Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-20
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES
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GENERAL NATuRK-No. s9.l-continued.
MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS
Support of Freedmens Hospital and ASYLUM
at Washington, District OF Columbia: Pay of
medical 0fhcers and attendants; medicines,
medical supplies, and rations; clothing; rent of
hospitsi-buidings; fuel and lights; repairs and
transportation, fifty thousand dollars: Provided,
That after June thirtieth, eighteen hundred
and seventy four, the Freedmens Hospital in
the District of Columbia shall, until otherw
ordered by Congress, be continued under the
direction OF the Secretary of the Interior, who
shall make all estimates and pass all accounts
and shall be accountable to the Treasury Of the
United States for ali expenditures; and all pro-
perty, including hospital and qusrtermaster's
stores, belonging to said hospital, and now in
ferrsd to the Interior Department.
For one clerk of the frst-class, to keep the
accounts of the Congressional Record, as re-
quired by joint resolution OF Congress.
For the National Association for the Relief of
the Colored Women and Children of the Dis.
trict of Columbia, ten thousand dollars.
For this amount, or so much thereof as may
be N cessary, for presents to the Sioux of the
Red CLOUD and milestone or Spotted Tail
agencies, on condition that said Indians shall
rellnqush their right, under pulations
10 hunt in Nebraska, twenty i've thousand dol
lars.
Collection and payment of bounty, prize
monty, and other claims OF coored soldiers and
sailors: Salaries of agents and clerks; rent of
office; fuel and lights, stationery, and so forth;
Office furniture and repairs; mileage and trans
and postage. eighty-five thousand dollars.
Fer completing the medical and surgical his
tory OF the war, the unexpended balance OF the
approrriation made in the act: Of june eighth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-two, is hereby
continued and rendered available. And the
Surgeoh-General Is hereby authorized to con-
inue on duty In his office the acting assistant
surgeons noa employed or said history during
the next fiscal year.
For continuing the publication of the medical
and surgical history OF the war, to be distributed
ms Az Sixtx- thpta .sal
TO be used In the preparation of illustrations for
new edition OF i've thousand copies of the en-
tire work: Proridrd, That the necessary en-
craving and lithographiDg for those pu6lica-
tons may be executed under the directions of
the Secretary of War, without advertising.
For completing the medical statistics of the
Provost NJ arshal- Generals Bureau, the unex-
pended balance OF the appropriation made by
the act OF July twenty eighth, eight zen hun
dred and sxty-six, Is hereby continued and
made available.
For engraving and printing tie plates Illus
tratIng the report of the geographical and geo
logical explorations and surveys west of the one
hundredth meridian, to be published in Quarto-
form, the printing and binding to be done at
the Government Printing Office, twenty-five
thousand dollars.
That the Secretary of the Treasury be- and
late fri of Dempsey and oTOole, as indemni-
y for loss sustained by them by annulment OF a
contract with the Post Office Department for
furnishing stamped envelopes and ne wspaper
wrappers, the sum OF Twenty-Five thOusa nd
tour hundred and thlrty-three dollars and
eighty nine cents: Pror;ded, That previous to
the payment of the sum before mentioned, the
said Dempsey and O'Toole shall deliver up, to
the satisfaction of the Postmaster General, all
dies ard dandy rolls by them used and provided
for the manufacture Of the envelopes aforesaid:
And prOUided further, That the sum AZORES aid
shall be received in full satisfaction for all
claims and demands of the said Dempsey and
y Ioole Tor or by reason Of the annuIment OF
said contract.
For payment of costs and charges of State
peniteDtaries for the care, clothing, mainte-
nance. and medical attendance of United States
military convicts confined in them, sixty five
thousand dollars.
To indemnify the States for expenses incurred
by them in enrolling, equipping, and transport
| ing troops for the defense of the United States
during the late instruction, two hundred and
fifty Thousand dollars.
To provide for the payment under existing
laws for horses and other property lost or de-
strOyed in the military service Of the United
States, fifty thousand dollars.
For resurvey of the An Sable River, Michi-
| gan, and establishing docklines, not exceeding
one thousand dollars, TO be paid for from uneK-
pended balance Of appropriation heretofore
mace for the improvement of said river.
| BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IN AND
AROUND WASHINGTON.
| Improvement and care OF public grounds
| Repair, care. and improvement OF public build
ings, grounds, and works in the District of
| Columbia, under direction of the Chief OF
| Engineers:
| For grounds south of Executive Mansion, ten
| thousand dollars.
For the Smithsonian Grounds, ten thousand
| dollars.
| For Armory Square, inclosing on two sides
with posts and chain, and for asphalt walks, five
thousand dollars.
| For four reservations between Third and
| Sixth streets grading, excayating walks, gravel
| ing and asphalt for same, and inclosing, five
| thousand dollars.
For inclosing Lincoln Square and for pur-
| chase of trees and seats, Eve Thousand dollars.
For improving the portion OF Franklin Square
Il A.
| for grading and completing edges OF walks, and
| for granite coping for fountain bowl, and
| planting trees, three thousand dollars.
| For pedestal for Balls bronze statue of Lin
coin, TO be placed in Lincoln Square, three
/ thousand dollars.
| For continuing improvement of Judiciary
Square; purchase of seats trees, and evergreens;
and for fountain. ten thousand dollars; and the
jail-buildtng situated on said square shall be
sold as soon as practicable, and the money OBJ
| tanned therefor shall be placed in the Treasury
| CT said square.
For improving various reservations, twenty
thousand dollars.
For repair of various fountains in the public
grounds, one thousand dollars
For ordinary repairs of propagating- house
| and extension of the same, three thousand dol
| lars.
For ordinary care and protection Of Lafayette
| Square, two thousand dollars.
| For annual repair Of fences, two thousand
| dollars.
| For manure and hire of horses and carts for
| hauling the same, eight thousand dollars.
For painting iron fences, four thousand dol
l lara.
| For purchase and repair of seats, one thou
| saud dollars. b..
| For purchase ana repair Of tools, two thou
sand dollars.
For trees, tree. boxes, lime, aud whitewashing,
five thousand dollars.
For flowers, fiower~pots, Irvine, wire, and
glasses, one thousand dollars.
For removing snow and ice, one thousand
| dollars
| Fer purchase of young trees and plants for
nursery, two thousand dollars.
For tree-markers and marking trees, one hun
| dTed dollars; for making cages and boxes for
| spsrrows, two hundred and fifty dollars; for
/ Rbating nuisancee, one thousand dollars; for
i constr uctipg q fountain and for asphalt in the
| circle at the intersection Of Vermont and Rhode
/ leland avenues, i've thousand dollars; for an
| closing and Improving the triangular reserva-
ton on Pennsy lvania avenue and Twenty-nrst
| street, rvo Thousand dollars.
For continuing the Improvement Of reserva-
ton numbered three, ten thousand dollars.
For improving the grounds OF the cid canal,
ten thousand dollars.
| Repairs and fuel for the Executive Mansion:
| For annual repairs OF the Executive Mansion.
ten thousand dollars; for care OK, and refurnish-
| ing the Executive Mansion, ten thousand COL