ffh From the Library of the Late ROBERTS WALKER Friend and Partner of Justin DuPratt White (Cornell 'go) Presented to Cornell University In Memory of That Relationship by MR. WALKER'S FAMILY Cornell University Library KF2531.A3 1907 Laws of the United States relating to th 3 1924 017 140 124 The original of this book is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/details/cu31924017140124 5 %d2S ESS } H0USE 0F REPRESENTATIVES {^HIP LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES RELATING TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS AUGUST 11, 1790, TO MARCH 4, 1907 COMPILED IN THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS, U. S. ARMY I3ST T"W"0 VOLUMES Volume I From 1790 to 1889 WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT FEINTING OFFICE 1907 Wak Dbpaktment, Document No. 249. OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS. CONTENTS. [Alphabetical index will be found at end of each volume.] Volume I. N Page. Letter of transmittal 13 Laws 15 August 11, 1790 (tonnage duties) 15 January 10, 1791 ( tonnage duties) 16 March 19, 1792 (tonnage duties) 16 May 12, 1796 (tonnage duties) 16 March 27, 1798 (Kennebunk Eiver, Me.) 17 March 17, 1800 ( tonnage duties) 17 April 6, 1802 (Delaware River) 18 March 16, 1804 (James River, Va.) 18 March 1, 1805 (Delaware River) 18, 19 February 28, 1806 (Delaware River) ! 19 April 18, 1806 (Delaware River) 19 April 20, 1808 (tonnage duties) 20 February 10, 1809 (Carondelet Canal, La. ) 20 April 16, 1814 (tonnage duties) 20 April 26, 1816 (James River, Va.) 21 February 15, 1819 (tributaries of Mississippi River) 21 March 2, 1819 (admission of Alabama into the Union) _•... 21 April 14, 1820 (Mississippi River and tributaries, including the Ohio) 22 May 1, 1820 -(contracts and land) 23 March 3, 1821 (Thames River, Conn. ) 23 March 3, 1821 (Isles of Shoals (Gosport Harbor) and Portsmouth Har- bor, N. H.) 23 April 20, 1822 (tonnage duties) : 24 May 7, 1822 (Isles of Shoals (Gosport Harbor), N. H., and Delaware Break- water, Del.) '. 24,25 March 3, 1823 (Gloucester and Annisquam harbors, Mass., and Erie Har- bor, Pa.) 25 April 30, 1824 (canals) • 26 May 13, «1824 (Coosa and Tennessee rivers, etc. ) 26 May 24, 1824 (Ohio and Mississippi rivers) _ 27 Mav 26, 1824 (Erie Harbor, Pa., and Plymouth beach, Mass.) 28 Febr-.ary 21, 1825 (surveys, etc.) 28 March 2, 1825 (Boston Harbor, Mass.) 29 March 3, 1825 (Appomattox River, Va. ) 29 March 3, 1825 (Chesapeake and Delaware Canal) 29 March 3, 1825 (rivers and harbors) 30 March 3, 1826 (canal across Florida) 30 March 14, 1826 (rivers and harbors in Mississippi) '31 March 25, 1826 ( rivers and harbors) 31 May 13, 1826 (Louisville and Portland Canal) 31 May 18, 1826 (Dismal Swamp Canal) 32 May 18, 1826 (Savannah Harbor, Ga. ) 33 May 20, 1826 (rivers and harbors) 33 March 2, 1827 (rivers and harbors) 35 March 2, 1827 ( Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River, Fla. ) 36 March 2, 1827 (rivers and harbors) 36 March 2, 1827 (Chester Harbor, Pa.) 38 March 2, 1827 ( Illinois and Michigan Canal) 38 March 2, 1827 (Wabash and Erie Canal) 39 March3, 1827 (Ohio River) 40 March 10, 1828 (Baltimore Harbor, Md.) 41 3 4 CONTENTS. Page. Laws — Continued. 41 March 19, 1828 (Boston Harbor, Mass.) - T| May 19, 1828 (rivers and harbors) 4 „-. May 23, 1828 (rivers and harbors) v - - - -. TT May 23, 1828 (Tennessee, Coosa, Cahaba, and Black Warrior rivers) 44 May 23, 1828 (Delaware Breakwater, Del.) ™ May 24, 1828 (Chesapeake and Ohio Canal) ™ May 24, 1828 (Cahaba Navigation Company) ™ March 2, 1829 (rivers and harbors) - ■•"••• 46 March 2, 1829 (harbors at Provincetown, Mass., Mobile, Ala., and IMew- castle, Del.) : vr" 49 March 2, 1829 (Chesapeake and Delaware and Dismal Swamp canals) 49 March 2, 1829 (examinations and surveys) 50 March 2, 1829 ( Louisville and Portland Qanal ) 50 March 2, 1829 (Boston Harbor, Mass.) 50 March 3, 1829 (rivers and harbors) 51 April 23, 1830 (rivers and harbors) 52 April 24, 1830 (Tennessee River) 53 April 30, 1830 (Saugatuck River, Conn. , and La Plaisance Bay, Mich. ) . . . 53 May 31 , 1830 (examinations and surveys, including canal across Florida) . 54 February 12, 1831 (Tennessee River) 54 March 2, 1831 (Boston Harbor, Mass.) 55 March 2, 1831 (rivers and harbors) 55 March 2, 1831 (examinations and surveys and Ohio and Mississippi rivers) . 57 February 24, 1832 (Boston Harbor, Mass.) ' 58 July 3, 1832 (rivers and harbors) 58 July 4, 1832 (canals along coasts of Florida and Alabama) 61 July 16, 1832 (Tennessee River) 61 March 2, 1833 (Savannah Harbor, Ga.) 62 March 2, 1833 (rivers and harbors) 62 March 2, 1833 (Potomac River) 63 March 2, 1833 (rivers and harbors) 63 March 2, 1833 ( Tennessee River) 64 March 2, 1833 (Savannah Harbor, Ga.) : 65 June 25, 1834 (Shenandoah and Potomac rivers) 65 June 27, 1834 (harbors at Stonington, Conn., and St. Augustine, Fla.) ... 66 June 28, 1834 (rivers and harbors) 66 June 30, 1834 (Wabash and ErieCanal) 68 June 30, 1834 (Apalachicola Bay, Fla.) 69 June 30, 1834 (Hudson River, N. Y.) 69 June 30, 1834 (Ohio and Mississippi rivers) 69 February 24, 1835 (Monroe Harbor, Mich. ) 70 February 24, 1835 (Oklawaha, Chattahoochee, and Chipola rivers) 70 March 3, 1835 (rivers and harbors) , 70 March 3, 1835 (examinations and surveys) 72 June 23, 1836 (Tennessee, Coosa, Cahaba, and Black VVarrior rivers")" " 73 June 23, 1836 ( Delaware Breakwater, Del. ) 73 July 2, 1836 (rivers and harbors) 73 July 4, 1836 (rivers and harbors) 76 March 3, 1837 (rivers and harbors) 79 March 3, 1837 (examinations and surveys) 83 March 19, 1838 (Baltimore Harbor, Md.) 83 April 20, 1838 (Red River, La. and Ark. )». 8 4 July 7, 1838 (surveys) "" 84 July 7, 1838 (rivers and harbors) g4 July 7, 1838 ( Rock, Des Moines, and Iowa rivers) _'_ gg March 3, 1839 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers) o 8 March 3, 1839 ( Fox River) -*."""" 88 March 3, 1839 (Suwanee and Yellow (Yellow water) rivers, Fla.) go March 3, 1839 (Apalachicola Bay, Fla., and Saybrook Harbor Conri Y " " 8Q March 3, 1839 (Red Cedar River, Iowa) ' "'"-■ ™ May 8, 1840 (Apalachicola Bay, Fla.) : *" July 20, 1840 (Kennebec River, Me.) " ™ February 27, 1841 (Wabash and ErieCanal) Y.Y. m March 3, 1841 (harbors at Boston, Mass., and St. Augustine, Fla ) nj March 3, 1841 (Lake Michigan) |" March 3, 1841 (Red River, La. and Ark.) ""■ »| CONTENTS. 5 Laws — Continued. Page. September 4, 1841 (proceeds of sales of certain public lands) 92 September 9, 1841 (St. Augustine Harbor, Fla., surveys, etc.) 94 September 11, 1841 (acquisition of land) 95 June 4, 1842 (Merrimac Eiver, Mass. ) 96 August 23, 1842 (rivers and harbors) 96 August 31, 1842 (Boston Harbor, Mass. ) 96 February 24, 1843 (Baltimore Harbor, Md. ) 97 March 1, 1843 (Albemarle Sound to the Atlantic, and Mississippi River and tributaries) 97 March 1, 1843 (Saybrook Harbor, Conn. ) 98 March 3, 1843 (Boston Harbor, Mass. ) 98 March 3, 1843 (harbors on Lake Michigan) 99 March 3, 1843 (Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y.) 99 June 11, 1844 (rivers and harbors) 100 June 15, 1844 (Grant River, Wis.) 101 June 15, 1844 (Southport (Kenosha) Harbor, Wis.) 102 June 15, 1844 ( Racine Harbor, Wis.) 102 June 15, 1844 (Dubuque Harbor, Iowa) 103 June 15, 1844 (rivers in Florida) 103 June 15, 1844 (Nantucket Harbor, Mass.) 103 June 15, 1844 (Barcelona (Portland) Harbor, N. Y.) 104 June 15, 1844 (Nantucket Harbor, Mass. ) 104 June 15, 1844 (Nantucket Harbor, Mass. ) 104 June 17, 1844 (estimates) 105 February 13, 1845 (Rockport breakwater, Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass. ) . . 106 February 26, 1845 (Dismal Swamp Canal) 106 March 3, 1845 (Wabash and Erie Canal) 106 March 3, 1845 (Red River La. and Ark.) 108 March 3, 1845 (St. Augustine Harbor, Fla.) 108 March 3, 1845 (Southport (Kenosha) Harbor, Wis. ) 108 March 3, 1845 (Dubuque Harbor, Iowa) 109 August 8, 1846 (Des Moines River, Iowa) 109 August 8, 1846 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers) 110 August 10, 1846 (rivers and harbors) Ill March 2, 1847 (Cape Fear River, N. C, and Red River, La. and Ark.)... 112 March 3, 1847 (Ohio River) 112 March 3, 1847 (James River, Va.) >.. 113 March 3, 1847 (Rockport breakwater, Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass. ) 113 July 20, 1848 (Boston Harbor, Mass. ) 113 August 11, 1848 (proceeds of sales of public lands in Alabama) 114 March 2, 1849 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers) 114 March 3, 1849 (Potomac River) 115 March 3, 1849 (St. Augustine Harbor, Fla. ) 115 March 3, 1849 (Ohio River at Wells Island) 115 June 5, 1850 (Baltimore Harbor.Md.) 116 September 30, 1850 (Mississippi River delta) 116 June 19, 1852 (Minnesota (St. Peters) River, Minn.) 117 July 21, 1852 (Chicago River, 111.) 117 August 26, 1852 (St. Marys Falls Canal) 117 August 30, 1852 (rivers and harbors) 119 August 31, 1852 (Mississippi River delta) 125 January 7, 1853 (Red River, La. and Ark. ) 125 January 20, 1853 (Providence River, R.I.) 125 March 3, 1853 (harbors) 126 March 3, 1853 (Lake Huron to falls of St. Marys River) 126 July 22, 1854 (Cape Fear River, N. C. ) 127 August 3, 1854 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers) 127 August 5, 1854 (Red River, La. and Ark., and Mississippi River delta) 127 February 14, 1855 (Albemarle Sound to the Atlantic ) 128 March 2, 1855 (harbors at Michigan City, Ind., and Buffalo, N. Y.) 128 March 3, 1855 (Savannah Harbor, Ga. ) 129 March 3, 1855 (Lakes Cham plain, Erie, Michigan, and Ontario) 129 March 3, 1855 ( Northern and Northwestern Lakes) 130 March 3, 1855 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers) 130 May 12, 1856 (Sheboygan Harbor, Wis.) 130 July 8, 1856 (Southwest Pass and Pass a Loutre, Mississippi River) 131 6 CONTENTS. Laws — Continued. V&ge. July 8, 1856 (St. Marys River, Mich.) .• 132 July 8, 1856 (St. Clair flats, Mich.) 133 August 7, 1856 (Savannah Harbor, Ga.) 134 August 16, 1856 (Baltimore Harbor, Md.) 134 August 16, 1856 (Des Moines Rapids, Mississippi River) 135 February 26, 1857 (admission of Minnesota into the Union) 136 March 3, 1857 (Mobile Harbor, Ala.) 137 June 7, 1858 (Owlshead Harbor, Me.) , 137 June 9, 1858 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers).: 137 June 9, 1858 (St. Marys River, Mich.) 138 February 9, 1859 (Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio ) 138 February 14, 1859 (admission of Oregon into the Union) 138 May 24, 1860 (Louisville and Portland Canal) 139 June 9, 1860 (Tennessee River) 140 June 12, 1860 (Tennessee River) 140 January 19, 1861 (Baltimore Harbor, Md.) ." 140 January 29, 1861 (admission of Kansas into the Union) 141 February 21, 1861 (Red River, La., Ark., and Tex. ) 142 January 16, 1864 (Chicago Harbor, 111.) -. 143 April9, 1864 (Little Sodus Bay, N.Y.) 143 April 9, 1864 (Little Sodus Bay, N. Y.) 143 April 9, 1864 (Little Sodus Bay, N. Y.) 144 May 19, 1864 (Burlington Harbor, Vt.) 144 June 28, 1864 (rivers and harbors) 144 July 1, 1864 (Milwaukee and Rock River Canal) 145 July 2, 1864 ( harbors at Boston, Mass. , and Buffalo, N.Y.) 146 February 28, 1865 (Boston Harbor, Mass.) 147 February 28, 1865 ( Michigan City Harbor, Ind. ) 147 March 3, 1865 ( Keweenaw Point waterway, Mich. ) 148 April 10, 1866 ( Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal) 149 . June 12, 1866 (Boston Harbor, Mass.) 150 June 23, 1866 (rivers and harbors) 151 July 3, 1866 (Lac La Belle Harbor, Mich.) 157 July 3, 1866 (Keweenaw Point waterway, Mich. ) 158 July 3, 1866 (Cleveland Harbor, Ohio) 158 July 25, 1866 (Dismal Swamp Canal) 159 July 28, 1866 (Provincetown Harbor, Mass.) 159 January 29, 1867 (steamship Scotland) 159 March 2, 1867 (rivers and harbors) 160 March 2, 1867 ( Westport Harbor and Thames River, Conn. ) , 166 March 12, 1867 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers) 166 March 16, 1867 (steamship Scotland) 166 March 22, 1867 ( Lake Erie to lake Ontario) 167 March 29, 1867 (Falls of Ohio River, including Louisville and Portland Canal) 167 March 29, 1867 (mouth of Mississippi River) 167 March 29, 1867 (western and northwestern rivers) , 168 January 11, 1868 (Dismal Swamp Canal) 168 March 2, 1868 (steamship Scotland) 168 June 5, 1868 (Portland Harbor, Me. ) -_ 169 July 20, 1868 (Des Moines and Rock Island rapids, Mississippi River)* ... 169 July 23, 1868 ( Mississippi River at Meekers Island, Minn. ) 170 July 25, 1868 (rivers and harbors) 171 July 27, 1868 (examinations and surveys) 175 July 27, 1868 (Oswego Harbor, N. Y.) ""*."".""""" 176 April 10, 1869 (rivers and harbors) * 17g April 10, 1869 ( Keweenaw Point waterway, Mich. )'*"""" 178 December 23, 1869 (Des Moines Rapids, Mississippi River) 178 January 20, 1870 (Des Moines River, Iowa ) 1 78 April 13, 1870 (Cleveland Harbor, Ohio) 178 April 20, 1870 (Black Rock Harbor and Niagara River," Buffalo" n" Y)" " 179 May 5, 1870 (Bayou Teche, La.) . ' ; "" j™ May 6, 1870 (Iowa River, Iowa) """ J™ July 7, 1870 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers)... 1S n July 11, 1870 (rivers and harbors) "" {SV July 15, 1870 (rivers and harbors) jg* CONTENTS. i Laws — Continued. Page. January 18, 1871 (Louisville and Portland Canal and Des Moines Eapids, Mississippi River) 188 February 2, 1871 (St. Marys River and St. Marys Falls Canal) 188 February 21, 1871 (lower Mississippi River and tributaries) 189 March 2, 1871 (Keweenaw Point waterway, Mich.) 189 March 3, 1871 (Louisville and Portland Canal) 190 March 3, 1871 drivers and harbors) 190 March 3, 1871 (Pes Moines Rapids, Mississippi River) 197 April 15, 1871 (Buffalo Harbor, N. Y.) 197 April 20, 1871 (Delaware Bay at Lewes, Del.) 198 March 1, 1872 ( Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal) 198 March 5, 1872 (Potomac and Anacostia rivers, D. C.) 198 March27, 1872 (Keweenaw Point waterway, Mich.) 199 April26, 1872 (Oswego Harbor, N. Y.) 199 May 18, 1872 (Delaware Bay at Lewes, Del.) 199 May 21, 1872 (Black Rock Harbor and Niagara River, Buffalo, N. Y. ) . . . 200 May 27, 1872 (Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie Harbor, Pa. ) 200 June 8, 1872 (Louisville and Portland Canal) 200 June 10, 1872 (Fox River, Wis.) 201 June 10, 1872 (rivers and harbors) 201 January 8, 1873 (schooner Charles H. Moller) 210 January 23, 1873 (Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers) 211 January 24, 1873 (Coosa River, Ala.) 211 March 3, 1873 (rivers and harbors) 211 March 3, 1873 (Mississippi River) 220 March 3, 1873 (Keweenaw Point waterway, Mich. ) 220 March 3, 1873 (Southwest Pass, Mississippi River) 221 March 3, 1873 (Dunkirk Harbor, N. Y.) 221 February 25, 1874 (Buffalo Harbor, N. Y.) 221 February 27, 1874 (Savannah Harbor, Ga.) 222 April 3, 1874 (mouth of Mississippi River) 222 May 11, 1874 (Louisville and Portland Canal) 222 June 1, 1874 (mouth of Mississippi River) 224 June 20, 1874 (unexpended balances) 225 ' June 22, 1874 (alluvial basin of Mississippi River) 226 June 23, 1874 (Au Sable River, Mich.) 226 June 23, 1874 (rivers and harbors) 227 June 23, 18*74 (Oostenaula River, Ga. ) 236 March 3, 1875 (rivers and harbors) 236 March 3, 1875 (admission of Colorado into the Union) 251 March 3, 1875 (rights of way through public lands) 251 March 3, 1875 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers) 252 March 3, 1875 (Mississippi River) 253 May 1, 1876 (South Pass, Mississippi River) 253 June 12, 1876 (Ohio River at Neville Island, Pa. ) 253 July 12, 1876 (Oconto River, Wis.) 254 July 31, 1876 (Rio Grande at Fort Brown, Tex. ) 254 August 14, 1876 (rivers and harbors) 254 March 3, 1877 (South Pass, Mississippi River) 263 December 15, 1877 ( Mississippi River reservoirs ) 263 February 7, 1878 (Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, and Red rivers) 264 April 10, 1878 (bids for contracts) 264 April 30, 1878 (Des Moines Rapids Canal) 265 June 7, 1878 (Galveston Harbor, Tex. ) 265 June 14, 1878 (western and northwestern rivers) 265 June 15, 1878 (Barataria Ship Canal) 266 June 18, 1878 (rivers and harbors) 267 June 19, 1878 (South Pass, Mississippi River) 281 June 20, 1878 (Connecticut, Fox, Wisconsin, and Mississippi rivers) 283 June 20, 1878 (dredge boat McAlester) 284 January 13, 1879 (Muscle Shoals Canal) 284 March 3, 1879 (rivers and harbors) 284 May 13, 1879 (South Pass, Mississippi River) 302 June 10, 1879 ( Kanawha and Kentucky rivers) 302 June 14, 1879 (Choctawhatchee River, Ala. ) 303 June 19, 1879 (Chippewa River, Wis.) 303 8 CONTENTS. Laws — Continued. Page. June 28, 1879 (Mississippi River Commission) 304 June 28, 1879 (Mississippi River) 306 January 23, 1880 (Delaware Bay and River) 306 May 18,1880 (Louisville and Portland Canal) 306 June 14, 1880 (rivers and harbors ) 307 June 16, 1880 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers) ......... 330 June 16, 1880 (Mississippi River Commission ) 331 June 16, 1880 (Mississippi River) 331 January 13, 1881 (Henry M. Shreve) " 332 March 3, 1881 (Mississippi River Commission and Chesapeake and Dela- ware Canal) 332 March 3, 1881 (rivers and harbors) 333 March 4, 1882 (Galveston Harbor, Tex. ) 356 March 6, 1882 (SusqueTianna River, Md. ) 356 March 21, 1882 (Davis Island dam, Ohio River) 356 May 1,1882 (St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn.) 357 May 4, 1882 (Hell Gate, East River, N. Y.) 357 June 19, 1882 (Sandbeach (Harbor Beach) Harbor, Mich.) 357 July 31,1882 (Lake Pontchartrain, La) 359 August 2, 1882 (rivers and harbors) 360 August 7, 1882 (Mississippi River Commission and Portsmouth Harbor, N.H.) 390 August 7, 1882 (Fox River. Wis. ) .. 391 March3,1883 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers) 392 March 3, 1883 ( Mississippi River Commission ) 392 January 19, 1884 (Mississippi River Commission) 393 March 12, 1884 (Mississippi River) 393 May 1, 1884 (voluntary and personal services) ._. 394 June 11,1884 (Davis Island dam, Ohio River) 394 June 26,1884 (St. Marys Falls Canal) 395 July 5,1884 (rivers and harbors) 395 July 5, 1884 (Mississippi River at St. Cloud, Minn. ) 424 July 7, 1884 (Mississippi River Commission and Connecticut River) 425 December 20, 1884 (Newport Harbor, R. I.) 426 March 3, 1885 (Fox and Wisconsin rivers) 426 March 3, 1885 (Connecticut River) 426,427 April 15, 1886 (Mississippi River at Brainerd, Minn. ) 427 May 1,1886 (Louisville and Portland Canal) 428 May 1,1886 (Schuylkill River, Pa.) ' 429 May 26, 1886 (South Pass, Mississippi River) 429 July 3, 1886 (Mississippi River at Little Falls, Minn ) 429 August 2, 1886 (Kentucky River, Ky.) 430 August 4, 1886 (Fox, Wisconsin, and. Umpqua rivers) 430 August 5, 1886 (rivers and harbors) 435 August 5, 1886 (Potomac River, D. C. ) 470 February 28, 1887 (Kanawha River, W. Va. ) 470 February 1, 1888 ( Kanawha, Fox, and Wisconsin rivers) 471 March 5, 1888 (harbor at Philadelphia, Pa., and Camden, N. J.) 477 March 30, 1888 (South Pass, Mississippi River) 478 April 2, 1888 (Mississippi River between Milton and Raleigh, La. ) 479 April 24, 1888 (acquisition of land) 479 May 9, 1888 (Chicago Harbor, 111.) 480 May 16, 1888 (New York Harbor, N. Y.) 480 May 21, 1 888 ( New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y. ) 480 June 29, 1888 (New York Harbor, N. Y.) 481 August 11, 1888 drivers and harbors) 483 August 13, 1888 (Ohio and Salt rivers) 529 August 21, 1888 (mouth of Brazos River, Tex. ) 530 September 10, 1888 (Mississippi River reservoirs) 532 September 26, 1888 (canal rules and regulations) 533 October 1 , 1888 ( mining debris in California ) 533 October 1, 1888 (Fairport Harbor, Ohio) 534 October 2, 1888 (Mississippi River Commission) 534 October 19, 1888 (rivers) " 534 January 30, 1889 (Mississippi River reservoirs) 53g February 14, 1889 (Wabash River and tributaries, 111. ) ." 535 CONTENTS. 9 Laws — Continued. Page. February 14, 1889 (South Pass, Mississippi River) 537 March 2, 1889 (Ohio River) 537 March 2, 1889 (Lakeview (Chicago) Harbor, 111. ) 538 March 2, 1889 (Missouri River at Winthrop, Mo.) 538 March 2, 1889 (New York Harbor, N. Y., and deep-water harbor, Gulf of Mexico) 539 December 21, 1889 (Sacramento and Feather rivers) 540 Volt/me II. February 22, 1890 (Missouri River Commission and Columbia River) 540 March 17, 1890 (Milwaukee Harbor, Wis. ) 54l April 3, 1890 (Mississippi River Commission) 541 April 4, 1890 (Delaware Bay at Lewes, Del. ) 541 May 12, 1890 (Aransas Pass, Tex. ) 542 June 20, 1890 (Portage Lake, Houghton County, Mich. ) 543 June 20, 1890 (Mississippi River reservoirs) 544 August 30, 1890 (New York Harbor, N. Y.) 545 September 19, 1890 (rivers and harbors) 545 September 27, 1890 (Rio Grande at Eagle Pass, Tex. ) 597 September 29, 1890 (Illinois River, 111. ) 598 September 30, 1890 ( Rio Grande at Eagle Pass, Tex. ) 598 September 30, 1890 (rivers) 599 September 30, 1890 (Louisville and Portland Canal) 601 October 1, 1890 (Chicago Harbor, 111.) , 602 January 19, 1891 (Ohio River) 603 February 9, 1891 (Padre Island Harbor, Tex. ) 603 February 13, 1891 (New York Harbor, N. Y.) 605 February 13, 1891 (mouth of Columbia River) 606 February 21, 1891 (commercial statistics) 607 March 3, 1891 f Lynnhaven Bay, Va. ) 607 March 3, 1891 (Mississippi River Commission) 607 March 3, 1891 (rivers and harbors) 608 March 3, 1891 (Columbia River at the Cascades) 609 March 3, 1891 ( Mississippi River Commission ) 609 February 25, 1892 (mining debris in California) 610 June 6, 1892 (Kansas River, Kans.) 610 June 30, 1892 (Louisville and Portland Canal) 611 July 13, 1892 (rivers and harbors) 611 July 23, 1892 (Davis Island dam, Ohio River) 650 July 27, 1892 (harbor at Ropes Pass, Tex.) 651 July 27, 1892 (Brunswick outer bar, Ga. ) 652 July 28, 1892 (rivers and harbors) 654 July 28, 1892 (leasing of public property) 655 August 5, 1892 (rivers and harbors) 655 Januarv 6, 1893 (Delaware River at Fort Mifflin) 656 January 23, 1893 (Padre Island Harbor, Tex. ) 657 February 3, 1893 (Great Lakes) 657 February 6, 1893 (Chicago Harbor, 111. ) 657 February 23, 1893 (Erie Harbor, Pa. ) 658 February 24, 1893 (Conneaut Harbor, Ohio) 658 March 1, 1893 (California Debris Commission) 659 March 1, 1893 (Brunswick outer bar, Ga. ) 666 March 3, 1893 (sundry civil act) 667 March 3, 1893 (deficiency act) 669 January 22, 1894 (Aransas Pass, Tex. ) 671 January 22, 1894 (Kansas River, Kans. ) 672 February 24, 1894 (Mississippi River between Nauvoo and Hamilton, 111. ) 672 April 21, 1894 (New York Harbor, N. Y.) 673 May 4, 1894 (Mississippi River at Walnut Bend, Ark. ) 673 June 8, 1894 (Missouri River) 674 June 23, 1894 (Bar Harbor, Me.) 675 June 29, 1894 (harbor at Superior, Wis., and Duluth, Minn. ) 675 July 6, 1894 (Mississippi River at Minneapolis, Minn. ) 675 August 8, 1894 (Fairport Harbor, Ohio) 676 August 13, 1894 (protection of persons furnishing materials and labor) . . . 676 August 18, 1894 (river and harbor act) 677 10 CONTENTS. Laws— Continued. Pa £f: August 18, 1894 (sundry civil act) 725 August23, 1894 (rivers) 727 August 23, 1894 (Chicago Harbor, 111. ) 728 August23, 1894 (Rappahannock River, Va.) 728 December 24, 1894 ( Lake Erie to Ohio River) 729 January 25, 1895 (Galveston Harbor, Tex.) 729 February 1, 1895 (Everett Harbor, Wash.) 729 February 13, 1895 (Kalamazoo River (Saugatuck Harbor), Mich.) 730 February 18, 1895 (St. Joseph and Benton harbors, Mich. ) 730 March 2, 1895 (Indian River Inlet, Fla.) 730 March 2, 1895 (rivers and harbors) 731 March 2, 1895 ( Monongahela River, Pa.) 735 January 21, 1896 (Atansas Pass, Tex.) 736 February 26, 1896 (New York and Galveston harbors and Jupiter Inlet). 736 February 26, 1896 (Biscayne Bay and Palmbeach Harbor, Fla. ) 737 March 2, 1896 (Manitowoc Harbor, Wis.) *. 737 March 11, 1896 (Newtown Creek, N. Y.) 737 March 13, 1896 (Conneaut Harbor, Ohio) 738 March 16, 1896 (Mobile Harbor, Ala. ) 738 March 20, 1896 (Marquette harbor of refuge, Mich. ) 738 March 23, 1896 (Cleveland Harbor, Ohio) 739 March 24, 1896 (Norfolk Harbor, including Western Branch of Elizabeth River, Va.) 739 March 24, 1896 ( Fairport Harbor, Ohio ) 739 April 6, 1896 (Cascades Canal, Columbia River) 740 April 6, 1896 (Providence River and Narragansett Bay) 740 April 10, 1896 (Portland Harbor, Me.) '. 740 April 18, 1896 (Puget Sound-Lake Washington waterway) 741 April 18, 1896 ( Missouri River opposite Sioux City, Iowa) 741 April 24, 1896 (Erie Harbor, Pa.) 741 May 1,1896 (Big Sandy River, Ky.) 742 May 11,1896 (Erie Harbor, Pa.) 742 May 19, 1896 (Potomac River and tributaries, D. C. ) 743 June 3, 1896 (rivers and harbors) 743 June 11, 1896 (rivers and harbors) 804 June 11, 1896 (St. Marys Falls Canal) 805 February 1, 1897 (Galveston Bay and Buffalo Bayou, Tex.) 806 February 17, 1897 (San Pedro and Santa Monica bays, Cal. ).;... 806 February 17,1897 ( East Chester Creek, N. Y. ) 807 February 26, 1897 ( Pass a Loutre, Mississippi River) 807 March 31, 1897 (Mississippi River Commission) 808 June 4, 1897 (rivers and harbors) 1 808 July 19, 1897 (rivers and harbors) 817 February 17, 1898 (Southwest Pass, Mississippi River) 819 February 17, 1898 (Sabine Pass Harbor, Tex. ) 820 March 5, 1898 (Mississippi River between Coon Rapids and Minneapolis, Minn. ) 820 March 5, 1898 (Double Bayou and Galveston Bav, Tex.) . 821 April 11,1898 ( Rouge River, Mich. ) ; 821 April 11, 1898 ( Anacostia River, D. C. ) 822 April 29, 1898 (West Fork River, W.Va.) 822 May 4, 1898 (Elk River, Tenn. and Ala.) """ 822 May 4, 1898 (Rainy River, Minn. ) V 823 May 7, 1898 (Humboldt Harbor, Cal.) 824 May 7, 1898 (Hillsboro Bay and River, Fla. ) * 824 May 7, 1898 (Horn Island Pass and Harbor, Miss.)...! 824 May 14, 1898 ( rights of way, etc. , in Alaska) 825 May 28, 1898 ( Port Arthur Canal and Sabine Pass Harbor Tex Y 825 June 4, 1898 (Tampa Bay, Fla.) ' ; 2Sa June 8, 1898 (Sheboygan Harbor, Wis.) ".' 826 June 16, 1898 ( Wallabout Channel, East River NY) 826 r Une i 16 ^ I™ 8 , (. Shi P Isl ™d Pa ss and channels to Gulfport'and Biloxii Miss! ") " 827 July 1,1898 (rivers and harbors) ...; 827 July 1, 1898 (San Joaquin River and Stockton arid Mormon channels" Cal ') " sm July 7, 1898 (rivers and harbors) ''" Zqa December 21, 1898, concurrent resolution (DeepCreekj Va.")" oo2 December 21, 1898, concurrent resolution (Cape Porpoise Harbor, Me. j " " gjjg CONTENTS. 1 1 Laws — Continued. Page. December 21 , 1898, concurrent resolution ( Cleveland Harbor, Ohio ) 836 January 5, 1899 (Pelican bend, Missouri River) 836 January 10, 1899 (Racine Harbor, Wis. ) ." 837 January 10, 1899 (Kenosha Harbor, Wis. ) 837 January 10, 1899 (Cullums Ripple, Ohio River) 837 January 12, 1899 (Bridgeport Harbor, Conn. ) 838 January 12, 1899 (Ambrose channel, New York Harbor, N. Y. ) 838 January 21, 1899 (Mystic River, Mass.) 838 February 27, 1899 (Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, Minn. ) 839 ■ March 3, 1899 (sundry civil act) 840 March 3, 1899 (river and harbor act) 843 March 3, 1899 ( Yellowstone River, Mont. ; and East River, N. Y 902 March 3, 1899 (Muscle shoals, Tennessee River, Ala. ) 903 March 3, 1899 (harbor lines, District of Columbia) 903 February 9, 1900 (Deep Waterways Board) 904 February 20, 1900 (Galveston Bay and Buffalo Bayou, Tex. ) 905 February 27, 1900 (Mississippi River at Grand Rapids, Minn. ) 906 March 23, 1900 (Cuivre River, Mo. ) 906 April 12, 1900 (Mississippi River between Coon Rapids and Minneapolis, Minn.) 907 May 4, 1900 ( Rainy River, Minn. ) 907 May 9, 1900 (logs, steamboats, and rafts) - 908 June4, 1900(New River, Va.) 909 June 6, 1900 (Muscle shoals, Tennessee River, Ala. ) 910 June 6, 1900 (Wicomico River, Md. ) 910 June 6, 1900 (dredging and mining for precious metals in Alaskan waters) 910 June 6, 1900 (emergency river and harbor act) 911 June 6, 1900 (sundry civil act) 926 January 14, 1901 (Osage River, Mo. ) 932 February 8, 1901 (Savannah River, Ga. ) 933 February 8, 1901 (Twelvemile Bayou, La.) 934 February 8, 1901 (Mississippi River between Nauvooand Hamilton, 111.). 934 February 12, 1901 (Wabash River at Grand Rapids, 111.) 935 February 18, 1901 (Mississippi River Commission) 935 February 23, 1901 ( Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis. ) 936 Februarv 27, 1901 (Mississippi River reservoirs) 936 March l", 1901 (Muscle shoals, Tennessee River, Ala.) 937 March 1, 1901 (Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio) 938 March 2, 1901 (Buffalo Harbor, N. Y.) 938 March 3, 1901 (Ohio River and California Debris Commission. ) 938 March 3, 1901 (rivers and harbors) 939 March 3, 1901 ( Pigeon River, Minn.) 942 February 7, 1902 (Duluth Harbor, Minn. ) 943 February 14, 1902 (Columbia River and California D6bris Commission) . . 944 February 26, 1902 (White River, Ark.) 944 March 10, 1902 (Missouri and Maramec rivers) 946 - April 23, 1902 (Choctaw Point, Mobile Harbor, Ala.) 947 April 23, 1902 (Everett Harbor, Wash.) 947 May 3, 1902 (Black Warrior River, Ala. ) 948 June 5, 1902 ( Boston Harbor, Mass. ) 949 June 13, 1902 (rivers and harbors) 949 June 18, 1902 (St. Lawrence River, N. Y.) 1022 June 24, 1902 (Osage River, Mo. ) 1023 June 28, 1902 (Cumberland River) 1023 June 28, 1902 (rivers and harbors) 1024 June 28, 1902(Rainy River, Minn.) 1027 June 28, 1902 (Permanent International Commission of the Congresses of Navigation ) 1027 July 1, 1902 (rivers and harbors) 1028 July 1, 19D2 (Philippine Islands) 1029 July 1, 1902 (Porto Rico) 1030 July 1, 1902 (Pond River, Ky.) ..: 1031 July 1, 1902 (New York Harbor, N. Y.) 1031 January 10, 1903 (Bayou Vermilion, La. ) 1032 January 10, 1903 (Mermentau River, La. ) .-. 1032 February 7, 1903 (St. Croix River, Wis.) 1033 February 18, 1903 ( Muscle shoals, Tennessee River, Ala. ) 1034 12 CONTENTS. Laws— Continued. Pa e e - March 3, 1903 (Big Sandy River, W.Va.) 1035 March 3, 1903 ( New York Harbor and Chippewa River) 1036 March 3, 1903 (rivers and harbors)™. 1036 February 26, 1904 (Mississippi River at Sauk Rapids, Minn. ) 1042 February 26, 1904 (Mississippi River between Nauvoo and Hamilton, 111. ) . 1043 March 4, 1904 (Osage River, Mo.) 1043 March 12, 1904 (Mississippi River between Wright and Sherburne coun- ties, Minn.) 1044 March 25, 1904 (Sabine and Neches rivers and Sabine Lake, Tex. ) 1045 April 5, 1904 (Mississippi River between Davenport and Le Claire, Iowa; and at Rock Island rapids) 1045 April 13, 1904 (Bayou Lafourche, La.) 1047 April 20, 1904 (Maj*Thomas W. Symons) 1047 April 21, 1904 (Calumet River, 111. and Ind.) 1048 April 21, 1904 ( Illinois River, 111.) 1049 April 23, 1904 (Mississippi River between Stearns and Benton counties, Minn.) 1049 April 26, 1904 (Tennessee River at Scott Point, Tenn. ) 1050 April 27, 1904 (Chicago River, 111.) 1054 April 27, 1904 (Presque Isle Peninsula, Erie Harbor, Pa. ) 1055 April 28, 1904 (rivers and harbors) 1 1056 April 28, 1904 (sundry civil act) 1057 April 28, 1904 (Trinity River, Tex.) 1061 April 28, 1904 (Missouri River, S. Dak.) 1061 January 7, 1905 (Tennessee River near Scott Point, Tenn. ) 1062 February 1, 1905 (canals, etc., across forest reserves) 1063 February 1, 1905 (compilation of river and harbor laws) 1063 February 6, 1905 ( Philippine Islands ) 1063 February 9, 1905 (Mississippi River between Keokuk, Iowa, and Hamil- ton, 111.) 1064 February 9, 1905 ( Little Klamath, Rhett, and Gooselakes, Oreg. and Cal. ) . ]066 February 9, 1905 (Gull Lake reservoir, Mississippi River) 1067 February 1 5, 1905 ( Grand River, Mo. ) 1067 February 15, 1905 (Harlem River, N. Y.) 1067 February 18, 1905 ( Miami and Erie Canal) 1068 February 20, 1905 (Mississippi River at Sauk Rapids, Minn. ) 1069 February 24, 1905 (claims) 1071 February 24, 1905 (protection of persons furnishing materials and labor). 1072 February 25, 1905 (Rainy River, Minn.) 1074 February 25, 1905 (Rio Grande near Engle, N. Mex. ) 1075 March 2, 1905 (Buffalo Harbor, N. Y.) 1075 March 3, 1905 (Mississippi River reservoirs) 1076 March 3, 1905 (Kock River at Lyndon, 111.) 1077 March 3, 1905 (Spokane River, Wash.) 1078 March 3, 1905 (Mississippi River near Bemidji, Minn. ) 1079 March 3, 1905 (Yellowstone River, Mont.) 1080 March 3, 1905 (river and harbor act) 1080 March 3, 1905 (sundry civil act) 1133 March 3, 1905 (printing) 1138 March 3, 1905 (Louisville and Portland Canal ) 1138 (For continuation of this list see "Contents" in Volume II, page XII et seq.) LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. War Department, Office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, February 10, 1905. Sir: Joint resolution of Congress, approved February 1, 1905, provides: That there shall be printed three thousand copies of a compilation of the laws of the United States relating to the improvement of rivers and harbors, passed until and including the laws of the second session of the Fifty-eighth Congress, of which six hundred copies shall be for the use of the Senate, one thousand four hundred copies for the use of the House of Representatives, and one thousand copies for the use of the War Department, the said compilation to be printed under the direction of the Secretary of War. The compilation thus called for has been prepared in this Office, and is submitted herewith with recommendation that it be printed and bound at the Government Printing Office in pursuance of the above- quoted provision of law. To save expense in case further editions are required, I beg to suggest that the publication be electrotyped. Very respectfully, A. Mackenzie, Brig. Gen., Chief of Engineers, TJ. S. Army. Hon. Wm. H. Taft, Secretary of War. [First indorsement.] War Department, February 11, 1905. Approved. John C. Scofield, Chief Clerk. ■ EXTRACT FROM THE RIVER AND HARBOR ACT APPROVED JUNE 13, 1902. Sec. 13. That there shall be printed three thousand copies of the laws of the United States relating to the improvement of rivers and harbors passed until and including the laws of the first session of the Fift3 T -seventh Congress, of which six hundred copies shall be for the use of the Senate, fourteen hundred for the use of the House, and one thousand copies for the use of the War Department. Said com- pilation shall be printed under the direction of the Secretary of War. EXTRACT PROM THE RIVER AND HARBOR ACT APPROVED MARCH 2, 1907. Sec. 4. That the compilation of laws of the United States relating to the improvement of rivers and harbors authorized by section thir- teen of the river and harbor Act of June thirteenth, nineteen hundred and two, and joint resolution of Congress approved February first, nineteen hundred and five, shall be extended to include all such laws enacted up to the close of the second session of the Fifty-ninth Con- gress; and three thousand copies of this compilation shall be printed under the direction of the Secretary of War, of which six hundred copies shall be for the use of the Senate, one thousand four hun- dred copies for the use of the House, and one thousand copies for the use of the office of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army. 13 LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES RELATING TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS, AUGUST 11, 1790, TO MARCH 4, 1907. CHAP. 43.— An Act Declaring the assent of Congress to certain Acts Aug. ll, 1790. of the States of Maryland, Georgia, arid Rhode Island and Providence Vol. l, p. 184. Plantations. [Expired.] Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives se < ^ e e r ^ i 1 n |? ts t of of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That that relate to the consent of Congress be, and is hereby declared to the se?s n df da°ea ve to operation of the acts of the several states hereinafter 06 '? operation 1 .. ■, „ ,, , , , ., , until January 10, mentioned, so tar as the same relate to the levying a 1791. duty on the tonnage of ships and vessels for the purposes "g^ Ji; ? . therein mentioned until the tenth day of January next — 1796 i °- 26 - that is to say: an act of the General Assembly of the state of .Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, at their ses- sion held in January, one thousand seven hundred and ninety, intituled [sic] "An act to incorporate certain per- sons by the name of the River Machine Company, in the town of Providence, and for other purposes therein men- tioned;" and also, an act of the General Assembly of the state of Maryland, at their session in April, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-three, intituled [sic] "An act appointing wardens for the port of Baltimore-town in Bal- timore county; " as also, another act of the General Assem- bly of the same state, passed at their session in November, one thousand seven hundred and eighty -eight, intituled [sic] "A supplement to the act intituled [sic], An act appoint- ing wardens for the port of Baltimore-town in Baltimore county; "and also, an act of the state of Georgia, "for levying and appropriating a duty on tonnage, for the pur- pose of clearing the river Savannah, and removing the wrecks and other obstructions therein." Approved, August 11, 1790. 15 16 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t"M. Jan.10,1791. CHAP. 3.— An Act To continue an Act intituled [sic'] "An Act Vol.1, p. 189. declaring the assent of Congress to certain Acts of the States of Mary- — , Fxt , ired 1 land, Georgia, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, so far 1 p J as the same respects the States of Georgia and Rhode Island and Prov- idence Plantations. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives J*<£St£5£&ofthe United States of America in Congress assembled, That Khode island for the act passed the last session of Congress, intituled [sic] a ryear.etc. "An act declaring the assent of Congress to certain acts of the states of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode Island and b irao.o.43; 1792, p r0 vidence Plantations," shall be continued, and is hereby declared to be in full force, so far as the same respects the states of Georgia, and Rhode Island and Providence Plan- tations, for the farther term of one year, and from thence to the end of the then next session of Congress, and no longer. Approved, January 10, 1791. Mar. 19, 1792. CHAP. 10. — An Act Declaring the consent of Congress to a certain Vol. l, p. 243. Act of the State of Maryland, and to continue for a longer time, an Act TExpiredl declaring the assent of Congress to certain Acts of the States of Mary- land, Georgia, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, so far as the same respects the States of Georgia, and Rhode Island and Provi- dence Plantations, consent of con- Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRep- operatfon n of oer° resentatives of the United States of America in Congress lanVand Mary " assembled, That the consent of Congress be, and is hereby granted and declared to the operation of an act of the gen- eral assembly of Maryland, made and passed at a session Act May 12, begun and held at the city of Annapolis, on the first Mon- day in November last, intituled [sic] "An act empowering the wardens of the port of Baltimore to levy and collect the duty therein mentioned." tata S acts t Mar I - ^ec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the act, intituled land, etc., as to [sic] "An act declaring the assent of Congress to certain Ehod r e S Mand. nd acts of the states of Maryland, Georgia, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations," shall be continued, and is ^ i79o, c. 43; i79i, hereby declared to be in full force, so far as the same respects the states of Georgia, and Rhode Island and Provi- dence Plantations. Bet' to ta june if Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be 1796. ' and continue in force for the term of three years, and from thence to the end of the next session of Congress, and no longer. Approved, March 19, 1792. May 12, 1796. CHAP. 26.— An Act Declaring the consent of Congress to a certain Vol.1, P . 463. Act of the State of Maryland, and to continue an Act declaring the [Expired.] assent of Congress to certain Acts of the States of Maryland Georgia and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, so far as the same respects the States of Georgia, and Rhode Island and Providence Plantations.. Section 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in Congress 1800.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 17 assembled, That the consent of Congress be, and is hereby J^r^l^i. granted and declared to the operation of an act of the Gen- act oi Maryland eral Assembly of Maryland, made and passed at a session wSSeniTof 1 port begun and held at the city of Annapolis, on the first Mon- f^i^f £oi e iect day of November, in the year one thousand seven hundred duty therein and ninety -one, intituled [sic] "An act empowering the mentioned - wardens of the port of Baltimore to levy and collect the duty therein mentioned." Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the act intituled oi^g !^^ [sic] "An act declaring the assent of Congress to certain congress to cer- acts of the State's of Maryland, Georgia and Rhode Island ffifK and Providence Plantations," shall be continued, and isRnodf'isiaSd hereby declared to be in full force, so far as the same continued in respects the states of Georgia and Rhode Island and Proyi- fo i79o,e.43; isoo dence Plantations. c - 15 - Sec. 3. And be it farther enacted, That this act shall be, and continue in force for the term of three years, and from thence to the end of the next session of Congress there- after, and no longer. Approved, May 12, 1796. CHAP. 2 1 . —An Act Declaring the consent of Congress to an Act of ^"f 27 ' 1798 ' the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Vol. l, p. 546. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That consentofcon- the consent of Congress be and hereby is granted and de- commonwealth clared to the operation of an act of the legislature of the of Ke^?ebunk commonwealth of Massachusetts made and passed the second River, Me. day of February, one thousand seven hundred and ninety- eight, intituled [sic] ' 'An act to incorporate Tobias Lord, Oliver Keating, Thatcher Godard and others for the pur- pose of keeping in repair a pier, at the mouth of Kenne- bunk river, and to grant them a duty for reimbursing the expense of erecting the same." Approved, March 27, 1798. CHAP. 1 5 . — An Act Declaring the assent of Congress to certain Acts Mar - 17, 180 °- of the States of Maryland and Georgia. Vo1 - % < P- 18 - [Expired.] Section 1. Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Rep- resentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the consent of Congress be, and hereby is g res" S granted to granted to the operation of an act of the General Assembly act of state of of the state of Maryland, passed on the twenty-sixth day tionedfandtoso of December, one thousand seven hundred and ninety-one, state^o? Georgia 1 entitled ' 'An act empowering the wardens of the port of etc. Baltimore to levy and collect the duty therein mentioned," c go^im 7 ^ 14, and also to so much of an act of the state of Georgia, passed February the tenth, one thousand seven hundred and H. Doc. 425, 58-3 2 18 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1802- c ActJan.i9,i86i, e igj lt y. seven5 en titled "An act for regulating the trade, laying duties on all goods, wares, liquors, merchandise and negroes imported into this state; and also an impost on the tonnage of shipping, and for other purposes therein mentioned," as authorizes a duty of three pence per ton on all shipping entering the port of Savannah, to be set apart as a fund for clearing the river Savannah. a Ltoitatjon of g E0# 2. And be it further enacted, That this act shall be, 1808. ° "'"' ' and continue in force until the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and eight, and no longer. Apptoved, March 17, 1800. Apr. 6, 1802. CHAP. 20. An Act Authorizing the erection of certain lighthouses; Vol. 2, p. 160. an( i f or ther purposes. Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * * ***** ateHo^puoUc Seo - 8 - And 5ai- priations granted by an act passed the sixth of April, oneanees. thousand eight hundred and two, and which have been car- ried to the surplus fund, to wit: For erecting public piers in the river Delaware, five thou- Pier |j in DeIa ' sand eight hundred and eighty-eight dollars, and seventy- imk, c. 20. nine cents. ***** Approved, March 1, 1805. CHAP. 12. — An Act Declaring the consent of Congress to an Act Feb. 28, 1806. -of the State of Pennsylvania, intituled, [sic] "An Act to empower the vol. 2, p. 353. board of wardens, for the port of Philadelphia, to collect a certain duty on tonnage, for the purposes therein mentioned." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That r ^ e °£ °l£°*\ the consent of Congress be, and it is hereby granted and legislature of declared to the operation of an Act of the legislature of u^n^duty'oii Pennsylvania, passed on the first day of April, in the year tonnage. one thousand eight hundred and five, intituled [sic] "An act to empower the board of wardens, for the port of Philadelphia, to collect a certain duty on tonnage, for the purposes therein mentioned," so far as to enable the state of Pennsylvania to collect a duty of four cents per ton, on all vessels which shall clear out from the port of Philadel- phia for any foreign port or place whatever, to be expended in building piers in, and otherwise improving the naviga- tion of the river Delaware, agreeably to the intentions of the said act. Approved, February 28, 1806. CHAP. 33. — An Act Making appropriations for the support of Apr.18,1806. Government for the year one thousand eight hundred and six. Vol. 2, p. 384. