6 detectives of police, at $840 each. 10 sergeants of police, at $600 each 150 patrolmen of police, at $480 each. 1 laborer for central office Mounting superintendent and 15 men for duty in the county, at $5,040 00 6, 000 00 72, 000 00 420 00 at $250 each... 4,000 00 Uniforms, shields, belts, clubs, &c. 7,000 00 Rent of central department, office furniture, fuel, lights, stationery, &c. 4,550 00 110,000 00 I venture to express the wish that the items in the appropriation bill will, as heretofore, be voted in the aggregate, thus: For salary and other necessary expenses of the Metropolitan Police for the District of Columbia, one hundred and ten thousand dollars. I have the honor, &c., J. F. BROWN, Hon. J. P. USHER, Secretary of the Interior. Treasurer, Metropolitan Police. OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER of Public Buildings, Washington, D. C., October 3, 1863. SIR: I have the honor to enclose my regular estimates for this office, for the service of the year ending June 30, 1865. It is proper that I should say that I have on file petitions and applications for other estimates for public improvements, and especially a letter from the librarian of Congress, setting forth the necessity of an enlargement of the library, according to a plan of Dr. Walter, architect. Finding it impossible to obtain the estimates of the cost of the improvements thus asked in time for your report, I must withhold them, and submit directly to Congress. Very respectfully, Hon. J. P. USHER, B. B. FRENCH, Commissioner of Public Buildings. Secretary of the Interior. Annual estimates of the Commissioner of Public Buildings for the year ending June 30, 1865. Object of appropriation. Salary of Commissioner of Public Buildings; 5 Laws, page 610. Clerk, per act August 31, 1852; 10 Laws, page 91, and acts of annual appropriations since last, volume 12, page 688. Contingent expenses of office; Laws, volume 12, page 688. Compensation of laborer in charge of water-closets in Capitol; 10 Laws, pages 92 and 276, and volume 12, page 694. Compensation of public gardener; 10 Laws, pages 92 and 276, and volume 12, page 694. 1,440 1,440 Compensation of foreman of the laborers in the public grounds and twenty-one laborers; Laws, volume 12, page 694. 13,400 13, 400 876 876 NOTE. For the reasons assigned in my estimates for last year—and every year adds to the necessity—I most respectfully ask the following additional appropriation: Compensation of a keeper of the central western gate of the Capitol square. 876 Compensation of two day watchmen employed in Capitol square, at $600 each per annum, per acts of August 31, 1852, and April 22, 1854; Laws, volume 12, page 694. 1,200 1,200 Compensation of two night watchmen at the President's House, at $600 each per annum; same acts. 1,200 1,200 Compensation of doorkeeper at the President's House; same acts. 600 600 Compensation of assistant doorkeeper at the President's House, per act of March 3, 1859; 11 Laws, page 241, and 12 Laws, page 694. 600 600 Compensation of night watchinan at the public stables and carpenter shops south of the Capitol, per act of March 3, 1855; 10 Laws, page 663, and 12 Laws, page 694. Compensation of watchman in reservation No. 2, per act of April 22, 1855; 10 Laws, page 276, and 12 Laws, page 694. Compensation of eight drawkeepers at the Potomac bridge, and for fuel, oil, and lamps, per act of March 3, 1855; 10 Laws, page 663, NOTE.-The Potomac bridge is by law in the care of the Commissioner of Public Buildings. Soon after the rebellion commenced it and 12 Laws, pages 534 and 694. was taken military possession of by the War Department; but the drawkeepers under the Commissioner continued to perform their duties. After a time soldiers were substituted for the Commissioner's drawkeepers without any consultation with him. The regular drawkeepers were kept at their posts, as it could not be known at what moment the soldiers would be withdrawn. They were, after a time, withdrawn, without any notice, and the regular drawkeepers resumed their duties. Afterwards soldiers ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS. Annual estimates of the Commissioner of Public Buildings, &c.-Continued. Object of appropriation. were again substituted, and continued in possession of the draws until April 7, 1863, when they were again withdrawn, and the regular drawkeepers were again directed to resume their duties, which they did until May 4, when the bridge was finally, officially, and entirely taken possession of by the War Department, and the drawkeepers relieved from their duties and their pay discontinued. It is not improbable that the bridge will again come under the care of the Commissioner ere long, and as it cannot be kept a single hour without the presence upon it of the drawkeepers, I have thought it prudent to estimate for an appropriation. If the drawkeepers should not be needed, the appropriation, if made, cannot be expended. Compensation of two drawkeepers at the two bridges across the Eastern branch of the Potomac, and for fuel, oil, and lamps; 12 Laws, page 694.. Compensation of furnace keeper under the old hall of the House of Representatives; Laws, volume 12, page 694. Compensation of furnace keeper at the President's House; same act... $1,180 600 600 600 600 For purchase of coal and pay of firemen to warm the library of Congress; Laws, volume 12, pages 582 and 583. For care, support, medical and surgical treatment for forty transient paupers, medical and surgical patients in some proper medical institution in the city of Washington, to be selected by the Commissioner of Public Buildings; 12 Laws, page 746. Hire of carts on the public grounds; Laws, volume 12, page 746. For purchase and repairs of tools used in the public grounds; 12 Laws, page 746. NOTE.