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 526 FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 2:27. ]873_ For improvement of Lincoln square, six thousand dollars. For continuing improvement of Judiciary square, ten thousand dollars. I For improving reservations on various avenues, twenty thousand dol. ars. For repairs of propagating-house, including its removal from Third street to monumental grounds, three thousand dollars. For ordinary care and protection of Lafayette square, two thousand dollars. For annual repairs of fences, two thousand dollars. For manure and hauling same on public grounds, five thousand dollars. For painting iron fences around the government reservations, four thousand dollars. For purchase and repair of seats in the public grounds, one thousand dollars. For hire of horses and carts, five thousand dollars. For purchase and repair of tools, two thousand dollars. For trees and tree-boxes, and for lime and whitewashing, five thousand dollars. For flowers, flower-pots, mats, twine, and wire, one thousand dollars. For removing snow and ice from pavements, one thousand dollars. For purchase of young trees and plants for nursery, two thousand dollars. For tree-markers and marking trees, one hundred dollars. For purchase of cages and boxes for sparrows, five hundred dollars. Ab¤¢i¤g ¤¤i- For abating nuisances, one thousand dollars; and for the expenses '°:;g;*0’}"3,§x` of the board of health of the District of Columbia, thirty thousand dollars. hdard ofhealth For inclosing, drainage, and for grading reservation numbered seveng)£‘;£;¤m°* °f teen, five thousand dollars. ` For reconstructing walks, and for water and drain pipes, and laying the same, in the Wasliingtoii circle, one thousand eight hundred dollars. For constructing walks and fountain—bowl, and for purchase of trees and shrubs, for circle at intersection of Rhode Island and Vermont avenues, two thousand three hundred dollars. Reservations. For improving reservations on Massachusetts and New York avenues, and reservation lately occupied by the Northern Liberties’ market, draining, water-pipes, and iron posts and chain, three thousand five hundred dollars. For improving four triangular reservations on Pennsylvania avenue, east of the capitol, by inclosing, draining, and introducing water, and for trees and shrubs, and for setting out same, three thousand dollars. For improving two reservations on Massachusetts and Rhode Island avenues, on east side of site selected for the Scott statue, seven thousand dollars. For repairing fountain-bowls in various reservations, Eve hundred dollars. Beimbursing To reimburse the late corporation of Washington for work done around g::1l:*tP;;’“'§’l;:*‘_ government reservations, one hundred and eighty-eight thousand two dol- ,0,,, g lars and seventy-five cents. board of public To reimburse the board of public works for work done around govern- "'°'k" ment reservations not heretofore paid, one hundred and six thousand tivo hundred and thirty-three dollars. Streets and '1`o complete improvements of streets and avenues now in progress ¤V°¤¤°¤· opposite and around government property, nine hundred and thirteen thousand four hundred and ninety-seven dollars and twenty-six cents beP;m°g;iyW Provided, Ifhat all payments made under this and the two preceding upon vouchers, appropriations shall be made only upon vouchers, approved by the Gill- &¤ cer in charge of the public buildings and grounds of the District, after full examination and measurement of the said improvements, and the approval of the prices claimed therefor.