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the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivera,” be extended so as toinclude, in its operation, the improvement of the Mississippi from NewOrleans to the Gulf of Mexico , and the deepening of the bar at themouth of the Mississippi .
For improving the navigation of the Arkansas river, fifteen thousanddollars ; Provided, The engineer department, after due examination, issatisfied that, during a portion of the ensuing year, the men and machinenow employed in removing obstructions in the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, can be more usefully employed in removing those of the Arkan-sas river : Provided, That the compensation of the superintendent of theOhio and Mississippi rivers, shall be the sum of three thousand dollarsper annum, in full for all his services; and he shall not hereafter beallowed any thing in the shape of commissions in his disbursements.
For improving the mouth of Conneaut creek, Ohio , seven thousandeight hundred dollars.
For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth of Ashtabula creek, Ohio , three thousand eight hundred dollars.
For a pier head at Cunningham creek, Ohio , one thousand five hun-dred dollars.
For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth of Grandriver, Ohio , two thousand six hundred dollars.
For completing the improvement of Cleveland harbour, Ohio , sixthousand six hundred dollars.
For removing a sand bar at the mouth of Black river, Ohio , eightthousand dollars.
For removing obstructions at the mouth of Huron river, Ohio , onethousand five hundred dollars.
For piers at La Plaisance bay, Michigan , eight thousand dollars.
For the improvement of tfie navigation of the Cumberland river, thirtythousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the War Depart-ment .
For the removal of the obstructions fo the navigation of the Savannahriver, between the mouth thereof and the city of Savannah , the sumof twenty-five thousand dollars, including the balance of the former ap-propriation to the same object, to be expended according to a plan andan estimate of the Department of War .
For defraying the expenses incidental to making examinations andsurveys under the act of thirtieth April, one thousand eight hundred andtwenty-four, thirty thousand dollars.
For repairs of the Cumberland road east of the Ohio river, and otherneedful improvements on said road, to carry into effect the provisions ofan act of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, entitled “ An act for thepreservation and repair of the Cumberland road,” (a) passed the fourthday of April, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one; and of an actof the General Assembly of the state of Maryland , entitled “ An act forthe preservation and repair of that part of the United States ’ road withinthe limits of the state of Maryland, ” (a) passed the twenty-third day of Janu-
Surveys.
Act of April 30,1824, ch. 46.
Cumberland
road.
Act of March2,1831, ch. 97.
(a) The acts passed by the legislatures of Pennsylvania and Maryland are,
An act for the preservation and repair of the Cumberland road.
Whereas, that part of the Cumberland road lying within the state of Pennsylvania is in many parts inbad condition, for want of repairs, and as doubts have been entertained whether the United States haveauthority to erect toll-gates on said road, and collect toll j and as a large proportion of the people of thiscommonwealth are interested in said road, and its constant continuance and preservation: Therefore,Sec. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met , and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same , That as soon as the con-sent of the government of the United States shall have been obtained, as hereinafter provided, WilliamF. Coplan, David Downer, of Fayette county, Stephen Hill, Benjamin Anderson, of Washington county,and Thomas Endsley, of Smithfield, Somerset county, shall be, and they are hereby, appointed com-missioners, a majority of whom shall be sufficient to transact business, who shall hold their offices for
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