Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-09-08

| lereoy appropriated, to be paid out of any money in sc treasury not otherwise appropriated to supply de- nclencies m the revenue of the Post Office Depart- meht Tor the year ending the 30th of June 1857 3. That if the revenues of inc Pnst o4ira D pafthlent snail De insufficient to meet the appropia- tons of this act, the of S25OO 900 ar lo n5nb thereof as may be necessary be and the same is hereby applopnated to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated to supply the deficiencies in the revenue of the Post Ofce Depart lnent for the year ending the 30th of June, 1858. A. That the Postmaster General be and he is hereby authorized to establish and put in operation sehil- monthly mail. by sea, from San Francisco in @ 'aIe or CalfOrnla, to Ol ympia. in the Territory @ ot asllhgton touching at Humboldt Bay, Trinidad @ "le crescent city, i'll the State ot California; Port O%lloiu' % uardlner city, or Umpqua and Astoria in L aHe lefrl,ory of Oregon; Shoal- water Bay. Fort lo%hsgnd m the Territory of Washington: and at master General: Pr0Clded That tbe ,o,t3r.., fr .t sad servlce be advertised by the Postmaster General III pursuance of existing laws, and let to tbe Innat oddef; d"a P'0fade4 t4ohter That the whole cost of sd service shall not exceed the sum of SIPS ooo nor annim, which sum is hereby appropriated for tEat purpose, to be paid of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: Pr0ridei ttlytaer That the Postmaster General may, if he shall deem it for he puoc interest contract for said service with the lowest bidder, aforesaid, under the advertised pro Posals heretofore made for mail service between the p0lntS aforesaid.
 | D. That the Postmaster General be authorized and directed to continue the mail service between Charleston, key Westand Havana during the months o ana september Ill each year for the residue or the present contract term of the southern section py competent steamer as 1t is now being performed during ten months of the year. and that to enable nm to do so, sum not exceeding 900 Der annum Is hereby appropriated out of any money in the tea sulV not otherwise appropriated.
 6. That the fourth section of the act of Conrress approved 5th of August, 1854 entitled An act InaL- ing appropriations for the service of the Post-O Office Department, during the fiscal year ending the 3Oth o1 June, lo55 be and the same is hereby confirmed AuDlISt | {. That the Postmaster General be and he is hereby authorized to re-examine and adjust all qucs- ons arising out of fines imposed upon the contractors Tor carrying the mails upon the Mississippi ri yer 5. I nat the Postmaster General be and k hereby authorized and directed to examine the applications of NaNsal D. Pinkham, contractor for carr,ine the umted States mail on route sixty seven, between Bangor and Calais, in the State of Maine. and of Lewls w. Ludlow. contractor for carrying the United Stats mails on route one thousand two hundred and !otty-two, rom Auburn to south Lansing, in the State of New ork to be released from their respc- uVe contracts, and in his discretion release either pr both of them Ulerotrum.
 g. That the eighth section of the act of the 18th ol August l9o6, entitled " An act making appropria tons for the service of the Post Office Departmtn ett, Dc construed Us mandatory; and that the Post nl"atcr- General be and he hereby a required to pay to the said GidClngs the sum of s33. .5U0 ger annu in lieu of .he contract pay mail route No tive vc thousand nine hundred directed ny said section de- ductlng payments heretofore ma e. | $ 10. hat the Postmaster General be- and he IS hereby authorized to contract for the convey ance of tine entire letter mail from such point Oh the Mis- HsoiPl liver the contractors may select to San fIancI-co. iii the Staje If California for six wears al d cost not eXcceJlng S3Oo,OoV Der auIum for semi m0htA-! S41Oo"u Tor week y or S6oUoJU for semi weekly service; to be performed semi mont hv week y or semi weekly, Ut the option of the Pos.Inaatcr- General.
 H. That the contract shall require the service to pc performed with good toul-huo cou, hes or >lrinu wagons, suitable Tor tAe convey ncc If tsSscuges a- well ;.s the safety and security If the mails.
 F. 1 hat the contractors shall have the right of Pre-emlton to three hundred and twenty acres of "n! land not then disposed of reserved. at each P'h, necessary for station, not to be nearer than ten miles from each other, and provided, that no mi neral iand shall be thus pre empted Es:a
 l". hat the s. service ehlI be performed ithin twenty five days for each trip. and that before enter ing into such contract, the Postmaster General shall be satisfied of the ability and disposition If the parties bna .nde and in good faith to perform the said con tract and shall require good and sutiticnt security for the performance of the same; the service to com mence within twelve months after the signing of the contract.
