New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-08
f Hugh McGlincy and Company for work

rnter said contract Of Hugh McGliDcy and
Company, and that the sums thus received
of WeitzeIl shall be in full Of the claim OF
said McGlincy and Company under their
contract, and IN full of the claim OF said
Dennis az the assignee OF said Inn.
land canal, one hundred thousand dollars
and The Secretary of the Treasury is author,
lied and directed to assume. on behalf OF
the United States, the control aud manage
ment of the said canal in conformity with
the terms of the joint resolution OF the
legislature Of the State OF Kentucky, ap-
proved March twenty-eighth, eighteen hun
bred and seventy-two, at sueh time anu IN
such manner as in his judgment the inter-
ests of the United States, and the com.
MERGE thereof may require; and the sum OF
money necessary to erable the Secretary OF
the Treasury TO carry this provision into
effect is hereby appropriated: ?rovided'
that after the United States shall as
sumo control Of said canal, the TOLLS
thereon CD vessels propelled by steam shall
lie reduced 70 twenty-five cents per ton,
and on al! other vessels in proportion.
For The improvement Of the Upper Mo
nopsahe,a river. near MOrgantOwn, west
Virginia, sixty thousand dollars.
For the IMPROVEMENT ct the Cumberland
river. below Nashville. Tennessee. twenty
five thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of the Wabash river,
Indiana and Illinois, fifty thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of the tennessee
river, below Chattanooga, lnciudlng me
Muscle Shoals. one hundred thousand do!-
lars.
For the improvement. Of the Tennessee
river above Chattanooga, twenty-t Ve thous-
and dollars.
For the improvement. of the mouth OF the
Mississippi river. one hundred anu twenty
five thousand dollars.
For removing the raft in Red river, LOUIS
lana, eighty thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of Cypress bayou.
and construction of dams, and dredging at
the foot Of Soda lake, Texas. fifty thousand
dollars.
For tie improvement of Mobile harbor
and bay, Alabama, one hundred thousand
dollars.
For completing work now in progress IN
improving Charleston harbor, South Caro-
lima, five thousand dollars.
For the improvement OF Savannah hareor
and river, Georgia, fifty thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of st. Johns rlVer.
Florida, ten thousand dollars.
For Che improvement of the entrance 10
the harbor OF Baltimore, 10 Patapsco river
and Chesapeake bay. two hundred thou
sand dollars.
For the improvement Of the Wicomico
river, Maryland, five thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of Cambridge bar
Dor, Maryland, five thousand dollars.
FOR the Improvement Of Chester river, al
Kent Island narrows, Maryland, fifteen
thousand dollars
Fer the Improvement of Aqua creek
Virginia. two thousand dollars.
For Che improvement OF the mouth OF
Occouuan river. Virginia. five thousand
dollars.
For the improvement. Of the mouth Of
Nomoni creek, Virginia, ten thousand
dollars.
For the improvement Of the Rappahan-
mock river below Fredericksburg, Virginia,
fifteen thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of the James river
Virginia, seventy-fve thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of the south branch
Of Elizabeth river, Virginia. fifteen thou
sand dollars.
For the improvement Of the Appomattox
river. below Petersburg, Virginia. thirty
thousand dollars.
For tie Improvement Of Nansemond
river, Virginia, fifteen thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of Roanoke river
below Weldon, North Carolina. ten thou
sand dollars.
For the improvement Of Cape Fear river
below Wilmington, North Carolina. one
hundred thousand dollars.
For the Improvement OF wilmington har'
Dor, Delaware, six thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of the channel OF
the Delaware river, at Fort Miff1n bar. fifty
thousand dollars.
For the Improvement Of the channel OF
the Delaware river at and near the Horse.
Shoe shoals. fifty thousand dollars; the work
not to be commenced until an examination
and survey has been made by board OF
engineers of the United States army, APP
pointed by the Secretary of War, and
favorable report upon the feasibility and
expense Of the plan adopted for the pre-
vention and removal of the obstructlons:
For the improvement Of the channel OF
the Schuyikill river, Pennsylvania, forty
thousand dollars, of which amount pOr.
too shall be used for commencing the re-
moval Of the rocks at and neaE South street
wharf.
For the improvement of Broadkin river.
Delaware. ten thousand dollars.
For building an additional pier for the
ice harbor at New Castle, Delaware, twenty
thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of South river. New
jersey, five thousand dollars.
Fer the improvement OF the North and
South branches of Shrewsbury river, New
Jersey uVe tLOuSauu uolidEo.
For the improvement of Delaware river
between Trenton and Bordentown, New
Jersey, fifteen thousand dollars.
For the improvement OF the Hudson
river, New York. forty thousand dollars.
For removing Instructions in East river,
New York, including He'll Gate, two hun.
bred and twenty-five Thousand dollars.
For the improvement OF Passaic river.
New Jersey, twenty-five thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of East Chester
creek. New York, twenty-five thousand dol
lars:
For the improvement of Rondout har.
Dor, Hudson river, New York. twenty thou
sand dollars.
For the improvement of Pawtucket river.
Rhode Island. ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of Providence river.
Rhode Island, ten thousand dollars.
For dredging the entrance of Newport
harbor. Rhode Island. and for jettee on
the south end Of Goat Island, eight thou.
sand five hundred dollars.
For the improvement of COhansey creek.
New Jersey, ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of harbOr at Block
Island. Rhode Island, fifty thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Wexford har-
Dor, Rhode Island, five thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Pawcatuck river,
Rhode Island and Connecticut, ten thou.
sand dollars.
For the improvement of Connecticut
river below Hartford, Connecticut, twenty
dollars.
For the Improvement Of Connecticut
river above Hartford and below Enfield
falls. twenty thousand dollars.
For the improvement of New Haven har.
Dor. Connecticut, twenty five thousand dol
lars.
For the improvement of Housatonic
river. Connecticut. ten thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Bridgeport har.
Dor, Connecticut, thirty thousand dollars
For the improvement of Norwalk harbor.
ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of Stonington har-
Dor. Connecticut. by deepening and dredg.
ing the same and its approaches. twenty.