The Hawk-eye and Iowa patriot. (Burlington, Iowa) 1839-1843, 1840-11-26
THE HAWK-EYE


have on them the certificate of the Chief
Clerk, S. Burche, Esq. 1t was through
the fundamentally of Mr. Chapman that
these bills were introduced.
Mr. Ogle from the Committee on Roads
and Canals reported the following bill.
A Bill for grant of land to the Terri
tory Of Iowa for McAdamized road from
the City of Burlington by Mount Pleas
ant, and Fairfield to the Racoon fork of
the Des Moines River.
July q, ls4O--Read twice and com
mitted to Committee of the Whole
House this day.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
'of Representatives Of the United States
Iof America in Congress Assembled, That
there be and hereby is granted to the Ter
ritory of Iowa for the purpose of aiding
to make McAdamized road from Bur-
lington City commencing at the Western
end of High street, by Mount Pleasant
and Fairfield and progressing Westward
las the Indian title shall become extinguish-
led until said road shall reach the Racoon
fork Of the Desmoines river, each alternate
section FIVE miles in width for five miles
on each side of said road from one end
thereof to the other, reserving to the Uni
ted States each alternate section to be Sc
jlected by the Commissioner of the Cen
| eral Land Office under the direction of the
President of the United States, and the
said lands shall be subject to the disposal
Of the Legislature of the said Territory
and the State to be formed out of it for
the purpose aforesaid and no other, Pro-
vided, that the said road when completed
shall be and forever remain public high
way for the use Of the Government of the
United States free from any toll or other
charge whatever for any property OF the
United States or person III their service
passing through the same-Provided said
road shall be commenced within two
years and completed within seven years
as far as the Town of Fairfield, and the
balance of the road commenced and COM
pleted within such time as Congress after
the extinguishment OF the Indian title
shall by law require or the State shall be
bound 10 pay to the United States the
amour. of any lands previously sold, and
that the title to purchasers under the State
or Territory shall be valid.
/ Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That
SO soon as the route of the said road is
located and agreed on by the said Territory
Tor State it shall be the duty of the Gov
ernor thereof or such other person or
persons as may have been, or shall here
after be authorized to superintend the
construction of said road, to examine anc
ascertain the particular sections to which
the said Territory or State will be entitled
under the provisions of this act and re
port the same to the Secretary OF the
Treasury Of the United States.
Sec. 3. And be it further enacted
) That the said Territory and State undo
the authority of the Legislature thereof
the selection shall have been SO made
shall have power to sell and convey tn
whole or any part of the said land, ant
to give title in fee simple therefor t.
: whomsoever shall purchase the whole o
any part thereof
!. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, tina
when the lands which would pass by Thu
grant have been sold, other lands of tn
United States may be selected i'll lie
thereof-Provided, that the lands herei
8. reserved to the United States shall not b
=, sold for less than two dollars and fit
II II cents per acre.
IS s. Sec 5. And be it further enacted
!. That no settler at the time of the passag
of this act, shall be affected by its provi'
ions.
Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, Th;
is said road shall be constructed agreeably
the plan and construction of the Unite
States road through the States of lndiar
and Illinois, and shall remain Publ
Highway except so far as tolls and reg
: lations for continuing it in repair may
st necessary and no farther.
Mr. Ogle from the Committee on Roae
and Canals, reported the following bill
IS, A Bill for the Construction of Certa
or Roads in the Territory of Iowa.
= july 81, IS40.-Read twice and cor
i'll mitted to committee Of the Whole Hou
ag to day.
!, Be it enacted by the Senate and Hou
rh of Representatives of the United States
America in Congress Assembled, Th
the following sums of money be and Il
: same are hereby appropriated out OF a,
money in the Treasury to be expend
or under the direction of the Secretary
War, viz.
For making a road from keokuck
the Mississippi River through the Tow
of Pennington. New Lexington, Bentor
port, Philadelphia by Portland to low
Vile, Ten thousand dollars.
= For road from Keokuck by w
ly, Point to Mount Pleasant Gncludlng 7
x, Survey Of Skunk river) five thousa
: dollars.
For road from the Mississippi rl'
: opposite Fort Crawford to Iowa City,