Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-03
THE DAILY CHRONICLE.
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
Passed at the Third Session Of the Forty
ir Second Congress. a6 ll5d
PUBLISHED By AUTHORITY

-s GENERAL NATURE-NO. SOL et1
AN ACT making appropriations for sundry civil eX-
penses of the government f"r the fiscal year END,
(, ing June Jhrtieth. eighteen hundred and seventy
four. and for othee purposes. ~ iaT so
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For preservation of the collections Of the surveying
and exploring expeditions of the government fifteen
For fitting up the new halls required for the gov.
eminent collections. fifteen thousand dollars. =
| Capitol Extension. -
For continuing the work on the Capitol and for
eral care and repairs thereof sixty five thousand dol
For extending the inles to the Senate chamber fol
fresh air to- the lower terrace near the western park
For constructing coal vaults within the open at
the east front Of the Capitol between the wings and
s the Capitol tessraph to used
for bubble business with ali tho bepartmeats Of gcy
city, Of Washington. eight thousand dollars. or 50
much thereof as may be necessary. to be expended
public buildings and grounds: Provided That the i'm
mediate connection of the wires with any public build
he Of the
For grading and paving the STREETS and footwa,s
around the Capitol. and running from Pennsylvania
avenue to streets north and south. to the line Of
the east front of the Capitol and for improving the
thousand dollars: Provided, That in the improve
ments of grounds about the Capitol tho Secretary Of
provenents made in front of all private property in
the same proportion charged by the District au-
Fot t for psS Snased and
| square feet of land on South Capitol and South
streets with the buildings standing thereon. the sum
of fifteen thousand dollars, to be paid to the trustees
of the Israel African Methodist Epi,copal Church.
whenever they SHALL in due and legal FORM transfer to
land and premises Provided That said trustees may
have the right to remove the building thereon known
to the church. any time within thirty DAYS after being
notified to remove the same by the Architect of the
For alteration and refttng the hall of Rep
resentatives for accommodation Of the increas-
| ed number of members and the better ventila-
| ton and lighting thereof to be expended under
| the supervision of the Architect OF the Capitol
Extension according to plan to be established
| by resolution of the House, forty thousand dol
lars; and the amounts hereby appropriated for
work on and around the Capitol shall be avail
| able from the passage of this act.
Botanical Garden.
For construction of a brick wall and iron fence
slong first street between Pennsylvania and Maryland
avenues, and for gateways on same line. nine thou
For taking down and rebuilding feuce along Mary
land and third street. to conform new grade
four thousand dollars.
For repairs of buildings. improvements to beating
apparatus, and walks and for grading and inclosing
garden bounded by Second Thrd and streets and
for erecting thereon houses for storing pots soil coal
and plants. six thousand five hundred dollars.
For completing the conservatory by erecting an
octagon at the eastern end to conform to that at the
western end seventeen thousand five hundred dollars
and the several amounts hereby appropriated for the
Botanical gardens shall be available from the passage
of this act.
Survey of the Coast.
For conuipg the survey of the Atlantic and Gul
coasts of the United Sta:es, and Lake Champlan, in
and ncudps pay and omoamnts Of e bs
army and navy and petty officers and men of the navy
employed in the work. four hundred and ten thousand
For continuing the survey of the western coast of
the United States. including compensation of civilians,
and and ratOnS of engineers of steamers engaged
in the work. two hundred and sixty thousand dollars
For extending the trianguaton of the Coast Survey.
and Pacific oceans Of the United States, and assisting
in the State surveys. including compensation of civil
For repairs and maintenance of the complement of
vessels used in the Coast Survey, fifty thousand dol
For continuing the publication of the observations
made in the progress OF Coast Survey, including
pensation for civilians engaged in the work. the publ
cation to be made at the Government Printing Office,
ten thousand dollars,
Lighthouse Establishment
For salaries of eight hundred and ninety three light
house keepers and light beacon keepers and their as
sstants; five hundred and thirty five thousand eight
For repairs and incidental expenses in reitng and
improving light houses and buildings connected there
with two hundred and twenty five thousand dollars.
For supplying the Light houses and beacon lights on
WICK sn mne Channels sn cn
whiting polishing powder towels brushes SOAP paints
and other cleaning materials and for of
pairing and keeping in repair illuminating apparatus
delivery Of oil and other supplies for light houses and
sixty thousand eight hundred and thirty seven dollars
For expenses of visiting and inspecting lights and
For seamens wages rations. repairs. salaries, sup
plies, and incidental expenses of twenty two light
seventeen thousand seven hundred and thirty two dol
For repairs and Incidental expenses in renewing re-
fitting, amp improving signals and buildings con-
nected Herewith, fifty thousand dollars.
For expenses Of raising. cleaning. painting. repair
and beacons and for chains sinkers and similar
necessarries. three hundred thousand dollars.
Fer light houses. Beacons and Fog signals.
For rebuilding the upper part of the lighthouse
towerdat Mashs Island coast OF Maine. three thou
For REBUILDING the upper par, of the light house
tower at Segun Island coast OF Maine, five thousand
For rsbaS Id the Vert at Cape Eliza
:, For replacing day beacons destroyed by the ice on
the Of Maine and Massachusetts, thirty thousand
dollars. (
For steam fog-signal at the Highlands, Cape Cod.
Massachusetts, five thousand dollars.
Fora steam fog signal Ito auide into harbor of ref
uge at Race point Cape Cod, Massachusetts, FIVE thou
For steam fog7signa at the mouth Of the Atchafal
For placing light on Muscle bed beacon Naragan-
sett Bay. Rhode Island, three thousand dollars
For new dwelling at Conimicut lighthouse Narra-
ganseat Bay Rhode Island, fifteen thousand dollars:
the Secretary of the Treasury authorized and direct
ed to sell at public auction after due notice. and either
in one parcel or divided into lots. the land constut
ing the site Of the old light station at Nayat point
For wharf and boat house at Pumham rock, Provi-
denee river Rhode Island. one thousand two bun
For fog signal at New London, Connecticut four
thousand five hundred dollars.
For completing the light house at Race rock Long
Island Sound, seventy five thousand dollars I.I
For day beacon at Black Ledge, entrance to New
London. Connecticut. five thousand FIVE hundred dol
lars = :.
For protecting the foundations the of light houses at
Calves island, Brockway's beach, and Devils wharf,
Connecticut river. two thousand five hundred dol
lars. .--,.,.-. 2. ~. n
For commencing a light house on Southwest Ledge.
entrance to New Haven harbor Connecticut fifty thou
sand dollars. So,
For the construction of light house to take the
place OF the light ship at Stratforks shoals Long
Island Sound, fifty thousand dollars
For protecting the site of east beacon and for-sign
at Sandy Hook, New York harbor.. twenty thousand
dollars and the fog authorized by act approvud
June tenth, eighteen hundred and seventy two to he
placed at Fort Hamilton New York har6or. NAV he
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