The Portland daily press., 1875-01-15

For continuing the improvement of the Pawcatuck
river, Rhode Island and Connecticut, ten thousand
dollars. ID
Stonipgton, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars
For Continuing the Improvement of the Connectl-
cut river, below Hartford Connecticut twenty thou
sand dollars 49,, w..
For continuing the improvement of the Housa-
tonic river, Connecticut, ten thousand doa rct;-
For continuing the barbor at Bridgeport, Cohhect-
cut, twenty thousand dollars. -.
For continuing the improvement of the harbor at
Norwak, Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. n,us,ra
For the improvement of the harbor at Mlnoiu'
Connecticut, five thousand dollars.
That the sum of fifty thousand dollars Is appro-
priated for the opening and improving OF the chah-
mel between Staten Island and New Jersey. CT.
For continuing the imp1ovement OF Inc oalht
Croix river, Maine, ten thousand collars. - -.
For continuing the improvement OF the Machlas
river Maine ten thousand dollars. -.
For continuing the improvement OF the Penopsco1
river Maine twenty thousand dollars
For continuing the improvement OF the hafpor at
| Camden. Maine, ten thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement OF the Kennepec
river Maine, twelve thousand dollars: $500.
For continuing the improvement OF the harpor at
Portland Maine, twenty thousand dollars s., coo,eoo
For continuing the improvement OF the Cocneco
river, New Hampshire. ten thousand dollars ~.
For continuing the Improvement OF the Mern-
mack river Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars.
For continuing the improvement of the entrance
of Salem Harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand DOL
lars. , .. % +bo borbor ot
| Boston, Massachusetts, one hundred thousand dol
| lars. IL, ,.lor o.
| Plymouth, Massachusetts, and 1or oreusi"e' h'o
| thousand dollars . A., ,ouhor ot
For continuing the Improvement OF the ddars az
| For continuing the Improvement OF lhe Lo U
Willamette and Columbia rivers from Portianu' oie-
gon, to the sea, twenty thousand dollars. ,,ou
| For continuing the Improvement OF the UPper
Willamette river Oregon, seven hundred anu t"en-
" Snous on,u;n" The Improvement of the Upper
Columbia river, twenty thousand doilars; , ..
| For continuing the improvement OF the har'or a'
| Galveston Texas, sixty thousand do lars
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and rocks off the harbor of
San Francisco California twenty-five thousand dol
For the Enforcement of Oakland harbor, one hun
| dred thousand DOLLARS
| For continuing the Improvement OF the naroor at
| Milwaukee, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars.
| For continuing the improvement OF the Saginaw
| river Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars.
| That the APPROXIMATION under the act OF Marcn
third eighteen hundred and seventy-tbree, for the
| improvement of the harbors of Washington and
Georgeown be made to apply to ene r N
| above and below Long Bridge, and that the earth
excavated therefrom be deposited SO as to car
nv out as far practicable the plan for improving
| Ike harbors of Washington and Georgetown, in ac-
| cordance with the recommendation made TO Con,
gress December creaed hy act of
| Congress approved March hfthi eighteen hundred
| and seventy-two. , .
For surveys and estimates for the improvements
| recommended by the Senate Select Committee on
| Transnortat1on- Routes to the Seaboard, upon the
four routes indicated N the ep0pe s Of tbe Yonab
| ogheny river 70 continue the slack-water naVgar
ton up said river to its head waters at tne Ioo OF
| 1be ALLEGHENY Mountains, thence by canal to Cum
berland nters citing there the Chesapeake ana ONO
| Canal. two hundred thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as may be necessary to be expended under
the direction ofthe Secretary OF War in such manner
as in his Judgment, will secure the greatest amount
of exact information for each OF SAID routes n.,
| For the improvement OF the harbor at CharesGon,
| South Carolina, eighteen thousand uOllars
| For examinations and surveys OF rivers and mar
bors and for incidental repairs at harbors for which
there is no special appropriation seveny-fve thou
'' SEC. 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby d.
rected TO cause examinations surveys OF both TO
be made at the following points, namely:
Harbor of New Bedford, Massachusetts, ~
| Cascades and dales of the Columbia river oregon.
and Washington Territories, and Tor the purpose OF
ascertanng the practicabty and cost of construct
ing canals and locks at such points. ror
| Skaget river, for removing jams, washington Ter
| Yam Hill river, Oregon, for removing rocks and
Snohomish river, for removing jams, Washington
Chehaiiis river, for removing jams, Washington
Tennessee river, above the mouth of Hoston riy-
| er to the Chilhowee Mountains, Tennessee.
| Hiawassie river, below Benton, tennessee.
| Urbanna Creek, Virginia, below Urbanna
| Black Warrior river, below the mouth of Locust
CaRaba river. below Centreville, Alabama.
| Nantucket Harbor Bar, Massachusetts.
