Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-07

and seventy two for boiler water tank, and steam
pump in the south wing of the Capitol not be
expended previous to June thirtieth. eighteen hun
dred and seventy two may be expended during the ifs
cal year ending June thireth. eighteen hundred and
For continuing the work of grading and filling. and
for planting the grounds around the Capitol paving
and the Snadrant thence Pennsylvania avenue and
for curb2g and paving the foot around the Capt.
b e sfade.
the streets and avenues in the vicinity of the Capitol
be- and the same are hereby. established in conform
Washington the oeer charge 81 I public buildings
and grounds and the architect Of the Capitol extension
fourteenth. eighteen hundred and seventy and for this
purpose the plan made by William Forsyth surveyor,
seventy one on file in the office of the architect Of the
Capitol extension, shall be considered authentic.
BOTANICAL GARDEN
For reconstrucing the eastern paralleogram of the
conservatory in the botanical garden to make it
respond with that at the west OF the rotunda thirteen
For extending the propagating houses, ,Gncuding
vatory and for general repairs buildings four thou
sand FIVE hundred dollars. def. -s.-.... .. M.
Third street to convey the drainage Of the botanical
garden to the main sewer, five hundred dollars.
For continuing fence and erecting gateways Third
street, seven thousand five hundred dollars
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
Congress to be expended under the direction Of the
lars or SO much thereof as may be necessary.
TO enable the librarian to procure for the library of
Congress the English county histories the sum of five
thousand dollars, much thereof as may be
For an additional appropriation. to be expended un-
der the direction of the Joint Committee the Lii.
brary decorate the Capitol with such works of art
may be ordered and approved by said committee. as
hundred and fifty six. fifteen thousand dollars: and
said committee. whenever In their Judgment it shall
fine arts on behalf of Congress which may be offered
and to assign the same such place in the Capito! they
may deem suitable and shall have the supervision of
For the publication of three volumes of Wilkes Ex-
ploring Expedition, agreeaby to act of May twenty
eight eighteen hundred and seventy two nine thou
To enable the Joint Committee on the Library to
purchase Morans large painting of the Canyon of the
Yellowstone, ten thousand dollars.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For continuing the survey of the Atlantic
and Gulf coasts of the United States, and Lake
Champlain, including compensation of civilians
engaged in the work, and excluding pay and
emolumcnts of officers of the army and navy,
and petty officers and men of the navy employ
ed in the work, three hundred and ninety one
thousand dollars. .f..-...
For continuing the survey of the western
coast of the United States, including compensa-
ton of civilians engaged in the work, two hum
dred and forty thousand dollars.
For pay and rations of engineers for the
steamers used in the Coast Survey, no longer
supplied by the Navy Department, ten thou>
sand dollars.
For continuing the publication of the sbser-
vations made in the progress of Coast Survey,
including compensation for civilians engaged in
the work, the publication to be made at the
Government Printing Office, ten thousand dol
lars.
For repairs and maintenance of the compile
ment of vessels used in the Coast Survey forty
five thousand dollars.
For extending the triangulation of the Coast
Survey so as to form geodetlc connection be-
tween the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the
United States, and assisting in the State surveys,
including compensation of civilians engaged in
the work. thirty six thousand dollars.
UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
ARMORIES AND ARsENALS.
Springfield armory, Springfield, Massachu-
sets For repairs and preservation of grounds,
buildings and machinery and for curbstone for
armory grounds fronting on State street, twenty
two thousand dollars. --
Rock Island armory and arsenal, Rock Is
land, Illinois: For new forging shop of same
dimensions and architecture as shops already
built, except that it will be only one story HIGH
QUE hundred and fifty five thousand dollars for
new finishing shop for armory, two hundred
thousand dollars; for new fire proof barracks
for enlisted men, including mess building, bas
kerry, and laundry building, ninety five thou
sand dollars for new powder magazine, fifteen
thousand dollars for completing development
of the water power, one hundred and ten thou
sand dollars; for the construction of avenues
aud roads to the Rock Island wagon bridge, and
to the new bridge across the Mississippi river,
to the city of Davenport, and for building rail-
road to connect the present arsenal railroad
with the Chicago and Rock Island railroad
when changed to its new location at the lower
end of the island. and for building two en-
frances to the island from the two bridges, and
an iron fence connecting the two entrances, and
between the railroad ard the public wagon
road on one side and the arsenal on the other
side, twenty eight thousand dollars; for new
machinery for the new shops already compile
ted, twenty thousand dollars for laying water
water wheels Sixty five horse power each) in
the new dam, with shafting and machinery, for
transmission of power to the shops already in
use, twenty six thousand dollars in all. six hun
dred and fifty two thousand dollars.
For completion of the wagon road bridge
connecting Moline with Rock Island, one hum
dred thousand.
For construction of the Rock Island bridge,
the balance of the appropriation, continued by
tho act of March third, eighteen hundred and
close of the present fiscal year, is hereby re-
appropriated. .-
Benicia arsenal Benicia California: For
boring artesan well, twelve thousand sic hun
dred and eighty seven dollars for building new
wharf, eleven thousand four hundred and
ninety eight dollars for removing bank in front
of office, and filing up ravine five thousand six
hundred and eighto seven dollars for necessary
grading of public grounds. eight thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars for repairs ofwork-
shops, store house, and quarters. FIVE thousand
six hundred dollars in all, forty four thousand
three hundred and fifty two dollars.
Columbus arsenal, Columbus, Ohio: For care
and repairs on public buildings and grounds,
nine hundred and fifty dollars.
Charleston arsenal, Charleston. South Caro-
linn. For Dnttipp eafa roof on fou Ddpry huiId- |
ing, one Thousand three hundred dollars; for |
relaying floors in store houses, one thousand |
two hundred dollars; for general repairs of
public buildings and grounds, two hundred |
dollars; in all, two thousand seven hundred |
dollars.
Detroit arsenal, Dearbornville, Michagin:
For painting and repairing public pubic build
ings, five hundred dollars
Fort Monroe arsenal, Old Hont Comfort,
Virginia For completing gun yard fence, brick |
foundation wall and fence of old musket bar
rels, three thousand dollars for repairing store