Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1886-08-18
PASSED BY CONGRESS-.
Resume Of Appropriation for Variou
Purposes In Minnesota.

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States, and fronting not to exceed one
hundred feet on Fifth street, and ex-
tending back to the depth of the gov
eminent premises, 1856, 900; completion
of court house and postoffice at Vino
ma, under present limit, $50, 900; es-
tablishment of light house at Two
Harbors, $4,000; establishment of q
a fish hatchery on Lake Superior, at or
near Duluth, $4,000.
The following are the allowances
for the Indian Service in Minnesota.
Support of school for Chippewas of
the Mississippi, $4,000; annuity to heirs
of Hole-in-Day, 81, 900; fulfilling treat
les with Chippewas, Pillagers and Lake
support of Chippewas of Lake Supe-
rior, 1000; support and civilization of
Red Lake and Pembina tribe of Chip
pewas, $4,000; support of Chippewas
on White Earth reservation, $4,000;
to enable the secretary of the interior
| to negotiate with the several tribes and
bands of Chippewa Indians in Mime
sofa for such modification of existing
treaties with said Indians and such
change of their reservation as may be
deemed desirable, and as to what sum
shall be a just and eq ;itable liquida-
ton of all claims which any of said
tribes now have upon the government,
$15, 900, or so much thereof as may be
necessary.
The following are the allowances for
river and harbor Improvements as final
ly agreed upon.
Duluth harbor, continuing the i'm
provment and charging basin between
Minnesota and Rice's Point, $50, $50,
of which $500 may be used in placing
buoys in the channels and elsewhere
| where needed in the harbor: and the
consent of the United States is hereby
given to change of the existing dock
line on the east side of Rice's Point by
the municipal authorities of Duluth,
provided such change meets the ap-
proval of the secretary of war; Grand
Marais harbor, $4,000; Agate City
harbor, $22,5O0; Lake City harbor,
$4,000; Saint Croix river, $500;
Chippewa river, $l8.750; Red River of
the North, continuing improvement
from Breckenridge to the northern
boundary line of the United States, in
GLIDING dying, removing of snags
and boulders and construction of wing
dams, and the money heretofore ap-
propriated for locks and dams is made
available for this purpose; continuing
operations the upon reservoirs at the
head waters of the Mississippi river
$37, 500, provided that, in the opinion of
the chief of engineers, the expenditure
of this appropriation and the ultimate
completion of this part of the reservoir
system will adequately improve navi-
CATION; operating snagboat on the up
per Mississippi river, $22,5OO; improv-
ing Mississippi river from St. Paul to
Des Moines rapids, 1882, 500.
The following are the surveys of
law. with the view of future improve
ment:
Red River of the North. from Moor
head to Fergus Falls: Red Lake River
from Grand Forks to Red Lake: Miss
issippi river, between St. Paul and St.
Anthony's falls: Minnesota river,
with view to its improvement by
locks and dams. -,
In the matter of general legislature
Minnesota has been far more fortunate
than other states. Indeed, no other
state has secured during this session
final action upon so many local meas
ures. The following is brief account
of these local measures:
Under the general act authorizing
the construction of light houses, pro-
vision was made for light house at
Two Harbors, the appropriation for
which has been already noted. And
under the general act directing the es-
tablishment of new life saving stations,
authority was granted for one at Du-
luth; the consent of the government
was given to the Mississippi Water
Power and Boom Company of Brain
erd to construct across the Mississippi
River at some point not more than ten
miles from Brainerd dam, canal, and
the appurtenances thereof for water
power and other purposes, and in con
nection Herewith wagon and foot
bridge for public travel, provided that
the government may at any time con-
struct in connection Herewith a-suita-
bic lock for navigation purposes
and may at any time take pos
session of the dam for pur-
poses of navigation, paying the COM
pany the actual cost of the same, but
shall not do so to the destruction of the
water power created by said dam; the
Little Falls Water Power company was
also empowered to improve and de-
velop the water power in the Missis-
sippi river at Little Falls, by construct
ing at Little Falls dams, piers, sluice-
ways, canals, locks, ponds, break
waters, abutments and mill sites for
manufacturing purposes, provided
that there shall be maintained in con-
nection with the dam and other works |
a sluice-way, lock or other fixture sufi-
cient, and so arranged as to permit |
logs timber and lumber to pass with
out unreasonable delay or hinderance,
and without tolls or charges; permits
sion was given to the National Bank of
v mona to change its name to the
First NATIONAL and authority was
conferred upon the First National Bank |
of Shakopee to increase its capital
stock to $25O,OOO.
Among the brioge bills passed dur
ing the session were the following in |
Minnesota:
The Red Wing Pontoon Bridge com
pany, across the Mississippi at Red
Wing, the draw span to be not less
than 400 feet; the Winona Pontoon
Bridge company across the Mississippi |
at Winona, with similar span across
the channel; the Chicago, Burlington &
Northern Railroad company across the
Chippewa, ST. Croix and Wisconsin
rivers; and the Chicago, -Freeport and
St. Paul company across the st. Croix
river, or Lake St. Croix, at any Access
ible point between Prescott and Still
water. ~:.~ :..--...
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