THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 32. 1851. 613 For compensation of sixteen laborers employed on the public grounds and President’s garden, at forty dollars per month each, seven thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. For annual repairs of the President’s house, garden, and laborers, gravelling the walks in President’s Square, &.c., five thousand dollars. For purchase of books for library at the executive mansion, two hundred fifty dollars, to be expended under the direction of the President of the United States. For lighting Pennsylvania Avenue from the treasury department to Lighting Pennthe Capitol, and compensation to two lamp-lighters for the same, and glgganm A"` for lighting the Capitol grounds and President’s house, twelve thousand ' dollars: Provided, however, That no contract shall be made for a longer Proviso. term than one year, and that the commissioner of public buildings Gas °°¤*'°°*· advertise for proposals for furnishing gas to light the Capitol, President’s house, Pennsylvania Avenue, [and] other public grounds, after the first day of March, eighteen hundred and fifty-two; and that a contract be made with the person offering the best terms, under the direction of the committee on public buildings. For compensation of four assistant draw-keepers at the Potomac Bridges. bridge, including oil for lamps, machinery, firewood, repairs of the northern abutments, and other casual repairs, five thousand dollars. For repairs of the bridges on the eastern branch of the Potomac, pay of draw-keepers, oil for lamps and machinery, four thousand dollars. For the support, care, and medical treatment of twelve transient Washington paupers, medical and surgical patients in the Washington Infirmary, Imlfm"7- two thousand dollars. For completing the grading, and planting with trees, and enclosing Public grounds. the public mall, from Third Street to the Potomac River, thirteen thousand dollars. For continuing the improvements, grading, and planting with trees the grounds south of the President’s house, ten thousand dollars: Provided, further, That all unexpended balances of moneys heretofore appropriated, and herein appropriated for the improvement of the public b The m3!?' *¤ grounds in the city of Washington, shall be expended under the direc- dgegsgtfouugf tion of the President of the United States, in execution of such plan or the President. plans as he may adopt. For supplying the deficiency in the last appropriation for improving AN"' hrsé? New Jersey Avenue, south of the Capitol, according to the grade §§%g?'ch_g0_ established by the corporation of Washington, four thousand dollars. For completing the improvements of New Jersey Avenue, north of the Capitol, according to the grade established by the corporation of Washington, from North B Street to North E Street, including a bridge over the Tiber, in addition to the amount on hand, ten thousand dollars. To supply deficiency in appropriation for continuing the pavement Pavement. around the Capitol, one thousand dollars. For extending the gas pipes, and providing lamp posts, lamps, and Gas pipes, &c. burners, in front of the executive buildings on Fifteenth and Seventeenth Streets, and the north front of the President’s grounds, six thousand five hundred dollars. For grading and paving, with round stone, Twelfth and Fourteenth Twelfth and Streets from the Canal to South B Street, nine thousand dollars. §;‘;f_,Q;°"‘h For grading and improving Maryland Avenue, from Seventh Street Ma;yis¤dAve. to the Potomac bridge, six thousand five hundred dollars. mw- For grading and paving with round stone, Seventeenth Street, from Seventeenth Pennsylvania Avenue to the south side of New York Avenue, and S“°°" continuing the sewer from its present terminus, at New York Avenue and Seventeenth Street, to Pennsylvania Avenue, five thousand five hundred dollars. Fo? lilllng up, grading, and otherwise improving Franklin Square, FrunklinSq¤¤refive thousand five hundred dollars.
