The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-08


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| For purchase and repair or Tools, two tnon
sand dollars.
| For trees and tree-boxes, and for lime ant
whitewashing, five thousand drollars.
| For flowers, flower-pots, mats, twine, an6
wire, one thousand dollars -EEL.
| For removing snow and ice from payements
| one thousand dollars rg ..H.# Ill .,s
For purchase of young trees and plants FOL
nursery, two thou and dollars.
| For tree-markers and marking trees, one huu
dred dollars
For purchase of cages and boxer for sparrows
five hundred dollars. 4.- gr. ..a
| For abating nuisances. one thousand dollars
| and for expenses of the board of health of the
| District of Columbia thirty thousand dollars
| For incesing, drainage, and for grading reser
| walton numbered seventeen, five thousand dol
lars. % taH# l.. ...-.. ... ~. b. ....t ....s,
| For leeonstructng walks, and for water and
drain pipes, and laying the same in the Wash
ington circle, one thousand eight hundred dol
lars. ... .a.. .Lg.r.
| For constructing walks and fountain bowl
and for purchase Of trees and shrubs, for circle
| at intersection of Rhode Island and Vermont
avenues, two thousand three hundred dollars.
| For improN ing reservations on Massachusetts
| aud New York avenue, and reservation lately
occupied by the Northern Liberties market,
draining, water-pipes, and tron posts and chain,
threee thousand five hundred dollars.
For improving four triangular reservations on
| PENNSYLVANIA avenue, east of the Capitol. by in
| closing, draining, and introducing water, and
| three Thousand dollars mai ..
For improving two reservations on Massacnu-
| sets and Rhode Island avenues, on east side of
site cited for the Scott statue seven thousand
dollars . l.. re
| For repairing fountain. bowls in various reser-
| yations, five hundred dollars
To reimburse the late corporation of Wash
| ington for work done around government reser-
yatians one hundred and lightweight thousand
two dollars and seventy-fiye cents. .
To reimburse the board of public works for
work done around government reservations
not heretofore paid, one hundred and six thou
sand five hundred add thirto.three dollars.
To complete improvements of streets and ave-
| nuss nowi in progress opposite and around govern
ment property, nine hundred and thirteen thou
sand four hundred and ninety-seven dollars and
twenty-six cents Provided, That all payments
made under this and the two proceeding appro-
prations shall be made only upon vouches APP
proved by the officer in charge of the public
buildings and grounds of the District, after full
examination and measurment of the said inn
claimed therefor. 80
To reimburse the city of Washington for i'm
provement OF the avenues of said city, and for
work done thereon not chargeable against own
ers of private property, nor included in appro-
priations heretofore made, one million dollars
and this appropriation shall be available on and
after the passage of this act, and shall be subject
to the draft of the board OF public works, upon
the certificate of the engineer in charge of pub
lie buildings and grounds as to the amount of
work dode and prices paid. ..rs o..
and grounds: s-g .HiHEsE -s..-
For gus, forty five thousand dollars.
Forpay of lam p-lighters, gas-fittng, plumbing,
lamps posts, and repairs of all sorts, fifteen
thousand dollars D. a -.. ... g.. ..
For fuel for Propagating garen and watch
mans lodges, eight hundred dollars.
For annual repairs of the Navy Yard and Up
per bridge seven thousand dollars. ..,1 ar
For annual r. pairs of the Executive Manson
fifteen thousand dollars for refurnishing same,
ten thousand Dollars; for fuel for same five
thouSand dollars
For care, car. protection aud continuing per
manent Improvement of green house at Execu.
tive Mansion ten thousand dollars
chase of necessarw 20 clsan be nd
for cleaning the spring supplying the Capitol,
ments, ten Thousand dollars
Washington auueduct; r..
For finishing the wooden fence at the distribu-
ting reservoir, one thousand five hundred dollars
For dwelling for gate keeper, two thousand
five hundred dollars -. = s0
For completing stone bridges, eight tn -Lsand
six hundred dollars. =
For completing the macademizing the conduit
road, sixteen thousand dollars - ..-' I
For engineering, mai tenance, and general re-
pairs, fifteen thousand dollars 4
Modification and oepairs of building at corner
Seventeenth and f streets: ; n
For cutting out windows in basement and fit
ting fourteen cellar rooms for office or file rooms
three thousand five hundred dollars - H
For removing mastic from fronts on Seven
teenth and f streets, cleaning face and point
ing and flushing no Joints of underlying hrict
wall, and painting and sanding same and other
portions Of each front, aud of wood work of rear
and ends of the building six thousand dollars
For removing marble from basement from and
including preset upper course and refacins with
marble from preset ground line mn to present
upper course of marble and building marble
steps to each of the present entrances ten thou
sand dollars. - ~ r Wal ''i0N
For renewing tin roof and paint
ing the same. repairs of steam. warming
apnartus and paintinv ybtewash shine and gen.
eral renovation OF Interior of the bnijdinp five
Thousand dollars MI ri '.-II 49, - \ !
For contingencies. five hundred dollars.
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Signal Office For observation and report of
storms by telegraph and signals for the benefit
of Commerce and Agricultural tbroupout The
United States, two hcndred and ninety.six
thousand eight hund led and twenty five dollars
Provided. That the Chief Signal Office NAV
cause to be sold any surplus maps or publica-
tiens of Signal Office the money received there
for to be applied towards defraying the expenses
OF the signal SERVICE an account OF the same to
be rendered in each annual report of the chief
of the signal service. '15
For expenses of the War Department in the
collection and payment of bounty prize-money,
and other legitimate claims of colored soldiers
and sailors fifty Thousand Jllars r-sr
For support of The Free dmen's Hospital and
Asylum at Washington. District of Columbia
viz: Pay of medical officers and attendants;
medicines medical lpplies and rations cloth
ing, rent OF hospitable buildings fuel and lights;
dollars r. - -" -
For payment of costs and charges of State
penitentiaries for the care, clothing, mante-
nance, and medical attendance of the United
States military conviots confined i'll them, sixty.