The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-01-24

For The improvement of the Connecticut river IN
or above Ennsl tails and below Holyoke twenty
five thousand dollars.
r. we improve tlcnt of New Haven harbor, Con-
necticut, twenty thousand dollars.
'Or ,se inipf Aeuicu6 i me Housatonic river,
Connecticut, fifteen thousand dollars
nol 'ne lmpf1vement oI Brlug port harbor, Con-
neeticut, forty Thousand dollars.
ror the improvement OF Norwalk harbor, Con-
nectlcut, between the stone bridge and the railroad
oraw-Drdge, ten thousand dollars.
FOR the Improvement of Port jefferson barbor.
Long Island, New York, fifteen thousand dollars.
FOR the Improvement of Peconic river, long
Island, New York, ten thousand dollars
For the improve of huntington harbor, Long
Island, New York, twenty-five thousand five hun
bred dollars.
For INC Improvement of the Narraguagus river,
Maine, ten thousand dollars.
For the improvement OF the SullivanEiv and
Sullivan Falls Maine twenty-five thousand d0 aeT
Maine, twenty-five thousand dollars, ..u
For The Improvement uI Inc feuoDscoI iNei'
Maine, forty thousand dollars. ,,ar
For the improvement OF the hehheoco i
Maine, eight Thousand dollars. ,t,,ne ten
For the Improvement Of Royals river, Name ''A
For The improvement of Portland HarooE anu
Back bay, Maine forty-ye housam SAM Maine fifteen
For the improvement of Saco ri'oi' "''"'' IA'0'-'
For the I'm IN ,rovement of Richmond's Island.
Maine, twenty thousand ansester barhor osso
For removing rock ~ , nou0es'o' A'iooi' 1"aSSs-
chusetts, ten thousand uoitt "a q p., ,,
ohroatts seyenty-five thousand dollars.
E,r The improvement Of Taunton river, Massachu-
sets ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF Plymouth harbor Massa-
chusetts, two thousand five hundl ed dollars.
For the improvement OF Edgartown harbor, Mas
saehusetts, twenty thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Proyincetowp harbor
MASSACHUSETTS live thousand dollars.
~, for the Improvement of Wells harbor Maine, five
thousand dollars.
For removal of rocks at entrance NJ weasat bor
por massachusetts, five thousand dollars.
r, TOT .ne Improvement Of the Merrimac river above
haVerhlll, massachusetts, twenty-five thousand dol
For the improvement of Duxbury harbor, Massa-
chasetts, ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of Wareham harbor, Massa-
chusetts ten THOUSAND dollars.
for the Improvement of the Lower Willamette
river, Oregon, fifty thousand dollars.
For the improvement of the Upper Columbia river,
Oregon, fifty thousand dollars.
For the removal of Rincon rock, in the harbor of
San Francisco, California, fifty thousand dollars:
mington, California, seventy-fve thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of the Tombigbee river, ten
| thousand dollars.
| For removal of rocks at New Haven harbor, Con-
| necticuG, nfteen thousand dollars
For improvement of Cocheco river within the
| town of Dover, New Hampshire, ten thousand dol
| lars
| For improvement of Black River harbor, Ohio
| twenty thousand dollars.
| For surveys and examinations, with view to the
improvement of rivers and harbors one hundred and
nifty thousand dollars.
SEC. 2. That the Secretary Of War il hereby di-
rec ed to cause examinations surveys, both,
be made at the following points, namely: Al Key
poiI IldIuuE, NEW Jersey cna0nel between Staten
Island and New Jersey; at Cohansey creek, New
Jersey; at Bear creek, Lake Ontario, New York; at
Waddington harbor, New York; for breakwater at
Rouse's point, on Lake Champlain, New York; at
| Port Austin and Port Crescent, Michigan; at the
mouth OF pensaukie river, Wisconsin; at Waukegan
RarbSr, Illinois, the Maehias river Maine; at Wick
foid harbor and Newport harbor, Rhode Island; the
east side of Prov dence river, between Fields point
and Fox point, Rhode Island; at Port Oxford, Ore
| gon; at Estero bay, San Louis Obispo county, Cali
| formal the mouths of Nomoni creek and Occoquan
river, virginia. the bay or sound from Delaware
line through Worcester county to Chincoteague in
| let, Virginia, with view TO an inlet near a
| place called the Hommacks; for ship canal be-
tween the waters OF Galveston bay and Saln; lake,
| Texas Chester river at Kent Island narrows Mary
land; Saint Francis river, from Greenville down,
| Missouri; Gasconade river, Missouri; Tombigbee
| river, between Fulton and Columbus, Mississippi
harbor OF Cedar Keys and channel to same, Florida
Mantle river. Connecticut; the bars at the outlet OF
Sabine pass, Texas; the Mississippi river, between
at and near Bio Buck point, Texas; t. bar at tle
mouth of sabine river in Sabine lake, hd to extend
mp the main channel of said river to the town Of
| Belzora; at the mouth Of the Nuches river, in
Sabine Lake, and to extend up the main channel of
said river to the town of Boonville, at tine point
where the Angelica river falls into the Nuches river
and to extend up the main channel Of said river to
| the town OF Pattonia, Texas; ut the mouth Of the
Trinity river in Galveston bay and to extend up the
main channel of I'D river 10 the town of Magnolia,
| Texas; Washington harbor, North Carolina; Eden
| II harbor, North Carolina; mouth of Mackay
creek N No, Carolina; Chppews river, up to Chip
h srbor at Galveston, Texas; at Apalachcoa river,
| from Chattahooche, Florida, to Apalachicola; at
| Chattahooche river, from Columbus Georgia, to
Chatahooche, Florida; at Flint river, from Albany
| Georgia, to Chattahooche, Florida; for survey OF
break aier at Milford, Connecticut; mouth of Pine
| river Michigan; the haIbor of San Diego, Califor-
mia; mouth Of Grand Calumet river, Indiana; 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
harb0r, Maine; for sea-wal or breakwater at Trim
idad harbor, California; all of the channel and bank
at the entrance of Salem harbor, on Merrmack riv-
er, MaSSachuS It's, from Haverhill NewburypOrt.
