The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-22

For survey OF the southern boundary Oh " 9oirn a
Territory, at rate nol exceeding sixty dollars PEI
linear mile, estimated distance three huhueu anu
seventy miles, twenty-five thousand two huhoreo
dollars.
Tor survey of western boundary Of Kansas, at
rate not exceeding forty dollars per linear me est
mated distance two hundred anu Ten hlleS, eight
thousand four hundred dollars.
F, survey of Il . northern boundary of Nebraska
at rate not exceeding forty dollars per linear mile
fine ESTIMATED distance being two hundred and twenty
miles eight Thousand Ell Int hundred dollars
For completion of survey now being executed he
tween the nnety-sxth and ninety-eighth meridian of
sand dollars.
For the continuation of the system of land-maps
OF the committee on Public Lands, under direction
Oh slie CLERK OF the House, five hundred dollars
FOR survey of the northern boundary of Nevada
t rate not to exceed fifty dollars per linear mile
hi5een thousand five hundred dollars.
OF constructing the connected maps Of the public
ahds In the States and Territories and procuring an
engraved copper plate thereof, to be perfected by
ADDING, from year to year. the further surveys that
may be made, three thousand dollars.
EXPENSES OF THE COLLECTION OF REVENUE FROM
SALES OF PUBLIC LANDS.
For salaries and commissions of registers of land
O1ces and receivers of public moneys at eighty-one
Offices four hundred and ffty-one thousand two
For incidental expenses of the land-ofices, fifty
Thousand one hundred and seventy-five dollars.
For expenses OF depositng moneys received from
sales OF pnblic lands, thirteen thousand dollars
For expenses already incurred under instructions
of the Secretary of the Interior for suppressrns dep
to be incurred during the fiscal years ending june
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and
june thrtieth, eighteen hundred and seventythree,
on the same account, ten thousand dollars.
PATENT OFFICE.
To provide for the plutes of an Official Gazette of
the Patent Office abstracts OF the drawings of patents
issued forty thousand dollars to be expended under
the directiOy of the Commissioner of Patents
For deficiency in contingent fund.- caused by car
rying into effect the joint resolution of January
eleventh. eighteen hundred and seventy-one, requir
ing the Commissioner patents to keep ON hand for
sale copies OF all specifications and drawings of pa
tents, ten thousand dollars.
That forty thousand dollars of the appropriation
for lithograpbing, engraving and forth, for the
public printing during the fiscal year ending June
thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-thrce, be,
and the hereby, transferred to the appro-
priation ior the Patent Office for photoithographing
printing, and paper for the drawings of patents a-
thorized by the joint resolution approved January
eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-one entitled
Joint resolution providing for publishing specfca-
tons and drawings OF Patent Otice.'
METROPOLITAN POLICE.
For salaries and other necessary expenses Of the
Metropolitan police for the District of Columbia
hundred and seven thousand eight hundred and nine
ty dollars: ProUided, That further sum, amount
ing to one hundred and three thousand nine hundred
and toryhve dollars shall be paid to detray the ex-
penses OF the said Metropolitan police force by the
cite. Of Washington and Georgetown, and the coun-
y OF Washington beyond the limits of said Cities in
the District OF Columbia, in the proportion cores
ponding to the number Of privatcs allotted severay
to said precincs the corporate authorities of said
Cities and proper authorities of the District of Co
lumbla are hereby authorized and required to levy
special tax, not exceeding third of one per
centum, which shall be specially deposited once in
zach week as are made to be appro-
prated and expended for said purpose only for the
service OF the fiscal year ending June thrtieth eig-
teen hundred and seventy-three.
GOVERNMENT HOSPITAL FOR THE INSANE.
Fer the support, clothing medical and moral treat
ment OF the insane of the army and navy, revenue
enter, and volunteer SERVICE who may have become
insane since their entry into the service the United
States and of the INDECENT insane of the District OF
Columbia, LIN fhe government Hospital for the Insane
including five hundred dollars for books stationary
Thousand dollars.
For the erection, furnishing and fittino'up of an
extension of the hospital sufficient ito accommodate
n1ty-our patients of the excited class thrtyseyen
thousand eight hundred dollars.
For purchasing and setting four heating boers six
thousand dollars
For the purchase by the Secretary of the Interior
for the agricultural and economical uses of the hos
plta twentynine and forty one-hundredths acres OF
land and its appurenances, including cost of survey
examinatiod OF title and conveyance to the Uuted
States, ten thousand dollars
COLUMBIA INSTITUTION FOR THE DEAF AND DUMP.
For the support of the institution including saa-
res and Incidental expenses the maintenance of the
benefciaries of the United States and five hundred
dollars for books and illustrative apparatus forty
eight thousand dollars.
