Proviso. making the appropriation: Provided, That not more than one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, including the sum already expended on that part of the river, shall be expended below the said town of Florence. Approved, July 16, 1832. Mar. 2, 1833. CHAP. 54.—An Act Making appropriations for the civil and diploVol. 4, p. 619. matic expenses of Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-three. Reappropriations, Savannah 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, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, viz: * * * * For removing obstructions in the Savannah river, being Harbor. part of the balance of an appropriation carried to the surplus fund, forty-three dollars six cents. Mar. 2, 1833. Vol. 4, p. 645. for improvement gan. CHAP. 64.-An Act For improving the navigation of certain rivers in the Territories of Florida and Michigan, and for surveys, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, of rivers in Flor- for the purpose of removing obstructions, and improving ida and Michi- the navigation of certain rivers in the territories of Florida and Michigan, the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury; to be expended under the direction of the President of the United States. Escambia River. Ocklockonee River. Choctaw hatchee River. Chicago Harbor. Survey of White and St. Francis rivers. For removing obstructions in, and improving the navigation of, the Escambia river, five thousand dollars. For improving the navigation of Ochlochney river, five thousand dollars. For improving the navigation of the Choctawhachie river, as recommended by the Postmaster General, for the transportation of the mail from Pensacola to Tallahassee, five thousand dollars. For improving the harbour at Chicago on lake Michigan, twenty-five thousand dollars. For a survey of White and Saint Francis rivers, in the territory of Arkansas, five hundred dollars. Approved, March 2, 1833. CHAP. 66.—An Act To improve the navigation of the Potomac River Mar. 2, 1833. between Georgetown and Alexandria, and for other purposes. Vol. 4, p. 646. citizens of improve naviga Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, to Appropriation in order to aid the citizens of Georgetown in removing the Georgetown to obstruction to their navigation, by causing the cut already tion of Potomac, made through the bar, below the town, to be enlarged etc. and deepened; and for the further purpose of enabling them to make a free turnpike road to the district line on the Virginia side of the river, and to purchase of the present proprietors, and make forever free, the bridge over the Little Falls of Potomac river, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said sum shall be paid, from time to time, by the Secretary of the Treasury, to the order of the corporation of Georgetown, in such sums as to enable the said corporation to effect the purposes aforesaid. How to be paid. SEC. 3. And be it further enacted, That before the said Condition. sum be paid over to the said corporation, it shall pass an ordinance to make said road and bridge free, and to be kept in repair by said corporation forever. Approved, March 2, 1833. CHAP. 69.-An Act Making appropriations for carrying on certain works heretofore commenced for the improvement of harbours and rivers, and, also, for continuing and repairing the Cumberland road, and certain territorial roads. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Mar. 2, 1833. Vol. 4, p. 648. of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That Appropriations. the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for carrying on or completing certain works and roads heretofere commenced, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. water. For carrying on the Delaware breakwater, two hundred Delaware Breakand seventy thousand dollars. Black River For removing a sand bar at the mouth of Black river, (Lorain Harbor). Ohio, two thousand four hundred dollars. Creek. For a pier head at Cunningham creek, Ohio, five hundred Cunningham dollars. Creek. For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouthAshtabula of Ashtabula creek, Ohio, three thousand four hundred dollars. For completing the improvement of the harbour of Pres- (Erie) Harbor. que Isle, Pennsylvania, six thousand dollars. Buffalo Har For completing the pier at the mouth of Buffalo harbour, bor New York, thirty-one thousand seven hundred dollars. Genesee River For improving the entrance of Gennesee river, New (Charlotte Har York, fifteen thousand dollars. bor). Great Sodus Bay. Oswego. Merrimac River. Plymouth For removing obstructions at the mouth of Big Sodus bay, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. For completing the pier and mole at Oswego, New York, eight thousand four hundred dollars. For the completion of the breakwater at the mouth of the Merrimack river, four thousand nine hundred dollars. For repairing Plymouth beach, six hundred dollars. Breakwater at For the breakwater at Hyannis, Massachusetts, five thousand dollars. beach. Hyannis. Newcastle, Marcushook, For improving the harbours of New Castle, Marcus and Port Penn. Hook, Chester, and Port Penn, in the Delaware, four thousand dollars. Ocracoke Inlet. Cape Fear River. Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers. St. Marks River. Channel tween St. Marys For carrying on the improvement of Ocracoke inlet, North Carolina, sixteen thousand seven hundred dollars. For improving Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, North Carolina, twenty-eight thousand dollars. For improving the navigation of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars. * * * * * For completing the improvement of St. Mark's river and harbour in Florida, in addition to the unexpended balance of former appropriations, one thousand five hundred dollars. be- For completing the improvement of the inland channel and St. Johns. between St. Mary's and St. John's, in Florida, nine thousand dollars. For the completion of the removal of obstructions in the harbour and river Appilachicola, in Florida, according to the report and estimate of the engineer, Lieutenant Long, eight thousand seven hundred dollars, including the unexpended appropriation of last year. For defraying the expenses incidental to making examinations and surveys under the act of the thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, twenty-five thousand dollars. CHAP. 90.