Chapter XXIII. for the Construction of certain Roads in the Territory of Minnesota, and for other Purposes
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Chap. XXIII.— An Act for the Construction of certain Roads in the Territory of Minnesota, and for other Purposes.July 18, 1850. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That the following Appropriations made for the construction of certain roads in the Territory of Minnesota. sums of money be, and they are hereby, appropriated for the construction of roads in the Territory of Minnesota, to wit: For the construction of a road from Point Douglass, on the Mississippi River, via Cottage Grove, Stillwater, Marine Mills, and Falls of St.
Croix, to the falls or rapids of the St. Louis River of Lake Superior, fifteen thousand dollars; for the construction of a road from Point Douglass, via Cottage Grove, Red Rock, St. Paul, and Falls of St. Anthony, to Fort Gaines, ten thousand dollars; for the construction of a road from the mouth of Swan River, or the most available point between it and the Sauk Rapids, to the Winnebago agency at Long Prairie, five thousand dollars; for the construction of a road from Wahashaw to Mendoza, five thousand dollars; and for the survey and laying out of a military road from Mendoza to the mouth of the Big Sioux River, on the Missouri, five thousand dollars.
The said roads to be constructed under the direction of the Secretary of War, pursuant to contracts to be Secretary of War to make contracts. made by him. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That the governors of OregonThe governors of Oregon and Minnesota to report to Congress the amount of money expended.440THIRTY-FIRST CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 24, 25, 27. 1850. and Minnesota shall report to Congress annually a detailed statement of the expenditure of money appropriated by Congress for the use or benefit of said Territories, which is expended under the order or supervision of the governor and assembly.
Approved, July 18, 1850.