Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-04-18
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| pte~IN~uoh OF grounds, buildings. snd ma
adsmizing the hill portion OF Pearl street "a
curbing one side Of its entire length. tsre.
thousand i've hundred dollars; In al t~enss
thr-e thousand i've hundred dollars
Rock Island arsenal, Rock Island. ulinois.
For q new woodworking ami gun-csrriaxe
shop, two hundred and thirty thousand dollars.
\ For the completion of lev finishing shop roe
armory. one hundred and ffty THOUSAND DOL
lars and tor Que set of substern ofhcers' guar
ter twenty three thousand seven hundred ami
hfty dollars IN all. one hundred aud seventy
three thousand seven hundred and hfty dollars.
| ttI totges iocndery, chimncys. machinery.
1 dolRrs. -
For machinery sRd shop-hNturns for shop G.,
Department. fifteen thousand aolisrs '"'
Tor Improvement OF grounds. building of Dev
esIs , sia care AMI preservation OF tae same.
| iorpsving the Easements OF shop> n ana G
| as laid down in the plan adopted bv To- War
| drcd and hfty dollsns.
For new guard-housa. fre-ensiue hons.
and QuarteTmaster's and cummlsSaFV store
1 lars.
For machinery for transmitting power from
| the water power d shops, eighteen thousand
For painting OF tuildings aud fences. ana tor
care snd PTeserSa alton OF water power AMI pub
! lac buildings, ten thousand dollars.
| Benicis arsenal Benicia. California: For
one set OF officers quarters, twcn;y.siN thOa-
sand i've hundred and seventy-one d9lafs. tor
| four Thousand eight hundred and s..Nent,-.ix
| dollars Tor grading grounds seven thous aud
eight hundred ana siNty-fOur dollars; tor per-
mancht repairs OF post. machinery tor shops.
and fences, five Thousand zine hundred and ave
| dollars; tor artssian we'll, fouI thousand clght
nundteu ana twenty nine doiiars; IN al, Gity
| thousand and fOrtv-hye dollars.
| For the construction OF dcpo;-buildinys. in
Guiding shops. offices, aud commissaTy aud
| 9uaftermastefs storc-roOmS. at San Antonio.
| Texas, one hundred thousand dollars
| fOf necessary repairs and Preservation OF all
other arsenals, fifty thousand dollars. FrDrifes,
| mat the same shall not be expended az one
arsenal. but shall be distributed 90 the various.
arsensls not herein named, n the same shall be
IN heed OF such Presery alton and repairs.
| bWa -htfQs Cno GsuHEis ~ ant rrog ~ HHshiH<-
| Ln-lmproN and care OF public grounds:
| FOR repair, care, and Improvement OF public
buildings, grounds, and works in the District OF
| columbia, under the direction OF the CHIEF OF
| Nations. viz:
For Monumental grounds, i've thousand dol
For Smithsonian grounds. ten thousand dot
| lars.
For Armory square, five thousand six hun
| drod dOllaIe.
For reservation between Third and Sixth
streets, hive thousand dOllars.
| For grounds south of the Executive Mansion
| ten thousand dollars.
For improvements OF Lincoln square, Elk thou
| sand dollars.
For continuing improvement OF judiciary
| square, ten thousand G0llars.
For improving reservations on various ave
| nueS. twenty thousand dollars.
For repairs OF Pssating house, including
iis removal from Third street 10 Monumental
grounds, three thousand dollars.
4 FOI ordinary care and protection OF Iafay-
| cite square, two thousand dollars.
| dollars.
For manure. aud hauling same ON pnrlic
| grounds, hive thousand dollars.
For painting iron fences around the govern
ment roset auons, four thousand doIlaTs.
| For purchase and repair OF seats ana the pub
| lc grounds, one thousand dollars.
For hire Of horses AMI Cart, five thousand
| dollars.
ror purchase and repair of tools, two thou
sand dollars.
For tree and tree boxes. and for Line aud
NhitewasLing. five thousand dollars.
FOR howers, hover pots, matt, Irvine, and
wire, one thousand dollar.
For removing snow and ice from payements.
For purchase OF young trees and plants for
nursery, two Thousand dOllars.
For tree, markers and marking trees, one
| hundred dollars.
For purchase of cages and boxes FOR spar
| rows, five hundred dollars.
For abating nuissnces, one thousand dollars;
| and Tor the expenses of the board OF health OF
the Districts i Coiumisa, thirty thousand dol
| lars.
For inclosing, drainage, and for grading res
eryaton numbered seventeen, five thousand
For reconstructng walks and for water ana
| Dram pres, and laying the same, m the wash
Ingtoh circle, one thousand eight hundred dot
For constructing walks and fouutain-bOwi,
ana lor purchase OF trees and shrubs Cor circle
| AT Intersection of Rhode Island and Vermont
avenues, two thousand three hundred dollars
FOR improving reservations on Massachusetts
and New York avenues, aud reservation lately
| occupied 10y the Northern Liberties market.
| draining, watcr-pipes, and iron posts aud
| chain, three thousand five hundred dollars.
o. or imrTovlng tour triangular reservations
| by ine'osng, draining, and introducing water
ana ior trees and shrubs, and for setting out
| same, three thousand dollars.
For improving two reservationso on Massachu-
| sets and Rhode Island avenues, east side o.
site selected for the Scott statue, seven thsu-
| For repairing fountain bowls i'm various reser-
| yations, live hundred dollars.
| To reimburse the late corporation OF Wash
| lngton iof work done around government res
| creations, one hundred and Lightweight thou
| sand two dollars and seventy-five cents.
-To reimburse the board OF public works for
work done around government Reservations not
| heretofore paid, one hundred and six thousand
| five hundred and thrty-three dollars.
| To complete improvements of streets and ave-
nues now IN progress opposite and around gov
ernment property, nine hundred and thirteen
Thousand four hundred and ninety seven dol
lars and twenty-six cents: Prorided. That All
payments made under this and the two pre-
cedng appropriations shall be made only upOn
vouchers, approved by the officer in charge of
the public buildings and grounds OF the District
after fun examination and measurement OF the
said improvements. aud the approval OF the
prices claimed therefor.
To reimburse the city of Washington for i'm
proyeme nts OF the avenues of said city. and tor
work done thereon not chargeable against own
ere OF private property, nor included in apprO-
rriauons heretofore made, one million dollars.
and this appropriation shall be available ON
ana after the passage Of this act, and shall bs
| subject TO the draft OF the board of public
works, upon the certificate of the engineer IL
| charge of public buildings and grounds A. to
the amount OF work done and prices paid.
For lighting the Capitol, Executive Man
| sion, and grounds:
For gas, forty-fve thousand dollars.
For pay OF amp-iighters. gas fitting. plumb
ing, Lamps posts, and repairs OF all sorts, fifteen
Thousand dollars.
For fuel for Propagating garden and watch
mems lodges, eight hundred dollars
For annual repairs of the Navy Ward and
Upper bridge, seven thousand dollars.
Fox annual repairs OF the Executive Mansion.
hiteen thousand dollars, for refurnishing same,
ten thousand dollars; Tor fuel Tor same, live
Thousand dollars.
For care, protection, and continuing perma-
nent Improvement of green house at Executive
Mansion. ten thousand dollars.
For repairing and extending water-pifses.
purchase OF necessary apparatus 20 clean them