New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-27
in the office Of the architect of the Capitol
extension, shall be considered authentic.
BOTANICAL GAPDVE
N0r reconstructing dc. easter

BOTANICAL GARDEN.
For reconstructing the eastern parallel
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
ways 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 Capito]
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
90 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 NAV be
ordered and approved by said committee,
d. pLOHIueh DS dCG dpIJIONGb august eight
eenth, eighteen hundred and fifty six if
teen thousand dollars; and said committee,
whenever, in their alignment, it shall be ex-
pedient, are authorized to accept any work
Of the fine arts on behalf OF Congress,
which may 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, agreeably to
act Of May twenty-eighth, eighteen hun
dred and seventy-two, nine thousand dol
lars.
70 enable the Joint Committee on the
Library to purchase, Moran's large paint
ing of the Canyon Of the Yellowstone, ten
thousand dollars.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
Yor continuing the survey of the Allan
&c and Gulf coasts Of the United States,
and Lake Champlain, including compensa
zion 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 com
UensatiOn 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
or 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
20 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,
fOrty-fve thousand dollars
For extending the triangulatlons 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-
zion of civilians engaged in the work,
thirty-six thousand dollars
UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT,
ARMoRIEs AND ARsENALs.
Springfield armory, Springfield, Massa-
chusetts: For repairs and preservation Of
grounds. buildings, and machinery; and for
Cl1rbstone 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 ffty-fve
thousand dollars; for new finishing shop for
armorv. two hundred thousand dollars; for
new fire proof barracks for enlisted men, IN
Guiding mess building, bakery and Laundry
building, ninetytive thousand dollars; lot
new powder magazine, fifteen thousand dol
lars: for completing development OF the
waUer-power, one hundred and ten thousand
dollars; for the construction OF avenues and
roads to the Rock Island wagon bridge, and
10 the new bridge across the Mississippi
river. to the city of Davenport, anu Tor
building a railroad to connect the present
arsenal railroad with the Chlcago ana hoch
Island railroad when changed to Its new
}ocation 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
tie railroad and the public wagon ROAD on
one side and the arsenal on the other slde'
twenty-eight thousand dollars: tor new
machinery for the new shops already COM
rIeted, twenty thousand dollars; for laying
ra+ar Dire three thousand dollars; tor
nn+tinc six water wheels (sixty-fve horse
bower each) in the new dam, with shaltlng
and machinery for TRANSMISSION OF power 10
the shops already in use, twenty-slx thop-
sand dollars; in ell, SIX hnndfea anu nl'y-
two thousand dollars.
For completion of the wagon-road pfldge
o connecting Moline with ROCK IsLaho, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For the construction OF the ROCK !stahu
bridge, the balance OF the Appropriation
continued ny luo NSp Va 49,
ejpbteen hundred and seventy,.one, Whlch
NAV be unexpended at the close OF Ine
present fiscal year. is hereby re-aPpropfl-
Bcpicta arsenal, Benica California: For
bol,ipr artesian well, twelve thousand SIX
hundred and eighty seven dollars; Tor
building new wharf, eleven thousand TOUR
hundred and ninety-eight dollars; LOT OF, re-
moving hank in front OF Office, and hIlng
m ravine five thousand six hundred and
S;of,+v-seyen dollars; for necessary grading
oF nIhlie grounds, eight thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars; for repairs OF
TTorkabons. store houses and quarters, hVe
+bousand six hundred dollars; in all, forty
$ngr thousand three hundred and fifty two |
dollars, o,-.,-..- 0l,;o. For |
IOWA and repairs of public buildings ana |
crronnds1 nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Cbarleston arsenal, Charleston, South |
raroiina. For putting slate roof on found,
erv building. one thousand three hundred
dollars: for relaying floors IN storehouses'
one thousand two hundred dollars; Tor gen
eraI repairs of public buildings and GROUNDS,
two hundred dollars; in all, two thousand
seven hundred dollars
Detroit arsenal, Dearborny1Ile, Mlchlgan: |
Forpalnting and repairing public buildings, |
FIVE hundred dollars.
Fort Monroe arsenal, Old Point Comfort,
Virginia; For completing gun-yaro 1enGe}
briek foundation wall, and fence OF Old
Tnnsket barrels, three thousand dollars; Tor
u-enair;ng storehouses, for painting and re-
5,,Il;a hui1dinuE three thousand |