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for the President’s grounds, Fountain square, Lafayette square, Pennsylvania avenue, repairs of fence at Fountain square, Lafayette square, President’s garden, and for repairs of pumps and sewers, three thousand and seventy-seven dollars.

For improved iron water posts on Pennsylvania avenue, for flagging in front of the Treasury buildings, for repairs of the figure on the tympanum of the Capitol, and for the purchase of hose for the Anacostia Fire Engine Company, four thousand three hundred and twenty-seven dollars.

For paving and repairing Pennsylvania avenue and repairing the road to the Congressional burial ground and to the navy-yard, agreeably to the mode, and under the superintendence provided in a bill for that purpose, which passed the Senate February twenty, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four, thirty-eight thousand dollars.

And the President of the United States is hereby authorized to appoint a skilful architect to prepare and submit to him the necessary plans for a fire-proof building upon such plan of arrangement as may be ultimately required for the War and Navy Departments; and that he submit the same to Congress at its next session with an estimate of the cost of erecting such buildings for its action and decision.

Surveyors and their Clerks.―For compensation of the surveyor general northwest of the Ohio, and the clerks in his office, eight thousand three hundred dollars: Provided, That said surveyor general’s office northwest of the Ohio shall be removed to and kept at such place in the State of Michigan as the President of the United States shall from time to time direct. And that on the removal of the said office as aforesaid, or as soon thereafter as practicable, the surveyor general of said district shall be required to deliver over to the Secretaries of State of the States of Ohio and Indiana or such other officers as may be authorized to receive them, all the field notes, maps, records, and other papers appertaining to the surveys and land titles within their limits.

For compensation of the surveyor general in Illinois and Missouri, and the clerks in his office, five thousand eight hundred and twenty dollars.

For compensation of the surveyor general in Arkansas, and the clerks in his office, four thousand three hundred dollars.

For compensation of the surveyor general in Louisiana, and the clerks in his office, four thousand five hundred dollars.

For compensation of the surveyor general in Mississippi, and the clerks in his office, three thousand six hundred dollars.

For compensation of the surveyor general in Alabama, and the clerks in his office, four thousand dollars.

For compensation of the surveyor general in Florida, and the clerks in his office, five thousand five hundred dollars.

For compensation of the surveyor general in Wisconsin and Iowa, and the clerks in his office, three thousand one hundred dollars.

For compensation of the clerks in the offices of the surveyors general, to be apportioned to them according to the exigencies of the public service, and, if necessary, to be employed in transcribing field notes of surveys, for the purpose of preserving them at the seat of Government, fifteen thousand dollars.

For compensation of the secretary to sign patents for public lands, one thousand five hundred dollars.

For compensation of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, in Washington city, two thousand dollars.

For compensation to four assistants, draw keepers at the Potomac bridge, including oil for lamps and machinery, fire wood, and repairs of the bridge, and for arrearages due, four thousand two hundred and ninety dollars.