Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-09-11

sixteen years. -
Nor For the women's Christian Association Of the
Dstrict OF Columbia, twenty I'VE thousand dollars
70 pc expended for the sole purpose OF erecting a
oul,olng on the ground owned by said association In
sald District, upon and In strict conformity with
pan for said building, which shall be prepared by
the Architect OF the Capitol Extension and il shall
NOT LOT building and furnishing, exceed the sum OF
,Weniy nYe Thousand dollars; and no money shall
be paid under this appropriation until the Secretary
OF the treasury shall be satisfied that contract
MIN good security for Its execution, has been en-.
.ereu lnto Tor the erection and furnishing OF said
DulldlnR At q sum not exceeding the amount hereby
appropriately and all payments for the erection and
nurnlsnng OF said building shall be made by the Sec
Rotary OF me Treasury rectly upon vouches to be
approved by him Propised, (and this appropriation
Is upon the express condltlon,) That none OF the
money hereby appropriated shall be paid by the Sec
Rotary OF the Treasury until said Association shall
ME, with the recorder Of deeds In the District OF
CoiumDa, declaration executed and acknowledged
IN the manner In which deeds are required by law
10 be executed for record In the District OF Cour.
bla That SAID building, and the lands on which it Is
erected, forever shall be held In trust by said asso-
ohton, Withont mortgage or security In the nature
OF mo tgage, for the sole purpose of said association
az defined In It's charter, OF date December thlr-
teenth eighteen hundred and seventy and the filing
OF said declaration shall be regarded az notice to ali
persons who shall purchase said property or take
any security thereon.
10 aid In the support OF the Chdrens Hospital
washington, District OF Columbia, i've thousand
dollars.
For the Little Sisters OF the Poor, of Washing
ton city, TO liquldate debt on the building and
70 complete said building, twenty five thousand dol
lars
That all moneys hereafter appropriated for the
aid, use, support, or benefit Of any charitable, OF
other association, institution corporation shall he
placed to the credit OF the proper fiscal ofcer Of
sao ~ sS or corporation by war
OF the Treasurer OF the United States or OF an as
sistant treasurer or designated depository OF the
United States other than national bank, and shall
be paid out only on the checks OF such fiscal Nicer
drawn payable to the order OF the person to whom
payment IS to be made, for services materials or
1qtn IL.
the specific objects or purpose to which the avalls
thereof are TO be applied: Popided That when pay
ments are TO be mad under twenty dollars, such
fiscal oncer may check In his own name, but shall
state In wr Ing on the check that the avas thereof
are to be applied to the payment OF the small claims,
and shall furnish to the Treasurer assistant treas
urer,or designated deposltarv on whom the check Ia
drawn, certified list Of such claims, which list shall
set forth the amount and nature OF each claim and
the name OF each claimant.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION.
For preservation OF the collections OF the survey
ing and exploring expeditions OF the Government,
twenty thousand dollars and for fitting up and COM
pleting the cases In the new halls required for The
Goyerement collectors ten thousand dollars thirty
thousand dollars.
SURVEY OF THE COAST.
For continuing the survey of the Atlantic and
Gulf coasts Of the United States and Lake Cham
plain including compensation OF civilians engaged In
steamers used In the Coast Survey, three hundred
and seventy five thousand dollars.
the I'm ted States including compensation OF civil
ians, and pay and ratlons OF engineers Of steamers
engaged in the work, two hundred and thirty one
thousand dollars Pfouided, That no part OF this
sum shall be expended In the prosecution OF sur
yeys beyond the northern line OF Washington Terri
tory after December thirty first, eighteen hundred
and seventy four.
For extending the trlangulation OF the Coast Sur
vey, 80 as to form geodetc connection between.
the Atlantic and Pacific coasts OF the United States
and consisting In the state surveys, includ ng com
pensatlon OF civilians engaged In the work, fifty
Thousand dollars.
For repairs and maintenance of the complement
of vessels used in the Coast Survey forty one thou
sand dollars.
For the building steamer for the Coast Survey,
for use on the Gulf Coast seventy six thousand dol
lars.
For continuing the publication OF the observations
made In the ogress OF the Coast Survey, including
compensation for civilians engaged In the work. the
publication to he made at the Government Printing
office, nine thousand dollars.