 $ l4. That the Postmaster General of the United States be and he hereby i7 authorized and directed to accept the low est bd offered and on record pro NldtI the same shall not exceed S2300O year, fol weekly services to convey the United States mails in good and sufficient steamer steamers under the ad vertisement of the Postmaster General of January lY, lo55. tAp'' proposals for conveying the United States malls on Puget'o Sound. Washington Territo ry," and Co contract with the bidders thereof to put
 
 sound, W ;tehington Territory commenting at OlNm pla and SUI plying SteIacoom. Seattle. Port Madison. Port Gamb (. Port Ludlow. Port Townsend Penn $ Cove. Bclnngham bay. W Whutcorn1 New Dunre- ness anu such other places said route the Post naetcr-encraI may direct said service to be paid for out Of any money ill the treasury ocherw i>e ap- ploPna,rd PIolfdei. That the said service shall be performed III nTHt cit>s tealnbat> under te eighth section Of the act uppruyei March Sd. l>45.
 b. hat the Secretary of the Treasury be direct Iu lo lE'N 10 "e"lgt ntmAn the sum of Slo.ioo, 3elng the "nount of Il draft issued in his favor by lt foNllnis>ler- General on the ltH of Augl st. 1855 upon the postmaster at New Orleans in payment of services ryndeIed by said nall us mail <, ,ntructor ess s2,no1 palI iheeon, which daft not satsf- ed hy tile drawer.
 APPROVED, March 3, 1857.
 An net making alIropiati, for Fortifcations and
 other W orkS oI Defence. and for repair, of Bar
 racks and Quarters, for the year ending the 30h of Junc lo5o.
 Be it enacted, etc., That the following sums be anu they are hereby appropriated, out ot any money ill the treasury not otherwise al lropriated for tie cosructon. PrcserV ati, and tcpuils of certain for uhcsu"nS. barracks and quarters for the year end ing the 5oth of June. lo5s.
 For Fort Montgomery, outlet of Lake Champain, $5Q 0Uo.
 For Fort Knox, at the Nnrrows of the Penobseot ] river Maine, $5O.OJO.
 For 1ortihcaions at the entrance of Kennebec river ! Maine, SlOJ,OVO.
 For the omtneucement of d forifcation on Hog Island lcd-tin Portland harbor, Maine S5o ooU.
 For fort Warren, boston hurbor, and preservation of it's site, SlO,uuO.
 For Fort mthIop. Governors Island Boston har-
 For Notifications at the entrance of New Bedford haIbor, Sl5O GOO.
 For Fort Adams, protection of site Newport har- | Dor, Rhode Island, Sl5.O00.
 For Fort Schuyler, East river, New York harbor, 500
 For Fort Richmond, Staten Island, New York har- Dor, Sl5 ,O0O
 Ehrt t,Tiif l,- let of New York harbor, S250,0Oo.
 For the commencement of fort opposite Fort Schuyler, New York, Sl50,00O.
 For the erection of fort on the site of Fort Tomp- klls Ill the State of New I ork, Sl5O,OO
 For Fort Delaware, on Delaware river, S200 900.
 For Fort Carroll, Sollcr's Point Flats, baltimore harbor, Mary land, Sl5o 900.
 For Fort Calhoun, Hampton Roads, Virginia, SloO,Oo0.
 For Fort sumptcr, Charleston harbor South Caro- lima, $lup ,U0O.
 For Fort Pulaski Savannah river Georgia S26, 900.
 For Fort Clinch, entrance to Cumberland Sound ! Florida, S75 ,OO0
 For Fort Barrancas, Pensacola harbor Florida, | $33 0U0.
 For Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island, entrance to Mo bile Bay Alabama, SlOp,OOO. For d,tence> at PrUctors Landing, Lake Borgne, 1 Louisiana, S25 900.
 For Fort LiVngSton Grandterre Island Barrataria Bay Louislana and leserN aton of its site so OUO.
 For Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, S2o0 900.
 For Fort Jefferson Garden Key, Florida, $500, ,0Qo.
 For Qualifications at Acatraz Island San Francisco | Bay, California S2O0,0U0.
 kor fort at Fort Point, San Francisco Bay, Cafor- mia. s35o,00
 For repairs at Fort Hamilton, at the Narrows, New | fork harbor SlUOOU.
 For repairs Fort Lafayette, New York halbor, Slo0OO.
 For repairs of Fort Wood, Bedlows Island, New | York harbor S5, 900.
 For barracks quarters, and hospital at Fort Col 1 Island. (orS barb ! 0UO.
 For purchase of additional land for site of Fort Tompklns, s42, 300
 For modification of Fort Madison, Annapolis har- Dor, Maryland, s2o,0O0.
 For artesian well at Fort Monroe, SlO,000.
 For repairs of Fort Jackson Savannah river, Geor- gia, Slo,0U0.
 For the fertilization of Ship Island, coast of Mis- l ssSipp SlUV,U0O.