Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-10-20
oFFIoiAL.
LAWS OF TIE UNITED STATES
Passed at tho Third Session Of ns FOrtysecOnd Con.
Qfess.
fGENERAL NATURE, No. si.l

GENERAL NATURE, No. 6il
AN ACT making appropriations for the repair. pres
trVatinn, and completion OF cert In public work.
en- Ti\ ers and harbors, and for other purposes.
Re1 enacted bs the seaats and Ho,lss Of lspreses
fapes Of the United States Of America IN Congress a.
ssgsbiea, That ths following sums OF money be- anS
are hereby, Appropriated, to be paid out OF any mo-
ney ia me r iury no. not o,herTss @ aPproprated. e
OF War for the rep i5 preserVat on, and completion
OF the following public works hereinafter named:
For the purpose of dredging out the bay Of Hnpe.
rior from the natural tnlraDce to the ducks Of Bu
perior and Du Luth and preserving 10th entrAncel
from The lake thereto, ne hundred thousand dollars
For the Improvement of Marquette ha Dor, Mich
igau niieen thou.and dollars.
FOR the improvement OF Men0monee harbOr, Mich
igan and Wisconsin, TWENTY-FIVE thousand dollars.
r'Or he Improvement Of Green Bay harbor W IA
consin, twenty thousand DOL q
For the Improvement of Two Rivers harbor Wis
conHln twenty 1--we thousand dollars.
70 ths Improvement OF Mauitowoc harbor, Wis
clnsin twenty ihOnsand dollars.
FOR the Improvement Of sheboygan hsrbor Wis
conslD, ten thousand dOllars. A.Hfl'
ror tho improvem mt Of Port Washington harbor.
" isconsin, hitfen thousand dollars; =. 49,.
FOR the Improvement of Milwaukte harbor. Wis
conHin ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF Rlclne harbor, wiAcon-
sin, twenty thousand dollarA
For the Improvement of Chicago h. rbor, Illinois.
ninety thous and dtlar-. " ltr t.ll tlu.as
FOR the improvement Of oalumet harbor. Illinois,
For the Improvement of Michigan City harbor.
Indiana, nifty Thousand dollars
Improvement
rivers, three hundred Thousand dollars.
For The Improvement of Manlatee harbor, Michi.
gan, ten thousand dollars. 1855 .I'e
For The Improvements of Ludlngton hRrbor Mich.
gan, twenty. five thousand dOlafp. -ITT
For the Improvement OF the harbofs of Washing
ton and Georgetown, District OF Columbia, nfty
For the Improvements Of Greet Kanawha river.
West Virgin q, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For tut improvement Of White River harbor, hiohI
igan, seven Thousand dollars
For the Improvement OF Frankford harboF, Mich
ig n, ten thousand dollars 7
rOr the Improvement of Grand Haven hafbor
Mich gan. seventy i've thousand dollars
FOr the Improvement OF Black Lake harbor, Mich
igan, twelve thousand dollars
or the improvemt Mt OF saugatuck harbor, Mich
tgan, ten thousand d0llara.
For the Improvement Of South Haven harbor
Mix higan, twenty thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of Monroe harbor Michigan,
Of cen Thousand d0llars.
For ne improvement Of Chepoysan hArbor, Mich
tgan, fifteen thousand della-s. =
For the improvemant of Saint Mary's Falls canal,
two hundred Thousand dollars.
the improE ement Of Saint Clair river at the
mouth of Black river, fifteen Thousand do lars.
For tue impr0yement of 1arbor o. Refuge, on AXE
Huron, seventy i've thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF Peutwater srbor, Mich
igan, tw wenty thousand dollars.
For the improvement OF Saint Clair Flats canal,
one hundred Thousand dollars.
For the improved ent OF Toledo harbor Ohio one
hundred thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of the sandusky CITY har.
Dor, ONO twenty nve thouhaud dollars.
For the Improvement OF Vermilon harbor. Ohio
twenty thousand dollars
For the i'm, rove ment OF Black River harbor Ohio
twenty thousand dollars
For the Improvement of Cleveland hsrbor, Ohio
Une thou usanu dollars.
For The improvement of Ash abua harbor, Ohio,
sixteen bhousanf dollars
For the imp ovement of Connsaut harbor, Ohio,
four hundred dollars
For The Improvement of Dunkirk harbor, New
York tertg thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Buffalo hPrbor, New York,
seventy i've th0usahd dollars.
For The imp Ovemt mt of Ulcott harbor, New York,
ten thousand dollars.
FO the tmprOvementof Oak Orchard harbOr, Jew
York. ten thousand dollars
For the improvement o. Pultneyvllle harbor, New
York ten tn usand dollars.
For he i'm grOvement o. Little Sodus harbor, New
York, nfieen LnOus and dollars.
For the improvement OF Uswege harb0r, New
J ork, Que hundred thousand dollars
For the Improvement OF Warrington harb0r, New
Ork, ten hOusand dollars.