Lamprey river, below Newmarket, New Hamp-
| shire
Exeter river, below Exeter, New HAMPSHIRE.
Minnesota river, for further examination for i'm
| provement by canals, locks and dams. - $50
| Oconee river, from the Ocmulgee to MllledgeVHie,
Chickahominy river, Virginia.
| Hampton river, Virginia.
! Wolf Lake Cut, Indiana.
| Snake river. Idaho, from Shoshopee Falls to Lew
ston examination and estimates for removing DOul-
Sacramento s river river below Tehama, California.
| Feather river, below Marysville, California.
Lake Winnepiseogee, for placing buoys on obstruc-
'' smu u Nose Island, as to repair Breakwater
| Portsmouth. New Hampshire.
| Pagan Greek, Virginia.
New River from the lead mines in Wythe county,
! Virginia, to the 'Mouth of Wilson, in Grayson
The Little Kanawha river, below Bull Town.
Chippewa river, below Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin;
| Dakota River, between Southern Dakota railroad
| and Northern Pacific railroad, Dakota Territory.
Tombigbee river, by way of Big Bear Creek, to the
| Tennessee, to connect water communication
Estuary in santa Barbara Channel, about two
| miles north of Point Muger, California.
Cleveland breakwater, new estimate for four iath-
| oms water Ohio.
San joaquin river, below Stockton, California:
Guyandotte river, below Logan Court House. West
| Virginia
Cedar Bayou Bar; and ten thousand dollars are
hereby appropriated for the Improvement OF Red
Fish Bar, in Galveston Bay, Texas.
Withlacooche river, from mouth OF Ocopiico river,
Ochalochnee river, below Atlantic and Gulf Rail-
| road. Georgia.
| ked river at Alexandria, Louisiana.
Harlem river, from Randalfs Island, by way OF
| Spuyten Dnyvil Creek to Hudson river, New York.
| Blackwater river, Virginia.
| Mouth of Kennebunk river, Name
Brazos river, below Waco, including the bar at its
| Guadalupe river below Gonzales, Texas.
ST. Croix river, below st. Croix Falls, in Minneso-
| ia and Wisconsin.
| Moorhead
Big Sandy river, below Piketon Kentucky.
Twelve Pole river, below Wayne Court House,
Harbor of bingham, Massachusetts,, with refer
| ence to removal of distinctions. :u,,.
Sebawaing river, Michigan, for entrance, with eight
Mouth OF Saginaw river, Michigan:
French Broad river, North Carolina, from Bre-
| ward to Buncombe county line.
Big Sandy river. from its mouth to Piketon, and to
Rock Castle river, Kentucky, from the foot of the
narrows at Grahams Mills, to its mouth.
Smiths Shoals. in the Cumberland river, Ken
| lucky.
Inside passage, between Fernandina and ST. 10 Inns
river, known as Nassau river Florida: ,,.,,o.o
Grand Marias harbor, Lake Superior, Minnesota.
| Pamunky river. Virginia.
| Mataponi river, Virginia.
| Little Wicomico river, Virginia.
| Totuskee river, Virginia, below the bridge.
| Survey of harbor of Crisfed, Somerset county,
Maryland, with view OF removing distractions.
Harbor of Leonardtown, Britton Bay, Potomac
river, Maryland, with view to remove distractions
Harbor Of Norfolk, Virginia.
| SEC. 8. That board of engineers, to be composed
of three from the army, one from the coast survey,
and three from civil lfe be appointed by the Presi
dent; which said board shall make survey OF the
mouth of the Mississippi river with view to deter
mine the best method of obtaining and maintaining
depth of water sufficient for the purposes of COM
merce either by canal from said river to the waters
| OF the Gulf, or by deepening one OF more OF the
natural outlets of said river; and said board shall
make full and detailed estimate and statement OF
the cost of each Of said plans, and shall report ths
| same together with their opinion thereon showing
which OF all said plans they deem preferable giving
their reasons therefor to the Secretary OF War; to
no cd or fba comm second
session of the Forty-third Congress; and that the
sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or SO much
thereof as may be necessary is hereby appropriated
out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise ap
| propriated, to defray the cost of said survey.
Approved, June %, 1874.