Sheboygan.

Manitowoc.

Green Bay.

Manistee.

White River

(Lake).

Muskegon.

South Haven.

New Buffalo.

Dunkirk.

Buffalo.

Olcott.

Oak Orchard.

Great Sodus

Bay.

Little Sodus

Bay.

Oswego.

Plattsburg.

Kennebec

River.

Ogdensburg.

Burlington.

Thames River.

St. Croix River.

For improving harbor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, eight thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, fortyfive thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, fortyfive thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of Manistee, Michigan, sixty thousand dollars.

For improvement of White River harbor, Michigan, fifty-seven thousand dollars.

For improvement of Muskegon harbor, Lake Michigan, fifty-nine thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of South Haven, Michigan, forty-three thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of New Buffalo, Michigan, sixty thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of Dunkirk, New York, one hundred thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of Buffalo, New York, one hundred thousand dollars.

For improving harbor at Olcott, New York, at mouth of Eighteen-mile creek, sixty thousand dollars.

For improvement at harbor of Oak Orchard, New York, eighty-seven thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of Big Sodus bay, New York, eighty thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of Little Sodus bay, New York, fifty thousand dollars.

For improving harbor at Oswego, New York, sixty thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of Plattsburg, New York, twenty-six thousand dollars.

For completing the improvement of the navigation of the Kennebec river, Maine, between Shepard's Point and Augusta, thirty thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of Ogdensburg, New York, forty thousand dollars.

For improving the harbor at Burlington, Vermont, eighty thousand dollars.

For improvement of Thames river, Connecticut, thirtysix thousand dollars.

For the purpose of improving the navigation of the St. Croix river, Maine, above the ledge, fifteen thousand dolProvince of lars: Provided, The province of New Brunswick shall

New Brunswick to pay like sum, etc.

Hudson River.

Marcushook.

contribute and pay to the proper disbursing officer a like sum for said purpose, said payment being made on condition that in no event shall the province of New Brunswick be called upon for more than half the sum actually expended for said purpose.

For improvement of Hudson river, New York, from Troy to Baltimore, three hundred and five thousand one hundred and eighty-eight dollars.

For improving harbor of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, ninety-four thousand dollars.

For improvement of Chester harbor, Pennsylvania, Chester Har eleven thousand dollars.

For improvement of Delaware breakwater, Delaware bay, one hundred and nine thousand four hundred and ninety-three dollars and seventy cents.

bor.

Delaware Breakwater.

For improvement of Patapsco river, Maryland, seventy- Patapsco five thousand dollars.

For improvement of mouth of Mississippi river, two hundred thousand dollars.

For improvements of Ohio river, one hundred thousand dollars.

For improvement of Saco river, Maine, forty thousand dollars.

River.

Mouth of Mississippi River. Res. No. 21, Mar. 29, 1867.

Ohio River.

Saco River.

Boston Har

bor.

Improving

River at Des

For preservation and improvement of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. For improving navigation on the Mississippi river at navigation of Des Moines or Lower rapids, according to such plan as Mississippi 'the Secretary of War shall on the report of a board of en- Moines. gineers approve, five hundred thousand dollars: Provided, however, That any canal that may be constructed around said Des Moines or Lower rapids of the Missis- fra tolls. sippi river shall be and forever remain free to the navigation and commerce of said river; and no tolls shall ever be collected thereon.

Canal to be

free of

Rapids.

For improving navigation of Mississippi river at Rock, Rock Island Island rapids, two hundred thousand dollars.

For improving harbor of Ontonagon, Michigan, ninety-Ontonagon seven thousand six hundred dollars.

Harbor.

snag boats on

River.

For building and operating two dredges and snag-boats, Dredges and to be used on the Mississippi river between Fort Snelling Mississippi and Rock Island rapids, ninety-six thousand dollars. For building and operating one dredge or snag-boat on the Wisconsin river, forty thousand dollars.

Wisconsin

River.

"Pentwater.

For improving harbor of Pentwater, Lake Michigan, Harbor of fifty-five thousand dollars.

Pere Mar

For improving harbor of Pere Marquette, Lake Michi-quette Lud gan, fifty thousand dollars.

ington Harbor).

River.

To improve the navigation of the Willamette river, Willamette Oregon, below the city of Portland, thirty thousand dollars.

in Minnesota

River.

For removing snags and boulders throughout the Min-, Snags, etc., nesota river, thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. River. For improvement of Providence river, Rhode Island, Providence off Pawtuxet bar, and at the Crook, twenty-five thousand dollars. For improvement of the Pawtucket river, Rhode Island,,,Pawtucket seventeen thousand dollars.

River.

SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the appropriation Former apof seventy-five thousand dollars for constructing works, for harbor at propriation and improving the entrance into the harbor of Michigan Michigan City, City, Indiana, made in and by the act approved June pended. twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, shall be

how to be ex

1866, c. 138.

Double amount must

have been expended by

Michigan City

Harbor Co.

subject to toll.

tions so applied as to complete works.

For other

purposes than

tions, etc., by contract.