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 0b jf c t < ? of ap " for the expenditure of the civil list, in the present year, propri8 including the contingent expenses of the several depart- ments and officers; * * * and for satisfying certain mis- cellaneous claims; the following sums be, and the same hereby are respectively appropriated, that is to say: * * ■ * * * For the payment of a commission of two and a half per- Piers in Des- cent, to the commissioners who superintended the erection ware Rlver ' of public piers in the river Delaware, four hundred and forty -eight dollars and seventy-one cents. ***** Sec. 2. Andbe it further enacted, That the several appro- ivm, c. 34. priations hereinbefore made, shall be paid and discharged out of the fund of six hundred thousand dollars, reserved 20 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1808. by an act making provision for the debt of the United States, and out of monies [tic] in the treasury, not other- wise appropriated. Approved, April 18, 1806. Apr 20 1808 CHAP. 47.— An Act To revive and continue in force "An Act de- Vol. 2, p. 484. daring the assent of Congress to certain acts of the States of Maryland — V- — — and Georgia." Be ifyenacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Act mm. i7, y (fa United States of America in Congress assembled. That vived C an 1816 - the general assembly of the state of Virginia. Vol. 3, p. 301. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That K ress|iven to ™t the assent of Congress is hereby given and declared to°[s ener . a r 1 . as ? e F 1 - an act of the General Assembly of Virginia, entitled "An to? "mpnrJing act incorporating a company for the purpose of im- "amef Rive" ° £ proving the navigation of James river from Warwick to Kockett's landing," which act was passed on the twenty- second day of February, in the year one thousand eight hundred and sixteen. Approved, April 26, 1816. [Obsolete.] CHAP. 18. — An Act Making appropriations for the military service Feb. 15, 1819. of the United States for the year eighteen hundred and nineteen. Vol. 3, p. 480. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, respec- tively, appropriated: of For making a survey of the water courses tributary to, wateVeourses. and west of, the Mississippi; also those tributary to the same river, and northwest of the Ohio; six thousand five hundred dollars. ***** Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several appro- pa f d ™ e ^ f & ea £ priatiohs hereinbefore made, shall be paid out of any ur y- moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, February 15, 1819. CHAP. 47. —An Act To enable the people of the Alabama Territory Mar - 2 . 1819 - to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of Vo1 - 3 ' P- 489 - such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That A iabamaautho < r- t'he inhabitants of the territory of Alabama be, and they ^f^f™ c a ° n n a are hereby, authorized to form for themselves a consti- state govem- tution and state government, and to assume such name ment ' as they may deem proper; and that the said territory, 22 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO 0820. Tobeadmitted w h en formed into a state, shall be admitted into the union mto umon. ^^ ^ same footing with the original states, in all respects whatever. ***** o/ereo K> to ti c on- Sec 6. And be it further enacted, That the following vention-, to be propositions be, and the same are hereby, offered to the ?ept g ed.° ry lf ac " convention of the said territory of Alabama, when formed, for their free acceptance or rejection, which, if accepted by the convention, shall be obligatory upon the United States. ***** ne^roceeas'of Third. That five per cent, of the net proceeds of the "android 6 after lands lying within the said territory, and which shall be Unreserved" to? sold by Congress, from and after the first day of Septem- r^ads 8 c'anais ^ er > m *^ e y ear one thousand eight hundred and nineteen, etc. ' after deducting all expenses incident to the same, shall be reserved for making public roads, canals, and improving the navigation of rivers, of which three-fifths shall be applied to those objects within the said state, under the direction of the legislature thereof, and two-fifths to the making of a road or roads leading to the said state, under the direction of Congress. ***** Approved, March 2, 1819. Apr. 14, 1820. CHAP. 45. — An Act Making appropriations for the military serv- Vol. s, p. 582. i ce f the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and tw8nty. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, respec- tively, appropriated: ***** t r U ourse° £ wa ^ or ma ki n g a survey of the water-courses tributary to, and west of, the Mississippi, also those tributary to the same river and northwest of the Ohio, four thousand five hundred dollars. and r c e har™ ap o S i ^ or making a survey, maps, and charts, of the Ohio and qwo and Missis- Mississippi rivers, from the rapids of the Ohio at Louis- 8ippi ' ville, to the Balize, for the purpose of facilitating and ascertaining the most practicable mode of improving the navigation of those rivers, five thousand dollars. ***** in TreM f urT ney §ec. 2 - And . ie U f urther enacted, That the several appro- priations hereinbefore made, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, April 14, 1820. 1821.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 23 CHAP. 52.— An Act In addition to the several Acts for the estab- May l, 1820. lishment and regulation of the Treasury, "War, and Navy Departments. Vol- 3, p. 567. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * * * ***** Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That no contract shall be N ^,ade tI ex?e t t hereafter be made by the Secretary of State, * * * or un- i •/ structiOHS in to remove obstructions placed in the river Thames, in River Thames. Connecticut, by the commander of the American ships, during the late war, one hundred and fifty dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several appro- in xreasur money priations hereinbefore made, shall be paid out of any money in in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3, 1821. CHAP. 52. — An Act To authorize the building of lighthouses Mar. 3,1821. therein mentioned, and for other purposes. Vol. 3, p. 643. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 'the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * * * * * * * * Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the President of President re- the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized and re- survey of isies'ol quested to cause such an examination or survey of the Isles nauon'oiseawaii of Shoals [°], on the coast of New Hampshire and Maine, at smutty Nose to be made, by proper and intelligent persons, as may be s an ' e ' « This locality is known also as Gosport Harbor, the village of Gos- port being located on Star Island, the principal island of the group. 24 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1822 - requisite to ascertain the expediency and practicability of 1822,0.119. repairing the sea-wall, at Smutty Nose island, and of p° 8 (,p.25. building a sea-wall between said island and Cedar island. Portsmouth And that the President be further requested in like man- Harbor. ne ^ to ascertain tne expediency of erecting a stone pier on Sunken rocks, in the harbour of Portsmouth, in the president au- State of New Hampshire. And the President is hereby seawfu £ be u r^ authorized to cause the sea-wall aforesaid to be repaired, paired, etc. an( j t h e pi er aforesaid to be erected, by contract, under the direction of the collector of the district of Portsmouth, if, ontthe report of such persons, he shall deem it neces- sary. And the President is further requested to commu- Eesuit to benicate to Congress, at their next session, the result of so congres°! catedt ° niuch of the examination and survey, as relates to the expediency and practicability of building the sea-wall Proviso. aforesaid: Provided, That no money shall be expended in experSedtmoe^ erecting the pier aforesaid, until the jurisdiction of the sion, etc. s ite thereof shall be ceded by the State of New Hampshire to the United States. rfated°fo a r PP ur- ^ec. 5. And be it further enacted, That a sum, not ex- poses, etc. ceeding two thousand five hundred dollars, is hereby appropriated for the purposes aforesaid; to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3, 1821. Apr. 20, 1822. CHAP. 29. — An Act To revive and continue in force "An Actdeclar- Voi. 3, p. 665. ing the assent of Congress to certain Acts of the states of Maryland and Georgia." Act 1800, c. ingassentoi Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ■.. vs, deciarl °f^ le United States of America, in Congress'assembled, That ' Isen'toicon-the act passed the seventeenth day of March, in the year Ic^ofstatesTf one thousand eight hundred, entitled "An act declaring the GeorgJa, n revi a ved assentof Congress to certain acts of the states of Maryland an i8nn on ' t i^ uea ' anc * G eor &i a ;" an( * which, by subsequent acts, has been re- ' vived and continued in force until the third day of March, eighteen hundred and twenty -two, be, and the same hereby is, revived and continued in force until the third day of proviso. March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight: Pro- k 8 ct' jot 19 vided , Tha t nothing herein contained shall authorize the i86i, c. li. ' demand of a duty on tonnage on vessels propelled by steam employed in the transportation of passengers. Approved, April 20, 1822. May 7,1822. CHAP. I19.—An Act To authorize the building of lighthouses' Vol. 3, p. 698. therein mentioned, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of t/ie Umted Mates of America, in Congress assembled, * * * 1823.] IMPROVEMENT OE RIVERS AND HARBORS. 25 Sec. 5. And be it further enacted,Th&t the Secretary of Tr s e |^ r e y ta t r y pr ° ! the Treasury be, and he hereby is, authorized to provide, vide by contract, by contract, to be approved by the President of the United sea wallet!?, 1 at States,forbuildingasea-wallorpierattheIslesof Shoals[ a ], ^ es of'snoais, between Cedar Island and Smutty -Nose Island, on the coast of New Hampshire and Maine, conformably to the report of the commissioners appointed under the fourth section of the act passed the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-one, entitled "An act to authorize the 1821,0.52. building of lighthouses therein mentioned, and for other Ante ^-' li - purposes," and that a sum, not exceeding eleven thousand five hundred dollars, is hereby appropriated for the purpose aforesaid, to be paid out of any moneys in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of be Tw e ° rec p 4 e ,f £° the Treasury be authorized and required to cause to be contract at a erected in the Bay of Delaware, at or near a place called "ShearV' ed near the Shears, near Cape Henlopen, by contract or contracts, ^l^lBreat to be approved by the President of the U nited States, two water), etc. piers of sufficient dimensions to be a harbor or shelter for vessels from the ice, if, after a survey made under his di- rection, the measure shall be deemed expedient; Andpro- sit J e ur t o d be flrst vided That the jurisdiction of the site where such piers may ceded. be erected, shall be first ceded to the United States, accord- ing to the conditions in such case by law provided; and that, for the purpose of carrying the same into effect, there be appropriated the sum of twenty-two thousand seven hundred dollars, to be paid out of any moneys in the treas- ury not otherwise appropriated. * * * * * Approved, May 7, 1822. CHAP. 56.— An Act To authorize the buildingof lighthouses, light Mar.3,1823. vessels, and beacons, therein mentioned, and for other purposes. Vol. 3, p. 780. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Hepresentatvves of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * * * * * * * * Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the President P J|™ si !!* n *, *? of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized totion and survey cause such an examination and survey to be made of the ^ructions' be- obstruction between the harbour of Gloucester and the oTouce^t!r b0 an°d harbour of Squam [Annisquam], in the State of Massa- Anmsquam, in chusetts, as may be requisite to ascertain the expediency Massac usetts - of removing such obstruction; and the President is hereby authorized to cause such obstruction to be removed, by contract or otherwise, under the direction of the collector of the district of Gloucester, if, from the report of persons he may appoint to examine and survey the same, he shall deem it expedient; and a sum, not exceeding six thousand « See footnote on page 23. 26 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 18M - Appropriation, dollars, is hereby appropriated for that purpose, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Appropriation g EC< 4. And be it further enacted, by the authority afore- *nt*u™*™said, That the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars be, port Presque isie and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, to enable the President of the United States, to cause the entrance of the harbour of the port of Presque Isle, in Pennsylvania, to be examined and surveyed by one of the Topoatraphical Engineers of the United States, whose duty it snail be to make a probable estimate of the expense of removing the obstructions, and report on the best manner of removing them, and the effect of such removal on the channel in future. Approved, March 3, 1823. Apr 30 1824 CHAP. 46. — An Act To procure the necessary surveys, plans, and Vol. 4, p. 22. estimates, upon the subject of roads and canals. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentatwes • President ^ fthe United States of 'America, in Congress assembled,YbsA, surveys," eteTto the President of the United States is hereby authorized to r > oads a and°ca S rif £ cause the necessary surveys, plans, and estimates, to be made as he may deem f the routes of such roads and canals as he may deem of of national lm- ,. , . , . .• 1 .-.., J • , » portance, etc. national importance, in a commercial or military point of view, or necessary for the transportation of the public mail ; designating, in the case of each canal, what parts may be made capable of sloop navigation: the surveys, plans, and estimates, for each, when completed, to be laid before Congress. skillful °e rfgi - ^ec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, to carry into neers to be em- effect the objects of this act, the President be, and he is pioyea. hereby, authorized to employ two or more skilful civil engineers, and such officers of the corps of engineers, or who may be detailed to do duty with that corps, as he may think proper; and the sum of thirty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any moneys in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated. Approved, April 30, 1824. Mayl3,1824. CHAP. 65.— An Act Declaringthe consentof Congress to ce:-tain Acta Vol4 -P- 23 - of the State of Alabama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives gresT g?y°e f n °to °f the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That acts of general the consent of Congress be, and hereby is, granted to the blfma of 7 dL so operation of an act of the general assembly of the State and 3i, 1823. f Alabama, passed on the thirtieth of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, entitled '"An act to improve the navigation of the Coosa river and to aid in its connection with the Tennessee waters - "and 1824.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 27 also, to an act, passed on the thirty -first of December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, entitled "An act to improve the navigation of the Tennessee river." Approved, May 13, 1824. CHAP. 139. — An Act To improve the navigation of the Ohio and May 24, 1824. 'pi rivers. Vol. 4, p. 32. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That^j^™*^^ the President of the United States be, and he is hereby, navigation 'of authorized to cause the navigation of the Ohio river to bei m p? vea? r to e improved over the following sand bars, or either of them, 1832, e. 153. at his discretion, to wit: The sand bar which crosses said river, one mile and a quarter "below Flint Island; The sand bar two miles above French Island; The bar just below Henderson; The bar below Straight Island; The bar below Willow Island, in the Mississippi bend; And the bar opposite to lower Smithland, below Cum- berland Island; And, for the purpose of ascertaining and directing the best method of carrying the provisions of this act into effect, he may employ any of the engineers in the public service which he may deem proper: Pro-uided, nevertheless, That Frmlso - two experiments shall first be made upon two of the said bars, and if in his judgment they shall be successful, then, and not otherwise, he is hereby authorized to cause im- provements to be made upon the remaining bars. Sec. 2. And he it f wether enacted, That, for the purpose President to of improving the navigation of the Mississippi river, from measuratoren- the mouth of the Missouri to New Orleans, and of the Ohio ^S'ppV'and river from Pittsburg to its junction with the Mississippi, Ohio safe. the President of the United States is hereby authorized to take prompt and effectual measures for the removal of all trees which may be fixed in the bed of said river; and, for this purpose, he is authorized to procure and provide, in that way which in his discretion may be most eligible, the requisite water craft, machinery, implements, and force, to raise all such trees, commonly called "planters, sawyers, or snags," as may be found in the current of the said rivers at the lowest stage of water, and to saw or cut them off, as near as practicable to the bottom of the stream; and where trees are found upon sand-bars, upon the points of islands, or near the bank of the river, which may, at the lowest stage of the water, endanger the safety of navigating said rivers, they shall in like manner be cut, removed, or sawed off; and all roots or limbs, belonging to those parts of said trees, which are fastened in the earth, shall be carefully cut away. Sec. 3. And he it further enacted, That, for the purpose ^000 appro- of carrying into effect the provisions of this act, the sum of pna e 28 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO \>- WA - seventy-five thousand dollars be, and is hereby, appropri- ated. And the President of the United States is hereby au- thorized to draw, from time to time, on the Treasury, for such parts, or at any one time for the whole, of said sum, as he shall judge the service requires; which said sum shall be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. president to Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the President be, gress be l°t re com-and he is hereby, requested to cause to be laid before Con- mencementoig resS5 as s00n as convenience will permit after the corn- statement oi pro- mencament of each session, a statement of the proceedings ceedmgs. under this act, that Congress maybe enabled to adopt such further measures as may, from time to time, be necessary under existing circumstances. Approved, May 24, 1824. May 26, 1824. CHAP. 153. — An Act Making appropriations for deepening the \ol. 4, p. 38. channel leading into the harbour of Presque Isle, and for repairing Plymouth Beach. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives S2o,ooo appro- of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That eSing Channel the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, bor di of 'presqu r e appropriated, out of any moneys in the treasury not other- isie (Erie), and wise appropriated, and placed at the disposition of the Plymouth beaen^ President of the United States, for the purpose of accom- plishing the objects hereinafter mentioned, to wit: The sum of twenty thousand dollars, for making or deep- ening the channel, leading into the harbour of Presque Isle, in the state of Pennsylvania; And the sum of twenty thousand dollars, to repair Ply- mouth Beach, in the state of Massachusetts, and thereby prevent the harbour at that place, from being destroyed. Approved, May 26, 1824. , Feb. 21, 1825. CHAP. 11. — An Act Making appropriations for the military service vol. 4, p. 82. of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-five. Be it enacted by tlie Senate and House of Representatives of the United Stales of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, respec- tively, appropriated for the military service of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty- five, to wit: * * * * * teKrTo a f ti i°n n i u F u r m * kin F surveys, and carrying on the operations of temai improve- the board of engineers, in relation to internal improve- ment, ments, and in addition to an unexpended balance on hand, twenty-eight thousand five hundred and sixty-seven dollars. ***** Approved, February 21, 1825. 1825.] IMPROVEMENT OF EIVEES AND HABBOES. 29 CHAP. 15.— An Act Making appropriations for certain fortiflca- Mar. 2, 1825. tions of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred Vol. 4, p. 92. and twenty-five. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- priated, to wit: For fortifications, to each specifically, as follows: ***** For the preservation of the islands in Boston harbour, . Preservation of £ i.i -j. £ j.l x i cm. l ix. j islands in Boston necessary to the security ot that place, fitty-two thousand Harbor. nine hundred and seventy-two dollars and fifty-six cents, Provided, however, That the right of soil of said islands Proviso. shall be first vested in the United States. ***** Approved, March 2, 1825. CHAP. 20.— An Act Declaring the assent of Congress to an Act of Mar - 3 > 182B - the general assembly of Virginia, therein mentioned. Vol. 4, p. 94. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That gr eSven f toact the assent of Congress is hereby given and declared to an of general assem- act of the general assembly of Virginia, entitled "An actDe y c 87i824 mao1 incorporating a company for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Appomattox river, from Pocahontas bridge to Broadway," passed on the eighth day of Decern- Navigation of ber, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four. ' " ' '"" Approved, March 3, 1825. CHAP. 76. — An Act Authorizing the subscription of stock in the Mar. 3, 1825. Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company. Vol. 4, p. 124. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RejJresentatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That secretary of the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, au- ized toYubscribe thorized and directed to subscribe, in the name and for^ r C apUai 5 stoc e k the use of the United States, for one thousand five hun- of Chesapeake dred shares of the capital stock of the Chesapeake andc"naico. aw Delaware Canal Company, and to pay for the same, at such times, and in such proportions, as may be required by the said company, out of the dividends which may grow due to the United States upon their bank stock in the Bank of the United States. Sec. 2. And be it farther enacted, That the said Secre- secretary of tary of the Treasury shall vote for president and directors itojSresMcntand of the said company, according to such number of shares, d ™ tors o£ com - and shall receive upon the said stock, the proportion of the tolls which shall from time to time, be due to the United States for the shares aforesaid. Approved, March 3, 1825. 30 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [!««• Mar. 3, 1826. CHAP. 1 13.— An Act To authorize the building of lighthouses and Vol. 4, p. 133. light vessels, and beacons, and monuments, therein mentioned; and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * * * ***** Appropriations. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That there be appro- priated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following sums of money, to wit: ***** Plymouth beach. For Completing the work to secure Plymouth Beach, in the state of Massachusetts, five thousand seven hundred and twelve dollars. of'cVvahoga For erecting a pier at the mouth of Cayahoga River, in niver(c'ieveiand the state of Ohio, five thousand dollars; H g rand River And f or completing the pier at the mouth of Grand River, bor)^ohio. Har m tne same state, one thousand dollars. And for surveys to be made under the direction of the President of the United States, for the following purposes, to wit: To ascertain the practicability and necessity of construct- ^ e ^ or h P i er ^ ing a pier, at the mouth of the harbour of Marblehead, f or at Marblenead . " ^ .; „ , . . " and Hoimesthe security or shipping; Hole, Mass. And also a ^ ev {q the harbour of Holmes' Hole, for the same object, in the state [of] Massachusetts, the sum of four hundred dollars. Approved, March 3, 1825. Mar. 3, 1826. CHAP. 9. — An Act For the survey of a route for a canal between Vol. 4, p. 139. the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico. Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives thon^d e toeaSse°/^ United States of America, in Congress assembled, That D X rSi.de a s(mthof ^ - P r ? s ident °f tne United States be, and he is hereby, st. Mirys°River, authorized to cause to be made an accurate and minute ex- Sinfng °rnort? mina <: ioa of the country south of the St. Mary's river, and canal 'tVconnect mcm< ^ m S tne same, with a view to ascertain the most eligible Atiantic 0I ^it C h route f or a canal, admitting the transit of boats, to connect Gulf of Mexico. t he Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico, and also, with a view to ascertain the practicability of a ship channel; That he cause particularly to be examined the route from the St. Mary's river to the Appalachicola river or bay, and from the St. John's river to the Vassasousa bay, with a view to both the above objects; That he cause the necessary surveys, both by land and along the coast, with estimates of the expense of each, ac- companied with proper plans, notes, observations, explana- tions and opinions, of the board of engineers, and that he cause a full report of these proceedings to be made to Con- gress; and to carry the same into effect, the sum of twenty 1826.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 31 thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, Appropriation. out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropri- ated. Approved, March 3, 1826. CHAP. 1 5 . — An Act To authorize the legislature of the State of Mis- Mar. 14, 1826. aissippi to appropriate the amount of the three per cent, fund, arising Vol. 4, p. 149. from the sales of public lands. Be it enacted by tlie Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That 5 per e ?en f t h fun°d three fifths of the five per cent, fund, arising from the arising from sale net proceeds of the sales of public lands, within the state may "be'appUel of Mississippi, may be appropriated by the legislature ^™king roads, thereof, to the making of public roads and canals, and to era, etc. the improvement of the navigation of rivers and bays, within said state. Approved, March 14, 1826. CHAP. 17. — An Act Making appropriations for the military service Mar. 25, 1826. of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and Vol. 4, p. 160. twenty-six. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That pr fattons C for P i826! the following sums be, and the same are hereby, respec- tively appropriated, for the military service of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, to wit: * * * * * For completing the repair of Plymouth beach, thirteen Repair o£ piy- thousand one hundred and eighty -four dollars and ninety Sass. cents. ***** For completing the works for deepening the channel of Harbor oi entrance into the harbour of Presque Isle, seven thousand fErie)?Pa? Is dollars. For the defraying the expenses incidental to making i0 j Ur J 3 /J^ ^nii examinations, surveys, preparatory to, and in aid of, the canals. formation of roads and canals, fifty thousand dollars. ***** Approved, March 25, 1826. CHAP. 40. — An Act To authorize a subscription for stock, on the Ma y 13 ' 1826 - part of the United States, in the Louisville and Portland Canal Com- Vol- 4, P- 162. pany. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives v f^^ a ^ s °^_ of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That scribe for 1,000 the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, au- stock of c louis- thorized and directed to subscribe for, or purchase, in the J^| c ^j £° rt " name, and for the use of the United States, not exceed- [1826. 32 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO ing one thousand shares of the capital stock of the Louis- ville and Portland Canal Company, and to pay for the same, at such times, and in such proportions, as may be required of, and paid by other stockholders of said com- pany, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise Prmmo. appropriated: Provided^ Said shares can be procured for a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars each. Tr S elsury a to y vote Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary for president, f the Treasury shall vote for president and directors of etc., of company. gaid com p anV) according to such number of shares, and shall receive, upon the said stock, the proportion of the tolls which shall, from time to time, be due to the United States, for the shares aforesaid. Approved, May 13, 1826. May 18, 1826. CHAP. 65. — An Act For the subscription of stock in the Dismal Vol. 4, p. 169. Swamp Canal Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and Mouse of Representatives Tr!Sy a to y sub- °f the United States of America, in Conqress assembled, That scribe for 600 the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author- stock 9 of msnSi ized and directed to subscribe, in the name and for the use swamp canal. f t ne Tjrrited States, for six hundred shares of the capital stock of the Dismal Swamp Canal, and to pay for the same, at such times, and in such proportions, as may be required by the existing rules and regulations of the said company. secretary of Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, by the authority afore- vote SU for presi- said, That the Secretary of the Treasury shall vote for the dent, etc. president and directors of said company, according to said number of shares, and shall receive, upon said stock, the proportions of tolls and emoluments which shall, from time to time, become due to the United States, on the shares of stock aforesaid. into'effect until Sec - 3 - And ^ it further enacted, That this act shall not the Board of En- go into effect until the United States' board of engineers gmeers shall ex- °i n . . -, . -, . . , & ., amine canal, ana snail examine said canal, and make a report, in wnt- ^cre e tary P o f r war 0in g. to the Secretary of War, that, in their opinion, the plan on which the canal is to be executed, will answer, as far as circumstances will permit, as a part of the chain of canals contemplated along the Atlantic Coast, and that in their opinion, the sum hereby authorized to be subscribed for will be sufficient to finish the canal according to said pr!aSHo a ?arr yP lan: And U ™ further provided, That to carry this act act into effect, into effect, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dol- lars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. scribedonbehaH ^?°\ 4l A ?\ he Jt father enacted, That the money sub- of united states scribed on behalf of the United States shall be actually eX pe b nded C whoY- ex P ended ™ the completion of the canal, and not in the ly in completion payment of any debt or debts now owing by the com- pany; and it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the 1826.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVEKS AND HARBORS. 33 Treasury, before the payment of any part of the money subscribed on behalf of the United States, to adopt such measures as shall insure the application of the same to the completion of the said canal, according to the plan pro- posed, and to no other purpose whatsoever. Approved, May 18, 1826. CHAP. 73. — An Act For authorizing the building of lighthouses May 18, 1826. and light vessels, erecting beacon lights, placing buoy's, removing Vol. 4, p. 170. obstructions in the river Savannah, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives qftheUnited States of America, in Congress assembled, * * * ***** Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to wit: ' ***** In the state of Georgia, fifty thousand dollars, to be a p- SavannahRiver - plied under the direction of the President. of the United States, to remove obstructions in the river Savannah, be- low the city of Savannah; * * * ***** Sec. 6. Andbeit further enacted, That the several appro- priations herein made, shall be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 18, 1826. CHAP. 78. — An Act For improving certain harbours, and thenaviga- May 20, 1826. tion of certain rivers and creeks, and for authorizing surveys to be Vol. 4, p. 175. made of certain bays, sounds, and rivers, therein mentioned. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be applied under the direction of the President of the United States, to accomplish the purposes hereinafter mentioned, to wit: In the state of Maine, one thousand two hundred dollars, steels Ledge, for building a pier, on Steels' Ledge, near the harbour of Me ' Belfast. In the state of Massachusetts, three thousand five hun- Provincetown dred dollars, for the preservation of the point of land form- ar or ' ass ' ing Provincetown harbour. In the state of New York, fifteen thousand dollars, for N B « flal ° creek, building a pier, and repairing the old one, at the mouth of Buff aloe Creek; And three thousand dollars for cleaning out and deepen- sacketts Har- ingthe harbour of Sackett's Harbour. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 3 34 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO I 1826 - Piers at New- j n the state of Delaware, twenty -two thousand dollars 088 e ' e ' for building piers, at proper sites, in the river Delaware, at New Castle, and three thousand dollars for repairing the old piers at the same place, and deepening the water around them. (Sport III- In the state of Ohio, five thousand six hundred and bor), owo. twenty dollars, to remove obstructions at the mouth of Grand River; creek h ohio Ula Twelve thousand dollars for the same purpose, at the mouth of Ashtabula Creek; cree 1 £ I oMo ham Two thbusand dollars for the same purpose, at the mouth of Cunningham Creek; owo" 011 Kl I! r ' And five thousand dollars for the same purpose, in Huron River; dusl^Bayowo -^nd ^ our hundred dollars for making a survey of San- dusky Bay, to ascertain the expediency and expense of con- structing piers, to improve the navigation thereof, and of placing buoys therein. cataqua 7 Biv^'rl In the state of Maine, two hundred dollars for making a Me - ' survey to ascertain the practicability and utility of remov- ing obstructions to navigation in Pisquataqua river, and the expense of effecting the same. In the state of Massachusetts, five hundred dollars for making surveys of the following places, to wit: Ma S si gartown ' The nat on the northwest side of the harbour of Edgar- town, to ascertain the practicability of building a light- house thereon, and the utility of the same to navigation, and of preventing the said harbour from being filled up with sand. rim^Ei^ The bar at the mouth of Merrimack river, and theprac- Hyannis, Mass. ' ticability of deepening the channel over the same, and the harbour of Hyannis,in the Vineyard Sound,toascertainwhat improvements can be made in the same for the safe anchor- age of vessels, and the expense of effecting, severally, these . objects. gataSiver^nci In the state of Connecticut, four hundred dollars for Harbor, conn, making a survey of Saugatuck river and harbour, and to ascertain the expediency and expense of removing the ob- structions to the navigation thereof, and of facilitating the commercial intercourse between the port of Saugatuck and the city of New York. wego^Bay and In the state of New York, two hundred dollars for mak- H ig r i.V' mgasurvey of Oswego bay andharbour,forascertainingthe post, p. 37. expediency and expense of constructing piers, to improve the navigation thereof. at S cS?, £ pT\ \ n fc h? state of Pennsylvania, one hundred dollars, to defray the expense of a survey of the publicpiers at Chester, in the river Delaware, in order to determine the expediency o± accepting the cession thereof made by the state of Penn- sylvania, and the expense of repairing the samp swaTfn 8 ?^ I" the state of North Carolina, one thousand dollars for C o sound, n. c. making a survey of the Swash, in Pamtico [Pamlicol Sound, n T^ 2 C ° C i lnl f k f ° r u h .l purpose of ascertaining whether the channel through the same can be deepened- 1827.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 35 And also one of Cape Fear River, below the town of Ri vt r % e el0 wwn- Walmington, [Wilmington,] for the same purpose, mington.N.c. And also for a survey of Roanoke Inlet and sound, with an ^J ££e Met the view of ascertaining the practicability of making a per- manent ship channel between Albemarle Sound and the Atlantic Ocean, at Roanoke Inlet, or elsewhere, and a state- ment of the costs of effecting, severally, these objects. In the state of Alabama, a sum not exceeding ten thou- ^MowieHarbor, sand dollars, for the purpose of removing the obstructions and deepening the harbour of Mobile. In the territory of Michigan, two hundred dollars for Ba ^ a M $ aiSftnce making a survey of La Plaisance bay, to ascertain the ex- li ' a < «• 46 - pediency of improving the navigation thereof, and the expense of effecting the same. Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, That the several sums Tr ^ e r paidfrom herein appropriated be, and the same are hereby, directed reaa ry ' to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 20, 1826. CHAP. 29. — An Act Making appropriations for the military service Mar. 2, 1827. of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and Vol. 4, p. 214. twenty-seven. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That tt |ei ma ap p e r o P P ri- the following sums be, and the same are hereby, respec- atea for military tively appropriated for the military service of the United service ' 1827, States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty -seven, to wit: ***** For completing the works and deepening the channel of completing entrance into the harbour of Presque Isle, to cover the ex- Presqiie iai'e pense of work done and to be done, which has not beenjj>a" e) Harbor ' contemplated by any appropriation heretofore made, two thousand dollars. ***** For defraying the expenses incidental to making exami- ana^uTveyf " 8 nations and surveys, authorized by act of thirtieth of April, im, c. 46.' one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, thirty thou- sand dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the following ti0 n| appropria " sums, being balances of appropriations heretofore made, and transferred to the surplus fund, be, and the same are hereby, reappropriated to the several objects hereinafter mentioned, to wit: ***** For improving the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi ohio^nd^asis- rivers, forty-four thousand nine hundred and eleven dollars sippi rivers. fifty-nine cents. 36 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1827 ' Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the several sums hereby appropriated shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: ***** Approved, March 2, 1827. Mar. 2, 1827. CHAP. 43. — An Act Authorizing the completion and repair of cer- Vol. 4, p. 227. tain roads in the Territory of Florida, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives President to of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That ed U pubiic e Toadthe President of the United States be, and he is hereby, by^ G A^ s tine eautnorized to cause to be opened and repaired, in the ter- ritory of Florida, a public road, known by the name of the King's road, from the Georgia line, by Saint Augustine, to New Smyrna, united "states °in Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the President be, Florida to assist and he is hereby, authorized to employ the troops of the repamng n sim" d United States, stationed in Florida, in such manner as he may think proper, in opening and repairing said road; and for defraying the expenses thereof, the sum of eleven thou- sand dollars is hereby appropriated, ai^appr^riated ^ Ec - 3 - ^nd be it further enacted, That the additional sum for completion of five thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appro- tam^PeMacSa priated for the completion of the United States' military by Construction roa< ^ f rom Pensacofa to St. Augustine, by the construc- of bridge across tion of a bridge across the St. Sebastian's river, near St. Sa^ Sebastian Augus - tme . And that the further sum of six thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, for the purpose of completing the road from Colerain, in Georgia, to Tampa Bay, in the territory of Florida; And the appropriations aforesaid shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. tio C n 0ram betwe°e a n Sec - 4 - Alld . 5e it further enacted, That if any part of the MosqnitoLagoon above appropriations shall remain unexpended, it shall be Indian rivers an appropriated to opening the communication between Mos- 1824, c. 22. cheto [Mosquito Lagoon] or Halifax and Indian rivers, in the line of communication to Cape Florida, described in the report of the .engineer, appointed in pursuance of an act of Congress, of the twenty-eighth day of February, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, authorizing the survey of a military road from St. Augustine to Cape Florida. Approved, March 2, 1827. Mar. 2, 1827. Vol. 4, p. 228 CHAP. 46.— An Act To authorize the improving of certain har- bours, the building of piers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled That the following sums be, and the same are herebv. resnec- 1827.5 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 37 tively appropriated, to be applied under the direction of the President of the United States, to accomplish the ob- jects hereinafter mentioned; that is to say: For improving Hyannis harbour, in the State of Massa- im proving i ,, r i. j- i i.u j • i_ j i Hyannis Harbor. chusetts, a sum not exceeding ten thousand six hundred and fifty dollars. For building two piers at the mouth of Oswego harbour Building two in the State of New; York, thirty-three thousand three Sfo^Harbo? hundred and forty -eight dollars and sixty -four cents; no 1826, c. 78. part of which last-mentioned sum shall be expended until a contract shall have been made for completing said piers, agreeably to the plan proposed in a report made under the act of the twentieth of May last; And for erecting a pier by contract, at the mouth of of p ^f n |i r ™ g 1 * Dunkirk harbour, in the State of New York^ three thousand t>or. dollars. For improving Cleaveland harbour, in the State of Ohio, Cleveland V Ha£ ten thousand dollars. t>or. For improving the harbour at the mouth of Pascagoula^^ 1 " ^^ river, in the state of Mississippi, and for removing the gouia River, obstructions to the navigation of said river, eight thousand dollars. For removing obstructions to the navigation of Saugatuck Navigation of river, and protecting Saugatuck Harbour, by a suitable bor S and Rive£ work, to prevent the washing of the sand from Cedar etc - Point, into said harbour, a sum not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars. For completing a pier at the entrance of La Plaisance completing bay, in the territory of Michigan, agreeably to the plan and of 6 La piaisance estimate made under the act of the twentieth of May last, B ^„ three thousand nine hundred and seventy-seven dollars and eighty-one cents. For making a survey and examination to ascertain the f In L pro I en J en ,j expediency and expense of constructing piers to improve churcns cove, the harbour of Churches Covep] , in the town of Little Comp- ton, in the state of Rhode Island, two hundred dollars. For making a survey and examination to ascertain the . Erecting pier, ,. ° , •> „ ,. , . , inStonington expediency and expense of erecting a pier in btomngton Harbor, harbour, in the state of Connecticut, two hundred dollars. For defraying the expense of an examination of the pub- ^gfUj^g ot e „j lie piers at Port Penn, Marcus Hook, and Fort Mifflin, in the public piers a t river Delaware, in the states of Pennsylvania and Delaware, cSshook?' a M iS in order to determine the expediency and expense of repair- F ° rt Mifflin. ing and improving the same, one hundred dollars. Forasurveyof the Colbert Shoals, in the Tennessee river, survey of coi- to ascertain the nature of the obstructions, the practica- bert 8hoals ' bility, the manner, and the expense of removing them, two hundred dollars. For removing the obstructions to the navigation of the st ^ e c uo n ' s ng ° t b o Kennebec river, inthestateof Maine, at Lovejoy's Narrows, navigation of four thousand dollars; no part of which sum shall be ex- Kennebec River, pended until a contract shall have been made for removing a This cove has sometimes been called "Fishing Place Cove; " it is known also as " Sakonnet Point Harbor." 