Washington telegraph., 1850-01-09
River aud Harbor improvements.

River aud Harbor improvements
In the document containing the G.
mates of appropriations required for ,
public service of the year ending the 81
June. 1851, printed copies of which we
under authority and requirement of la
laid before Congress by the Secretary
the Treasury at the opening of the pr,
ent session, we find the following es
mates for Surveys and River and Harb
Improvements, which we extract for Il
very large class of our readers who fe
great interest in the subject:
For surveys for the defence Of the frontier,
inland and atlantic, Sl5,Ol
FOR military and geographical surveys
west Of the Mississippi, 1000
For continuing the surveys of the Northern
:, and Northwestern Lakes, $500
For survey OF the harbor Of Mobile, in
reference to its Improvement, 500
For continuing the Delaware breakwater, 5000
For Improvement of Savannah harbor and
the removal of the wrecks, 5000
For repairs of sea-wal at the harbor of
Buffalo, N. Y. 400
For continuing the improvement Of the
harbor at Ca,i ,iaraugus creek, NY. 1900
For continuing the works at Dunkirk, NY. $500
For continuation of the works at the harbor
Of Erie, on Lake Erie, 5000
For continu atIon of the works at Con-
neaut harbor, Ono, 1890
For continuing the improvement Of the
harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio, 1900
For the further improvement of Grand
River harbor, Fairport, Ohio. 1906
For the continuation of the works at the
harbor of Cleveland Ohio, 20,00t
continuing the removal of distractions
al 4iack river, Ohio, 10000
Ior co'tInulng the improvement Of navi-
gation|t the mouth of Veimon rivera 10, ,00(
For continuing the works at Huron harbor,
on Lake Erile, 5000
FOR continuing the preservation of the
haro'r at Sahdusky city, and improves
ment, etc. $4,000
For the further improvement of River
Rdlsil karbor, Michigan, $4,000
For steam dredge equipment and dis
charging scows for Lake Erie, 10000
For continuation of sreakwater at Platts-
burgh, on Lake Champlain, $4,000
For continuation of breakwater at Bur-
lngton, Lake Champlain, Vermont, $4,000
or repairs and working steam dredge on
Lake Champan, 5000
or continuation q the works at harbor of
Oswego, Lake Ontario, N. Y. 10000
For continuation Of The works at Port On
tario, Lake Ontario, n. Y. $4,000
For continuing the Improvement Of Big
Sodus bay, Lake Ontario. n. Y. 10000
For continuation of the works at Oak
Orchard creek, Lake Ontario, l0,500
For the further removal of distractions Of
the mouth of Genesee river, n. Y. 10000
For steam dredge equipment and dis
charging scows for Lake Ontario, 10000
For further improvement of the harbor OF
Michigan city, Indiana, $4,000
For continuing the improvment Of the
harbor at the town of Southport, Wis. $4,000
For further improvement o. the harbor Of
St Joseph, Michigan, 10000
For confusing the works at the harbor Of
Milwaukee, Wisconsin,, 10000
For contin ling the improvement Of the
harbor Of Chicago Illinois, $4,000
For continuing .he construction of a harbor
commenced by the citizens of the town
of Racnr, at the mouth of Root river,
Wisconsin, $4,000
For team dredge equipment and discharg-
ing scows for Lake Michigan, 10000
For the improvement of the Ohio river
below the falls of Louisville, and Of the
MalsssasssPp pI.,n and i ar tributaries and the
For the improvement of the Ohio river
between Pittsburgh and the falls OF
Louisville, bO,O0t
provement of the river, O.OO(
For the removal of distractions TO the
nave alton Of the harbor Of st. Louis,
together with the balance Of old appro-
priation, 5o,00'
For continuing the improvement of the
Aisany, n. Y. $4,000
For connecting the waters of Indian river
aud Mosquito lagoon, at the liaulover,
Florida, 5,00'
For Improvement OF the harbor OF Dubuque,
Iowa, 2U,Uu
For the repairs and preservation of the
harbor works on the Atlantic coast, 2O,O0
SI,l00,00