ned
such .he pa,ang ~ Marcb ,hird eahtesn hundred
strdr seventy. one, which may be unexpended at
- close Of the present fiscal year, i. hereby re-
. Renicia airs email Benicia, California For
ervi- ing artesian WE'LL twelve thousand six hume
and eighty seven dollars; tor building new wh
wing siehtn dolsrs for removing bank in front
.antS fee and filing up ravine, five Thousand SIX
and dred and egniy,seven n;sht tbonsand 81
any snnarea and eighty dollars for repairs of W
ten shops, store houses, and quarters, nve thous
who six hundred d liars; in all, forty-iour thou'
. -, three hundred and fifty two dollars.
al Columbus arsenal, Columbus, ONO For
tie IN and repairs of pubic buildings and GROUNDS
nrior hundred and fifty dollars.
7 -: Charlestown arsenal, Charlestown Souih
aIiNc DINA; For putting slate-roof on foundry D
for, Ing, one thousand three hundred dollars; f
Judge laying floors in one Of n
states ;idina and orounas two hundred dollar
own, all two thousand seven hundred dollars
ire to Detroit arsenal Dearbornvnie, Mic h59n
ction, p ainslnss d ana iei''''NS p"
1, it AI Fort Monroe arsenal, Old Point Comfort,
ge of gnia: For completing gun-yard ie anssot
tnan rels three thousand dollars for repairing
alton, houses for painting and repairing public
ration ings, three thousand dollars; mall SIX tho'
than | dollars. =,
lilah Fort Union arsenal, Fort Union, New M
en- the Territory Tor repairing store-honses, II
anjent | zines barracks, workshops. office, quarter
court, closing clos do Wsi, anu isise''
'oceed Frankford arsenal, Bridesburg, PennsyiY
ay to For repairs OF public buildings anu gro
-. tho three thousand dollars.
II .ho Kennebec arsenal. Augusta, Maine: 1
under pairing public baildings, grounds, ana II
ection one thousand dollars -..,,, w.
and LeayenWoft assgna onsrters one