Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-14
TIL DAILY CHRONICLE,
LAWS of THE UNITED STATEs
Passed at the Third Session Of the Fort.
-t.t.,. Second Congress.
LrUBLIsHED BY AurHoRirYJ
(coNTINuED)


I An Act making appropriations for the repair,
!, preservation and completion of certain pub
lie works on rivers and harbors, and for other
purposes. f5E5Y
For Improvement of the Ohio river, two hum
| dred thousand dollars. And that Godfrey
| Weitzell of the corps of engineers, United
States army, in charge of the Louisville and
Portland canal, is hereby empowered and d.
! rected, subject to the approval of the Chief OF
| Engineers of the said corps, to adjust and pay,
out of any money appropriated for the improve
ment of said canal to j. Q. Dennis any legal or
ted States arising out of work done By him lun-.
| der Hugh McGlincy and Companys contract
! to perform work on said canal, in the years
eighteen hundred and seventy one and eighteen
| hundred and seventy two; and said Godfrey
| Weitzell is fhrtner authorized and directed to
| pay said j. c. Dennis, in addition to the amount
above provided for, such other sums as said
Weitzell shall find that said Dennis is legally
or equitably entitled to as assignee of Hugh Nc
Glincy and Company for work done. by said
Dennis on said improvement Provided, That
such sums shall not exceed the amount due and
owing by the government of the United States
for work done under said contract of Hugh Nc
Glincy and Company, and that the sums thus
received of Weitzen shall be in full of the
claim of said McGlincy and Company under
the contract, and in full of the claim of said
Dennis as the assignee of said firm. a,5,-rs !. ) I
For completing the Louisville and Portland
| canal, one hundred thousand dollars: and the
Secreatry of the Treasury is authorized and di-
rected to assume, on behalfof the United States
the control and management of said canal in
| conformity with the terms of the joint resolu-
| ton of the legislature of the State of kentucky,
approved March twenty eighth. eighteen hum
| dred and seventy two, at such time and in such
manner as in his Judgment the interests of the
United States, and the commerce thereof, may
| require and the sum of money necessary to
enable the Secretary of the Treasury to carry
this provision into effect is herby appropriated:
Provided, That after the United States shall
on vessels propelled by steam shall be reduced
| to twenty five cents per ton, and on all other
vessels in proportion. . -
For tie improvement of the Upper Mononga-
hela river, near Morgantown, West Virginia,
| sixty six thousand dollars. ,..1,
For the Improvement of the Cumberland
| river below Nashville, Tennessee, twenty FIVE
| thousand dollars. --,..-
| For the improvement of the Wabash river
Indiana and Illinois, fifty thousand dollars
For the improvement of the Tennessee river
below Chattanooga, including the Muscle
shoals, one hundred thousand dollars
For the improvement of the Tennessee river
above Chattanooga, twenty five thousand dol
lars. -5y
For the improvement of the mouth of the
Mississippi river, one hundred and twenty five
thousand dollars. JT.e
For removing the raft in Red river, Lou.
isiana, eighty thousand dollars. A1f
For the Improvement of Cypress bayou, and
construction of dams, and dredging at the foot
of Soda lake, Texas, fifty thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of the Mobile harbor,
and bay, Alabama, one hundred thousand dol
lars ii1sl so
For completing work now in progress in inns
proving Charlestown harbor South Carolina,
five thousand dollars. lsT9 ,6f I'd
For the improvement of Savannah harbor
and river, Georgia, fifty thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Saint Johns river,
Florida, ten thousand dollars. -a
For the Improvement of the entrance to the
harbor of Baltimore, in Patapsco river and
Chesapeake bay, two hundred thousand dol
lars.
For the Improvement of the Wicoinico river,
Maryland, five thousand dollarsi
For the improvement of Cambridge harbor,
Maryland, five thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Chester river at
Kent Island narrows, Maryland, fifteen thou
sand dollars.
For the Improvement of Aqua creek Virginia, two
For the improvement Of the mouth of occOquan riv
er; Virginia, i've thousand dollars,
For the Improvement of the mouth of Nomoni creek,
Virginia, ten thousand dollars.
For the improvements the Rappahannock river be-
lars. eae TX
For the Improvement Of the James river. Virginia,
seventy five thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of the south branch of Eliza
beth river. Virginia, fifteen thousand dollars.
Improvement ADDOmdttOX
low Petersburgh, Virginia. thirty thousand dollars
For the Improvement OF Nansemond river, Virginia,
fifteen thousand dollars. le .l
don. North Carolina, ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of Cape Fear river below Will
mington, North Carolina, one hundred thousand dol
lars.
Forthe Improvement of Wilmington harbor, Della
For the Improvement of the channel of the Della
wore river. at Fort Mifn bar fifty thousand dollars;
river at Or near the Horse Shoe shoals fifty thou
sand dollars; the work not to be commenced until an
Ss has bss made be
Secretary OF War, and favorable report upon the
Kill river, Pennsylvania forty thousand dollars, of
the removal OF the rocks at and near South st eet
For the improvement of Broadkiln river. Delaware
ten thousand dollars.
For building additional pier for the ice harbor at
! For the Improvement of South river New Jersey.
five thousand dollars.
branches of Shrewsbury river New Jersey. 1--WE thou
sand dollars.
For the Improvement of Delaware river between
Trenton and Bordentown, New jersey fifteen thou
sand dollars. ffe ErsE.l'8 HsrfN b ~
For the Improvement of Hudson river. New York.
For removing distractions in East river New York.
including Hell Gate. two hundred and twenty five
For the the Improvement of Passaic river New Jer-
sey, twenty five thousand dollars
! For the Improvement of East Chester creek New
York. twenty i've thousand dollars =
For the Improvement Of Rondout harbor. Hudson
river, New York. twenty Thousand dollars. ,rig
For the Improvement of Pawtucket river, Rhode
Island, ten thousand dollars. -
For the improvement of Providence riydr Rhode
Island, ten thousand dollars. - -
For dredging at the entrance Of Newport harbor
Rhode Isand and jettee on the south end of Goat
Island, eight thousand dollars. b - - -
For the improvement of Cohansey creek. New Jer-
sey, ten thousand dollars. :
For the improvement of harbor at Block island
Rhode Island. fifty thousand dollars, -
For the Improvement of Wexford harbor. Rhode
Island, FIVE thousand dollars
For the improvement of Pawcatuck river, Rhode
Island and Connecticut. ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of Connecticut river, below
Hartford. Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of Connecticut river above
dollars. &c 7--1,-- 5-~7' = =
cut. twenty five thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Housatonic river, Connec-
For the improvement Of Bridgeport harbor. Connec-
of oil h.,