Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-01-03
oEElolAL.
LAW s or THE UNITED sTATi
Ra.,sed at the Second Session Of the F0rtu-Sec0t
Congress.

eryatIon and completion Of certain public
works on rivers and harbors, and for other pur-
poses.
M n enacted by the Senate and House Of Representa-.
tDes Of the UIet States Of America in Congress as
senbied, That the following sums Of money be, and
are hereby, appropriated to bc paid out Of any mon
ey in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, TO be
expended under the direction OF the Secretary OF
war, for the repair, preservation, and cOmpe-
tOn OF the following public works hereinafter NAM
ed:
For the Improvement of Cypress bayou, near JEFF
feTAOn Texas ten Thousand dollars
For the improve Of the TangpAh0e river, LOuiHi-
ana two thousand i've hundred dollars,
For removing the raft in Red river Louisiana, one
hundred and fifty thousand dollars.
For removing the wreck of the Rnnb0at "Oregon,'
in tho Chifuncte river, Louisiana, six thousand dol
For dredging the bar of the mouth Of the harbor
Of Cross Keys, Florida seven thousand nve hundred
For dredging the bar of the mouth of Saint Johns
river, Florida, ten thousand dollars
For the improvement of MOBILE harbor and bay
Alabama, seventy -hvs thousand dollars.
For to Improvement of the ship-channe in Char
loston harbor, South Carolina thrty-eght thousand
For removing obstructions In Ashepoo rlver, South
Caro- ina, one thousand three hundred dollars. And
the amount ef the appropriation made by act of Con-
gress, approved July eleventh, eighteen hundred
and seventy, for removing obstruction in Town
creek, near Charleston, south Carolina which re-
mains unexpended, is hereby appropriated TO re-
move wrecks obstrnctng navigation In Stone river,
South Carolina, near Church fats.
For the Improvement of Savannah harbor and riv-
eT, Georgia, nifty Thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF the entrance TO the harbor
at Baltimore, In Patapsco river, and Chesapeake
bay, one hundred thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF the Rappahannock river,
below Fredericksburg, virginia, hfteen Thousand
dollars.
For the improvement OF the James river, Virginia,
fftv thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of the Appomattox river be-
low Petersburgh Virginia, forty thousand dollars
For the improvement Of Aqua creek, Virginia, ,one
thousand five hundred dollars.
For lhe Improvement of Accotink creek, Virginia,
i've Thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of, the Roanoke river
below Weldon, North Carolina, ten thousand dol
lars,
For the Improvement OF Cape Fear river, below
wilmington, North Carolina, one hundred thousand
dollars.
For the improvement Of Queenstown harbor Ma
ryland, six thousand dollars.
Fer the improvement of Worton harbor, Mary
land twelvs thousand dofrs,
For the Improvement OF Cambridge harbor, Maly
land ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF Northeast river Mary
lann ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF the Wicomico river, Ma
TylGnd, i've thousand dollars.
For clearing and improving the channel Of the
SChuylkil river from its mouth to the Chestnut
street bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for.y
thousand dollars, OF which sum sufficient Is to be
for removing the rock between Locust street and the
said bridge.
Fur the Improvement of wilmington harbor, Della
ware, ten thousand dollars
For the repair OF pier OF the loe-harbor at New
Castle Delaware and for building new pier at said
harbOr, twenty-seven thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of Delaware river, between
Trenton and Bordentown, New Jersey, ten thous-
and dOlianA.
For the Improvement of tho Hudson river, New
YORK, forty thousand dollars.
For the removal of distractions in the Fast river,
New York, including Hell Gate, two hundred and
twenty-five Thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of Providence river, Rhode
Island, ten thousand dollars
For the Improvement Of Pawtucket river Rhode
Island, ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of the Passaio river between
Newark and Passac, New Jersey, twenty-five thou
For the Improvement and removal of rocks in
Ma NnF fUnl luA hmm I'M
dollars.
For the lmprovtment of Roundout barber, New
For the Improvement OF the breakwater at Block
ISL nd, Rhode Island, nifty thousand dollars.
