Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-10-30
WAR DEPARTMENT.
ARMORIRS AND ARsENALS.

For Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island,
Illinois: To continue work ON the wood
working and gun-carriaee shop for the ar
senal, one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
For new rolling-mill and forging-shop
for the arulory, ninety five THOUSAND dot
lars.
For roofs, floors, doors and Windows, and
other work iOr completing the flushing
shop, eighty thousand and five hundred
dollars.
For repairs and completion 81 a stone res
erVuir, Is follows: For Il water li4ht iute-
rur wal, Ilopr, and roof, five Thousand and
one hundred dollars tor Nater-pipc, and
laying the same, i've thoHSand seven han
bred and tilty dollars; fur Rock Island WA
tcr-pOwer, HNe thousand aud four hundred
dollars.
For Rock Island bridge: for alterations
and repairs aud additional machinery for
! draw Of The bridge aud for care and pres
eINatiOn, twenly-thrce thousand aud four
| hundred dollars; one-haif Of which sum
shall be reimbursed 10 the government 10y
| the Chicago, Rock Island aid Pacific Raft
road company.
For sewers, building new roads, care and
preservation Of water power, painting and
care and preservation of permanent build
| ings aud bridges, buiiding fences and grad
ing grounds, and repairs and extension OF
| the railroad, twcnty-thuusAnd dollars.
For new machinery and shup-fiXtureS
| for shops, fifteen thousand dollars.
For Spriugiie d armOry, Springfield, Mas
| sachusetts: for repairs and preservation of
| grounds, buildings, and machinery, twenty
| thousand dollars.
For Beneca arsenal, California: for
! blacksmith shop, thirty -iiyr Thousand dot
| lars; Tor transferring machinery from the
! present shop-building To the new shop
! buildings, Two Thousand three hundred and
! seVenty-iive dollars.
Tor repairing roads, buildings, sewers
| drains, and grading grounds, ten thousand
! dollars.
For continuing The boring of an aite,iau
| we'll, or, if artesidn water i procured, fui
| putting down permanent iron pipes and
| turbine wheel, to he run by How of water
| to pump up water to the reservoir, live
| thousand and forty seven dollars.
For ma! inery for shops, for fences, and
| other similar necessuries. four thousand
| eight hundred and eighty-five dollacs.
For repairs of arsenals: for repairs Of
! smaller arscnals, aud 10 meet such uufure-
| seen expenditures at arsanals As accidents
on other contingencies during the year may
! render necessary, fifty thousand dollars.
| To enable the Secretary of War to provide
for constructing military bridge across
the North Platte river, at or near Fort Lar
annie, Wyoming Territory, fifteen thousand
! dollars.
To enable the Secretary OF War to pur,
| chase Tor the United States, OF the owner,
thereof, the lot and buildings thereon, i'm,
medalely west of Winder's bnldng, ON /
street, Washington city, and the house and
| lot in the rear of and Immediately adjoin.
ing the army medical museum, on Tent
street, Washington city, thirty eight thou
sand five hundred dollars or so much there
Of as may he necessary for the purpose
PrOuided, That the cost of said lot adjoining
Winders building shall not exceed thirty
five thousand dollars, and the cost of sal,
property adjoining lhearmy medical muse
| um shall not exceed three thousand five
hundred dollars, and that payment shall
not be made for either lot until the It'll,
thereto is perfect aud the property free o
incumbrance.