American watchman and Delaware advertiser., 1827-03-30


sentatires Of the United States Of america IN Con
gress assembled That the Secretary Of the Treasury
be, end he is hereby, authorised to refund the dis
eliminating duties that were paid in the ports Of the
United States between the third of March, eighteen
hundred and fifteen, and the thirteenth Of Noyem.
Der OF the same year, upon any vessels belonging
to citizens of the City Of Hamburgh, and their
Cargoes and that The same be paid out OF any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Approved Cd March, 1897.
NO. 29l AN ACT to authorize the improving of GER
tain Harbors, the building Of Piers, and for other pur-
poses.
he it enacted by the Senate and House of Repre.
sentatires Of the United States Of .aerca IN Con-
gress assembled, That the following sums be, and
the same are hereby, respectively appropriated, to
be applied under the direction OF the President OF
The United States, to accomplish the objects here.
matter mentioned; that is to say:
For improving Hyannis Harbor, in the State Of
Massachusetts, sum not exceeding ten thousand
six hundred and fifty dollars
For building two piers at the mouth of Oswego
Harbor, in the State OF New York. thirty three
thousand three hundred and forty eight dollars and
sixty four cents; part Of which last mentioned
sum shall be expended until contract shall have
been made for completing said piers. agreeably TO
the plan proposed in report made under the act
Of the twentieth of May last; and for erecting a
pier by contract, at the mouth OF Dunkirk Harbor,
in the State OF New York, three thousand dollars /;
For improving cleveland Harbor, in the State
OF Ohio, ten thousand dollars;
| For improving the harbor at the mouth OF Pas
cagoola river, in the State Of Mississippi and for
removing the obstructons TO the navigation OF said
! river, eight thousand dollars;
| For removing distractions to the navigation OF
Saugatuck river, and protecting the Saugatuck
Harbor, by suitable work, to prevent the washing
Of the sand from Cedar Point, into said Harbor, a
sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars;
| For completing pier at the entrance Of la
Plaissnce bay, in the Territory Of Michigan, agree
ably TO the plan and estimate made under the act
OF the twentieth of May last, three thousand nine
hundred and seventy seven dollars and eighty -one
cents.
| For making a survey and examination to ascer-
tain the expediency and expense of constructing
piers 10 improve the Harbor OF Churches Cove, in
the town of Little Compton, in the State Of Rhode
Island, tive hundred dollars;
For making survey and examination to ascer
tain the expedency and expense of erecting pier
in Stonington Harbor, in the State of Connecticut,
two hundred dollars;
For deraying the expense Of an examination Of
the public piers at Port Penn, Marcus Hook, and
Fort Miff1in, in the River Delaware, in the States
OF Pennsylvania and Delaware, in order to deter
mine the expediency and expense OF repairing and
improving the same, one hundred dollars;
For a Survey Of the Colbert Shoals, in the Ten
nessce river, to ascertain the distractions, the prac
,cabty, the manner, and the expense of remov-
ing them, two hundred dollars.
For removing the distractions to the navigation
of the Kennebec river, in the State of Maine at
Loveioys Narrows, four thousand dollars no part
of which sum shall be expended until contract
shall have been made for removing said obstruc-
,ions agreeably to the plan proposed by the Eng-
necr employed tomske survey Of said Narrows.
For the erection OF Piers, placing beacons or
buoys, and removing distractions at, and near, the
entrance into the harbor Of Saco, in the State OF
Maine, sum not exceeding seven thousand dol
lars.
SEC. g. .and be it further enacted, That the
several sums hereby appropriated, shall be paid out
Of any money in the Treasury net otherwise ap-
proprated.
Approved Cd March, 1877,