The tri-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1866-1868, 1866-11-27
CHAP. CXXXVIII.


CHAP. CXXXVllI.
An Act making Appropriations for the Repair
Preservation and Completion of certain Public
Works heretofore commenced under the Au
thority of Law and for other Purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep
resentatives of the United States of America il
Congress assembled, That the following sums o.
money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated
to be paid out of any money in the treasury not
otherwise appropriated, to be expended under
the direction and superintendent OF the Secrc-
tary of War; for the repair, preservation, and
completion of the following works, heretofore
commenced under the authority of law, and for
the other purposes hereinafter named, that is to
say:
provement for which appropriations have been
heretofore made, and concerning which no sutfi-
cient information is now in possession of the de-
partment, and for examination and survey at 9th
er points in the fourth section of this act Speci-
fed that is to say, the Atlantic coast thirty
thousand dollars; on the Pacific coast twenty five
thousand dollars on the northwestern lakes one
hundred thousand dollars on the western and
north western rivers one hundred thousand dol
lars. An the Secretary of War, when the public
interests require it, shall cause examinations CT
re-eFamnations to be made, with suitable sur
yeys of the works aforesaid and all other works
provided for by this act, and shall make such
changes notifications OF the plans heretofore
adopted for their improvement shall be neces-
sary and proper And he shall cause such need
full examination of other harborS and places in
the fourth section OF this act specified, the
sea and lake coasts, and on western rivers, to be
made as will enable him to determine what i'm
provements thereof are required TO render them
safe and convenient for the navigation of the ma
val and commercial vessels of the United States
and the cost of such improvements, and he shall
make full report thereof, and of the plans deemed
advisable therefor to Congress, at the commence
ment of the next session, for such action as may
be Judged cXpedient and right. Aid if upon such
examination and survey OF works first herein
med, being works now existing in process of
pomDletiOO and concerning which sufficient
Information is now in the possession of the de-
partment there shall remain uneXpended bal
ance of appropriation properly applicable thereto
from the sums herein appropriated, which may,
in the Judgment of the Secretary OF War, be judi
ciousy applied toward the economical and need
full continuation completion of such works,
the Secretary of War shall direct such balance to
be applied and used accordingly; but no moneys
shall be used for such purposes, excepting from
the balances remaining from appropriations here
in made for the specific examination and survey
of such works.
For extending the breakwater at Portland har-
Dor, Maine, one hundred and five thousand one
hundred and eleven dollars and eve cents.
REINFORCEMENT of navigation of Hudson river,
New York, fifty thousand dollars.
For preservation of Provncetown harbor Mas
sachusetts, torty-three thousand and sixty-eght
dollars and forty four cents.
For improvement of Thames river, Connecti-
cut, ten thousand dollars
For extension and repair of breakwater at Bur
Hngton, Vermont, twenty seven thousand six
hundred and seventy two dollars and twenty cents
For completion and repair of Delaware break
water, Delaware bay, one hundred and seven |
thousand nine hundred and ten dollars
For improving channel of Susquehanna river |
below Havre de Grace, Maryland, twenty-six
Thousand four hundred dollars.
For continuing improvement of Patapsco river, |
Maryland, five thousand two hundred dollars.
For construction of snag boats and other appa-
ratus for clearing western rivers, and the out
fit working, and preservation thereof five hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
And the Secretary of the Navy is hereby author
lied and directed, upon such terms may be
agreed on by the Secretary of the Navy and the
Secretary of War, to transfer to and place at the
disposal of the Secretary of War such steamers
of the United States, with boats and equipage
belonging thereto, and used during the rebellion
as portions OF the river fleet, may be SO trans
ferred in the judgment of the Secretary of the
Navy without detriment to the public service
and as may be conveniently and fifty used in
raising snags or removing distractions from wes-
tern rivers, SO as to render them safe and naviga
BILE for the vessels of the United States and for
the uses of commerce; and if the same shall be
purchased by the Secretary of War; the amounts
required for the payment therefor shall be taken
from the appropriation aforesaid.
For improving the mouth of the Mississippi |
river, seventy-ive thousand dollars
For Improvement of the Mississippi Missouri
Arkansas, and Ohio rivers, five hundred and fifty
thousand dollars
For improvement of the Des Moines RAPIDS
river, two hundred thousand dollars
For improvement of the Rock Island rapids,
Mississippi river, one hundred thousand dollars |
For Improve ment of the Saint Clair flats Mich
gan, eighty thousand dollars.
For improvement of the Saint Mary's river |
between Lake Superior and Lake Huron, fifty
thousand dollars.
For improvement of Oswego harbor, New York,
and preservation of the public works at that point
forty-five thousand dollars.
For Improvement at Little Sodus Bay harbor
talrhaven, in Cayuga county, New York, thirty
Ihree thousand eight hundred and forty dollars
and forty-one cents.
For. improvement at Big sodus Bay harbor
Wayne county, New York, fifty-three thousand
one hundred and ffty-one dollars and eighty
cents.
For improvement at the harbor of Gennesee
river, new York seventy-five thousand six hun
urea anu seven dollars and thirty cents.
For improvement of harbor at Buffalo New
ork, one hundred thousand dollars
For completing the sea wall at Buffalo harhor
New York; thirty lone thousand dollars.
For improvement of harbOr and repair of nub |
ic works at Erie, Pennsylvania, thirty-six thon |
sand nine hundred and sixty one dollars.
For improvement of Conneaut harbor, Ohio |
twenty thousand five hundred and thirteen dollars
and seventy -four cents.
FOR Improvement of Ashtabula harbor Ohio |
,wEnty-tour thousand seven hundred and eight |
aoIars and eighty-two cents
for Improvement of harbor at Grand r;yar
dollars. Gil" seventy I"o
For Improvement of harbor at Cleve1ond obio
n1Iy-nlne thousand eight hundred and Six dollars
Ohio, ten thousand dollars, "i"'A ii'er'
For improvement of harbor at Verro;n. J
hfteen thousand three hundred and sft emo,
and seventy-four cents. '0en collars
=, For Improvement of habor at Huron o,.,-
thlrtynine thousand dollars -'ofon' ohfo,
oi ror Improvement of harbor at Sandusk e,.4
emo emo, thirty eight thousand five bnndreyS City,
eighty dollars. 4"hureo and
v OF Improvement of the harbor at To1edo o,,,-
twenty thousand dollars "' Aoieuo, Oh1o,