The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes ThereonSearight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
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The Old Pike: A History of the National Road, with Incidents, Accidents, and Anecdotes Thereon
Searight, Thomas B. (Thomas Brownfield)
Cumberland Road; Pennsylvania -- Biography
24. Act of March 2, 1831, appropriates $100,000 for
opening, grading, &c., west of Zanesville,
Ohio; $950 for repairs during the year 1830;
$2,700 for work heretofore done east of Zanesville;
$265.85 for arrearages for the survey from
Zanesville to the capital of Missouri; and $75,000
for opening, grading, &c., in the State of Indiana,
including bridge over White river, near Indianapolis,
and progressing to eastern and western boundaries;
$66,000 for opening, grading, and bridging in
Illinois; to be paid from the fund, acts admitting
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri 244,915 85
25. Act of July 3, 1832, appropriates $150,000 for
repairs east of the Ohio river; $100,000 for
continuing the road west of Zanesville; $100,000
for continuing the road in Indiana, including
bridge over east and west branch of White
river; $70,000 for continuing road in
Illinois; to be paid from the fund acts admitting
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, 420,000 00
26. Act of March 2, 1833, appropriates to carry on
certain improvements east of the Ohio river,
$125,000; in Ohio, west of Zanesville, $130,000;
in Indiana, $100,000; in Illinois, $70,000; in
Virginia, $34,440 459,440 00
27. Act of June 24, 1834, appropriates $200,000 for
continuing the road in Ohio; $150,000 for
continuing the road in Indiana; $100,000 for
continuing the road in Illinois, and $300,000 for
the entire completion of repairs east of Ohio, to
meet provisions of the Acts of Pennsylvania (April
4, 1831), Maryland (Jan. 23, 1832), and Virginia
(Feb. 7, 1832), accepting the road surrendered to
the States, the United States not thereafter to be
subject for any expense for repairs. Places
engineer officer of army in control of road
through Indiana and Illinois, and in charge of all
appropriations. $300,000 to be paid out of any
money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
balance from acts admitting Ohio, Indiana and
Illinois 750,000 00
28. Act of June 27, 1837, (General Appropriation) for
arrearages due contractors 1,609 36
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_Carried forward_ $4,720,006 44
_Brought forward_ $4,720,006 44
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