United States Statutes at Large/Volume 4/23rd Congress/1st Session/Chapter 140
Chap. CXL.—An Act to aid in the construction of certain roads in the territory of Michigan.
Appropriations for roads in Michigan territory.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That there be, and hereby are appropriated, out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, in the territory of Michigan, the following sums of money, and for the following purposes, to wit:
To aid in opening and constructing the territorial road, between Sheldon’s on the Chicago road, and the mouth of the river St. Joseph’s, of Lake Michigan, the sum of twenty thousand dollars.
To aid in opening and constructing the territorial road between Port Lawrence and Adrian, the sum of ten thousand dollars.
To aid in opening and constructing the territorial road between Niles and the mouth of the river Saint Josephs, the sum of ten thousand dollars.
To aid in opening the territorial road from the village of Clinton, on the Chicago road, through the county of Jackson, to the rapids of Grand river, the sum of eight thousand dollars.
To aid in opening, bridging, and constructing a territorial road from Vistula, westwardly, to the Indiana state line, in the direction of Chicago, ten thousand dollars: Provided, however, That the moneys to be thus expended shall be applied upon such parts of the several roads as may be most difficult to make, and running principally through the lands of the United States.
Approved, June 30, 1834.