The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-01-04

Courthouse and post-onice, Columbia, South Car
DINA: For completion of building one hundred and
tiftty-six thousand eight hundred and ninety-nne
dollars and seventy-five cents.
Custom-house, courthouse, and post-ofIice build
ing at Evansville, Indiana For work on building
fifty thousand dollars: ProUided, That the said
building may be built of stone, and its cost exclus-
i've of the cost of site, shall not exceed two hundred
thousand dollars.
cut: For continuation of building QUE hundred and
fifty thousand dollars. And the entire cost of said
building shall not exceed four hundred thousand
Custcm-house, court house, and post-ofice, Mem
phis, Tennessee: For work ON building, fifty thou
sand dollars.
Custom-house at New Orleans, Louisiana: For
completion OF building, one hundred and ninety
thousand dollars for payn mt Tor adJusted accounts
tor granite WORK. furty-three thousand three hun
dred and twentyseven dollars and eghty-hVe cents.
Post.ofice and courthouse at New York, New
York: For coln plotting building, seven hundred an
ninetyfour thousand two hundred and seven dollar
and eightytwo cents; for paving, grading, fencing,
and sewerage, one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars; for heating and ventilation
and machinery, two hundred thousand dollars; for
furniture, Including fittings, fixtures counters, and
carpets, two hundred thousand dollars; making, in
all, the sum of million three hundred and forty
four thousand two hundred and seven dollars and
eightytwo cents: Prorided That alterations in the
interior of the building shall be made in order to
provide an additional courtroom at an expense OF
not more than the sum OF forty thousand dollars
which amount is hereby appropriated.
Courthouse and pOSt-0ifice at Omaha, Nebraska !:
For completion of building, fortyive thousand five
hundred dol ars and for furniture, twenty thousand
dollars.
Custom-house at Portland, Oregon: For grading,
fences and approaches twenty thousand dollars for
furniture, twenty thousand dollars.
Courthouse and post-Otfice at Philadelphia, Penn
syvania For continuation of the construction Of the
building, seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
and the entire cost OF SAID building exclusive OF
cost of site shall not exceed four million dollars.
Custom-hOuse and post office at st. Louis, Mis-
sonri: For continuation Of building hundred
and fifty thousand dollars.
Treasury building at Washington District Of COL
umbia For annual repairs, twenty thousand dol
ars for remodelling of heating apparatus in south
aud east WINGS thirty-eight thousand three hun
dred and thrty-one dollars and eighty cents.
Branch-mint building at San Francisco, Calfor--
mia: For approaches, paving, grading, fencing and
grounds, one hundred and eight thousand and sixty
two dollars; for kheatng and ventilatng, twenty
five thousand six hundred and forty-seven dollars
and eighty-two cents for furniture, counters cases.
gass-txtures carpets, and mats for, y-nine thou
sand six hundred anu thirtythree dollars; in all,
one hundred and eighty-three thousand three hun
dred and forty two dollars and eghty-two cents
For smachinery and fitting up of the new mint
building San francisco, eighteen thousand dollars,
to be available Immediately; aud for fitting up
fnery in said mint, thirty-four thousand five hun
For this amount, OF so much thereof as may be
necessary, for repairing and fitting up the old branch
mint building at San Francisco for subtreasury and
other government offices, thirty thousand dollars.
That the act entitled 'An for the erection OF
public building for the of the United States in
Atlanta. Georgia." approved February twelfth,
eighteen hundred and seventy-three be, and the
authorized to be expended in the construction Of
said building is hereby fixed at the sum of two hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
Custom-house and post-otlice, Port Huron, Michi-
gam For continuing the building, seventy-fve thou
sand dollars.
Custom-house, Milwaukee, Wisconsin: For re-
pairs and alterations of building, coal-vaults, and
paving approaches, thiry-eight thousand tour hun
ded and GoaaS nd Far
pairs and alterations OF building twenty thousand
dollars
curling, paving, and approaches, five thousand nine
hundred and thirty three dollars and sixty cents.
Custom-house, Knoxville, Tennessee: For furni-
ture, counters cases. gasfxures, carpets, and mats
| twenty thousand dollars.
To enable the Secretary of the Treasury to pay
condemnation Of the lot selected by the Treasury
Department for building for custom house. bond
ed warehouse, court and post-ofice at Grand
Rapids, Michigan and the attendant legal expenses
seventy thousand dollars
Custom house and post-ofice, Albany, New York
For payment Of the balance due on the purchase lin
part of site for building for purposes of the gen
era government at Albany, New York, five thousand
dollars.
