At the harbor of Cambridge and harbor of Queenstown, Maryland; At the mouth of the Apalachicola river, Florida; At Nag's head, in North Carolina, with a view of reopening the old inlet near that place; Survey of the Wabash river, from its mouth to the town of Wabash, Indiana; For the survey of the Willamette river, above Oregon City, Oregon; For the survey of the Umpqua river, Oregon; River and Bay. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That the sum of Ship canal forty-two thousand [and] nine hundred dollars be paid in Patapsco out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropri- Chesapeake ated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, to the widening and deepening the ship canal in the Patapsco river and Chesapeake bay, leading toward the harbor of Baltimore. Susquehanna examine all Ohio River, and structed there SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the sum of Mouth of twelve thousand dollars, of any unappropriated money River. in the treasury, be paid and applied, under the direction of the Secretary of War, to deepen the harbor or waters at the mouth of the Susquehanna river. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary Engineers to of War is hereby authorized and required to detail three bridges across engineers, whose duty it shall be to examine all bridges report if navi now erected, or in process of erection, across the Ohio gation is obriver, and to report whether, in their opinion, such by, etc. bridges, or any of them, as now constructed, or proposed to be constructed, do or will interfere with the free and safe navigation of said river; and if they do or will so interfere, to report also what extent of span and elevation above water will be required to prevent obstruction to navigation, and their estimate of the cost required to change such bridges now built, or being built, to such width of span and elevation above the water as will prevent obstruction to navigation, such report to be made and communicated to the next session of Congress. Appoved, July 11, 1870. CHAP. 292.-An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil July 15, 1870. expenses of the Government for the year ending June thirty, Vol. 16, p. 291. eighteen hundred and seventy-one, 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 be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, viz.: * * Del. For repairing the stone piers belonging to the United Newcastle, States in the harbor of New Castle, Delaware, two thousand five hundred dollars. Bulkhead rock. Western, etc., rivers. Appropriation for stone, Delaware Bay. 172, §4; 1873, For the improvement of Bulkhead rock in Providence river, Rhode Island, two thousand five hundred dollars. For examinations and surveys on western and northwestern rivers, fifty thousand dollars. * * * * * SEC. 12. And be it further enacted, That two hundred etc., pier in and twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as 1871, c. 21, may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appropri$10: 1872cated to construct a good and substantial pier of stone or c. 233, §4. iron in the Delaware bay, at or near Lewes, in Sussex county, in the State of Delaware, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War. Junction and Breakwater etc. SEC. 13. And be it further enacted, That it may and Railroad may shall be lawful for the president, directors, and company run over pler, of the Junction and Breakwater railroad, in the State of Delaware, to extend their railroad upon and over said pier, and freely to use said pier in connection with their said road, subject to such regulations and charges for maintenance and repairs as the Secretary of War may adopt. * Approved, July 15, 1870. Jan. 18, 1871. CHAP. 21.-An Act Making an additional appropriation for the Vol. 16, p. 399. improvement of the Louisville and Portland Canal for the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and for other purposes. tion for Louis land Canal. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemAppropria- bled, That the additional sum of two hundred thousand ville and Port- dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the improvement of the Louisville and Portland CaFor work at nal during the current fiscal year, to be expended in acRapids, Missis-cordance with existing laws; and for the completion of sippi River. the section work at the Des Moines rapids, three hundred and forty-one thousand dollars. the Des Moines Approved, January 18, 1871. Feb. 2, 1871. CHAP. 34.-An Act Making a temporary appropriation for the Vol. 16, p. 402. prosecution of the work upon the improvement of Saint Mary's Falls Canal and Saint Mary's River, Michigan. tion for im Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentaAppropria- tives of the United States of America in Congress assemprovement of bled, That there be, and is hereby, appropriated, to be St. Marys Falls paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise apMarys River. propriated, to be expended under the direction and super Canal and St. intendence of the Secretary of War, for the purpose of continuing the prosecution of the work upon the improvement of Saint Mary's Falls canal and Saint Mary's river, the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. Approved, February 2, 1871. [No. 40.] A Resolution Authorizing water gauges to be estab- Feb. 21, 1871. lished and observations to be made upon the Mississippi River Vol. 16, p. 598. and its principal tributaries, with a view to obtaining informaton required for the protection of the alluvial lands against overflow, and for the improvement of navigation. to be estab made of rise Missis Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, author- Water gauges ized and directed to have water gauges established, and lished and obdaily observations made of the rise and fall of the Lower servations Mississippi river and its chief tributaries, at or in the and fall of vicinity of Saint Louis, Cairo, Memphis, Helena, Na-sissipi, etc., at poleon. Providence, Vicksburg, Red River Landing, certain desig Baton Rouge, and Carrollton, on the Mississippi, between Vol. 25, pp. the mouth of the Missouri and the Gulf of Mexico, and at or in the vicinity of Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri; 512, 516. Rock Island, on the Upper Mississippi; Louisville, on the Ohio; Florence, on the Tennessee;_ Jacksonport, on the White River; Little Rock, on the Arkansas; And Alexandria, on the Red River; and such other places as the Secretary of War may deem advisable: the expenditure for the same to be made from the appropriation for the improvement of rivers and har places. 