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TWENTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. Ill. Ch. 100. 1843.
Agricultural
statistics.
Botanical andhorticulturalspecimensbrought homeby exploringexpedition.
Statue ofWashington.
Light-house
establishment.
Supplies.
Compensation.
Floating lights.
Buoys, &c.
Black Rock.
1838, ch. 54.
the office of the First Comptroller and the office of the Secretary of theTreasury, eight hundred dollars.
For paying balance of expenses, in full, for negotiating the loans au-thorized by the acts of twenty-first July, eighteen hundred and forty-one, and fifteenth April, eighteen hundred and forty-two, ten thousanddollars.
Patent Office .—For the purchase of such scientific books as arenecessary for the use of the Patent Office , to be paid out of the patentfund, one thousand two hundred dollars.
For the collection of agricultural statistics, and for other agriculturalpurposes, to be paid out of the patent fund, two thousand dollars.
To defray the expenses of taking care of and preserving the botani-cal and horticultural specimens brought home by the squadron of theExploring Expedition under the direction and control of the Joint Com-mittee on the Library, twelve hundred dollars.
For the removal of the statue of Washington, from its present posi-tion, and permanently placing the same on a proper pedestal, and cov-ering it temporarily in the enclosed and cultivated public grounds eastof the Capitol, directly in front of the main entrance and steps of theeast front of the Capitol, as suggested in the report of the Joint Com-mittee on the Library, and in the letter of Mr. G reenough, dated Feb-ruary third, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, referred to andreported by said committee in connection with the memorial of HoratioGreenough, under the direction and supervision of the said Greenough ,the sum of five thousand dollars.
Light-House Establishment .—For supplying the light-houses, con-taining two thousand six hundred and seventy-eight lamps, with oil,tube-glasses, wicks, buffskins, whiting, and cotton cloth, transportation,and keeping apparatus in order, one hundred and five thousand onehundred and ninety dollars and thirty cents.
To reimburse the Chamber of Commerce at Philadelphia , the ex-pense incurred by them in continuing the light on the breakwater nearCape Henlopen, a sum not exceeding eight hundred dollars.
For repairs, refitting, and improvements of light-houses, and build-ings connected therewith, ninety-nine thousand eight hundred and sev-enty-one dollars and forty-two cents.
For compensation of two hundred and thirty-six keepers of light-houses, eighteen of them being charged with double lights, and onewith three, ninety-three thousand nine hundred and thirty-eight dollars.
For compensation of thirty keepers of floating lights, sixteen thou-sand dollars.
For seamen’s wages, repairs, and supplies of thirty floating lights,sixty-six thousand four hundred and twenty dollars and eighty-fourcents.
For weighing, mooring, cleansing, repairing, and supplying the lossof beacons, buoys-, chains, and sinkers, twenty-four thousand six hun-dred and thirteen dollars and sixty-four cents.
For rebuilding the beacon at Black Rock, Connecticut , ten thousanddollars.
For expenses of examining annually and reporting the condition ofthe light-houses, four thousand dollars.
For superintendents’ commissions, at two and one half per cent., tenthousand two hundred and fifty dollars and eighty-five cents.
For the completion of the repairs of the Potomac bridge, three thou-sand five hundred dollars.
Surveys of Public Lands .—For completing the survey of privateland claims in Alabama , and their connection with the adjacent publiclands, at a rate not exceeding eight dollars per mile, being in additionto the appropriation made for a similar object by the act of April sixth,