1826, c. 78. 38 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO IMH. said obstructions, agreeably to the plan proposed by the en- gineer employed to make a survey of said narrows. pifrsVt^afani For tne erection of piers, placing beacons or buoys, and near'saco. removing obstructions at, and near, the entrance into the harbour of Saco in the state of Maine, a sum not exceeding •seven thousand dollars. ^Tobepaidfrom g ECi 2. And be it further enacted, That the several sums hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 2, 1827. Mar. 2, 1827. CHAP. 47. — An Act To authorize the building of light houses and Vol. i, p. 229. beacons, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * * * secretary of Sec. 2. Andbe it further enacted, That the Secretary: of cept S from state the Treasury be, and he is hereby authorized to accept, ce 8 fiXeto lvanlafrom tbe state of Pennsylvania, the cession, to the United States, of the public piers, and the causeway leading thereto, which were built by said State, at Chester, in the Delaware river, and directed to cause said piers and causeway to be repaired by contract. * * * * * Sec. 4» Andbe it further enacted, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated to accomplish the objects specified in this act, that is to say: etc., Chester. tc u chester lers ' For repairing the public piers and causeway at Chester, five thousand three hundred and eighty-three dollars and fort}' cents. ***** Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the sums hereby appropriated shall be paid out of any money in the treas- ury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 2, 1827. Mar. 2, 1827. CHAP. 51.— An Act To grant a quantity of land to the State of Vol.4, p. 234. Illinois, for the purpose of aiding in opening a canal to connect the waters of Illinois River with those of Lake Michigan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives certata gw^ofthe United States of America in Congress assembled, That aiiowedfOTopen^ there be, and hereby is, granted to the State of Illi- wfte^nnS nois ', for th . e Purpose of aiding the said State in opening a Biver with those canal to unite the waters of the Illinois River with those gkn (imnoisand'of Lake Michigan, a quantity of land equal to one-half of Michigan ca-fiye sections in width, on each side of said canal, and reserving each alternate section to the United States, to be selected by the commissioner of the land office, under the 1827.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 39 direction of the President of the United States, from one end of the said canal to the other; and the said lands shall be subject to the disposal of the legislature of the said State, for the purpose aforesaid, and no other: Provided, prmieo. That the said canal, when completed, shall be and forever remain, a public highway for the use of the Government of the United States, free from any toll, or other charge, whatever, for any property of the United States, or persons in their service, passing through the same: Pro- prmuo. vided, That said canal shall be commenced within five years, and completed in twenty years, or the State shall be bound to pay to the United States the amount of any lands previously sold, and that the title to purchasers under the State shall be valid. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, so soon as the D f t |^ £ t g0T | l ™' route of the said canal shall be located and agreed on by canal is locate™ the said State, it shall be the duty of the governor thereof, etc - ®r such other person or persons as may have been, or shall hereafter be, authorized to superintend the construction of said canal, to examine and ascertain the particular sec- tions to which the said State will be entitled, under the provisions of this act, and report the same to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said State, under the authority of the legislature thereof, after the p OW ergivento selection shall have been so made, shall have power to sell legislature. and convey the whole, or any part of the said land, and to give a title in fee simple therefor, to whomsoever shall pur- chase the whole, or any part thereof. Approved, March 2, 1827. CHAP. 56.— An Act To grant a certain quantity of land to the State Mar.2,1827. of Indiana, for the purpose of aiding said State in opening a canal to Vol- 4, p. 236. connect the waters of the Wabash river with those of Lake Erie. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Conqress assembled. That hSSaS' X , , , f Aii.i ,, /.'tt tityof landgrant- there be, and hereby is, granted to the state of Indi-ed to state for ana, for the purpose of aiding the said state in opening a united na^ga° canal to unite at navigable points the waters of the Wabash 3 e i#abasu , Mver river with those of Lake Erie, a quantity of land equal to with Lake Erie one half of five sections in width, on each side of said Erie can S a?). Bn canal, and reserving each alternate section to the United 1 1 8 2 3 . 4 ^5 3 g ; Jf 41, States, to be selected by the commissioner of the land office, under the direction of the President of the United States, from one end thereof to the other; and the said land shall be subject to the disposal of the legislature of said state, for the purpose aforesaid, and no other; Provided, That Prmiso - the said canal, when completed, shall be, and forever re- main, a public highway for the use of the government of the United States, free from any toll, or other charge, 40 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELAT1NG TO [1827. whatever, for any property of the United States, or per- proviso. sons in their service passing through the same: Provided, That said canal shall be commenced within five years, and completed in twenty years, or the state shall be bound to pay to the United States the amount of any lands previously sold, and that the title to purchasers under the state shall be valid. Duty of gov- g ECi 2. And be it further enacted, That, so soon as the when canai a is route of the said canal shall be located and agreed on by the located, etc. ga ^ gfafo^ it shall be the duty of the governor thereof, or such qjher person or persons as may have been, or shall hereafter be, authorized to superintend the construction of said canal, to examine and ascertain the particular lands to which the said state will be entitled under the provisions of this act, and report the same to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. ie!is?a r tu7e en t t o' Sec - 3 - And oe ifi father enacted, That the said state, sefl. under the authority of the legislature thereof, after the selection shall have been so made, shall have power to sell and convey the whole, or any part of the said land, and to give a title, in fee simple, therefor, to whomsoever shall purchase the whole or any part thereof. Approved, March 2, 182V. Mar. 3,1827. CHAP. 92. — An Act For improving the navigation'of the Ohio River. Vol. 4, p. 241. " Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives be S remo'vea°" io ofthe United States of "America, in Congress assembled, Th&t all snags, sawyers, stumps, logs, and obstructions of every description, which tend to endanger the steamboat naviga- tion of the Ohio river, at any navigable stages of the water, and which present themselves, and are to be found on the banks and sides of the river, shall be removed so that the navigation of said river, may be rendered at all times safe: and the same shall be done under the supervision and direc- tion of the Secretary of War, and through the aid of some practical agent acquainted with the situation of the river, its respective bars, islands, and danderous [dangerous] places and parts-; and he shall likewise cause the channel of said river, at a part usually called the Grand Chain, near its mouth, so to be deepened by a proper channel formed, that at the usual state of the water, steamboats may be enabled safely to pass and re-pass the same. dated appK> Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That, for carrying this 1 act into effect, the sum of thirty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treas- ury not otherwise appropriated. s Approved, March 3, 182V. 1828 -1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 41 CHAP. 15.— An Act To revive and continue in force " An Act declar- Mar.io,l828. ing the assent of Congress to a certain Act of Maryland." Vol. 4, p. 254. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentatwes lg A ot v f?-^ of the United States of 'America, in Congress assembled, That uve' to levying the act passed the seventeenth day of March, in the year P OTt ag of dU Ba!a- one thousand eight hundred, entitled "An Act declaring p»° r e. continued the assent of Congress to certain acts of the states of Mary- Mar. sJmss.™ land and Georgia," and which, by subsequent acts, has been revived and continued in force, until the third day of March, dfce thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, be, and the same so far as relates to the act of Maryland, hereby is revived and continued in force, until the third day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight: Pro- Proviso, vided, That nothing, herein contained, shall authorize the Act' c jan! 19, demand of a duty on tonnage on vessels propelled by steam, 1861 > c - n - employed in the transportation of passengers. Approved, March 10, 1828. * CHAP. 18. — An Act Making appropriations for certain fortiflca- Mar. 19,1828. tions of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred Vol. 4, p. 256. and twenty-eight. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri- ated; to wit: for fortifications, to each specifically, as fol- lows: ***** For preservation of Islands in Boston harbour, two. Preservation of ,, iin islands in Boston thousand dollars. Harbor. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the several sums, T^ury. from hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 19, 1828. CHAP. 56. — An Act Making appropriations for the improvement May 19, 1828. of certain harbours, the completion of the Cumberland road to Zanes- Vol. 4, p. 276. ville, the securing the lighthouse on the Brandywine shoal, and the making of surveys. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- priated, to wit: ***** To complete the removal of obstructions at the mouth of s tracUon*Grand Grand river, in the state of Ohio, nine thousand one hun- giver (Fairport dred and thirty -five dollars and eleven cents. To complete the removal of obstructions at the mouth of st raotiont, lo£ Hu- Huron river, in the state of Ohio, four thousand four hun- ron River.' dred and thirteen dollars and thirty-five cents. 42 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO P828- kifk e Harbor Dun " To complete the erection of piers, at the mouth of Dun- kirk harbour, in the state of New York, six thousand dollars. ***** two piers at To complete the building of two piers at the mouth of Sartor eg ° Oswego harbour, in the State of New York, authorized by i827 Ct c 4e ar ' 2 ' an act °* Congress, approved the twentieth [second] of March last, entitled ' 'An act to authorize the improving of certain harbours, the building of piers, and for other pur- poses," nine thousand five hundred and eighty -three dollars and thirty-nine cents. , * Deepening For 4pepening the channel of entrance, into the harbour trance e into har-of Presque Isle, six thousand two hundred and twenty- is°ie (Erie) reBque three dollars and eighteen cents. Removal of ob- For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth tXiaTretk 1 ; A shtabula Creek, Ohio, two thousand four hundred and Ohio. ' three dollars and fifty cents. Removal of ob- »For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth c^nnTnghamOf Cunningham Creek, Ohio, one thousand five hundred creek, oino. an d seventeen dollars and seventy-six cents. Removing qb- For removing obstructions to the navigation of Kenne- Kennebec Rive" bee river, at Lovejoy's Narrows, by removing the half tide and other rocks, in addition to the appropriation of last session, three thousand five hundred dollars. ***** Defraying ex- For defraying the expenses incidental to making exami- §eStaitomikfng na ^ ons an< ^ surveys, under the act of thirtieth April, one examinations, thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, thirty thousand Apr. 30! 1824, cm. dollars : Provided, That this appropriation shall not be con- Provieo. strued into a Legislative sanction of any examination or survey which shall not be deemed of national importance, and within the provisions of the aforesaid act of the thir- tieth April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty -four. To complete To complete a pier adjacent to a pier at Buffalo, in the nier^ at Buffalo, State of New York, thirty -four thousand two hundred and six dollars. mone d ta t: rrea£ ^ E0- 2 ' -bridle it further enacted, That the several sums, Sy? y hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 19, 1828. vY.? 3 ' 1 ^' CH AP. 73.— An Act To authorize the improving of certain har- V0, |P ' bours, the building of piers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and Aouse of Representatives of the United States of America,in Congress assembled^hat the following sums be, and the same are hereby, respec- tively appropriated, to be applied under the direction of the President of the United States, to accomplish the objects hereinafter mentioned; that is to say: 1828.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 43 For removing the sand bar at or near the mouth of ba E r ™?" ° gs n a ^ Merimack river in the state of Massachusetts, by erecting mouth of Mem- piers, or other works, thirty-two thousand one hundred maoEiver,Mas8 - dollars. For the preservation of Deer island, in Boston Harbour, D ^^l^f onot in the state of Massachusetts, eighty-seven thousand dollars. Towards erecting piers, or other works, at or near Ston- S tonington n Har* ington harbour, in the state of Connecticut, for the purpose bor, conn. of making the same a good and secure harbour, twenty thousand dollars. For repairing the public piers at Port Penn, Marcus at Ee P r fp e ° g n p ^ s Hook, and fort Mifflin, four thousand four hundred and thirteen dollars. For purchasing a dredging machine, to be worked by a reag P ng 0ha m a a ? steam, and employing the same for the removal of the chine, etc. shoals forming obstructions to the navigation near Ocra- cock Inlet, in the state of North Carolina, twenty thousand dollars. Towards removing the sand bar at or near the mouth of (j^rttoHarborY Black river, in the state of Ohio, by the erection of piers, obstructions in -or other works, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Apaiaehicoia For removing obstructions in the Apaiaehicoia river, in the territory of Florida, three thousand dollars. For improving the navigation of Red river, through, 01 " n ;[™ p a r t °J n n l 5 around, that part of it called the Raft, situated in Louisi- Red River, ana and Arkansas, twenty-five thousand dollars, three thousand dollars in addition to a former appropriation for clearing out and deepening the harbor of Sackett's sacketts Har- Harbour. bor - For making a survey of the harbour of Nantucket, and survey of har- the passage leading to it, and an estimate of the cost of tucket, etc. Nan improving and making the harbour a good and secure one, three hundred dollars. For making a survey of Genessee river and harbour, in survey, Gene- the state of New York, and estimates of the cost for improv- lotte Harbor). 1 "' ing the same, three hundred dollars. For surveying the mouth of Sandy creek,, which dis- surveying charges itself into Mexico bay, on Lake Ontario, in the creek. ° an y state of New York, for the purpose of constructing a har- bour, at that place, and ascertaining the cost of the same, three hundred dollars. For making a survey and examination of the southern sout hernsh y oreoi shore of Lake Ontario, in the state of New York, between Lake Ontario. Genessee and Oswego rivers, with a view to the improve- ment of the most accessible and commodious harbours on the frontier, by erecting piers, or other works, and esti- mates of the costs of the same, four hundred dollars. For deepening the channel through the pass au Heron, Pa ^ s e |J e Herorf near the Bay of Mobile, eighteen thousand dollars. Mobile. For deepening the channel at the mouth of Pascagoula Pa > s e c e a > |5 u n 1 | river, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars, in addition River. to the sum before appropriated for that object. 44 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1828. n^ation wa° ^or surveying the obstructions to the navigation of the bash g Riv°e": a Wabash river, between its mouth and Eel river, five hun- dred dollars. owo S ?i^?s pl and -Towards improving the navigation of the Mississippi and Ohio rivers, the sum of fifty thousand dollars. Removing ob- -gov removing obstructions in the Berwick branch of the structions m , . *> . , . , . i j n Berwick Branch. Piscataqua river, eight thousand dollars. c h a e nn e e i n * %t For deepening the inland passage, or present channel, for Ma a rys Harbori navigation between the St. John's river in Florida, and St. Ga ' Mary's harbour, in Georgia, the sum of thirteen thousand five hundred dollars. st S Marks?F r i£ er Fo . r * survey of the river and harbour of St. Marks, in Florida, with a view to the practicability and expense of deepening the same, the sum of five hundred dollars. * * * * * Approved, May 23, 1828. May 23, 1828. CHAP. 75 . — An Act To grant certain relinquished and unappropn- Vol. 4, p. 290. ated lands to the State of Alabama, for the purpose of improving the — navigation of the Tennessee, Coosa, Cahawba, and Black Warrior rivers. 400,000 acres of Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives land" ?n n certain of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That counties in^Aiaj four hundred thousand acres, of the relinquished lands in state to a be ap-the counties of Madison, Morgan, Limestone. Lawrence, phed to ™viga- Franklin5 and Lauderdale, in the State of Alabama, be, 9 8 o^ 2 i836 01 c ;1 ii9' an( ^ ^ e same i s [ are ] hereby, granted to said state, to be ° applied to the improvement of the navigation of the Muscle Shoals, and Colbert's Shoals, in the Tennessee river, and such other parts of said river within said State as the legislature thereof may direct: But if there shall not be four hundred thousand acres of relinquished unappropri- ated land in said counties, the deficiency to be made up out of any unappropriated lands in the county of Jackson, in said State, price at which Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That said state of Ala- landistobesoid. j Jama ^ s jj a ]j nave power to sell, dispose of and grant said land, for the purposes aforesaid, at a price not less than the minimum price of the public lands of the United States, at the time of such sale. i83oT?9. ement8 ' Sec - 3> And ie it further enacted, That the said state of Alabama shall commence said improvements within two years after the passage of this act, and complete the same within ten years thereafter. Grant of aii Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That if said state of null 8 lnd ec vdd Alabama shall apply the lands hereby granted, or the pro- ot^er^ob^e^t 06 ^ 8 of the sales ' or an y P art thei "eof, to any other use or whatever. object whatsoever, than as directed by this act, before said improvements shall have been completed, the said grant for all lands then unsold shall thereby become null and void; and the said state of Alabama shall become liable and bound to pay to the United States the amount for which 1828.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 45 said lana, or any part thereof, may have been sold, deduct ing the expenses incurred in selling the same. Sec. 5. Andbe it further enacted, That the improvements improvements of said navigation shall be commenced at the lowest point ehau a be gat conf- of obstruction in said river, within said state, continued up men ced, etc. the same until completed, and be calculated for the use of steamboats, according to such plan of construction as the is3i,c.23. United States' engineers, appointed to survey and report thereon, may recommena, and the President of the United States approve: Provided, That such plan shall embrace, if proviso. practicable, a connexion [sic] of the navigation of Elk river, with the said improvements. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That after the comple- surplus of grant ,. j. -j . u , n i j; • i i. •» r to be applied, etc. tion or said improvements, the surplus or said grant, it any, shall be applied to the improvement of the navigation of the Coosa, Cahawba, and Black Warrior rivers, in said state, under the direction of the Legislature thereof. Sec. And be it further enacted, That the said rivers, . Rivera, when when improved as aforesaid, shall remain forever free from e™Jr°free' from toll'f or all property belonging to the government of the x ° 1 } f ° r . a11 P r °P- TT ., j o, 5 v j J £ 11 • i-u • • J £ erty belonging to United states, and tor all persons in their service, and tor united states, all the citizens of the United States, unless a toll shall be etc " allowed by act of Congress. Approved, May 23, 1828. CHAP. 76. — An Act Making an appropriation for the erection of a May 23,1828. breakwater near the mouth of Delaware bay. Vol. 4, p. 290. Delaware Breakwater, Del. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the President of theUnited States cause to be made near the . mouth of Delaware bay, a breakwater. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the sum of two $250,000 appro- hundred and fifty thousand dollars be, and it hereby is, P nated - appropriated, towards the accomplishment of that object, and that the same be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 23, 1828. CHAP. 86. — An Act Authorizing a subscription to the stock of the May 24, 1828. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company. Vol. 4, p. 293. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,Tha,t Tr s< a cre r tar j!L u ^ f the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author- scribe^for "o^ooo ized and directed to subscribe, in the name and for theuse^ a c r ^ s °| "gg^jjj of theUnited States, for ten thousand shares of the capital peake and owo stock of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company, and to pay for the same, at such times, and in such proportions, as shall be required of and paid by the stockholders, generally, by the rules and regulations of the company, out of the 46 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO C 1828 - dividends which mav accrue to the United States upon their Proviso. bank stoc k i n tne y, an ^ f the United States : Provided, That not more than one-fifth part of the sum, so subscribed for the use of the United States, shall be demanded, in any one year, after the organization of the said company; nor shall any greater sum be paid on the shares so subscribed for, than shall be proportioned to assessments made on individ- Provim. ual or corporate stock-holders: And provided, moreover, That, for the supply of water to such other canals as the state of Maryland, or Virginia, or the Congress of the United States, may authorize to be constructed, in connec- tion with the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, the section of the said canal leading from the head of the Little Falls of the Potomac river, to the proposed basin, next above George- town, in the District of Columbia, shall have the elevation, above the tide of the river at the head of the said falls, and shall preserve, throughout the whole section aforesaid, a breadth, at the surface of the water, of not less than sixty feet, and a depth, below the same, of not less than five feet, with a suitable breadth at bottom. iKasar a to vote ^ EC- ^" ^ n( ^ ^ e it further enacted, That the said Secre- for president, tary of the Treasury shall vote for the president and direct- Ic eo°rd < in| an to ors °f * ne sa ^ company, according to such number of "™hM°d es snares as the United States may at any time hold in the stock, thereof, and shall receive, upon the said stock, the proportion of the tolls which shall, from time to time, be due to the United States for the shares aforesaid; and shall have and enjoy, in behalf of the United States, every other right of a stockholder in the said company. Approved, May 24, 1828. purchased. May 24, 1828. CHAP. 110.— An Act Declaring the assent of Congress to an Act Vol. 4, p. 308. of the State of Alabama. Be it enacted by the Senate and Rouse of Hepresentarwes of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That ^|fventoaet theass . entof Con & ress be > and hereby is, granted to the of Alabama, Jan. operation of an act of the general assembly of the state of Alabama, passed on the tenth day of January, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-seven, entitled "An act to incor- porate the Cahawba Navigation Company." Approved. May 24, 1828. 10,1827. Mar 2,1829 CHAP 25.— An Act Making appropriations for building light- Vol. 4, p. 345. houses and beacons, and placing buoys, and for improving harbours " and directing surveys. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives sum B of money ^c eU ^ lt ^^^ a f g ofAmeriea,in Congress assembled, * * * to be placed at bEC - 2 - And be %t further enacted, That the sums of monev president" 011 o£ appropriated by this section be, and the same are hereby, directed to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and placed at the disposition of the 18»-] IMPROVEMENT OF EIVERS AND HARBORS. 47 President of the United States, for the following specified purposes or objects, to wit: State of Maine: Five thousand dollars, for repairing the R i^ e e r ^ e ^e. k pier on the eastern side of the channel at the entrance of Kennebunk river; and Three hundred dollars for surveying the ship channel of ^^no^bscot Penobscot river, from Whitehead to Bangor, and ascertain- ing the cost of improving the navigation of the same, and proper sites for spindles and buoys. State of New Hampshire: Sixty dollars for making a sur- Piscataqua vey of Cochecho branch of Piscataqua river, from Dover EiTer ' et0 > N - H - falls to its confluence with the Piscataqua, for the purpose of ascertaining the practicability of removing obstructions " to navigation and the cost. State of Massachusetts: One hundred and eighty dollars North River, for surveying North river, between Scituate and Marshfield, et0 '' Mass- to ascertain the expediency of removing obstructions at the mouth of the same, and to make an estimate of the cost. One hundred and fifty dollars for examining the piers sandy Bay erected at Sandy bay, to report the condition of the same, borf, Ma2. and what works are necessary to make a good and safe harbour, at that place, together with an estimate of the cost. Thirty thousand dollars for removing the bar at the mouth Nantucket, of the harbour of Nantucket. l ass ' Two thousand five hundred dollars for extending the pier Edgartown on which the light house is built, at the entrance of Edgar- ar or ' town harbour, to the shore; and One hundred and fifty dollars to survey the harbour at Bass River, Bass river, between Yarmouth and Dennis, to ascertain the practicability and expense of improving the said harbour. State of Connecticut: Six thousand and ninety-seven dol- M hi J? h er lars for improving the navigation of Mill river by removing bor" conn. obstructions in the said river, and constructing such works as will prevent the sand from filling up the channel of the same. One hundred and fifty dollars for making a survey of the Thames River, river Thames, with a view to improve the navigation of the 0onn " same, and the cost of such improvements. One hundred and thirty dollars for making a survey of the westbrook harbour of Westbrook, near the mouth of Connecticut river, Harbor ' Conn - with a view to the improvement of the said harbour, and for ascertaining the cost of such improvement. Eighty dollars for making a survey of the harbour of ^"gJJJJ* Har " Norwalk, with a view to its improvement. One hundred dollars for making a survey of the harbour bOT^n** 1 Har " of Stamford, with a view to its improvement. ***** State of New York: One hundred and fifty dollars- for sag Harbor, surveying the bar at the mouth of Sag Harbour, to ascer- Y tain the best method of preventing the harbour being filled up with sand, and the cost of the same. Thirty thousand dollars for extending the pier of Black H ^ r la « k N ^° ck > Rock harbour, at the outlet of Lake Erie, to a point oppo- site Bird's Island. 48 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO P 829 - N Sodus B ft y. For removing obstructions at the entrance of the harbour at Big Sodus Bay, on Lake Ontario, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. Genesee Elver f or the improvement of the navigation of the Gennessee ([Charlotte Har- r . vei ^ . q ^ ^^ ^ ^^ y^ ten thousand dollars. riat Beach , State of Ne w J ersey : One hundred dollars for surveying Flatbeach, alias Tucker's Island, situated between Old and New Inlet, with a view to preserve the anchorage of the port, and to report an estimate of the cost of such improve- ments as may be necessary to effect those objects. Marcushook, State of Pennsylvania: Five thousand dollars for repair- ing tfte piers at Marcus Hook: for filling up the sluice be- * tween the said piers, and improving the harbour of Marcus Hook, by the removal of obstructions. Deep creek, State of Virginia: Eighty dollars for making a survey of Deep creek, or branch of the South branch of Elizabeth river, for the purpose of improving the navigation of the same, and an estimate of cost. Pasquotank State of North Carolina: Eighty dollars for making a Elver, n.c. surV ey of Pascotank river, for removing bars, or obstruc- tions in the same, and an estimate of the cost. le Oora,coke in- Twenty -one thousand dollars, being an additional appro- priation, for effecting the removal of the shoals forming obstructions to navigation near Ocracock Inlet; and pape Fear Twenty thousand dollars for improvingthe navigation of Cape Fear river, between the town of Wilmington and the mouth of the said river. c , , ! i State of Ohio: Seven thousand five hundred dollars for __nproving the navigation of Conn the bar at the mouth of the same. improving the navigation of Conneaut creek, by removing ^Teche Bayou, State of Louisiana: Two hundred dollars for making a survey of the entrance of the river Teche, with a view to improve and shorten the navigation of the same, and an estimate of the cost of such improvements. River?La Ssippi FiTO hundr ed dollars for making a survey at the passes, at the mouth of the Mississippi, with a view to improve- ments in the navigation, and building lighthouses and buoys. ***** teAia 6 Har " St ? te of Ala bama: Twenty thousand dollars, the sum required for completing improvements in the harbour of Mobile. H»i,or A Fr tine Territory of Florida: Three hundred dollars for making a survey of the harbour of St. Augustine, and the bar at or near the entrance of the same, with a view to remove the latter, and to render the access to the harbour safe at all times, and to make an estimate of the cost of accom- plishing that object; and b( st. MarkB Har- Six thousand five hundred dollars for improving the har- bour of St. Mark's, by removing obstructions in the same. Approved, March 2, 1829. 1829.1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 49 CHAP. 26.— An Act Making additional appropriations for the mili- Mar. 2, 1829. tary service in the United States, for the year one thousand eight Vol. 4, p. 348. hundred and twenty-nine. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Sepresentati/ves of the United States of America, in Conaress assembled, * * * ***** The following sums, transferred to the surplus fund, on Transfers to the thirty-first of December, one thousand eight hundred appropriated. re " and twenty-eight, are hereby re appropriated: For the preservation of the point of land forming Prov- Provincetown incetown harbour, appropriated by act of twentieth of 182^0.78. May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six, three thousand five hundred dollars. For removing obstructions in the harbour of Mobile, Mobile Harbor appropriated by act of twentieth of May, one thousand 1826 ' Ci 78, eight hundred and twenty-six, two thousand eight hundred and seventy-one dollars and twenty-two cents. For piers at Newcastle, appropriated by act of the Newcastle, twentieth of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty- 1826, c ' 78, six, seventeen thousand eight hundred and ninety-five dollars and ninety-nine cents. ***** Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the several sums, ^^fa"^™! hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in Treasury. ° the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 2, 1829. CHAP. 27. — An Act Authorizing the subscription of stock in the Mar - 2 ' 1829- Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company, and in the Dismal Swamp V°i- 4, p. 350. Canal Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Hepresentatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That secretary of the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author- J^e" y toi S 75o ized and directed to subscribe, in the name and for the use shares of chesa- of the United States, for seven hundred and fifty shares ware'canai. of the capital stock of the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company; and, also, for two hundred shares of the capital secretary of stock in the Dismal Swamp Canal Company, and pay for Treasury to sub- ,. , , .. J . , r J /• r J scribe for 200 the same, at such times, and in such proportions, as may shares of Dismal be required by the said companies respectively; to be Swamp Cana1 ' paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of Treasury '"vote the Treasury shall vote for president and directors of for president ana .., J . .. . * -,. , , directors, and re- the said companies respectively, according to such number ceive dividends, of shares, and shall receive upon the said stock the pro- portion of the tolls which shall, from time to time, be due to the United States for the shares expended. Approved, March 2, 1829. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 4 [1829. 50 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO Mar.2,1829. CHAP. 29.— An Act Making appropriations for completing certain Vol.4, p. 351. roads, and for making examinations and surveys. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America,™ Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropria- ted, to wit: * * * * * surveys, etc., For defraying the expenses incidental to making exam- 3M824,o°46 Apr ' inations and surveys under the act of thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-four, thirty thou- sand dollars. ***** Sec. 2. — And be it further enacted, That the several sums, hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 2, 1829. Mar. 2,182s. CHAP. 33. — An Act To authorize a subscription for stock on the Vol. 4, p. 353. part of the United States, in the Louisville and Portland Canal Company. Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ■ Sisvlfteand of the United States of America, vn Congress assembled, Thai Portland canal the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, author- by united stat^ ized and directed to subscribe for or purchase, in the name and for the use of the United States, any stock which may have been forfeited to the company, and which shall be undisposed of on the fourth day of March next, not exceeding thirteen hundred and fifty shares of the Capital Stock of the Louisville and Portland Canal Com- pany; and to pay for the same, when called upon by said Company, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided, Said shares can be had for a sum not exceeding one hundred dollars each. Tr S eSytovote f ^ EC " 2 " ^nd be it further enacted, That the said Secre- eto. ' tary of the Treasury shall vote for president and directors of said company, according to such number of shares, and shall receive upon the said stock, the proportion of the tolls which shall, from time to time, be due to the United States for the stock aforesaid. Approved, March 2, 1829. Mar.2,1829. CHAP. 37.— An Act Making additional appropriations for certain, Vol. 4, p. 356 fortifications of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled,Tha.t the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri- ated, in addition to the several sums appropriated by the act of the twenty-fourth of May, one thousand eight 1829.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 51 hundred and twenty-eight, for certain fortifications of the United States, for the first quarter of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, to wit: for for- tifications, to each specifically, as follows: ***** For completion of the sea wall for the preservation of Boston Harbor. George's Island, in Boston harbour, seven thousand three hundred and ten dollars and fifty-four cents. Sec. 2. Andie it further enacted, That the several sums, hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 2, 1829. CHAP. 52. — An Act Making additional appropriations for com- Mar.3,1829. pleting and repairing piers, for the improvement of certain harbours, Vol. 4, p. 363. and of the navigation of certain rivers. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Rejyresentati/oes of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri- ated, to wit: For repairing the damages sustained by the piers under B ?j|™ at08Weg0 construction at the mouth of Oswego river, from a severe gale in October last, seven thousand four hundred and seventy-two dollars. For closing the breach made in the peninsula at Presque B PreB & u f IsIe Isle Bay, Pennsylvania, seven thousand three hundred and bo?). re Har ninety dollars and twenty-five cents. For completing the erection of piers at the mouth of b0 ? unkirk Har " Dunkirk harbour, in the State of New York, nine thou- sand eight hundred and twelve dollars and seventy-five cents. For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth Ashtabula of Ashtubula Creek, Ohio, six thousand nine hundred and forty dollars and twenty -five cents. For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth Cunningham of Cunningham Creek, Ohio, two thousand nine hundred and fifty-six dollars. For improving Cleveland harbour, Ohio, twelve thou- Cleveland Har- sand one hundred and seventy-nine dollars. bor ' For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth Hurcn Kiver. * of Huron river, Ohio, five thousand nine hundred and thirty-five dollars. For completing a pier at La Plaisance bay, Michigan La piaisance territory, two thousand three hundred and eighteen dol- Bay ' lars. For continuing to improve the navigation of the Ohio,,, ^^?^ 18 " and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars. For removing obstructions in the Savannah river, below .Eeappropria- .1 m. .e a 1 ■ r\ ■ i_ • i-i £ t">n of balance the city of Savannah, in Georgia, being a balance of ap- f 0r savannah propriations carried to the surplus fund on the thirty -first of j^ptofunaf t0 December, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, twenty -four thousand four hundred ajid ninety dollars. 52 LAWS OF UNITED STATE8 RELATING TO [1830. Sec. 2. Andbe it farther enacted, That the several sums, hereby appropriated, shall be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3, 1829. -, ' 1 , Apr. 23, 1830. CHAP. 72. — An Act Making additional appropriations for the _m- Vol. 4, p. 394. proyeinent of certain harbours, and for removing obstructions at the mouths of certain rivers, for the year one thousand eight hundred and /thirty. v Be It enacted hy the Senate and House of 'Representatives Appropriations f the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That o"certeto n wOTks e the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for carrying on and completing certain works heretofore commenced, to be paid out of any money in the treasury, not otherwise appropriated, viz: Huron River. Yov removing obstructions at the mouth of Huron river, Ohio, one thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars and thirty-six cents. (Fairport ^bEiv For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth bor). of Grand River, Ohio, five thousand five hundred and sixty -three dollars and eighteen cents. Cleveland Har- p or completing the improvements of Cleaveland harbour, Ohio, one thousand seven hundred and eighty-six dollars and fifty-six cents. (LorainHarbor)! For removing sand-bar at or near the mouth of Black river, Ohio, eight thousand five hundred and fifty-nine dollars and seventy-seven cents. conneaut creek. ^ Yor improving the navigation of Conneaut creek, Ohio, six thousand one hundred and thirty five dollars and sixty- five cents. ^ Dunkirk Har- p QJ . com pi e ti n g piers at the mouth of Dunkirk harbour, New York, one thousand three hundred and forty-two dol- lars and seventy-five cents. Buffalo Harbor. For completing pier8 at Buffalo harbour, New York, fifteen thousand four hundred and eighty-eight dollars. N Biack Bock, ]? or extending the pier at Black Rock, three thousand one hundred and ninety-eight dollars. (chaSe R H V a e r- For improving the 'navigation of Genesee river, New bor). York, thirteen thousand three hundred and thirty-five dollars. B Great sodua F or removing obstructions at the mouth of Big Sodus' bay, New York, fifteen thousand two hundred and eighty dollars. River? 11 ™ a u For completing the removal of the sand-bar at or near the mouth of Merrimack river, Massachusetts, three thou- sand five hundred and six dollars and seventy-two-cents. belch y m ° u * h For tne preservation of Plymouth beach, Massachusetts, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars. Hart£>" inKt0 n For erecting piers or other works at or near Stonington harbour, Connecticut, sixteen thousand four hundred and ninety -one dollars and sixty-seven cents. 1880.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 53 For deepening an inland passage between St. John's and tw ^en st g jonns" St. Mary's rivers, fifteen hundred dollars. etc een ' ° ns ' For improving the navigation of the Mississippi and _ Mississippi and ni.' ■ n*. it. i 3 ii rtr Ohio Rivers. Ohio rivers, fifty thousand dollars. For removing obstructions to the navigation of the Ken- myer. n n e b e c nebec river, at Lovejoy's narrows, Maine, five thousand dollars. For improving the harbours of New Castle, Marcus N e^casae r etc° £ Hook, Chester, and Port Penn, in the Delaware river, ten thousand dollars. For improving the Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, Ri ver pe Fear North Carolina, twenty-five thousand six hundred and eighty-eight dollars. For completing the removal of obstructions in the Appa- Riy pa . lachioola lachicola river, in Florida, two thousand dollars. For completing the removal of obstructions in the river R1 ver. M a r k s and harbour of St. Marks in Florida, ten thousand dollars. For completing the breakwater at Hyannis harbour, in H ya n ni S water at Massachusetts, six thousand five hundred and seventeen dollars and eighty-two cents. For carrying on the works of the Delaware breakwater, Breakwater* r e for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty, one hundred thousand dollars; and for carrying on the same works during the first quarter of one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty-one, sixty-two thousand dollars. Approved, April 23, 1830. Time for com- mencing, etc., extended to Dec. 1830. CHAP. 79.— An Act To extend the time for commencing the im- A P r - M . im- provement of the navigation of the Tennessee River. Vol 4, p. 397. