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

ar the citizens thereof make the purchase
of the balance of the ground neCesSaLS Ioi
said site. to the satisfaction OF the oecre-
tary of the Treasury.
For purchase Of site and TO commences
the erection of a building at Philadelphia.
pannsvIvania. for a postoffice and United
States courts. one million five hundred
thousand dollars; provided, that the aggre'
GATE cost of such site and building 6hdII not
exceed three million dollars.
For completion Of the building Tor cu5'
tomhousa a Charleston, South Carolina, NE
Gliding the sum of twenty-three thousand
two ItIndred and tweuty-s,X dollars and SIX
cants for construction OF and repair .!
vharves. one hundred and seventy-two
thousand and eighty-one dollars and ifty'
two cents. -
For continuation of construction of the
building for courthouse aud postotf'ce ae
Columbia South Carolina, one hundred
thousand dollars.
Eor completion of the building for the
customhouse at New Orleans, louisiana
one hundred and seventy thousand dollars.
For purchase of the site and commencing
construction of the building for the GUS
tomhouse and pOst0tfice at Port Huron.
Michigan. one hundred thousand dollars
For purchase OF site for the building for
customhouse and p0stohice at Cincinnati.
Ohio. seven hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
For completion of the building for tho
custom house at Knoxville, Tennessee. one
hundred aud sIXty-sIX thousand seven nun
dred and tortv-5eveu dollars.
For erection of building for use of
custom house and post office. ana cour'
house at Nashville. Tennessee. one hun.
dred and fifty Thousand dOllals
For continuation of construction OF the
building for the custom house and SUB
ai.rh+
treasury at chicago, lAInol7' eI2nI AuA'
bred thousand dollars.
For the marine hospital at Chicago, III
nois. for engine, coal house, laundry, ma.
chinerv. water works, engine, tanks, and
similar necessaries. twenty-three thousand
EIGHT hundred and twenty five dollars and
turty-fOur cents.
For completion of the building for the
court house and post office at Omaha, Ne
braska. seventy-One thousand dollars.
For building for appraisers stores, and
other purposes. al San Francisco, CalItor-
MIA, four hundred and eight thousand dol
lars.
For completion of the building for tAe
custom house at Portland. Oregon, seventy
six thousand five hundred dollars.
For continue zion of construction OF the
building for the cust0mhouse, courthouse
and postotfice at S. Louis, Missouri, one
million dollars: provided that the total
cost of the building and site shall! not eS
coed four million dollars.
For complexion OF building for post.
office and courthouse in The city of Raleigh
North Carolina. one hundred thousand dO!o
lars.
To enable tie Secretary Of the Treasury
90 obtain by purchase. or to obtain by con.
domination in the courts of the State Of
Massachusetts,. the several lots or parcels OF
land lying easte!ir of the present site OF
the new pOstOtfice III Boston, and bounded
by said site. Water street. Congress street,
and Milk street. upon the lines of said
streets as they are now established or may
hereafter be established by due process of
law. and for repairing the injuries to the
pOstottice building, caused by fire, and to-
extend the building over said site. eight
hundred thousand dollars: provided. that
no money appropriated for this purpose
shall be used or expended in the purchase
of the several lots or parcels of land
for said site Unit! % valid title there.
to shall be vested in the United
States. nor until the State of Massachusetts
shall! ceGe its Jurisdiction over the same,
and shall duly release and rellnquish to the
United States the right to tax or in any
way assess said site and the property Of the
United States thar may be thereon during
the time that the United States shall be or
remain the owner thereof: and provided
further. that the Secretary of the Treasury
shall make no purchase OF land under this
provision. unit! the city OF Boston shall
cause the triangular space between Con.
gress. Pearl Milk and Water streets to be
opened to the public. and graded and paved
at the expense OF the city. and shall widen
Milk and Water sereets, whtre the build.
ngs have been destroyed by fire. to a
width OF at leas. sixty feet.
And the sums hereby appropriated for
the construction of public buildings under
ba al, RI
building for the new State. War and NAVY
Departments. shall be available nImedi
ately upon the approval of this act.
For machinery for the new branch mint
building. San Francisco. California. two
hundred and fifty thousand five hundred
dollars, including such part Of the apprO-
pratipn for the same object made for the
present hsca! year as shall be expended
prior to June tnlrtieth. eighteen hundred
and seventy-tnTee.
For the minis of tie United States:
For wages of wOrkmen, from April first
70 June thlrtieth. eighteen hundred and
seventy-three, thlrty-one thousand two hun.
dred and fifty dollars
For ordinary expenses for same period.
fifteen thousand dollars.
For wages of workmen for fiscal year
ending June thir;ietb eighteen hundred
and seventy-fOur, one hundred and twenty.
five thousand dollars.
For ordinary eXpe. SEES, repairs, and re
placing machinery, oil, dies, acids, coal,
wood, and other miscellaneous items for
same period, fifty thousand dollars. to be
available Immediately upon the passage OF
this act.
For repairs aud preservation of all the
public buildings under the control of the
Treasury Department, two hundred thou
sand dollars.
For the annual repairs and improvements
OF the Treasury building, Washington, Dis
trlct OF Columbia. twenty-five thousand
dollars.
UNDER THE WAR DEPARTMENT.
ARMORIES ASD ARsESALs
Springfield almory. Springfield, Nassa-
chusetts: For renalrs and preservation Of
grounds, buildings, and machinery. twenty
thou7an1 doiIars;s and for maCadamizlng
the hill portion OF Pearl street and curling
one side OF its entire length. three thousand
I'VE hundred dollars; III all, tweUty-three
thousand five hundred dollars
Rock Island arsenal, Rock Island. Iii.
nols: For new woodworking and gun
carriage shop. ;w" hundred auG thi.sy
thousand dollars.
For the completion OF new finishing sio..
for armOry. one hundred and iifty-bousauf
dol arr: and FOR one Sc. O: .uhai,.rn of.
GERS quarters. twenty three thousand .-y.a
hundred and fifty dollars: il al. cus iun.
Ired and seVentv-threr taou>l..: S.vew
i.undrc,: ana fifty dollars.
For 'org.s, foundry. ci.;nncy.. machine.
~ and shop ixtu:e- ~: :yyge shop. III: y
thousand dOlla:,.
For machinery and shop fixture. 10. -i.ou
=. as laln down Oh the plan adopted Ur :..,.
war Department.. fifteen tnousaut. du.,ar..
For improvement, =: grounds. H.. .dinc OF
~" Foa'i.. ana c.r" a.! Preservation -! tao
.sn", eight thousand dollars.
or paving the basement. OF .hr.,. i an;