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 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. CHS. 368-370. 1889. 793 mg zgttlig 8iII;1§;1e(3lB§:D;:g;i twenty-Eve hundred and seventy-nine of March 2, 1889. Be zt enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem Zed, That the first clause Swine P¤s¤.'1‘ex. or subdivision of section twenty-five hundred and sevent -nine of .,€,?"£§°,;c€,tf"°f °°p tihe Reyised Statutes of the United States is hereby amended so as I rear : " Sec. 2579. There shall be in the collection districts in the State R- S-. we $*679, v· of Texas the following officers: In the district of Galveston, a collector, 51°’m°°d°d‘ who shall reside at Galveston; a deputy collector, who shall reside at Sabine Pass, and said deputy collector shall have power to enter and clear all vessels coming to that port and exercise such other powers as the Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe in pursuance of law; a surveyor, who shall reside at Velasco, and a surveyor, who shall reside at Houston." Approved, March 2, 1889. CHAP. 369.-A.n act providing for the construction of a steam-tender for service March 2, 1889. on the Great Iakes. —·—·····*‘;"‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House { Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem led, That a steam-tender _Light-house more-. for light-house duty on the Northwestern Lakes to be constructed l'S·F${£}(,,,,,.;c,,,,, at a cost not to exceed eighty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That *%,6**2** L**°¤· the construction of said ten er shall be let to the lowest responsible Auveméemeuz. bidder after advertisement. Approved, March 2, 1889. . · . CHAP. 370.-—An act making appropriations to provide for the expenses of the March 2, 1889. government of the District of Columbia for the iiscal year ending June thirtieth, """"_'“"”‘ eighteen hundred and ninety, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the half of Dis¢riq¤¤_fc‘¤1¤mbi¤ the following sums named, respectively, is hereby appropriated, out °°p”°p"°°‘°°S‘ of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and the other half out of the revenues of the District of Columbia, for the rms from nemo. p)urposes followin, being for the expenses of the government of the ‘“°"°““°‘ istrict of Columbia for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, namely : GENERAL EXPENSES. For: SALARIES AND CONTINGENT EXPENSES. S¤~*¤fi€¤»•P¤>- Fon Exncvrrvm OFFICE: For two Commissioners, at five thousand Executive omce. dollars each; one Engineer Commissioner, nine hundred and twenty- four dollars (to make salary five thousand dollars); one secretary, m€¤¤3¤;§;i¤¤¤¤· sw two thousand one hundred and sixty dollars; one clerk, one thousand m' ‘ tivo hundred dollars; one clerk, one thousand four hundred dollars; two clerks, at one thousand two hundred dollars each; one clerk, stenographer and type-writer, one thousand two hundred dollars; one messenger, six hundred dollars; one messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; one driver, four hundred and eighty dollars; one inspector of buildings, two thousand four hundred do lars; one assistant inspector of buildings, one thousand two hundred dollars; one assistant inspector of buildings, one thousand dollars ; one clerk, one thousand six hundred dollars; one clerk, nine hundred dollars; one messenger, four hundred and eighty dollars; one Janitor, seven