Chapter LXIX. making appropriations for carrying on certain marks heretofore commenced for the improvement of harbours and rivers, and, also, for continuing and repairing the Cumberland road, and certain territorial roads
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Chap. LXIX.— An Act making appropriations for carrying on certain marks heretofore commenced for the improvement of harbours and rivers, and, also, for continuing and repairing the Cumberland road, and certain territorial roads. March 2, 1833.[Obsolete.] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled*, Appropriations. That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for carrying on or completing certain works and roads heretofore commenced, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Delaware breakwater.For carrying on the Delaware breakwater, two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. Black river.For removing a sand bar at the mouth of Black river, Ohio, two thousand four hundred dollars. Cunningham creek.For a pier head at Cunningham creek, Ohio, five hundred dollars. Ashtabula creek.For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth of Ashtabula creek, Ohio, three thousand four hundred dollars. Presque Isle.For completing the improvement of the harbour of Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, six thousand dollars.
Buffalo harbour.For completing the pier at the mouth of Buffalo harbour, New York, thirty-one thousand seven hundred dollars. Gennesee river.For improving the entrance of Gennesee river, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. Big Sodus bay.For removing obstructions at the mouth of Big Sodus bay, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. Oswego.For completing the pier and mole al Oswego, New York, eight thousand four hundred dollars. Merrimack river.For the completion of the breakwater at the mouth of the Merrimack river, four thousand nine hundred dollars.
Plymouth beach.For repairing Plymouth beach, six hundred dollars. Breakwater at Hyannis.For the breakwater at Hyannis, Massachusetts, five thousand dollars. New Castle, Marcus Hook, and Port Penn.For improving the harbours of New Castle, Marcus Hook, Chester, and Port Penn, in the Delaware, four thousand dollars. Ocracoke inlet.For carrying on the improvement of Ocracoke inlet, North Carolina, sixteen thousand seven hundred dollars. Capo Fear river.For improving Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, North Carolina, twenty-eight thousand dollars.
Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi.For improving the navigation of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars. Detroit road to Saganaw bay.For continuing the road from Detroit to Saganaw bay, fifteen thousand dollars. St. Mark’s.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. Detroit road to Grand river.For the road from Detroit to Grand river of Lake Michigan, twenty-five thousand dollars.
Detroit road to Chicago.For continuing the road from Detroit towards Chicago, in the territory of Michigan, eight thousand dollars. TWENTY-SECOND CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 70. 1833. 649 For paying the balance due the commissioner for surveying and markingRoad to Chicago. the road from La Plaisance bay, to intersect the road to Chicago, within the territory of Michigan, six hundred and eight dollars and seventy-six cents. For making the said road, fifteen thousand dollars. For completing the improvement of the inland channel between St.Channel between St.
Mary’s and St, John’s. Mary’s and St. John’s, in Florida, nine thousand dollars. For the completion of the removal of obstructions in the harbour andHarbour and river Appilachicola. 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 repairing the Cumberland road east of the Ohio, one hundred andCumberland road. twenty-five thousand dollars.
For continuing the Cumberland road in Ohio, west of Zanesville, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. For continuing the Cumberland road in the state of Indiana, one hundred thousand dollars. For continuing the Cumberland road in Illinois, seventy thousand dollars. For repairs of the Cumberland road in Virginia, thirty-four thousand four hundred and forty dollars. For payment of a balance due the commissioner under the act of thirdRoad to New Mexico. March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five, for marking out a road to the confines of New Mexico, one thousand five hundred and four dollars and fifty-four cents.
For defraying the expenses incidental to making examinations andExaminations and surveys. surveys under the act of the thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, twenty-five thousand dollars. For payment of balance due Joseph C. Brown, for running the western boundary of the state of Missouri, one hundred and forty dollars. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted*, That the Secretary of War be, andPresident to alter route of the Cumberland road. he is hereby, authorized, by and with the approbation of the President of the United States, to change the location of the route of the Cumberland road, near Cumberland and Wills’ mountain, according to the survey and report thereon of Captain Delafield, of the corps of engineers.
Approved, March 2, 1833.