That the limitation on the cost of the courthouse
| and post-cffice building at Raleigh North Carolina
contained in the act of March third, eighteen hun
dred and is hereby increased to three
hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which shall be
| the entire cost of said building
That the sum of one hundred thousand dollars
for the erection of public building for the Of
the United States at Covington, Kentucky, appro.
priated by an act approved February seventeenth
| eighteen hundred and seventy-three be, and the
same is hereby continued; and the sum Of money
authorized to be expended in the construction of said
building is hereby fixed at two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars; and all restrictions as to the ma
terials in said act hereby repealed; no sum Of
money in excess Of two hundred and fifty thousand
dollars shall be expended in the construction Of sale
buiding and all acts parts of acts inconsistent
| with the provisions hereof are hereby repealed.
That the act entitled Gan act for the erection o
r ne use Ul ne snnsgv
fourth, eighteen hundred and seventy-three, be
| and the same is hereby, amended so that the sum O
money authorized to be expended in the erection o.
said building is hereby fixed at three hundred and sew
entyseyen thousand dollars; and all restrictions
materials in said act are hereby repealed and no sum
of money in excess OF the amount fixed by this act
shall be expended in the construction OF said build
ing; and all acts and parts of acts inconsistent with
the provisions hereof are hereby repealed.
For the repair and preservation of all the public
buildings under the control of the Treasury Depart
| ment, two hundred thousand dollars.
For continuation OF construction of the building
! for the State, War, and Navy Departments, seven
| hundred thousand dollars
For furniture for the new building to be occupied
by the State Department, seventy-ve thousand dol
lars; to be available Immediately.
For furniture. and repairs Of the same, and for
carpets for public buildings under the control OF the
Treasury Department, one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars of this amount twenty.thousand dol
ars shall be available Immediately.
For fuel, light, and water, and miscellaneous items
required by antOrs and fremen in the proper care OF
the public buildings under the control of the Treas
uIy Department, two hundred and twenty-five
thousand dollars.
For heating apparatus for public buildings under
the control Of the Treasury Department, two hun
cred thousand dollars.
For heating and lighting the south wing of the new
building for the State, War, and Navy Departments,
nine thousand five hundred dollars.
For vaults, safes, and locks for public buildings
under the control of the Treasury Department, sew
| enty-tve thousand dollars.
For photographing engraving, and printing plan:
of public buildings under the control of the Treasury
Department, five thousand dollars.
For pay of custodans and janitors of public build
ings under the control of the Treasury Department
| one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.
Mint of the United States at Carson: For wages
of workmep and adjusters, twenty thousand dollars
for incidental and contingent expenses twenty thou
| sand dollars. And so much Of the amounts hereby
appropriated for the mint at Carson may be neces-
sary is made available for theexpenditure during the
New York assay -offico For incidental expenses OF
the New York assay-ofice, twenty-five thousand
dollars.
Loss in the redemption of old copper cents, being
the difference between the nominal value of the old
copper cents and the value of the same as metal,
| seven thousand five hundred dollars
That all balances in the Treasury remaining unex-
pended on the first day OF July, eighteen hundred
and seventy1our OF appropriations heretofore made
for buildings and sites OF buildings named IN this
act, and all balances of appropriations heretofore
made, and sufficient for the completion of buildings
under the Supervising Arcntect of the Treasury not
named in this act during the next fiscal year be-
and they are hereby made available for the fiscal
| year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and
| seventy-five.
SEC. 8. That the Secretary of the Treasury is
hereby directed TO inquire into the amounts OF Ia
bties due from the Chocktaw tribe of Indians to
Individuals referred to in articles twelve and thr
teen of the treaty OF June twentysecond, eighteen
hundred and tiity-tive between the United States
and the Chocktaw and Chckasaw tribes OF Indians,
and report the same to the next session OF Con-
gress, with view of ascertaining what amounts il
any, should be deducted from the due from the
United States to said Chocktaw tribe, for the pur
pose of enabling the said tribe to pay its liabilities
and thereby to enable Congress to provide fund to
be held for educational and other purposes for said
tribe, provided for in article thirteen OF the treaty
aforesaid.
Sec 4. That the clause in the act entitled can act
making appropriations for sundry civil expenses Of
| the government for the fiscal year ending June
thirteth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and
for other purposes" approved March third eighteen
hundred and seyentythree, which provides that the
Secretary OF the Treasury be- and he is hereby di-
rected to pay to the censustakers of eighteen hun
drec and SIXTY their assigns the set to their
credit in the Treasury of the United States any
provision OF existing laws to the contrary nowith-
standing is hereby re-enaced aud declared to in
| cude entitled to payment and to be paid, both
marshais and assistant marshals employed in taking
said census.
SEC 5. That section six of the act entitled ga
act making appropriations tor the consular and d.
pomatic service of the government for the year end
ing June thrtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy
| five, and for other purposes" approved June
| eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy -four, be
amended by striking out the following words, viz.
contingent expenses of foreign intercourse proper
| and of all missions abroad, such as'
SEC. G. To enable the Secretary of War TO carry
the provisions of the act approved April twenty
third eighteen hundred and seventy-tour. entitled