[No. 9.] A Resolution Providing for the necessary surveys for a Mar. 22, 1867. ship canal between Lake Erie and Lake Ontario, for military, Vol. 15, p. 21. naval, and commercial purposes. plans, and es made for ship and Ontario. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Surveys, the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and timates to be directed to cause surveys, with plans and estimates of cost, canal to con to be made by an officer of engineers for a ship canal to nect lakes Erle connect lakes Erie and Ontario, or the navigable waters thereof, of suitable location and dimensions for military, naval, and commercial purposes, and that the expenses of the same be defrayed from the sums appropriated in the acts of June twenty-three, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and March two, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, for ex- 1867, c. 144. aminations and surveys relating to the improvement of harbors and rivers on the northwestern lakes. Approved, March 22, 1867. 1866, c. 138; [No. 20.] Joint Resolution Providing for the necessary surveys Mar. 29, 1867. for a ship canal around the Falls of the Ohio River, for military, Vol. 15, p. 25. naval, and commercial purposes. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem canal around Ohio River. completing Portland Canal Wed, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, Surveys, authorized and directed to cause surveys, with plans and Pimates to be estimates of cost, to be made by an officer of engineers, for made for ship a ship canal around the falls of the Ohio river on the In- Falls of the diana side thereof, of suitable location and dimensions for military, naval, and commercial purposes; and also to Expense or cause said officer to estimate the expense of completing the Louisville and Louisville and Portland canal, on the Kentucky side of to be estimated. said falls, according to the plan on which the said canal company is now progressing with said work, and that the expenses of both be defrayed from the sums appropriated in the acts of June twenty-three, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and March two, eighteen hundred and sixtyseven, for examination and surveys relating to the improvement of harbors and rivers on the northwestern lakes. Approved, March 29, 1867. 1866, c. 138; 1867, c. 144. War to build [No. 21.] Joint Resolution To authorize the Secretary of War to Mar. 29, 1867. build dredge boats for use at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Vol. 15, p. 25. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Secretary of bled, That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, author- and operate ized, on the recommendation of the engineer department, boats, to keep to build and operate two dredge boats for the purpose of open channel deepening and keeping open the channel of one or more of of passes at the passes at the mouth of the Mississippi, and to expend sissippi River. for that purpose so much as may be necessary of the two dredge of one or more mouth of Mis 1867, c. 144. appropriation for the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi river, provided for in the "Act making appropriations for the repair, preservation, and completion of certain public works heretofore commenced under the authority of law, and for other purposes," approved March second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. Approved, March 29, 1867. Mar. 29, 1867. [No. 27.] A Resolution In relation to the execution of surveys of Vol. 15, p. 28. rivers ordered by Congress. gineers may engineers to Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Chief of En- That the chief of engineers may, with the approval of the employ not ex- Secretary of War, employ such civil engineers, not exceeding 5 civil ceeding five in number, for the purpose of executing the make surveys, surveys and improvements of western and northwestern ern and north- rivers, ordered by Congress, as may be necessary to the western rivers. proper and diligent prosecution of the same, and the persons so employed may be allowed a reasonable compensation for their services, not to exceed the sum of three thousand dollars per annum. etc., of west Compensa tion. Approved, March 29, 1867. Jan. 11, 1868. [No. 4.] Joint Resolution In relation to the sale of stocks in the Vol. 15, p. 246. Dismal Swamp Canal Company. owned by in Dismal Swamp Canal Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Sale of stock That the Secretary of the Treasury be directed to adjourn United States the sale of eight hundred shares of the stock owned by the United States in the Dismal Swamp Canal Company from the second day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, (to which day said sale now stands adjourned,) until Saturday, the eighth day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, at eleven o'clock, A. M. Approved, January 11, 1868. Co. adjourned. Mar. 2, 1868. Vol. 15, p. 249. Commission to examine [No. 16.] A Resolution Authorizing the Lighthouse Board to place warnings over obstructions at the entrance of harbors, or in the fairway of bays and sounds, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * * SEC. 2. And be it further resolved, That the Secretary of wreck of steam War is hereby directed to appoint a board of competent ship Scotland. engineers, to consist of not less than three persons, to Act July 25, examine the condition of the wreck of the steamer Scot1868, c. 233. land, now in the waters of the harbor of the city of New 1867, c. 3. York, and ascertain whether the same is dangerous to navigation, and to report thereon at as early a day as practicable, with a particular estimate of the cost of the removal of said wreck. Approved, March 2, 1868. [No. 31.] Joint Resolution In relation to the breakwater at June 5, 1868. Portland, Maine. Vol. 15, p. 252. