Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-03-11
GENERAL NATURE-No. 153.

AN ACT making appropriations for the repair. pres
deviation. and completion of certain public works on
rivers and harbOrs, and for other purposes;
For improvement of Black River harbor. Ohio, TWEEN
ty thousand dollars
For surveys and examinations, with a view to the
improvement of rivers and harbors. one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
Sec That the Secretary of War iS hereby directed
to examinations surveys, both, t. be made
at the following points, namely At keyport har6or,
New Jersey channel between Staten island and New
Lake Ontario, New York; at Waddington harbor. New
York; for a breakwater at Rouse's point, on Lake
cent Michigan; at the mouth of Pensauke river. Wis
cousin at Waukegau harbor, Illinois; the Machlas
bor Rhode Island the east side of Providence river
between Fields point and Fox point. Rhode Island :;
atPort Oxford Oregon at Estero bay San Louis Obs
DO county, California; the mouths OF Nomoni creek
and 0ccoquan riven, Virgina the bay or sound from
Delaware line through Worcester county t? Chinco-
hear place called the Hommacks; for ship canal
between the waters of Galveston bay and Saline Lake
Texas Chester river at Kent Island narrOws, Mary
land Saint Francis river, from Greenyille down, Mis-
souri,; Gasconade river. Missouri; Tombigbee river,
between Fulton and Columbus. MISSISSIPPI; haTnor OF
river Connecticut the bars at the outlet Of Sabine
pass Texas the Mississippi river between the mouth
of the Missouri river and the mouth OF the Ohio river
west cad of the pass at and Bio Buck point Tex
as; the bar at the mouth of Sabine river IN Sabine
lake. and to extend up the main channel of said rive
to the town of BeIzora; at the mouth Of the Nuches
river in Sabine lake, and to extend up the main chan
where the Angelica river falls into the Nuches river
and extend the main channel of said river to the
town of Pattona Texas; at the mouth of the Trinity
river in Galveston bay, and to extend up the main
channel of said river to the town OF Magnolia, Texas
North Carolina mouth of Maekay's creek, North Car
DINA Chippewa river, up to Chippewa falls. Wlscon-
sin: harbor at Swanton. Vermont; harbor at Calves
tom Texas at Apalachicola river, from Chatahooche
Florida, to Apalachco at Chattahooche river from
Columbus Georgia to Chattahooche. Florida; at Flint
river, from Albany Georgia, to ChattahOoehe Florlda
for survey of breakwater at Milford Connecticut
mouth of Pine river. Michigan the harbor of San
Diego California mouth of Grand Calumet river, In
diana Great Kanawha river, from the Great falls to
the mouth West Virginia; to complete the survey Of
the James river and Kanawha canal for survey of
Camden harbor. Maine for sea wall or breakwater
at Trinidad harbor. California; of the channel and
bank at entrance of Salam harbor; Merrimack riv
er Massachusetts, from Haverhi to Newburyport in
Guiding Duck Hole and Currier shoals the New river
from the mouth of Greenbrier in West Virginia, to
the lead mines, in Wythe county, Virginia at st.
Helena bar in the Columbia river Oregon for survey
for the removal of wrecks of gunboats steamers and
war, and for the resurvey of Savannah harbor; the
Delaware river between Trenton and Easton; for the
survey of the river St. Mary's, in Ohio and Indiana
for the survey of the Minnesota river above the mouth
of the Yellow Medicine, Minnesota.
Sec. 3. That in the examinations or surveys of all
points mento in the foregoing section, the Secre-
of War be directed to ascertain as tar as pract
cable. the amount of tonnage of commercial business
during the previous at each point together with
such other facts bear upen the question of the COZ
templated Improvement and that he communicate the
same, together with his report of the examination or
survey ofsuch point to Congress: Provided. That SO
much of the amount herewith appropriated for the
survey of rivers and harbors requisite for contn
gencies, may be used for said purpose
Approyed, June 10, 1872,