For ths improvement OF Ogdeneburgh harbOr, New
YOrk, Bix thUus sud dollars.
For the Improvement of Plattsburgh harbor, New
YORK, ten tn hbnsand dollars.
For the lmprOvtm of SwantOn ha' bor, Yer
mont fifteen L1Oua aud d lar5.
For the removal of sand-Oar iu the harbor at tho
mouth OF Black ver, New ORR, i've thousand dal- |
RS, or 30 murh there II as may be necessary. |
For the improvement OF PecOnlc river, l. ing Is |
land, New YORK, ten tnousa I'd dollars.
For th impTSyem, mt OF Burlington harDor, Yer /
mont tw, nty-nvs thousand oil rs.
For the preservation Uf the ia ls OF Saint Anthony
Minnesota. and he layga,ion OF the Misaissi lpi |
river above the same, 1,ty Thousand dollars.
For the i'm ' 5meDtOf The Milh hes0ta Ilver Min |
nea ta ten n u and dollars: PTovi Ell Th I ore |
half OF said snm shall 6e exp.nde. bet cen The |
mouth Of the Yellow Medicine and Mibnesota fats |
On said river.
For construction Of the lock and dam on the Nil
ssippi rive, at keeker's Isabd, minnesota, ac-
GOrdiDg 10 th3 surveys and plans OF the War DE-
paTtmelt, twenty five thousand dollars; Proi fdad /
That all Tlsh,s anu claims IN ana a. 70 the land grant
by act approvs July lwenty.th rd, eighteen huh-
dred ana bix y-eight shall be lully Ielnquished tO
the nj ed States before any Of this appropriated
Ii extended IT, I'D =. u. Fl
FOR the improv, ment Of the Upper Mississippi |
river, twenty. live thousand dollars. i
For the Improvement tf the Illinois river, one |
hundred thousand dol, ,rs
For The Improvement OF the Des Aoines rapids |
Mississippi river, four hun red thousand dollars
For the Improvement a the Roek Islapd RAPIDS |
Mississippi river, nifty thousand dollars
FOR the Improvement OF Inc harnor OF hetuge At |
the entrance OF the Sturgeon Bay canal. forty thou
For the improvements Of the Mississippi. Missouri,
and Arkansas rivers, one hundr. thou an1 dollals.
For Improvement OF Yazoo river, iorty thousand |
dollars.
second session OF FortysecOnd Congress for the
i'm p1OvemeDt OF tile rOmbtgnee river shall be eX-
pended in the state Of Mississippi, ,,,
FCr the Improvement t the Usage lver, Missouri,
Fur the Improvement Of the White and Saint
For the Improvement of the uuachtA river, In |
sixty tn 1usand dollars ~
For the nprovsmeu. OF the Mississippi river be-
tween the mouth of ths Missouri river and tile
m Iuth of the Ohio river, Two hundred thousand dol
For the Improvement of the ohio river, two hup.
dred thoHs and dollars And that Godfrey Weitzell
Of the corps of engineers United states arm, I'm
charge Of the Louisville and Portland canal, ts here
by empowered and directed, subJelt TO the approval
OF the Chief OF BI gneeTs Vt Said corps, to adpst
and pay, out OF any m ney appropriated for the I'M
provement of said canal to j. @. Dennis Any legal
or equitable claims he may have against the United
8tatea arising ont OF 10 done by him uaher Hugh
Nj Gitcv anu Company g contract to perform work
Un said canal in the years eighteen hundred allu
sevenJy-one ana eighteen hundred and seveRty-tW0:
and said Godfrey Weitzell is fur her authOrz and
directed pay 70 said @. Dennis, in addition TO
the amount ROOve provided for, such other sums as
said WeiIz9 shall find that said Dennis Ia legally
tquitably entitled TO as assignee Of Hugh McGincy
aud Company Tor WORK done By kBid Dennis on said
Provided, That such sums shall not
excee the amount ue and owing by the govern-
ment of tine Uhitrd States for wUk done under said
contract of Hugh Mc0ncy and Company, and that
Lhe sums thus received II Wei zel suhll be in full
OF the claim of sa d Mvqlincy aud COmaanY und r
their contract and in fuh OF the claim OF said Dem
mis- the assignee OF said firm.
For completing the Louisville and Portland canal
one hundred thousand dollars; and the Secretary
the Treasury IL authOrix and dtrecteh to assume,
on behalf OF the Uni ted states the control and man
agt ment Of the said canal in conformity with the
teTma Of the Joint resolution oil the legislature OF
the state OF Kentucky, approved March twe1ty-
eight, eighteen hundred aud seventy-twO, at such
time and In Auch manner ss In his Judgment the
interests OF the United States, and The commefce
thOreOi, may req lire; and the sum OF money Deoes
sary BILE the Secre ary of the Treasury TO carry
this prOvision into effect Is hereby appropriated;
PrsUtded That after the United Stales shall assume
COnLrol Of said canal, tue tolls thtrson on vessels
cents per ton and on all other vessels in prop1r-