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so much of the unexpended balance of the appro- Appropriaakpriation for the breakwater in Portland harbor, Maine, as water at Portthe chief engineer shall deem proper, may be expended land, Me., how under his direction in excavating the "middle ground" near said breakwater, and in otherwise protecting the channel from injury by filling and improving the same. Approved, June 5, 1868. expended. CHAP. 184. An Act To aid the improvement of the Des Moines July 20, 1868. and Rock Island Rapids, in the Mississippi River. Vol. 15, p. 124. materials, etc., provements at Rock Island Value to be Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That whenever in the prosecution of the improvements of Right of way, the Mississippi River, at either the Des Moines or Rock may be taken Island rapids therein, it becomes necessary or proper to in making imt take possession of the right of way over any lands, or to use Des Moines or any earth, quarries, or other material lying adjacent or Rapids. near to either of said works, and needful for its prosecution, the officer in charge of said work, or his assistant, may, in the name of the United States, take possession of and use the same, after having first paid, or secured to be paid, first paid or the value thereof, which may have been ascertained in the secured. mode provided by the laws of the State wherein such property or material lie[s], for adjudging the value of private property which may be needed for any public improvement: Provided, however, That when the owner of Proviso. such property or material shall fix a price for the same, which, in the opinion of the said officer in charge, shall be reasonable, he may take the same at such price without further delay. propriation SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That a portion of the Part of apappropriations made or to be made for the prosecution of may be applied, the improvements aforesaid, not exceeding fifty thousand etc. dollars in amount, may be applied in payment of the property or material taken and used as aforesaid. Approved, July 20, 1868. July 23, 1868. to Minnesota to build lock navigation of Mississippi River. CHAP. 228.-An Act Making a grant of land to the State of Minnesota, to aid in the improvement of the navigation of the Mississippi River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Land grant That there be, and hereby is, granted to the State of Minnesota, for the purpose of aiding said State in constructand dam to aid ing and completing a lock and dam at Meeker's Island, (so called,) in the Mississippi River, in said State, and thereby facilitating the navigation of the Mississippi 1873, c. 233. River between the falls of St. Anthony and the mouth of the Minnesota River, two hundred thousand acres of public lands, to be selected in alternate odd-numbered sections by an agent to be appointed by the governor of said State, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That said lands shall be selected from the public lands lying within the limits of the said State of Minnesota, and that not more than one section thereof shall be selected in any one township: Provided further, That said selections shall not be made from any lands containing mines of gold, silver, cinabar, or copper, nor from any lands to which rights of pre-emption or homestead have attached. Land, how to be selected. Not to be from certain lands. How to be disposed of. Lock and SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That said lands so granted shall be subject to the disposal of the legislature of said State for the purposes mentioned in the first section of this act, and no other; and the said lock and dam dam to be pub- shall be and remain forever a public highway, free from any toll or charge of any kind whatever; and the said legislature shall have power to pass all needful rules and regulations that may be necessary to fully carry out the purposes of this act. lie highway. Work, how to SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the work shall be performed. be done under the direction of the engineer department of the United States, according to the plan and estimate submitted by Major-General Warren, and that if said lock Lands to re and dam are not constructed within two years from and vert to United after the date of the acceptance and disposition of this States if, etc. grant by the legislature of the said State, the lands hereby granted shall revert to the United States. Lands, when to be open to and on what actual settlers, terms. If sufficient SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That at any time after the selection of the said lands, and subsequent to the completion of said lock and dam, the lands hereby granted shall be open for settlement by actual settlers upon paving to the State of Minnesota a price not exceeding one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre for the same, which shall be paid by the State to the company who may construct said lock and dam. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That if at any time. appropriation prior to the completion of the said lock and dam the government of the United States shall make an appropriation in money sufficient to construct said lock and dam, then the grant of lands herein made shall revert to the United is made to complete the dam, lands to revert. States: Provided, That this act shall have no effect on Proviso. lands already granted for railroad purposes. Approved, July 23, 1868. CHAP. 233.-An Act Making appropriations and to supply July 25, 1868. deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the Government Vol. 15, p. 171. for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 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-eight, viz. * * War Department. works on rivers For the repair, preservation, extension, and completion Repair, etc., of certain public works on rivers and harbors, to be ex- of public pended under the direction of the Secretary of War, one and harbors. million five hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That Proviso. said expenditures shall not be applied to any works not mentioned in the bill ["] "making appropriations for repairs, preservation, and completion of certain public works, and for other purposes," which passed the House of Representatives June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. Removal of iron steamship Scotland, in bor. One hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War in the removal of the wreck of the New York Hariron steamship "Scotland." now on the bar outside of Res. No. 16, Sandy Hook, near the entrance to the harbor of New York: Mar. 2, 1868. Provided, That the Secretary of War shall, after notice. given in one or more newspapers in the cities of Philadelphia, New York. and Boston, receive sealed proposals for the removal of said wreck, and make contract for the same with the lowest bidder therefor. Said contract will in no case exceed in amount the sum herein appropriated. Proposals advertised for. therefor to be Removal of sunken rock in For the removal of a sunken rock in the channel of the harbor at the port of New York, fifteen hundred and channel of thirty dollars. * Approved, July 25, 1868. The bill is printed immediately following this act. For statement showing allotment of funds under the appropriation see page 175. New York |