TWENTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch.29, 30,31. 1829.
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Chap. XXIX. — An Act making appropriations for complying certain roads, andfor making examinations and surveys.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be,and the same are hereby appropriated, to wit: For continuing the roadfrom Detroit to Chicago as far as the boundary line of the state of Indi-ana , eight thousand dollars. For defraying the expenses incidental tomaking examinations and surveys under the act of thirtieth of April, onethousand eight hundred and twenty-four, thirty thousand dollars. Forcompleting the road from Detroit to Saganaw, ten thousand dollars.For completing the road from Detroit to fort Gratiot, fifteen thousanddollars. For the completion and improvement of the military roadrecommended by the quartermaster general, between Pensacola andBlakeley and Mobile Point, three thousand dollars.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several sums, herebyappropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not other-wise appropriated.
Approved, March 2, 1829.
Surveys, &c.under act ofApril 30, 1S24,ch. 46.
Road fromDetroit to Sag-anaw and fortGratiot; and be-tween Pensaco-la and MobilePoint.
Chap. XXX. — An Act for the construction of the Cumberland road, westwardlyof Zanesville , (a)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the sum of one hun-dred thousand dollars, of any money not otherwise appropriated, be, andthe same is hereby appropriated, for the purpose of opening and makingthe Cumberland road, westwardly from Zanesville, in the state of Ohio ;which said sum of one hundred thousand dollars shall be replaced out ofthe fund reserved for laying out and making roads, under the directionof Congress , by the several acts passed for the admission of the states ofOhio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri , into the union on an equal foot-ing with the original states.
Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, for the immediate accomplish-ment of this object, the second and third sections of the act, entitled“ An act for the continuation of the Cumberland road,” that passed thethird of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, which authorize theappointment, prescribe the duties, and fix the compensation of a super-intendent of said road, shall be in force, and apply to the constructionof the road authorized by this act.
Approved, March 2, 1829.
Appropria-tion to be re-placed fromroad fund, &c.
Appointmentof superintend-ent.
1825, ch. S8.
His dutiesand compensa-tion.
Chap. XXXI. — An Act for the continuation of the Cumberland road, (a)
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the UnitedStates of America, in Congress assembled, That the road located throughthe state of Indiana, as declared by the act of Congress , entitled “Anact to authorize the appointment of commissioners to lay out the roadtherein mentioned,” approved fifteenth May, eighteen hundred andtwenty, and the act, entitled “ An act for the continuation of the Cum-berland road,” approved third of March, eighteen hundred and twenty-five, the President of the United States shall cause the said road to beopened eighty feet wide, by cutting off the timber, removing it from theroad, and digging down the banks preparatory to making a turnpike
Cumberlandroad throughIndiana , to beopened fromIndianapolis tothe east andwest boundaryof the state.1820, ch. 123.1825, ch. 98.
(a) See notes of the acts which have been passed relative to the Cumberland road, vol. ii. p. 357.