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America* in Congress assembled, That _ the time for commencing the improvement of the navigation « of the Tennessee river, under an act of Congress "to grant certain relinquished and unappropriated lands to the state of Alabama, for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Tennessee, Cahawba, and Black Warrior rivers," approved the twenty -third day of May, one thousand eight Act May hundred and twenty-eight, be, and the same is hereby, ex- tended to the first day of December next. Approved, April 24, 1830. CHAP. 84. — An Act For the re-appropriation of certain unexpended Ap ' - ® 0, ^im- balances of former appropriations. _ ° ' ' p " 1_ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of 'Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That tt m aPbfiances the following sums, being unexpended balances of former carried to sur- appropriations for sundry objects of the service of the War p us un ' Department, * * * which remained in the Treasury on the last day of the year one thousand eight hundred and twenty-nine, and are now subject to the provisions of 54 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1830. the law directing such balances to be carried to the account of the surplus fund, be, and the same are hereby re-appro- priated to to the several objects, respectively, of their origi- nal appropriation. ***** Rive? conn" ° k ^or the removing obstructions in the Saugatuck river, twenty-eight dollars. La piaisance For the building of piers at the entrance of La Plai- Bay ' sance bay, eighty -nine dollars and eleven cents. ***** Approved, April 30, 1830. May si, 1830. CHAP. 232.— An Act Making appropriations for examinations and Vol. 4, p. 427. surveys, and also, for certain works of internal improvement. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- priated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, viz: Examinations Yov defraying the expenses incidental to making exami- and surveys. na ti ons an d surveys for national works, under the act of Apr. 30, 1824, thirtieth April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty - ; four, including five thousand one hundred and four dollars and twenty-seven cents, for arrearages on account of sur- veys and office rent, in the years one thousand eight hun- dred and twenty-six, one thousand eight hundred and 830,000. twenty -seven, and one thousand eight hundred and twenty- eight, thirty thousand dollars. ***** water^ofA^ ^ or completing the survey and estimate of a canal to con- lantic and Gulf nect the waters of the Atlantic with the Gulf of Mexico, ten thousand four hundred dollars. And it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to cause a detailed report to be made out, showing the practicability or impracticability of making a ship or other canal, and the reasons for either, with an estimate of the probable expense and advantages of such canal as may be considered practicable. ***** Approved, May 31, 1830. Feb. 12, 1831. Vol. 4, p. 441. CHAP. 23. — An Act To amend the Act granting " certain relin- quished and unappropriated lands to the State of Alabama, for the purpose of improving the navigation of the Tennessee, Coosa, Cahawba, and Black warrior rivers," approved the twenty-third day of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight. state o( Ala- ^ e ^ enaeie< ^ ty ^ le Senate and House of Representatives bama authorized ofthe United States of America, in Congress assembled, That ^ZTHu 'Is ifc sha11 and ma y be lawf ul for fche state of Alabama, by the 1828, c. 76. ay ' board of canal commissioners appointed by her for that purpose, to contract for and construct that part of the canal round the Muscle shoals, beginning at Campbell's 'ferry, 1831.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 55 and running up the river to Lamb's ferry, before they con- tract for, or complete that part of the said contemplated canal between Campbell's ferry and Florence; any thing in the act to which this is an amendment to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the en s?n?era toftir- duty of the engineers of the United States who have this n >* plan, matter in charge, to furnish to said board of commissioners, as soon as practicable, a plan of that section of the canal above contemplated first to be executed, connecting it with the river at or near to Campbell's ferry, and at the most eligible point at, or immediately below Lamb's ferry, on the cheapest practicable plan, in conformity with said original act, to be approved by the President of the United States. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the section of said canal above Lamb's ferry, shall, by said engineers, be so planned as to connect it with the deep water in the river at or above Lamb's ferry; and the section below Camp- bell's ferry, shall, in like manner, be connected with the deep water at or below said last-mentioned ferry. Approved, February 12, 1831. Planprescribed. CHAP. 38. — An Act Making appropriations for certain fortifiea- Mar. 2,1831. tions during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one. Vol.4, p. 460. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That thef olio wing sumsbe,and the samearehereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, for certain fortifications, viz: For the preservation of George's Island, Boston harbour, Georges island, five thousand dollars. Approved, March 2, 1831. CHAP. 56. — An Act Making additional appropriations for the im- Mar.2,1831. provement of certain harbours, and removing obstructions in the Vol- 4, p. 459. mouths of certain rivers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, iw Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, for carrying on and completing certain works heretofore commenced, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, viz: For removing obstructions at the mouth of Huron river, uron lver ' Ohio, three thousand four hundred and eighty dollars. For- removing sand bar at or near the mouth of Black (Lorain Harbor)' river, Ohio, nine thousand two hundred and seventy -five dollars. 56 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO P8»l. Cleveland Har- j" or completing the improvement of Cleaveland harbour, Ohio, three thousand six hundred and seventy dollars. Grand r i v e r For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth j.Fairport Har- q{ Gmn& T]yeY ^ fi^ five thousand six hundred and eighty dollars. Ashtabula F or completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth creek. of Ashtabula creek, Ohio, seven thousand and fifteen dol- lars. conneaut jpov improving the navigation of Conneaut creek, Ohio, six thousand three hundred and seventy dollars. (E^eHa?borf le For completing the improvement of the harbour of Presque isle, Pennsylvania, one thousand seven hundred dollars. Genesee Eiver For improving the navigation of Genesee river, New im" ° ar York, sixteen thousand six hundred and seventy dollars. Great sodus For removing obstructions at the mouth of Big Sodus Bay - bay, New York, seventeen thousand four hundred and fifty dollars. oswego. For completing piers at Oswego, New York, two thou- sand eight hundred and twelve dollars and ninety-two cents. contractors. For c j a i m f contractors f or losses by storms in eighteen hundred and twenty-nine, five hundred and nineteen dol- lars. For balance due contractors for said piers, eighty-four dollars and ninety-two cents. oswego. Yov securing the works of Oswego harbour, New York, by a stone pier-head and mole, eighteen thousand six hun- dred dollars. Buffalo. For completing the pier at the mouth of Buffalo har- bour, New York, twelve thousand nine hundred dollars. Dunkirk. j- or securing and completing the works at the harbour of Dunkirk, New York, six thousand four hundred dollars. provineetown. Yor further protection and preservation of the beach of Pro vincetown, Massachusetts, two thousand and fifty dol- lars. breakwater" 1 a ° For ^ e re P a i r an( l completion of the breakwater at the mouth of Merrimack river, Massachusetts, sixteen thou- sand dollars. Eive e r! inebunk For completing repairs to piers at the entrance of Ken- nebunk river, Maine, one thousand one hundred and sev- enty-five dollars. Deer island. For completing the sea wall for the preservation of Deer island, Boston harbour, Massachusetts, twelve thousand three hundred and ninety dollars. belch! m ° u * h For repairing Plymouth beach, Massachusetts, two thou- sand eight hundred and twenty dollars. wSe? nnisbreak " For completing the breakwater at Hyannis harbour, Massachusetts, eight thousand four hundred dollars. Nantucket. For remo ving the bar at the mouth of Nantucket har- bour, Massachusetts, eight thousand two hundred and sixty-five dollars. Newcastle, etc. _ For i mprov i ng the harbours of New Castle, Marcus 1831.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBOKS. 57 Hook, Chester, and Port Penn, in the Delaware river, four thousand dollars. For improving Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, cape Pear North Carolina, twenty-five thousand seven hundred and Kiver ' five dollars. For carrying on the works for the improvements of ocracokeiniet. Ocracock inlet, in North Carolina, seventeen thousand dollars. For completing the removal of obstructions in the river st. Marks. and harbour of St. Mark's, Florida, [sic] seven thousand four hundred and thirty dollars. For completing the removal of obstructions in the Appa- Apaiacnicoia lachicola river, Florida, eight thonsand dollars. Rlver " For arrearage due Major Birch for survey of the raft of Eed River - Red River, Louisiana, one hundred and eighty -seven dol- lars and fifty cents. For arrearage due the superintendent of the works at Black Eock. Black Rock harbour, New York, one thousand eight hun- dred dollars. For arrearage due for materials delivered to the works Dunkirk. at Dunkirk harbour, New York, seven hundred and two dollars, fifty cents. For carrying on the work of the Delaware breakwater, Delaware two hundred and eight thousand dollars. Breakwater. Approved, March 2, 1831. CHAP. 58. — An Act Making appropriations for carrying on certain Mar.2,1831. roads and works of internal improvement, and for providing for sur- Vol. 4, p. 462. veys. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of 'America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri- ated to the several objects respectively herein named, to be applied during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-one, the same to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, viz: ***** For defraying the expenses incidental to making exam- surreys, etc. inations and surveys under the act of the thirtieth day of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty -four, twenty- 1824, c. 46. five thousand dollars. For improving the navigation of the Ohio and Missis- Navigation of sippi rivers, to be expended under the existing laws, fifty ^p" rivers^ 818 " thousand dollars. That the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated to the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers from Pittsburg to New Orleans, in removing the obstructions in the channels at the shoal places and ripples, and by such other means as may be deemed best for the deepening of 58 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1832 - To be expended t h e c h anne ls of the Ohio River, which said sum shall be ex- ofPr'Lident pended under the direction of the President of the United States, by the superintendent appointed to execute said works of improvement; and the President is hereby author- ized and required to take bond with approved security in fifty thousand dollars conditioned for the faithful perform- ance of the duties required of him under such instructions as may be given him for the improvement of the naviga- tion of said rivers, and that an officer of engineers be asso- ciated with said superintendent, with authority to suspend the operation of any work, or payment of any account, until the order of the President is received. ***** Approved, March 2, 1831. Feb. r.4,1832. CHAP. 27. — An Act Making appropriations for fortifications for Vol. 4, p. 497. the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, for fortifications for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-two, viz: ***** (Sol e HMbOT ( ) F° r the preservation of George's Island, nine thousand dollars. ***** Approved, February 24, 1832. Julys, 1832. CHAP. 153. — An Act Making appropriations for certain internal Vol. 4, p. 551. improvements for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty -two. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations, of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be appropriated for the purpose of making the improvements hereinafter enumerated, viz: Rive? Me 6 b e ° ^ or Temov ^ a S obstructions to the navigation of Kenne- beck river, at Lovejoy's Narrows, Maine, including a bal- ance of former appropriations, of two thousand five hundred and seventy-nine dollars and sixty-eight hundredths, carried to the surplus fund, two thousand six hundred dollars. beach y Ma°s U * h ^ or repairing Plymouth Beach, Massachusetts, two thou- sand five hundred dollars. For further protection and preservation of the Beach at Mai! villcetown ' Provincetown, Massachusetts, four thousand six hundred dollars, ^passau Heron, For deeping the channel through the Pass au Heron, Alabama, being the balance of the appropriation of one thou- 1828, o. 73. S and eight hundred and twenty -eight, carried to the surplus fund, first January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty- one, six thousand and fifty dollars. 1832.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 59 For deepening the channel at Pascagoula river, being the K1 v a r s iia ° ula balance of the appropriation of one thousand . eight hun- dred and twenty-five, carried to the surplus fund the first of January, one thousand eight hundred and thirty, fifteen thousand nine hundred dollars. For improving the navigation of the Red river, Louis- & ^^ yei ' Leu iana, and Arkansas, being the balance of the appropria- tion of one thousand eight hundred and twenty-eight, 1828, 0,7S - carried to the surplus fund, two thousand six hundred and twenty-eight dollars., and the further sum of twenty thou- sand dollars. For carrying on the work of the Delaware breakwater, Breakwater 6 two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. Dei. ***** For the completion of the improvement of the harbour st. Marks River, and river Saint Marks, in Florida, as recommended by the "" chief engineer, four thousand five hundred dollars. For completing repairs to piers at the entrance of Kenne- Ri Ke r n M e bunk bunk river, Maine, one thousand seven hundred dollars. For removing obstructions in the Berwick branch of the R ?»^ c J a e taqua Piscataqua river, two hundred and fifty dollars. For completing the sea-wall for the preservation of Deer M D| er l9lana . Island, Boston harbour, sixty thousand dollars. For completing the breakwater at Hyannis harbour, Mas- H yannte W Mass at sachusetts, seven thousand six hundred dollars. For removing the bar at the mouth of Nantucket harbour, Nantucket, six "thousand dollars. For completing the breakwater and dyke, and deepening Mi " i? 1 ^ 1 the channel, in the harbor of Mill river, in Connecticut, 6 r" p ° four thousand four hundred and ninety dollars and forty- three cents. , For completing the pier and mole at Oswego, New York, oswego, n. y. nineteen thousand dollars. For removing obstructions at the mouth of Big Sodus bay, Great s o du s New York, seventeen thousand dollars. For improving the entrance of Genesee river, sixteen Genesee River , i liii ((.,'iiftrlottG 1.1 iir- thousand dollars. dod.n. y. For completing the pier at the mouth of Buffalo harbour, ^"ffy. H a r ' ten thousand three hundred dollars. For the work at Black Rock harbour, New York, five N I y a '* Rock, thousand one hundred dollars. For securing and completing the work at Dunkirk har- Dunkirk, n.y. bour, New York, ten thousand two hundred dollars. For completing the improvementof the harbor at Presque (E ^fgarbor le Isle, Pennsylvania, four thousand five hundred dollars. For improving the harbours of New Castle, Marcus Hook, p Neweastie, etc., Chester, and Port Penn, on the Delaware, ten thousand dollars. For carrying on the work for the improvement of Ocra- i e °N a c In " coke inlet, North Carolina, twenty -two thousand dollars. For improvingCape Fear river , below Wilmington, North M m IU H Ior a ^ ms services; and he shall not here- after be allowed anything in the shape of commissions in his disbursements, comieautcreek, For improving the mouth of Conneaut creek, Ohio, seven thousand eight hundred dollars. creelk 1 Ohio u * a ^ or com pleting the removal of obstructions at the mouth of Ashtabula creek, Ohio, three thousand eight hundred dollars. creek, n ohfo ham For a P, ier nea T of White and Saint Francis rivers, in the rivers. territory of Arkansas, five hundred dollars. Approved, March 2, 1833. 1833.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 63 CHAP. 66.— An ActTo improve the navigation of thePotomac River Mar. 2, 1833. between Georgetown and Alexandria, and for other purposes. Vol. 4, p. 646. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, t0 ^t&ens^o" in order to aid the citizens of Georgetown in removing the Geor s etown . to obstruction to their navigation, by causing the cut already tion'rfPotomlc, made through the bar, below the town, to be enlarged et0- and deepened; and for the further purpose of enabling them to make a free turnpike road to the district line on the Virginia side of the river, and to purchase of the present proprietors, and make forever free, the bridge over the Little Falls of Potomac river, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the said sum how tote paid, shall be paid, from time to time, by the Secretary of the Treasury, to the order of the corporation of Georgetown, in such sums as to enable the said corporation to effect the purposes aforesaid. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That before the said sum be paid over to the said corporation, it shall pass an ordinance to make said road and bridge free, and to be kept in repair by said corporation forever. Approved, March 2, 1833. Condition. CHAP. 69. — An Act Making appropriations for carrying on certain Ma r .2,l833. works heretofore commenced for the improvement of harbours and Vo'--».P-648. rivers, and, also, for continuing and repairing the Cumberland road, and certain territorial roads. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for carrying on or completing certain works and roads heretofere commenced, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. For carrying on the Delaware breakwater, two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. For removing a sand bar at the mouth of Black river, Ohio, two thousand four hundred dollars. For a pier head at Cunningham creek, Ohio, five hundred dollars. For completing the removal of obstructions at the mouth of Ashtabula creek, Ohio, three thousand four hundred dollars. For completing the improvement of the harbour of Pres- que Isle, Pennsylvania, six thousand dollars. For completing the pier at the mouth of Buffalo harbour, New York, thirty-one thousand seven hundred dollars. For improving the entrance of Gennesee river, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. Appropriations. Delaware Break- water. Black River (Lorain Harbor). Cunningham Creek. Ashtabula Creek. Presque Isle (Erie) Harbor. Buffalo bor. Har- Genesee River (Charlotte Har- bor). 64 LAWS OF UNITED 8TATES RELATING TO [1833. Great sodus -gov removing obstructions at the mouth of Big Sodus Bay ' bay, New York, fifteen thousand dollars, oswego. For completing the pier and mole at Oswego, New York, eight thousand four hundred dollars. m e r r i m a c y or the completion of the breakwater at the mouth of the Merrimack river, four thousand nine hundred dollars. Plymouth p or repairing Plymouth beach, six hundred dollars. breakwater at For the breakwater at Hyannis, Massachusetts, five nyannis. thousand dollars. Newcastle, j? or improving the harbours of New Castle, Marcus andPortPerra. ' Hook, Chester, and Port Penn, in the Delaware, four thousaad dollars. Ocracokeimet. j* or carrying on the improvement of Ocracoke inlet, North Carolina, sixteen thousand seven hundred dollars. River pe Fear For improving Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, North Carolina, twenty-eight thousand dollars. Ohio, Missouri, -gor ■ improving 1 the navigation of the Ohio, Missouri, and Mississippi ,",. .r . . o. nf^°^ j J n rivers. and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars. ***** stMarksRiver. -pov completing the improvement of St. Mark's river and harbour in Florida, in addition to the unexpended balance of former appropriations, one thousand five hun- dred dollars. ***** tw°een 1 st e Mar 3 ys ^ or completing the improvement of the inland channel and st. Johns, between St. Mary's and St. John's, in Florida, nine thou- sand dollars. Apaiachicoia For the completion of the removal of obstructions in River. ° r an the harbour and river Appilachicola, in Florida, according to the report and estimate of the engineer, Lieutenant Long, eight thousand seven hundred dollars, including the unexpended appropriation of last year. ***** an^surve n s tions ^ ov defraying the expenses incidental to making exami- 1824, e. 46. ' nations and surveys under the act of the thirtieth of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty -four, twenty-five thousand dollars. ***** Approved, March 2, 1833. Mar. 2, 1833. CHAP. 90.— An Act Further to extend the powers of the board of Vol. 4, p. 663. ca nal commissioners for the improvement of the Tennessee river in the state of Alabama. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives authorStosus- ofthe United States of 'America, in Congress assembled,Th&t m^of'Tennes- c ? mimss i 01Qei ' s appointed by the state of Alabama to see River. superintend the improvement of the Tennessee river, and their successors in office, be, and they are hereby author- ized to suspend the improvement of so much of said river as is below Florence, in said State, and every other part of the same, until the canal and other improvements, 1834.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 65 between Lamb's ferry and Campbell's ferry, sball have 1828 ' "■ 7B - been completed; anything in the act entitled "An act to grant certain relinquished and unappropriated lands to the State of Alabama for the purpose of improving the navi- gation of the Tennessee, Coosa, Cahawba, and Black War- rior rivers," approved twenty -third of May, one thousand eight hundred and twenty -eight, to the contrary notwith- standing. Approved, March 2, 1833. CHAP. 101.— An Act For the relief of Peter Bargy, junior, Stephen Mar.2,1883. Norton, and Hiram Wolverton. Vol. 6, p. 541. Be it enactedby the Senate, and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, Thatiabo/eto.!incon- the Secretary of the Treasury pay, out of any money in f^MBSavamiah the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Peter Bargy, River below sav- junior, Stephen Norton, and Hiram Wolverton, the sum anna ' of eight thousand four hundred and thirty dollars and sixty-two cents, on account of the money and labor paid and bestowed by them in endeavoring to construct a dam across a part of the Savannah river, in the State of Georgia, under and by virtue of a contract made with a Commissioner of the United States to remove obstructions in the mouth of said river, according to the act of May ^^^I 18, eighteenth, one thousand eight hundred and twenty-six. Approved, March 2, 1833. III. Resolution giving the right of way through the property of the ?. u " e . ' ^f' United States at Harper's Ferry, to the Winchester and Potomac Rail- *° • |P • road Company. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That f G ™ay and lf re- the President of the United States of America be, and he is striction of its hereby, authorized to convey to the Winchester and Poto- mac Kailroad Company, free of charge, the right of way through the property held by the United States at Harper's Ferry, (and at present not improved,) if, in his opinion, it should not be inconsistent with the public service; and, also, on the same terms, so much of the ground between the ar- senal and the Shenandoah river, and near its junction with the Potomac, as may be deemed consistent with the public interest: to be used for the benefit of the said company in the deposit and accommodation of the trade of said Win- chester and Potomac Railroad Company only, and for no other purpose whatever : Provided, nevertheless, That the said Promso - railroad shall be so located, in the judgment of two or more skillfull engineers of the army of the United States, who may be deputed by the President of the United States to H. Doc. 425, 58-3 5 66 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO 11834. or N "njrae Sure make sucn location, as not to impede or injure, in any man- improvement oi ner, the future improvement of the navigation of the river shenlnd'oah Shenandoah by a lock and dam navigation, or by extending River, etc. a cana i along the left bank thereof, to the river Potomac, or to the canal now constructed along the left bank of the said river. Approved, June 25, 1834. June 27, 1834. CHAP. 92. — An Act Making appropriations for the civil and diplo- Vol.4,p,689. matic expenses of Government for the year one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty-four. Be it enacted by t/ie Senate and House of Representatimes of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- priated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, viz: ***** stoninIton. bu11 ' For payment of balance due Gurdon Trumbull, superin- tendent of the public works at Stonington harbour, two hundred and sixty-two dollars sixteen cents. st P A?gu a e ttae Ult ' For payment of Major P. H. Perrault, balance due on account of the survey of the harbour of St. Augustine, two dollars and eighty -four cents. ***** Approved, June 27, 1834. i ;i ,e, For piers at the entrance of Kennebunk river, ten thou- June 28, 1834. CHAP. 103. — An Act Making additional appropriations for certain Vol. 4, p. 702. harbours, and removing obstructions in the mouths of certain rivers, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-four. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriations of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That r iver h s arbors an the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- priated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, for carrying on and completing certain works heretofore commenced, viz: Kennebunk sand three hundred dollars. Rive?. rrimac For tne breakwater at the mouth of Merrimack river, three thousand eight hundred and sixty dollars. be«h y m ° u * h For tne preservation of Plymouth beach, two thousand dollars. ince e town at Prov " For the preservation of the beach at Provincetown har- h anni bre k b ° Ur ' Massacnuset ts, four thousand four hundred dollars. wate? nms rea " For the breakwater at Hyannis harbour, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. MarcuThooKnd For improving the harbours of Newcastle, Marcus Hook, port Penn. Chester, and Port Penn, in the Delaware river, six thousand, one hundred and thirty-three dollars. ocracokemiet. ^ or carrymg on tae improvements of Ocracok inlet, North Carolina, fifteen thousand dollars. 1834.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 67 For improving Cape Fear River below Wilmington, E £ a r pe Fear North Carolina, five thousand two hundred and thirty -four dollars. For .improving the navigation of the Ohio, Missouri, a^M'S'ippi and Mississippi rivers, fifty thousand dollars. "vers. For completing the improvement of St. Mark's river st. Marks. and harbour, Florida, four thousand six hundred dollars. For improving the harbour of Chicago, Illinois, thirty- Chicago Har- two thousand eight hundred and one dollars. bor ' For the piers at La Plaisance bay, Michigan, four thou- La piaisance sand eight nundred and ninety-five dollars. piers ' For improving the navigation of Red river, fifty thou- Red River. sand dollars. For carrying on the Delaware breakwater, two hundred Br eakw&ta. a r e and seventy thousand dollars. For filling up and securing a breach in the south em- (E^iffnlrbor. 1 " bankment at Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, three thousand and forty -five dollars. For improving the harbour at Mobile, in removing the Mobile Har- bar at the entrance of the harbour called Choctaw Pass, ten thousand dollars. For improving the navigation of the river Savannah, in Rj Sa r va nnan removing the obstructions in said river from the city of Savannah to its mouth, thirty thousand dollars. For continuing and securing the works at Oswego har- b0 °. swe s° Har- bour, New York, thirty-thousand dollars. For continuing the improvements at Big Sodus bay, Great sodus New York, on the present plan, fifteen thousand dollars. ay " For completing the works at Gennes'see River, New Genesee River York, on the present plan, twenty thousand dollars. lor" 10 " 6 Har For continuing the improvements of Black Rock har- Black Rock bour, New York, twelve thousand dollars. For completing the works at Buffalo, New York, twenty Buffalo. thousand dollars. For continuing the improvements at Dunkirk harbour, Dunkirk. New York, four thousand dollars. For securing the works at Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, (E I r p? q H ie b l8le twenty thousand dollars. For completing and securing the works at Cleveland Cleveland Har- harbour, Ohio, thirteen thousand three hundred and fif- bor - teen dollars. For repairing, and securing the works at Grand river, ( F aj an 1 rt R H a e r - Ohio, ten thousand dollars. bor). For securing the works at Black river, Ohio, five thou- Black River Sand dollars. (Lorain Harbor). For extending and securing the works at Huron river, Huron River - Ohio, six thousand seven hundred dollars. For continuing the improvements at Ashtabula creek, Cr eek ht!ibula Ohio, five thousand dollars. And for defraying the expense of surveys pursuant to ac t"S e Apr. nd 3o r the act of the thirtieth of April, eighteen hundred andi824,etc.,c.46. twenty-four, including arrearages for eighteen hundred and thirty-three, twenty-nine thousand dollars, of which 68 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1831 sum five thousand dollars shall be appropriated and applied to geological and mineralogical survey and researches. * * * » * Cumberland For the continuation of the improvement of the naviga- River ' tion of the Cumberland river, thirty thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the War Department. Approved, June 28, 1834. June 30, 1834. CHAP. 137. — An Act Authorizing the selection of certain Wabash Vol. 4. p. 716. and Erie Canal lands in the State of Ohio. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives to^eucflanls 8 of^ United States of America, in Congress assembled, That, wabLhanaErfeiii lieu of the lands sold or otherwise disposed of by the canai. United States, within the state of Ohio, and which would * *vx'vm'c*4a otherwise become the property of the state of Indiana, in ' virtue of "An act to grant a certain quantity of land to the state of Indiana for the purpose of aiding said state in opening a canal to connect the waters of the Wabash river with those of Lake Erie," approved March second, eighteen hundred and twenty-seven, the canal commission- . ers authorized to locate the lands granted as aforesaid for the use of the canal within the state of Ohio, be, and they are hereby, authorized to select an equal quantity from the alternate sections which would otherwise belong to the United States in the division under said act, or from the lands recently acquired by the purchase from the Indians, or from other lands in the neighbourhood near the line of said canal as they shall think proper; and the lands thus selected shall be vested and disposed of for the use of the canal as other lands appropriated by the act aforesaid. .Former seiec- Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That in case of selec- be n p'aid S for' to tions of lands authorized by the previous section, and which commisskmers^ agreeably to treaty stipulations may hereafter be sold by 1827, c. 56. ' ' the United States for the benefit of the Indians, a sum equal to the amount for which said lands may have been sold, shall be paid over, by the Treasurer of the United States, to the commissioners authorized to receive the same, for the use and benefit of said canal. from nds i eserv t ! i ^ EC ' **' ~^ n< ^ ^ e ^ farther enacted, That until the lands selections made 1 , granted by theaforesaid act of March second, eighteen hun- dred and twenty-seven, shall be selected and the selections contemplated by this act shall be made, the public lands on and near the line of said canal, and liable to the selections aforesaid, shall be reserved from sale. • commissioners Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the duty maps. urms ed of the commissioner of the general land office to furnish said commissioners with a perfect map of the surveyed lands on and contiguous to the Maumee river, within the state of Ohio, including the lands recently purchased from the Indians, carefully noting thereon the lands which have been sold or otherwise disposed of by the United States. Approved, June 30, 1834. 183 *1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 69 CHAP. 148. — An Act Authorizing a road to be cut out from the June30,l834. northern boundary of the territory of Florida, by Marianna, to the Vol. 4, p. 723. town of Appalachicola, within the said territory. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, * * * For a survey of the east pass into Appalachicola bay Pa s S a"nto° f ff- d river, to ascertain the practicability and cost of re- ladiicoui Bay? 8 " oving obstructions and improving the harbour, five indred dollars. Approved, June 30, 1834. CHAP. 150. — An Act Making an appropriation for the improve- June so, 1834. ment of the navigation of the Hudson River, in the State of New York. Vol. 4, p. 724. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the sum of seventy thousand dollars be, and the same is Appropriation hereby, appropriated towards the improvement of the oTh^IsXrTvct! navigation of the Hudson river, and the removal of ob- structions therein, according to the plan submitted to the House of Representatives by the Department of War, under date of March thirty, eighteen hundred and thirty- two; which sum shall be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and shall be ex- pended under the direction of the President of the United States. Approved, June 30, 1834. CHAP. 209.— An Act For the relief of John Bruce. June 30, 1834. Vol. 6, p. 588. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury pay, out of any money in ^ Payment for the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to John Bruce, ed under con- six thousand two hundred and forty dollars and sixty -three q^- 1 * *and Missis- cents, on the report of General Charles Gratiot, for dam- sippi rivers, etc. ages actually sustained by the said John Bruce, by the suspension of his contract to clear out the Ohio and Mis- sissippi rivers, in payment made to his workmen, for their hire, and for damages, and for boarding them when out of employ, and for damages he sustained by the neglect on the part of the United States to furnish a sufficient number of superintendents to inspect the work to have been done. Approved, June 30, 1834. 70 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1835. Feb. 24, 1835. CHAP. 21.— An Act For improving the harbour at the month qj Vol.4, p. 752. the River Raisin, in the Territory of Michigan. Be it enacted by the Senate and Bouse of Bepresentatwes Appropriations of the United States of 'America, in, Congress assembled,Thai, into ne harbor an (of the sum of thirt y thousand dollars be, and the same is Monroe) at hereby, appropriated out of any money in the treasury Raisin. ° £ Elver not otherwise appropriated, for the construction of a new entrance into the harbour, at or near the mouth of the river Kaisin, where it unites with lake Erie, according to a plan and survey of the said works, made under the direc- tion of the War Department by Capt. H. Smith, during the fall of the year eighteen hundred and thirty-four; Pro- vided, however, That no part of the sum hereby appropri- ated shall be expended for improving the channel of said river, but the expenditure hereby directed, shall be con- fined exclusively to the construction of a cut or passage from the lake to that part of the river which is to be used as a harbour for vessels. Approved, February 24, 1835. Proviso. Feb. 24, 1836. CHAP. 22.— An Act For the completion of certain improvements Vol. 4, p. 752. in Florida. out Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentatwes u r t or okiawah! °f ^ e United States of America, in Congress assembled, That Eiver. awa a for the purpose of executing certain internal improvements, hereinafter designated, in the territory of Florida, the fol- lowing sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated: For clearing out the Ochlawaha river from the St. John's to Glassall's Spring, near Camp King, for the transportation of provisions and military stores to the garrison at that place, as estimated in the report of the Quartermaster Gen- eral, ten thousand dollars: ***** navfgatfin 71 ^ For continuing the improvement of the navigation of Chattahoochee. Chatahawchie river from Cedar Bluff to the Big Spring, in Florida, according to the report of the assistant quarter- master charged with the superintendence of the removal of obstructions, two thousand dollars. Removing ob- -pov removing obstructions in the Chipola river, in Flor- structionsinChi- , _ ^ . » , n -- * poia River. ida, five thousand dollars. Approved, February 24, 1835. Mar. 3, 1835. CHAP. 26 .—An Act Making additional appropriations for the Dela- Vol.4,p.753. ware Breakwater, and for certain harbours, and removing obstruc- tions in and at the mouths of certain rivers, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Bepresentatwes of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri- 1836.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 71 ated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury, not other- wise appropriated, for carrying on and completing certain works heretofore commenced, viz: For improving the harbour of Chicago, in addition to the b0 j hIoago Har " balance of former appropriations, thirty-two thousand eight hundred dollars. For securing the works at Black river, four thousand four (i^ain U Har* hundred dollars. bOT >' 0hi0 - For continuing the improvement at Ashtabula creek, in Cr ^ e s k itabula addition to the balance of former appropriations, seven thousand five hundred and ninety-one dollars. For securing the works at Presqu' Isle in addition to the ( ^fe) S Sarbor Sle balance of former appropriations, five thousand dollars. For completing the works at Genesee river, two thousand Gen^ee River three hundred and ninety dollars. bor). For continuing the improvement of Big Sodus bay, eleven Great sodus thousand seven hundred and ninety dollars. For the preservation of the beach at Provincetown har- Ha > r r bo r incetown bour, in addition to the balance of former appropriation, four thousand four hundred dollars. For the preservation of Plymouth beach, seven hundred riymontii j f, r J beach. dollars. For the breakwater at Hyannis harbour, in addition to b0 H . yaimis Har " the balance of former appropriation, nine thousand dollars. For improving the harbours of New Castle, Marcus Harbors in the Hook, Chester, and Port Penn, in the Delaware river, in Belaware - addition to the balance of former appropriation, six thou- sand dollars. For improving the navigation of the Savannah River, in savannah River. removing the obstructions in said river from the city of Savannah to its mouth, in addition to the balance of former appropriations, twenty thousand dollars. For improving the navigation of the Ohio river below Ohio, Missouri, the 'falls, and the Missouri and Mississippi rivers, fifty a ^ ra Mlssissippi thousand dollars. For the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio river, Ohio River, be- between Pittsburg and the falls of the Ohio, fifty thousand JS^/JX"* dollars, to be expended under the direction of the War 1836, e. 269. ' Department, and under the care of a superintendent for that part of the Ohio. For the Delaware breakwater, one hundred thousand ^ a r wareBreak " dollars, Provided, That only so much of this sum shall be Proviso. applied as, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, may be advantageously expended in the present situation of the said work. For completing the improvement at the harbour of MoMieHarbor. Mobile, in removing the bar at the entrance of the harbour, called the Choctaw Pass, in addition to the appropriation of ten thousand dollars, made at the last session, seventeen thousand nine hundred and ninety-seven dollars and sixty cents. 72 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1836. Red River. jr or completing the removal of the obstructions to the navigation of Red river, in addition to the appropriation of fifty thousand dollars, made at the last session of Con- gress, the sum of fifty thousand dollars. ArkansasRiver, jr or improving' the navigation of the Arkansas river, and and an iron boat. tr . o a . , 11 , ,1 ' j for constructing a boat with an iron hull, forty thousand dollars, cape Fear j" or completing the improvement in the navigation of the Cape Fear river, below the town of Wilmington, North Carolina, twenty thousand dollars. ^edging ma- p or qpnstructing a dredging machine, and for complet- pionda. ' ing the inland channel between St. Mary's and St. John's, in the territory of Florida, according to the estimate of the engineer department, fifteen thousand dollars. bor^NY* Har ' F° r filling up with stone, three hundred and fifty-two yards of the outer pier or breakwater at Dunkirk harbour, New York, one thousand four hundred and eighteen dol- lars and twenty -seven cents. Extending pier For extending and completing the pier or breakwater at said harbor. j n f TOn ^ f sa ^ harbour, n j ne thousand five hundred and seventy dollars and sixteen cents. Proviso. Provided, That no officer of the army shall receive any per cent, or additional pay, extra allowance, or compensa- tion, in any form whatever, on account of the disbursing any public money appropriated by law during the present session, for fortifications, execution of surveys, works of internal improvement, building of arsenals, purchase of public supplies of any description, or for any other service or duty whatsoever, unless authorized by law. Approved, March 3, 1835. Mar. 3,1836. CHAP. 41.— An Act Making appropriations for certain roads, and Vol. 4, p. 777. f or examinations and surveys, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ' Hem-esmtatives Appropriations. f tft£ United States of America, in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, • to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the treasury, for certain roads , and for making examinations and surveys, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, viz: * * * * * Examinations tti j j; • ,i_ .... , . and surveys. r or aeiraying the expenses incidental to making exami- 1824,0.46. nations and surveys under the act of thirtieth of April, eighteen hundred and twenty-four, twenty-five thousand dollars. * * * * * Approved, March 3, 1835. 1836.] IMPROVEMENT OE BIVEES AND HARBORS. 73 CHAP. 119.— AnActToamendanActtograntcertainrelinquished June23,l836. and unappropriated lands to the State of Alabama, for the purpose of Vol- S, p. 57, improving the navigation of the Tennessee, Coosa, Cahaba and Black Warrior River. Be it enacted by the Senate and Howe of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That act repealed™ 61 so much of the second section of the act above recited as Act May 23, restricts the State of Alabama from having the power to 1828 ' ' 75 " sell, dispose of, or grant the residue of the lands granted by the act to which this is a supplement, at a price not less than the minimum price of the public lands, be, and the same is hereby repealed. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the assent of the ba ^ te ma f im- United States is hereby given, to any act which the Legis-pose ton s on canals, etc. lature of the State of Alabama may pass for imposing a toll on the use of such parts of the canal or canals, which have been or may be, constructed at or around the Muscle and Colbert's shoals of the river Tennessee: Provided, That Proviso. such tolls shall be expended exclusively on the said canals, and shall not exceed in amount, the sum required to keep them in repair, and to defray the expenses of lock tenders, collectors, superintendents, and managers; and that no part of this act, shall be construed as a repeal of the exemption, contained in the seventh section of the aforesaid act, of the property of the United States, and all persons in their serv- ice, from any toll whatever: And provided further, That an Proviso. annual report shall be made to the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, of the rate and amount of tolls charged or collected on said canals, and their application. Approved, June 23, 1836. CHAP. 138.