1874. Property of the United States in possession of the Paymaster-General. On hand as per last report.... 42 45 12 16 19 116 19 8 6 4 19 1 500 14 3 3 7 1 Total... Sold...... Worn out and destroyed.. Total. 11 5 43 46 14 16 19 139 19 9 8 424 1 500 15 4 5 7 1 106 11 12 4 2 1 2 124 43 46 14 16 19 116 19 9 6 420 1 500 14 4 5 7 1 54 11 12 2 1 1 2 24 PAYMASTER-GENERAL'S OFFICE, 43 46 14 16 19 139 19 9 8 424 1 500 15 4 5 7 1 106 11 12 4 2 1 2 124 6 11 12 4 2 1 2 13 BENJ. ALVORD, Paymaster-General United States Army. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, SIR: In compliance with the act of July 15, 1870, I have the honor to inclose herewith an inventory of property belonging to the United States in the possession of this Office, and on the Washington aqueduct and public buildings, grounds, and works. Very respectfuly, your obedient servant, Hon. WM. W. BELKNAP, A. A. HUMPHREYS, Brigadier-General and Chief of Engineers. Secretary of War. List of property belonging to public buildings and grounds in charge of O. E. Babcock, Colonel of Engineers, United States Army, on the 1st of December, 1875. 48 axes. 4 ax-helves. 11 augers. 19 augers, ship. 1 auger, 2-inch. 4 anvils. 3 brushes, dust. 198 brushes, paint. 37 brushes, whitewash. 2 bellows, portable. 1 bellows, painter's. 1 brand, steel. 2 baskets, waste. 1 bucket, fire. 36 buckets, water. 18 buckets, paint. 2 blocks, single. 13 blocks, double. 5 basins. 2 bells, office. 11 blankets. 6 blotters. 1 balance. 2 bits. 6 blades, scythe. 15 brushes, camel's-hair. 1 bob, plumb. 1 brush, copying. 2 bridles and reins. 6 badges, watchmen. 1 colors, set. 1 color-cups, set. 26 crow-bars. 6 coal-shovels. 14 coal-stoves. 8 coal-hods. 1 water-cart. 7 edging-knives. 2 grass-knives. 24 pruning-knives. 3 hacking knives. 6 budding-knives. 2 kriels. 2 lounges. 14 tape-lines. 17 garden-lines. 2 lap-robes. 4 levels. 4 lanterns. 15,000 feet lumber. 2 mallets. 1043 yards matting. 1 morticing-machine. 8 lawn-mowers. 1 horse-mower. 4 mauls. 27 mattocks. 1 map of Washington. 1 magnifier. 1 map, (portfolio.) 4 nippers. 2 oilers. 1 rose-pruner. 27 watering-pots. 33 paint-pots. 300 picks. 1 (s. and d. tree) plow. 4 sub-soil plows. 5 single-tree plows. 2 snow-plows. 1 platform-scale. 5 pen-racks. * 4 rubber pumps. 4 planes. 1 marking-pot. 11 rules. 2 rulers. 8 locust rollers. 68 iron rakes. 38 wooden rakes. 675 pounds rope. 2 stocks and dies. 21 syringes. 21 scoops. 2 pair of scissors. 11 screw-drivers. 1 saw-set. 1 screw-plate and die. 1 letter-press stand. 1 hand-stamp. 1 T square. 2 saws. 6 pruning-saws. 14 whet-stones. 17 sprinklers. 1 stretcher. 17 volumes Statutes at Large. 1 hand-saw. 1 box-scraper. 1 tool-box. 9 garden-trowels. 1 table. 1 revolving table. 1 timber-truck. 14 thermometers. 81 sash-tools. 10 double-trees. 3 sets of trees. 2 single-trees. 2 trowels. 1 tape-line. 2 tree-trimmers. 3 wagon-whips. 4 street-washers. 12 file-wrappers. 2 key-wrenches. List of property belonging to the Washington aqueduct, in the charge of Col. O. E. Babcock, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, on the 1st of December, 1875. |