, 1862-02-28

Illinois ana Desp1aiues rfyere. in such manncras
to furnish suitable md sufficient water commit
nication for ths ranoata, and other naval and war
vesseIa nf he Thited Ststes. between Lake 8uchi-
oan and The MissfsefDpA YiYHk, Of the dimensions
and fnthe mods hereafter pit16ed. T.
cnIaMi.sioners shall sorthvfth mike careful ex-
smjuation and surTe1y of the aaid canal and riyer
and determine upon suitable plan for the i'm
Fide for the enlargement Of said canal to width
Of not lees than one hundred and sixty feet, with
ieroth ~ and I seyenigdye feet IN xiI11 md for TIC
impfoyement Of enid rivers In such manner IS to
insure safe and uninterrupted water navigation
sf III tines during the season Of NAVIGATION OF |
enbcats, eteamboats, naval and war vessels Of the
over SIX feet Of water, which plan shall be sub.
nfttcd to the President OF the United States for
approval,
SEC. 6, And BE- It further enacted. That, upon |
the approval Of President OF the United States
Of TIC plan Of said improvement aforesaid, tho
eatd commissioners are hereby authorized to con,
Nan u,,der lie direction Of the Secretary Of War
a1a' aand ~ nToeecure the same to completion with
snch disRatch a. the nature OF the work and funds
~ rnp1rrss shall permit. That the sum OF one
million dollars he, md the same is hereby appro-
Xiii Re wSoIlY expended in The Improvement Of
he nas,ation Of HE said rivers according to the
said plaS and nron the transfer Of the title Of
tiie bii and t;e annxosal Of plan Of the said i'm
nrorement "A sfoFessid. the eaid commissioners
are authorized e drag from time to time on the
by annTnnriate in such aims ~ slall be required
| III the Prosecution Of said wofk, such money to
as
sun of twenty Thousand dollars Be, and the same Is
Hereby aDprouriated to eftay the EXPENSES Of said
rot, to be- drawn by the sid commissioners IN
| manner LIST Aforesaid And the said ?muissiou-
ers ahaIl make report annually to the Secretary
! Of War On The pre:ress OF said work with esti-
mates Of the amount which VIII be required for the
prosecution OF the same during the succeeding
5ear. and the Secretary, Of War shall include tho
Gitrres Of the War Department. and the same shall
lie provided for in the annual appropriations for
such department
SEC. 1. AnI be il .farths> enacted That the
said commissioners shall, under the direction Of
The Secretary Of War, have the exclusive control
ments, and shall have power to establish ali need.
ful rules and regulations concerning the use ansi
navigation thereof, and to tx, alter, and modify
the rates OF ton upon the said canal and r1yets In
cluded in sald Improvement: and, under the d11cS
ton Ct the Secretary Of War. to employ suef
agents: engineers suryeyors' draaEht7nen, E cosc
hess1af hefsby comnitted a M to Hem, viii il III
power to enter upon, appropriate use and condemn
zcription necessary fo1ithe prosecution Of the i'm
proveulenr contemplated By this bill Fror1dsa
That when private property shall be taken fot sacf
purpose the same shall be condemned. and com
Fens 2tion made tht refor in the manner pIovidct
hy the laws Of the State Of Illinois. And it shsl
be the duty Of such commissioners to cause all II
| work done upon said inProvcmcnts to he le1 to th
lowest responsible bidder ct public lettings 9
which sufficient public notice, by advertisement
the public newspapers, shall be given;
SEC 5. lad 1eI further enacted, That the rev
enues derived from the snld canal and river oTe
and above the expense Of management and ct &c
rairs and expenditures thereon, shall be paid Int
The Treasury os the United States. and separat
| account shal1 be kept Of such receipts, and IL
, same shall be appropriated as follows. First. +
the payment Of the principal and interest e2pend
ed bE the United States upon the said ID work: sst
ona 70 lme IL 2as .a csr u ,n ~ " "
cnrai a4 te ti,ne If tha ronrrrace thercof ia n
United States, together with the interest thereo