The Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.T. [i.e. N.M.]) 1851-1854, 1853-04-09


each forty thousand dollars; and for the
construction and repair Of snag boats,
dredge boats, discharging scows and
machinery to be used on the Mississippi,
Ohio, Missouri, Arkansas, and other
western rivers, one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of the James,
and Appomattox rivers, below the cities
of Richmond and Petersburg, forty five
thousand dollars.
For the improvement of the Rock riv-
er rapids, and the Des Moines rapids in
the Mississippi river, at the lower chain
and the English chain, one hundred
thousand dollars.
For opening ship channel of suffi-
cient capacity to accommodate the wants
of commerce, through the most conve-
nient pass leading from the Mississippi
river into the Gulf of Mexico, seventy
five thousand dollars. And it shall be
the duty of the Secretary of War, TO
apply said moneys to the opening of said
ship channel by contract, and at an early
day in the next session of Congress to
report the progress OF the work, the
amount necessary to complete it, and
an estimate of the annual cost OF keep
ing said channel open, and any contract
made shall be limited to the amount
hereby appropriated.
For removing the raft of Red river,
one hundred thousand dollars, and that
the Secretary of War be authorised to
contract with the lowest responsible
bidder within this appropriation, for the
removal of said raft after reasonable
public notice.
For the improvement, Of the naviga-
lion of the Colorado river, Texas, twenty
thousand dollars.
For the survey Of the Trinity river,
Texas, including the bar at the mouth,
three thousand dollars.
For a breakwater al Richmond Island
harbor, and repairing the breokwatcr
IN Portland harbcl, Maine, ten thousand
dollars.
tor removing the rocks obstructing
The navigation near Falls Island Cobs-
cook Bay, Maine, five thousand dollars.
For survey in reference to the con-
struction of breakwater on the east
ern side of the Island of Mstinicus, Me-,
one thousand dollars.
For the protection of Great Brewster
Island, in the harbor of Boston, thirty
thousand dollars.
For the preservation Of Cape Cod
harbor, at and near Provincetown, Mas
sachusetts, FIVE thousand dollars.
For the repairing of breakwater at
Hyannis harbor, Massachusetts, five
thousand dollars.
For the preservation of Great Woods
Hole haIbor, two thousand five hundred
dollars.
For survey in reference to the con-
struclon Of breakwater at East Den.
mis-, Barnstable Bay, Massachusetts,, one
thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
For repairing the injuries done to The
government works on Plymouth beach,
in the great storm of eighteen oundred
and fifty one, five thousand dollars.
For survey in reference to the i'm.
proyement of the harbor of Scituate, in
connection with the North River, Mas
sachuseits, one thousand dollars.
For the removal of Middle Rock, de.
signated on the chart as Rocky Buoy
in the harbor of New Haven, Connec.
ticut, six thousand dollars.
For removing a rock near the mouth
of the Sekonk river, harbor of Provi.
dence, Rhode Island five thousand dol.
lars.
For the further Improvement of The
harbor of New York, by removing tn,
rocks at Hell Gate and Diamond Reef
in the East River, twenty thousand dol
lars.
For a survey of the harbor of Por'
Jefferson, New York, with reference I,
the Improvement thereof, twelve hun.
dred dollars, p
For the removal of the bar at the
junction of the Passaic and Hackensach
rivers, in Newark Bay, New Jersey, ter
thousand dollars. '-
Forthe survey OF Cranbury Inlet, Bar.
negat Bay, New Jersey, in reference tc
lis Improvement, one thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of Patapsco ri
yer, from Fort McHeary to the moutl
of said river, twenty Thousand dollars
Fol- the construction ofasteam dredge
equipment and dscharging scows, fo
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