-I have asked for an increase of this appropriation for the reason that when I entered on the duties of Commissioner I found bills outstanding for tools purchased by my predecessor to a considerable amount. The payment of these bills has embarrassed the appropriation ever since. Should this small increase be allowed, it will relieve me of further embarrassment on this account. For purchase of trees and tree-boxes, to replace, where necessary, such as have been planted by the United States, to whitewash tree-boxes and fences, and to repair pavements in front of public grounds; 12 laws, page 746. For annual repairs of the Capitol, water-closets, public stables, water-pipes, pavements and other walks within the Capitol square, broken glass and locks, and for protection of the building and keeping the main approaches to it unincumbered; 12 Laws, page 746.. For annual repairs of President's House and furniture, improving the grounds, purchase of plants, &c., and contingent expenses Lighting the Capitol and President's House, and public grounds around them, and around the executive offices, and Pennsylvania avenue, Bridge and High streets in Georgetown, Four-and-a-half, Seventh, and Twelfth streets across the mall, and Maryland avenue west, and Sixth street south; Laws, volume 12, pages 746 and 750. ESTIMATES OF APPROPRIATIONS. For fuel in part for President's House; Laws, volume 12, pago 746. For repairs of the Potomac, navy yard and upper bridges.. NOTE. This is a very small appropriation, as it would require fully this sum to put the navy yard bridge in complete repair. For repairs of Pennsylvania avenue and aiding in keeping it clean and free from dust; 12 Laws, pages 350 and 746. NOTE.-The sum appropriated last year was entirely insufficient to place the avenue in tolerable repair; much of it was of necessity used for cleaning the avenue, to prevent it from being an intolerable nuisance. The sum asked for now will keep it clean and in decent repair, but it never can be made a good road for travel until it is thoroughly repaved. For public reservation No. 2, Lafayette square; 12 Laws, page 746. For taking care of the grounds south of the President's House, continuing the improvements of the same, replacing trees destroyed by troops there encamped, repairing fences and other injuries; same reference.. NOTE.-I asked for the same sum last year, but only $2,000 was appropriated. The grounds are in a deplorable state at this time, and the sum asked will place them in good order. For repairs of water-pipes; same reference. For cleaning and repairing sewer traps on Pennsylvania avenue; same reference. For completing the Patent Office building according to the plan approved by the Senate resolution of June 16, 1860, in addition to the sum of $15,000 appropriated in 1860; Laws, volume 12, page 368. For the erection of a jail in the District of Columbia, according to a plan submitted in 1860, by the Secretary of the Interior. For deficiency in tiling the floor of the library of Congress; 12 Laws, page 684. NOTE. This deficiency arose in consequence of the increased expense of labor and material, and of the necessity, not foreseen when For underdraining the President's garden and the Capitol grounds; as per verbal estimate of the public gardener. Respectfully submitted: B. B. FRENCH, Commissioner of Public Buildings, PENSION OFFICE, July 9, 1863. SIR: I have the honor to transmit herewith an estimate of the amount that will be required to pay the salaries of persons employed in this office, the contingent expenses of some, and the salary and travelling expenses of a special agent, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865. I am, with respect, your obedient servant, Hon. J. P. USHER, Secretary of the Interior. JOS. H. BARRETT, Commissioner. Estimate of the amount required to pay the salaries of persons employed in the office of Commissioner of Pensions, and to defray the contingent expenses of said office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865. Salary of chief clerk, per act March 3, 1853, vol. 10, p. 211. Salary of 4 clerks, $1,800 each, per act March 3, 1853, vol. 10, p. 211 Salary of the Commissioner of Pensions, per act January 19, 1849, vol. 9, p. 341.... $3,000 00 2,000 00 Salary of 30 clerks, $1,400 each, per act April 22, 1854, vol. 10, p. 276 Salary of 5 clerks, $1,600 each, per act April 22, 1854, vol. 10, p. 276..... 7,200 00 S, 000 00 Salary of 10 clerks, $1,200 each, per act April 22, 1854, vol. 10, p. 276... 42, 000 00 Salary of 15 clerks, $1,600 each, per act May 31, 1854, vol. 10, p. 298... 12, 000 00 Salary of 5 clerks, $1,400 each, per act May 31, 1854, vol. 10, p. 298. 24,000 00 Salary of 15 clerks, $1,200 each, per act July 11, 1862, vol. 12, p. 535... Salary of 5 clerks, $1,400 each, per act July 11, 1862, vol. 12, p. 535... 7,000 00 7,000 00 Salary of 8 clerks, $1,800 each, per act February 25, 1863, vol. 12, p. 695.... Salary of 10 clerks, $1,600 each, per act February 25, 1863, vol. 12, p. 695.... Salary of 12 clerks, $1,400 each, per act February 25, 1863, vol. 12, p. 695.... Salary of 25 clerks, $1,200 each, per act February 26, 1863, vol. 12, p. 695.... 18, 000 00 14, 400 00 16,000 00 16, 800 00 30,000 00 Salary of one messenger at $840, and three assistants at $700 each, per joint resolution of August 18, 1856..... 2,940 00 Salary of two laborers at $600 each, per joint resolution of August 18, 1856...... 1,200 00 Salary of one day laborer and one day watchman at $600 each, per act February 20, 1861, vol. 12, p. 138.. 1,200 00 Salary of two messengers, each $700, and two laborers, each $600, per act February 25, 1863, vol. 12, p. 695..... 2,600 00 |