Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-07-12
Isthnnian Canal Law
GIVES THE PRESIDENT
Authority to Build

at the terminal of said canal and make
such provisions for defense as may be
necessary for the safety and protection
of said canal and harbors. That the
President is authorized for the purposes
aforesaid to employ such persons as he
may deem necessary and to fix their
compensation.
An Alternative Canal.
Sec. 4. That should the President
be unable to obtain for the United
States a satisfactory title to the prop
erty of the New Panama Canal Com.
pany. and the control of the necessary
territory of the Republic of Colombia
and the rights mentioned in sections
one and two of this act, within rea-
sonable time and upon reasonable
terms. then the President. having first
obtained for the United States exclusive
and perpetual control by treaty Of the
necessary territory from Costa Rica
and Nicaragua, upon terms which he
may consider reasonable, for the con-
struction, perpetual maintenance, oper-
alton and protection of a canal connect.
ing the caribbean Sea with the Pacific
Ocean by what is commonly known as
the Nicaragua route, shall ,ause to be
excavated and constructed ship canal
, and waterway from a point on the
shore of the Caribbean Sea near Grey
town, by way of Lake Nicaragua. to a
point near Brito on the Pacific Ocean.
Said canal shall be Of sufficient capa-
city and depth to afford convenient
passage for vessels of the largest ton
mage and greatest draft now in use, or
such as may be reasonably anticipated
and shall be supplied with all neces-
sary locks and other appliances to meet
the necessities of vessels passing
through the same from ocean to ocean,
and he shall also construct such safe
and commodious harbors at the terminl
! of said canal as shall be necessary for
the safe and convenient use thereof,
and shall make such provisions for de-
Tense as may be necessary for the
safety and protection of said harbors
and canal, and such sum or sums OF
money as may be agreed upon by such
| treaty as compensation to be paid 10
Nicaragua and Costa Rica for the con.
| Cessions and rights hereunder provided
to be acquired by the United States arc
hereby appropriated out OF any money
in the Treasury not otherwise apprO-
! priated, to be paid on warrant or war
rants drawn by the President.
| The President shall cause such sur
veys as may be necessary for said cana
and harbors to be made. and in making
such surveys and in the construction
! of said canal may employ such persons
as he may deem necessary, and may fi'
their compensation.
In the excavation and construction
of said canal the San Juan river anI
Lake Nicaragua, or such parts Of eaCl
as may be made available shall be used
Ten Millions for Preliminary Work.
Sec. 3. That the sum OF 10000. 00
Is hereby appropriated out of any mon
ey in the Treasury not otherwise ap
propriated, toward the project herei,
contemplated by either route so select
ed.
And the President is hereby author
lied to cause to be entered into sue
contract or contracts as may be deeme
necessary for the proper excavation
construction, completion, and defens
of said canal, harbors, and defenses, u
the route finally determined upon I'm
: der the provisions of this act. ApprC
priations therefor shall from time :
time be hereafter made, not to eXcee
: in the aggregate the additional sum c
1885,, 100000 should the Panama rout
be adopted, or s1SO,OOOOO should III
, Nicaraguan route be adopted.
: Sec. 6. That in any agreement wit
the republic of Colombia, or with tn
states of Nicaragua and Costa Ric'
the President is authorized to guarar
tee to said republic or to said state
= the use of said canal and harbors upo
such terms as may be agreed upon, ia