Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-09-04

For the repairs preservation and cont;nvsno.s -
hsrsor works the Atlantic coast ten thousand doll.
sor repairs ana o9n.ngsnolss q hareors and rivers
fuel and quarters the payment Of which no longer ad
by the Quartermasters Department and for extra allow
TO meet extra expenses under the special direction Of
the Secretary Of War, ten thousand dollars
For the improvement Of the navigation Of the Tennass
river, fifty thousand dollars conformity with the s
mates Of the War Department. Of the thirteenth July egh
teen hundred and 6fty-two and for the 20
the navigation of the Illinois river the SUI, Of thirty thou
sand dollars
For the improvement Of the harbor and breakwater at
Waukegan Illinois, fifteen thousand dollars
That the Secretary of War caAse TO be examined and
surveyed the rivers Savannah from the city of Savannah
as high up as the city of Augusta the Ochmugse up to
Macon, and the Flint up to Abany and the Chattshoo
chez up to Columbus, in the State Of Georgia. and to
port Congress the amount Of money which may be ne
cessary to remove any distractions TO navigation and
that the Of ten thousand dollars be appropriated for
that purpose.
For filing in behind the United States in the
sand dollars. 49,
Approved, August 80, 1852
PUBLIC Acr-No. SOL
AN ACT making appropriations for the transportation Of
the United States mail by steamers and other
wise during the fiscal ending the threth Of June
one thousand eight hundred and fifty three
BE enacted By The Senate and House of Representatives. Of
tie United States Of Ameca IN Congress assembled That
the following sums be and the are hereby appro
pated to be paid out Of any money in Treasury not
otherwise appropriated for the year ending the threth
Of june eighteen hundred and y-three:
For transportation of the mails from New York to Liy
erpool and back eight hundred and fy-eght thousand
dollars IA
For transportation of the mails from New York TO New
Orleans Charleston Savannah Havana and Chagres and
back, two hundred and ninety thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the mails from Panama TO- Cafor
mia and Oregon and back three hundred and
thousand two hundred and fifty dollars
Sec. 2. And b further enacted That the following
sums be and the same hereby appropriated for the
service Of the Pest Office Department for the year ending
the thrtieth of june thousand eight hundred and
fty-three, out of any moneys in the Treasury arising
from the revenues Of said Department in conformity the
act OF the second Of July thousand eight hundred
thirty-six:
For transportation Of the mails in two steamships from
New York. by Southampton to Bremen and back at one
hundred thousand dollars for each ship and in two
steamships from New York, by Cowes, to Havre and
back at seventy thousand dollars for each Ship un
der the contract with the Ocean Steam Navigation Com
pany of New York. in addition unexpended balance
of former appropriations, two hundred and nney-four
thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the mails between Charleston and
Havana, under the contract with NJ C. Mordecai fifty
thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the mails across the Istmus of
Panama, one hundred thousand dollars.
Approved, August 30, 1852