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 220 FOBTYFIF TH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 359. 1878. and shores of the island; building fences and grading grounds; and repairs of and extension of railroad, ten thousand dollars. For Rock Island arsenal: For shop I, ninety thousand dollars; shop G, one hundred thousand dollars; shop H, fifty thousand dollars ; furnishing power, and so forth, five thousand two hundred dollars; machinery and fixtures, twenty thousand dollars. For care and preservation of the Rock Island bridge, and expenseof maintaining and operating the draw, nine thousand dollars. For renewing the oak floors and a. portion of the iloor-joists of the said bridge, six thousand two hundred dollars. And the Chief of Ordnance is authorized to use the sum of three thousand seven hundred and twenty-two dollars. which is hereby reappropriated out of any unexpended balances of appropriations made for the Rock Island arsenal, in paying a balance due on stone delivered Moline Water- prior to and during the year eighteen hundred and seventy four; and PWM C<>mP¢"w· the Secretary of War is hereby directed to ascertain upon what terms the Moline Water Power Company will undertake to complete the water- Repon. power at their own cost, and report the same to Congress at the next session. Benicia arsenal. Benicia arsenal, Benicia, California: For continuing attempt to get water by the artesian well, or, if water is procured, for putting down permanent iron pipe and turbine-wheel to pump water to reservoir, eight thousand five hundred dollars. To transfer machinery from storehouse to carpenter shop and blacksmith shop, two thousand five hundred dollars. To build a. steam-engine room and boiler-room under same roof, two thousand five hundred dollars. Purchase of steam engine and boiler, five thousand five hundred dollars. Repairs of ar- Repairs of arsenals: For repairs of smaller arsenals and to meet such “°“”‘]*’· gnforeseen expenditures at arsenals as may be necessary, fifty thousand ollars. ’ J. Cosbey. To pay John Cosbey, custodian of the Detroit arsenal at Dearbornville, Michigan, from September, tii'teenth,eighteen hundred and seventy- five, to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight at the rate of seventy/dve dollars per month, less three hundred and thirty-six dollars and ninety-ive cents, already received by him on account, two thousand ive hundred and nity dollars and fifty~five cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Jolinsenki Island For care and protection of the Confederate cemetery on Johnson’s ¢¤¤¤¤¤¤¤‘S· Island, Ohio, one thousand five hundred dollars; to be expended under Proviso. the direction of the Secretary of War: Provided, That before any expenditure is made, the title to the land upon which the cemetery is located shall be transferred to the United States. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS IN AND AROUND WASHINGTON AND THE EXECUTIVE MANSION. _ Public _¤¤‘<>¤¤<l¤ Improvement and care of public grounds: For filling in and improv- 5* gV““h‘“g*°“· ing grounds south of Executive Mansion five thousand dollars. ' ‘ _ For ordinary care of greenhouses and the nursery, one thousand live {?`,;"’;*;’· b hundred dollars: Provided, That hereafter only such trees, shrubs, and agateg 0 0 prop- lll3DES Shall be pI‘0p3{I3t€d at the greenhouses and nursery as are suitable for planting in the public reservations, to which purpose only the said productions of the greenhouses and nursery shall be applied. For ordinary care of Lafayette Square, one thousand dollars. For care and improvement of reservation number three (Monument grounds), one thousand dollars. For annual repair of iron fences, five hundred dollars. For manure, and hauling the same two thousand five hundred dollars. For painting iron tences, vases, lamps, and lamp-posts, one thousand hve hundred dollars.