The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1826-06-29
No. III

| be made OF certain Bays, Sounds and
Rivers, therein mentioned.
BE Il eRGc,ed by the Senate and House OF
Representatives. ofMe United States Of a
moyIcd iR Congress assembled, That the
following sums ofmoney, be, and the same
are hereby, appropriated, to be applied un-
der the direction OF the President ofthe u
nited States, TO accomplish the purposes
herein mentioned, to wit:
In the State of Maine, one thousand two
hundred dollars, for building a pier, on
Steels' Leap, near the Harbour of Belfast.
In the State Of Massachusetts,, three
! thousand five hundred dollars, for the pre-
servaton ofthe point Of land forming Pro-
yincetown liurbor
In the State of New York, fifteen thon-
sand dollars, for building pier, and re-
pairing the old one, at the mouth Of Butia-
| loe Creek ; and three thousand dollars for
clearing out and deepening the Harbour
of Sackott's Harbour.
In the State of Delaware, twenty two
thousand dollars for building piers, at pro-
| per sites; in the River Delaware, at New
| Castle, and three thousand dollars for re-
pairing the old piers at the same place, and
| deepening the water around them.
Ia the State of Ohio, five thousand six
hundred and twenty dollars, 10 remove OBJ
| struc,ions at the mouth o; Grand River /:
twelve thousand dollars for the same pur-
| pose, al the mouth of Ashtabulu Creek /;
two thousand dollars for the same purpose,
at the mouth OF Cunningham Creek and
tive thousand dollars, for the same purpose
in Huron River and four hundred dollars
for making a survey of Sandusky Bay, to
lsyrrtsin the cypediency and expense OF
| constructing piers, Ia improve the naviga-
ton thereof and placing buoys therein.
In the State of Maine, two hundred dol.
lars n,,l Tor making .s.;1;I,y OF removing oh
4tructions in Pisquatuqua River, and the
| expense of ctiectng the same.
In the State uf Massachusetts, i've hun
ircd dollars for making surveys OF the 'ol-
lowing places, to wit the Hat On The north
west side Of the Harbour Of EdgartowH. to
ascertain the practIcabilty OF building
licht House therein, and the utility OF the
sa,nc 10 navigation, and of preventing the
said harbour from being filed up with
sand.
The bar at the mouth Of Mcrrlmack Rv-
er, and the practicobility OF deepening the
the channel over the same, and the liar
bour of IIvamis, Ill the Vineyard Sound,
to ascertain what improvements can Dc
made in the same for the safe ancnor8e
of vessels, and the expense OF efectlngse'
verallv these objects.
I'm the State of ofConnecticut, four hunred
dollars for making a survey OF SaugancCR K
/ River and Harbour, and TO ascertain me
cxpedicncy and expense OF removing the
distractions to the navigation thereoi,and
, of facilitating the commercial mtercoIrse
between the port of Saugatuck and the
City of New York.
In the State OF Ncw-York, two hunTed
dollars for making survey OF Oswgc
Bay aud Harbour, for asccrtalnlng ihcex-
: pediency and expense of constructing pers
10 improve the navigation thereof.
r In the State of Pennsylvania, one nn'
j. dred dollars, to deiray the expense ,i
o survey of the public piers at Cheste, II
!. the River Delaware, i'll order TO detcr'if
, the expediency OF accepting the ceslor
4 thereof made by the State of Pennsylvnia
@ and the expense Of repairing the saind
n In the State Of North Carolina, one nou
?. sand dollars for making survey OF tht
&C Swssh, in Pamptlco Sound, near Ocrsocl
n Inlet, for the purpose OF ascertannl
whether the channel through the samecaI
: be deepened and also one OF Cape Ca
a. River, below the town OF Walmlnton
40 [Wilmington,l for the same purposeRn'
n. also for a survey of Roanoke lnletan'
Il. Sound, with the view Of ascertaining tn
ID practicability OF making permanent 'hll
- channel between Albemarle Soundan'
i. the Atlantic Ocean, at Roanoke lnlc o
o. elsewhere, and statement OF the cot
n the costs of eflecting, seyeraliy, thescob
all jects.
., In the State Of Alabama, sum noex
y. ceedipg ten thousand dollars, for the ur
.. pose Of removing the obstructions, M
pv deepening the Harbourof Mobile.
a, In the Territory Of Michigan, Two IN
co dred dollars for making q Survey oil
be Plaisance Bay. to ascertain the eXpepn
ed cy of improving the navigation the'o
he and the expense OF ef'ecting the same.
SIC. 5. and be Il further Enacted, ha
IA, the several sums herein appropriately
cd and the same are hereby, directed t'b
ey paid out of any money an The Ireaz!
RI not otherwise appropriated.
APrRoyID-May ~, le26.
JOHN QUINCY ADAMS