The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1838-08-08
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LAWS or THE UNITED STATES,
PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF THE
TwENTy-FIFTm CONGRESS.
fPuBLIc.-No. 55. /

fatireS Ot the Cnued otateS 0 dJneTfcd an congress ds
sem5ied That the following sums be, and the sam
are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of an
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated
for carrying and completing certain work
heretofore commenced, VIZ:
For continuing the Improvement Of the harbo
OF Chicago, Illinois, S30,OOO;
For continuing the construction OF harbor {
Michigan City Indiana, 500, 1889; cents;
Eor continuing the construction OF pier or brcal
water at the mouth Of the river Saint Joseph, Micl
igan, S5l, lib;
For the continuation of the works at the harbo
near the mouth of the river Rasin, Michigan Is 900
For continuing the improy ement of the harbor
the mouth Of Black river, in Jefferson county, Stat
UfNew York, $22, ,40l
For continuing the improvement of the harbor a
Whitehall, in the State of New York $4,000
For continuing the improvement. of the channel a
the mouth of GeneSee river, in the STATE of New
York 25, 900;
For continuing the removal Of distractions a
Black river Ohio, $4,000;
For continuing the removal OF distractions at the
mouth ofthe Huron riveArin Ohio. S5,000
For continuing the Improvement of the navigation
at the mouth Of Veruillion river, OHIO, S23626 and
81 cents;
For continuing the improvement Of Cleaveland
barbor, Ohio, $5I,S5G;
For continuing the removal of obstructions at
Cunningham creek, Ohio, $1,000;
For continuing tho removal OF distractions al
Asht Ibula creek, Ohio. $4,000;
For continuing the removal Of distractions at
Conneaut creek, Ohio, $4,000;
For continuing the improvement of the harbor Of
Presqne isle, Pennsy wanna, S30.000i
For continuing the improvement of Dunkirk har
Dor, New York, $4,000;
For continuing the improvement Of the harbor Of
Portland Lake Erie, New York, S35,466;
For continuing the improvement of the harbor
at Cattaraugus creek Lake Erie, New York. $32,-
4I0;
For continuing the improvement Of the harbor of
Salmen river, Lake Onalrio, New York, $4,000;
For continuing the construction Of a breakwater
at Pa,tsburg, New York, S27 500;
For continuing the improvement Of the harbor at
the mouth Of Oak Orchard creek New York 50 900
For continuing the pier at Kennebunk, Maine,
$S000;
For continuing the improvement of Big Sodus
bay, New York Sl0OO0i
For continuing the pier and mole nt Oswego har-
Dor, New York, S46,67;
For continuing the construction Of breakwater at
Burlington Vermont, $4,000;
For continuing ON Staniords Ledge, Portland
harbor, Maine, $26,366;
For continuing the breaLwaisr at IIyannis harbor,
Massachusetts, So,16l
For continuing the breakwa,er at Sandy Bay
Massachusetts. $50 900.
For continuing the Improvement of the channel Of
the river Thames, leading into Norwich harbor Con
necticut, $4,000;
For improving the harbor Of Wesiport Connect
cut, $i,7S2;
For continuing the i'm provements Of the navga
ton Of the Hudson river, above and below Albany,
in the State of New York. ono hundred thousand
dollars to be expended according to the plan and
estimate recommended by the Secretary of War;
For continuing the Improvement Of the harbor OF
Wilmington, Delaware, $685.
For continuing the improvement Of the horbor Of
Few Casue, Delaware, Sl1 ,573;
For continuing the Delaware breolwater, $780,
600;
For continuing the improvement Of the harbor Of
Baltimore, Maryland, 100000;
For continuing the improvements of the naylga-
ton of Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, North
Carolina, $4,000;
For opening passage Of fifty yards wide and
seven feet deep, at low water between the town OF
Beaufort and Pamlico sound, North Carolina, and
for improving New river, $25, 900
For continuing the empr0vemen, of Pamlco, or
War rver, below Washington, North Carolina, $5,-
coo;
For continuing the improvements of the inland
channel between St. Marys and ST Johns Florida,
S29,0G0;
For contineng the improvement Of Dog river bar
and Choctaw pIss, in Mobile harbor, $4,000;
For continuing The improvemept of tho Cumbcr-
land river, in Kentucky and Tennessee, below Nash
vile, 100000;
For continuing the Improvement fthe Ohio river
between the falls and Pittsburgh, $4,000;
For continuing the improvement of the naviga-
ton of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, from Louis
Vile TO New Orleans, S70,000
For continuing the improvement of the Mississ p
pi river, above the mouth of the Ohio, and of the
Missouri river. 100000;
For continuing the removal Of distractions in
Grand river Ohio, Sl0,0S0;
For continuing the works at Buffalo harbor S20-
500; and for erecting mound or sea wall along the
peninsula which separates Lake Erie from Buffalo
creek. to prevent the influx of the lake over said
peninsula SlS 900
Eor continuing the preservation of Plymouth
beach, S2,401;
For continuing the preservation ofProvince-
town harbor, Sl,500
For continuing the preservation of Ransford
island, S7,353
For continuing the sea-wall for the presera-
ton of Fairweather island, and repairing the
breakwater near Black Rock harbor, Connecti-
cut, Sll $50;
For continuing the improvement of the har-
Dor at the mouth of Bass river Massachusetts,,
$4,000;
For continuing the breakwater of Church's
cove, town of Little Compton, Rhode Island,
Sl9,O00
For the protection and improvement of Lit
tie Egg harbor, Sl0,000;
For improving the natural channels at the
northern and southern entrances of the Dismal
Swamp oanal, Sl0,000;
Forth improvement of the navigation of Sa-
vannah river, Georgia.;
For the improvement of the Arkansas river,
$4,000;
For removing the sand-bar occasionally the
wreck in the harbor of New Bedford, the unex-
pended balance of an appropriation of $40 1000,
made July 4th, 1886 being S7,69l and 81 cts.
SEC. 2. And be itturther enacted, That
the appropriation heretofore made of $4,000,
iorremoving the mud shoal, called the Bulk
head in the harbor of Appaachicola, be, and
the same is hereby transferred to the deepen
ing OF the straight channel in the same harbor
Sec. 3. And be it further enaeed, Tha,
the several sums appropriated by the first Sec
ton OF this act, which exceeds $40, 900 each
one helf thereof If the public service require il
slall he Iaail out d,,.inn liz, xaax 1lna L