FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS, 1893-1895. 1693 
| AUIS TESTES ODT igs a ha A SO eS $33. 00 
Pe reechy io he eet HGP =. ote cao os os 2s Leto combed ee gern 116. 22 
LAE SOS TRO RE] 9 1 eS a rr A ee 55. 00 
499. 45 
Notr.—The amount appropriated by Congress for repairs to the Holt mansion was 
expended before the roof was covered in, and upon the decision of the Comptroller 
that itcould not be covered in from the item for ‘‘expeditures not otherwise pro- 
vided for’’ the Smithsonian Institution advanced this sum from its private funds to 
prevent the destruction by the weather of what had already been done. 
For amount necessary to pay the bill of V. Baldwin Johnson for coal 
furnished by him for the National Zoological Park, the certificate of 
inspection required by section 3811, Revised Statutes, being hereby 
waived, $4.75. 
_ Nors.—This coal was delivered without being weighed and inspected by a bonded 
inspector. This was done through the ignorance of the dealer, and it was impossible 
to afterwards rectify the error, as the coal was consumed. It was weighed and 
inspected by the officers of the Park, and the account is known to be correct and just 
in all respects except in that of fulfilling the technical condition of being verified by 
a bonded inspector. 
December 3, 1894—House. 
Estimates for 1896. 
For continuing the construction of roads, walks, bridges, water-sup- 
ply, sewerage, and drainage, and for grading, planting, and otherwise 
improving the grounds; erecting and repairing buildings and inclo- 
sures; care, subsistence, transportation, and purchase of animals, 
including salaries or compensation of all necessary employees, and 
general incidental expenses not otherwise provided for, $75,000. 
» January 28, 1895—House. 
Deficiency estimates for 1895, ete. 
For repairs to the Holt mansion to make the same suitable for occu- 
pancy, and for office furniture: 
To pay Devereux & Gaghan, plumbing and gas fitting -.-.........2.22...-- $320. 47 
we -pay Julids daaneburgh; ¢hairs -... 25 SU ABs 2 14. 00 
Fomay Barber: & Ross, srates oc 50... 25. bs. SS LRU ha. iS BS ses 46. 00 
aos, Genre: breitharth, chairs...) .s222dost oq- fone oboe oe oo i Lk U AL 2 25. 75 
Toray o. leberty & Sond, St0ves. 222: 432 2 eee at hn won a5. ow nth sie 20. 35 
426, 57 
Norre.—When the above liabilities were incurred it was supposed that they could 
be properly paid from the item for ‘‘miscellaneous expenditures.’’ The property 
has been actually in use in the public service for three years past. 
To reimburse the Smithsonian fund for assuming the expenses of 
labor and materials for repairs urgently necessary for the preserva- 
tion of the Holt mansion, including the following: 
Pe abutiow, eunmurentit am@nrCUINy. -- 2. on- eae ee awa cap ep oe ccs nenenn $60. 48 
Belt’ é&: Dyer, Goors and moldings... 4... 2h. Ae 37.11 