| including Duck Hole and Currier shoals; the New
river, from the mouth OF Greenbrier in West Vir-
| ginia 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 gun-boats,
steamers and other distractions placed in the Yazoo
river during the war; and for the resurvey of Savan
nah harbor; the Delaware river between Tren on
rvs, in Ohio and Indiana; for the survey Of the
Minnesota river above the mouth of tho Yellow Med
| iclne, Minnesota.
SEC. 8. That in the examinations or SURVEYS of all
points ment ned in the foregoing section the Secre
tary of War be directed to ascertain, far prac-
ticable, the amount of tonnage of commercial bust
ness during the previous year at each point together
with such other facts bear upon the ques ion of
| the contemplated improvement, and that he commu-
nicae the same, together with his report of the
animation or survey of such point, to Congress
| Procided That much of the amount herewith ap-
requisite tor contingencies may be used for said pur
| pose.
| Approved, June 10, 1872.
GENERAL NATURE-No 1851
AN ACT making appropriations for the construction,
preservation and repairs of certain Notifications
and other works of defense.
Be ii enacted By the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of the United States Of america in Con-
gress assembled, That the following sums be- and the
same hereby, appropriated, out of any money in
the treasury not otherwise appropriated for the fol-
lowing Notifications and other works Of defense,
viz:
For Fort Georges, Portland harbor, Maine, twenty
thousand dollars.
Far Fort Preble, Portland harbor Maine, forty-two
thOuSand hundred lOl1rA.
For Fort Scammell, Portland harbor, Maine, forty
two thousand five hundred dollars.
For battery Portland head, Portland, Maine
fifty thousand dollars.
For Fort Warren, Boston harbor, Massachusetts,
eighty five thousand dollars.
For Fort Winthrop, Boston harbor, Massachusetts,
sxty-four thousand dollars
For Fort Independence, Boston harbor, Massa-
chnsetts, forty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
For Fort Adams, Newport harbor, Rhode Island,
eighty-five thousand dollars.
For Fort Schuyler, East river, New York, eighty
five thousand dollars.
For fort on Willett's point, East river, New York,
seventy-si1 thousand five hundred dollars
For Fort Wood, Bedloe's island, New York harbor,
New York, seventeen thousand dollars.
For Fort Hamilton and additional batteries in New
York harbor, New York, forty thousand dollars.
For fort on the site of Fort Tompkins, New York
harbor, New York, thirty-two thousand dollars; and
for completing the earihwork of the glacis and slopes
in and about Fort Tompkins New York harbor, fifty
For Battery Hudson New York harbor, New York,
seventeen thousand dollars.
For Fort Mitfiin, near Philadelphia Pennsylvania,
seventy-two thousand dollars.
For a new fort opposite Fort Delaware, Delaware
river, Delaware, forty-two thousand five hundred
dollars.
For Fort McHenry, Baltimore harbor. MARYLAND
twenty lone thousand do lars
For fort Mt Lazaretto p int, Baltimore harbor
Maryland thirteen thousand dollars.
For Fort Feote, Potomac river, Maryland, twenty
one thousand dollars.
For Fort Washington, Potomac river, Maryland
twenty -one thousand dollars
For Fort Monroe, Hampton roads, Virginia, forty
two thousand five hundred dollars
For Fort Moutrie, Charleston harbor, South Caro-
lina thirty five thousand dollars.
For Fort Sumter, Charleston harbor, South Caro-
lina thirty five thousand dollars.
For Fort jackson, Savannah river, Georgia. fifteen
thousand dollars.
For Fort Pulaski. Savannah river, Georgia. twenty
five tn usaud dollars.
For Fort Taylor, Key West, Florida, forty-two
thousand five hundred dollars.
For Fort Jefferson Garden Key, Florida forty-two
thousand five hundred dollars.
For Fort Jackson, Mississippi river, louisiana
sixty-four Thousand dollars.
For Fort Saint Philip, Mississippi river, louisiana
forty-two thousand five hundred dollars.
For fort at Fort point, entrance to the harbor of
San Francisco, California; eighty five thousand dol
lars.
For fort at Lime point, entrance to the harbor of
San Francisco, California, seventy-ive thousand
dollars.
For fort at Alcatraz island, in the harbor of San
Francisco California, forty-two thousand five hun
dred dollars.
For sea-coast mortar batteries, one hundred thou
sand dollars
For permanent platforms for modern cannon of