The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-10

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Island, ten thousand dollars.
For dredging at the entrance of Newnort h.,
! Dor, Rhode Island, and for jettee on the Sont
end of Goat island, eight thousand five hpndro,
| dollar.
For the improvement Of Cohansey creek Ma,
Jersey, ten thousand dollars.
| For the improvement of harbor at Block ;slon
Rhode Island, fifty thousand dollars.
| For the improvement of Wexford harbor
Rhode Island, five thousand dollars.
/ For the Improvement of Pawcatuck r;vor
| Rhode Island and Connecticut, ten Thousand All
| lars.
I For the improvement of Connecticut river be
low Hartford, Connecticut, twenty thousand dol
| lars.
| For the Improvement of Connecticut river aboy
| Hartford and below Enfield falls, twenty thou.
and dollars.
| For the improvement Of New Haven harbor
Connecticut, twenty five thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of Housatonic river Con
| necticut, ten thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of Bridgeport harbor.
Connecticut, thirty thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Norwalk harbor Coz
nectieut, ten thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Stonington harbor
Connecticut, by deepening and dredging the
same and its approaches. twenty five thousand
dollars.
For the improvement Of Saint Croix river
above the 'ledge," Maine, ten thousand dollars
For The improvement of Machias river.
Maine, twelve thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of Camden harbor
Maine, ten thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Penobscot river
Maine, lweaty thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Kennebec river,
Maine, twelve thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Portland harbor,
Maine, fifty thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of Richmond island,
Maine, sixty thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Cocheco river,
New Hampsir ten thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Merrimac river
Massachusetts, twenty thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Boston harbor,
Massachusetts,, including Deer and LoveIl's
islands, one hundred and fifty dollars.
For the improvement Of the South chan
mel, at entrance of Duxbury harbor, Massa-
chusetts. ten thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Plymouth harbor,
Massachusetts, three thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of Provincetown har-
bor Massachusetts, six thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of Hyanns harbor,
Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars.
For the improvement OF Waretam harbor,
achusetts, ten thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Swanton harbor, YER
mont. fifteen thousand dollars
For the removal of sand bar in the harbor at
the mouth OF Black river, New York, five thous-
and dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces~
sary.
For the improvement of Peconic river. Long
Island New York, ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of Burlington harbor,
Vermont, twenty five thousand dollars.
For the preservation of the falls of st. Antho-
n.y. Minnesota, and the navigation of the Misss
sippi river above the same, fifty thousand dol
lars
For the improvement of the Minnesota river,
Minnesota, ten thousand dollars Provided, That
one-half of said sum shall be expended between
the mouth of Yellow Medicine and Minnesota
falls said river,
For constructionSof the lock and dam ON The
Mississippi river,at Meeker's Island, Minnesota,
according to the surveys and plans OF the War
Department. twenty five thousand dollars !: Pro-
uided, That all rights and claims in and to the
land grant made TO the State Of Minnesota for
the above work, by act approved July twenty
third, eighteen hundred and sixty eight, shall be
fully relinquish ed to the United States before
any of the appropriation is expended.
For the improvement OF the Upper Mississippi
river, twenty five Thousand dollars.
For the improvement of the Illinois river, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For the improvement of the Des Mones rapids
Mississippi river, four hundred Thousand dollars
For the improvement of Rock Island rapids,
Mississippi river, fifty Thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of the harbor Of Refuge
at the entrance of the Sturgeon Bay canal, forty
thousand dollars.
For the improvement of the Mississippi, Missou-
ri, and Arkansas rivers, one hundred thousand
dollars
For Improvement of the Yazoo river, forty
thousand dollars.
The ten thousand dollars appropriated at the
second session of the Forty second Congress for
the improvement OF tue ombigbee river shall be
expended in the State of Mississippi
For the improvement Of the Usage river, Mis-
souri,, twenty FIVE thousand dollars.
For the improvement of the White and Saint
Francis rivers, fifty thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of the Uuache river, in
Louisiana, sixty thousand dollars,
For the improvement of the Mississippi river
between the mouth of the Missouri river and the
mouth of the Ohio river two hundred Thousand
dollars
For the improvement of tie Ohio river, two
hundred thousand dollars. And that Godfrey
Weizell, of the corps OF engineers, United States
army, in charge Of the louisville and Portland
canal, is hereby empowered and directed, SUBJECT
to the approval Of the Chief Of Engineers Of SAID
corps, to adjust and pay, out OF any money ap
propriated tor the i'm proyement OF sald canal, TO
j. q. Dennis any legal or equitable claims ne may
have against the United States arising out OF
work done by him under Hugh McGllncy and
Company's contract to perform work on said ca
nal In the years eighteen hundred aad seventy
one and eighteen hundred and seyenty-tWo; ana
SAID Godfrey Weitzell is further authorized ana
directed to pay to So d j. G.. Dennis, IN ad
dition to the amount above provided Tor, such
other sums as said eitzen shall find that SAID
Dennis is legally or equitably entitled to as as
signee of Hugh McGfincy and company for work
done by said Dennis said improvement Pro-
vided That such sums shall net exceed the amount
due Ind owing by the government OF the United
States for work done under said contract OF
Hugh McGlincy and Company land that the sums
,thus received of Weitzen shall be in full of the
claim Of said Mckinney and Company under their
contract. and in full of The claim OF said Dennis
as the assignee Of said hrm.
For completing the Louisville and Portland
canal one hundred thousand dollars and the
Secretary of the Treasury is authorized
onl directed to- sssume on behaf Of the
TTnited Ststes. the control and management OF the
said canal in conformity with the terms of the
;nt ,as,,ntion of the legislature of the State OF
Kantnckv. approved March twenty eighth, eigh-
to- hundred and seventy two, at such time and
in such manner as in his Judgment the interests
If tba United States, and the commerce thereof,
,,,l thn sun, of money nacessary IN