Maumee City express. [volume] (Maumee City, Ohio) 1838-184?, 1840-02-29
From the Dunkirk Beacon.

better wait till you get the act abolishinI
capital punishment passed?
From the Dunkirk Beacon.
THR HARBoR BlLI"--We are indebte,
to the Hon. r. P. Marvin, from this dis
trict for the following giving the latest an
most authentic information with regard t.
this bill, to learn the fate of which the who'll
lake country is nnxious with suspence.
Hall Of Representative,
JPnu'ry 80, 1910.
Editor orthe Dunkirk Beacon;
Asthe report of the Secretary Of tn,
I reasnry, contrary TO all former precedent
contains no estimate whatever for continu
ing the improvements of harbors, &C., ant
knowing that deep interest is taken, by
my constituents. in every thing calculated
to affect the rapidly increasing commerc'
upon the Upper Lnkes, made application
some time since to Col. Albert. who is Mt thu
head of the Typographical Bureau, ant
has the general snpeuntendanre of these
works, for an explanation. He informed
me that he had not been able to prepare hl'
report with his estimates in season for the
Secretary Of the Treasury to include the es
Inmates in his annual report. That he hat
made his report day or two previous tt
my calling upon him, to the Secretary o.
War, who would in day or two commu.
nlcate the same tn the House. The Secre'
tary of War made his report to the House
and it now lies on the Speakers table
where it has been several weeks. We made
an effort to have it properly referred and
printed, bat as yet we have not been able
to accomplish it. need say nothing OIL
the causes of the obstruction of the bust.
ness of the House, US the papers have kept
you advised.
A few days since, l addressed note tc
Col. Albert, inquiring of him what was hi
estimate for harbors &c., for the year 1910
and | communicate to you his estimates
&c., on the harbors on the lakes as fol.
lows:
For the continuation ofthe break
water at Burlington, Vt. $4,000
For the continuation of the break
water at Plattsburg, N. Y, $4,000
For deepening the channel be-
tween the two Hero Islands on
lake Champlaln, 2,oOt
For the improvement Of the har-
Dor at Whitehall, N. Y. 10000
For the completion Oft the improve
ment at Black River, N. Y, 22,oot
For the continuation of the i'm.
provements of Salmon River
harbor, N. Y, 10000
For continuing the improvements
at Oswego, N. Y, $4,000
For continuing the improvements
at Big Sodus Bay, N. Y, $4,000
For continuing the improvement
Of Genesee harbor, N. Y, $4,000
Forcompeting the improI ementat
Oak Orchard Greek, N. Y, $4,000
For continuing the improvement
of Buffalo harbor, N. Y, 10000
For continuing the Improvement
OF Catturaugus harbor N. Y, 90, 1000
For continuing the Improvement
of Dunkrk harbor, N. Y, $4,000
For continuing the Improvement
of Portland harbor, N. Y, 10000
For continuing the improvement Of
Erie harbor, N. Y, 10000
For continuing the improvement
of Coneaut harbor, Ohio, $4,000
For continuing the improvement
of Ashtabula harbor, Ohio, $1,000
For continuing the Improvement
Of Grand River harbor, OHIO, $4,000
For continuing the Improvement
ofCeveltnd harbor. Ohio, $4,000
For continuing the improvement
Of Black River, Ohio, $4,000
For continuing the improvement
of fVermillion harbor, Ohio, 1000
For continuing the improvement
of the River Raisn harbor,
M'ch., $4,000
For repairing the piers at La Plai-
sance Bay, Mict., 1000
For continuing the improvement
Of the st. Joseph's harbor,
Mich, $4,000
For continuing the improvement
ofthe harbor at Michigan City,
Io., 10000
For continuing the improvement
of the harbor a Chicago, H., $4,000
You viii see tha, the aggregate ofthe es
Inmates for the improvement of the harbors
on the lakes is about $3.50, 1000, a somewhat
smaller sum, if recolect correctly, than
that appropriated tor the same purpose two
years ago. Last year the appropriation
entirely failed, and great effbrt will be
made this year to defeat any appropriation
for the benefit and protection of the CON-
merce upon those lakes. am, however, oi
the opinion that the bill will pass. An ef-
fort will be made to get the early action Of
Congress upon the subject, but have little
hope Of any thing being done till June.
Yours, ST..
X. P. MARVIN.