-An Act Further to extend the powers of the board of canal commissioners for the improvement of the Tennessee river in the state of Alabama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Commissioners of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That pend improve the commissioners appointed by the state of Alabama to see River. superintend the improvement of the Tennessee river, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby authorized to suspend the improvement of so much of said river as is below Florence, in said State, and every other part of the same, until the canal and other improvements, between Lamb's ferry and Campbell's ferry, shall have 1828, c. 75. been completed; anything in the act entitled "An act to grant certain relinquished and unappropriated lands to the State of Alabama for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Tennessee, Coosa, Cahawba, and Black Warrior rivers," approved twenty-third of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, to the contrary notwithstanding. Approved, March 2, 1833. CHAP. 101.—An Act For the relief of Peter Bargy, junior, Stephen Mar. 2, 1833. Norton, and Hiram Wolverton. Vol. 6, p. 541. Payment for across Savannah annah. Be it enacted by the Senate, and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That labor, etc., in conthe Secretary of the Treasury pay, out of any money in structing a dam the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Peter Bargy, River below Sayjunior, Stephen Norton, and Hiram Wolverton, the sum of eight thousand four hundred and thirty dollars and sixty-two cents, on account of the money and labor paid and bestowed by them in endeavoring to construct a dam across a part of the Savannah river, in the State of Georgia, under and by virtue of a contract made with a Commissioner of the United States to remove obstructions in the mouth of said river, according to the act of May Act May 18, eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six. Approved, March 2, 1833. 1826, c. 73. III. RESOLUTION giving the right of way through the property of the United States at Harper's Ferry, to the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company. June 25, 1834. use. way and re Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That of Grant of right the President of the United States of America be, and he is striction of its hereby, authorized to convey to the Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company, free of charge, the right of way through the property held by the United States at Harper's Ferry, (and at present not improved,) if, in his opinion, it should not be inconsistent with the public service; and, also, on the same terms, so much of the ground between the arsenal and the Shenandoah river, and near its junction with. the Potomac, as may be deemed consistent with the public interest: to be used for the benefit of the said company in the deposit and accommodation of the trade of said Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company only, and for no other purpose whatever: Provided, nevertheless, That the said Proviso. railroad shall be so located, in the judgment of two or more skillfull engineers of the army of the United States, who may be deputed by the President of the United States to H. Doc. 425, 58-3-5 or injure future navigation of Not to impede make such location, as not to impede or injure, in any manimprovement of ner, the future improvement of the navigation of the river Shenandoah Shenandoah by a lock and dam navigation, or by extending a canal along the left bank thereof, to the river Potomac, or to the canal now constructed along the left bank of the said river. River, etc. Approved, June 25, 1834. June 27, 1834. Vol. 4, p. 689. G. Trumbull, Stonington. P. H. Perrault, St. Augustine. CHAP. 92.-An Act Making appropriations for the civil and diplomatic expenses of Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. 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, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, viz: For payment of balance due Gurdon Trumbull, superintendent of the public works at Stonington harbour, two hundred and sixty-two dollars sixteen cents. For payment of Major P. H. Perrault, balance due on account of the survey of the harbour of St. Augustine, two dollars and eighty-four cents. June 28, 1834. rivers. CHAP. 103.--An Act Making additional appropriations for certain harbours, and removing obstructions in the mouths of certain rivers, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That for harbors and the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, for carrying on and completing certain works heretofore commenced, viz: Kennebunk River. Merrimac River. Plymouth beach. Beach at Provincetown. Hyannis break water. Newcastle, Marcushook, and Port Penn. Ocracoke Inlet. For piers at the entrance of Kennebunk river, ten thousand three hundred dollars. For the breakwater at the mouth of Merrimack river, three thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars. For the preservation of Plymouth beach, two thousand dollars. For the preservation of the beach at Provincetown harbour, Massachusetts, four thousand four hundred dollars. For the breakwater at Hyannis harbour, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For improving the harbours of Newcastle, Marcus Hook, Chester, and Port Penn, in the Delaware river, six thousand one hundred and thirty-three dollars. For carrying on the improvements of Ocracok inlet, North Carolina, fifteen thousand dollars, |