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 FORTY-SECON D CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 182-186. 1872. 139 CHAP. CLXXXII. -—·An Act to reduce the Limits of the military }k88TL°G-H0?} ¤¢ FM May 21, 1872. Stanton, New Mexiw. ""'“""_‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States. of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War be, Limits ofxnilismd he is hereby, authorized and instructed to reduce the limits of the *3% ";s§‘éV“‘€‘°“ military reservation at Fort Stanton, in New Mexico, to a. tract not ;;a;;;eX¥:,,pE; exceeding sixteen square miles. The new limits of said reservation be reduced: shall embrace s. strip of land eight miles in length, and shall extend one B°‘“‘d“"“‘ mile from each bank of the Rio Benito; the boundaries thereof to be determined by the Secretary of YV3K, and the balance of the reservation téo be thrown open to entry and settlement under the laws of the United tates. Approved, May 21, 1872. CHAP. CLXXXIII. —An Act relingui%ir;& certain Wharf Property to the City of New May 21, 1872. T TIC. `_"`?;` _ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War and P<>§S¢¤¤i¢>¤ of the Secretary of the Navy be, and they are hereby, directed to relinquish °$g$;;v£f"§€w possession of the wharf and landing now occupied by the government of forxesus to be rethe United States in the city of New Orleans, and to turn over the same1”*°1“iSh°d· to the authorities of said city. Approved, May 21, 1872. · CHAP. CLXXXIV.—An Act to authorize the Oorwtruetivnjf a Bridge overthe T ide— May 21, 1872- water of Dunstan River, in the State of aine. ·—t··‘ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the inhabitants of the Fridge ¤{¤Y b¤ town of Scarborough, in the county of Cumberland, and State of Maine, ?;g;r°:?{):g§£,u are hereby licensed to build, and to authorize to be built, as in their riysr,Mei¤e, judgment may be or become necessary to facilitate intercommunicetion, “"*h°“* dm"- a bridge or bridges, either for railroad or ordinary travel, over the tidewater of Dunstan river, at or above the Steep banks, so called, on said river, without any draw in said bridge or bridges. SEO. 2. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its Qlheu M Passagft ta es effect. APPROVED, May 21, 1872. CHAP. CLXXXV.—An Act to grant an American Register to the Hawaiian Bark MW 21, 1872- " Florence? Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the, tA¤;°’£°¤P Wgé Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to issue an American register E, g€°}{:‘;;§;1:n to the American-built Hawaiian bark “Florence," wrecked in the waters bark"Floren¤e." of the United States, purchased and repaired, and now owned by citizens of San Francisco, California; Provided, That it shall be proved, to the Proviso. satisfaction of the Secretary of the Treasury, that the repairs put upon said vessel were equal to three-fourths of the cost of the said vessel when so repaired. A1~1>1t0vm>, May 21, 1872. CHAP. CLXXXVI. --·An Act to authorize the City 1y' Bujdv, New York, to construct MW 21, 1872- a Tunnel under Niagara River, and to erect and maintain an Inlet-pier therejrom, for _;" the Purpose of supplying the City q/' Bujlzlo with pure Water. Bc it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it shall and may be law- City of Buffalo ful for the city of Bufielo, in the State of New York, to construct and 5°§;g;’* meinmin a, tunnel under Black Rock harbor and Niagara. river, extend- Niagara river, ing not more than seven hundred feet outside of Bird Island pier, and to &c-