The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1866-07-12

VICE, nIty COUVGHIGnJy and HfIV uSed
raising snags removing Instructions from western
rivers to render them safe and nayigable 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 pay
ment therfor shall be taken from the appropriation
aforesaid.
For improving the mouth of the Mississippi river,
seventyiye thousand dollars.
For improvement of the Mississippi Missouri Ar
kansas ana ONO rivers five hundred and fifty thou
For Improvement of the Des Moines Rapids, Mis-
sissipi river, two hundred thousand dollars
For Improvement of the Rock Island Rapids Mis-
sissippi river, one hundred thousand doiars
For improvement the ST. Clair Flats Michigan,
eighty thousand dollars.
For improvement of the st. Mary river between
Lake Superior and Lake Huron fifty thousand dollars
For Improvement of Oswego harbor, New York,
forty-fve thousand dollars.
For Improvement at Little Sodus Bay harbor Fair
maven, III Cayuga county, New York thirty three
thousand dollars and forty-one cents
For Improvement at Big Sodus Bay harbor WAYNE
county New York, thousand one hundred and
For improvement at the harbor of enesee river New
ork seventy five thousand six hundred and seven dol
For improvement Of harbor at Buffalo, New York,
hundred thousand dollars
or completing wall at Buffalo harbor New York,
thlrty-one thousand dollars.
FOR Improvement of harbor and repair of public works
and siXty-one dollars.
For Improvement of Conneaut harbor, Ohio, twenty
thousand dollars and seventy -four cents
For Improvement OF Ashtabula harbor, twenty -four
| two cents. "AN ''S''''
For improvement of harbor at Grand River Ohio
| twenty-four thousand and seventy-two dollars
nine n Of naro3r at Cleveland Ohio fifty
For improvement of harbor at Black river Ohio, ten
For improvement of harbor at Vermilon Ohio fifteen
three hundred and fifteen dollars and seventy
REINFORCEMENT ofharbor at Huron, Ohio thirty.nine
| thousand dollars.
For improvement Of harbor at sandusky City, Ohio,
Oh the harbor at Toledo, Ohio, wen-
For Improvement of the harbor at Monroe Michigan,
thrtyone thousand and fifteen dollars and twentysev
For improvement of harbor at Aux Bees scies Frank
FORT Michigan Lightweight thousand five hundred and
Forimprovement OF harbor at Grand Haven Michigan
siXty-hve thousand dollars
| For Improvement of harbor at Black Lake Michigan
SIX hundred and fifteen dollars and thirty
one cents
For Improvement of harbor at st. Joseph, Michigan
six thousand dollars.
For Improvement at the mouth of Saginaw river Mich
igan, siXtyseyen thousand five hundred dollars.
For Improvement ofhar5or at Chicag Illnoseighty
For Improvement of harbor at KENOSHA, Wisconsin
sxty-one doars and foTty- Cents. unoreo ano
For Improvement of harbor at Racine, Wisconsin
twenty three thousand nine hundred and ten dollars
| For Improvement of harbor at Milwaukee Wisconsin
thousand two hundred and eghtythr dol
lars ana ffty-one cents.
| For improvement of harbor at Sheboygan Wisconsin
thousand five hundred and ninetyeight dol
For Improvement OF harbor at Manitowoc, Wisconsin
ffty-two thousand dollars.
For repairs of government wharYes and landings an(
IMPROVING harbor at Marcus Hook, Delaware river
pennsylvania hye thousand dOlars ProUided That be
fore expenses shall be incurred on said wharves land
gs shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Secreta
ry Of War that the belong to the United States
For Improvement OF the harbor at Green Bay at tn,
mouth OF Fox River, Wisconsin, thirty thousand five
hundred dollars
For constructing works and improving the entrance
INTO the barber OF Michigan City, Indiana, seventyv
10 the satisfaction ofthe Secretary of War that
ed by the Michigan City Harbor Company in the N
s6fuctlon OF sae and convenient harbor at that p
said harbor shall be free and not subject to toll or
For improvement Of the Kennebeck river in the stat
gia, twenty thousand dollars
For removal Of distinctions navigation the vii
Jeanette river between Portland and its mouth, in
state OF oregon, fifteen thousand dollars.
the State OF Maine forty thousand dollars.