LIGHT HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT
For salaries Of nine hundred and thirty nine light
house keepers and light beacon keepers, and their
assistants, five hundred and sixty i've thousand
eight hundred dollars.
For repairs and incidental expenses in renttng
and improving light houses and buildings connected
herewith. two hundred and fifty thousand dollars :
Provided, That the Secretary OF the treasury shall
have power to order the sale at auction, after due
public notice. OF any real estate or other property
pertaining TO the Light House Establishment no lon
ger required for light house purposes the proceeds
of such sales after the payment therefroln OF the
expenseaof making the same, and the same to be
deposit ed and covered into the Treasury as misce-
aneous receipts. as now provided by law In like
cases.
For supplying the light houses and beacon lights
on Atlantic Gulf, Lake, and Pacific coasts with oil,
wicks, glass chimneys channels skins, spirits Of
wine, whiting polishing powder, towels, brushes,
soap, paints, and other cleaning materials, and for
expenses OF repairing and keeping In repairs illu-
minating apparatus machinery, and OF gauging
testing. transportation, delivery Of oil, fuel, and
other supplies for light houses and fog Signals and
other incidental necessary expenses, three hundred
md aifFhf U nd doll
For the expenses OF visiting and inspecting lights
and other aids to navigation, two thousand dol
lars.
For seamen's wages, rations, repairs, salaries,
supplies, and incidental expenses Of twenty two
light ships and seven relief light vessels, two hun
bred and seventeen thousand and thirty two dollars
and fifty cents.
For the repairs and incidental expenses in re-
newlng, rentting, and Employing fog signals and
buildings connected Herewith, nifty thousand dol
lars
For expenses OF raising, cleaning, painting, re-
pairing, renewing, and supplying losses OF buoys,
spindles, and day beacons, and for chains snkers,
and similar necessaries, three hundred thousand
dollars.
LIGHT HOUSES ROC SIGNALS, AND BEAcoss.
For buildinga light house and fog signal at Avery
Rock Machias Bay, Maine, Qor vicinity, fifteen
For light house and fog signal at Egg Rock,
Frenchman's Bay, Maine, uor vicinity nfteen thou
For keepers dwelling at Monhegan's light sta
ton, Maine, five thousand dollars.
For -eStaDllbnlnR the lRnt mouse al lnulAn IS
land at Rockport Harbor, Maine, nine thousand dol
lars.
For light house at Portland breakwater, Maine
six thousand dollars.
For rebuilding dwelling and tower and erecting fog
signal at Longpoint, Provincetown, Massachusetts,
ten thousand dollars.
For the fog signals on light ships at entrance to
yineland Sound, Massachusetts,, ten thousand dol
lars.
For charging foundation Of light house and add
ing a dwelling for keepers at Bull0cks Point Sh0a,
Providence River, Rhode Island, fifteen thousand
dollars.
For protection of sight and erection of keepers
dwelling NJ Fuller's Rock and Sassafras Point,
Providence River, Rhode Island, five thousand dol
lars.
For general repairs at Stopngton Harbor, Connec-
tcut one Thousand five hundred dollars,
For completing the landing dock at Little Gull Is
land, New York, Ave thousand dollars.
For general repairs at Saybro0k, Connecticut, one
thousand five hundred dollars.
For completing construction of light house South
west Ledge, New Haven h ,rbor light station, Com
necticut, 1fty thousand dol ars.
For completing the light house at Stratford Point
Shoals, Long Island Sound, New York,nfty thousand
dollars
tIFor additional protection of screw Pile light house
In Bridgeport harbo Connecticut, ve thousand five
hundred dollars.
For protection OF the light house site at Lloyd Is
harbor, New York, two thousand dollars.
For building day beacon on Stepping Stones,
Long Island Sound, New York, six thousand dol
lars and the light house the end of Hart
by the act OF June tenth, eighteen hundred and
seventy two. may be placed anywhere In the neal
vicinity Of Hart Island that the Light House Board
may decide on.
For the general repairs at the light Station, High
lands of Neverslnk New jersey one thousand five
hundred dollars Provided, That whenever 1t may
become necessary, in the adjustment of boundary
lines or in the opening or changing OF necessary
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