New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-31
UNDER TIE NAVY DEPARTMENT.

HAYWARD, Portsmouth, New Hampshire:
For repairs of all kinds, seyenty-fye thou
sand dollars; for repairs Of floating docks,
eighty thousand dollars; for permanent i'm
provemeuts, namely, for bridge connecting
Seavev's island. four thousand dollars; in
all, one hundred and fifty nine thousand
two hundred dollars.
For constructing and testing experimental
breech-lOading boat-howitzers, ten thou
Maynard, Boston, Massachusetts: For
repairs Of all kinds, seyenty-fve thousand
dollars.
Navv-yard. Brooklyn, New York: For
repairs of all kinds, one hundred thousand
dollars
For repairs of all kinds, forty thousand
dollars.
NAVY ward, Washington, District Of CO.
lumbia: Fer repairs of all kinds, seventy
five thousand dollars.
Navy ward, Norfolk, Virginia: For re.
pairs of all kinds, one hundred thousand
dollars.
Navy yard, Pensacola, Florida: For re
pairs Of all kinds, twenty-five thousand dol
lars.
NAVY ward, Mare island, California: For
repairs Of all kinds, aeventy-tive thousand
dollars for repairs of floating docks, one
hundred thousand dollars for permanent
improvements, namely, tor commencing dry
dock. two hundred thousand dollars; con-
tinuing quay wall and wharyes, thirty thou
sand dollars; continuation OF rail tracks,
five thousand dollars; in all, fouS hundred
and ten thousand dollars.
Naval station at League island, Pennsyl-
vania: For repairs and maintenance OF en-
bankments and for dredging. ORe hundred
and fifteen thousand dollars.
For naval station at New London, Con
necticut: For building wharf, grading, for
building storehouse, and for care and pre-
servati0D OF property twenty thousand
dollars.
Naval station as Key West, :Elorifa: For
repairs of all kinds, fifteen thousand dol
lars.
Emergencies at naval stations: For emer
gencies that may arise at p3Ta! stations,
forty thousand dollars.
UNDER TIE DEPARTMENT 0F' AG-
RICJLTURE.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS.
For improvement of grounds: For labor,
twelve thousand dollars; for heating app3-
ratus for new grapery, SwO thousand dol
lars; for material for roads and walks, one
thousand five hundred dollars: foH cast iron
labels for naming trees III arboretum, one
hundred dollars; for tools. repairs and
blacksmithing, one thousand dollars; for
draining tiles for grounds, five hundred dol
lars: for terrace walls. two thousand tive
hundred dollars; for repairing Sence around
grounds. one thousand dollars; and for %
furnace in the laboratory, four hundred
dollars; in all, Swenty-one thousand dollars.
Coward completing the museun under
che charge of Professor Townsend GLOVER,
three thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. Tha. cut Of the unespended
balance Of the appropriation section tWen-
tyseven of the act approved April TWEEN
tieth. eighteen hundred and seventy-onel
for more eff'ectualIy securing life and prop
erty on the coasts Of New Jersey and LONG
Island, for the fiscal year ending June thir-
tieth. eighteen hundred and seventy-tW0,
the sum of two hundred thousand dollars is
hereby excepted from the operation OF the
fifth section Of the act OF july twelfth
eighteen hundred and seventy.
SEC. g. That the sum of tive hundred and
twenty-five thousand seven hundred and
tifty-one dollars and eight cents is hereby
appropriated to enable the Secretary OF the
Treasury to return co the clerk OF the
United States district court, tor the boUth'
ern district of Illinois the One-halt Ot four
hundred and tifty-one thousand five hun
dred and two dollars and sixteen cents paid
to said Secretary by said clerk az prize
money, in pursuance OF decree OF SAID
court made on the eleventh day of May
eighteen hundred and sixty-fOur, which de-
cree was atterward, 10 wit, on the ninth
day of June, eighteen hundred and slxty,'
five. held to be erroneous and
set aside by said court; and said
money ordered TO be returned 20 said court
for distribution to the lawful owners there.
of and to this end that the said Secretary
| cause TO be transferred the said sum OF two
hundred and twenty-five thousand seven
hundred and ffty-one dollars and eight
| cents from the navy pension fund 20 the
| credit of the Treasurer Of the United States;
| the moneys SO directed to be returned hav.
i ing been deposited to the credit of said
fund on the twenty-tAlrd OF May, eighteen
| hundred and sixty four, by warrant number
| one hundred and siXty-pine.
! SEC. 4. That the proper accounting officers
! of the Treasury Department be, and they
are hereby. authorized and directed, IN adj
| iusting the account of William kapus, col
| lector of customs for the district OF Alaska
| to make an allowance for the compensation
/ Of Charles H. Pierce tor services rendered
| in aid of the collection of the revenue from
customs az the port OF Oonalasha, IN sad
! district. of such sum as Ehey may deem just
! and equitable for the time actually EN-
| 0loved, not to exceed the rate OF one thoU
! sand five hundred dollars per annum.
SEC. 5. That 80 enable the Secretary al
the Interior to pay Standish and Ballard,
! attorneys, their account for defending the
| register and the receiver at lonla, Michigan
| the sum of one thousand dollars Is hereby
appropriated.
| .nents by the Court Of Claims or the Su
/ irene Court of the United States, hereafter
! to be rendered for captured or abandoned
! cotton, or in settlements for cotton seiz.G
| subsequent 70 June thirtieth, eighteen hun
] dred and sixty-tiye. the Secretary OF thu
| Treasury is hereby directed 20 pay sucf
| judgments, or the amounts as asoertainet
| upon such settlements in full! without de
| duction on account OF inteEna. revenue ia
] upon cotton.
! Sec. 7. That the accounting officers 81 In
| treasury be and they are hereby authorized
and directed. in adjusting she accounts
! the collector OF customs for the port 0
! Chicago, 90 allow him, as an eL-Otficio de
| y0sitarv of moneys belonging 20 the Unite
States a credit for such sum Or sums. i
coin or currency, as may satisfactory al
| pear 70 have been held by him. as such de
| Dositarv. at the time Of the fire II SAT-
city on the ninth and tenth days @! 0ctc
! Der, eighteen hundred and seVenty-OR
and 30 have been lest or destroyed ~ tTs
Approved June 10, 1872.
TGENERAl. NATURE--No. !3i.5
An act making appropriations for the repair
preservation and completion OF certal
public works ON rivers and harboys an
Cor other purposes
Be it enacted by the Senate and Hous
of Representatives. Of the United States Q
America in Congress assem- bled, That tn
following sums of money be and are hereb
appropriated, to be paid out Of any none
in the treasury not otherwise appropriate
to be expended under the direction of th
Secretary of War, for the repair, preseTT,;
| rrnrl-s hereinaftar named: