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

and architecture shops already b,ilt exoon+ +bot
five thn"sand nlIars NIGH one hundred anil fifty
mory, two hundred thousand dollar: tor new fre-
proof barracks Tor enlisted men, including mess |
building, bakery, and laundry bniIdin@ nipa+Nyo
thousand dollars for powder maS3,zinn Gf,nan
thousand dollars; for completing deyeIopmcnt Of |
Ihe one hundred and ten thousand dol
lars; for the construction of avenues and Dads to
the R0ck-lsand wagon-bridge and to tbe new hr;dSo
across the Mississippi river, to the city of DayennoTf
and for building railroad to connect the present ar
senal railroad with the Chicago and Rock Island rail-,
road, when changed to its new location at tbe lower
end OF inc isll ana ior building two entrances to
the island from the two bridges, and an iron fence
connecting the two entrances, and between fine rail-
road and the public wagon-road side and the
arsenal on the other twentyeight thousand dollars:
for machinery for the new shops Already COM
peted twenty thousand dollars; for laying water
wheels (sxty-fve horsepower each in the new dam,
with SHIFTING and machinery, for transmission of
power to the shops already in use twentysix thou
sand dollars in an six hundred and hfty-two thou
sand dollars.
For completion of the wagon-road bridge connect
dollars.
For the construction of the Rock Island bridge,
the balance OF the appropriation, continued by the
act OF Marcn third, eighteen hundred and seventy
one, when snay be uneXpended at the close Of the
present fiscal year, is hereby reappoprated.
eighty seven dollars for building new wharf eleven
thousand four hundred and ninety weight dollars; for
removing bank in front of office and filling up "a
vine five thousand six hundred and eighty-seyer dol
lars; for necessary grading of public grounds eight
thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars; for re-
pairs OF workshops houses, aud quarters five
thousand six hundred dollars; in ali, forty-four
thousand three hundred and ffty-two dollars.
G lumbus arsenal, Columbus, Ohio: for care and
repairs of public buildings and grounds nine hun
bred and fifty dollars.
Charleston arsenal; Charleston: South Carolina:
For putting slate roof on foundry building thou
sand three hundred dollars; for relaying floors in
store-houses one thousand two hundred dollars for
general repgrs of public buildings and grounds two
hundred dollars in all, two thousand hundred
dollars.
Detroit arsenal Dearbornville, Michigan: For
painting and repairing public buildings, five hundred
dollars.
Fort Monroe arsenal, Old Point Comfort, Virginia.
For completing gun-yard fence, brick foundation-
wall, and fence of old musket-barrels three thou
sand dollars for repairing storehouses, for paint
ing and repairing public buildings, three thousand
| dollars; in all, six thousand dollars.
| Fort Union arsenal, Fort Union, New Mexico Ter
ri9ry; For repairing store-houses, magazines, bar
racks workshops office, quarters, inclosing WALL and
! fences, three thousand five hundred dollars.
Frankford arsenal, BridesbUrgh, Pennsylvania:
For repairing public buildings grounds, three thou
| Kennebec arsenal, Augusta, Maine: For repairing
public buildings, grounds and fences, one thousand
| dollars.
Leavenworth arsenal, Leavenworth, Kansas: For
add ions to subalterns quarters, one thousand and
| public buildings, cisterns, drains and walks, three
thousand six hundred dollars; for building cistern
for use Of steam engine five hundred and fifty dollars;
for purchaseof steam-pump boiler, pipe and putting
up the same, for the purpose of supplying water to
| the arsenal, including construction of water tank
one thousand d dollars; Tor putting up fence along
road to railroad bridge three thousand two hundred
and eighty-two dollars and fifty cents; for repairing
main fence enclosing arsenal one thousand and sew
| enty-eight dollars; for matchmaking road leading
| from main road to Leavenworth, and for roads
around arsenal building one thousand five hundred
dollars IN ALL twelve thousand and forty dol
| lars and forty cents
New York arsenal, Governors Island, New York
| harbor, New York: For repairs of steam-engnes
tanks fire apparatus, docks, drains, and grounds,
| and purchase OF hose, nine thousand dollars; for
grading and improving public grounds, two thousand
doilars for repairs of public buildings, six thousand
dollars for extending and repairing fences six hun
dred dollars; in all, seventeen thousand six hundred
dollars.
Magazine, Boston: For new house for shell and
| powder filling, twelve thousand dolla,s.
SAINT Louis arsenal, Missouri: For purchase of
new boiler for steam-engiue at water-works, one
thousand dollars; tor general repairs of public build
| ing and 1ncosing fences Jefferson barracks, Mis-
dollars.
San Antonio arsenal San Antonio, Texas: For
taxing down walls and rebuilding with cut stone the
building used as an armory-shop nine thousand dol
| lars; for erecting frame store-bouse, ore hundred
BY Twenty-Five fest one story, four thousand doilars
1of building c1stern to supply the post with water
| two thousand dollars; for repairing and painting
public buildings and fences. one thousand dollars
| in all, sixteen thousand dollars.
| Vancouver arsenal, Vancouver, Washington Ter
ritory; For repairing sore-houses. workshops quar-
tiers, barracks, fences, and grounds thousand
| dollars.
