Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-20

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We have copy Of this important billin.
tsodueed BY Senator Brown in the United
0latss Senate. Il provides that The 0scse.
tary Of War shall cause, foewith. . careful
eufvey 70 h made Of he Rsck Io1nud
Rapids end ths Lower De- Aoinss Nspads
Of tbs Mississippi River BY compsssat ~
ginesr Officers, and shalt determine upon .
plan for the improvement Of the
naoigsti0n Of the same. Said eaginoar
ulRcsrs are to have associated with ths0
oee or more men skilled in tbe aaviga
tiou Of thsss rspids Of the Mississippi
River. -.
A Board thus constituted, ofnot len than
three nes moro than Eve DeDbesA ohall
heve The charge and dirsctioa Of I'D sar-
~ and plan of improvement subject 70
~ appesvsl Of the Secretary Of Was,
md shall prosecute the work with die
patch. SOFAS 80 l5na s
If the improvement IL By Oaal in whole
~ in pan, Thea Il must be censtRucled -
y not to interfere nth the natural channel |
II the river. The canal i 70 b. free from
toll; to be off width not less than one
hundred feet, with locks not leas than three
hundred feet in length and not lsss than
Dsventy five feet il width, % - 10 insure |
,sfe and easy water navigation for vessels |
1nwing four feet Of water.
The Government 10 10 issue two millions |
II dollars in bonds, redse,nabls twenty |
rears from date, bearing interest ct the rate |
II six per centum per amman, for the pur- |
p0ee of constructing aaid Improvement. |
When completed the said canal Of canals /
We to be under the contrOl Of the Secretary |
II the Treasury.
Such il the substance Of this very i'm |
sortant bill II contemplates the com
,letion of work that will be Of incal
:uiable advantage to our Western COM
nercial interest - we'll - that Of our
ocal st. Louis trAde.-&. Louis EssNing
Nses.