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


transportation of officers, and for fuel
and quarters, the payment Of which is
no longer made by the Quartermasters
Department, and for extra allowance TO
meet extra expenses under the special
direction of the Secretary Of War, ten
thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of the naviga.
tion of the Tennessee river, fifty thous.
and dollars, in conformity with the es4
Inmates Of the War Department Of the
thirteenth July, eighteen hundred and
fifty two, and for the Improvement Of
the navigation of the Illinois river, the
sum of thirty thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of the harbor
and breakwater at Waukegan, illinois,
fifteen thousand dollars. R
That the Secretary Of War cause to
be examined and surveyed the rivers
Savannah, from the city Of Savannah,
as high up as the city Of Augusta, the
Ockmulgee up to Mscon, and the flint
up to Albany, and the Chattahoochee
up TO Columbus, in the State of Georgia,
and 10 report to Congress the amount
Of money which may remove any OBJ
structions TO navigation, and that the
sum of ten thousand dollars be appro-
priated for that purpose. slti
For filling in behind the United States
sea-wall in The haibor Of ST. Augustine,
Florida, with earth, three thousand dol
lars. M
Approved, August 80, 1862.
CHAR. CV.--An Act making Appropri-
ations for the transportation Of the U.
States Mail by Ocean Steamers and
otherwise, during the fiscal year end.
ing the thirtieth of June, one thous-
and eight hundred and fifty three.
BE 1eaacted by the Senate and House
Of Representatives Of The United States
ofAmerica in Congress assembled, That
the following sums be, and the same are
hereby appropriated, to be paid ou, Of
any money in the treasury not otherwise
appropriated, for the year erding the
thirtieth of June, one thousand eight
hundred and fifty three:
For transportation Of the mails from
New York TO Liverpool and back, eight
hundree and fifty eight thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the mails from
New York to New Orleans, Charlestown,
Savannah, Havana, and Chagres, and
back, two hundred and ninety thousand
dollars.
For transportation Of the mails from
Panama TO California and Oregon, and
back, three hundred and forty eight
thousand two hundred end fifty dollars.
! Sec. Q. And be ii further enacted,
That the following sums be and the
same are hereby appropriated for the
service of the Post, Office Department,
for the year ending the thiltieth of June,
one thousand eight hundred and fifty
three, out of any moneys in the treasury
arising from the revenues Of said De-
partment, in conformity 10 the act OF the
second of July, one thousand eight hun.
dred and thirty six:
For transportation Of the mails IN two
steamships, from New York, by South
ampton, 10 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 sew
enty five thousand for each ship, under
the contract with the Ocean Steam Ma
vigalion Company of New York, in ad-
dtion to an unexpended balance Of for
mer appropriations, two hundred and
ninety four thousand dollars.
: For transportation Of the mails be-
tween Charleston and Havana, under
the contract with NJ. G. Mordecai, fill,
thousand dollars. &
For transportation of the mails across
the lslhmus Of Panama, one hundred
thousand dollars.
Approved, August 80, 1862.