The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1870-08-27
fPUBLIC-No. 1876 I

AN ACT for the Improvement of water
communication between the Nj Ssissippi
river and Like Michigan, by the Wis
consiu and Fox rivers.
Be At enacted by the Senate and House of
Retreseafdtares Of The Cnsted States of
Amertea IN Congress Assembted:
That the Secretary of War is hereby
su horized TO adopt tor the improvement
of the ma, cation of the Wisconsin river
such plan u. may be recommended by the
Chief of the Bureau of Engineers.
SEC. 2. And be 1t further enacted, That
the Secretary aforesaid is hereby author
lzrd TO ascertain, at any time he shall
deem proper within three years from the
passage Of this act the sum which ought
IN Justice to be paid to the Green Bay
and Mississippi Canal Company, a corpo-
ration existiDg under the laws OF Wis
consin, as n equivalent for the transfer
of all and singular its property and rights
of property in and TO the line of water
communication between the Wisconsin
river aforesaid and the mouth of the Fox
river, including its locks, dams, canals,
and franchises, or SO much OF the same
AS shall, in the judgement of said Secre-
tary, be needed and TO that end is au-
thorized to join with said company in APP
pointing board of disiEterested and i'm
1
selected by the Secretary aforesaid, anoth-
er by said company, and the third by the
two nrbitrators SO selected. The Secre-
tary Aforesaid is authorized to employ q
competent agent or attorney to represent
the interests of the United States upon
the hearing before such board Provided,
That in making their award the said arbi-
traitors shall take iuto consideration the
| amount OF money realized from the sale
OF lands heretofore granted by Congress
| TO the State of Wisconsin to aid in the
! construction of said water communities
ton, whirh amount shall be deducted
from the actual value thereof as found by
said arbitraiors.
SIC. D. lind be it further enacted, That
/ no money shali be expended ON the i'm
provement of the Fox or Wisconsin river
until the Green Bay and Mississippi Caual
| Company shall make and file with the
! Secretary of War an agreement in writ.ug
whereby it sha agree to grant and con-
vey to the United States the property ami
franchises mentioned in the fore z. 10 Z
| section, upon the terms awarded by the
| arbitrators. / Is hereby mate the duty
of the Secretary of War to transmit t.
| Congress u oPy of the report of the ar
| bftiators, upon which Congress may, at
is thu pr. sent session, elect to t.ke
such properly upon making appropri-
ation to pay the amount awarded Pro-
Uided, That If the Secretary Of War shall
uos trausmit to Congress a copy of The
| report OF the nrbisrators at least sixty
| days befo, the close of its session, Com
Rress may a, its next session make such
election and appropriation.
SEC. 4 And be it further enacted, Tha.
! all Tools aud revenues derived from the
| Improvements made OF acquired under
the provisions of this act, xfler provid ing
for The current expenses Of operali.g and
keeping the same In repair, shall be paio
iuto ,ne treasury of the UuiIed STATES,
and whenever the Uuited States shall be
reimbursed tor all sums advanced Tor the
! same, with interest thereon, then the
tolls aforesaid shalt be reduced to the
least sum which. together with other rev.
enues proPperly appiicable thereto, if any,
shall be sufficient TO operate and keep the
Improvements in repair.
SEC. 4. And 5eI further enacted, That
the Secretary of War shall annually re.
port to CoDgress the progress made in the
completion of said improvements, sns
amount expended thereon, the amount, il
any, required for the succeeding fiscal
year, and the amount of revenue derived
ther. from.
Approved, July Z, 1870.