421, 424. Post, pp. bors: Provided, That the annual cost of the observations Expenditure shall not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars per an- $5,000 a year. num. Approved, February 21, 1871. not to exceed [No. 47.] Joint Resolution Extending the time for the completion Mar. 2, 1871. of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal. Vol. 16, p. 599. completion of and Lake Su Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives Time for of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Portage Lake That the time for the completion of the Portage Lake and perior Ship Lake Superior ship canal be, and the same is hereby, ex- Canal extended to the third day of March, A. D. eighteen hundred 1865, c. 102; and seventy-two. Approved, March 2, 1871. tended. 1866, c. 161; 1869, res. No. 16; 1872, c. 66; 1873, c. 323. Mar. 3, 1871. CHAP. 114.-An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil Vol. 16, p. 495. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and for other purposes. Miscellane ous. Payment to John B. Brown for work on Portland Canal. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * And Godfrey Weitzel, of the corps of engineers, United States army, and in charge of the improvement of the Louisville and Louisville canal, is hereby empowered and directed, subject to the approval of the chief of said corps of engineers, to adjust and pay, out of any money appropriated for the improvement of said canal, to John B. Brown, any legal or equitable claim he may have against the United States arising out of his contract by him to perform work on said improvement of said canal, in eighteen hundred and seventy: Provided, That there shall not be paid to him in any event over eight thousand two hundred dollars, nor more under that sum than, together with any sums already paid him on account of said contract and work, shall be equal to the fair and reasonable value to the government of the work done by him for the government under such contract. Limit to amount. Mar. 3, 1871. * Approved, March 3, 1871. CHAP. 118.-An Act Making appropriations for the repair, Vol. 16, p. 538. preservation, and completion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. Appropria tions for republic works pair, etc., of on rivers and harbors. Superior. Marquette. Green Bay. Manitowoc. Sheboygan. Port Wash Ington. Milwaukee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the repair, preservation, and completion of the following public works hereinafter named: For improvement of Superior City harbor, Wisconsin, sixty thousand dollars. For improvement of Marquette harbor, Lake Superior, Michigan, sixty thousand dollars. For improvement of Green Bay harbor, Wisconsin, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars. For improvement of Manitowoc harbor, Wisconsin, eleven thousand dollars. For improvement of Sheboygan harbor, Wisconsin, fifteen thousand dollars. For improvement of Port Washington harbor, Wisconsin, fifteen thousand dollars. For improvement of Milwaukee harbor, Wisconsin, thirty-eight thousand dollars. For improvement of Racine harbor, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of Kenosha harbor, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. Racine. Kenosha. For improvement, of Two-Rivers harbor, Wisconsin, Two Rivers. twenty-five thousand dollars. For improvement of Ahnapee harbor, Wisconsin, twenty-five thousand dollars. Ahnapee. Menominee For improvement of harbor at mouth of Menomonee Mouth of river, Wisconsin and Michigan, twenty-five thousand dol- River. lars. River. For improvement of the north and south branches of Shrewsbury the Shrewsbury river, New Jersey, fourteen thousand dollars. For improvement of Aux Becs Scies harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of South river, New Jersey, fitteen thousand dollars. For the removal of obstructions of Salem river, New Jersey, four thousand dollars. Aux Becs Scies (Frankfort). South River. Salem River. Manistee Harbor. River. For improvement of Manistee harbor, Michigan, nine thousand dollars. For improvement of Ouachita river from the Louis- Ouachita iana State line to the town of Arkadelphia, in the State of Arkansas, on said river, twenty-five thousand dollars. For improvement of Pere Marquette harbor, Michigan, Pere Marten thousand dollars. For improvement of Pentwater harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. quette (Ludington). Pentwater. For improvement of White River harbor, Michigan, White River twenty thousand dollars. For improvement of Muskegan harbor, Michigan, fif teen thousand dollars. (Lake). Muskegon. Grand For improvement of Grand Haven harbor, Michigan, Haven. six thousand dollars. For improvement of Black Lake harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of Saugutuck harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of Cheboygan harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of South Haven harbor, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. Black Lake (Holland). Saugatuck. Cheboygan. South Haven. For improvement of Saint Joseph harbor, Michigan, St. Joseph. ten thousand dollars. For improvement of Saint Mary's Falls canal and Falls Canal Saint Mary's river, Michigan, two hundred and fifty and St. Marys thousand dollars. River. Au Sable For improvement of Au Sable river, Michigan, ten River." thousand dollars. Sandbeach For harbor of refuge, Lake Huron, Michigan, one hun- (Harbor dred thousand dollars["]. The location is at what was formerly known as Sandbeach. The town that has since grown up is now called Harbor Beach. Beach). |