Washington arsenal, Washington District of Col
| umbia: For coping for inclosino-wall on northern
front OF arsenal grounds and for entrancegates at
| The termination Of Fonr-and-a-half street, three
| thousand dollars
Watervliet arsenal, West Troy, New York: For
repairing bubble buildings fifteen hundred dollars
| Watertown arsenal WATERFOWL, Massachusetts:
| For repairs of roofs, aud painting buildings and
fences, five thousand dollars; for repairing and
| painting officers quarters and renewing furnaces
| and water-closets, three thousand dollars.
Contingencies of arsenals: For repairs of smaller
arsena and to meet such unforeseen expenditures at
| arSenalS accidents other cont Iurip mo
the year may render necessary ten thousand dollars
Pr0gided, That no money appropriated by this act
shall be paid commissions upon any labor or mate
rails furnished the United States.
For continuing the surveys OF the northern and
| northwestern lakes, one hundred and seventy-fye
thousand dollars. And this appropriation shall be
available from the time of the passage of this act
| BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IN AND AROUND WASH
| INGTON.
| Repairs, care and Improvement of public build
ings, grounds, and works in the District of Columbia
under the direction of the Chief Engineer of the ar
For fuel for propagatiug garden and lodges in pub
| lie grounds, five hundred dollars.
For repairs fuel and similar necessaries, for Exec
! utive Mansion: For repairs to the mansion, ten
thousand dollars; fuel, five thousand dollars; for re-
furnishing the same, twelve thousand dollars; for
fower-stands, and pipes TIN thousand dollars: for
construct ing six hundred and thirty-four feet of
sever Eer for drana age three thousand dollars
| and grounds: For lighting Capitol and Executive
Mansion and public grounds forty-tve thousand dol
disbursement
of this appropriation shall have the entire care and
control of the consumption of the gas used for light
ing buildings and grounds herein provided for.
For lamps d lamp-posts for centre and south
walk, west Capitol grounds, five hundred dollars;
for pay of lamp-ligbters, gas-ftting plumbing
dollars - ''''''l '''0'''''''
Improvement and care of public grounds: For an
nua repair of fences around reservations two thou
sand dollars; for manure and hauling the same on
public grounds. five thousand dollars; for painting
iron fences around reservations, and around War and
Navy Departments four thousand dollars; for i'm
provement, care and protection of seats, and for
fountains and tish-ponds in Capitol grounds three
grounds one thoaud doars for hire Of cars for
public grounds five thousand dollars; for purchase
and repair of tools for public grounds two thousand
washing fences five thousand dollars; for purchase of
fower-pots, mats, twine, and glasses, thousand
dollars. N.t
FOR care and Improvement OF grounds south of Ex-
ecutlve Mansion including purchase of trees making
walks, and grading ten thousand dollars; for repairs
dollars. az p 'iA'''''s ''io' 'ni's thousand
For improving Franklin square, introducing water,
gas, lodge, and urinas, six thousand five hundred
dollars.
For improvement of Monument grounds, grad
ing road, walk, draining, purchase and hauling
gravel for walks and roads, trees and shrubs,
as per plan, fifteen thousand dollars; and said
grounds shall be considered as portion Of the pub
under the same control the other public buildings
and grounds in the city of Washington in conform
ty with the act OF March second, eighteen hundred
= For improving and grading Armory square, max
ing and crawling walks, roads, purchase of trees
and drainage, ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of Judiciary SQUARE by in
PRODUCING WATER drainage, purchase of trees, and
opening and grading walks, twelve thousand five
hundred dollars.
For care and improvement of the Smithsonian
grounds. two thousand dollars.
For completing improvements and for care of La
fayette square, three thousand five hundred dollars
For Improvement of Farragut square, FIVE thou
sand dollars.
For grading, opening walks and roads, and gravel
ing the same drainage, purchase of trees and shrubs
Tor Improvement OF reservation between Third and
Sixth streets, as per plan ten thousand doars for
removing snow and ice from pavements and walks
one thousand dollars.
For starting nursery for Improvement OF public
grounds, two thousand dollars.
For improving Lincoln park, building payements
opening walks and lodge, five thousand five hundred
dollars.
For improving reservation ON New York avenue
and Eighteenth street. seven thousand five hundred
dollars. 4I
For repairs of government water-pipes and fire.
plugs, and purchase of apparatus for cleaning water
pipes ten thousand dollars; for purchase of SPAR
rows cages, boxes and care of the same five hundred
dollars; for purchase of e-markers, and marking
the same, one hundred dollars for abatng nuisanees
one thousand do lars.
For improving reservations on different avenues
twenty thousand dollars.
For casual repairs of Navy Yard bridge and UpDer
bridge, three thousand dollars.
WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.
For repairs of dwellings, for kanners of tho r,otor