Vandalia Whig and Illinois intelligencer. [volume] (Vandalia, Ill.) 1832-183?, 1832-08-08

mington, North Carolina, twenty eight thousand
dollars.
For improving the navigation of the Ohio,
Missouri, and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand
dollars.
And the President of the United States is
hereby authorized to extend the improvement of
the steam boat navigation from Pittsburg to the
Cumberland road, at Brownsville, upon such plan
as he may approve, under the provisions of the
act of May twenty four, eighteen hundred and
twenty four; and that the President of the Uni
ted States be- and he is hereby, authorized to ex-
tend the provisions of the act Of twenty fourth
May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty
four, entitled can act to improve the navigation
of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers" so as to en-
brace in its operations the river Missouri, from
its junction with the Mississippi to the mouth of
the Kansas river; ansf also, the Upper Mississippi
river from St. Louis, in Missouri, to Galena, in
Illinois, with power to remove all Instructions in
the channel of said river between those points
and that the provisions of the act approved TWEEN
ty fourth May, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty four, entitled, San act to improve the
navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers"
be extended so as to include, in its operation, the
Improvement of the Mississippi from New Or
leans to the Gulf of Mexico and the deepening
of the bar at the mouth of the Mississippi
For improving the navigation of the Arkansas
river, fifteen thousand dollars Provided, The
Engineer Department, after due examination, is
satisfied that, during portion of the ensuing
year, the men and machine now employed in re-
moving Instructions in the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, can be more usefally employed in remov-
ing those of the Arkansas river: PROVIDED, That
tho of he &C H.,
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, shall be the sum of
three thousand dollars per annum, in full for all
his services; and he shall not herafter beallowed
any thing in the shape of commissions in dis
bursements.
For improving the mouth of Conneaut creek.
seven thousand eight hundred dollars.
For completing the removal of Instructions at
the mouth of Ashtabula creek, Ohio, three thous-
and eight hundred dollars
For pier head at Cunningham creek, Ohio,
one thousand five hundred dollars.
For completing the removal of distractions at
the mouth of Grand river, Ohio, two thousand six
hundred dollars.
For completing the improvement of Cleveland
harbor, Ohio, six thousand six hundred dollars.
For removing sand bar at the mouth of Black
river, Ohio, eight thousand dollars.
For removing distractions at the mouth Of
Huron river, Ohio, one thousand five hundred
dollars.
For piers at La Plaisance bay, Michigan, eight
thousand dollars.
For the improvement of the navigation of the
Cumberland river, thirty thousand dollars, to be
expended under the direction of the War Depart
ment.
For the removal of the distractions to the
navigation of the Savannah river, between the
mouth thereof and the city Of Savannah, the sum
of twenty five thousand dollars, including the
balance of the former appropriation to the same OBJ
lect, to be expended according to plan and an
estimate of the Department of War.
For defraying the expenses incidental to
making examinations and surveys under the act
of thirteth April, one thousand eight hundred and
twenty four, thirty thousand dollars.
For repairs of the Cumberland road east of the
Ohio river, and other needful improvements on
said road, to carry into effect the provisions of an
act of the General Assembly Of Pennsylvania,
entitled Gan act for the preservation and repair
of the Cumberland road" passed the fourth day
of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty
one; and of an act of the General Assembly OF
the State of Maryland, entitled San act for the
preservation and repair of that part of the United
States road within the limits of the State of Ma
ryand,' passed the 23d day of January, one
thousand eight hundred and thirty-two; to which
said acts the assen. of the United States is hereby
given. to remain in force during the pleasure Of
Congress, the sum of one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, to be expended under the direction
of the War Department, under the supernten-
dence of an officer of the Engineers; and which
said acts are hereby directed to be printed and
Appended to the laws of the present session of
Congress.
For repairing and building bridges on the mill
tary road leading from Mattanawcook to Mars
Hill, in Maine, for widening said road, and for
contingencies, twenty one thousand dollars.
For continuing the road from Detroit toward
Chicago, fifteen thousand dollars.
For continuing the road from Detroit to Fort
Cratic, in Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars
and authority is hereby gwen to the Secretary of
War, to change the direction in which the road
shall be continued, agreeably to the report of the
superintendent 10 the War Department, of the
eighteenth of October, one thousand eight hum
bred and thirty ore.
For continuing the road from Detroit to Sag
anau, ten thousand dollars.
For the repair of the Little Rock and Mem
phis road, from Little Rock to the St. Francis
river; under the superintendent of the Cove rn-
or OF said Territory, twenty thousand dollars
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