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aan nsyity Of law, and for o<hsr purpoees.
Be IL enacted BY tAs ss.e<e and House Of Rep
Congress assembled. That the following sans
OF n oney be, and the same ars hereby, appro-
priat<d, to Be paid out Of any money in the
pended under the direction and superinten-
dence OF the Secretary OF War, for the repair,
preservasen and completion OF the following
thority Of law, and for the other parposes here
matter named. that lie To say:
Fer examination aud survey OF works Of i'm
provsment for which appropriations have
eeen here efoIe made, and CONCERNING which
no Sufficient inform alton is now in possession
OF the department, ana for examination and
survey at other points in the fourth and nth
sections or this act specified, that Is to say:
On the Atlantic coast, thirty thousand dollars;
on the Pacific coast, twenty five Thousand
dollars; ON the northwestern lakes, seventy
nve thousand dollars; on the western and
northwestern rivers, one hundred and twen-
ty-hve thousand dollars. And the Secre-
tary OF War, when the public interests re-
quire II, shall cause EXAMINATIONS or re-exam-
nations TO oe made, with suitable surveys
OF the works aforesaid and all sther works
provided for by this act. and shall make such
changes OF notifications of the pla0s hereto
fore adopted for their Improvement as shall be
necessary and proper. And he shall cause
such peedtul examination of other harbors
and places in the fourth and fifth sections of
this act specified, upon the sea and lake coasts
and on Western rivers, TO be made as Will en-
able him to determine what improvements
thereof are required TO render them safe ana
convenient for the navigation of the naval ant
commercial vessels sf the United States, and
the costs Of such improvements; and he shall
make full report thereof, and of the plans
deemed advisable therefor, 10 Congress, on the
first Monday of December next, tor such ac-
ton as may be judged expedient ano right.
And II, upon such examination and survey of
WORKS first herein named, being works now
existing or in process of completion, and con-
corning which no information is now in the
possession of the department, there shall re-
main an unexpended balance of appropriation,
properly applicable thereto, from the sums
herein az rproprlated, which may, in the judg-
msnt of me Secretary OF War, be judiciouslv
applied towards the economical and needful
con tin uation or conpietion Of such works, the
Secretary OF War shall direct such balance to
be applied and used accordingly; but nc mon-
eys shall be used for such purposes, excepting
from the balances remaining from appropri-
auons herein made fer the specific eXamna-
ton and survey of such WORKS.
For extending the pier at Erie harbor, Penn
syivania, and dredging channel through to
outer bar, twenty five thousand dollars.
For improvement at mouth OF Conneaut
river. Ohio, ten thousand dollars.
For improvement at Ashtabula harbor, Ohio,
tfty -four thousand dollars.
For Improvement OF works at Grand river
harbor, Ohio, sixty thousand dollars.
For Improvement of Sandusky river, from
Fremont 10 Lake Erie, in Ohio, twenty thou
sand dollars.
For improvement of Maumee bay, Ohio,
twenty thousand dollars.
For Improvement Of st. Clair flats, in Mich
Igan, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
TO be expended in accordance with the plans
and specifications of Colonel L. ]. Cram In
MS report OF december tenth, eighteen hundred
and slXty-sX.
For improvement at mouth of Saginaw river.
michigan, twenty eight thousand dollars.
For Improvement OF st. Mary's river, Mich.
igan, fifty thousand dollars.
For improving mouth Of Au Sable river, Lake
Huron, fifty thousand dollars.
For improving Marquette harbor, Lake Su-
rior, eigh y five thousand dollars.
For improving Eagle harbor Lake Superior,
sl1ty-fve thousand dollars.
For improy wing harbor at Superior City, Wis
eonsin, sixty-t thousand dollars.
For improving harbor at AK Bees Scies,
michigan, ten thousand dollars.
For Improvement of Grand River harbor.
Michigan, forty Thousand dollars.
For Improvement of Black Lake harbor,
Nj celgan. fifty one thousand dollars.
For improving harbor of St. Joseph, Michi-
gan, twenty-three thousand dollars.
For improving aarbCr AT Racine, Wisconsin,
forty-nv thousand dollars.
For improving harbor of Sheboygan, Wis
consin, eight thousand dollars.
For improving narbor Of Manitewoc, Wis
consin, forty fiye thousand dollars.
For improving harbor OF Green Bay, Wis
consin, forty-five thousand dollars
For improving harbor Of ManIstee, Michi-
gan, sixty thousand dollars.
For improvement of White River harbor
Michigan, fifty seven thousand eoilarS
For improvements of Muskeson harbor. Lake
Michigan, fifty nine thousand dollars.
For improving harbor of South Haven
Michigan, forty-three thousand dollars.
For improving haroor OF New Buffalo, Mich
lgan, sixty thousand dollars.
For improving harbor of Dunkirk, New
York, one hundred thousand dollars.
For improving haTbor of Buffalo, New York
one hundred tho dollars.
or improving harbor at Olcott, New York,
a. moeth OF Eight hteen-mile creek, sixty thous-
and dollars
For Improvement of harbor of Oak orchard.
New York eighty seven thousand dollars.
For improving harbor OF Big Sodus bay, New
York, eighty thousand dollars.
For improving harbOr Of Little Sodus bay,
New YORK, fifty thousand dollars.
For improving harbor at Oswsss, New York,
sixty thousand dollars.
For improving harbor of Plattsburg, New
\ ork, twenty-six thousand dollars.
For completing the improvement of the nav
lgauen OF the kennebec river, Maine, between
Shepard's Point and Augusta, thirty thousand
dollars.
For improving harbcr of Osdensoure New
York. forty thousand dollars.
For improving the harbor OF Burlington,
Vermont. eighty thousand dollars.
For improvement of Thames ri YER Connecti.
cut, thlrty-six thousand dollars.
For The purpose OF Improving the navigation
OF the ST. Croix river, Maine, above the ledge
fifteen thousand dollars: Pr0rided The pro ylnce
OF New Brunswick shall contribute and pay to
the proper disbursing officer a like sum for
SAID purpose. said payment being made on
conaitlon that In no event shall the province
OF New BrunSwlck be called upon for more
than half the SUN actually expended for said
purpose.
For Improvement Of Hudson river, New
York, from Troy TO Baltimore, three hundred
and hve thousand one hundred and eighty.
eight dollars.
For improving harbor of Marcus Hook,
Pennsylvania. ninety-four thousand dollars.
Tor improvement of Chester harbor, Penn
sylvania. eleven thousand dollars
For Improvement Of Delaware breakvater
Delaware Bay, one hundred and nine thou
sand four hundred and ninety three dollars
and seventy cents.
For improvement Of Patapsco river, Mary
land, seventy five thousand dollars
Tor Improvement Of mouth of Mississippi
river, two hundred thousand dollars
For Improvement of Ohio river, one hundred
thousand dollars.
For improvement Of Saco river, Maine, forty
thousand dollars.
For preservation and improvement of Bos-
ton harbor, Massachusetts, three hundred and
seNenty-fye thousand dollars.
For improving navigation on the Missis.
slppi river At Des Moines or Lower rapids
according 10 such plan as the Secretary of
war snail on the report of a board Of engineers
approve, five hundred thousand dollars: Pro-
ctded, ho'ceUer. That ANY canal that NAV be
constructed around said Des Moines or Lower
rapids OF the Mississippi river shall be and for.