New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-01-21
OF f ICl A l..
LAWS of the United states Passed at the
second Session of the FOrty-First
Copgress.
TGENERAL NATURE-NO. l32.

nublic works on rivers and harbors and
for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States of
America in Congress assembled, That the
following sums of money be and are hereby
appropriated, to be paid out Of any money
ia the treasury not otherwise appropriated,
to be expended under the direction of the
Secretary of War, for the repair, preserva-
ton and completion of the following public
works hereinafter named:
For removing the raft in Red river, Lou
isiana, one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars.
For removing the wreck of the gunboat
Oregon in the ChifuLcte river, Louisiana,
six thousand dollars.
For dredging the bar at the mouth of the
harbor of Cedar Keys. Florida, seven thou
sand five hundred dollars.
For dredging the har at the mouth of
Saint Johns river, Florida, ten thousand
dollars.
For the improvement of Mobile harbor
and bays Alabama segenty-tve thousand
dollars.
For the improvement Of the ship channel
In Charleston iarbore South Carolina,
thirty-eighs thousand seven hundred dol.
fars.
For removing distractions IN 4shepoo
river, South Carolina, enc thousand three
hundred dollars; and the amount of the ape
preparation made by act of Congress APP
proved July eleventh, eighteen hundred
and seventys for removing distractions in
Town creek, near Charleston. South Caro-
iua which remains uneXpendede is hereby
appropriated TO remove wrecks obstructing
navigation in Stone river. South Carolina.
near church flats.
For the improvement OF Savannah har.
Dor and S!yeT. Georgia. fifty thousand dol
Jars.
For the improvement OF the entrance 80
the harbor OF Baltimore. in PatapscO river
and Chesapeake bay, one hundred thousand
dollars.
For the Improvement Of the Rappahan-
mock river, below fredericksburg. Virginia.
fifteen thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of the James river.
Virginia, fifty thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of the AppomattoX
river below Petersburg. Virginia. forty
thousand dollars
For the improvement Of Aqua creek, Viz.
ginia, one thousand five hundred dollars.
For the improvement. of Acootiak creek.
Virginia, FIVE thousand dollars.
For the improvement of the Roanoke
river below Weldono North Carolina zen
thousand dollars
For the improvement o: Cape Fear river.
hundred thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of Queenstown
narbor, Maryland six thousand dollars.
For the improvement o: Worton Larbor.
Maryland, twelve thousand dollars
For the Improvement OF Cambridge Aars
Dor, Maryland. fen thousand dollars.
For SeAoval Of rocks at New Haven
harboro Cennec!leuto asteeen thousand
dollars
For the improvement OF %ortheas. river.
Maryland ten thousand dollars
For the improvement OF Wicomico river.
Maryland, five thousand dollars.
Fer clearing and improving Che channel
of the S5huylkil. rive. from its mouth 20
the Chestnut street BRIDGE Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania forty Thousand dollars, of
which sum sufficient is 20 be used for re.
moving the rock between Locust street and
the said BRIDGE
Eor che improvement of Wilmington
harbOr. Delaware. zen thousand dollars
For the repair OF pier O. the ice harbor az
New Castle Delaware. and for building a
new pier az sad aaSbVE. :Weatyseye8 thou.
sand dollars
For the improvement. q: Delaware siver.
between Trenton and BordentoWnV New
Jersey. ten thousand dollars
For Improvement oS COcGecO river within
The town o: DoSeg, New Hampshire, ten
thousand dollars
For improvement of Black River harbor,
Ohio, twenty thousand dollars.
For surveys and examinations. with a
view 60 the improvement of rivers and har-
bors. one hundred and &fty thousand dol.
lars.
SEC ,. THAI :he Secg.s afy % War Is here.
by directed 90 cause examinations or sur.
yeys. or both, 20 De made a: the following
points. namely: a: KeypOrt harbor. New
jersey. ehanne. between Staten island and
New Jersey at CoLanse- creek. New JeT.
sey: a: Bear creek. Lake Ontario. New
York: at Waddingten Aarbor. New York: |
for - breakwater at Rcuse's peint. on Lake
Champlaino New York: at POr: Austin and
Port Crescent, Michigan. az the mouth of
Pensaukie river. Wisconsin: at Waukegan
harhor, Illinois: the Machias river, Maine: i!
at WEXFORD haTbor and Newport harbor, ,
Rhode Island: the east side of Providence
river, between Fields point and Fox point,
Rhode Island: at Port Oxford, Oregon; at !
Estero bay. san Louis. Obispo county, Cali. !
fornia: the mouths of NOmoni creek and !
Occoquan river. Virginia; the bay or sound |
from Delaware line through Worcester |.
county 20 Chincoteague inlet. Vir. |
GINA. with = view TO an inlet at or {!
near place called the Hommacks: for a |
ship canal between the waters of Calves !
ton bay and Saline lake. Texas; Chester |
St. Francis river, from Greenville down. !
Missouri; Gascsnade river, Missouri; Tom !
bigbee river between Fulton and COlum-
bus, Mississippi; harbOr OF Cedar Keys and |
channel to sameo Florida Mantle river, |.
Connecticuts the bars az the outlet of Sa- !
bine pass, Texas: the Mississippi river be- |,
tween the mouth OF the Missouri river and |
'he mouth .. she Ohio river, west end of
the pass a. and near Bio Buck point. Texas: !
the bar at The mouth Of Sabine river, in
Sabine Jake. and to extend up the main
channel Of said river TO the town of Belzora: |
at the mouth OF the %uches giver. in Sabine
lake, and to extend up the main channel of
said river 70 the town ci Boonvile, at the
nolnt where che Angelica river falls into
the Nuches river. and TO extend up the :
main channel OF said river TO the town O:
Pattonla. Texas: a: the mouth of the Trim
ty river, in Galveston 6ay. and to extend
up the main channel OF said river to the
town OF Magnolia. Texas: Washington har.
Dor. Mort. Carolina. Edenton harbor. North
Carolina. mouth .: Mack.y's creek, North
Carolina: Chippewa river, up 20 Chippewa
aiIs, w IsconslD: MISREPRESENTATION Vermont.
iarbor at Galveston. Texas: al ApalachicoIa
liver, from ChattahoOche. Florida, to Apa-
9.hicola; az Chattahooche river. from
Columbus. Georgia. 20 Chattahooche. Flor.
'ln: at Tint :lver. from Albany. Georgia
. ChatIahoOcLe. Florida: tor survey OF
)rcakwatev ~ Milford. Connecticut: mouth
y Pine river. Michigan: :hs harbor of San
Diego, California: mouth OF Grand Calume:
liver. indiana: Great kanawha river, from
he great falls TO the mouth. West Virginia:
@ complete the survey Of the James river
III. kanawLa canal; Tor survey of Camden
larbor, Maine. ter sea wall or break water
It Trinidad harb0r, California; of the chan.
lei and bank at entrance of Salem harbor
N Merrimack river, Massachusetts. from
iaverhill to NewburypOrt. including Duck
tole and Currier shoals; the New river
rom the mouth of Greenbrier in West Viz
.lnia. 70 the lead mines, in Wythe county.