The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1873-05-16

For the Improvement Uf the Rock
Island rapids, Mississippi river. fifty
Thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of the harbor
of Refuge at the entrance Of the Stur-
geon Bay canal, forty thousand dol
lars.
For the improvement Of the NIissis-
sippi, Missouri. and Arkansas rivers,
one hundred thousand dollars.
For Improvement Of Yazoo river,
forty thnusaml dollars.
The ten thousand dollars appfopri-
ated ut the second session Of the Forty
second Congress for the improvement
OF the romhighee river shall be ex-
pended III the State Of Mississippi.
For the improvement of the White
and saint Francis river. lily thousand
dollars.
For the improvement of the Qua.
chita river. in Louisiana. sixty thou
sand dollars.
For the improvement Of the Missis-
sippi river between the month Of the
Missouri river and the mouth Of the
Ohio river, two huilred thousand
dollars.
For the Improvement Of The Ohio
river. two hundred tlouaud dollars.
And that Godfrey Writzel.. Of the
corps Of engineers. United States
army. in charge Of the Ioui>yiIle and
Portland ctnal. Is hereby empowered
and directed. subject TO the approval
of the Chief Of Engineers Of sIidcorps,
to adjust and pay, ont of any money
appropriated for the improvement OF
said canal, to.J. &. Dennis any legal
or equitable claims he mny have
against the United States arising ont
Of work done by him under liugh
Mtt1lincy AMI Company contract to
perform work Oh said canal. in the
years eighteen hundred and seventy
one and eighteen htldre,l and sew
enty-two; aitl said Gmltiry Wtitzell
is tRrtller authorized and directed to
pay to J. q. Dennis. ~ addition to the
anvnnt above provided tor. ,nch other
Snms as said Weitzeil shall tiud that
si,l Dennis is elutlhIy emitted to as
assignee Of Hugh MVtiIiDcy aml Com
mny for work done by sai,i Dennis on
said improvement: irp dti. That
sITrh sums shall not exceed the amount
tine and owing by the government OF
the United States for work ttm.e mher
>aid contract Of lItfgh Mc}.hcy and
Company, and TINT the SUMS thus re-
ceived Of Weilzell shall hr il full Of
the tiaim OF said Ma'iinvy and Com
plny mder their contract. and in full
Of the cIann of said Deini, a> the as
Signee Of sail firm.
For completing the Louisville and
Portland canal, one huil,hetl thousand
dollars; and the Secretary Of the
Treasury is authorized AMI directed to
assume. onbeha,f Of the United States,
the control and management Of the
said canal in conformity with the
terms Of the Joint resolution OF the
Legislature Of she State Of Kentucky,
approved Mar1 twenty-eighth. eight
cen hundred and seventy-lw0, at such
time and III such nanAer as in his
Judgment the interests OF the United
States, and the commerce thereof. may
relnire and the sum ol motiey neces-
-Sary to enable the Secretary of the
Treasury to carry this provision into
effect is hereby appropriated: Pro-
Ujded. That after the United States
shall assume control of said canal, the
tolls thereon on vessels propelled BY
steam shall be redtee,l TO twenty-five
cents per ton, ant! on Nil other vessels
IN proportion.
FWtIle Improvement Of the Upper
Mononglhela river. near Morga,sown.
West Virginia, slxty-six thUsanddol-
lars.
For the improvement Of the Cnm-.
berland river below Nashville, Ten
nessee, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of the Wabash
river. Indiana and Illinois. fifty thou
sand dollars.
For the improvement Of the Ten
nessee river below Chattanooga, In
Guiding the Muscle shoals, one hun
dred thousand dollars.
For the improvement of the Ten
nessee river above Chattanooga, twen-
ty-five thousand dollars.
For the Improvements Of the mouth
OF the Mississippi river. one hundred
and twenty-five thousand dollars.
For removing the att in Red river,
Louisiana, eighty thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of Cypress
bayou. and construction of tIams. and
dredging at the foot of SUla Lake,
Texas, fifty thousand d,Alars.
For the imprOvementH H Mobile har-
Dor and hay, Alabama, ole hundred
thousand dollars.
For completing work now in pro-
gress in improving Charleston harbor,
South Carolina, five tll0tfS.nd dollars.
For the improvement of Savannah
harbor and river, Georgia, fifty thou
sand dollars.
For the improvement Of Saint
Johns river, Florida, ten thousand
dollars.
For the improvement Of the en-