— An Act For the relief of George Bender. June 23, 1836. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives : - J — '- — — of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That Allowed pay of the Secretary of War settle and adjust the claim of George ™f e°rs "while Bender, late a major in the army of the United States, and superintending allow him the same pay and emolument that a major of DeUwareBreak- engineers would have received, (if discharging the same water - duties,) for the time he was actually superintending the construction of the Delaware breakwater, under orders from the Quartermaster-General: and that the sum so found his due be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, June 23, 1836. CHAP. 259. — An Act Making additional appropriations for the July 2, 1836. Delaware Breakwater, and for certain harbors, and removing obstruc- Vol. 5, p. 67. tions in and at the mouths of certain rivers, and. for other purposes, for the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-six. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- 74 LAWS 01? UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1836. priated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for carrying on and completing certain works heretofore commenced, viz: Breakwater 8, r e For continuing the Delaware breakwater, one hundred thousand dollars. Chicago, in. For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Chicago, Illinois, thirty -two thousand dollars. ^ Great sod us -pov continuing the improvement of Big Sodus bay, twelve thousand six hundred dollars. Provincetown, For the continuation of the works for the preservatioi of the^beach at Provincetown harbor, Massachusetts, four thousand four hundred dollars. Plymouth For the continuation of the works for the preservation beach. o ^ piy mou t n beach, Massachusetts, five hundred dollars. BaMn^iMonroe -^ or tDe continuation of the works at the tiarbor near the Harbor). mouth of the river Raisin, Michigan Territory, fifteen thousand dollars. Black Eiver For continuing the removal of' obstructions at Black (LoramHarbor). rivei ^ q^ six thousand six hundred and sixty dollars. Cleveland Har- For continuing the permanent improvement 'of Cleave- ' land harbor, Ohio, fifteen thousand dollars. (Mrport E Har- ^ or continuing the removal of obstructions at. Grand bor). river, Ohio, six thousand dollars. Cunningham For continuing the removal of obstructions at Cunning- ham creek, Ohio, one thousand two hundred and seventy- five dollars. conneaut creek. For continuing the removal of obstructions at Conneaufc creek, Ohio, two thousand five hundred dollars. fErle^HartOT. 1 e ^or continuing the improvement of the harbor of Presque Isle, Pennsylvania, according to Colonel Totten's recom- mendation, fifteen thousand dollars. Dunkirk, n. y. For continuing the improvement at Dunkirk harbor, New York, eleven thousand dollars. ewne d fn g Lake For a dredging machine on Lake Erie, eight thousand Ewe- dollars. (ch!?i e o 9 tte hI?- For continuing the works at the mouth of Genesee river, bor )- New York, twenty thousand dollars. ^ oswego Har- jj> or con tinuing the pier and mole at Oswego harbor, New York, twenty thousand dollars. Kennebunk. For continuing the pier at Kennebunk, Maine, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Hudson River. y or continuing the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson river, above and below Albany, in the State of New York, one hundred thousand dollars, to be expended accord- ing to the plan and estimate recommended bv the Secretary of War. ^ewcastie, For continuing the improvement of the harbor of New Castle, Delaware, twenty-five thousand dollars. ocracokemiet. For continuing the removal of obstructions at Ocracock inlet, North Carolina, nine thousand dollars. RiveV? e F e a r For continuing the improvement of the navigation of the Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, North Carolina, twenty thousand dollars. 1835. c. 25. 1836.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVER8 AND HARBORS. 75 For the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio river, Ohio Eiver - between Pittsburg and the falls of the Ohio, twenty thousand dollars, which, together with the unexpended balance of the appropriation for this purpose by the act of the third of March, A. D. eighteen hundred and thirty-five, shall be ex- pended by direction of the Secretary of War, under the superintendence of the officers of the engineer corps here- tofore employed on that service. For the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio and .°. Mo . a f a Mis - Mississippi rivei"s from Louisville to New Orleans, sixty slS8ippi nve ' thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Mississippi river above the M^ouri'nverf d mouth of the Ohio river, and for the Missouri river, forty- thousand dollars, to be expended in such manner and for the removal of such obstructions as the Secretary of War shall direct. For continuing the removal of obstructions in Red river, Red River - Louisiana, and Territory of Arkansas, forty thousand eight hundred dollars. For constructing a boat to prevent a new accumulation of . n Boat and work- obstruction in said river, within the old limits of the Great Raft, so called, fifteen thousand dollars, and the additional sum of fifteen thousand dollars to work and support the same. For continuing the improvement of the Cumberland river, Cumberland in Kentucky and Tennessee, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the removal of obstructions in the Chipola cnipoia River, river, in the Territory of Florida, four thousand dollars. For completing the inland channel between St. Mary's and tw ^*g° e ^ e ; St. John's, in the Territory of Florida, in addition to unex- andst. johns. rys pended appropriations, according to the estimate of the En- gineer Department, five thousand dollars. For continuing the removal of obstructions in, and im- Escambia River. proving the navigation of, the Escambia river, in the Terri- tory of Florida, five thousand five hundred dollars. For further improvements at the mouth of Huron river, Huron ElTer - in the State of Ohio, four thousand three hundred dollars. And the following sums, necessary to close accounts, in counts e Jn Third the office of the Third Auditor, viz. Auditor's office. For removing obstructions at Cunningham creek, Ohio, creek miIie:liam thirty-two dollars and thirty-six cents. For completing the pier at La Plaisance Bay, Michigan B ^ M Sh. i8ance Territory, three hundred and twenty-three dollars and fifteen cents. For removing obstructions at Cleaveland harbor, Ohio, b( C|eveiandHar- six dollars and fifty-nine cents. For repairing breach in the peninsula at Presque Isle, (E^e) q Harbor? le one hundred and twenty -two dollars and eighty cents. ***** For improvement of the navigation of the Ohio and Mis- ai ^° { jf v d er f is " sissippi rivers from Pittsburg to New Orleans, under the i8 3 i, c .o8. act of second of March, eighteen hundred and thirty-one, seventeen thousand eight hundred dollars and five cents. 76 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO 08S6. Examinations Yov defraying the expenses incidental to making exam- ^182™' inations and surveys, under the act of the thirtieth of April, ' ' ' eighteen hundred and twenty-four, of which sum five thousand dollars shall be appropriated and applied to geo- logical and mineralogical surveys and researches in the Indian country on the public lands and in the Territories of the United States, thirty thousand dollars. Approved, July 2, 1836. julv 4 1836 CHAP* 363.— An Act Making appropriations for the improvement Vol 5 'p 128 of certain harbors therein mentioned, for the year one thousand eight — hundred and thirty-six, and for other purposes. Be it enacted, ly the Senate and Howe of -Representatives Appropriations. f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the security of the navigation and commerce of the United States, the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby directed to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and placed at the disposition of the President, for the following objects, viz: Breakwater in ]f or erec ting a breakwater on Stanford ledge, in Portland PortiandHarbor, ^^ according to t he plan reported by John Anderson, of the Engineer corps, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-two, ten thousand dollars. survey near p r the survey of a ledge near Owl's-head harbour, to K Me? ad Har " determine the expediency of erecting thereon a breakwater to improve said harbor, four hundred dollars. survey atcobs- Yov the examination and survey of the passage into Cobs- cook Bay, Me. cook ^ . q the gfcate of Main6) f or the pur p se of ascer- taining the practicability of removing two ledges whereby the navigation of said bay is materially obstructed, three hundred dollars. Deepening co- Yor deepening the channel of the Cocheco branch of the ' ' ' Piscataqua river, leading into Dover harbour, five thousand dollars. Harbor of Bass j> or the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of Bass river, ten thousand dollars and forty-one cents. wScVir/ New ^or removing the wreck in the harbor of New Bedford, Bedford Harbor, ten thousand dollars. ^eakwater at For tne construction of a breakwater at Sandy bay, sandy Bay agreeably to the report of a survey made by the direction bor^asi Har "of the Department of War, transmitted to Congress by the President, April twenty-third, eighteen hundred and thirty, ten thousand dollars. Duxtar^Mafs™ ^or Preserving the point of land leading to the fort and light-house at the Gurnet, in Duxbury, by hurdles or double ranges of piles, five thousand dollars. iand!si£s a Is " For the preservation of Eainsf ord island, in the harbor of Boston, fifteen thousand dollars. churchs^ov^ For a breakwater at Church's Cove [ a ] harbor, in the Harbor, r. i. town of Little Compton, ten thousand dollars, agreeably «This cove has sometimes been called Fishing Place Cove; it is known also as Sakonnet Point Harbor. 1836] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 77 tt & - S j r o ey made by Lieuten ant-Colonel Anderson, of the United States topographical .engineers, in eighteen hun- dred and twenty-seven. For improving the harbor of Saybrook, by removing the bo s r a ^ b r °° k Har ' bar at the mouth of Connecticut river, twenty thousand dollars. For improving the harbor of Westport, agreeably to the ^ e c s *° rt Har " report of John Anderson, of the Engineer corps, three thousand dollars. For a sea-wall to preserve Fairweather [Fayerweather] Is iaSa e co e n a n ther island, near Black Rock harbor, ten thousand dollars. For securing the public works at the harbor of Southport, Co s n ^ u thport ' one thousand five hundred dollars. For further securing the beach at Cedar point, in Con- s ^ a g r a f™" £ necticut, one thousand dollars. River, conn. For deepening the channel leading into Bridgeport har- Bridgeport Har- bor, ten thousand dollars. For deepening the channel of the river Thames, leading b Norwich Har- into Norwich harbor, ten thousand dollars. For building a breakwater or pier at the harbor of Bur- _ Breakwater, i- , , ,i° Tin r Burlington Har- lington, ten tnousand dollars. bor, vt. For deepening the channel to eight feet between the g^i""^ 1 yt ear islands of North and South Hero, near Saint Alban's in ' '' Lake Champlain, in Vermont, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor of Portland, on Lake b( J or 2 a ^ f^" Erie, ten thousand dollars. n. y. For the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of Sal- (Porifont^rlo mon river [°], on Lake Ontario, according to the several Harbor), n. y. plans of said harbor, submitted through the Department of War, five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of Oak c ° ak L ^ h g^ Orchard creek, on Lake Ontario, according to the plan tario, n. y. thereof made by Joseph G. Swift, civil engineer, five thou- sand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of Black N B | ack E1 r er - river, in the county of Jefferson, five thousand dollars. For building a breakwater or pier at the harbor of Platts- P iattebuT at N y* burg, ten thousand dollars. For improving the harbor at the mouth of Cattaraugus cret^Selrle creek, on Lake Erie, fifteen thousand dollars. n. y. ' For improving the entrance of Whitehall harbor, on Lake b w wtehaiiHar- Champlain, eight thousand dollars. For building an ice-breaker on Staten island, nineteen a /„ c t e ^rf^i!' ■ I i s* v i "i i n iaiaien island, thousand five hundred dollars. n. y. For improving the harbor at New Brunswick, by remov- w f c e k W Harbor" ing the obstructions in the Raritan river, according to a n. j. plan reported to the War Department by Hartman Bache, seven tnousand dollars. For the protection and improvement of Little Egg har- bor'tr 6 / 6 ' 511 "' bor, according to the plan reported to the War Department, five thousand dollars. « Enters Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario, about 20 miles east of Oswego. Selkirk is at the mouth and Port Ontario about X mile above the mouth, 78 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO 11836. shoai V N y j fCrow ^ or a survev °f Crow Shoal in Delaware bay, to ascer- tain the expediency of constructing a breakwater or artifi- cial harbor, one thousand dollars. Chester Har- For repairs at the harbor of Chester, three thousand bor ' Pa - dollars. Delaware River, f r removing the bar on the river Delaware, in the neigh- near Fortm in, k ornoo( } f p or t Mifflin, with the view of improving the harbor of Philadelphia, fifteen thousand dollars. Wilmington For improving the harbor of Wilmington, by l'emoving Harbor, Dei. ^ & jj ar a £ ^ e m0 uth of Christiana river, according to the plan recommended by Hartman Bache, of the engineer corps, fifteen thousand dollars. BaitunoreHar- For deepening the harbor of Baltimore, twenty thousand dollars. survey on ches- For a survey of the head waters of Chesapeake bay, pur- apeakeBay, Md. guanfc tQ a reso i ufc i on f t h e Legislature of Maryland, five hundred dollars. iMver e va! James ^ or a survey of James river, with the view of improving the harbor of Richmond, five hundred dollars. Dtemaf n lwttm £ ^° r i m P r °ving the navigation of the natural channels at canai, va. the northern and southern entrances of the Dismal Swamp canal, fifteen thousand dollars. iic S o b Rive i r 1 n™" ^ or remov i n g a san d shoal in Pamtico river, five thou- ' sand dollars, by means of the dredging machine now in op- eration at Ocracock inlet. BiveiVc New ^ or rem °ving the oyster shoal in New river, Onslow county, by means of the dredging machine now in opera- tion in the collection district of Wilmington, five thousand dollars. bo^ e N U c rt Har " ^° i m P r °ve the harbor of Beaufort, five thousand dollars. Georgetown F° r a survey of the bar and harbor at Georgetown, one Harbor, s. c. thousand dollars. Brunswick' bar 8 . ^or tne removal of the Brunswick bar, with the view of Ga. " improving the harbor of Brunswick, ten thousand dollars. miiion 11 Stiver" or constructing two piers and improving the navigation Ohio. ' ' at the mouth of Vermilion river, ten thousand dollars, ac- cording to the plan reported to the War Department. Harbovimi. city ^ or the-construction of a harbor at Michigan city, accord- ing to the plan reported to the War Department, twenty thousand dollars. si^ippiRiverS: J°T increasing the depth of water in the mouth of the Mississippi river, by closing some of the passages leading out of it, or by cutting a ship channel, or by any other means which shall be deemed expedient by the Secretary of War, with the approbation of the President of the United States, seventy-five thousand dollars; the said sum to be expended in whole or in part, as may be thought proper by the War Department, after the necessary survey shall have been made. Ker near st. For a pier to give direction to the current of the Missis- U1S ' Q - sippi river, near the city of St. Louis, fifteen thousand dollars. 1837.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 79 For the survey of Saint Francis, Black, and White rivers, ^Z^ka.nZL in Arkansas and Missouri, to determine upon the expediency and Missouri. of removing the natural rafts thereon, one thousand dollars. For removing a mud shoal, called the Bulk Head, intheB^^^f channel from East Pass to Appalachicola, ten thousand dol- Fia. lars. For the construction of a pier or breakwater at the mouth j0 ^° "*£ R f lv fr' of the river Saint Joseph, twenty thousand dollars. Mich. For the survey of the mouth of Milwaukie river, on Lake ^Ske^Ri ve 1 '" Michigan, to determine the practicability of making a har- wis. bor by deepening the channel, four hundred dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the reports upon su^l^o u c F ° n ° all the aforesaid surveys shall contain a statement of all tain estimates. such facts within the knowledge of the engineers respec- tively making the surveys, as are or may be in any way mate- rially connected with the proposed improvements, and also with estimates, in detail, of the sums of money necessary for such improvements, respectively. Approved, "July 4, 1836. CHAP. 44. — An Act To provide for certain harbors, and for the Mar. 3,1837. removal of obstructions in and at the mouths of certain rivers, and Vol. 5, p. 187. for other purposes, during the year one thousand eight hundred and thirty-seven. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofJSepresentatwes of the United States of America in Congress assembled,Th&t t0 T P %l'£'^ ™ the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri- certain wor&. ated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, for carrying on and completing certain works heretofore commenced, to wit: Forcontinuingtheimprovementof theharborof Chicago, b0 j hicag0 Har " Illinois, forty thousand dollars; For continuing the construction of a harbor at Michigan MioM «an city. City, Indiana, thirty thousand dollars; For continuing the construction of a pier or breakwater Ki ^ Joseph at the mouth of the river Saint Joseph, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars; For the continuation of the works at the harbor near the (M^roe^ar" mouth of the river Raisin, Michigan, thirty thousand dol-bor). lars; For completing the channel of the Cocheco branch of the cocneco River. Piscataqua river, in the State of New Hampshire, five thou- sand dollars; For continuing the improvement of the harbor at the Black River. mouth of Black river, in Jefferson county, State of New York, ten thousand dollars; For continuing the improvement of the harbor at White- b Whitehall Har- hall, in the. State of New York, ten thousand dollars; For continuing the improvement of the channel at the (charlotte Bar- mouth of Genesee river, in the State of New York, ten bor >' thousand dollars; 80 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO 1837.] MowieHarbor. For improving the harbor of Mobile, in the State of Ala- bama, by removing the bar of the Choctaw pass and Dog river bar, fifty thousand dollars; Black River -pov continuing the removal of obstructions at Black (LoramHartor). ^^ ^.^ ^ thougand foiH . hundred and ten dollars; Huron River. For continuing the removal of obstructions at the mouth of the Huron river, in Ohio, two thousand five hundred and sixty -five dollars; vermilion For continuing the improvement of the navigation at the Elver ' mouth of Vermillipn river, Ohio, twenty thousand dollars; cieveiandHar- For continuing the improvement of Cleaveland harbor, bor ' Ohio, ten thousand dollars; Cunningham For continuing the removal of obstructions at Cunning- Creek - ham creek, Ohio, five thousand dollars; Ashtabula For continuing the removal of obstructions at Ashta- bula creek, Ohio, eight thousand dollars; _ c o n n e a u t y or continuing the removal of obstructions at Conneaut creek, Ohio, five thousand dollars; presoue isie For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Presque (Erie) Harbor. ^ p ennsylvariia? fi f te en thousand dollars; ^Dunkirk Har- Yor continuing the improvement of Dunkirk harbor, New York, fifteen thousand dollars; Portland Har- For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Port- bor ' land, Lake Erie, New York, ten thousand dollars; Cattaraugus For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Catta- creek Harbor. raU g US cre ek, Lake Erie, New York, ten thousand dollars; salmon River For continuing ;the improvement of the harbor of Salmon H ? a rbor) 0ntarl ° river [ a ], Lake Ontario, New York, ten thousand dollars; North and For continuing the improvement of the channel between south Hero isi- the North and g outh Hero i a i an d s , Lake Champlain, Ver- mont, six thousand dollars; piattsburg. For continuing the construction of a breakwater at Plattsburg, New York, ten thousand dollars; creek 0rchard For continuing the improvement of the harbor at the mouth of Oak Orchard creek, New York, five thousand dollars; Kennebunk. For continuing the pier at Kennebunk, Maine, three thousand dollars; Ba^ eat Sodus For continuing the improvement at Big Sodus bay, New York, twelve thousand dollars. oswego Har- For continuing the pier and mole at Oswego harbor, New York, fifteen thousand dollars; * * * * * Burlington. For continuing the construction of a breakwater at Bur- lington, Vermont, ten thousand dollars; ledg'e? " i ° r d s ^ or continuing the breakwater on Stanford's Ledge, Portland harbor, Maine, twenty-five thousand dollars; (R S ock P or y t hm- For continuing the breakwater at Sandy bay, Massachu- bor )- setts, twenty thousand dollars; b Hyannis Har- For continuing the breakwater at Hyannis harbor, Mas- sachusetts, five .thousand dollars; « Enters Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario, about 20 miles east of Oswego. Selkirk is at the mouth and Port Ontario about 1 mile above the mouth, xmjflSUVJimjfiNT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 81 _ For continuing the improvement of the channel of the River Thames. river Thames, leading into Norwich harbor, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars; For continuing the securing of the public works, at the southportHar- harbor of Southport, Connecticut, one thousand dollars; bor ' For improving the harbor of Westport, Connecticut, westport Har- three thousand seven hundred and thirty-four dollars; For continuing the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson River. Hudson river, above and below Albany, in the State of New York, one hundred thousand dollars; to be expended according to the plan and estimate recommended by the Secretary of War; For continuing the repairs at the harbor of Chester, Chester Har- Pennsylvania, two thousand dollars; bor- For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Wil- Wilmington mington, Delaware, eight thousand dollars; For continuing the improvement of the harbor of New- NewcastieHar- castle, Delaware, ten thousand dollars; For continuing the Delaware breakwater, and construct- Delaware ing a wharf or mole pursuant to the report of Captain Dela- Breakwater - field, one hundred and forty-one thousand dollars. * * * * * For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Balti- Baltimore Har- more, Maryland, fifteen thousand dollars; For continuing the removal of obstructions at Ocracoke ocracokeimet. inlet, North Carolina, twelve thousand and fifty dollars; For continuing the improvement of the navigation of Ca P e Fear Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, North Carolina, ten thousand dollars; For opening a passage, of fifty yards wide and seven feet op^ 1 "^ | a ^ deep, at low water, between the town of Beaufort and Pam- town of Beaufort lico sound, North Carolina, and for improving New river, in |" U ndf lu& im° addition to two sums of five thousand dollars each, appro- P?° e y n ^ New priated at the last session of Congress for the harbor of Beaufort and for New river, twenty thousand dollars; For continuing the improvements of the inland channel tv ^en n st el Marys between Saint Mary's and Saint John's, Florida, five thou- and st. Johns, sand dollars; For continuing the improvement of the Cumberland R P^ mberIand river in Kentucky and Tennessee, according to the report of Colonel Abert, United States Engineer, dated February twenty -third, eighteen hundred ana thirty -five, of the sur- vey of said river, fifty-five thousand dollars; For continuing the removal of obstructions in the Red Red River, river, sixty-five thousand dollars; For continuing the improvement of the Ohio river be- Ohio River, tween the falls and Pittsburg, sixty thousand dollars; For continuing the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio and Mis- Ohio and Mississippi rivers, from Louisville to New Orleans, sissippi rivefs - sixty thousand dollars; For continuing the works for the removal of the obstruc- Mississippi tions to the navigation of the Mississippi river at its mouth, Rlver ' two hundred and ten thousand dollars; H. Doc. 425, 58-3 6 82 LAWS OS' UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1837. ArkansasRiver. j? 0T continuing the works f or the removal of the obstruc- tions to the navigation of the Arkansas river, in addition to the unexpended balance of thirty-five thousand dollars, the sum of twenty -five thousand dollars; Mississippi ana ]? or continuing the improvement of the Mississippi river Missouri rivers. ^^ ^ ^^ Qf ^ ^.^ ^ Qf ^ M j ssouri rf^ forty thousand dollars; Mississippi For the erection of a pier in the Mississippi river, near Saint Louis, including the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, appropriated for that purpose at the last session of Con- gress, fifty thousand dollars; and hi0 MS£ippi Foymproving the navigation of the Ohio, Missouri, and rivers. Mississippi rivers, and to replace the steam snag-boat, boat IrcMmSf Archimedes, sunk in the Mississippi river in November last, twenty-three thousand dollars: wwt & ri k and For continuing the survey of Black and Wlfite rivers in Arkansas and Missouri, one thousand dollars; view r to e cietei^ For making a survey from the southern debouche of the minepraoticabii- Dismal Swamp canal, down the Pasquotank river to Eliza- muniatio 1 n C be-beth, thence to Croatan Sound, Pamlico and other sounds, peak" 4 Bay h and near the coast °^ North Carolina; and thence by the most Charleston, s. c. practicable route to Winyaw bay, in South Carolina, with a view to determine the practicability of opening an inland communication for steam navigation, from the Chesapeake bay to Charleston South Carolina, ten thousand dollars; wick^arbor. ns " For improving the harbor of New Brunswick, New Jer- sey, by removing the obstructions in the Raritan river in addition to the appropriation of July four, eighteen hun- dred and thirty-six, six thousand nine hundred and sixty- three dollars; when corpo- Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, That when the corpo- S Alexandria rate authorities of the town of Alexandria shall deposite [sic] stock fnVexIn- tne stock held by them in the Alexandria Canal Company, d an ?Shands*of * n ^ e nan( is °^ * ne Secretary of the Treasury, with proper Eecretary a of the and competent instruments and conveyances in law to vest proper r ^'n ft ru h - tne same m tlie Secretary of the Treasury and his succes- ments, etc., to sors in office, for and on behalf of the United States, to be vestsamemhim, i nJ • , 7 tl , , .... '. ., etc., heis author- nela in trust upon the same terms and conditions in all f rom t °t a i 1 m a ) nc t e 6 re spects as the stocks held in the Chesapeake and Ohio nTOessar n to ne m S ^' ana * ^ *^ e severa l cities of this District, were required pT'or! ean Clty For continuing the construction of a harbor at Michigan City, Indiana, sixty thousand seven hundred and thirty- three dollars and fifty -nine cents; or S breakwate?! er For continuing the construction of a pier or breakwater at the mouth of the river Saint Joseph, Michigan, fifty- one thousand one hundred and thirteen dollars; (Monroe ifaT- For the continuation of the works at the harbor near bor). the mouth of the river Raisin, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars; 1838.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 85 For continuing the improvement of the harbor at the m ^ b ^ r Bla ^ mouth of Black river, in Jefferson county, State of New River. York, twenty -two thousand four hundred and one dollars; For continuing the improvement of the harbor at White- te WteMa "' hall, in the State of New York, fifteen thousand dollars; For continuing the improvement of the channel at the ( C ^™fott e e Yar- mouth of Genesee river, in the State of New York, twenty- tor). five thousand dollars; For continuing the removal of obstructions at Black (L omin Harbor 5 )! river, Ohio, five thousand dollars; For continuing the removal of obstructions at the mouth Huron EiTer - of the Huron river, in Ohio, five thousand dollars; For continuing the improvement of the navigation at the E1 Vf r r m * l l ° n mouth of Vermillion river, Ohio, twenty-three thousand six hundred and twenty -six dollars and fifty-seven cents; For continuing the improvement of Cleaveland harbor, b Cleveland Har- Ohio, fifty-one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six dollars; For continuing the removal of obstructions at Cunning- Cr eek ningliam ham creek, Ohio, five thousand dollars; For continuing the removal of obstructions at Ashtabula creek! 1 * a bula creek, Ohio, eight thousand dollars; For continuing the removal of obstructions at Conneaut Cr °^ n n e a u * creek, Ohio, eight thousand dollars; For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Presque Presque isie isle, Pennsylvania, thirty thousand dollars; (Erie) Harbor. For continuing the improvement of Dunkirk harbor, New Dunkirk Har- York, ten thousand dollars; For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Port- Portland Har- land, Lake" Erie, New York, thirty-five thousand four or ' hundred and sixty -six dollars; For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Catta- Cr e a k ta I ra b u f us raugus creek, Lake Erie, New York, thirty-two thousand four hundred and ten dollars; For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Salmon „S?J n Si. * Kiv f^ r„n t i s\ , ■ -St. it- i ii • i ii in n (Port Ontario river [ ffl ], Lake Ontario, New York, thirty thousand dollars; Harbor). For continuing the construction of a breakwater at br ^f^ a ter burg Plattsburg, New York, twenty-seven thousand five hun- dred dollars; For continuing the improvement of the harbor at the oak orchard mouth of Oak Orchard creek, New York, five thousand Creek Harbor - dollars; For continuing the pier at Kennebunk, Maine, eight bu ^ r at xenne- thousand dollars; For continuing the improvement of Big Sodus bay, New Ba l reat So<3us York, ten thousand dollars; For continuing the pier and mole at Oswego harbor, at P o 8 wego K New York, forty-six thousand and sixty-seven dollars; bor. For continuing the construction of a breakwater at Bur- Bu ^if n "gton! Br at lington, Vermont, fifty thousand dollars; . " Enters Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario, about 20 miles east of Oswego. Selkirk is at the mouth and Port Ontario about 1 mile above the mouth. 86 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1888. on r s e t a anTorls r ^ or continuing the breakwater on Stanford's Ledge, Port- ledge. land harbor, Maine, twenty-six thousand three hundred and sixty-six dollars; Hyann?s water at ^ or continuing the breakwater at Hyannis harbor, Massa- chusetts, eight thousand seven hundred and sixty-four dollars; (Rockport Ba£ For continuing the breakwater at Sandy Bay, Massachu- bor)i setts, twenty thousand dollars; River Thames, For continuing the improvement of the channel of the river Thames, leading into Norwich harbor, Connecticut, ten thousand dollars; ^ westport Har- jp or i m p r0 ving the harbor of W estport, Connecticut, four thousand seven hundred and -eighty-two dollars; Hudson River. For continuing the improvement of the navigation of the Hudson river, above and below Albany, in the State of New York, one hundred thousand dollars; to be expended according to the plan and estimate recommended by the Secretary of War; hSot'" 81011 -^ or continuing the improvement of the harbor of Wil- mington, Delaware, nine thousand three hundred and fifty-six dollars; Harbof 08,8 * 16 continuing the improvement of the harbor of New Castle, Delaware, eleven thousand five hundred and seventy- three dollars; Breakwater 0, r e ^ or continuing the Delaware breakwater, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; ^ Baltimore Har- -fp OT continuing the improvement of the harbor of Balti- more, Maryland, twenty thousand dollars; Rivei\ e Fear ■^ or continuing the improvement of the navigation of Cape Fear river, below Wilmington, North Carolina, twenty thousand dollars; sage Tefw^en For opening a passage of fifty yards wide, and seven feet Pami?co 0r s t ou a nd d ^ ee P' at * ow wa, t er > between the town of Beaufort and and improving Pamlico sound, North Carolina, and for improving New New River. river, twenty-five thousand dollars; Pamlico River. j? or con tinuing the improvement of Pamlico, or Tar river, below Washington, North Carolina, five thousand dollars; betw^n^st! For continuing the improvements of the inland channel Marys and st between St. Mary 's and St. John's, Florida, twenty -nine Johns - thousand dollars; and 0g choetaw For cont hiuing the improvement at Dog river bar, and Pass, Mobile Har- Choctaw pass, in Mobile harbor, fifty thousand dollars; to c'umberiand For continuing the improvement of the Cumberland River. river, in Kentucky and Tennessee, below Nashville, twenty thousand dollars; omo River. For continuing the improvement of the Ohio river, between the falls and Pittsburgh, fifty thousand dollars; siss^pirrvers! 118 " For continuing the improvement of the navigation of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, from Louisville to New Orleans, seventy thousand dollars; MissMppiana For continuing the improvement of the Mississippi river, above the mouth of the Ohio, and of the Missouri river, twenty thousand dollars; 1838.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 87 _ For continuing the removal of obstructions in Grand (F air££t R Hlr- river, Ohio, ten thousand dollars; bor). For continuing the works at Buffalo harbor, twenty faioHarbOT,^ thousand five hundred dollars; and for erecting a mound or sea-wall along the peninsula which separates Lake Erie from Buffalo creek, to prevent the influx at the lake over said peninsula, forty -eight thousand dollars; For continuing the preservation of Plymouth beach, two b ^J h y mouth thousand four hundred dollars; For continuing the preservation of Provincetown harbor, Harbor incetowi1 four thousand five hundred dollars; For continuing the preservation of Rainsford island, la^TfsifstJn seven thousand three hundred and fifty -three dollars; Harbor). For continuing the sea-wall for the preservation of Fair- Mana^^S" weather [Fayerweather] island, and repairing the break- water near Black Rock harbor, Connecticut, eleven thou- sand five hundred and fifty dollars; For continuing the improvement of the harbor at the m^th h ot "Bass mouth of Bass river, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars; RlTer - For continuing the breakwater of Church's cove [ a ], C hu™chsTovl ° f town of Little Compton, Rhode Island, eighteen thousand dollars; For the protection and improvement of Little Egg bt £ ittleE re Har - harbor, ten thousand dollars; For improving the natural channels at the northern Dismafswamp and southern entrances of the Dismal Swamp canal, ten Can<>1 - thousand dollars; For the improvement of the navigation of Savannah savannah River. river, Georgia, fifteen thousand dollars; For the improvement of the Arkansas river, forty thou- Arkansas River, sand dollars; For removing the sand-bar occasioned by the wreck in ^1 tJS^N^J the harbor of New Bedford, the unexpended balance of an Bedford Harbor. appropriation of ten thousand dollars, made July four, 1836 ' c - 363 - eighteen hundred and thirty -six, being seven thousand six hundred and ninety-one dollars and thirty-seven cents. Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, That the appropriation Dee penine heretofore made of ten thousand dollars, for removing the in^paiachSofa mud shoal, called the Bulkhead, in the harbor of Appalach- Harbor. icola, be, and the same is hereby, transferred to the deep- ening of the straight channel in the same harbor. Sec. 3. And he it further enacted, That of the several sums ° f t 8 W s appro- appropriated by the first section of this act, which exceed oithisactfwhich twelve thousand dollars each, one half thereof, if the public ^haif shfiiTe service require it, shall be paid out during the year eighteen P ai ^° ut j? 18 p hundred and thirty-eight, to be applied to the objects asisk. above specified, and the other half in like manner, in the year eighteen hundred and thirty-nine. Approved, July 7, 1838. "This cove has sometimes been called Fishing Place Cove; it is known also as Sakonnet Point Harbor. 88 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1838. July 7,1838. CHAP. 190.— An Act Making appropriations for certain roads in Vol. 5, p. 303, the Territory of Wisconsin. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby appropriated for the construction of roads in the Territory of Wisconsin, to wit: * * * * * survey for im- Yov the survey, with the view of the improvement of the nlvIIStlSn of navigation of Rock river, from the Illinois line, ay far up Rock River. tne same as the contemplated point of intersection with the Milwaukee and Rock river canal, and also of the Haven ["] of the said river, next below Lake Kushkenong [Koshkonong] to Madison, the seat of Government of the Territory of Wisconsin, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. MoSandioTO For the survey of the Des Moines and Iowa rivers, with rivers. a v iew to the improvement of their navigation, a sum not exceeding one thousand dollars. ***** Approved, July 7, 1838. Mar.3,1839. CHAP. 72. — An Act To authorize the construction of certain im- Vol.S,p.328. provements in the Territory of Wisconsin and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House ofRepresentatimes vwan'o'estimate'?/'^ United States of America in Congress assembled,Th.a,t for improving for the further survey and estimate of the cost of improv- t " e ^"e-n a h ing the navigation of the Neenah [Fox] and Wisconsin rivers consul rivers Wis an0 ^ connecting the same by a navigable canal or water communication, two thousand dollars be, and the same are hereby appropriated; * * * ***** Approved, March 3, 1839. Mar. 3, 1839. CHAP. 76.— An Act Making appropriations for building a pier at Vol. 6, p. 330. the northern extremity of Winnebago Lake, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the security of the navigation of the commerce of the United States, the following sums be, and the same hereby are, appropriated to be paid out of any money in the Treas- ury not otherwise appropriated, and to be applied to the following objects: « Four lakes, called Mendota, Monona, Waubesa, and Kegonsa, with their outlet, the Catfish River (River of the Four Lakes), which emp- ties into Rock River, constitute the haven, so called. Madison is situ- ated on an isthmus between the two lakes first mentioned, the two other lakes being farther downstream. 1839.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVEBS AND HARBORS. 89 For building a pier at the northern extremity of Winne-^ 1 ^*^^ bago lake, in the Territory of Wisconsin, the' sum of five of Winnebago hundred dollars; Lake ' Fox ElveK * * * * * Approved, March 3, 1839. CHAP. 78. — An Act For the improvement and survey of certain Mar. 3, 1839. rivers, and the repair of certain roads in Florida. Vol. 5, p. 331. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury, not otherwise appropriated, for the purposes herein speci- fied, that is to say, For the removal of obstructions at the mouth of the Su- o^^tlons at wannee river, and for the survey of the said river, with a mouth, ana sur- view to its improvement, fifteen thousand dollars; slyer.' For the survey of Yellow river [°], Florida, to ascertain l0 | u ^ r 0f Yel " the practicability and cost of removing the rafts which obstruct its navigability, five hundred dollars; * * * * * Approved, March 3, 1839. CHAP. 82. — An Act Making appropriations for the civil and diplo- Mar. 3, 1839. matic expenses of Government for the year eighteen hundred and Vol. 5, p. 339. thirty-nine. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby appropri- ated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, viz: ***** For deepening the straight channel of the east pass to tion a ?or Ealt Appalachicola, Florida, being the balance of an appropri- Pass to Apaia- ation transferred to this improvement, and since carried to c 1C0 a ' the surplus fund, nine thousand nine hundred dollars; For improving the harbor of Say brook, by removing the araforSfySk bar at the mouth of Connecticut river, being the balance Harbor, conn. of an appropriation carried to the surplus fund, fifteen thousand seven hundred and ten dollars; * * * * * Approved, March 3, 1839. a Known also as Yellow water Eiver. It is distinct from Yellow River, Georgia. 90 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1839. Mar. 3, 1839. CHAP. 86. — An Act To authorize the construction of a road from Vol. 5, p. 352. Dubuque, in the Territoryof Iowa, to the northern boundary of the State of Missouri, and for other purposes. Beitenactedby the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * * ***** secretary of g E c. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of survey of_°^ed War be, and he is hereby, empowered to cause a survey fow" and T esti- °* Red Cedar river, within the said Territory, and an esti- mate'tobemade. mate to be made, with a view to the improvement of the navigation thereof above the town of Moscow, and the connection of the said navigation with the river Mississippi by a canal, extending from the vicinity of said town to some suitable point in or near the town of Bloomington; $i,5oo appro- and to defray the expense of said survey and estimate, the pnate . gum o ^ fif t een hundred dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated. * * * . * * Approved, March 3, 1839. May 8, 1840. CHAP. 22. — An Act Making appropriations for the civil and diplo- Vol. 5, p^ 371. matic expenses of the Government for the year eighteen hundred and forty. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Am erica in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri- ated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, viz: ***** Payment to For compensation to William Gibbs McNeill, being an W Apa^chSoia excess of expenditure over and above the appropriation Bay. for surveys made under his direction of the East pass of the Appalachicola Bay, one hundred and fifty dollars and twenty-nine cents; ***** Approved, May 8, 1840. July 20, U40. CHAP. 80.— An Act For the relief of Ebenezer Lobdell. Vol. 6, p. 807. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives extouaborta f ?l°f tJle United States of 'America, in Congress assembled, That moving obstruc-the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author- KennebM,Me' er ized and directed to pay to Ebenezer Lobdell, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of one thousand and seventy-five dollars and thirty -nine cents, for extra labor in clearing out certain obstructions 1841.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 91 in the river Kennebec, not within the terms of a contract executed by him and Peter Grant, the agent of the United States, on the thirtieth day of May, eighteen hundred and twenty- nine. Approved, July 20, 1840. CHAP. 12.— An Act To confirm to the State of Indiana the land Feb - 27,1841. selected by her for that portion of the Wabash and Erie Canal which Vo1 - 5 ' P- 41i - lies between the mouth of the Tippecanoe River and Terre Haute, and for other purposes. Be it enatted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That^^ash and there be, and there hereby is, confirmed to the State of Indiana, the land selected by her, under the provisions of Land selected the act of second of March, eighteen hundred and twenty- der^'oTiiar" seven, entitled "An act to grant a certain quantity of land 2, 1827, c. 56, con- to the State of Indiana, for the purpose of aiding the State fll ?834, t0 c he i37; in opening a canal to connect the waters of the Wabash 1845 > c - 42 - with those of Lake Erie," for that portion of the canal between the mouth of the Tippecanoe river and Terre Haute, as returned by said State to the Secretary of the Treasury. