Wilmington daily commercial. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1866-1877, 1874-09-21

heIt frntlng ONCE, twenty five thousand dollars
by, authorized and directed to pay the late firm of
dempsey and OToole as indemnity for 10 8 sustain
G eu ny l1em Dy annulnent OF contract with Post
once Department for furnishing stamped envel-
opes and newspaper wrappers, the sum of twenty
lne Thousand four hundred and thirty three dollars
and eighty nine cents: Propid d, That previous to
10 the payment OF the sum before mentioned the
said Dempsey and O"ruoe shall deliver mn to the
satislactlon OF the Postmaster General, all dies and
uahuy rolls ~ them used and provided for the man.
uiacture of the envelopes aforesaid: And prcgiied
{,n,,her That the sum aforesaid shall be received in
Dempsey and OToOle for or by reason of the annui-
ment OF said contract.
For payment OF costs and charges of State penl-
tentlarles Tor the care, clothing, maintenance.
and medical attendance of United States military
c0nv.cs confined in them, sixty i've thousand dol
lars.
10 indemnify the States for expenses incurred by
them In enrolling and equpping and transporting
troops Tor the defence OF the United States during
the late instruction, two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.
10 provide for the payment under existing laws
ior horses and other property lost Or destroyed in
thc miiiif service OF the United States ilfty thou
sand dollars.
For the resurvey OF the Au Sable River, Michigan,
and esta llshng dock lines, not exceeding one thou
sand dolars,to be paid for from unexpended balance
appropriation heretofore made for the Improvement
OF said river
BUILDINGS AND GRouNDs IN AND AROUND
WASHINGTON.
Improvement and care of public grounds Repar
care, and Improvement OF public buildings, grounds
and works In the District Of Columbia under dlrec-
ton oil the Chief OF Engineers:
For grounds south of Executive Mansion, ten thou
sand dollars
For the Smithsonian Grounds. ten thousand dol
lars.
For Armory Square, inclosing on two sides with
posts and chain, AMI for asphalt walks five thousand
dollars.
For four reservations between Third AMI Sixth
streets grading, eXcayatng walks, Rravelng and
asphalt for same, and inclosng, Ave Thousand dol
lars.
For lnclosing Lincoln Square and for purchase of
trees aud seats, five thousand dollars.
;, FOR improving the portion OF Franklin Square on
Is stfe9t lately added to those grounds and for grad
ing and completing edges OF walks, and for granite
coping Tor fountain bowl, anu planting trees, three
thousand dollars
For pedestal for Balls bronze statue of Lincoln,
to be placed IN Lincoln Square, three thousand dol
lars.
For continuing the Improvement OF judiciary
and for fountain, ten thousand dollars and the jal
Duldng situated on said square shall be sold as soon
as practlcable,and the money obtained therefor shall
be placed 10 the Treasury to the credit of the fund
for the Improvement OF said square.
FOR improving various reservations, twenty thou
sand dollars.
For repair of the various fountains in the public
grounds, one thousand dollars
For ordinary repairs OF prOpagatlng house and ex-
tension of the same, three thousand dollars.
For ordinary care and protection of Lafayette
Square, two thousand dollars.
For the annual repair OF fences, two thousand dol
lars.
For manure and hire of horses and carts for haul
iik ins same eight InOusTnu uOllhfS
For the painting iron fences, four thousand dol
lars
For purchase and repair of seats, one thousand
dollars.
For purchase and repair Of tools, two thousand
dollars
For trees, tree-hoxes, lime, aud whitewashing,nve
For flowers iower-pots, Irvine, wire, and glasses
one thousand dollars.
For removing snow and ice, one Thousand dol
lars.
For purchase of young trees and plants for nurse
ny, two thousand dollars
FOR tree markers and marking trees, one hundred
dollars for abatlng nuisances, one thousand dol
lars for constructing fountain and for asphalt in
the circle at the intersection OF Vermont and Rhode
Island avenues live thousand dollars for lnclOslng
and improving the Triangular reservation on Penn
sylyanla avenue and Twenty first street. two thou-
sand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of reservation
numbered three, ten thousand
For improving the grounds OF the Old canal, ten
thousand dollars.
