National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-19
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LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES.
PASSED AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE
FORTY-THIRD CONGRESS.
GENERAL NATURE, No. s9.--COHfiaued.l

ten thousand dollars.
For the Smithsonian Grounds, ten thousand
dollars.
For Armory Square, inclosing on two side!
with posts and chain, and for asphalt walks
five thousand dollars. -----..
For four reservations between Third and
Sixth streets, grading, exc6vating walks, gray.
cling and asphalt for same, and inclosing, five
thousand dollars.
For tnclosing Lincoln SQUARE and for pur-
chase Of trees and seats, five thousand dollars
For improving the portion of Franklin Square
on K street lately added to those grounds, and
for grading and completing edges OF Walks ana
for granite coping for fountain bowl, and plant
lag trees, three Thousand dollars.
For q pedestal for Balls bronze statue OF
Lincoln, to be placed in Lincoln square, three
thousand dollars.
For CONTINUING imnroyement of Judiciary
square; purchase OF seats, trees and eyergreens,
and for fountain. ten thousand dollars and
the jail building situated on SAID square ehAA
be sold as soon as practicable, and the money
obtained therefor shall be placed IN the treas
Ury to the credit Of she fund for the improve
ment of said square.
For improving various reserVatlo1sJ twenty
Thousand dollars.
For renair of the 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 fol
hauling the same, eight thousand dollars.
For painting iron fences, four thousand dol
lars.
For purchase and repair of seats, one thou,
sand dollars.
For purchase and repair of tools, two thou,
sand dollars.
For trees, tree-boxes, lime, and whitewash,
ing, five thousand dollars.
Fer flowers, EOwer-pOts, Irvine, wire, and
glasses, one thousand dollars.
For removing snow and ice, one thousand
dollars.
For purchase of young trees and plants for
nursery, two thousand dollars.
For tree-markeTs and marking trees, one
hundred dollars; for making cages and boxes
for sparroWs, two hundred and fifty dollars;
for abating nuisanCes, one thousand dollars:
for constructing q fountain and for asphalt In
the circle at the intersection Of Vermont and
Rhode Island avenues, five thousand dollars;
for iDclOSing and improving the triangular res
-erVatiOn on Pennsylvania avenue and Twenty
first street, two thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement OF reserVa-
ton numbered three, ten Thousand dollars.
For improving the grounds Of the old CANA,
ten thousand dollars.
Repairs aud fuel for the Executive Mansion:
For annual repairs of the Executive Mansion,
ten thousand dollars; for care of, and refur-
nishing, the Executive Mansion, ten thousand
dollars; for fuel for the Executive Mansion
and greenhouses, five thousand dollars; and
for care Of, and necessary repairs to, the green
house, the uneXpended balance Of apprOpria-
ton heretofore made is hereby rendered avail
able.
For lighting the Capitol and Executive Man
sion as follows: For gas, thirty-fve thousand
dollars; for pay OF AmP-lighters, gas-ftting,
plumbing, lamps, lGGlp-poSts, and for repairs
of all sorts, fifteen thousand dollars; for fuel
for watchmen's lodges and for the green
houses at the propagating gardens, one thou
sand dollars.
For annual repairs at the navy-yard and
upper bridges, seven thousand dollars; for re-
pairing and extending water-pipes, purchase
of apparatus TO clean them, and for cleaning
the springs for supplying the Capitol, the Ex-
ecutiVe Mansion aud War and Navy Depart
ments, ten THOUSAND dollars.
For additional work and materials for COM
pleting superstructure of Chain Bridge, IN
GLIDING railing, lighting, and painting, four
thousand nine hundred and eighty dollars.
Washington aqueduct: For engineering,
maintenance, and general repairs, fifteen thou
sand dollars; for building wooden fence
around Government land at the Great Falls,
one thousand five hundred dollars; for build
ing dwelling and Office at Great Falls; three
thousand dollars; for paving the roadway over
Griffith Park bridge and over Cabin John
bridge with asphalt pavement, five thousand
eight hundred dollars; for furnishing and set
ting four magneto-dial instruments in connec-
tion with the telegrsph-line from Great Falls
to Georgetown, one thousand one hundred dol
lars.
For continuing macadamizing of conduit
road, five 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 dol
lars.
To enable the Joint Committee on the Lib
rary Of Congress TO procure plans for the &C
cOmmoiation Of the Library, two thousand
dollars.
NAVY DEPARTMENT.
For bounty to seamen, to pay certificate is
sued to State of New Hampshire, seven hun
dred and thirty-nine dollars and fifty cents
NA7T-YARDs AND STATIONS.
For the navy-yard at League Island: For the
continuation OF work and removal of property
from the Philadelphia maynard, three HIM
drsd thousand dollars.
For the naval station at New London: For
labor, materials, and erections, fifty thousand
dollars.
For the navy-yard at Pensacola, Florida: For
commencing the rebuilding Of the repairing
dock, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For the navy-ysrd at Norfolk, Virginia: For
iron-plsting shops, fifty Thousand dollars.
For the removal Of powder-magazine from
Norfolk, Virginia, to be expended under the
direction Of the Secretary of the Navy, and to
provide for the construction Of magazine at
more suitable place near Norfolk, forty thou
sand dollars.
. For the navy-yard at Mare Island, Calffor-
mia: For continuation Of begun work, two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
For repairs at the different naEy-yards and
preservation Of the same, five hundred thou
sand dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of
the Navy be, and he is hereby, authorized and
directed to make, out Of any money at his dis
posse available for that purpose, sufficient and
appropriate compensation and acknowledge
ment to the owners, officers, End sailors of the
British whaling and sealing steamers which
contributed to the rescue Of the survivors of
the Polaris, for such rescue, and any loss sus-
tanned by reason thereof, and for their humane
and hOspitable reception, entertainment, and
transportation until they were ell finally and
safely landed in Newfoundland and Scotland:
ProUided further, That the Secretary of the
Navy be authorized TO use, during the ensuing
fiscal year, the balance Of appropriation here
tofore made TO the Navy Department for the
construction Of feating iron dock, remaining
UneXpended, for the purpose Of completing the
repairs on such d0uble-tUrreted monitors as
the Secretary Of the Navy may deem necessary
for the public service.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
Improvement Of grounds, Department Of
Agriculture For labor, eight thousand dol
lars; for repairing concrete roads and walks,
five hundred dollars; for tools, wagons, lawn
mowers, carts, and general repairs Of the same,
six hundred dollars; for improving new grounds
gained by filing canal, draining, surfacing,
bodding, and for two cart-hOrses, seven thou
sand dollars; in all, sixteen thousand one hun
dred dollars
For the museum, to be expended under the
direction Of Professor Glover, fifteen hundred
dollars.
For the purchase of Duby's cryptogamic
herbarium, as much as may be necessary, not
exceeding one thousand dollars
For publishing the report of the Commits
siOner Of Agriculture for the years eighteen
hundred and seventy two and eighteen hundred
and seTenty-three, fifty thousand dollars.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS UNDER THE SUPER
VISING ARCHITECT OF THE TREAS
URY DEPARTMENT.
RPost-ofice and subtreasury, Boston, Massa,
chusetts: For completion Of building, three
hundred and ffty-two thousand and twenty