Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1873-05-14

For the Improvement of Cocheco river. New Hamp-
shire, ten thousand dollars..,T 40. ftsq.. aeil
SETS twenty I've thousand dollars. 1901 5ts-
| For Improvement of Boston harbor Massachusetts,.
Including Deer and LowePs islands. one hundred and
For the mprovera of the South channel at en- :
trance Of Duxbury harbor. Massachusetts. ten thou
For the Improvement of Plymouth harbor, Massachu-
setts three thousand dollars. 70 l.'tlD : ~ -
ehusetts three thousand dollars. .gc. 997i91a~g
For the Improvement Of Hyannis harbor. Massachu-
| = For the Improvement Of Wareham harbor, Massa-
chusetts, ten thousand dollars. lg-L-s -. Il
For Improvement on Taunton river, Massachusetts,
For removing sand bar forming at the entrance of
Salem harbor, Massachusetts,. fifteen thousand dollars
Columbia rivers, from Portland, Oregon, to the sea-
twenty thousand dollars. 3sfG1ft3E Sn3 - 5btS
the mprSyemsnt of the Upper Willamette river
For the improvement of breakwater at Wilmington.
California. one hundred and fifty thousand dollars:
For surveys and examinations. and contingencies OF
river and harbors one hundred and twenty five thou
Sec. q That the Secretary of War is hereby directed
to cause examinations both be made at
the following points, namely: At the outlet OF Point
bay near Cape May light New Jersey. for artificial
harbor or breakwater; Harlem riye5 near the East
of the piers and connecting bridges at Chester Penn
sylvania; the Penobscot riyer from Oldtown to Mid
mouth to upper bridge city of Galena. Illinois, the
the harbor at Fall River Massachusetts, for removal
Sf rocks ON at Weeds hole in Baz521s b9y S
House channel to main echannei of Pnnlieo sound.
North Carolina; the harbor of Washington, North
oufeho crossing to the mouth from mouth Of Red
river down to Atchafalaya river to Brashear in louis
". Michigan; Monistiquc harbor, Lake Michigan
the mouth Of the CoquiIIe river, Oregon Red river,
from Morehead to Pembina: at the mouth OF kewau.
Eikton; at Raritan river. New Jersey. below. New
Brunswick, including the shoals called the Middle
tine 5 n Sa ehan
nell at creek. San francisco bay Callior
MIA Santa Cruz. California, Estero bay near santa
dollars of the above appropriation may be expended
in an exploration of routes for the extension of the
north and south branches of the Potomac river. 81.
For conne,tipg the inland waters along the margin
of the Gulf of Mexico. from Donadsonye. IN Louis
lana to the Rio Grande river, in Texas by cuts and
canal not to exceed twenty thousand doflas Of the
harbors; at Great Pee Dee river from Pine Bluff to
Cheraw South Carolina; at Ashley river South Caro-
If Il 3er eoW
burg, Tennessee at harbor of Wilson. on Lake 0pta
RIO New York; at East Pascagoula harbor. Missssip
bresRwater between Gerrshs island and Wood island
in Ipswich bay. Massachusetts, at HSdgkins' cove
ascertain the Practicabiy OF harbor OF refuge BY
Sec. g. That the Secretary of War is hereby author
lzed anu REQUIRED 10 aeah IRON tne ehg1nGer coips
qure into and report upon the practicablity if brdg
ing consistently with the interest of navigation, the
channel between Lake Huron and Lake Erie at such
points may be needfu for the passing of railroad
trains across said channel and also its effect the
navigation of the same; and further to inquire into
the number and character of the vessels navigating
said channel and the number of trips made by each,
and if said bridging be practicable to report what
tent of span or spans and elevation above the water
will be required in the construction of said bridge
bridges, so not seriously to nure the navigation of
said channel.
Sec. That the appropriation for building the pier
at Lewes Delaware contained in the act approved Jul
y fifteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, act
titled An act making appropriations for sundry civil
expenses of the Government for the year ending June
thirtieth eighteen hundred and seventy one and for
other purposes" be- and the is hereby extended
until June thirtieth. eighteen hundred and seventy
four. $3.50, ,t.,,t.s e.. r.---- r.,o -f 10
Approved, March 8. 1873. -