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That should any of ^-^S^S select said lands, at the time of their selection and location by other lands in the State, have been subject to any right of pre-emption, je™ to'^reenJp- or other legal incumbrance, the State of Indiana shall be, tion > etc - and she hereby is, authorized to select, of any lands sub- ject to private entry in said State, other lands in lieu of so much thereof as may be so incumbered, and, upon return of a description of the same to the Secretary of the Treas- ury, the same shall be, and hereby is, confirmed to the State: Provided, That no more land shall be selected, or iVoOTSO - hereby confirmed, than a quantity equal to one half of five sections in width on each side of said canal, from the mouth of the Tippecanoe river to Terre Haute. Approved, February 27, 1841. CHAP. 24. — An Act Making appropriations for certain fortifica- Mar.3,1841. tions of the United States, for the year one- thousand eight hundred Vol. 5, p. 415. and forty-one. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Am erica im, Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- priated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, for the preservation, repairs, construction, and incidental and contingent expenses of certain fortifi- cations, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-one, viz. : * * * * * For repairs of sea-wall on Deer island, Boston harbor, Deer island. one thousand five hundred dollars; 92 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1841. Eainsford is- For repairs of sea-wall on Kainsford island, Boston har- land ' bor, one thousand dollars; st. Augustine, For continuing sea-wall at St. Augustine, fifteen thou- Fla. sand dollars; * * Approved, March 3, 1841. Mar.3,i84l. CHAP. 25. — An Act To provide for the support of the Military Vol. 5, p. 415. Academy for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * * Balance due S EC , 2. And be it further enacted, That there be, and Lyon & Howard , .. • ^ i A i • j j_ j; • forsteamdredges hereby is, appropriated, to be paid out or any money in g an. Lake M the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of four thousand three hundred and sixty-nine dollars, to pay a balance certified by the Topographical Bureau to be due to Lyon and Howard, as the balance upon a contract for build- ing two steam dredging machines upon Lake Michigan. Approved, March 3, 1841. Mar.3,i84i. CHAP. 36. — An Act Making appropriations for the support of the Vol. 5, p. 433. Army for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one. B,e it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same hereby are, appro- priated to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the army for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-one; ***** For removing * * * for removing the raft of Red river under the direction of the Secretary of War seventy-five thousand dollars; * * * * * Approved, March 3, 1841. Sept. 4, 1841. CHAP. 16.— An Act To appropriate the proceeds of the sales of Vol. 5, p. 453. the public lands, and to grant pre-emption rights. Beit enactedbythe Senate andHouse of Representatives of tob e e r ^a?d fo^per the United States of Am.erica in Congress assembled, That cent on net pro- from and after the thirty-first davof December, in the year public i an d s of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and and forty-one, ttoTto\n^tthey tnereDe allowed and paid to each of the States of Ohio, |jre t entitled by Indiana, Illinois, Alabama, Missouri, Mississippi, Loui- pacts. siana, Arkansas, and Michigan, over and above what each of the said States is entitled to by the terms of the compacts entered into between them and the United States, upon 1841.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 93 their admission into the Union, the sum of ten per centum upon the nett [sic] proceeds of the sales of the public lands, which, subsequent to the day aforesaid, shall be made within Prmiw the limits of each of said States respectively : Provided, said sum not That the sum so allowed to the said States, respectively, tppf'ed to y cum- shall be in no wise affected or diminished on account of bl =riaud road, any sums which have been heretofore, or shall be hereafter, ' applied to the construction or continuance of the Cumber- land road, but that the disbursements for the said road shall remain, as heretofore, chargeable on the two per centum fund provided for by compacts with several of the said States. * * * * * Sec. 8. And be it further enacted. That there shall be lan A o 00 bt C g r ran < t- granted to each State specified in the first section of this act e ? 4 ° states spe- five hundred thousand acres of land for purposes of internal for internal im- improvement: Provided, that to each of the said States pr p£|;™ s e nts - which has already received grants for said purposes, there Grants hereto- is hereby granted no more than a quantity of land which such purposes to shall, together with the amount such State has already re- said'sS) ooo. d m ceived as aforesaid, make five hundred thousand acres, the selections in all of the said States, to be made within their limits respectively in such manner as the Legislatures there- wh^etobemade' of shall direct; and located in parcels conformably to sec- and now. tional divisions and subdivisions, of not less than tb ree hun- how, where?and dred and twenty acres in any one location, on any public when - land except such as is or may be reserved from sale by any law of Congress or proclamation of the President of the United States, which said locations may be made at any time after the lands of the United States in said States re- spectively, shall have been surveyed according to existing laws. And there shall be and hereby is, granted to each • new State that shall be hereafter admitted into the Union, ed^to newitates upon such admission, so much land as, including such quan-^^ 8 ^ 11 ^ 1 ^ tity as may have been granted to such State before its ted. admission, and while under a Territorial Government, for purposes of internal improvement as aforesaid, as shall make five hundred thousand acres of land, to be selected and located as aforesaid. Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That the lands herein to |t i s i oid I fOTiess granted to the States above named shall not be disposed than 81.25 per of at a price less than one dollar and twenty -five cents per ac acre, until otherwise authorized by a law of the United States; and the nett [sic] proceeds of the sales ef said lands t0 N ^ i^^y shall be faithfully applied to objects of internal improve- applied to inter- ment within the States aforesaid, respectively, namely: mlnts^tfjects Koads, railways, bridges, canals and improvement f specified - water-courses, and draining of swamps; and such roads, be R f?ee for trans railways, canals, bridges and water-courses, when ma deRO!" t tation^of or improved, shall be free for the transportation of the maiifetc. United States mail, and munitions of war, and for the passage of their troops, without the payment of any toll whatever. 94 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1841 - re£n e uished Ce to Sec. ^ • ^nd be it furt/ier enacted, That the two per Aiabama-pay- cent, of the nett [sic] proceeds of the lands sold by the able when. United States, in the State of Alabama, since the first day of September, eighteen hundred and nineteen, and re- served by the act entitled "An act to enable the people of i8i9, c. 47. the Alabama Territory to form a constitution and State government, and for the admission of such State into the Union on an equal footing with the original States," for the making of a road or roads leading to the said State, be, and the same is hereby, relinquished to the said^ State of Alabama, payable in two equal instalments, the first to be paid on the first day of May, eighteen hundred and forty-£wo, and the other on the first day of May, eighteen hundred and forty -three, so far as the same may then have accrued, and quarterly, as the same may thereafter accrue: Proviso. Provided, That the Legislature of said State shall first Alabama nrst , -, i ■ ,i • j. _c • j i • • i. to pass act ao- pass an act, declaring their acceptance or said relinquish- ed"!?™ 6 ^ ment, and also embracing a provision, to be unalterable lor" 1 its 31 a Vi ilea 1 without the consent of Congress, that the whole of said two tion. ls appica "per cent, fund shall be faithfully applied, under the direc- tion of the Legislature of Alabama, to the connection, by some means of internal improvement, of the navigable waters of the bay of Mobile with the Tennessee river, and to the construction of a continuous line of internal im- provements from a point on the Chattahoochie river, opposite West Point, in Georgia, across the State of Ala- bama, in a direction to Jackson, in the State of Mississippi. Approved, September 4, 1841. Sept. 9,18«. CHAP. 17. — An Act- Making appropriations for various fortiflca- Vol.5,p.458. tions, for ordnance, and for preventing and suppressing Indian hos- tilities. lie it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereb3 r , appro- priated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, namely: * * * * * st. Augustine. y 0T continuing sea-wall at Saint Augustine, Florida, five thousand dollars; ***** Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the following sums be in lrke manner appropriated: * * * * * roads ear harbor°s r ^ or arrearages due for roads, harbors, and rivers, where rivers', etc. ' public works and improvements have hitherto been made, and for the protection of public property now on hand at these places, and for arrearages for surveys and complet- ing maps authorized by act of March third, eighteen hun- dred and thirty-nine, forty thousand dollars; •:;■ * * * * Approved, September 9, 1841. 1841.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 95 No. 6. A Joint Eesolution making it the duty of the Attorney-General Sept. ll, 1841. to examine into the titles of the lands or sites for the purpose of Vol. 5, p. 468. greeting thereon armories and other public works and buildings, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and Mouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Attomey-cton- it shall be the duty of the Attorney General of the United amination ana States to examine into the titles of all the lands or sites ^t. 1 *° Presi " which have been purchased by the United States, for the v°i- *< p- 94 ; purpose of erecting thereon armories, arsenals, forts, ior- poe ' v ' tifications, navy yards, custom-houses, light-houses, or other public buildings of any kind whatever, and report his opinion as to the validity of the title in each case, to the President of the United States. 2. Resolved, That it shall be the duty of all the officers ^j^^eT \° of the United States having any of the title papers to theAttomey-Gen- property aforesaid in their possession, to furnish them eral - forthwith to the Attorney General, to aid him in the investigation aforesaid. 3. Resolved, That no public money shall be expended no ^"obee?end y - upon any site or land hereafter to be purchased by the ed on any site or United States for the purposes aforesaid, until the written p U n r chased r imtfi! opinion of the Attorney General shall be had in favor of etc. the validity of the title, and also the consent of the Legis- lature of the State in which the land or site may be shafl be given to said purchaser [<*]. 4. Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the District ne ™ Bt £ ct , u , J$$; Attorneys of the United States, upon the application of assistance. the Attorney General, to furnish any assistance or infor- mation in their power in relation to the titles of the public property aforesaid lying within their respective districts. 5. Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Secretaries secretaries of of the Executive Departments, upon the application of the p^tSJ^ts to pro- Attorney General, to procure any additional evidence of j™* ^, dltlonBl title which he may deem necessary, and which may not be in the possession of the officers of Government; the expense of procuring which to be paid out of the appro- priations made for the contingencies of the Departments respectively. 6. Resolved, That it shall be the duty of the Secretaries E |^ u e t ^ ieB B f_ of the Executive Departments, respectively, under whose partments toap- direction any lands for the purposes aforesaid may have Faturef for 3 jufis- been purchased, and over which the United States do not d ^j t ™ n e ° c versaid possess jurisdiction, to apply to the Legislatures of the States in which the lands are situated, for a cession of juris- diction, and in case of refusal, to report the same to Con- gress at the commencement of the next session thereafter. Approved, September 11, 1841. <"See act approved Apr. 24, 1888, page 479 hereof. 96 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1842- June 4, 1842. CHAP. 35.— An Act For the relief of the Plumb Island Bridge and Vol. 6, p. 829. Turnpike Company. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That fOTd^stmctonof there be paid to the Plumb Island Bridge and Turnpike Mage across Company, of Newbury port, in the State of Massachusetts, ' out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated, the sum of eight thousand dollars, for the destruc- tion of a bridge, occasioned by the construction of a break- water by the United States. Approved, June 4, 1842. Aug-. 23, 1842. CHAP. 183.— An Act Making appropriations for the support of Vol. 5, p. 508. the Army, and of the Military Academy, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ^Appropriations f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same hereby are, appro- priated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the army for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. ***** prese?vatfon an o1 ^ or arrearages and for the preservation of the public public property, property at the several places of harbor and river improve- ment, fifteen thousand dollars. ***** Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, * * * ***** onTestlrrf^- For building and repairing the necessary boats, and for ere. carrying on the improvements on the Missouri, Mississippi, Ohio, and Arkansas rivers, one hundred thousand dollars, and^reVaira °o n f under the direction of the Secretary of War; and, for the •works for im- preservation and repairs of public works heretofore con- narbore. ent ° structed for the improvement of harbors, thirty thousand dollars. Approved, August 23, 1842. Aug. 31, 1842. CHAP. 288.— An Act Making appropriations for certain fortifica- Vol. 5, p. 682. tions of the United States, for the year one thousand eight hundred and forty-two. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- priated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury, for the preservation, repairs, and construc- tion of certain fortifications, in the year eighteen hundred and forty-two, viz. : ***** Deer island. For repairs of sea-wall on Deer Island, Boston harbor, two thousand dollars. * * * * * Approved, August 31, 1842. 1843.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 97 CHAP. 45 . — An Act To continue in force an Act therein mentioned, » FeD ' 2 <> 1843 - relating to the port of Baltimore. Vol. 5, p. 602. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 1800%. w^so far the act passed the seventeenth day of March, one thousand M 8 a /f a ^ ?!,,*,£ eight hundred, entitled "An act declaring the assent of ed and continued Congress to certain acts of the States of Maryland and Let ji"? 19, Im.', Georgia," and which by subsequent acts has been revived 011 - and continued in force until the third of March, one thou- sand eight hundred and forty-three, be, and the same, so far as it relates to the act of the State of Maryland, is hereby revived and continued in force until the first day of June, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize prmtio. the demand of a duty on tonnage on vessels propelled by 18B0 >°- 17 - steam employed in the transportation of passengers. Approved, February 24, 1843. CHAP. 52. — An Act Making appropriations for the support of the Army and of the Military Academy, and for armories, arsenals, arms and munitions of war, and surveys, for the half calendar year ending " the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and for the fiscal year beginning the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-four. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same hereby are, appro- priated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the army and of the military academy, and for armories, arsenals, arms and munitions of war, and surveys, for the half calendar year, commencing on the first day of January, and ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and for the fiscal year beginning the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and forty-three, and ending the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty -four: Mar. 1,1843. Vol. 5, p. 604. For surveys in reference to the military defences of the frontier, inland and Atlantic, for the said fiscal year, includ-" ing a survey of the direct communication from Albemarle Sound to the Atlantic ocean, with a view to re-open a ship channel[°], fifteen thousand dollars. Surveys. «The report on this item had reference to connecting Croatan and Roanoke sounds with the ocean by the reopening of Roanoke Inlet, at Nags Head, N. C. H. Doc. 425, 58-3- 98 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TCT [1843. onTeste?™ 6 ^ ^ or *k e continuation of improvements on the Missouri, on we ( m e Secretary of the Treasury pay, out of any money in the Bay breakwater treasury not otherwise appropriated, such sum as shall be bo°). por ar found equitably due to Gideon Batchelder and others, by the proper accounting officer, for any stone delivered in the years one thousand eight hundred and thirty-eight and one thousand eight hundred and thirty -nine, towards the erection of Sandy Bay Breakwater, near Gloucester, Massachusetts, under the inspection and by the assent of the public agent there at that time; the price not to exceed the previous contract price, and none to be paid for which was so delivered after the year one thousand eight hun- dred and thirty-nine, or which was not suitable for the work, and useful either for its completion or preservation. Approved, February 13, 1845. Feb.26,1845. CHAP. 21. — An Act For the relief of the president and directors Vol. 6, p. 936. of the Dismal Swamp Canal Company. Be it enacted by the Senate, and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That reta 1 i t n 0r ce e r'tain *^ e sa ^ company are hereby authorized to retain the divi- Mvidenda. dends hereafter to be declared, and now on hand, on eight hundred shares held by the United States in the stock of said canal company, to be applied to refund the principal and interest on thirty-two thousand seven hundred and twelve dollars and thirty-two cents — moneys advanced by said'company to complete the work originally under- taken, and partly executed, by the agents of the United States; and that the same be paid to the company before any of the dividends accruing oh said stock be paid into the treasury of the United States. Approved, February 26, 1845. Mar. 3, 1845. CHAP. 42.— An Act To grant certain lands to the State of Indiana, Vol. 5, p. 731. the better to enable the said State to extend and complete the Wabash ■ and Erie Canal from Terre Haute to the Ohio River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That on La the S wabath there be ' and nereb y is i granted to the State of Indiana, and Erie canal, for the purpose of aiding said State in extending and com- c. ll^'isiif'c 1 !? ' pleting the Wabash and Erie canal from Terre Haute, in the county of Vigo, in said State, to the Ohio river, at Evans- yille, in said State, as the course thereof has been estab- lished and surveyed by the authority of said State, one moiety of the public lands, (remaining unsold, and not otherwise disposed of, encumbered or appropriated,) in a 1845.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 107 strip five miles in width on each side of said canal; to be selected by an agent or agents to be appointed by the Governor of said State, subject to the approval of the Sec- retary of the Treasury of the United States; reserving to Lands reserved, the United States each alternate section, (or other proper subdivision of said land,) from one end of said canal to the other; and before the selection, to be made as aforesaid by such agent or agents, shall be deemed to have been made and perfected, a chart or charts, showing the courses and t chart of ■ canal distances and points of termination of said canal, shall beGeneraj P °Land reported, or caused to be reported by the Governor of In- offlce ' diana, or by some person or persons by him appointed to the Commissioner of the General Land Office. Sec. 2. Andbeit further enacted, That, for the purpose Lands gmnted hereinbefore mentioned, there be, and hereby is, granted to trict. the said State, in addition to the grant hereinbefore pro- vided for, one moiety of all the other lands in the Vincennes land district, in said State, and which remain, as afore- said, unsold, and not otherwise disposed of, encumbered or appropriated, to be selected under the authority and by the direction of the Governor of said State: Provided, That, in selection, the selection of the lands by this section provided for, no land shall be comprehended which, in and by the first sec- tion of this act, are (in alternate sections or other proper subdivisions) directed to be reserved as aforesaid; and the lands so selected shall be reported, or cause to be reported, to^Treportedto by the Governor of said State, to the register of the land register. office at Vincennes, before such selection shall be deemed to be made and completed. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That all the lands, by landVfranfed by the first and second sections of this act granted as aforesaid, sees, i and 2 of shall, after the selections thereof shall have been made and completed as aforesaid, be subject to be disposed of by the General Assembly of said State, for the purpose aforesaid, and no other; and the President shall direct the further sales of the public lands, in the Vincennes land district vincennes n d 9 is" aforesaid, to be suspended until the Governor of said State trict sus P en(Jed - shall have caused the selections aforesaid to be made and perfected as aforesaid, and shall have notified the Secre- tary of the Treasury thereof: Provided, That such suspen- sion shall not continue longer than twelve months from and after the passing of this aet. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the said canal tohavluseofthe when completed, shall be and forever remain a public high- canal free - way for the use of the Government of the United States, free from any toll or other charge whatever, for any property of the United States, or persons in their service, passing through or along the same; and shall be completed C ompieted t0 in 16 within fifteen years from and after the passing of this act, ^ert°to unfte^ or the State shall be holden to pay to the United States states, the amount of the price or prices for which any and all of said land which may have been disposed of by said State may have sold; and such of said lands as may not have been thus disposed of shall, from and after said fifteen 108 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO C1846. years, if said canal should not then have been completed, Price of lands revert to and again become the property of the United limited. States: Provided always, That it shall not be competent for the said General Assembly to dispose of said lands, or any of them, at a price lower than, for the time being, shall be the minimum price of other public lands. Approved, March 3, 1845. Mar. 3, 1845. CHAP. 57.— An Act For the relief of Philip Schwartztrawber of Vol. 6, p. mo. Ohio. ♦ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled. That tak?n be rare f of tne Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to pay to Philip boomf on re Red Schwartztrawber, for his services in taking care of the booms left on Red river by Captains Tyson and Shreve, the sum of two hundred and forty dollars, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, March 3, 1845. River. Mar. 3, 1845. CHAP. 63. — An Act Making appropriations for certain fortifica- Vol. 5, p. 743. tions of the United States, for the year ending on the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and forty-six. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby appropri- ated, to be paid out of any unappropriated money in the Treasury for the preservation, repairs, and construction of certain fortifications for the fiscal year beginning on the first day of July, one thousand eight hundred and forty-five, and ending on the thirtieth day of June, one thousand eight hundred and forty -six: St. Fla. Augustine, For- completing the sea-wall at St. Augustine, including the transfer of the sum of one thousand one hundred ana thirty-three dollars and four cents, being a balance remain- ing in agent's hands of an appropriation for the repairs of Fort Marion, six thousand four hundred dollars; ***** Approved, March 3, 1845. Mar. 3, 1845. CHAP. 6 7 . —An Act To continue the harbor improvement already Vol. 5, p. 748. commenced at the town of Southport[«], in the town of Southport, in the Territory of Wisconsin. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of fifteen thousand dollars be, and the same is a Now known as Kenosha. 1846.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 109 hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of aiding in the completion of the harbor already commenced at the 'town of Southport, in the Territory of Wisconsin; and that the same be expended under the direction of the War Department. Approved, March 3, 1845. CHAP. 73. — An Act Making appropriations for certain improve- Mar. 3, 1845. ments in the Territory of Iowa. Vol. 5, p. 778. Be ib-enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and they are hereby appro- priated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the improvement and construction of the following roads in the Territory of Iowa, to wit: * * * * * For the improvement of the harbor at the town of Du- bu ^ U e b °iowa Du ' buque, in addition to the appropriation of last year, seven thousand dollars. Approved, March 3, 1845. CHAP. 103. — An Act Granting certain lands to the Territory of Aug.8,1846. Iowa, to aid in the improvement of the navigation of the Des Moines Vol. 9, p. 77. River, in said Territory. ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Staites of America in Congress assembled, That panted to Iowa there be, and hereby is, granted to the Territory of Iowa, jjf 'SIlf'MSnes for the purpose of aiding said Territory to improve the River navigation of the Des Moines river from its mouth to the Racoon Fork, (so called,) in said Territory, one equal moiety, in alternate sections, of the public lands, (remain- ing unsold, and not otherwise disposed of, encumbered, or appropriated,) in a strip five miles in width on each side of said river; to be selected within said Territory by an agent or agents to be appointed by the governor thereof, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the lands hereby veyefordisposed granted shall not be conveyed or disposed of by said Terri- ^ xcept in cer " tory, nor by any State to be formed out of the same, except as said improvements shall progress; that is, the said Ter- ritory or State may sell so much of said lands as shall pro- duce the sum of thirty thousand dollars, and then the sale shall cease, until the governor of said Territory or State shall certify the fact to the President of the United States, that one-half of said sum has been expended upon said im- provement, when the said Territory or State may sell and convey a quantity of the residue of said lands, sufficient to replace the amount expended, and thus the sales shall 110 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING. TO [1846. progress as the proceeds thereof shall be expended, and the fact of such expenditure shall be certified as aforesaid. pes Moines Sec. 3. And he it further enacted, That the said river Des pibfc h!inwa e ^ Moines shall be and forever remain a public highway for i87b, c. 7. the use of the Government of the United States, free from any toll or other charge whatever for any property of the United States, or persons in their service passing through Proviso. or along the same: Provided always, That it shall not be competent for the said Territory or future State of Iowa to dispose of said lands, or any of them, at a price lower than, for the time being, shall be the minimum price of other public lands. Lands to be- Sec. 4. And he it further enacted, That whenever the Ter- iowa on P admis-ritory of Iowa shall be admitted into the Union as a State, sion into union. tne i an( j s hereby granted for the above purpose shall be and become the property of said State, for the purpose contem- Provwo. plated in this act, and no other: Provided, The legislature of the State of Iowa shall accept the said grant for the said purpose. Approved, August 8, 1846. Aug. 8, 1846. CHAP. 170. — An Act To grant a certain quantity of land to aid in Vol. 9, p. 83. the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and to connect the same by a canal, in the Territory of Wisconsin. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That Grant of land there be, and hereby is, granted to the State of Wiscon- ingFox 1 a 1 nd P wis- sin, on the admission of such State into the Union, for the consin rivers, purpose of improving the navigation of the Fox and Wis-- 1849, c. 86. cons i n rivers, in the Territory of Wisconsin, and of con- structing the canal to unite the said rivers, at or near the portage, a quantity of land equal to one-half of three sections in width, on each side of the said Fox river, and the lakes through which it passes, from its mouth to the point where the portage canal shall enter the same, and on each side of said canal from one stream to the other, reserv- ing the alternate sections to the United States, to be selected under the direction of the governor of said State, and such selection to be approved by the President of the United States. The said rivers, when improved, and the united states said canal, when finished, shall be and forever remain a canlf free rS fro"m P u ^ Uc highway for the use of the Government of the t°u. United States, free from any toll or other charge whatever for the transportation of the mails, or for any property of the United States, or persons in their service passing upon or along the same: Provided, The said alternate sections, Price of lands, reserved to the United States, shall not be sold at a less rate than two dollars and fifty cents the acre: Provided, preemptive . , ,, ... ,. r { ,, for internal im- of internal improvement, by the eighth section or the ?e 0V Iro e iied m byact entitled "An Act to appropriate the proceeds of state for use of the sales of the public lands, and to grant preemption B °Act s 'sept. 4, rights," approved September fourth, eighteen hundred i84i, c. 16. an( j f or ty-one, may be, and the same are hereby, placed at- the disposal of the legislature of said State, at such price as said legislature may direct, to be applied for the use of schools in such townships of said State as in which the sixteenth or school sections are comparatively valueless, and the legislature may locate said lands in any legal sub- divisions, not less than forty acres, within the limits of said State. Approved, August 11, 1848. Mar. 2, 1849. CHAP. 86.— An Act In relation to the Fox and Wisconsion River Vol. 9, p. 352. Reservation, in the State of Wisconsin. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Slates of America in Congress assembled, That in 0e Gw?n n Bay & 11 land entries made in the Green Bay land district, in the firmea i8trIctcon "^ tate °^ Wisconsin, upon the odd-numbered sections of 1846, c. wo. the Fox and Wisconsin River reservation, in said State, subsequent to the passage of an act entitled "An Act to grant a certain quantity of land to aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, and connect the same by canal, in the Territory of Wisconsin," approved on the eighth *day of August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, be, and the same are hereby, declared to be good and valid as Proviso. though said act had not been passed : Provided, nevertheless, That the governor of said State is hereby authorized to select the same quantity of other lands in lieu thereof; subject, however, to the approval of the President of the United States. entri^ S Sec< 2 ' And 5 T -mr u ] j.' j! _ • amount of dam- quired to pay to James Moorehead, out of any moneys in ag es incurred the treasury not otherwise appropriated, such amount as SnedTyJamls shall fully compensate and remunerate said Moorehead Moorehead on for all damages and losses sustained by reason of the sus- pension oi erec- pension by the government of the erection of a dam in the *j£? %J^ in Ohio, from a point on Wells Island to a point on the Vir- 116 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO P850- ginia [°] shore. But before any payment is made to said Treasu etar to ex- Moorehead, the said Secretary shall cause the witnesses, amine testimony on the part of the said Moorehead, to be cross-examined, m case. an( j ^^ testimony on behalf of the government, should he deem it proper to do so [*]. Approved, March 3, 1849. June 5, i860. CHAP. 17. — An Act To continue in force an Act therein men- Vol. 9, p. 438. tioned, relating to the port of Baltimore. Be ft enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Actrevjvedand the act passed the seventeenth day of March, one thou- foree^mi^Mar! sand eight hundred, entitled "An Act declaring the assent Saro.'c. is. °f Congress to certain acts of the States of Maryland and Act' Jan! i9, Georgia," and which by subsequent acts has been revived and continued in force until the first day of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty, be, and the same, so far as it relates to the act of the State of Maryland, is hereby revived and continued in force until the third day Proviso. of March, one thousand eight hundred and sixty one: Pro- vided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize the demand of a duty on tonnage on vessels propelled by steam, employed in the transportation of passengers. Approved, June "5, 1850. Sept. 30, 1850. CHAP. 90. — An Act Making appropriations for the civil and diplo- Voi. 9, p. 523. matic expenses of Government for the year ending the thirtieth of ~~ June, eighteen hundred and fifty-one, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriation the following sums be, and hereby are, appropriated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty- one, namely: — ***** Miscellaneous. Miscellaneous.— * * * ***** of SU Mis , siss! elt, i ^ or ^ e t°P°g ra phical and hydrographical survey of the River. Delta of the Mississippi, with such investigations as may lead to determine the most practicable plan for securing it from inundation, and the best mode of so deepening the passes at the mouth of the river as to allow ships of twenty feet draft to enter the same, fifty thousand dollars. ***** Approved, September 30, 1850. o Now West Virginia. & The amount paid by the Treasury Department under this act was $651.76. 1852.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 117 [No. 12.] Joint Resolution Changing the name of St. Peter's River, June 19, 1852. in Minnesota Territory. Vol. 10, p. 147. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That toKaUedMta- f rom and after the passage of this act the River in the Ter- nesota River. ritory of Minnesota heretofore known as the Saint Peter's shall be known and designated on the public records as the Minnesota River. Approved, June 19, 1852. CHAP. 67. — An Act To authorize the mayor and common council JulT 21 > 1852 - of Chicago, Illinois, to excavate a portion of the public reservation at Vol- 10, p- 24. that place, with a view to the improvement of the navigation of Chi- cago River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That th Cn - ica f ?^ au ~ the corporate authorities of the city of Chicago, Illinois, vate"porti 1852 ' of certain harbors and rivers. Vol. 10, p. 56. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be expended under the superintendence of the Secretary of War, for the following purposes, to wit: For the continuation of the Delaware breakwater, thirty Delaware, thousand dollars. For the construction of a harbor on the east side of Reedy island. Reedy Island, Port Penn, Delaware, fifty-one thousand and ninety dollars. For the repairs of the works at the harbor at Chester, Chester. on the Delaware River, five thousand dollars. For the removal of obstructions in the Savannah River, savannah Rtv- at a place called the Wrecks, and the improvement of the navigation of said river, forty thousand dollars. For' continuing the improvement of the navigation of Hn 185s - for the removal of the raft of Red River. Vol. 10, p. 260. ResoVvedby the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That so Removal of Red much of the act entitled "An act making appropriations for 'S,™. 104. the improvement of certain harbors and rivers," approved 1864 ' c - 267 ' S6 - August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty -two, as re- lates to Red River, be so construed as to authorize the Secretary of War to award the contract for the removal of obstructions to the navigation of said river occasioned by the Raft, to the person or persons who, for the amount of the .appropriation, will agree to remove said obstruc- tions, and keep said navigation free from the same for the longest period of time; said contract to be awarded after reasonable public- notice. Approved, January 7, 1853. [No. 8.] A Resolution Explanatory of the appropriation for the im- Jan. 20, 1853. provement of the mouth of the Sekonk River and harbor of Providence, Vol. 10, p. 261. Rhode Island. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Removal of ob- clause in the Act making appropriations tor the improve- konk (Paw- ment of certain harbors and rivers," approved thirtieth of tucket > River - August, eighteen hundred and fifty -two, making an appro- Act A 30 priation "for removing a rock near the mouth of the Sekonk 1852, c. 104. ' River[ a ], harbor of Providence, Rhode Island," be con- strued to authorize the removal of any rock or other ob- structions at the crook or the entrance or mouth of Sekonk River, harbor of Providence, and State of Rhode Island. Approved, January 20, 1853. "The records of this office credit the appropriation for this item to Providence River. 126 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1853. Mar. 3, 1853. CHAP. 96. — An Act To supply deficiencies in the appropriations Vol. 10, p. 181. for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thou- ' : sand eight hundred and fifty-three. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- priated to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, namely: * * * * * . (chiriStte E Ha e r' Foi*improvement of the Genesee River, one hundred bor). and seventy -six dollars and ten cents. Cleveland. For removing obstructions at harbor of Cleveland, Ohio, one hundred and fort3 r -five dollars and sixty-nine cents. Buffalo creek. j? ov sea-wall at Buffalo Creek, three hundred and forty nine dollars and five cents. For harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio, forty-two dollars and sixty-four cents. For harbor at Milwaukie, Wisconsin, one hundred and sixty-three dollars and ninety-four cents. ***** Approved, March 3, 1853. Ashtabula. Milwaukee, Mar. 3, 1853. CHAP. 97.— An Act Making appropriations for the civil and dip- Vol. 10, p. 189. lomatic expenses of Government for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be and are hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasuiy not otherwise appropriated, for the objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, namely: ***** Survey of the coast. — * * * ***** municafion CO be- For continuing the survey of the northern and north- tween Lake Hu- western lakes, including Lake Superior, fifty thousand o? s^arysEiv- dollars: Provided, That a survey of so much of the com- er, Mich. munication between Lake Huron and the Sault Ste. Marie as may be necessary to ascertain what part thereof requires to be deepened, shall be made without delay, and plans and estimates of the nature and expense of the work shall be laid before Congress at its next session. ***** Approved, March 3, 1853. 1854.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AHD HARBORS. 127 CHAP. 102. — An Act Making further appropriation for the im- July 22, 1854. provement of the Cape Fear River, North Carolina. Vol. 10, p. 807. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriation the sum of one hundred and forty thousand dollars be, junelS'ilra. ng and the same is hereby, appropriated for the year ending thirtieth June, eighteen hundred and fifty -five, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro- priated, and to be expended under the superintendence of how expended the Secretary of War, for the continuation of the improve- ment of the Cape Fear River, North Carolina, at or near its communication with the ocean. Approved, July 22, 1854. CHAP. 200.— An Act To authorize the State of Wisconsin to selec* Aug. 3, 1854. the residue of the lands to which she is entitled under the Act of eighth Vol. 10, p. 345. of August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, for the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That ba ^ n ee Ct of ?an d the Governor of the State of Wisconsin is hereby author- granted by act of ized to cause to be selected the balance of the land to which 1846, c ' m that State is entitled under the provisions of the act of the ^es °f Mar. 3, eighth August, eighteen hundred and forty-six, granting 1 ' land to aid the Territory of Wisconsin in the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers and to connect the same by a canal, out of any of the unsold public lands in said State, subject to private entry at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, and not claimed by preemption; the quan- tity to be ascertained upon the principles which governed the final adjustment of the grant to the State of Indiana for the Wabash and Erie Canal, under the provisions of the act of Congress approved the ninth of May, eighteen hun- 1848, c. 36. dred and forty-eight. Approved, August 3, 1854. CHAP. 267. — An Act Making appropriations for the support of the Aug. 5, 1854. Army for the year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight Vol. 10, p. 676. .hundred and fifty-five. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- priated out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the support of the army for the year end- ing the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hundred and fifty -five: ***** Sec. [5.J And be it further enacted, That the joint reso- Removaiof Red lution entitled "A resolution explanatory of the act appro- K i853, r res'. N0.3. priaffing money for the removal of the raft of Red River," 128 LAWS OP UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1865. approved January seventh, eighteen hundred and fifty- three, be and is hereby repealed, and that the Secretary of the Department of War be authorized to expend the appro- priation in reference to the Red River raft, in such way, and for such purposes as he may approve^ having in view the improvement of the navigation of Red River, in and around the said raft. ***** survey of delta Sec. 2. [8.] And be it further enacted, That of the appro- KivCT. ssl !Slppi priation of fifty thousand dollars " for continuing the topo- graphical and hydrographical survey of the Delta of the Mississippi, with such investigations as may lead to deter- mine the most practicable plan for securing it from inunda- tion," approved August thirty-first, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two, the sum of five thousand dollars may be applied, under the special direction of the Secretary of War, to the payment of any expenses connected with said survey and investigations, incurred prior to the first of July, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-two. ***** Approved, August 5, 1854. 1852, c. 110. Feb. u, 1855. CHAP. 103. — An Act To amend "An Act making appropriations Vol. 10, p. 608. for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers," approved August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty two. