New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-09-06

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of Colnmos uncsr direction OF the Chies OF
| Engineers
For grounds south Of Executive Mansion.
| ten thousand dollars
For the Smithsonian Grounds. ten :hou-
| sand dollars
For Arnorv Square, Enclosing on two
| sides with posts and chain, and Tor asphalt
| walks, Ave thousand dollars.
! For four reservations between Third and
! Skin streets grau,ngo excavating walks,
| graveiing and asphalt Tor same, and incios-
| ing, five thousand dollars
| For incios.ng Lincoln Square and for pur-
| chase Of slees and seatso tive thousand dol
lars.
For improving the portion OF Franklin
| Square on X street lately added to those
| grounds. and tor grading and completing
| dges of walks. and Tor granite coping for
| fountain bowl, and planting srees. three
! thousand dollars
Fog pedestal for Bats bronze statue of
| Lincoln. 30 be placed Sr I.:1coln Square,
| three thousand dollars
| For continuing Improvement OF Judiciary
| SlHares purchase Si seats, trees and evers
| gceens. ana sos fountain. ten thousand dole
lars: and the sail building situated OF said
! square shall be sold as soon as practsca bic.
aud the money obtained therefor shsy be
placed in the treasury 80 che ered.s OF the
! fund for the Improvement. of said square,
Fore Improving various reservations
twenty thousand dollars.
For repair of .he various fountains IN
! the public grounds, one shol:sand dollars.
For ordinary repairs Of yropagatins
! house, and extension q: the same. snree
| thousand do.iar.o
ror ordinary care AMI protection Of Ia.
! !avet:e Square. two thousand dollars.
! For annual repair OF :sEcess tive thou
! sand dollars
For manure ard hire 81 horses and carts
for hauling the same. e:si.: thousand Ic!'
| Jars.
tcr painting :soa :snces, :sur shousana
| dollars.
For purchase and seya;r Of seats, one
! thousand dollars.
For purchase and scpsir Of :oo!s, swo
! thousand dollars.
For trees, ;:.e boxes. iime and white.
| washing. ave .h..saud dollars.
F.s l,wers. flower pots. Irvine. wire and
| glasses. one thousand dollars.
For seuov:n: SHOW and ice, one :Ec::sa1:d
| dollars.
For purchase Is. yuung trees and plants
| for nursery. :yo thousand dollars.
F.: ::ea n.s:kc:s and marking trees. ore
:;;l.d-ed .:o..a:s: :or making cages and
boxes for sparrcws. two hundred and ti:v
dollars: for ..oatlIg nuis;rces. one :housahd
dollars: tor cons.ructr. a fountain ana tor
asphsl: in :he circle at the intersection %:
Vermont an: Rhode Island avenues. tce
thousand dollars: Cor ;nc!osing and ;mp,ov.
ing the .rian gu.ar reservation on !ennsy!.
yania avenue and Twen1y.trst street, Two
thousand dollars.
For con;:nu!n: the improvement: Of reser.
walton nuu.ae:ed ;h:ee. ten Thousand CO...
lars.
For improving the grounds Of the old
canal. ten thousand dollars.
e..s s,1n1 tow In n q ~.
sion: For annual repairs OF :he Executive
Mansion, zen thousand dollars: 70. care of.
ana :e:urnisa:ng the Executive Mansion.
tel. t:,oi.s:.ni dollars: Tor tue: Cor the Elk.
ecut!re Mansion anu greenhouses. tive
Thousand dollars: and cor care of. and
Necessary repairs 70. the greenhouse. she
expended balance OF appropriation here.
to:o:e :.;ade :. hereby gencersd available.
Eo: ..g.lt.n .he Capl'o; AID Executive
Mansion. as fellows: For gas. 1hiv.:.ive
:ncu.aad .ia..a:s: 20. pay OF lamp lighters:
gas :irtirc. ::::u.niirg. lamps. lamp posts.
and 20: repair. .: al. sorts. fifteen thousand
.:oiiars: 20: :,e: So: watchmen's Tod yes ana
g.: tie srecHtoy.s.: a: :he prcvasatlng gar
s.ens. one thousand dollars.
For ANNA: repairs a. the navy yard aud
:;,,l.er bridges, seven thousand dollars: Cor
repairing :rd extending water pipes. ?ur'
chase Of apparatus - clean Them. and tor
c'eanin: tie springs for supplying Che Cap.
:ro!, the Executive Mansion and War and
Navy Departments. tea Thousand dollars.
70: addi::ana: work and materials :os
completing sIpegs:ructure Of Cnsln Bridge
including railing. lighting and painting.
four thousand Line hundred and eighty
dollars.
Washington a,,us.iuc.: For engineering.
maintenance ana genera: repairs. fifteen
Thousand dollars: :or building a wooden
fence around tie government: land a: the
trre.: FAILS. one thousand Eve hundred
dollars: Cor building dwelling and office a:
Grea. Falls. :a:ee thousand dollars: 3o-
ray!n: :h. roadway owe. Griffith Park
bridge an! O:e: Cabin John br!dg with
asphal: pavement. n"e :holsalG eight
fou: magnetic dial instruments n connec.
ton "..:h tas telegraph i.ne from Great
Falls ~ Georgetown. Cne thousand enc
hundred dcIla:s.
For con.inu:n: n:acaiiam:z:rs ci conduit
road. five thousand dollars.
For widening emoanku:en:s along the
line o: the Washington Ayuedue:, Eve
thousand dollars.
For continuing the work on the new jail
IN the District o. Columbia. fifty Thousand
dollars.
To enable tie join: Committee CT: the
Library OF Con gress :. procure plans FOR
:he accommodation OF the Library, swo
:hous.a! dollars.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
For bounty 20 seau.en. 20 pay certificate
Issued 20 State .; New Hampshire. seven
hundred ard :I:.:y.n.Ie dollars and Kitty
cents.
.:cry I',:ds ..r.: So''s.s.-ror the navy
gard at League Island: Tor che contnua.
the Philadelphia nav: ;.:G. :lree hundred
tno:1sanI dollars.
For the naval station a: New london:
For labor. materials and e.ec:.ons. afty
thousand dollars.
For the navy sa:. a: Pensacola. Florida:
For com:aencin. :he rebuilding -! 81: re-
pairing dock, :ws hundred and fifty thou.
sand dollars.
For che na:r yard a. Norfolk. v!rginis
For iron plating shops. ttT thousand dol
Jars.
For the .e,no~a! Of powder magazine
from, Norfolk. Virginia. 80 De expended
under the direction OF tine Secretary OF the
Navy. and 10 provide tor the construction
of a magazine a: a more suitable place near
Norfolk. forty Thousand dollars.
For the navy .phcd at Mare Island. Can
fornias For continuation o.. begun work.
two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
Fos yepai:aat the different navy .aris
and preservation Of the same i've hundred
thousand dollars provided. tina: :ne SeeEe
,ar- OF the Navy be-. and he is hereby. aus
fho:ized and ..:recrei 70 make. on: d any
money At his disposal available for that
purpose. stuff Nen: and appropriate cOmren.
sa.:on and acknow:eig men: to the owners.
officers and sailors o: sle British whaling
and sealing steamers WHICH contributed
- the rescue Of :he survivors Of the Polaris.
:er such rescue and any loss sustained by
:eason thereof. and sor .heir humane and
.osp.table reception. entertainments and
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