The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1886-08-19
MINNESOTA APPROPRIA.
TIONS.

MINNESOTA APPROPRIA.
TIONS.
What the 40sh Congress Did for the Bene-
At of the North star State
The following resume Of the appro-
priations made by Congress applying
to affairs in Minnesota is of tho frs
public interest:
Continuation of the postoffice build
ing at Minneapolis, 1925 600: court
house aud post01fice at St. Paul; to
enable the secretary of the treasury to
purchase the ground consisting of the
lots adjoining the United States court
house and postoffice building in St.
Paul, fronting not to exceed one hun
dred feet on Wabasha street and SEX
tending pack to the depth of the aid
lots; or, in his discretion, ground ad
joining the said premises of the United
States, and fronting not to exceed one
hundred feet on Fifth street. and ex-
tending back to the depth of the gov
eminent premises, $50, 600; completion
OF court house and postof1ice at Vino
ma, under present limit, $50, es-
Enlistment of a light house at Two
Harbors, $4,000; establishment of a
fish hatchery on Lake Superior, at or
near Duluth, $4,000. 49,
The following are the allowances for
the Indian service in Minnesota:
Support of school for Chippewas of
tho Mississippi, $4,000; Annuity
heirs of Hole-in-the-Day, $1,000; full
filling treaties with Chippewas:
Players and Lake Winnebagoshish
Indians, 1922, 666, &c; support of Chippo.
was of Lake Superior, 81, 600; support
and civilization of Red Lake and Penn
bina tribe 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 Minnesota for
such modification of existing treaties
with said Indians and such change OF
their reservation as may be deemed de-
sirable, and as to what sum shall be q
just and equitable liquidation of all
claims which any of said tribes now
have upon the government, $15, 900, OF
so much thereof as may be necessary.
The following are the allowances fol-
river and harbor improvements as
finally agreed upon.
Duluth harbor, continuing the i'm.
prOvement and charging basin be.
tween Minnesota and Rlce's Point,
$56. 25O, OF which $500 may be used in
placing buoys in the channels and else.
where where needed in the harbor; and
the consent of the United States is here.
by given to a change Of the existing
dock line on tho east side of Rice s
Point by the municipal authorities OF
Duluth, provided such change meets
the approval of the secretary of war
Grand Marais harbor. $4,000; Agate
City harbor, $22,500; Lake City har.
Dor, 900; Saint Croix river, So, 800
Chippewa river, $18, $50; Red River Of
the North, continuing improvement
from Breckenridge to the northern
boundary line of the United States, in.
Guiding dredging, removing of snags
and boulders and construction of wing
dams, and the money heretofore appro.
priated for locks and dams is made
available for this purpose; continuing
operations upon the reservoirs at the
headwaters of the Mississippi river,
$37 500, provided that, in the opinion
of the chief 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, 1922, 500; improv-
ing Mississippi river from St. Paul to
De Moines rapids, $3S2.5OO.
The following are the surveys OF
rivers IN Minnesota, authorized by the
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; Mis-.
slssippi river, between St. Paul and St.
Anthony's falls: Minnesota river, with
a view to its Improvement by locks and
dams.
In the matter of general legislation
Minnesota has been far more fortunate
than other states. Indeed no othe,
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 al
Two Harbors, the appropriation for
which has been already noted. And
under the general act directing the es.
Enlistment Of new life saving stations,
authority was granted for one at Du.
luth; the consent of the government
was given to the Mississippi Water and
Boom company of Brainerd to con.
struct across the Mississippi river al
some point not more than ten miles
| nvI .Nnr~
apPurtenanccs thereof for water power
and other purposes, and in connection
herewith wagon and foot bridge fol
public travel, provided that the govern,
ment may at any time construct in
connection Herewith suitable lock
for navigation purposes and may
at any time take possession of the dam
for purposes of navigation, paying the
| company the actual cost of the same
but shall not do so to the destruction
OF the water power created bv said
dam; the Little Falls Water Power
company was also empowered to i'm
prove and develop the water power in
the Mississippi river at Little Falls, b,
constructing at Little Falls dams, piers
| slulce-ways, canals, sites for manufac
| N"ine, PuApOoOcs pIOSluCu. tuaL CueTC
shall be maintained in connection with
the dam and other works a sluice- way,
lock or other fixture sufficient, and SC
arranged as to permit logs, timber and
| lumber to pass without unreasonable
delay or hindrancc, and without tolls
or charges; permission was given to
the National Bank of Winona 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 bridge bills passed during
the session were the following in Min:
nesOta:
The Red Wing Pontoon Bridge com.
pany, across the Mississippi at Winona,
with similar span across the channel:
the Chicago, Burlington g. Northern
Railroad company across the .Chippe-
wa, St. Croix and Wisconsin rivers:
and the Chicago, Freeport 4 St. Paul
company across the St. Croix river, or
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