The Wilmingtonian, and Delaware advertiser., 1826-06-29
TPrnI1,,-No. III

AN All Tor improving certalh h"'"o"i'' '
the navigation of certain Rivers and Greeks
and for authorizing surveys to be made OF GER
tain Bays, Sounds, and Rivers, therein men
toned.
Ben enacted bu he Stnate and House Of
Rehresentatt7,es ofthe United Stairs Of H.
merica in CONGRESS assembled, That the
following sums of money be, and the same
are hereby, appropriated, to be applied un-
der the direction of the President of the U
nited States, to accomplish the purposes
herein mentioned, to wit:
In the State of Maine, one thousand two
hundred dollars for building per, on
Steels' Leap, near the Harbour OF Belfast.
In the State of Massachusetts, three thou
sand five hundred dollars, for the preserva-
ton Of the point of land forming Provence
town Harbour.
In the State of New York, fifteen thous-
and dollars, for building pier, and rcpair-
ing the old one, at the mouth OF Bnittlo
Greek; and three thousand dollars tor clear.
ing out and deepening the Harbour OF Sack
ett's Harbour.
4 In the state of Delaware, twentv-two thnus-
! and dollars for building piers. at proper sites
in the River Delaware, at New Castle, and
three thousand dollars FIR repairing the old
piers at the SINE place, and deepening the
water around them.
In the state of Ohio, FIVE thousand siX hun
1red and twenty dollars, to remove obstruc-
tons at the mouth of Grand River; twelve
thousand dollars for the ssame purpose, at
the mouth of Ashtabula Greek; two thous-
and dollars for the same purpose, at the
mouth of Cunningham creek; and five thon
sand dollars, for the same purpose, IN HUI
ron River; and four hundred dollars for ma
y. e c, t,A. tc rnvfsi ~,
the expediency and expense Of CONSTRUCTING
piers, to improve the navigation thereof, ant!
Of placing buovs therein.
In the state OF Maine, two hundred dol
lars for making survey to ascertain the
practicability and utility Of removing OBJ
, structions to navigation in Pisquataqua Riv-
err. and the expense of effecting the same.
In the state of Massachusetts, five hun
dred dollars for making surveys of the fol.
lowing places, to wit: the fiat on the north
west side of the Harbour of Edgartown, Il
ascertain the practca5ilitv of building {
Light House thereon, and the utility OF the
+ same to navigation, and of preventing thu
IS said harbour from being filled up with sand
G The bar at the mouth of Merrimack Riv
c err and the practicabiity of deepening tn
channel over the same, and the Harbour 9
! Hvannis, in the Vineyard Sound, to asceitai
+ what improvements can be made in the san
q for the safe anchorage OF vessels, and th
: exp nse of effecting severallv these obicct
d In the state Of Connecticut, four hunslre
'r dollars for making a survey ot Saugatuc
of River and Harbour, and to ascertain the eS
;e pediency and expense OF removing the OF
IT structions tn shc navigation thereof, and {
n facilitating the commercial intercourse bt
W tween the port of Saugatuck and the Cit
rr Of New York.
De In the state of New York, two hundre
e, dollars for making survey of Oswego Ba
and Harbour for ascertainipg the expedier
cv and expense of constructing piers, to in
s. prove the navigation thereof.
In the state of Pennsylvania, one hundre
"A dollars to def"ay the expense of survey
the public piers at Chester, in the Rive
Delaware, in order to determine the exp'
diency of accepting the cession thereof mac
bv the state of Pennsylvania, and the c.
pense of repairing the same.
In the state of North Carolina, one thou
and dollars for making survey of II
- Swash, in Pamptico Sound, near Ocracoc
: Inlet, for the purpose OF asccrtaning whet
Y er the channel through the same can
n deepened; and also one OF Cape Fear Rive
ne below the town Of Wilmington, [Wilmin
ry ton. for the same purpose, and also for
ne the view of ascertaining the practicable
ne of making permanent ship channel betwe
To- !Albemarle Sound and the Atlantic Ocean,
oy Roanoke Inlet or elsewhere, and a stat
ea ment OF the costs of effecting, severally, the
II objects.
In the state of Alabama, sum not e
at ceeding ten thousand dollars. for the pu
a d pose of removing the obstructions, and dee
lne ening the Harbour of Mobile.
~ In the Territory Of Michigan, two hun
1T red dollars for making survey of La Pl
:, , o, sance Bay, to ascertain the expetliency
leo improving the navigation thereof, and
les' expense of effecting the same
re- Sec. .. .4nd be il further enacted, Th
'es' the several sums herein appropriated
on and the same are hereby, directed to
est. paid out of any money III the Treasury,
any otherwise appropriated.
the JOHN w. TAYLOR,
nds Speaker of the House Of Reprcsentati,
on JOHN C. CALHOUN,
hall Vicc-Presdent of the United States,
c to President of the Senate.
the AppnovED-May 90, 1926.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS
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