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FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 299. 1804. 349 Improving Warwick River, Maryland: Continuing improvement, two “’=*"*’i¤l< Ri*¤·M·l· thousand dollars. Improving Patapsco River and channel to Baltimore: Continuing rmpsw nmnmti. improvement from main ship channel to Curtis Bay, twelve thousand dollars. “ That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to D<$¤»g¤¤·¤$¤<i0h¤¤¤· appoint a board, to consist of an officer of the Engineer Corps of the p°”`|"’ (’““1’ United States Army, not below the rank of lieutenantcolonel, an officer of the United States Navy, not below the rank of captain, and two civilians, who, together with the Chief of the Engineers of the United States Army, shall examine and determine, from the surveys heretofore made under the direction of the W'ar Department, the most feasible route for the construction of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. And in making such selection said board shall select a route which in its tB<>¤¤1¢<>¤¤1¤¤¤¤¤*¤» judgment shall give the greatest facility to commerce and will be best ° °` adapted for national defense. The said board shall report its conclu· R°P°"· sions to the Secretary of War, who shall transmit the same to Congress at its next session; and the sum of five thousand dollars is hereby . appropriated to pay the expenses of the said board. . Improving Potomac River, Washington, District of Columbia: Con- P¢>*<>¤¤¤¤ R**¤¢·D-C- tinuing improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Improving Appomattox River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, V;§PP°”*““°’· H“'“· nve thousand dollars. Improving Nansemond River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, V£““‘°“‘°"‘l R“`°'· ten thousand dollars, including survey and preparing estimate for the improvement of Nandua creek. Improving James River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, one •7¤¤¤€= Ri"°¤V¤- hundred thousand dollars. ‘ _ _ Improving Mattaponi River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, tour M"““P°“‘R"’°’·V“· thousand dollars, of which one thousand five hundred dollars shall be expended between Aylett’s and Guinea’s bridges. _ _ _ Improving Nomini Creek, Virginia: Continuing improvement, five °‘°"‘““C"°k’V“‘ thousand dollars. _ Improving Pamunkey River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, two v§*“’““k°Y R“’°'· thousand dollars. _ Improving Rappahannock River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, °,F$§P"““""°°" m"` ten thousand dollars. {_ b_ C k V Improving Urbanna Creek, Virginia: Continuing improvement, three T "”°° "°° ’ _°` thousand dollars. Improving York River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, twenty Y°'k m'°’·v" thousand dollars. Improving Aquia Creek, Virginia: Continuing improvement, three **1***** c'°°*‘·"“· thousand dollars._ _ Improving Occoquan Creek, Virginia: Continuing improvement, five °“`°°""““°"°°*‘v“‘ thousand dollars. J R Y J_ B Protecting Jamestown Island from the encroacliments of James River, ,,,,§‘{f‘§’f‘,;,,{,Z;'??-.f"°° ' ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Lower Muchudcc Improving Lower Machodoc Creek, Virginia: Continuing improve- cmrva. ment, three thousand dollars. mk R.; r W Y. Improving Elk River, \Vest Virginia: Continuing improvement, two I °‘ ` thousand dollars. _ Improving Guyandotte River, West Virginia: For maintenance, two w‘?$§f‘“°°"° R‘"" thousand dollars. Gmc_ R1 V H Improving Gauley River, West Virginia: Continuing improvement, w_ v,_’ ’ three thousand dollars.,mm,mR,,,,,_N_C_ Improving Roanoke River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, thi thousand dollars. Improvymlg inland waterway between Beaufort Harbor and New w“§L$'H?££??d?" River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement. two thousand nve hundred dollars. T B ,_; C Improving Trent River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, '°"‘ "°'··· · four thousand dollars.