For continuing the work on the inclosure improve
ment and grading of the grounds of the institution
six thousand dollars
To provide for payments due and unpaid ON July
frst, eighteen hundred and seventy-two on the pur-
chase by the institution of the estate known as
Renal Green, seventy thousand dollars: Prorided
that before the expenditure of any part of this APP
propriaton by proper deeds of conveyance to be a-
proved by the Attorney General ofthe United States
all the real estate now owned by the said Columbia
Institution for the Deaf and Dumb shall be vested in
the United States trustee for the sole and pur
pose provided in the act entite can Get to incor-
p0rate the Columbia Institution for the Instruction
of the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind" approved February
sixteenth, eighteen hundred and fty-seven, and the
several acts amendatory thereof: ProUided, That
whenever Congress shall so determine, any part of
said estate may be sold and much of the proceeds
thereof as shall be needful foo the purpose shall be
applied to reimburse the United States for the ex-
penditure herein provided.
COLUMBIA HOSPITAL FOR WOMEN AND LYING-IS
ASYLUM AND OTHER CHARITIES.
For the support of the Columbia Hospital for
Women and Lying-in Asylum, ovg and above the
patients, eighteen thousand three hundred dollars.
For purchase of the building now occupied by said
hospital with forty thousand feet of ground twenty
five thousand dollars Prorided That the title to said
real estate shall be vested in the United States for
the use of said hospital and that part of the real
or personal property held to be hereafter &C
qnred by said institution shall be devoted to any
other purpose than hospital for and lying-in
asylum without consent of the United States; and
that in addition to the directors whose appointments
are now provided for by law, there shall be three
other directors appointed in the following manner:
Representatives by the Speaker of the House, these
directors shall hold their office for the term of a sin
gle Congress, and be eligible to re-appointment.
For alteration and repairs of said building five
thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction
of the board of directors of said institution
For repairs to roof and out-buildings, alterations
IN wards, and repairs to heating apparatus, two
thousand dollars.
For the National Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home Of the city of Washington, District of Oolum-
bla, fifteen thousand dollars to be dsbursed under
the direction of the Secretary of the Interior
For custody and repair of government hospitals on
judiciary square, three thousand dollars.
medical If iyfx
transient pauDcrs, medical and surgical patients in
some proper medical institution in the city of Wash
sttution twelve thousand dollars so much thereof
as may be necessary under the direction of the Sec
Rotary of War.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
For preservation of the collections of the surveying
and exploring expeditions Of the government, if
teen thousand dollars.
For the complexion of the hall reuuired for the gov
eminent collections, ten thousand dollars.
CAPITOL EXTENSION.
For finishing and REPAIRING the work on the Cant
to extension, and for completing the TAGGING of the
upper terraces, fifty thousand collars.
For annual repairs OF the old portion OF the Can't
toll building, for painting glazing, keeping roofs in
order water-pipes, pavements, aud approaches to
the building ten Thousand dollars: Prorided That
sufficient portion OF snch appropriation shall be ex-
pended under the direction of the architect of the
Capitol extension, to keep in order the arch-ways,
door-ways, rotundas, and corridors of the Capitol
For finishing and repairing the work on HE new
dome of the Capitol, four thousand dollars.
And so much of the sum appropriated in the def
cheney act approved May eighteenth, eighteen hun
dred and sesenty-two for boiler, water-tank and
steam-pump in tn south wing of the Capitol as NAV
not be expended previous to June thirteth eighteen
hundred an seventy two, may be expended during
the fiscal year ending June thrtieth eighteen hum
bred and seventy-three.
For continuing the work of grading and filling and
for planting the grounds around the Capitol paving
street morrill, from Delaware to New Jersey ave-
nues, and the quadrant, thence to Pennsylvania av-
enue, and for curbing and paving the foot-ways
around the Capitol grounds thirtyve thousand dol
lars, which shall be available immediately Propided
That the grades of the streets and avenues in the vi
cinty of the Capitol be, and the are hereby es
tablished in conformity with the plan approved by
the mayor of the city of Washington the officer in
charge of public bulldogs and grounds. and the
the joint resolution approved July fourteenth eight
cen hundred and seventy; and for this purpose the
plan made by William Forsyth surveyor dated Jan
uary twcnty-thrd, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, file in the Office of the architect of the Capt.
tol extension, shall be considered authentic.
BOTANICAL GARDEN.
For reconstructing the eastern paralleogram of the
in the botanical garden to make it cor
respond with that at the west of the rotupda thir-
teen thousand dollars.
For extending the propagating houses Gncluding
the use OF the sash from the old portion Of the con-
and for general repairs to buiIdins fnnr
Thousand five hundred dollars. -0N'
For the construction of sewer aud tran across
Third street. to convey the drainage of the botanical
garden to the main sewer, five hundred dollars
For continuing fence md erecting gatewavs on
Third street, seven thousand five hundred dollars
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS.
For additional heating apparatus in the library Of
Congress, be expended under the direction of the
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