Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1874-09-18


For continuing the improvement of the
Des MOincS Rapids, Mississippi River,
four hundred thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement Of the
Rock Island Rapids, Mississippi River,
hry thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Riv-
ers, one hundred thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
White River above JacksunpOrt, fifty
thousand dollars.
For continuing the Improvement Of the
Usage River Missouri, twenty-five thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
Mississippi River between the mouths OF
the Ohio and IllinOi, Rivers, two hundred
thousand dollars; and fifteen thousand
collars Of said amount shall be expended
between the mouths Of the Missouri and
Illinois Rivers.
For continuing the improvement Of the
Ohio River, one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars; one-half ot which shall he
expended above and the other half below
the Suspension Bridge between Cincinnati,
OHIO, and CUvington, Kentucky; forty
thousand dollars Of the above amount that
is to be expended above the Suspension
Bridge may, If approved by the Chief Of
Engineers, be expended in permanent
Improvement of nav avigatiun mt Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
For continuing the improvement of the
Wabash River, twenty five thousand dol
lars 4: IrOUided, That Il portion of this APP
preparation, not exceeding uine thousand
dollars, may he used by the Secretary of
war, in his discretion, for the extinguish-
ment OF any right, title, or claim of the
Wabash Navigation Company in the lock
and dam at Grand Rapids, on said river,
and other property said company may
claim on said river, and for the extinguish-
ment of any right said company may have
to affect or Interfere in any way with the
navigation of said river; but no part of
this appropriation shall be expended until
said navigation-c company shall have re-
linquished all right to control or otherwise
in any manner to interfere with or affect
the free navigation of said river.
For continuing the improvement of the
Upper Monongahela River near Morgan
town, West Virginia, twenty five thou.
sand dollars.
For continuing tho improvement of the
Great Kanawha River, West Virginia,
twenty-five thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
Tennessee River above Chattanooga,
twenty-five thousand dollars and below
Chattanooga, including Muscle Shoals, one
hundred thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
mouth of the Mississippi River, one hun
For removing the raft in Red River,
Louisiana, fifty thousand dollars.
For removing INSTRUCTIONS in the Choc-
tawhatchie River, Alabama aud Florida,
five thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
harbor at Mobile, Alabama, one hundred
thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
harbor at Savannah, Georgia, fifty thou
sand dollars.
For the improvement of the Chatta-
hoochee and Flint Rivers, Georgia, TWEEN
ty-hve thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement at the
mouth OF the st. Johns River, Fl, rida, or
may be used for dredging out the inside
passage between the st. Johns and n .ssau
inlet, ten thousand dollars.
For the Improvement of the Apalachi-
cola River, Florida, ten thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
harbor at Baltimore, Maryland, seventy
five thousand dollars.
For the improvement Of Chester River,
at Kent Island Narrows, Maryland d, five
thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement OF the
Wicomico River, Maryland, five thousand
dollars.
For the improvement Of Elk Biver,
Maryland, five thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement at the
mouth of the Occuquan River, Virginia,
five thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement at the
mouth of Nomonl Creek, Virginia, six
thousand dollars.
For continuing the improv vemcnt of the
Rappahannock River, Virginia, seven
thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
James River, Virginia, my thousand dol
lars.
For continuing the improvement OF the
AppomaltoN River, Virginia, thirty thou
sand dollars.
For continuing !he improvement of the
south Branch of Elizabeth River, Virginia,
ten thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
Nansemond River, Virginia, ten thousand
dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
Roanoke River, North Carolina, five thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the Improvement of the
Cape Fear River, North Carolina, one hum
dred and fifty thousand dollars.
For continuing the Improvement Of the
Delaware River and channel at Fort Nit
Hin Bar, ifty Thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
Delaware River between Trenton and
BordCntOwn, ten thousand dollars.
For the removal of instructions in the
harbor and the construction of pier al
New Castle. Delaware, ten thousand dol
lars.
For continuing the improvement of the
harbor at Wilmington, Delaware, six thou
sand dollars.
For continuing United States pier in Del
aware Bay near Lewes, Delaware, ten thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the
Schuykill River, twenty thousand dollars.
For continuing the Improvement of the
Hudson River, New York, forty thousand
dollars and out of this appropriation tn,
sum of seven thousand four hundred and
slxty-two dollars may be paid by the Chic
of Engineers to Emory II. Seward, in ful
payment for work done by him in remov'
ing the Overslaugh rock in the Hudson
River, under his contract made in eighteen
hundred and seventy.
For continuing the improvement of th'
Passaic River, New Jersey, twenty thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the improvement by re
moving distractions in the East and Har
| lem Rivers at or near He'll Gate, two hun
| dred and twenty five thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of tn,
harbor at Wareham, Massachusetts, tel
thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of tn
harbor at Hyannis, Massachusetts, NV
| thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of tn
| Taunton River, Massachusetts, ten thou
| sand dollars.
For the improvement of the harbor a
Fall River, Massachusetts, ten thousan'
| dollars.
For continuing the improvement of th
break water at Block Island, twenty thou
sand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of thu
harbor at Newport, Rhode Island, lei
thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement at th
harbor at Wexford, Rh de Island, fiv
thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of th
Pawcatuck River, Rhode Island and Con
necticut. ten thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of tn
harbor at Stonlngton, Connecticut, twent.
thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of th
Connecticut River, below Hartford, Con
nectlcut, twenty thousand dollars.
For continuing the Improvement of th
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