New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-11-19
IN the Office of the architect of the Capitol
extension, shall be considered authentic.
BOTANICAL GARDEN
BOTANICAL GARDEN.

BOTANICAL GARDEN.
%of demonstrating the eastern parallel
0gram of the conservatory in the botanical
garden, to make it correspond with that at
she west Of the rOtuuda, thirteen thousand
dollars
For extending the propagating houses
gincluding the use of the sash from the old
portion of the conservatory, and Tor gen
eral repairs 10 buildings four thousand five
hundred dollars.
For the construction Of a sewer and trap
gcr0ss Third street, 70 convey the drainage
qaf the botanical garfe1 to the main sewer,
give hundred dollars.
For continuing fence ana erecting gate
evavs on Third street, 8even thousand five
SQndred dollars.
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
Fop additional heating apparatus in the
qibrary Of Congress, to be expended under
9be 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 beck
pended 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,
SIS provided by act approved August eight
eenth, eighteen hundred and fifty fif-
teen Thousand dollars; and said committee,
whenever, in their Judgment, 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
bred and seventvtwo, nine thousand dol
lars.
To 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.
For continuing the survey of the Allan
tic and Gulf coasts of the United States,
and Lake Champlain, including compensa
ton 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
EOuEU Oh JIG OuiLtu JtdJt5, IuCluuluR GOlu-
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
made III the progress Of Coast
Survey, including compensation for civil
.ans engaged IN the work, the publication
ha Ia ut tbn prin%iYorr
Office, ten thousand dollars.
For repairs and maintenance of the com
O1ement of vessels used in the Coast Survey,
tOrty-fve Thousand dollars.
For extending the triangulations Of the
Coast Survey so as to form a geOdetic con-
lecJion between the Atlantic and Pacific |
coasts of the United States, and assisting
n the State surveys, including compensa- |
zion of civilians engaged in the work, |
ihirty-six Thousand dollars.
UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT
ARMORIEs AND ARsENALs
Springfield armory, Springfield, Massa
,husetts: For repairs and preservation of |
grounds, buildings, and machinery; and for !
for armory grounds fronting on |
state street. twenty-five thousand dollars |
Rock Island armGry and arsenal, Rock |
sland, Illinois: For new forging shop of !
lready built, except that it will be emily |
ne story high, one hundred and fifty-fve
thousand dollars; for new finishing shop for
TmOry, two hundred thousand dollars; for
lew fire proof barracks for enlisted men, in
iuding mess building, bakery and laundry
building ninetv-tive thousand dollars; for
lew powder magazine, fifteen thousand dol
Brs; for completing development of the
7aJerpower one hundred and ten thousand
FDp IF oyr nd !
Dads to the Rock Island wagon bridge, and
0 the new bridge across the Mississippi
liver, to the city of Davenport and for
,uilding q railroad to connect the present
rsenal railroad with the Chicago and Rock
sland railroad, when changed to its new
1catiOn at the lower end Of the island, and
Or building two entrances to the island
rom the TWO bridges, and aD iron fence
the two entrances, and between
le railroad and the public wagon road on
ne side and the arsenal on the other side,
thousand dollars: for new
8chinery for the new shops already COM
eted, twenty thousand dollars; for laying
alter pipe, three thousand dollars; for
ltting six water wheels tsixty-fve horse |
Owor EACH in the new dam, with shafting |
I'd machinery for transmission of power to
le shops already in use, twenty-six thou
md dollars; in all, six hundred and fifty
70 thousand dollars.
For completion of the wagon-road bridge
Moline with Rock Island, one
lndred thousand dollars.
For the construction of the Rock Island {
'idge, the balance of the appropriation, ]
ntinued by the act of March third,
ghteen hundred and seventy-one, which
ay be unexpended at the close of the
esent fiscal year, is hereby re-appropri-
cd.
Benicia arsenal, Beuicia, California: For
,ring artesian we'll, twelve thousand six F
inbred and eighty-seven dollars; for
lilding new wharf, eleven thousand four {
inbred and ninety-eight dollars; for re- I
owing bank in front of Office, and filling
ravine, five thousand six hundred and t
dollars; for necessary grading
public grounds, eight thousand eight a
inbred and eighty dollars, for repairs of Q
)rkshOps, store houses and quarters, five 8
ousand six hundred dollars; in all, forty a
1T thousand three hundred and fifty two L
liars,
Columbus arsenal. Columbus, Ohio: For
re and repairs of public buildings and p
ounds nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Charleston arsenal, Charleston, South P
rolina: For putting slate roof on found; Il
? building, one thousand three hundred
liars; for relaying floors in stOrehouses, a
e thousand two hundred dollars; for gen 81
u repairs of public buildings and grounds,
o hundred dollars; in all, two thousand a
rem hundred dollars. IL
Detroit arsenal, Dearbornville, Michigan: La
r painting and repairing public buildings, a.
9 hundred dollars. tc
Fort Monroe arsenal, Old Point Comfort, Il
.ginia: For completing gun-yard fence, n
elk foundation wall, and fence of old
sket barrels, three thousand dollars; for a
'airing storehouses, for painting and re-
ring public buildings, three thousand al
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