United States Statutes at Large/Volume 2/7th Congress/2nd Session/Chapter 29
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Chap. XXIX.—An Act concerning the City of Washington.
Salary of the superintendent.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the superintendent of the city of Washington shall be, and he hereby is allowed as a compensation for his services, a salary of one thousand two hundred dollars, annually.
Allowance to the surveyor.Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the surveyor of the city shall receive as a compensation for his services, an allowance of three dollars for every day during which he shall be actually employed.
Sums appropriated.Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the following sums be, and the same hereby are appropriated for defraying the expense in relation to the said officers, that is to say:
For the salary of the superintendent for the year one thousand eight hundred and three, including an allowance at the same rate for six months of the preceding year, one thousand eight hundred dollars.
For clerk hire in his office, five hundred dollars.
For the wages of the surveyor, one thousand dollars.
For a messenger to both offices, and also to attend the surveyor in the field, two hundred dollars.
For fuel, stationery and other contingent expenses of both offices, two hundred dollars.
To be paid out of the city funds.Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the several appropriations herein before made, shall be paid and discharged out of any monies in the hands of the said superintendent arising out of the city funds.
Appropriation from the treasury.Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That a sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars shall be, and is hereby appropriated, to be applied under the direction of the President of the United States, in such repairs or alterations in the Capitol and other public buildings as may be necessary for the accommodation of Congress in their future sessions, and also for keeping in repair the highway between the Capitol and other public buildings; which sum shall be paid out of any money in the treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated.
Approved, March 3, 1803.