New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-04-01

the government collections fifteen thou
sand dollars.
For steam heating apparatus for the same,
twelve thousand dollars.
CAPITOL EXTENSION.
For continuing the work on the capitol,
and for general care and repairs thereof,
slxty-fye Thousand dollars.
For extending the inlet to the Senate
chamber for fresh air to the lower terrace
near the western park, ten thousand dol
lars.
For constructing coal vaults within the
open space at the east front OF the CapltOi,
between the wings and the old building,
sixteen thousand dollars; and for connect
ing the Capitol by telegraph. to be used
solely for public business. with all the de-
partments of government and the govern
ment printing office in the city of Washing
ton, eight thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary, to be ex-
pended under the direction of the officer in
| charge of the public buildings and grounds:
provided, that the immediate connection OF
the wires with any of the public buildings
shall be made under ground, or in such
manner as not to injure the appearance of
the Capitol or other public buildings.
For grading and paving the streets and
| footWays around the Capitol, and running
| from Pennsylvania avenue to Is streets
| north and south, to the line of the east
| front Of the Capitol. and for imPr" wing the
| grounds within that area, one hundred and
| twenty-five thousand dollars: provided,
! that III the improvements of streets about
| the Capitol the Secretary of the Interior
shall assess and collect the cost of all i'm
| provements made in front of all private
| property in the same proportion as charged
| by the district authorities for similar i'm
| prOvement.
For ten thousand eight hundred and
| forty four square feet OF land on South
| Capitol and South b streets, with the build
| ings standing thereon, the sum of fifteen
| thousand dollars, TO be paid to the trustees
of the Israel African Methodist Episcopal
| Church, whenever they shall, in due and
| legal form, transfer to the United States
| good and sufficient title to said land and
| premises; provided, that said trustees may
have the right to remove the building
| theron known as the parsonage and the
| seats and benches belonging to the church,
| any time within thirty days after being
| notified to remove the same by the archi
| tect of the Capitol
For alteration and retitting the hall of
! the House Of Representatives for accommO-
| datiOn of the increased number of mem
| bers and the better ventilation and lighting
| thereof, to be expended under the supers
vision of the Architect of the Capitol Ex
tension, according to plan to be estab-
y
thousand dollars; and the amounts here by
| appropriated for work on and around the
| Capitol shall be available from the passage
of this act.
BOTANICAL GARDEN
For the construction of brick wall ana
| iron fence along First street between Penn
| sylvania and Maryland avenues. and for
| gateways on same line, nine thousand tive
| hundred dollars.
For taking down and rebuilding fence
along Maryland avenue and Third street.
10 conform to new grade t0ug thousand
! dollars.
For repairs 20 buildings, improvements
| TO heating apparatus. and walks, and for
| grading and inClosing square on Maryland
| avenue, opposite the Botanical garden.
| bounded by Second, Third and b streets,
and tor erecting thereon houses for storing
pots. SOIL coal and plants. six thousand five
| hundred dollars.
For completing the new conservatory by
| erecting an OctagOn at the eastern end to
| conform to that a. the western end, seven
teen thousand five hundred dollars; and
| the several amounts hereby appropriated
for the Botanical gardens shall b.. available
| from the passage of this act.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
! For continuing the survey Of the Atlantic
| =
Lake Champlain, including compensation
of civilians engaged in the work, and ex
| Guiding pay and emOluments OF officers OF
| the army and navy, and petty officers and
men OF the navy employed in the work,
four hundred and ten thousand dollars.
For continuing the survey of the western
| coast of the United States, including com
| peDsation of civilians and pay and ratiOns
of engineers of steamers engaged in the
| work, two hundred and sixty thousand
| dollars.
For extending the triangulation of the
| coast survey, So as TO form a geOdetic
| connection between the Atlantic and Pacific
coasts of the United States, and assisting
| in the State surveys. including ccmpensa-
| ton OF civilians engaged i'll the work
| thlrty-six thousand dollars.
| For repairs and maintenance Of the com.
| plement of vessels used in the coast sur
| vey, fifty thousand dollars.
For continuing the publication Of the OBJ
| servations 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 dollars.
| LIGHTHOUSE ESTABLISHMENT
For salaries of eight hundred and ninety.
| three lighthouse keepers and iight-beacon
| keepers, and their assistants. five hundred
and thirty i've thousand eight hundred
| dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses in
ref ting and improving light houses, and
| buildings connected Herewith, two hun
| drpd and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For supplying the lighthouses and beacon
| lights on the Atlantic Cult, Lake and Pa
citic coasts, with Oil, wicks, glass chlmneys,
| channels skins, spirits of wine, whiting, pol
| ishing powder towels, brushes, soap, paints,
| and other cleaning materials, ana for ex-
penses Of repairing and keeping in repair
| other Illuminating apparatus and machln-
| cry and OF gauging, testing, transportation
delivery of oil and other supplies for light
| houses, and other incidental necessary eX.
penses. three hundred and sixty thousand
! eli Int hundred and thirty-seven dollars.
For expenses of visiting and inspecting
| lights and other aids to navi CATION. two
| thousand dollars.
For seamrn'S wages. ratiOns, repairs. sal
aries, supple. and incidental expenses OF
twenty two light ships and seven relief
light vessels, two hundred and seventeen
! thousand seven hundred and thirty-two
dollars and fifty cents.
For repairs and Incidental expenses in
renewing, refitting. and imDrOvinr fog
signals ana buildings connected herewith.
! fttv thousand dollars.
For expenses OF raising. cleaning. paint
| ing, repairing, renewing and supplying
losses OF Duoys. spindl.s and day beaccns.
| and for chains. sinkers and similar nGcc>-
saries. three hundred thousand dollars.
roE LIGHTHOUSES. BEACON, AND FOG SIC.
| NAILS.
For rebuilding the upper part Of the light.
! house tower 1T Nash's island. coast OF Name.
| three thousand dollars.
For rebuilding the upper part o! the ii,ht.
house tower at Se:uIn island. coast ot Name.
ave thousand dollars.
For rebuilding tn. west lighthouse at
| Cape Elizabeth. coast oi Iaii... shirt !.