The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1855-03-10

Sac And Bs further enacted That the right Of way
hundred feet in width through the land reserved west
of the nayyyard Pensacola be- and the il hereby
granted TO Jasper Strong George Terrii and their assoc
ates the construction of railroad from the Pedido
river on the direct and practicable route 10 the wa
Of the Pensacola bay and the use OF any timber or
other materials along the route Of said road and within
half mile each side thereof which may be necessary
the construction thereof and az the terminus OF said
road ON Pensacola bay the said Strong Terrl and their
associates shall have the privilege OF erecting wharf and
Of establishing depot for lumber and other articles not
than in extent provided said road shall
be such line and the terminus be AT such
point Pensacola bay shall be approved by the Navy
Department. and provided further that this act shall not
be construed to authorize said Strong, Terr and
their associates destroy any timber which the
Navy Department may direct be preserved for navy pur
poses And provided further that in the opinion Of the
Secretary Navy the privileges conferred by this act viii
not be prendiela to the public interest or public prop
erty
See A. Aaa be further enacted That like privilege in
every respect the grant herein made Jasper Strong
George Terr and their associates be and the same is
hereby granted to James Heron Of Escanoya county and
his associates for the construction Of railroad from his
and grst mills the Perddo river, through
the government lands west OF the hayward TO the bay OF
Pensacola.
SEC g. Aad b. further enacted That the fifth section Of
the Ac making appropriations for the naval service for
the year ending the hireth of June eighteen hundred
and fifty FIVE, approved August fifth, eighteen hundred
and hftyour shall be construed in any to
reduce the pay Of the boatswain carpenters salmakers
and gunnes OF the navy from the passage of said act
SEC. 6. Ind be further enacted That the sum OF six
money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the
purpose OF continuing experiments in testing Lieutenant
Rodnans plan of casting hollow, to effect
the cooling of the from the interior instead of the
exterior
SIC l. Ana be ,ssr enacted That the salary of the
assistant astronomer at the National Observatory shall
hereafter be two thousand FIVE hundred dollars.
SEC 8. Ind be further nactd That the following
be- and the hereby appropriated to be paid
of any money the treasury not otherwise appropriated
for the year ending the hreth of June, thousand
eight hundred and ffty-six;
For transportation Of the mails from New York Liver
pool and back eight hundred and nineteen thousand five
hundred dollars
For transportation Of the mails from New York to New
Orleans Charleston Savannah Havana, and Chagres and
back, two hundred and siAty-one thousand dollars.
For transportation of the mails from Panama TO Cali
forna and Oregon and back three hundred and twenty
eight thousand three hundred and fifty dollars.
For carrying out the contract entered into by the Post
Office Department under the provisions of the approved
thirtieh August thousand eight hundred and fifty
two, establishing ,r-monthly mail by steam-vessels be-
tween New Orleans and Vera Cruz via Tampico sixty
nine thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars
SEC. o. lind be il fartAsr enaeted That the following
sums be- and the same are hereby appropriated for the
the hirch of June thousand eight hundred and fifty
six, out of moneys in the treasury arising from the
revenues of said department in conformity to the act Of
the second July thousand eight hundred and thirty
six
For transportation of the mails in steamships from
New New, by Southampton Bremen, and back, at one
hundred thousand dollars for each Ship and in two steam
ships from New York, by Cowes Havrc and back at
seventyfve thousand dollars for each ship under the
tract with the Ocean Steam Navigation Company of New
York, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For transportation of the mails between Charleston and
Havana, sum not exceeding fifty thousand dollars.
For transportation Of the mails the sthmus of
Panama one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
SEC. TO- And Be further enacted That the following
sums be- and the hereby appropriated supply
deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the s
cal year ending the thrteth Of June thousand eight
hundred and hftyfve out of any money in the treasury
not otherwise appropriated, namely:
For transportation of the mails from New York Ly-
epoo aud back five hundred and fifty mine thousand
hundred and thirty eigh dollars and sxty-fve cents.
For transportation Of the mails from New York to New
Orleans Charleston, Savannah Havana and Chagre and
back two hundred and two thousand three hundred and
seventy EIGHT dollars and twenty-on cents.
For transportation of the mails from Panama to Caor-
MIA and Oregon aud back, hundred and Rorty-nne
thousand two hundred and forty-two dollars and two
cents.
SIC. H. And be further enacted That the following
be and the hereby appropriated for the service of
the Post Office Department for the ending the hireh Of
june thousand eight hundred and fyfve out of any
moneys in the treasury arising from the of said
department in conformity to the of the second of July
one thousand eight hundred and forty-six:
For transportation of the mails in two steamships from
New York. by Southampton, to Bremen and back at
hundred thousand dollars for each ship and in
ships from New York by Cowes TO Havre and back at
sevenyfve thousand dollars for each ship under the
tract with the Ocean Steam Navigation Company of New
York, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars
For transportation of the mails between Charleston and
Havana under the with NJ G. Mordeca fifty thou
sand dollars
For the transportation the mails across the isthmus
Of Panama one hundred and twenty thousand dollars
Approved March 3, 1885,
Tar NEW CITY OF LEAvESwoRTn--The Kansas Herald
gives the following Of the growing prospects Of
the city of Leavenworth:
Five months ago there was not a building in the place