The Daily clarion., 1866-12-14

CHAP. CXLI.-AN ACT making further
Provisions for the Establishment of an
Armory and Arsenal of Construction, De
posit, and Repair on Rock Island, IN the
State of Illinois.
Be IT enacted bh the Senate and House Of Rep
7eseptatiUes of the United States Of America, an
Congress assembled, That the Secretary OF
War be, and is hereby, authorized
and directed to change, fix, and establish the
position of the railroad across Rock Island,
so as best TO accord with the purposes
of the government in it's occupancy
of said island for military purposes and
in order to effect this he is authorized to
grant to the railroad company permanent
location and right of way on and across
Rock Island, to be fixed and designated by
him, with such quantity of land, to be occu-
pied and held by the company for railroad
purposes, as may be necessary therefor; and
that the said grant and change be made on
such terms and conditions, previously arrang-
ed, between the Secretary of War and the
companies and parties in interest, as will
best effect and secure the purposes OF the
government in occupying the island,
Sec 2 And be 1T further enacted, That the
Secretary of War be, and is hereby, author
lied to grant to the companies and parties
in interest such other aid pecuniary or 9th
erwise toward etfeCting the change in the
present location of their road and bridge
and establishing thereon wagon road for
the use of the government of the United
States to connect said island with the cities
of Davenport and Rock Island, to be so con-
structed as not materially to interfere with,
Obstruct or impair the navigation of the
Mississippi river, as may be adjudged to be
fair and equitable by the board of commits
sOneTs authorized under the act of April
nineteenth, eighteen hundred and SiXty-fOur,
A n Of in al
the establishment of certain arsenals, and
may be approved by him
Sec 3 Md be IL fi,rtheY enacted That the
provisions of the act approved April nine
teenth, eighteen hundred and siXty-four,
entitled "Au act in addition to an act for the
establishment of certain arsenals, be so ex-
tended as to include the small islands con-
tiguous to Rock Island. and known as Ben
hams, Wilson's, and WinnebagO islands.
Sec. q. And be 1t further enacted, That the
following sums be, and they are hereby, APP
prOpTiated, out of any money in the treasu-
ry not otherwise appropriated, for Rock Is
land arsenal, to be applied as follows, viz:
To liqui!ate claims for property III Ben
hams, Wilson's, and WinnebagO islands, and
for property in Rock Island which has been
taken, in pursuance oflaw, for military puT-
poses, two hundred and ninety-three thous-
and six hundred dollars, or 50 much thereof
and no more as may be necessary to pay the
respective claimants such amounts as NAV
be reported by the board of commissioners
authorized by the act Of April nineteenth.
eighteenth hundred and sixty-four, and
ordered by the United States circnit court to
be paid to each.
70 secure WGter-pOWer at the head of
Rock Island, one hundred thn"~~aid uOIIaIS.
zt'vvrooo ouOren0useS for the preservation OF
arms and other munitions of war, and to es-
tablsh communication between Rock Island
arsenal and the cities of Davenport, Iowa,
and Rock Island, Illinois, one hundred
thousand dolla Is.
Approved, June q, 1866