The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1873-07-10
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For thesimprovement of the Tennessee river
above Chattanooga, twenty Eve thousand dollars
For the improvement of the mouth of the Mis-
sissippi river, one hundred thousand dollars.
For removing the raft in Red river, Louisiana
eighty thousand dollars.
I For the improvement Of Cypress bayou, and
construction of dams, and dredging at the foot
of Soda lake, Texas. fifty thousand dollars
7 For the improvement Of Mobile hsrbor and
bay, Alabama, one hundred and twenty five thou
I sand dollars ....
For completing work now in progress in im>
proving Charleston harbor, South Carolina, five
thousand dollars. t..e
For the Improvement Of Savannah harbor and
river, Georgia, fifty thousand dollars.
For the improvement of Saint Jehn's river,
Florida, ten thousand dollars.
For the improvement of the entrance to tho
harbor of Baltimore, Patapsco river and Chess-
peake bay, two hundred thousand dollars.
Fer the improvement Of the Wicomico river,
Maryland, five thousand dollars.
+ For the improvement of the Cambridge har-
Dor, Maryland, five thousand dollars
For the improvement of Chester river at Kent
Island narrows, Maryland fifteen thousand DOL
lars.
For the improvement of Taunton river,
Massachusetts,, ten thousand dollars.
| IOT IGNUNluS naCG-UdI lVIkAAuS oV euo 0h-
trance of Salem hsrbor, Massachusetts, ff-
teen thousand dollars.
For the improvement of the Lower Villa
mette and Columbia rivers, from Portland,
Oregon, to the sea, twenty thousand dol
lars
I For the improvement Of the Upper Villa
mette river, Oregon, three thousand dollars.
For the improvement OF breakwater at
Wilmington, California, one hundred and fif-
/ y thousand dollars.
For surveys and examinations, and contin-
geneies Of rivers and harbors, one hundred
and twenty FIVE thousand dollars.
SEC g That the Secretary Of War is
hereby directed to cause examinations or sur
yeys, or both, to be made at the following
points, namely AT the outlet Of Poius Ju-
dithlake, Rhode Island; at Crow shoals, Del:
aware bay near Cape May light, New Jersey,
for an artificial harsor or breakwater; Har-
lem river, near the East river, New York for
removal of rocks therefroni; of the piers and
connecting bridges at Chester, Pennsyvania:
the Penobscot river, from Oldtown to Med
way and vicinity, Maine; the Galena river,
from its mouth 20 upper bridge IN city OF
Galena, Illinois; the harbor at Fall river;
Massachusetts, for removal of rocks there
from; at Woods hole, in Buzzards bay, Mas
sachusetts, for removal Of rocks theretrom
! Ola House channel to main channel OF Pam
| leo sound, North Carolina; the harbor OF
Washington, North Carolina; at bayou La
fourche, Louisiana, from Lafoureha crossing
to the mouth; from mouth of Red river down
Atohafalaya river to Brashear, in Louisiana;
at the entrapce of Matagorda bay aud tina
channel to Indianoa, Texas; Pine river,
Saint Clair county, Michigan Monistique
harbor. Lake Michigan, Sebawaing river
Michigan; Yamhil river, Oregon; the mouth
of the Quoquille river, Oregon; Red river.
from Morehead TO Pemblna; at the mouth OF
Kewaunee river, Wisconsin; at Elk, river,
Maryland, below Elkton; at Raritan river,
New Jersey, below New Brunswick, inclu-
dine the shoals called the Middle Ground !;
the Youghiougheny river, Pennsylvania );
Aroostook river, Maine, for improvements OF
the chaunel;at San Antonio creek, San Fran
cisco bay, California; Santa Cruz, California;
Estero bay, near Santa Barbara. California
And not to exceed five thousand dollars, of
the above appropriation may be expended in
an exploration Of routes for the extension OF
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal to the Ono
river, by the north and south branches OF
the Potomac river. .E ;.
For connecting tha inland waters along
the margin of the Gulf of Mexico, from Dom
aldsonville, in Louisiana, to the Rio Grando
river, in Texas, b. cuts aud canals not to ex-
ceed twenty thousand dollars Of the amount
herein appropriated forsurveys and harnors;
at Great Pee Dee river, from Pine Bluff to
Cheraw, South Carolina, at Ashley rlver,
South Carolina; at Cleveland, Ohio, for the
construction of harbor of refuge; at Forked
Deer river, below Dyersburg, Tennessee at
harbor at wilson, on Lake Ontario, New
York; at East Pascagoula harbot, ,hleslsslppl
sound at Portsmouth harbor. New liam
pshire, for breakwater between Gerrlshs Is
land and Wood island; in Ipswich bay, Mas
sachusetts, at Hodgkins' cove, TO ascertain
| tie practicability Of harbor OF refuge oy
building breakwster there. ~
Sec, 3. That the Secretary OF War Is
hereby authorized and required to d efa'.
from the engineer corps one or more engln;
GERS, whose duty it shall be to inquire into
and report on the practcabilty OF bridging,
consistently WITH Gle iup0iooe VI 'tS1StoNs /,
the channel between Lake Huron and Lake
Erie, at such points as may be needlu. Tor
the passage of rallrord trains across SAID chap
nel and also its effect npon the navigation OF
the same; and further, to inquire into the
punber and character Of the vessels navIga-
ting said channel, and the number OF trips
made by each, ard, if said bringing be prac-
ticable to report what extent oFspan or spans.
and elevation above the water Hill DO requl-
red in the construction Of sGeh bridge or
bridges, so as not seriously to sDjure the nav.
lgation Of said channel.
SEC. 4. That the appropriation for building
The pier at Lewes. Delaware, Contained in the
act approved July fifteenth, eighteen hundred
and seventy, an act entitled IAN act making
appropriations for sundry civil expenses Of
che Government for the year ending June
shirtieth; eighteen hundred and seventy one,
and for other purposes" be and the same is
hereby extended until June thirtieth, eigh-
teen hundred and seventy four. 9
Approved March 3, 1873.
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