Repairs and fuel for the Executive Mansion For
annual repairs OF the Executive Mansion, ten thou
sand dollars; for care Of, and refrnishing, the En-
eeutiye Mansion, ten thousand dollars for fuel for
the Executive Mansion and green houses, five thou
sand dollars and for the care of, and necessary re-
pairs to, the green house, the nneXpendcd balance
ofappropraton heretofore made Is hereby rendered
available.
For gltng the capitol and Executive Mansion as
follows For gas thirty i've thousand dollars for
pay OF lamp lighters, gas lifting, plumbing, lamps,
lamp posts and for repairs of all sorts, fifteen thou
sand dollars for fuel for watchmens lodges and for
"'-N
thousand dollars
For annual repairs at the navy yard and upper
bridges seven thousand dollars; for repairing and
extending water piper, purchase of apparatus to
clean them, and also for cleaning the springs for
supplying the Capitol, the Executive Mansion and
the War and Navy Departments. ten thousand dol
lars.
For additional work and materials for completing
superinstructure of Chain Bridge, including railing
lighting, and painting four thousand nine hundred
and eighty dollars.
Washington aqueduct For engineering, manten-
ana an1n nal raha irq
for building wooden fence around Government
land at the Great Falls, one thousand five hundred
dollars for building dwelling and oplce at Great
Fails. three thousand dollars for paving the road
way over Grlfllth Park bridge and over cabin john
bridge with asphalt pavement, five thousand eight
hundred dollars for furnishing aud settling four
magnetic dial Instruments in connection with the tel
egraph line from Great Falls to Georgetown one
Thousand one hundred dollars.
For continuing matchmaking OF conduit rOahnNe
thousand dollars
For widening entertainments along the line OF the
Washington Aqueduct, five thousand dollars.
For continuing the work on the new jail in the
District of columbia, fifty thousand dollars.
Tc enable the Joint Committee ON the Library OF
Congress to procure plans for the accommodation OF
the Library, two thousand dollars.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
For bounty TO seamen, to pay certificate issued TO
State ci New Hampshire, seven hundred and thirty
nine dollars and fifty cents.
NAVY YARDS AND STATIONS.
For the navy yard at League Island For the con
tlnua ion OF work and removal of property from the
Philadelphia navy yard, three hundred thousand dol
| lars. ~
labor, materials, and erectons fifty thousand dol
| lars. -
For the navy yard at Pensacola, Florida For conf
mencing the rebuilding of the repairing done, TWO
| hundred and fifty thousand d0laIs.
For the navy yard at Norfolk, Va. For IRON pat
| ing Shops nifty thousand d0lluls
| For the removal of the powder magazine from
Norfolk, Virginia, to be expended under the drec-
tiou OF the secretary of the Navy, anu also TO pro-
| vide for the construction of magazine ut more
| suitable place near Norfolk, forty thousand dol
| lars
For the navy yard at Mare Island, California Fol-
continuation Of begun work, two hundred and nfty
thousand dollars
For repairs at the different navy yards and preser-
| Walton OF the same, live hundred Thousand dollars
ProyiIOd That the Secretary of the Navy be- ana ne
is hereby authorized and directed to make, out OF
any money at his disposal available for That pufpo-
SEES, sufficient appropriate compensation anu uc,
acknowledgement to the owners officers, ami sailors OF
the British whaling and sealing steamers whlc con-
trhuted to the rescue OF the survivors oil the fOa
Ia for such rescue and any loss sustained by reason
thereof, and for their humane and hospital recep.
ton, entertainment, and transportation uutll ihey
| were all finally and safely landed IN NewiOunulhnu
and Scotland: PrOpided, That the Secretary OF tht
Navy lie authorized TO use, during the ensuing nsch
year the balance OF appropriation heretofore nadt
10 the Navy Department for the construction OF y
floating iron dock remaining uneXpendeu, Tor INT
pnrpose of completing the repairs on such double
tuIetcd monitors as the Secretary OF the Navy naA
deem necessary for the public service.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Improvement of grounds, Department OF Agrlcul
ture For labor eight Thousand dollars ior repaI
mr. concrete roads and walks. five hundred dollars
for tools, wagons lawn mowers, carts, anu genera
repars OF the same, six hundred dollars i,for lmpro
, wing new grounds gained by filling canal draining