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That amended 2, cl ° 4, * ne section reading as follows: "For reopening a commu- nication between Albemarle Sound, North Carolina, and the Atlantic Ocean, by the construction of a breakwater across Croatan Sound, fifty thousand dollars," be amended by striking out the words "by the construction of a break- water across Croatan Sound[ a ]." Approved, February 14, 1855. Mar. 2, 1855. CHAP. 149.— An Act For the relief of John R. Bowes, agent in Vol. 10, p. 858. charge of the property of the United States at Michigan City, in the State of Indiana, and of Isaac S. Smith, of the city of Buffalo, New York. . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That tobe^aidfor°(Sre tne P r °pe r accounting officers of the treasury be, and are ertv P atMi i5 rop hereby, authorized and directed to pay to John R. Bowes, city. a ie igan o ^ ^ e g^ e Q jp j; n( jiana, agent in charge of the property of the United States at Michigan City, in said State, the sum of four hundred and seventy dollars and thirty-three « The approved plans of the Department, proposed early in 1853, provided for excavating a channel from Roanoke Sound to the ocean, across Bodie Island, east of Roanoke Island. 1855.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 129 cents, in payment and in full discharge of all claims of said Bowes against the United States for services as said agent. Sec. 2. Andbeit further enacted. That the Secretary of Isaacs, smith the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed ° b pubUc f %ro P e to pay, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise erty at Buflal °- appropriated, to Isaac S. Smith, the sum of four hundred ana fifty-two dollars and thirty-two cents, in full for his account for care and charge of the public property at the city of Buffalo, up to the thirtieth day of April, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, under the direction of the Topo- graphical Bureau. Approved, March 2, 1855. CHAP. 170. — An Act To appropriate money to remove the obstruc- Mar. 3, 1855. tions in the Savannah River, below the city of Savannah, in the State Vol. 10, p. 640. of Georgia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Conor ess assembled, That t . A P p ™P r j atl il n ■I „ . -j* 7 -, i ■ . i -i-i-ni'' remove ou- the sum of one hundred and sixty-one thousand dollars be, structiona in sa- and the same is hereby, appropriated out of any money ™56 , ,o.f2 arbor ' not heretofore appropriated, to remove the obstructions in the Savannah River, below the city of Savannah, in the State of Georgia, placed there during the revolutionary war, for the common defence. Approved, March 3, 1855. CHAP. 175. — An Act Making appropriations for the civil and Mar - s > 18B5 - diplomatic expenses of Government, for the year ending the thirtieth Vo1 - 10 ' P- M3 - of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri- ated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro- priated, for the objects hereafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending the thirtieth of June, one thousand eight hun- dred and fifty -six, namely: — ***** -Sec. 10. And be it further enacted, * * * ***** And one thousand six hundred and ninety -six dollars and Deficiency ap- fifteen cents to supply a deficiency in the appropriation for steam" 1 dredge building four steam dredge boats, in use by the War De- boats on lakes - partment, on Lakes "Champlain," "Erie," "Michigan," and Ontario, to be applied for materials, machinery, tools, and labor furnished in painting said boats. ***** Approved, March 3, 1855. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 9 130 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1865. .Mar. 3, 1855. CHAP. 197.— An Act For the relief of L. B. Lyon, and Dean S. Vol. 10, p. 867. Howard, of the State of New York. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That paymenttoLy- the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States cause to dredging 6 ma- be paid to L. R. Lyon, and Dean S. Howard, late partners chine. under the name and style of Lyon and Howard, of the State of New Y ork, or to their legal representatives, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of eight thousand six hundred and seventeen dollars, and eighty -one cents, in full for the balance due them for con- structing a dredging machine at Whitehall, New York, under contract entered into on the second day of Novem- ber, eighteen hundred and thirty-six; and a dredging machine to be delivered at Monroe, in the State of Michigan, by contract entered into on the fifteenth of October, eighteen hundred and thirty-six. Approved, March 3, 1855. Mar. 3, 1855. [No. 24.] A Resolution Explanatory of an Act passed August third, Vol. 10, p. 724. eighteen hundred and flf ty-four. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That it was ac C t i854? C c'°2oo! the intention of the act of Congress, approved August o1 s ?and°to^wis- ^h'd, eighteen hundred and fifty-four, and the same shall consin. be construed, to give to Wisconsin in aid of the improve- ment of the navigation of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, a quantity of land, equal mile for mile of its improvement to that granted to Indiana, under the provisions of the Act of Congress approved May the ninth, eighteen hundred and forty-eight. Approved, March 3, 1855. May 12,1856. [No. 8.] Joint Eesolution Relating to the appropriation for the im- Vol. U, p. 144 provement of the harbor at Sheboygan, Wisconsin. SkIT'im. Whereas, by act of Congress entitled "An act making appropriations for the improvement of certain harbors and rivers," approved August thirtieth, eighteen hundred and fifty -two, the sum of ten thousand dollars was appropriated for the improvement of the harbor of Sheboygan, Wiscon- sin; and whereas, the city and county of Sheboygan have from time to time made appropriations for the improvement of said harbor to the amount of fifty thousand dollars, to be expended by commissioners appointed by said State; and whereas it is desirable that said appropriations should be expended under one direction, therefore — Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the ^"grovement United States of America in Congress assembled, That after Harbo?. oygan the Secretary of War shall have settled and paid all just 1866.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 131 charges existing against the said appropriation of ten thou- sand dollars, the balance thereof, together with all tools, implements, materials, and other property whatsoever, be- longing to the United States and used in improving the said harbor, shall be transferred and turned over by the said Secretary of War to the commissioners for the improve- ment of the said harbor, appointed by the State or Wis- consin; Provided, That the said commissioners shall first promo. give satisfactory security to the Secretary of War for the faithful expenditure of the money in the im ~ovement of the said harbor. Approved, May 12, 1856. CHAP. 54. — An Act To remove obstructions to navigation in the Julys, 1856. mouth of the Mississippi River, at the Southwest Pass and Pass a 1' Outre. Vol. 11. p- 24. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That for the opening and keeping open ship channels of to A re5noTO Bt 3> sufficient capacity to accommodate the wants of commerce gf^i Cti f at south- through the Southwest Pass and Pass a l'Outre, leading west Pass and from the Mississippi River into the Gulf of Mexico, the Pass a Loutre - sum of three hundred and thirty thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be expended under the superintendence of the Secretary of War. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That it shall be the contract to be duty of the Secretary of War to apply said moneys to the ma e ' opening and keeping open of the aforesaid ship channel by contract, and at an early day in the next session of Con- gress- to report the progress of the work, the amount neces- Report thereon, sary to complete it, and an estimate of the annual cost of keeping said channels open; and any contract made shall be limited to the amount hereby appropriated. In the Senate or the United States, July 7th, 1856. The President of the United States having returned to Assent of sen- the Senate'in which it originated, the bill entitled "An act ate ' to remove obstructions to navigation in the mouth of the Mississippi River, at the Southwest Pass and the Pass a l'Outre," with his objections thereto, the Senate proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same; and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two-thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same. Attest: Asburt Dickins, Seci'etary of the Senate. House. 132 laws of united states relating to [1856. In the House of Representatives of The United States, July 8th, 1856. Assent of The House of Representatives having been notified by the Senate that the bill entitled "An act to remove obstruc- tions to navigation in the mouth of the Mississippi River, at the Southwest Pass and the Pass a l'Outre," had been returned by the President with his objections to the Senate, in which it originated, and that the Senate having pro- ceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same, Jhad "Resolved, that the said bill do pass, two thirds of the senate agreeing to pass the same," the House of Rep- resentatives proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the said bill; and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest: Wm. Cullom, Clerk House of Reps. July 8, 1856. CHAP. 55. — An Act Making an appropriation for deepening the Vol. li, p. 25. channel over the flats of the St. Mary's River, in the State of Michigan. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to^ee r en ri chL°n * ne sum °^ one nun dred thousand dollars be, and the same nei fn P st n Marys is hereby appropriated towards deepening the channel of River, Mich. the gt# Mary > s River5 in the Sfcate of Michigan, by the jun" S 9 1858 23, wes * channel through Lake George, according to the esti- mate of Captain Macomb, of the topographical corps, com- municated to the Senate in the report of the Secretary of War, dated January eighteen, eighteen hundred and fifty- steam dredge, five: Provided, That the dredging machine purchased for the improvement of the St. Clair flats may be employed, when not required therefor, at the discretion of the Secre- tary of War, in the improvement of the St. Mary's River or strait. In the Senate of the united States, July 7th, 1856. The President of the United States having returned to the Senate, in which it originated, the bill entitled "An act making an appropriation for deepening the channel over the flats of the St. Mary's River in the State of Michigan," with his objections thereto, the Senate proceeded, in pur- suance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same; and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the Sen- ate agreeing to pass the same. Attest: Asbury Dickins, Secretary of the Senate. 1856] improvement op rivers and harbors. 133 In the House of Representatives of the United States, July 8th, 1856. The House of Representatives having been notified by the Senate that the bill entitled "An act making an appro- priation for deepening the channel over the flats of the St. Marv's River, in the State of Michigan," had been returned by the President, with his objections, to the Senate, in which it originated, and that the Senate, having proceeded, in pursuance to the Constitution, to reconsider the same, had "Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same," the House of Rep- resentatives proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the said bill; and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest: Wm. Cullom, Clerk House of Reps. CHAP. 56. — An Act Making an appropriation for deepening the ^" ly 8 ' 18B f- channel over St. Clair flats, in the State of Michigan. vol. u, p. 25. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That to ^epe£ ri cii!m- the sum of forty-five thousand dollars be and the same is neioverst.ciair hereby appropriated for the purpose of deepening the chan- ' nel over the St. Clair flats, in the State of Michigan. In the Senate of the United States, July 7th, 1856. The President of the United States having returned to th'e Senate, in which it originated, the bill entitled "An act making an appropriation for deepening the channel over the St. Clair flats, in the State of Michigan," with his objec- tions thereto, the Senate proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same; and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two-thirds of the Sen- ate agreeing to pass the same. Attest: Asburt Dickins, Secretary of the Senate. In the House of Representatives of the United States, July 8th, 1856. The House of Representatives having been notified by the Senate that the bill entitled ' 'An act making an appro- priation for deepening the channel over the St. Clair flats, in the State of Michigan," had been returned by the President, with his objections to the Senate, in which it originated, and that the Senate, having proceeded, in pur- suance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same, had "Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two-thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same," the House of Repre- 134 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1866. sentatives proceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the said bill; and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest: Wm. Cullom, Cleric House of Reps. Aug. 7,1856. CHAP. 82. — An Act To alter and amend "An Act to appropriate Vol. li, p. 30. money to remove obstructions in the Savannah River, below the city of Savannah, in the State of Georgia," approved March third, eighteen hundred and fifty-five. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That batance < S t i on ro- tne Da l ance of t ne unexpended appropriation made by the priation°of p i^5, act of third March, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, "for fng 7 ob°tructions removing certain obstructions in the Savannah River," inSavannahHar- ma y be, and is hereby authorized to be applied, under the . direction of the Secretary of War, to remove the bars, shoals, banks, and other impediments in said river, caused by said obstructions, as proposed in the project of the com- missioners, approved by the War Department in February, eighteen hundred and fifty -three. Approved, August 7, 1856. Aug. 16,1886. CHAP. 121. — An Act For the improvement of the navigation of Vol. li, p. 44. the Patapsco River, and to render the port of Baltimore accessible to the war steamers of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriation the sum of one hundred thousand dollars be, and the same channe? eni o?is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the treasury Patapsco River. not otherwise appropriated, to be expended, under the di- rection of the Secretary of War, in deepening the channel of the Patapsco River, and in rendering the port of Balti- more accessible to the steam frigates and other war vessels of the United States. In the Senate of the United States, August 16th, 1856. The President of the United States, having returned to the Senate, in which it originated, the bill entitled "An act for the improvement of the navigation of the Patapsco River, and to render the port of Baltimore accessible to the war steamers of the United States," with his objec- tions thereto, the Senate proceeded, in pursuance of the constitution, to reconsider the same; and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two-thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same. Attest: Asbury; Dickins, Secretary. 1856.] improvement of rivers and harbors. 135 In the House of Representatives of the United States, August 16th, 1856. The House of Representatives having been notified by the Senate that the bill entitled, ' 'An act for the improve- ment of the navigation of the Patapsco River, and to render the port of Baltimore accessible to the war steamers of the United States," had been returned by the Presi- dent, with his objections, to the Senate, in which it originated, and that the Senate having proceeded, in pur- suance of the constitution, to reconsider the same, had "Resolved, that the said bill do pass, two thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same," the House of Repre- sentatives proceeded, in pursuance of the constitution, to reconsider the said bill, and, Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest: Wm. Cuulom, Clerk House of Reps. CHAP. 126. — An Act For continuing the improvement of the Des Aug. 16, 1856. Moines Rapids, in the Mississippi River. Vol. n, p. 51. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriation ,-f , -i-Li • j. j i. £ .for continuing there be, and is hereby appropriated, out ot any money in improvement ot the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two^ p s lds Moines hundred thousand dollars, for continuing the improvement of the Des Moines Rapids, in the Mississippi River, to be expended under the superintendence of the Secretary of War. In the House of Representatives of the United States, August 11th, 1856. The President of the United States having returned to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, the bill entitled "An act for continuing the improvement of the Des Moines Rapids, in the Mississippi River," with his objections thereto, the House of Representatives pro- ceeded, in pursuance of the Constitution, to reconsider the same; and Resolved, That the said bill do pass, two thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest: Wm. Cullom, Clerk of House Representatives. In the Senate of the' United States, August 16th, 1856. The Senate having proceeded, in pursuance of the Con- stitution, to reconsider the bill entitled "An act for con- tinuing the improvement of the Des Moines Rapids, in the Mississippi River," returned to the House of Representa- tives by the President of the United States, with his 136 LAWS OF UNITED STATES EELATING TO [1867. objections, and sent by the House of Representatives to the Senate, with the message of the President returning the bill: Resolved, That the bill do pass, two thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same. Attest: Asbuet Dickins, Secretary. Feb. 26, 1867. CHAP. 60. — An Act To authorize the people of the Territory of Vol. ll, p. 166. Minnesota to form a constitution and State government, preparatory to their admission in the Union on an equal footing with the original States. % Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That pirt o£ b MtaSlso- the inhabitants of that portion of the Territory of Minne- ta authorized tosota which is embraced within the following limits, to wit: & anTstate* * * be and they are hereby authorized to form; for government, themselves a Constitution and State Government, by the name of the State of Minnesota, and to come into the Union on an equal footing with the original States, accord- ing to the federal constitution. ***** be^acted'o " 3 ^ ^ EC- 5 ^ n ^ ^ e *'* f uri ^ er enacted, That the following convention" y propositions be, and -the same are hereby offered to the said convention of the people of Minnesota for their free accept- ance or rejection, which, if accepted by the convention, shall be obligatory on the United States and upon the said State of Minnesota, to wit: * * * * * iand r ^oe^ ge ° n Fifth. That five per centum of the net proceeds of sales of all public lands lying within said State, which shall be sold by Congress after the admission of the said State into the Union, after deducting all the expenses incident to the same, shall be paid to said State, for the purpose of making public roads and internal improvements, as the legislature made" condition- shall direct: Provided, The foregoing propositions herein al - offered are on the condition, that the said convention which shall form the constitution of said State shall provide, by a clause in said constitution, or an ordinance, irrevocable with- out the consent of the United States, that said State shall never interfere with the primary disposal of the soil within the same, by the United States, or with any regulations Congress may find necessary for securing the title in said soil to bona fide purchasers thereof; and that no tax shall be imposed on lands belonging to the United States, and that in no case shall non-resident proprietors be taxed higher than residents. - Approved, February 26, 1857. 1858.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 137 CHAP. 173.— An Act For the relief of Collier H. Minge, Philip T. Mar. 3, 1857. Ellicott, and Lucretfa A. Brodie, administratrix of Charles Brodie. Vol. 11, p. 520. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 86,919.38 to be the Secretary of the Treasury be and he is hereby directed, Eunge^p.'r. m- out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro- Brodie a £amini^ priated, to pay to Collier H. Minge, Philip T. Ellicott, tratrix of c. and Lucretia A. Brodie, administratrix of Charles Brodie, Brodie - the sum of six thousand nine hundred and nineteen dol- lars and thirty-eight cents, to be divided equally among them; an* to Collier H. Minge and Philip T. Ellicott, pa ^ d 3 ' 9 t ^ 62 c t0 £ e the sum of thirteen thousand nine hundred and thirteen Minge and p. t. dollars and sixty -two cents, to be equally divided among Elhcott ' them. The said sums being in full for the amount due on a contract dated fifth December, eighteen hundred and thirty -eight, for excavating the channel on Dog-River bar, in the Bay of Mobile. Approved, March 3, 1857. CHAP. 112.— An Act For the relief of Alonzo and El bridge G. June 7, 1858. Colby. Vol. 11, p. 543. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That 82,502.11 to be the sum of twenty-five hundred and , two dollars and HMd^e"!? co£ eleven cents be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out ancedue^ncon- of any moneys in the Treasury of the United States not tract, otherwise appropriated, to and for Alonzo Colby and Elbridge G. Colby, of the town of Buck[s]port, in the State of Maine, the sum being the balance due them on their contract with the United States, dated July twenty- four, eighteen hundred and fifty-five, for constructing a breakwater at Owl's Head harbor, Penobscot River, Maine. Approved, June 7, 1858. CHAP. 133. — An Act For the relief of certain settlers on the public June 9, 1858. lands in the State of Wisconsin. Vol. 11, p. 313. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Rejyi'esentatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That certain seiec- so much of the even-numbered sections of land selected by der'aot'afisle™" the State of Wisconsin in the month of June, in the year ™ , n f t o f i j? I £™ d ' eighteen hundred and forty-nine, to satisfy the quantity of Wisconsin rivers, land due said State under the act of Congress of August £ on f i r n medtoWi8 " eighth, eighteen hundred and forty -six, granting land in aid of the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, as have been sold, or contracted to be sold, by said State or its assigns, under the laws thereof, are hereby confirmed to said State, as parts of said grant, and the title of the pur- chasers declared to be valid as though the said selections had been made in conformity with law: Provided, That Proviso. 138 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1858. nothing contained in this act shall be construed to increase the quantity of land to which the State is entitled under proviso. the grant aforesaid : And provided further, That a schedule duly certify [certified] by the governor, of the lands sold and contracted for to be sold, prior to the passage of this act, shall be filed in the General Land-Office within six months from the date of this act. ***** Approved, June 9, 1858. June 9, 1858. [No. 23. ] A Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to expend Vol. ll, p. 371. the appropriation made July eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, upon such channel of the St. Mary's River as he may select. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the may^ee?penaed appropriation of July eighth, eighteen hundred and fifty- in excavating six, made for the improvement of St. Mary's River, in the ^s^ss. State of Michigan, may be expended in excavating such channel as, from the evidence which he may obtain, the Secretary of War shall deem best. Approved, June 9, 1858. Feb. 9, 1859. CHAP. 30.— An Act For the relief ef Henry Hubbard. Vol. 11, p. 559. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That $672.75, and in- there be allowed and paid, out of any money in the treasury Henry Hubbard, not otherwise appropriated, to Henry Hubbard, the sum of six hundred and seventy-two dollars and seventy-five cents, for his services as United States agent charged with the safe-keeping of the public property at the harbor of Ashta- bula, in the State of Ohio, as certified by the Bureau of Topographical Engineers, with interest, at the rate of six per centum per annum, from the eleventh of June, eighteen hundred and fifty-six, from which time payment is shown to have been delayed for want of appropriation. Approved, February 9, 1859. Feb. 14, 1859. CHAP. 3 3 . —An Act For the admission of Oregon into the Union. Vol. 11, p. 383. preamble. Whereas the people of Oregon have framed, ratified, and adopted a constitution of State government which is republican in form, and in conformity with the Constitu- tion of the United States, and have applied for admission into the Union on an equal footing with the other States: Therefore — Be it enacted by the_Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That ted. res ° n mi "Oregon be, and she is hereby, received into the Union on i860.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 139 an equal footing with the other States in all respects whatever, with the following boundaries: * * * * * * * * Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the following Proposition propositions be, and the same are hereby, offered to the P op™arvotL t0 said people of Oregon f o r their free acceptance or rej ection, which, if accepted, shall be obligatory on the United States and upon the said State of Oregon, to wit: ***** Fifth. That five per centum of the w™ the eleventh section, chapter fifteen, of the act of the gen- Michigan to pro 6 eral assembly of the State of Illinois, approved Februaiy tect aqueduct thirteenth, eighteen hundred and sixty -three, entitled "An pipes ' act to reduce the charter of the city of Chicago, and the several acts amendatory thereof, into one act, and to revise the same," — which section is as follows: " Said city shall have the power to extend aqueducts or inlet-pipes into Lake Michigan, so far as may be deemed necessary to insure a supply of pure water, and to erect a pier or piers in the navigable waters of said lake, for the making, preserving, and working of said pipes or aqueducts: Provided, That^.*-^' 8 t0 be such piers shall be furnished with a beacon-light, which '" shall be lighted at all such .seasons and hours as the light on the pier at the entrance of Chicago river." Approved, January 16, 1864. CHAP. 55.— An Act For the relief of Daniel Wormer. Apr. 9, 1864. Vol. 13, p. 578. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ~ of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That p » Y^rm r the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, directed, for timber, etc., out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropri-g° r d Pg e Bay,N!Y? ated, to pay to Daniel Wormer the sum of one thousand seven hundred and seventy-eight dollars and thirty-six cents, in full for all percentage retained by the Government on payments heretofore made to him, and for all timber or other materials furnished by him in the construction of the pier at Little Sodus Bay, on Lake Ontario. Approved, April 9, 1864. CHAP. 56.— An Act For the relief of Darius S. Cole. Apr. 9, 1864. Vol. 13, p. 678. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives - of the United States of America in Congress assemhled, That D ^f u ?s l coiefo? the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed, material's for pier out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropri- layj^y s ' ated, to pay to Darius S. Cole the sum of two thousand two hundred and twenty-four dollars, in full for materials fur- nished to the United States for the construction of the pier in Little Sodus Bay, Lake Ontario. Approved, April 9, 1864. 144 LAWS OF UNITED STATES KELATING TO [1864- Apr. 9, 1864. CHAP. 57.— An Act For the relief of William G. Brown. Vol. 13, p. 579. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives wm ay ™ e Brown °f the United States of America in Congress assembled, That forstone, etc., for the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he hereby is, directed, luYBay^KY? " out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, to pay to William G. Brown the sum of ninety-nine dollars, in full for stone or other materials used by order of the agents of the Government in the construction of a pier in Little Sodus Bay, on Lake Ontario, in the year one thousand eight hundred and fifty-three. Approved. April 9. 1864. May 19,1864. CHAP. 91.— jxn Act juor the relief of Charles L. Nelson Vol. 13, p. 580. Be it enacted by the Senate and Hmwe of Bepreseniatives charier!/ 1 Nei° °f ^ le United States of America in Congress assembled, That son for services the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, directed ploTemen/atto pay to Charles L. Nelson the sum of three hundred and Burimgton Har- e jght dollars, out of any money in the treasury not other- wise appropriated, it being for his services as agent for the improvement of the harbor of Burlington, Vermont, from the fifteenth day of January, eighteen hundred and fifty- three, to the second day of April, eighteen hundred and fifty-three, inclusive, at four dollars per day. Approved, May 19, 1864. June 28, 1864. CHAP. 168. — An Act To provide for the repair and preservation Vol. 13, p. 200. f certain public works of the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives to^reserve *ce£ °f ^ United States of America in Congress assembled, That tain public works there be, and hereby is, appropriated, out of any money in Northwestern the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of two Lakes. hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, in protecting the commerce of the lakes by causing the public works con- nected with the harbors on Lakes Champlain, Ontario, Erie, St. Clair, Huron, Michigan, and Superior, to be re- paired and made useful for purposes of commerce and navigation, so far as the same, in his judgment, may be necessary. to^TvfcTr- Sec - ?• And oe if further enacted, That there be, and tain public works hereby is, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the further sum of one hun- dred thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, in repairing and rendering useful for purposes of commerce and navigation such of the public works connected with the harbors on the seaboard of the United -States as may, in his judgment, need such expenditure. Approved, June 28, 1864. 1864 1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 145 Statement showing the works of river and harbor improvement to which the appropriations made by the foregoing act, approved June 28, 1864, were distributed, and the amount allotted to each work, viz: [Appropriation of $260,000.] Burlington Harbor, Vermont $13, 500. 00 Buffalo Harbor, New York 15, 000. 00 Charlotte Harbor (Genesee Kiver), New York 25, 000. 00 Oswego Harbor, New York 25, 000. 00 Plattsburg Harbor, New York 2, 000. 00 Erie Harbor, Pennsylvania 15, 000. 00 Chicago Harbor, Illinois 25, 000. 00 Vermilion Harbor, Ohio 5,758.97 Black Kiver (Lorain Harbor) Ohio 20, 000. 00 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio 20,000.00 Fairport Harbor (Grand Kiver), Ohio 24, 453. 24 Sandusky Harbor, Ohio 10,000.00 St. Joseph Harbor, Michigan... 15,000.00 Milwaukee Harbor, Wisconsin 15, 000. 00 Racine Harbor, Wisconsin 3, 600. 00 Sheboygan Harbor, Wisconsin 10, 000. 00 Balance [o] 5, 687. 79 Total [6] 250, 000. 00 [Appropriation of 8100,000.] Susquehanna River, near Havre de Grace, and Patapsco River, near Baltimore, Maryland [ c ] 20, 000. 00 Hudson River, New York 35,000.00 Plymouth Beach, Massachusetts 8, 315. 00 Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts 30, 000. 00 Balance (contingencies, etc. ) 6, 685. 00 100, 000. 00 [No. 59.] A Resolution For the relief of the State of Wisconsin. July l, 1864. Vol. 13, p. 413. Resolved Tyy the Senate and House of Representatives of~ the United States of America in Congress assembled, That* Wisconsin j;o be the Secretary of the Department of the Interior shall, in ceedf of W saies r of adjusting the amount due the State of Wisconsin, under iSfiwaukee^and existing laws, as five percentum of the net proceeds of Koek Ei- ? er ca- sales of the public lands within her limits, estimate and charge against her the value of the one hundred and twenty-five thousand four hundred and thirty-one and eighty-two one-hundredths acres of land granted to the Territory of Wisconsin, to aid in the construction of the Milwaukie and Rock River Canal which have been sold by said territory or said state, at one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre, and as much more as the territory and state received upon the same upon sales of any part a It is not known to what works the expenditure of this balance was applied. * In 1868 $10,000 of this appropriation was allotted for St. Marys River, Michigan, which amount was probably derived from the unex- pended balances of the other allotments. c The whole of this allotment appears to have been expended on Baltimore Harbor. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 10 146 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO U8M- To be credited thereof at a higher price, and shall credit said state with the amount that has been legally and properly applied by said state or territory towards the cost of selling said land and towards the construction of said canal. canai°com C an ^° ^ n ^ ' ne sa *^ secretary shall also settle and allow to the 1 '' Milwaukie and Rock River Canal Company such sums of money as have been properly expended by said company in the survey and location of said canal, in the construction thereof, as far as the same has been constructed, together with dams, locks, and slack-water navigation, and in the management and keeping the same in repair; and the same shall b% paid to the said canal company out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, not exceeding in amount, however, the balance charged against the State of Wisconsin upon the sales of said canal lands, as above required, after deducting the sum allowed said state for money paid by her out of the same fund. The same to be received by said canal company in full payment and satis- faction of all claims of said company against the state of Wisconsin and of the United States on account of said canal land grant, or on account of any action of the Territory or State of Wisconsin, or of the United States, in relatkn thereto. GeneraV'SnS Sec. 2. Andbeit further resolved, That the commissioner office to adjust of the general land-office be, and he is hereby, appointed accounts. commissioner to adjust the accounts herein provided for, under the supervision of the Secretary of the Interior, and to determine what sum shall be charged to said State tf Wisconsin for the lands granted for the construction of said canal; and what sums shall be credited, respectively, to said state and said company for the moneys expended by them in the construction of said locks and canal as .herein provided. Approved, July 1, 1864. July 2, 1864. CHAP. 211. — An Act Making appropriations for the construction, Vol. 13, p. 353. preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defence for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriation the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, etc. 'out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro- priated, for the construction, preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defence for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-live: — * * * * » GreatBrewster For sea-wall of Great Brewster's Island, forty thousand Island, Boston, j n ' J Mass. dollars. 1865] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 147 For repair of sea-walls on Deer and on Lovell's Island, L0 v e iis island? ten thousand dollars. Boston, Mass. ***** For repairs and completion of sea-wall at Buffalo, thirty- Buffalo, n. y. seven thousand five hundred dollars. * * * * * Approved, July 2, 1864. Feb. 28, 1865. CHAP. 68. — An Act Making appropriations-for the construction, Vol. 13, p. 442. preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defence, for the year ending the thirtieth of June, 'eighteen hundred and sixty-six. Be it enacted oy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appro- priated, for the construction, preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defence for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty-six: Sea wall, Great For sea-wall of Great Brewster's Island, Boston harbor, Brewster island. Massachusetts, twenty thousand dollars. sea wan Deer For repairs of sea- walls on Deer and on Lovell's Islands, u[£ QS L ls u ~ Boston harbor, Massachusetts, three thousand dollars. ***** Approved, February 28, 1865. "PpVi 98 1 RRt> CHAP. 72.— An Act Granting to the Michigan City Harbor Com- vol I3t> 445 pany the use of Government piers in said harbor for the purpose of ' ' I protecting said harbor. Be it enacted oy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That pi^grantecfto there is hereby granted to the Michigan City Harbor Michigan raty, Company, at Michigan City, in the State of Indiana, the ar ° r °' privilege of using the foundations of the old government piers now in said harbor, for the purpose of improving and protecting the said harbor, and no expenses made by the said harbor company for this purpose shall be con- sidered a charge against the government. ***** Approved, February 28, 1865. 148 LAWS OB' UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1866. Mar. 3, 1865. CHAP. 102.— An Act Granting land to the State of Michigan, to Vol. 13, p. 519. aid j n building a harbor and ship-canal at Portage Lake, Kewenaw Point, Lake Superior. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of Michigan may the United States of America in Congress assembled, That locate etc., ship there be, and is hereby, granted to the State of Michigan through' "The the right of locating and constructing a breakwater and F M»fo."i6i. harbor and ship canal through any public lands at or upon the neck of land on Lake Superior known as "The Port- Limit to grant, age:" Provided, That not more than one thousand feet in width on the bank of Lake Superior shall be occupied by said Breakwater and harbor, and that a strip of land not more than four hundred feet in width on said neck of land shall be occupied by said canal : And provided, further, That de W tL of cana? d sa ^ ship-canal shall be at least one hundred feet in width, with a depth of water not less than thirteen feet. . ^™ n t £ t0 mj<*- Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, That there be, and lands to aid in hereby is, granted to the said State of Michigan, for the canai. dl ° g ship purpose of aiding said State in constructing and completing a harbor and ship-canal to connect the waters of Lake Superior with the waters of Portage Lake, two hundred setected ndwhere th° usana ' acres of public lands, to be selected in subdivi- sions agreeably to the United States survey, by an agent or agents appointed by the governor of said state, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, from any lands in the upper peninsula of said state, subject to private Proviso. entry: Provided, That said selections shall be made from alternate and odd-numbered sections of land nearest the location of said canal in said upper peninsula, not other- wise appropriated, and not from lands designated by the United States as "mineral" before the passage of this act, nor from lands to which the rights of preemption or home- stead have attached. Lands granted Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the said lands disposaTbyitatl hereby granted shall be subject to the disposal of the legis- lature of said state, or, if the legislature thereof shall not be in session, or shall adjourn within ten days after the passage and approval of this act, then said lands shall be subject to the disposal of the governor and board of con- trol of said state, for the purpose aforesaid and for no puwfc al hi hwa be °^ er ' an< * * ne sa ^ cana l shall be and remain a public and no ^harge highway for the use of the government of the United Tess J e 1 is' ed States States, free f roni toll or charge upon the vessels of said government, or upon vessels employed by said government in the transportation of any property or troops of the United States. to^stawished Sec. 4. Andbe.it further etiacted, That before it shall be before lands are competent f or said state to dispose of any of said lands, to disposed of. k e se i ec t ec i as aforesaid, the plan of said breakwater and harbor, and the route of said canal shall be established as aforesaid, and a plat or plats thereof shall be filed in the office of the War Department, and a duplicate thereof in the office of the commissioner of the general land-office. 1866.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 149 Sec. 5. Andbe it further enacted, That if the said break- et? nl6 compi£!d water, harbor, and ship-canal shall not be completed within in tiro years.iand two years from the passage of this act, the lands hereby to i869Res.No.i6; granted shall revert to the United States. ml'tm'- wVc 323.' Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That the legislature of said state shall cause to be kept an accurate account of the sa ^sof limds.and sales and net proceeds of the lands hereby granted, and of net proceeds and all expenditures in the construction, repairs, and operating pendSures^toTe of said canal, and of the earnings thereof, and shall return tept - a statement of the same annually to the Secretary of the Interior; and whenever said state shall be fully reimbursed r euSmraed?toiis for all advances made for the construction, repairs, and to be such 'only operating of said canal, with legal interest on all advances, pense's oj'canaL until the reimbursement of the same, or upon payment by the United States of any balance of such advances over such receipts from said lands and canal, with such interest, the said state shall be allowed to tax for the use of said canal only such tolls as shall be sufficient to pay all neces- sary expenses for the care, charge, and repair of the same. Approved, March 3, 1865. CHAP. 32.— An Act Granting to the State of Wisconsin a donation Apr. 10, 1866. of public lands to aid in the construction of a breakwater and harbor Vol. U, p. 30. and ship canal at the head of Sturgeon Bay, in the county of Door, ' in said State, to connect the waters of Green Bay with Lake Michigan, in said State. Be itenactedby the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That t0 ^ a ° c ^s i n a fJ d . there be, and hereby is, granted to the State of Wisconsin breakwater, har- f or the purpose of aiding said State in constructing and com- canai and 8hip pleting a breakwater and harbor and ship canal to connect the waters of Green bay with the waters of Lake Michigan, two hundred thousand acres of public lands, to be selected in subdivisions agreeably to the United States survey, by an agent or agents appointed by the governor of said State, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, from lands subject to private "entry: Provided, That said sSeetfons.how selections shall all be made from alternate and odd numbered made- sections of land nearest the location of said harbor and ca- nal in said State not otherwise appropriated, and not from lands designated by the United States as "mineral" before the passage of this act, nor from lands to which the rights of pre-emption or homestead have attached. Sec. 2. Andbe it further enacted, That the said lands to La j n i8 P o^ je oi hereby granted shall be subject to the disposal of the leg- legislature, etc, islature of said State, or, if the legislature thereof shall not be in session, or shall adjourn within ten days afterthe pas- sage and approval of this act, then said lands shall be sub- ject to the disposal of the governor and board of commis- sioners of school, university, and swamp lands of said State, for the purposes aforesaid, and for no other; and the said 150 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1866. bu na hi h° a" e cana l sna N De an ^ remain a public highway for the use of etc. ° s way ' the government of the United States, free from toll or charge upon the vessels of said government, or upon ves- sels employed by said government in the transportation of any property or troops of the United States, plans, etc., to Sbo. 3. And be it further enacted, That before it shall be parents 1 . 