| Sec. 2. ARd6e it further enacted That the none,
appropriated by this act shall be applied to com
plete, or make the nearest approximation to compile
tlng, the work Tor which each specific appropriation
is made and it shall be the duty Of the Secretary
war to apply the sums herein appropriated for othe
purposes than for examination and SURVEYS by con
tract: Pro0tded That no contract shall be made eX
cept after public advertisement for proposals in suc
form and manner as to secure general notice thereof
ana the same shall only be made with the lowest
sponsible bidder therefor, upon security deemed
sufficient in the judgment of the Secretary And i
shall be the duty of the said Secretary at the earli
est practicable time, TO report TO Congress the resul
ofany survey or resurvey, with the plan adopted
and the items of expenditure under said plan; ant
ne snail accompany said report with a statement
the amount and date of all former appropriations TO
each work, and full estimate for its entire and per
manent completion, with the amount that can h
prohtably expended in the next fiscal year. And HI
shall also state in what collection district each wor
located, and at or near what port of entry light
house, or FORT what amount of revenue was collect
ed at the nearest port of entry for the last fiscal
and as far as practicable what amount of commerce
and navigation would be benefited by the compile
ton OF each particular work. PrOUided that he nal
continue to make such report at the commence
ment OF every session of Congress until the works
herein provided for shall all be completed.
| Sec. 3. A1Q be At TLJthey RnHcLeG That XUhp
the Secretary of War shall invite proposals for an,
works or for any material or labor for any works
there shall be separate proposals and separate con
tracts Tor each work and also for each elias
of material or labor for each work anC
he shall report to Congress at its mex
session, all the bids with the names of the bidders
All persons not holding commissions in the regula
army of the United States who shall be intrustet
with the disbursement of the funds appropriated TO
the works named in this act, shall be required t.
give bond and ample security for the faithful appli
cation OF the same; and no such discussing office
in the army OF the United States shall receive an,
commission or compensation for making such dis
bursements. And the moneys hereinbefore appro
priated shall remain and be at the disposal Of tn
Secretary OF War, and subject to his control for thu
purposes named in this act until the several work
and improvements herein provided for are compile
ted any law or regulation to the contrary notwith
standing.
Sec. A. Ind be it. further enacted, That the Secre
tay of Warts hereby directed to cause examination
or surveys, or both as aforesaid to be made at thu
following points, namely: AT Superior City, Eagle
Harbor, Marquette, and Lac Ia Belle, on Lake Supe
rlor, and at Ausabe river, in the State of Michigan
OF the Chic river between Pittsburp Pennsylvania
| and Burlington island, West Virginia: of Sandusky
| river Ohio; at Chester Harbor, Pennsylvania; a
| Bridgeport Connecticut; at He'll Gate, New York
at San Francisco California; at the Grand Chain,
in the Ohio river; at the harbor of Baltimore, be
tween Fort McHenry and the mouth of the Patapsco
river in the State of Maryland; of the Mississippi
river between Fort Smelling and the Falls St An
hony and the upper or Rock River rapids the Mis-
ssipp river with view to ascertain the most feast
Die means, by economizing the water of the stream
of lnsuring the passage, at all navigabe seasons, oil
boats drawing four feet of water; of the Minnesota
river from its mouth to the Yellow Medicine river
in order to ascertain the practcability and expense
by slack water navigation or otherwise of securing
the continued navigabity of said stream during the
usual season of navigation; and for examining and
reporting upon the subject of constructing railroad
| bridges across the Mississippi river between St
| Paul in Minnesota and st. Louis in the State Of
Missouri upon such plans of construction as will Of
fer the least impeachment to the navigation of the
river the Kennebeck river above Gardiner Maine
the Penobscot river above Hampden, Maine; at the
zambro river, Minnesota; at the Cannon river Min.
nesota; at the harbor and the mouth of the Eight
een-mile creek, at Olcott, New York; at ST. Croix
river, above the ledge from the mouth of Illinois
river to La Salle together with such necessary est
mates of cost, hereinbefore provided as will ena
BILE the Secretary of War to determine what improve
ments and public works shall be necessary at the
spective points aforesaid. And the Secretary OF
ar shall cause survey to be made at the harbor
| Burlington Vermont, and the harbor of Dunkirk
New York; at the harbor of Oak Orchard Greek, New
| York; and at Muskegon, White River Manistee
South Haven and New Buffalo in the State of Mich
igan the Fox and Wisconsin rivers in the State of
Wisconsin; and the Rock river in the States of Hi
nois and Wisconsin with its connections with
Lake W1nnebago; and the upper Columbia river,
| Oregon.
Approved June %, 1866.
[PUBuo-No 69]
AN ACT authorizing documentary evidence of titles
to be furnished to the owners of certain lands in