Sheboygan. Manitowoc. Green Bay. Manistee. White River (Lake). Muskegon. South Haven. New Buffalo. Dunkirk. Buffalo. Olcott. Oak Orchard. Bay. 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, fiftyseven thousand dollars. For improvement of Muskegon harbor, Lake Michigan, fifty-nine thousand dollars. For improving harbor of South Haven, Michigan, fortythree 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. Great Sodus For improving harbor of Big Sodus bay, New York, eighty thousand dollars. Little Sodus Bay. Oswego. Plattsburg. Kennebec River. Ogdensburg. Burlington. Thames River. St. Croix River. New Brunswick 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, twentysix 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 conto pay like sum, tribute 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. etc. Hudson River. Marcushook. 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 eleven thousand dollars. bor. Breakwater. Har For improvement of Delaware breakwater, Delaware Delaware bay, one hundred and nine thousand four hundred and ninety-three dollars and seventy cents. For improvement of Patapsco river, Maryland, seventyfive 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. Patapsco River Mouth of Mis sissippi River. Res. No. 21, Mar. 29, 1867. Ohio River. Saco River. For preservation and improvement of Boston Harbor, Boston Harbor. Massachusetts, three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. at Des Moines. For improving navigation on the Mississippi river at Improving navigation of Des Moines or Lower rapids, according to such plan as the Mississippi River Secretary of War shall on the report of a board of engineers approve, five hundred thousand dollars: Provided, however, That any canal that may be constructed around, Canal said Des Moines or Lower rapids of the Mississippi river shall be and forever remain free to the navigation and commerce of said river; and no tolls shall ever be collected thereon. For improving navigation of Mississippi river at Rock Island rapids, two hundred thousand dollars. For improving harbor of Ontonagon, Michigan, ninetyseven thousand six hundred dollars. to be free of tolls. Rock Island Rapids. Ontonagon Harbor. snag boats on 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. River. River. For building and operating one dredge or snag-boat on Wisconsin the Wisconsin river, forty thousand dollars. For improving harbor of Pentwater, Lake Michigan, Harbor of fifty-five thousand dollars. For improving harbor of Pere Marquette, Lake Michi- Pere Marquette gan, fifty thousand dollars. (Ludington Har bor). To improve the navigation of the Willamette river, Willamette Oregon, below the city of Portland, thirty thousand dol- River. lars. For removing snags and boulders throughout the Minnesota river, thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. For improvement of Providence river, Rhode Island, off Pawtuxet bar, and at the Crook, twenty-five thousand dollars. Pawtucket For improvement of the Pawtucket river, Rhode Island, seventeen thousand dollars. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the appropriation Former approof seventy-five thousand dollars for constructing works, bor at Michigan priation for harand improving the entrance into the harbor of Michigan City, how to be City, Indiana, made in and by the act approved June 1866, c. 138. twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, shall be expended. must have been ject to toll. so applied as to poses for ex pended subject of con tract. Contracts not etc. expended for the purposes aforesaid, upon the terms and in the manner hereinafter provided for other appropriaDouble amount tions under this act: Provided, That it shall be first shown expended by to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War that the sum Michigan City Harbor Co. 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 sub- That the passage of vessels to and from said harbor shall be free, and not subject to toll or charge, and the money Appropriations appropriated by this act shall be so applied as to complete complete works. 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 Fer than for herein appropriated for other purposes than for examinaaminations, etc., tions and surveys by contract: Provided, however, That by contract. when, from the nature of the work to be done, the same How to be ex- cannot, in the judgment of the Secretary, be made the work can not be subject of contract, the necessary expenditure may be otherwise ordered: Provided, That no contract shall be to be made until, 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 judg ment of the Secretary. And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of said Secretary, at the earliest practicable time, to report results of surveys to Congress the result of any survey or resurvey, with the to Congress with plan adopted and the items of expenditure under said plan; and he shall make report of all action taken under the proReport to state visions 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 of entry for the last fiscal year, and, as far as practicable, 155; what amount of commerce and navigation would be benefited by the completion of each particular work: Provided, Continued That he shall continue to make such a report the first Moncompleted. day of December, annually, until the works herein provided for shall be completed. War to report plans, etc. what. Vols. 14, p. 73; 26, p. 766. Ante, p. post, p. 607. until works are posals and con work and each etc. Separate pro- SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That whenever the Sectracts for each retary of War shall invite proposals for any works, or for class of works, 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 Disbursing offi- 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 cers, except, etc., to give bonds. officers not to re sions for dis to be at disposal ful application of the same, and no such disbursing officer United States in the army of the United States shall receive any commis-ceive commission or compensation for making such disbursements. And bursements. the moneys hereinbefore appropriated shall remain and be Appropriations at the disposal of the Secretary of War, and subject to his of Secretary of control for the purposes named in this act, until the several works and improvements herein provided for are completed, any law or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding. SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of Examinations War is hereby directed to cause examinations or surveys, both, to be made or both, as aforesaid, to be made at the following points, and purpose of 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; 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; War. or surveys, or at various points, examinations. certain other And the Potomac river, in the District of Columbia. SEC. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of Continued at 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. a The Gut is a part of the Sasanoa (or Back) River. Mar. 2, 1867. CHAP. 168.-An Act Making appropriations and to supply deficienVol. 14, p. 468. cies 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. propriations for Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Deficiency ap- the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, year ending June 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: 30, 1867. Westport Har bor. 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. * * Approved, March 2, 1867. * * Mar. 12, 1867. [No. 2.] A Resolution Extending the time for the completion of the Vol. 15. p. 20. improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. sin rivers ex Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Time for com- time provided for the completion of the improvement of the pletion of improvement of Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and a canal connecting the same, Fox and Wiscon- by section three of an act of Congress, approved August tended. eighth, eighteen hundred and forty-six, entitled, “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. 1846, c. 170, § 3; v. 9, p. 83. Mar. 16, 1867. removal of wreck Approved, March 12, 1867. CHAP. 3.-An Act To repeal a joint resolution entitled "A resolution to provide for the removal of the wreck of the steamship "Scotland," approved January twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Resolution for of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That of steamship the joint resolution entitled "A resolution to provide for the trance to New removal of the wreck of the steamship Scotland," approved York Harbor re- January twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and sixty seven, 1867, Res. No. 8. be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Scotland from en pealed. |