Chapter XLIV. making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers
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Chap. XLIV.— An Act making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers.June 11, 1844. *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, for the prosecution and completion of the following works, viz: For the improvement of the Ohio river between Pittsburg and the Ohio river.
Falls of Louisville, one hundred thousand dollars: For the improvement of the Ohio river below the Falls at Louisville, and of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars: For removing obstructions to the navigation in the harbor of St. Louis, Harbor of St. Louis. twenty-five thousand dollars: For the continuation of the breakwater structure at Burlington, Lake Breakwater at Burlington, Vt. Champlain, State of Vermont, ten thousand dollars:
For the continuation of the breakwater structure at Plattsburg, on Breakwater at Plattsburg, N. York. Lake Champlain, State of New York, ten thousand dollars: For the continuation of the works at Port Ontario, Lake Ontario, five Port Ontario. thousand dollars: For the continuation of the works at the harbor of Oswego, Lake Oswego harbor. Ontario, State of New York, twenty thousand dollars: For the further removal of obstructions at the mouth of the Genesee Genesee river. river, in the State of New York, ten thousand dollars:
For the continuation of the work at Oak Orchard Creek, Lake Ontario, Oak Orchard creek. five thousand dollars: For continuing the improvement at Big Sodus bay, Lake Ontario, Big Sodus bay. five thousand dollars: For continuation and enlargement of the present harbor at Buffalo, Buffalo harbor. State of New York, forty thousand dollars: For continuation of the works at Dunkirk, State of New York, five Dunkirk. thousand dollars: For continuation of the works at the harbor of Erie, on Lake Erie, Erie harbor. forty thousand dollars:
For the continuation of the works at Conneaut harbor, in the State Conneaut harbor.of Ohio, five thousand dollars: For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio, Ashtabula harbor. five thousand dollars: For the further improvement of Grand River harbor, in the State of Grand River harbor. Ohio, ten thousand dollars: For continuing the works at the Huron harbor, on Lake Erie, five Huron harbor. thousand dollars: 662TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 45, 46. 1844.
For the continuation of the works at the harbor of Cleveland, Ohio, Cleveland harbor. twenty-five thousand dollars: For the preservation of the harbor at Sandusky city, Ohio, and improving Harbor of Sandusky city. the same, fifteen thousand dollars; the same to be expended under the orders of the Secretary of War, and according to such plan of improvement as may be recommended by him: For the further improvement of River Raisin harbor, Michigan, River Raisin harbor. twenty thousand dollars:
For the further improvement of the harbor at St. Joseph, Michigan, Harbor of St. Joseph. twenty thousand dollars: For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Michigan city, Harbor of Michigan city. State of Indiana, twenty-five thousand dollars: For the further improvement of the harbor of Chicago, Illinois, thirty Harbor of Chicago. thousand dollars: For continuing the works at the harbor at Milwaukie, Wisconsin, Harbor of Milwaukie. twenty thousand dollars: For the preservation and repair of harbors on the lakes, other than Harbors on the lakes, not enumerated, but authorized by law. those enumerated, the construction of which has been authorized by law, and which have been partially completed, twenty thousand dollars.
Approved, June 11, 1844.