The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-07-04

dOllars; for repairing roads, building sew
ers and drains, four thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-six dollars for grading
grounds, seven thousand eight hundred
and sixty.four dollars; for permanent re
pairs of post, machinery for shops, and
fences, five thousand nine hundred and
five dollars; for Rrtesian well, four thou
sand eight hundred and twenty.hino DOL
lars; in all, fifty thousand and fOrty-flve
dollars. Ri
For the construction Of depot-buildings,
including shops, Offices, and commissary
and quartermaster' store-rOOms, at San
Antonio, Texas, one hundred thousand
dollars.
For necessary repairs and preservation
Of all other arsenals, fifty thousand dollars:
Provided, That the same shall not he ex-
pended at one arsenal, but shall be distrib-
uted to the various arsenals not herein
named, as the same shall be In need OF
such preservation and repairs.
BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IN AND AROUND
WASHINGTON.
improvements and care of publicgrounds:
For repair, care, and improvement of pub
| lie buildings, grounds, and works in the
District of Columbia, under the direction
of the Chief of Engineers: Completing
improvement of reservations, viz:
For Monumental grounds, five thousand
dollars.
For Smithsonian grounds, ten thousand
dollars.
For Armory square, five thousand six
hundred dollars
For reservation between Third and Sixth
streets, five thousand dollars.
For grounds south of the Executive
Mansion, ten thousand dollars.
For the improvement OF Lincoln square,
six thousand dollars.
For continuing improvement of Judi
ciary square, ten thousand dollars.
For improving reservations on various
avenues, twenty thousand dollars.
For repairs of Pr0pOgatng-house, in
Guiding its removal from Third street to
Monumental grounds, three thousand dol
lars.
For ordinary care and protection of La
fayette square, two Thousand dollars.
For annual repairs Of fences, two thou
sand dollars.
For manure, and hauling same on pub
lie grounds, five thousand dollars.
For painting iron fences around the
| government reservations, four thousand
| dollars
For purchase and repair of seats in the
public grounds, one thousand dollars.
sand dollars.
For purchase and repair Of tools, two
thousand dollars.
For trees and tree-boxes, and for lime
and whitewashing, five thousand dollars.
For flowers, tlOwer-pOts, mats, twine,
and wire, one thousand dollars.
For removing snow and ice from pave
ments, one thousand dollars.
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
sparrows, five hundred dollars.
For abating nuisances, one thousand
dollars; and for the expenses of the board
of health of the District of Columbia,
thirty thousand dollars.
For inclosing, drainage, and for grading
reservation numbered seventeen, five
thousand dollars.
For reconstructing walks, and for water
and drain pipes, and laying the same, in
the Washington circle, one thousand eight
hundred dollars.
For constructing walks and fountain
bowl. and Orpurchase of trees and shrubs,
for circle at intersection Of Rhode Island
and Vermont avenues, two thousand three
hundred dollars.
For improving reservations on Massa.
chusetts and New York avenues, and res
ervation lately occupied by the Northern
Liberties market, drainage, water-pipes,
and iron posts and chain, three thousand
five hundred dollars.
For improving four triangular reserva-
tions on Pennsylvania avenue, east Of the
Capitol, by inclosing, draining, and intro
ducing water, and for trees and shrubs,
and for setting out same, thee thousand
dollars.
For improving two reservations on Mas
sachusetts and Rhode Island avenues, on
east side of site selected for the Scott
statue, seven thousand dollars
For repairing tOuntain-bowls in various
reservations, five thousand dollars.
To reimburse the late corporation Of
Washington for work done around gov
ernment reservations, one hundred and
eighty-eight thousand two dollars and
seventy-hve cents.
To reimburse the board of public works
for work done around government reser-
vations not heretofore paid, one hundred
and six thousand five hundred and thirty
three dollars.
To complete improvements of streets
and avenues now in progress opposite and
around government property, nine hun
dred and thirteen thousand four hundred
and ninety-seven dollars and twenty-six
cents: Provided, That all payments made
under this and the two preceding appro-
priations shall be made only upon vouch-
ers, approved by the officer in charge of
the public buildings and grounds of the
District, after full examination and meas
urement of the said improvements, and
the approval Of the prices claimed there
for.
To reimburse the city of Washington
for Improvement of the avenues of said
city, and for work done thereon not charge
able against owners of private property,
nor incuded in appropriations heretofore
made, one million dollars: and this appro-
priaion shall be available on and after the
massage of this net, and shall be subject to
the draft of the board of public works,
upon the certificate of the engineer in
charge of public buildings and grounds as
TO the amount of work done and prices
paid
For lighting the Capitol, Executive Man
sion, and grounds:
For gas, forty-five thousand dollars.
For pay Of lamp-lghters, gas-tltting,
plumbing, lamps, posts, and repairs of all
sorts, fifteen thousand dollars,
For fuel for Prop0gating garden and
watchmen's lodges, eight hundred dollars.
annual repairs Of the Navy Yard and
Upper bridge, seven thousand dollars.
For annual repairs of Executive Man
sion, fifteen Thousand dollars; for refur-
nishing same, ten thousand dollars; for
fuel for same, five thousand dollars.
For care, protection, and continuing
permanent Improvement ofgreenhouse at
Executive Mansion, ten thousand dollars.