For the improvement of fawcatuck river Rhode
Island and Connecticut, ten thausand dollars
For the Improvement OF the Thames river, Con-
necticnt ten thousand dollars
For the Improvement OF the ConBecticut river
below llAltford Connecticut, Including, SayhrOOk
bar ut the mouth OF the river, forty thousand dol
lars.
For the Improvement Of tho Connecticut river on
or above Enneld falls and below Holyoke, twenty
For the Improvement Of New Haven harbor Con-
Decticut, twenty Thousand dollars,
For the Improvement OF the HouBatOntc river,
Connecticut, u teen thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF Bridgeport harbCr, Con-
necticut, forty thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF Norwalk harbor Connec-
tlcut, between the stone bridge and the railroad
draw-bridge, ten thousand dollrs.
For the Improvement OF Port Jefferson harbOr,
Long Island, New York, niteeu thousand dollars
For the improvement Of Peconic river, Long Is
For the Improvement OF Huntington harbor, Long
Island, New York. twenty-five Thousand i've hun
For the improvement OF the Narragaugus river
Maine ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of the Sullivan river and
sullivan falls, Maine, twenty-five thousand dol
lars.
For the improvement Of the penobscet river,
Maine, forty Thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF the. Kennebec rver, Maine
eight thousand dollars
For the Improvement OF Royals river, Maine, ten
hnusAnd dollars
For the Improvement OF Portland harbor and Black
bay Maine, forty.nve thousand dollars
For the Improvement OF Saeo river Maine, fifteen
ousand dollars
5For the Improvement of Richmond's Islnnd, Maine
."euty thousand dollars.
For removing rock In Gloucester harb r, Massa-
chusetts, ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF Boston harbOr Massa-
chusetts seventy 1Ye thousand dollars
For the Improvement OF Taunton river, Massachu-
sets, ten thousand dollars
For the Improvement OF Plymouth harbor, Massa-
chusetts, two thousand nve hundred dollars
For the Improvement OF Edgartown harbor Mass
chusetts twenty thousand dollars
For the Improvement Of Proylncetown harbor,
Massaehusetts, s m hve thonsand dollars 80 =
Thousand dollars
For the removal of rocks at the entrance of
Wei feet harbor Massachusetts, nve Thousand dol
lars
For the improvement Of the Merrimac river above
tayerhlll' Massachusetts, twenty-five thousand dol
For the improvement Of the Duxburry harbor. |
Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars
For the Improvement OF Wareham harbor, Massa |
Chnsetts, ten thousand d6llars
For the Improvement OF the Lower Willamette l
river, Oregon, fifty thousand dollars
For the Improvement OF the Upper Columbia riv-
er, Oregon tlfty thousand dollars
For the improvement of the Upper Columbia river |
oregon, nifty thousand dollars
For the removal o RincOn rock, In the harbor OF |
Snn Francisco, Call ornia, nfty thousand dollars
FUrthe Improvement Of the breakWater at Will
ngton, California, seventy-1ye thousand dol |
hrs
FIR the Improvement of the Tomblgbee river, ten |
thousand dollars
For removal OF rocks at New Haven harbor, Con-
nVcttcut, fifteen thousand dollars
For the Improvement of COChecO river within |
the town OF Dover, Hew Hampshire, ten thousand |
dollars
For improvement Of Black River harbor, Ohio,
twenty thousand dollars
F)r surveys and examinations, with view TO the |
Improvement OF rivers and harbOrs, one hundred |
and hfty thousand dollars
sEc 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby direc-
ted TO cause the examination surveys or both, to
he made at the following points, namely: At Key
n0rt harbor, New Jersey; channel between Staten |
ard and New Jersey; at COhansey creek, New |
J5 " at Bear creek, La Ontaria, New York for
NV York,at PoIt Austin, and Port Crescent MiCh-
Rau; at the mouth OF the Pensauke river, Wiscon-
til; at Waukegan haTbor, Illinois; the Machas |
river Maine; at Wexford harbor and Newport har-
bor Rhode Island; the east side OF Providence riv-
er, between Fields point and Fox point Rhode Is-
iRld; at Port oxford, oregon; at EsterO bay San |
Louis Obspo county, California; the mouth Of No |
noel creek and OccOquan river, Virginia: the bay |
N fAOund from Delaware line through Worcester |