Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1851-08-21
Des Moines improvement.

The Commissioner of the Des Moines In
psovement has concluded contract with Messrs
Bangs, Brother x Co., for the Immediate CON-
p!etion Of the three lower locks and dams on the
Dies Moines River, and for the completion of the
whole work to the forks, provided Congress shall
extend The grant so as to include all the lands on
the river within the bounds of tie State.
The datns and locks AT Croton, Bonaparte, and
Beasonsport, are 10 be made passabie for steam
boats by the IFS. OF February next, aud finished
By the first of October following, and the naFiga-
toa Of the river is hereafter to kept uaobssract-
ell during the progress Of The work IL tie former
| contractors for the work at the poins above
| uamed choose 10 90 Oh with these works and de-
eide to do in fifteen days, they have that priv
| ilese aud Bangs, Brother s Co, furnish the mo
ney 10 make monthly payments for The WORK as IL
progresses eaa completed.
Tie heokuk Dispatch from which we gather
the foregoiug facts, SAYS further;
| Ii connection wish the above arrangements,
| aud IN consideration of Il, Bangs, Efother Co,
| have the contract, ia case ;ac laHdS above the
! Raecooa 70. is a!e Obtained at any tine pr.or
| 10 the alolrnmeat of the next session OF Goa
| press Cor constructing the whole work, from the
! Mississippi RIVER te Fest Dasmolnes, and are TO
! camn.ete il within fear years from tue TINE
| when snch lands are obtained. Ia constructing
SAID work they are 10 cSpend at least one fourth
| Of the aggregate a!loGQt which II VII cost,
! witaia each oMc Of the four years; and are to
hula, frs; ;he locks aa3 dams at ST Franc'sNiiie
Belfast, Plymouth, (fafni"Stoo,) and hso-
| s suqta. thIs completing the Improvement BE-
| tween st FranciSsilie and heosaUaua; after
! which they aye to be controlled la their pro-
| csed.ngs. by the Commissioned aud Register
| Al Old liabilities and claims against the werii
| are provided for. -. .-.
Is the work progresses, ana payments are adj
vahced hv McSsss Bangs, Brother 4 Co, they
! arc 10 receive certificates Ia be termed "eea-
| struction stock" in suns of not less than 5000
each, and drawing per cent iaterest, The pay
ment of this is provided FOR cat ot the profits OF
the work aud proceeds Of sales ct lands, which
are devoted - that purpose until The debt Is
paid off, when tAe work becomes exclusively the
property of the State.
There are numerous details in regard to the
sales of the lands, the payment Of certificates of
stock, Sc, for which we have neither space nor
time. to-day. -"
Suffice il to say, for tie present that there is
IN ex press stipulation il the contract ''that the
parties OF the hgst part Baags, Brothers Y CO.,
and all holders cf certificates OF stock iSSGel &c.
SHAH loai, alone 10 Ae l0ais .gasys Gad funds
herein before named Chose granted by congress
for the improvemenO tor the payment of their
claiass, aud The resumption and collection ot saits
stock. ....
Finally, said contractors. are 10 give within
sixty DAYS, = Bond in the sum OF SlG0,000, Tor
the fnlfllmeut ot the contract on their part, 10 be
approved BY Caorles Cook, at present, Canal
Coma, oaer of New York and Vim. C. Bouck,
Formerly Governor of that State, aud Washing
ton HINT, the present Governor thereof, o. any
two O. them, or they forfeit the contract.