How to be expended when

work can not be subject of

contract. Contracts

not to be made

until, etc.

expended for the purposes aforesaid, upon the terms and in the manner hereinafter provided for other appropriations under this act: Provided, That it shall be first shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War that the sum of one hundred thousand dollars has been expended by the Michigan City Harbor Company in the construction of a safe and convenient harbor at that place: And provided, Vessels not That the passage of vessels to and from said harbor shall be free, and not subject to toll or charge, and the money Appropria- appropriated by this act shall be so applied as to complete or make the nearest approximation to completing the work for which each specific appropriation is made; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to apply the sums herein appropriated for other purposes than for examinafor examinations and surveys by contract: Provided, however, That when, from the nature of the work to be done, the same cannot, in the judgment of the Secretary, be made the subject of contract, the necessary expenditure may be otherwise ordered: Provided, That no contract shall be made except after public advertisement for proposals, in such form and manner as to secure general notice thereof, and the same shall only be made with the lowest responsible bidder therefor, upon security deemed sufficient in the judgment of the Secretary. And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of said Secretary, at the earliest practicable time, to report results of sur to Congress the result of any survey or resurvey, with the plan adopted and the items of expenditure under said plan; and he shall make report of all action taken under the provisions of this act, and he shall accompany said report with a statement of the amount and date of all former appropriations for each work, and a full estimate for its entire and permanent completion, with the amount that can be profitably expended in the next fiscal year; and he shall also state in what collection district each work is located, and at or near what port of entry, lighthouse, or port, what amount of revenue was collected at the nearest port Vols. 14, p. of entry for the last fiscal year, and, as far as practicable, 73; 26. p. 766. Ante, p. 155; what amount of commerce and navigation would be benepost, p. 607. fited by the completion of each particular work: Provided, That he shall continue to make such a report the are completed. first Monday of December, annually, until the works herein provided for shall be completed.

War to report

veys to Congress with plans, etc.

Report to state what.

Continued

until works

Separate proposals and

each work and each class of works, etc.

SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That whenever the Seccontracts for retary of War shall invite proposals for any works, or for any material or labor for any works, there shall be separate proposals and separate contracts for each work, and also for each class of material or labor for each work, and he shall report to Congress, on the first Monday of December next, all the bids with the names of the bidders. All persons not holding commissions in the regular army of the United States, who shall be intrusted with the disbursement of the funds appropriated for the works named in this act, shall be required to give bond and ample security for the faith

Disbursing

officers, ex

cept, etc., to

give bonds.

United

for disburse

Appropria

Secretary of

ful application of the same, and no such disbursing officer States officers in the army of the United States shall receive any commis- not to receive sion or compensation for making such disbursements. And commissions the moneys hereinbefore appropriated shall remain and be ments. at the disposal of the Secretary of War, and subject to his tions to be at control for the purposes named in this act, until the several disposal of works and improvements herein provided for are completed, War. any law or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War is hereby directed to cause examinations or surveys, or both, as aforesaid, to be made at the following points, namely:

At the harbor of San Francisco, California, with a view to the removal of "Blossom Rock," if the same should be found necessary and essential to commerce;

At Crescent city harbor, California;

At Duxbury beach, Massachusetts;

At mouth of Menomonee river, Green Bay;

At Saugatuck harbor, mouth of Kal[a]mazoo river, in Michigan;

At Port Clinton, in Ohio;

At Pultneyville, Lake Ontario, New York;

And of the Tennessee river, from Chattanooga to its mouth:

At Reedy Island and Liston (tree) Point, in the Delaware river and bay;

At Richmond's Island, Cape Elizabeth, the Union river and the Gut[] opposite the city of Bath, Maine;

Examinaveys, or both, various points,

tions or sur

to be made at

and purpose of examinations.

Continued at certain other

The Connecticut river, between Hartford and its mouth; At Block Island, in the State of Rhode Island, the reefs in Lake Michigan, near the harbor of Racine, in Wisconsin, with a view to a lighthouse and breakwater thereon; And the Potomac river, in the District of Columbia. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of War is hereby directed to cause a continuance of examina- points. tions or surveys, or both, at the following points, namely: Of the Mississippi river, above the falls of Saint Anthony and between the Falls of Saint Anthony and Rock Island rapids;

Of the Wisconsin river,

And to continue the survey of the Illinois river, in accordance with the recommendation of General J. H. Wilson, in his report of January twelve, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.

And he is also directed to cause plans and estimates to be made of the most practicable and effective mode of improving the harbor at Galveston, Texas, and of erecting suitable breakwater at that point.

Approved, March 2, 1867.

"The Gut is a part of the Sasanoa (or Back) River.

Mar. 2, 1867.

CHAP. 168.-An Act Making appropriations and to supply Vol. 14, p. 468. deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and for other purposes.

Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Deficiency That the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, namely:

appropriations for year ending June 30, 1867.

Westport

Harbor.

Thames

River.

*

*

Miscellaneous. For deepening and improving Westport harbor, Connecticut, twenty-five hundred dollars.

For dredging and maintaining the channel of the river Thames near Norwich, in the State of Connecticut, to complete the work, thirty-six thousand dollars.

Mar. 12, 1867.

[No. 2.] A Resolution Extending the time for the completion of Vol. 15, p. 20. the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers.

Time for completion of

of Fox and

ers extended.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the time provided for the completion of the improvement Improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and a canal connecting Wisconsin riv- the same, by section three of an act of Congress, approved 1846, c. 170, August eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, entitled, §3; v. 9, p. “An act to grant a certain quantity of land to aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and to connect the same by a canal in the Territory of Wisconsin," be, and the same hereby is, extended for the term of five years from and after the approval of this resolution, with all the rights and privileges conferred by said act. Approved, March 12, 1867.

83.

Mar. 16, 1867.

CHAP. 3.-An Act To repeal a joint resolution entitled "A Vol. 15, p. 1. resolution to provide for the removal of the wreck of the steamship Scotland," approved January twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven.

Resolution

for removal of wreck of steamship

Scotland from entrance to

Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the joint resolution entitled "A resolution to provide for the removal of the wreck of the steamship Scotland," bor repealed. approved January twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Approved, March 16, 1867.

New York Har

1867, Res.

No. 8.

Res. No. 16. Mar. 2, 1868.