11 De " competent for said State to dispose of any of said lands, to be selected as aforesaid, the plan of said breakwater and harbor and the route of said canal shall be established, and a plat or plats thereof shall be filed in the office of the War Department, and a duplicate thereof filed in the office of the Commissioner of the General Land Office. unless work is Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That if the said break- ^?sf e unioil water, harbor, and canal, shall not be completed within lands revert to three years from the passage of this act, the lands hereby U i872, f. ta 3. es " granted and remaining unsold shall revert to the United States. Account to be S EC . 5. And be it further enacted, That the legislature of wOTkis n paidfoJ!said state shall cause to be kept an accurate account of the only such tolls, ga j eg an( j net p rocee d s f the lands hereby granted, and of all expenditures in the construction, repairs, and operating of said canal, and of the earnings thereof, and shall return a a statement of the same annually to the Secretary of the Interior. And whenever said State shall be fully reim- bursed for all advances made for the construction, repairs, and operating of said canal, with legal interest on all ad- vances until the reimbursement of the same, or upon pay- ment by the United States of any balance of such advances over such receipts from said lands and canal, with such in- terest, the said State shall be allowed to tax for the use of said canal only such tolls as shall be sufficient to pay all necessary expenses for the care, charge, and repair of the same, width and Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That said ship canal depth a canai. ghall be at least one hundred feet in width, with a depth of water not less than thirteen feet. Approved, April 10, 1866. June lz, 1866. CHAP. 1 1 5 . — An Act Making appropriattons for the construction, Vol. 14, p. 61. preservation, and repairs of certain fortifications and other works of defence, for the year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and sixty- seven. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and they are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, for the construction, preservation, and repairs of cer- tain fortifications and other works of defence for the year ending the thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and sixty- seven: ***** 1866.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 151 For sea-wall at Great Brewster's island, Boston harbor, -B^iterkSZnt Massachusetts, seventy-five thousand dollars. sea walls oii For sea-walls on Deer and LovelPs islands, Boston liar- £f£J|" d Lovells bor, Massachusetts, fifty thousand dollars. * * * * * Approved,' June 12, 1866. CHAP. 138. — An Act Making appropriations for the repair, preset- June23,l866. vation, and completion of certain public works heretofore commenced Vol- 14, p. 70. under the authority of law, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That fo^ep^" p'Je" the following sums of money be, and the same are hereby, ervation, ' and ..i,-, • i i_ a i.i j_ completion of appropriated, to be paid out or any money in the treasury certain public not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the work8 - direction and superintendence of the Secretary of War, for the repair, preservation, and completion of the follow- ing, works, heretofore commenced under the authority of law, and for the other purposes hereinafter named, that is to say: For examination and survey of works of improvement Examinations for which appropriations have been heretofore made, and an surveys - concerning which no sufficient information is now in pos- session of the department, and for examination and survey at other points in the fourth section of this act specified, that is to say, on the Atlantic coast thirty thousand dollars; on the Pacific coast twenty -five thousand dollars; on the northwestern lakes one hundred thousand dollars; on the western and northwestern rivers one hundred thousand dollars. And the Secretary of War, when the public in- terests require it, shall cause examinations or re-examina- r e e x a m i - tions to be made, with suitable surveys of the works ohangesinpfaSs 1 aforesaid, and all other works provided for by this act,_ and shall make such changes or modifications of the plans' heretofore adopted for their improvement as shall be nec- essary and proper. And he shall cause such needful exam- Examination ination of other harbors and places in the fourth section determine* 8 im° of this act specified, upon the sea and lake coasts, and onpr°vements,etc, western rivers, to be made as will enable him to determine make^them safe what improvements thereof are required to render them for na "gation. safe and convenient for the navigation of the naval and commercial vessels of the United States and the cost of such improvements, and he shall make full report thereof, and of the plans deemed advisable therefor, to Congress, Eeport to con- at the commencement of the next session, for such action gress ' as may be judged expedient and right. And if, upon such examination and survey of works first herein named, being works now existing or in process of completion, and con- cerning which no sufficient information is now in the pos- session of the department, there shall remain an unexpended Application of balance of appropriation properly applicable thereto from pmaedtaiancea! the sums herein appropriated, which may, in the judgment 152 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO P866. of the Secretary of War, be judiciously applied towards the economical and needful continuation or completion of such works, the Secretary of War shall direct such balance to be applied and used accordingly; but no moneys shall be used for such purposes, excepting from the balances remaining from appropriations herein made for the specific examination and survey of such works. Breakwater at For extending the breakwater at Portland harbor, Maine, portiandHarbor. one hundred and fiye thousand one hundred and eleven dollars and five cents. Hudson Mver. For improvement of navigation of Hudson river, New York, 'fifty thousand dollars, provincetown For preservation of Provincetown harbor, Massachu- Harbor. se tts, forty- three thousand and sixty -eight dollars and forty -four cents. Thames River. • For improvement of Thames river, Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. Breakwater at For extension and repair of breakwater at Burlington, Burimgton, vt. y ermon ^ twenty-seven thousand si x hundred and seventy- two dollars and twenty cents. Delaware For completion and repair of Delaware breakwater, Breakwater. Delaware bay, one hundred and seven thousand nine hun- dred and ten dollars. channeiof sus- For improving channel of Susquehanna river below Havre quehanna mver. de Grac ^ Maryland5 tw enty-six thousand four hundred dollars. patapsco River. For continuing improvement of Patapsco river, Mary- land, five thousand two hundred dollars. the? g a b °aratus d ^ or construction of snag-boats and other apparatus for rappar u ' clearing western rivers, and for the outfit, working, and preservation thereof, five hundred and fifty thousand dollars. NaV e transfer* -^nd the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized etc., to secretary and directed, upon such terms as may be agreed on by the etc^for^Mn Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of War, to etc? from n wfs^ trans; f er to an( l place at the disposal of the Secretary of em 'rivers. War such steamers of the United States, with boats and equipage belonging thereto, and used during the rebellion as portions of the river fleet, as may be so transferred in the judgment of the Secretary of the Navy without detri- ment to the public service, and as may be conveniently and fitly used in raising snags or removing obstructions from western rivers, so as to render them safe and navi- gable for the vessels of the United States and for the uses fo^ureSaSf 1011 °^ commerce; and if the same shall be purchased by the Secretary of War, the amounts. required for the payment therefor shall be taken from the appropriation aforesaid. siisippf 1 ° f Mis " ^ or improving the mouth of the Mississippi river, seventy -five thousand dollars. Mississippi, For improvementof the Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, sasfandOMoriv-and Ohio rivers, five hundred and fifty thousand dollars. ers. Rapids MoineB For improvement of the Des Moines rapids, Mississippi river, two hundred thousand dollars. 1866.] IMPROVEMENT OP EIVEE8 AND HARBORS. 153 _ For improvement of the Rock Island rapids, Mississippi R * p °g* l9land river, one hundred thousand dollars. For improvement of the Saint Clair flats, Michigan, st. ciair fiats. eighty thousand dollars. For improvement of the Saint Mary's river, between st.Marysmver. Lake Superior and Lake Huron, fifty thousand dollars. For improvement of Oswego harbor, New York, and Oswego Har- preservation of the public works at that point, forty -five thousand dollars. For improvement at Little Sodus Bay harbor, Fairhaven, B Lit ' le s°aus in Cayuga county, New York, thirty-three thousand eight ay hundred and forty dollars and forty-one cents. For improvement at Big Sodus Bay harbor, Wayne Great sod us county, New York, fifty-three thousand one hundred and ay fifty-one dollars and eighty cents. For improvement at the harbor of Genesee river, New Genesee River York, seventy-five thousand six hundred and seven dollars t>or). rlotte Har " and thirty cents. For improvement of harbor at Buffalo, New York, one Harbor and sea hundred thousand dollars. wal1 at Buflal °- For completing the sea wall at Buffalo harbor, New York, thirty -one thousand dollars. For improvement of harbor and repair of public works improvement at Erie, Pennsylvania, thirty -six thousand nine hundred Erie" ° r,e " a and sixty-one dollars. For improvement of Conneaut harbor, Ohio, twenty conneaut. thousand five hundred and thirteen dollars and seventy- four cents. For improvement of Ashtabula harbor, Ohio, twenty- Ashtabula. four thousand seven hundred and eight dollars and eighty- two cents. 9 For improvement of harbor at Grand river, Ohio, twenty- Grand River four thousand and seventy -two dollars. bor)T° rt Har " For improvement of harbor at Cleveland, Ohio, fifty- Cleveland. nine thousand eight hundred and six dollars. For improvement of harbor at Black river, Ohio, ten Black River thousand dollars. (Loram Harbor) " For improvement of harbor at Vermillion, Ohio, fifteen vermmon. thousand three hundred and fifteen dollars and seventy- four cents. For improvement of harbor at Huron, Ohio, thirty-nine Huron. thousand dollars. For improvement of harbor at Sandusky City, Ohio, sandusty. thirty-eight thousand five hundred and eighty dollars. For improvement of the harbor at Toledo, Ohio, twenty Toledo. thousand dollars. For improvement of the harbor at Monroe, Michigan, Monroe. thirty-one thousand and fifteen dollars and twenty -seven cents. For improvement of harbor at Aux Bees Scies, Frank- AuxBecsScies, fort, Michigan, eighty-eight thousand five hundred and Frank£ort - forty-one dollars. For improvement of harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan, Grand Haven. sixty -five thousand dollars. 154 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1866. (E B oiiind L E»r e ^ or improvement of harbor at Black Lake, Michigan, bor). a "' fifty-five thousandsix hundred and fifteen dollars and thirty- one cents. st. Joseph. For improvement of harbor at Saint Joseph, Michigan, six thousand dollars. saginawRiver. For improvement at the mouth of Saginaw river, Michi- gan, sixty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. Chicago. For improvement of harbor at Chicago, Illinois, eighty- eight thousand seven hundred and four dollars. Kenosha. y Qr i m p r0 vement of harbor at Kenosha, Wisconsin, sev- enty-five thousand four hundred and sixty -one dollars and forfey-one cents. Eacine. For improvement of harbor at rlacine,Wisconsin, twenty- three thousand nine hundred and ten dollars. Milwaukee. For improvement of harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, forty-eight thousand two hundred and eighty-three dollars and fifty-one cents. Sheboygan. For improvement of harbor at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, forty-seven thousand five hundred and ninety-eight dollars and ninety-one cents. Manitowoc. For. improvement of harbor at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, fifty-two thousand dollars. Marcushoot. por repairs of government wharves and landings, and improving harbor at Marcus Hook, on Delaware river, Tjtie^to be ex- Pennsylvania, five thousand dollars: Provided, That before expenses shall be incurred on said wharves and landings, it shall be shown to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War that the same belong to the United States. GreenBayHar- For improvement of the harbor at Green Bay, at the bor ' mouth of Fox river, Wisconsin, thirty thousand five hun- dred dollars. Michigan city. For constructing works and improving the entrance into the harbor of Michigan City, Indiana, seventy -five thousand Amount to be dollars: Provided, That it shall be first shown tothesatis- MicSiigan e cuy faction of the Secretary of War that a sum equal to double Harbor co. the amount af oresaid has been expended by the Michigan City Harbor Company in the construction of a safe and sublet toton ot convenient harbor at that place: And provided, That the BU i867; c. 144, §2. passage of vessels to and from said harbor shall be free and not subject to toll or charge. aj 1 ^ n n e b e c For improvement of the Kennebec river, in the State of Maine, between Sheppard Point and the city of Augusta, twenty thousand dollars. wmamette For removal of obstructions to navigation in the Wil- River ' lamette river, between Portland and its mouth, in the State of Oregon, fifteen thousand dollars. EiveT m Sa °° ^ or continuing the repair of the piers in Saco river, in the State of Maine, forty thousand dollars. Appropriation Sec. 2. And he it further enacted, That the money appro- compiete 3 wOTks° priated by this act shall be so applied as to complete, or make the nearestapproximation to completing, the work for poses r thln7or P ex- which each specific appropriation is made; and it shall be animations, etc., the duty of the Secretary of War to apply the sums here- in appropriated for other purposes than for examinations 1866.] IMPROVEMENT OS" RIVERS AND HARBORS. 155 and surveys by contract: Provided, That no contract shall be c ™^ t °° t tI \° be made except after public advertisement for proposals in etc. such form and manner as to secure general notice thereof, and the same shall only be made with the lowest responsible bidder therefor, upon security deemed sufficient in the judgmentof the Secretary. And itshall be theduty of the secretary of said Secretary, at the earliest practicable time, to report to suns^Psurveys Congress the result of any survey or resurvey, with the ^^"f™ 88 Wlth plan adopted and the items of expenditure under said plan; and he shall make report of all action taken under the pro- visions of this act; and he shall accompany said report Report to state with a statement of the amount and date of all former what " appropriations for each work, and a full estimate for its entire and permanent completion, with the amount that can be profitably expended in the next fiscal year. And he shall also state in what collection district each work is located, and at or near what port of entry, light-house, or fort; what amount of revenue was collected at the nearest Vols 14 421 . port of entry for the last fiscal year; and, as far as practi- 2«, P .766. ' cable, what amount of commerce and navigation would be ^'.pp-ih 607 - benefitted by the completion of each particular work; Pro- Tobecontinued vided, That he shall continue to make such a report at the until works are commencement of every session of Congress until the works com P leted - herein provided for shall all be completed. Sec. 3. And he it further e%acfe<^, That whenever the Sec- po lX r ana eon- retary of War shall invite proposals for any works, or for ^£*g ^°|j !*£ j} anj r material or labor for any works, there shall be separate class of works, proposals and separate contracts for each work, and also for etc ' each class of material or labor for each work; and he shall report to Congress, at its next session, all the bids with the names of the bidders. All persons not holding commissions Disbursing of- in the regular army of the United States who shall be in- etc.^o give bond'. trusted with the disbursement of the funds appropriated for the works named in this act, shall be required to give bond and ample security for the faithful application of the same; and no such disbursing officer in the army of the United ^^ ^ If. States shall receive any commission or compensation fore eive commis- making such disbursements. And the moneys hereinbefore S10ns ' appropriated shall remain and be at the disposal of the Sec- Appropriations. retary of War, and subject to his control for the purposes ° b secretary OS of named in this act, until the several works and improvements War - herein provided for are completed, any law or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. 4. Andbeit further enacted, That the Secretary of / x 8 ^™* io ™ War is hereby directed to cause examinations or surveys, both, to be made or both as aforesaid, to be made at the following points, an™j>urposes n oi namelv examination. At Superior City, Eagle Harbor, Marquette, and Lac la Belle, on Lake Superior, and at Ausable river, in the State of Michigan; Of the Ohio river between Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, and Buffinton island, West Virginia; Of Sandusky river, Ohio; At Chester harbor, Pennsylvania; 156 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1866. At Bridgeport, Connecticut; At Hell Gate, New York; At the port of Ogdensburg, New York; At San Francisco, California; At the " Grand Chain 2 "in the Ohio river; At the harbor of Baltimore, between Fort McHenry and the mouth of the Patapsco river, in the State of Maryland; Of the Mississippi river, between Fort Snelling and the Falls of Saint Anthony and the upper or Eock River rapids of the Mississippi river, with a view to ascertain the most feasible means, by economizing the water of the stream, of insuring the passage, at all navigable seasons, of boats draw- ing four feet of water; Of the Minnesota river, from its mouth to the Yellow Medicine river, in order to ascertain the practicability and expense, by slack water navigation or otherwise, of securing the continued navigability of said stream during the usual season of navigation; And for examining and reporting upon the subject of con- structing railroad bridges across the Mississippi river, be- tween St. Paul, in Minnesota, and St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, upon such plans of construction as will offer the least impediment to the navigation of the river; Of Bock river; The Kennebec river above Gardiner, Maine; The Penobscot river above Hampden, Maine; At the Zambro river, Minnesota; At the Cannon River, Minnesota; At the harbor and the mouth of the Eighteen-mile creek, at Olcott, New York; At St. Croix river[ ffi ], above the ledge; From the mouth of Illinois river to La Salle; intimates of Together with such necessary estimates of cost, as "• hereinbefore provided, as will enable the Secretary of War to determine what improvements and public works shall be necessary at the respective points aforesaid. And the Secretary of War shall cause a survey to be made at the harbor of Burlington, Vermont, and the harbor of Dunkirk, New York; At the harbor of Oak Orchard creek, New York; And at Muskegon, White river, Manistee, South Haven, and New Buffalo, in the State of Michigan; The Fox and Wisconsin rivers, in the States of Wis- consin; And the Rock river, in the States of Illinois and Wis- consin, with its connections with Lake Winnebago; And the upper Columbia river, Oregon. Approved, June 23, 1866. <* Refers to the river of that name in the State of Maine. 1866.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 157 CHAP. 160.— An Act Granting certain lands to the State of Mich- July 3, 1866. igan to aid in the construction of a ship canal to connect the waters of Vol. 14, p. 80. Lake Superior with the lake known as Lac La Belle, in said State. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of .Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That t Lands granted X i i • i i j t j ii c-i, , .■ ■»*• i ' • to Michigan to there be, and is hereby, granted to the State or Michigan, aid in construc- tor the use and benefit of the " Lac La Belle Harbor Im-tXlen^Lake provement Company," a company organized under and by| u i P^ i 1 °^ andLac virtue of the laws of the State of Michigan, for the pur- . pose of aiding in the construction of a ship canal to con- nect the waters of Lake Superior with the lake known as Lac La Belle, in said State, one hundred thousand acres Amount, and of the public lands of the United States in the upper Sted. t0 be se peninsula of Michigan, to be selected from the odd- numbered sections of land nearest the location of the said canal, not otherwise reserved or appropriated, nor desig- nated by the United States as "mineral lands" prior to • the passage of this act, nor to which the rights of pre- emption or homestead have attached: Provided, That the s J ze d o1 th 3ani 4 said canal shall be at least one hundred feet wide at the water. ep top, seventy -five feet wide at the bottom, and shall have, when completed, a depth of water through its entire length of at least twelve feet, running from sixteen feet of water in Lake Superior to fourteen feet of water in Lac La Belle: And provided further, That said canal shall be and remain a public highway for the use of the government of V ub™\\f£m&y, the United States, free from toll or charge upon the ves-jnd be free to' in' -j , i i j i_ . j United States. sels ot said government, or upon vessels employed by said government in the transportation of any property or troops of the United States. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the lands hereby ^-^^t by granted shall be subject to the disposal of the legislature Michigan. of the State of Michigan for the purposes aforesaid and no other; that as soon as the governor of the said State shall file, or cause to be filed, with the Secretary of the Interior, a map or plan showing the location of the said when to be canal, then it snail be the duty of the Secretary of the In-marke r t awn rom terior to withdraw from market the lands applicable and subject to the provisions of this act; and whenever the , governor of the State of Michigan shall certify to the Sec- retary of the Interior that the said ship canal has been completed in a good, substantial, and workmanlike man- ner, in all respects in conformity with the provisions of this act, and to his satisfaction, then it shall be the duty of the Secretary of the Interior to issue patents to the said to issue. s ' State of Michigan for the lands hereby granted. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That if the said ship C J^ £ ana d is in no £ canal shall not be completed within two years from and years, lands to after the passage of this act, the lands hereby granted revert - shall revert to the United States. Approved, July 3, 1866. 158 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1886. July 3, 1866. CHAP. 161.— An Act Granting lands to the State of Michigan to Vol. 14, p. 81. aid in the construction of a harbor and ship canal at Portage Lake, Keewenaw Point, Lake Superior, in said State. Be it enacted by the Senate and Mouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Lands granted there be, and hereby is, granted to the State of Michigan, .iuJto^ndsMpto aid in the building of a harbor and ship canal at Port- Lake 1 at Portage a g e lake, Keewenaw Point, Lake Superior, in addition to a i86'5,c.io2. a former grant for that purpose, approved March the Amount. third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, two hundred thou- sand acres of land in the upper peninsula of the State of Michigan, and from land to which the right of homestead or pre-emption has not attached: Provided, That one hun- How to be se- dred and fifty thousand acres of said lands shall be selected lected. from alternate odd-numbered sections, and fifty thousand acres from even-numbered sections of the lands of the " United States. Said grant of lands shall inure to the use To whose use ana benefit of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship to inure. Canal Company, in accordance with an act of the legisla- ture of the State of Michigan, conferring the land granted to the said State, by the act herein referred to, on said Time for com- company: And provided further, That the time allowed f'nd"! work ex ^ or ^ e com pl e tion of said work and the right of reversion 1865, c. 102, § 5; to the United States, under the said act of Congress, ap- lln', Res.' No.' «! proved March the third, eighteen hundred and sixty-five, 1872,' e. 66; 1873, c' be extended three additional years: And provided further, Mineral lands That no lands designated by the United States as "mineral" not granted. before the passage of this act shall be included within this grant. Approved, July 3, 1866. July 3, 1866. [No. 62.] A Resolution For the construction of a railroad bridge Vol. 14, p. 362. across the Cuyahoga River, over and upon the Government piers at Cleveland, Ohio. Resolvedby the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the may 'SI erfclfd Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to per- mentpieSTcross mit the Cleveland and Toledo Railroad Company and the Cuyahoga Rivei- Cleveland and Pittsburg A Railroad Company jointly, or ohio. levelan- For improvement of Sandusky river, from Fremont to Ri s p a r n d " 8t y Lake Erie, in Ohio, twenty thousand dollars. For improvement of Maumee bay, Ohio, twenty thousand (x^eXHarborj dollars. For improvement of St. Clair flats, i'n Michigan, one st ciair flats. hundred and fifty thousand dollars, to be expended in ac- cordance with the plans and specifications of Colonel T. J. Cram, in his report of December tenth, eighteen hundred and sixty -six. For improvement at mouth of Saginaw river, Michigan, Saginaw River. twenty -eight thousand dollars. For improvement of St. Mary's river, Michigan, fifty st.MarysRiver. thousand dollars. For improving mouth of Au Sable river, Lake Huron, au sable River. fifty thousand dollars. For improving Marquette harbor, Lake Superior, eighty- Ma r q « e 1 1 e five thousand dollars. For improving Eagle harbor, Lake Superior, sixty -five Eagle Harbor. thousand dollars. . For improving harbor at Superior City, Wisconsin, sixty- superior Har- three thousand dollars. bor ' For improving harbor of Aux Bees Scies, Michigan, ten i^^^^) 8 " 1 ™ thousand dollars. For improvement of Grand River harbor, Michigan, Grand River forty thousand dollars. &?). Haven For improvement of Black Lake harbor, Michigan, Black Lake fifty-one thousand dollars. b H r°! land Har " For improving harbor of St. Joseph, Michigan, twenty- st. Joseph, three thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Racine, Wisconsin, forty-five Racine. thousand dollars. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 11 162 LAWS OF UNITED 8TATES RELATING TO [1867. Sheboygan. ;F or improving harbor of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, eight thousand dollars. Manitowoc. For improving harbor of Manitowoc, Wisconsin, forty- five thousand dollars. Green Bay. . For improving harbor of Green Bay, Wisconsin, forty- five thousand dollars. Manistee. For improving harbor of Manistee, Michigan, sixty thousand dollars. white River For improvement of White Riverharbor, Michigan, fifty- (Lake). seven thousand dollars. Muskegon. For improvement of Muskegon harbor, Lake Michigan, fifty-fane thousand dollars. south Haven. For improving harbor of South Haven, Michigan, forty- ' three thousand dollars. New Buffalo. For improving harbor of New Buffalo, Michigan, sixty thousand dollars. Dunkirk. For improving harbor of Dunkirk, New York, one hun- dred thousand dollars. Buffalo. For improving harbor of Buffalo, New York, one hun- dred thousand dollars. oicott. j- or improving harbor at Olcott, New York, at mouth of Eighteen-mile creek, sixty thousand dollars. oak orchard. j* or improvement at harbor of Oak Orchard, New York, eighty-seven thousand dollars. Great sod us ]? or improving harbor of Big Sodus bay, New York, eighty thousand dollars. " ttle sodus ^ or improving harbor of Little Sodus bay, New York, fifty thousand dollars. Oswego. For improving harbor at Oswego, New York, sixty thou- sand dollars. piattsburg. For improving harbor of Plattsburg, New York, twenty- six thousand dollars. Kennebec For completing the improvement of the /mvigation of the Kennebec river, Maine, between Shepard's Point and Augusta, thirty thousand dollars. ogdensburg. For improving harbor of Ogdensburg, New York, forty thousand dollars. Burlington. For improving the harbor at Burlington, Vermont, eighty thousand dollars. Thames River. For improvement of Thames river, Connecticut, thirty- six thousand dollars. stcroixRiver. Pop the purpose of improving the navigation of the St. Croix river, Maine, above the ledge, fifteen thousand dol- Province of lars: Provided, The province of New Brunswick shall con- toTa/ukeTum, tribute and pay to the proper disbursing officer a like sum etc - for said purpose, said payment being made on condition that in no event shall the province or New Brunswick be called upon for more than half the sum actually expended for said purpose. Hudson River. For improvement of Hudson river, New York, from Troy to Baltimore, three hundred and five thousand one hundred and eighty-eight dollars. Marcushook. For improving harbor of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, ninety-four thousand dollars. 1867.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 163 For improvement of Chester harbor, Pennsylvania, cheater Har- eleven thousand dollars. bor " For improvement of Delaware breakwater, Delaware Delaware bay, one hundred and nine thousand four hundred and rea wa er ' ninety-three dollars and seventy cents. For improvement of Patapsco river, Maryland, seventy- PatapscoRiver five thousand dollars. For improvement of mouth of Mississippi river, two hun- . Month of mm- dred thousand dollars. Eea'.'So. 21, Mar! 29, 1867. For improvements of Ohio river, one hundred thousand 0nl ° K >v er - dollars. For improvement of Saco river, Maine, forty thousand Saco Ei ™ r - dollars. For preservation and improvement of Boston Harbor, Boston Harbor. Massachusetts, three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. For improving navigation on the Mississippi river at^^J^J 1 "^ Des Moines or Lower rapids, according to such plan as the Mississippi River Secretary of War shall on the report of a board of engi- at Des Momes - neers approve, five hundred thousand dollars: Provided, however, That any canal that may be constructed around fj^fJJfJouJf be said Des Moines or Lower rapids of the Mississippi river , shall be and forever remain free to the navigation and commerce of said river; and no tolls shall ever be collected thereon. For improving navigation of Mississippi river at Rock E^,° d g. k Ialand Island rapids, two hundred thousand dollars. For improving harbor of Ontonagon, Michigan, ninety- Ontonagon seven thousand six hundred dollars. For building and operating two dredges and snag-boats, sn ° red g ™ to a n d to be used on the Mississippi river between Fort SnellingM^sissipp 1 ! and Rock Island rapids, ninety-six thousand dollars. RlTCr ' For building and operating one dredge or snag-boat on R . w i s oonsin the Wisconsin river, forty thousand dollars. For improving harbor of Pentwater, Lake Michigan, h arb or of fifty-five thousand dollars. For improving: harbor of Pere Marquette, Lake Michi- PereMarquette .. r => , , ,. ^ ' (Ludington Har- gan, fifty thousand dollars. bor). To improve the navigation of the Willamette river, Willamette Oregon, below the city of Portland, thirty thousand dpi- lver ' , lars. For removing snags and boulders throughout the Min- snags, etc., in , . ,,? , H ,1 j n iijjii MinnesotaRiver. nesota river, thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. For improvement of Providence river, Rhode Island, off Providence Pawtuxet bar, and at the Crook, twenty-five thousand dol- lars. For improvement of the Pawtucket river, Rhode Island, Ri v a r wtuc ket seventeen thousand dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the appropriation Former appro- of seventy -five thousand dollars for constructing works, Eor ft at n M £ Shigan and improving the entrance into the harbor of Michigan expended' *° be City, Indiana, made in, and by the act approved June 1866,0.1k twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, shall be 164 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1867. expended for the purposes aforesaid, upon the terms and in the manner hereinafter provided for other appropria- mu3 t u hav a e m bee n n tions under thi s act: Provided, That it shall be first shown exuded byto the satisfaction of the Secretary of War that the sum Harbored. * y of one hundred thousand dollars has been expended by the Michigan City Harbor Company in the construction of a safe and convenient harbor at that place: And provided, ■ \ e tot 8 u° tsub " That the passage of vessels to and from said harbor shall be free, and not subject to toll or charge, and the money so A a pr 5ea a as°to a PP ro P r i a ted by this act shall be so applied as to complete compete wotL. or make the nearest approximation to completing the work for w*hich each specific appropriation is made; and \t shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to apply the sums poses thanforex- herein appropriated for other purposes than for examina- bycontract et °" ^ ons an( i surveys by contract: Provided, however, That when, from the nature of the work to be done, the same pended t0 w h e n cannot, in the judgment of the Secretary, be made the sSSect an of n °con- SUD Ject of contract, the necessary expenditure may be tract. otherwise ordered: Provided, That no contract shall be to C b emadeuntS! m ade except after public advertisement for proposals, in etc - such form and manner as to secure general notice thereof, and the same shall only be made with the lowest responsible , bidder therefor, upon security deemed sufficient in the j udg- ment of the Secretary. And it shall be the duty of the war C to ta report sa ^ Secretary, at the earliest practicable time, to report results of surveys to Congress the result of any survey or resurvey, with the plan™!™ 88 mth plan adopted and the items of expenditure under said plan; and he shall make report of all action taken under the pro- Report to state visions of this act, and he shall accompany said report with a statement of the amount and date of all former appro- priations for each work, and a full estimate for its entire and permanent completion, with the amount that can be profitably expended in the next fiscal year; and he shall also state in what collection district each work is located, and at or near what port of entry, lighthouse, or port, ■ what amount of revenue was collected atf the nearest port 26, p. 766. ' p ' ' 'of entry for the last fiscal year, snd, as far as practicable, pof ™p.' 607. 155; what amount of commerce and navigation would be bene- fited by the completion of each particular work: Provided, c ° n tinned That he shall continue to make such a report the first Mon- until worlcs lire ■» « -i-^ <• . -. «»ijiii • completed. day or December, annually, until the works herein pro- vided for shall be completed. o S sX r and con" Sec. 3. And oe it further enacted, That whenever the Sec- tracts for each retary of War shall invite proposals for any works, or for ciassf of nd work£ an y ma-terial or labor for any works, there shall be separate ete - ' proposals and separate contracts for each work, and also for each class of material or labor for each work, and he shall report to Congress, on the first Monday of December next, all the bids with the names of. the bidders. All persons not cere^excep^etc? holding commissions in the regular army of the United to give bonds. " States, who shall be intrusted with the disbursement of the funds appropriated for the works named in this act, shall be required to give bond and ample security for the faith- 1867.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 165 ful application of the same, and no such disbursing officer £^ t 6 tore- in the army of the United States shall receive any commis-ceive commis- sion or compensation for making such disbursements. And bursementL the moneys hereinbefore appropriated shall remain and be to^e It P dispo°sSi at the disposal of the Secretary of War, and subject to his of secretary of control for the purposes named in this act, until the several War ' works and improvements herein provided for are completed, any law or regulation to the contrary notwithstanding. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of or E: ^minations War is hereby directed to cause examinations or surveys, both, to be made or both, as aforesaid, to be made at the following points, an™ r jP P o°e n of namelv '• ' examinations. At the harbor of San Francisco, California, with a view to the removal of "Blossom Rock," if the same should be found necessary and essential to commerce; At Crescent city harbor, California; At Duxbury beach, Massachusetts; At mouth of Menomonee river, Green Bay; At Saugatuck harbor, mouth of Kal[a]mazoo river, in Michigan; At Port Clinton, in Ohio; At Pultneyville, Lake Ontario, New York; And of the Tennessee river, from Chattanooga to its mouth; At Reedy Island and Liston (tree) Point, in the Delaware river and bay; At Richmond's Island, Cape Elizabeth, the Union river and the Gut[ a ] opposite the city of Bath, Maine; The Connecticut river, between Hartford and its mouth; At Block Island, in the State of Rhode Island, the reefs in Lake Michigan, near the harbor of Racine, in Wisconsin, with a view to a lighthouse and breakwater thereon; And the Potomac river, in the District of Columbia. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of ce c r ° t ° t J™ ed th ^ War is hereby directed to cause a continuance of examina- points. tions or surveys, or both, at the following points, namely: Of the Mississippi river, above the falls of Saint Anthony and between the Falls of Saint Anthony and Rock Island rapids; Of the Wisconsin river, And to continue the survey of the Illinois river, in ac- cordance with the recommendation of GeneralJ. H. Wilson, in his reportof January twelve, eighteen hundred and sixty- seven. And he is also directed to cause plans and estimates to be made of the most practicable and effective mode of im- proving the harbor at Galveston, Texas, and of erecting suitable breakwater at that point. Approved, March 2, 1867. « The Gut is a part of the Sasanoa (or Back) River. 166 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1867. Mar. 2, 1867. CHAP. 168. — An Act Making appropriations and to supply deficien- Yol. 14, p. 468. cies in the appropriations for the service of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Deficiency ap- the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, propnations for . , . = ' , . . , < , . . •> J yearendingjune be, and the same are hereby, appropriated ror the objects 30, 1867. hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thir- tieth, eighteen hundred and sixty -seven, namely: — ^ westport Har- Miscellaneous. — For deepening and improving Westport harbor, Connecticut, twenty-five hundred dollars. Thames River. For dredging and maintaining the channel of the river Thames near Norwich, in the State of Connecticut, to com- plete the work, thirty-six thousand dollars. * * * * Approved, March 2, 1867. Mar. 12, 1867. [No. 2.] A Eesolution Extending the time for the completion of the Vol. 15. p. 20. improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the pietion f of ° iS- ^ me provided for the completion of the improvement of the provement o f Fox and Wisconsin rivers, and a canal connecting the same, sto X rivers 1S e°x~-by section three of an act of Congress, approved August te 5^- c 170 § 3 . eighth, eighteen hundred and forty -six, entitled, "An act 1867. ship canal around the Falls of the Ohio River, for military, naval, and Vol. 15, p. 25. commercial purposes. Re it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Th^t^ 1 ™^ 1 *™^ the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and to be made for directed to cause surveys, with plans and estihiates of cost, Loind Fail" "of to be made by an officer of engineers, for a ship canal around tne 0hi0 EiTer - the falls of the Ohio river on the Indiana side thereof, of suitable location and dimensions for military, naval, and CO mp&tinB Lou- commercial purposes; and also to cause said officer to esti-isviiie and Port- mate the expense of completing the Louisville and Port- estimated* 1 10 be land canal, on the Kentucky side of said falls, according to the plan on which the said canal company is now progress- ing with said work, and that the expenses of both be de- frayed from the sums appropriated in the acts of June twenty-three, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, and March {1$ £; J|f; two, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, for examination and surveys relating to the improvement of harbors and rivers on the northwestern lakes. Approved, March 29, 1867. [No. 21.] Joint Resolution To authorize the Secretary of War to Mar. 29, 1867. touild dredge boats for use at the mouth of the Mississippi River. Vol. 15, p. 25. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That wlrtcfbuifd ani the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized, on theop^te * w ° recommendation of the engineer department, to build and keep S ^>en a ch'an- operate two dredge boats for the purpose of deepening and more oJ passes at keeping open the channel of one or more of the passes at mouth of Missis- the mouth of the Mississippi, and to expend for that pur- 8 '?867, cTiw. pose so much as may be necessary of the appropriation for 168 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1867. the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi river, pro- vided for in the "Act making appropriations for the repair, preservation, and completion of certain public works here- tofore commenced under the authority of law, and for other purposes," approved March second, eighteen hundred and sixty-seven. Approved, March 29, 1867. Mar. 29,1867. [Na 27.] A Kesolution In relation to the execution of surveys of Vol. 15, p. 28. rivers ordered by Congress. Resolved by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the ne^ra el may E em- chief of engineers may, with the approval of the Secretary m°V°ivii X eSgi- °^ War, employ such civil engineers, not exceeding five in neers to male number, f or the purpose of executing the surveys and im- weltern t0 an°d provementsof western and northwestern rivers, ordered by rive t ra weRtern Congress, as may be necessary to the proper and diligent prosecution of the same, and the persons so employed may compensation. De allowed a reasonable compensation for their services, not to exceed the sum of three thousand dollars per annum. Approved, March 29, 1867. Jan. n, 1868. [No. 4.] Joint Resolution In relation to the sale of stocks in the Vol. 15, p. 246. Dismal Swamp Canal Company. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Sal db 0f u 8 ^ted*' ie Secretary of the Treasury be directed to adjourn the states i/ Dismal sale of eight hundred shares of the stock owned by the a^o m mea? al0 °" United States in the Dismal Swamp Canal Company from the second day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty- eight, (to which day said sale now stands adjourned,) until Saturday, the eighth day of February, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, at eleven o'clock, A. M. Approved, January 11, 1868. Mar. 2, 1868. [No. 16.] A Resolution Authorizing the Lighthouse Board to place Vol. 15, p. 249. warnings over obstructions at the entrance of harbors, or in the fair- way of bays and sounds, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * * commission to Sec. 2. And be it further resolved, That the Secretary of o^steamThip War is hereby directed to appoint a board of competent Sc i86Tc3 engineers, to consist of not less than three persons, to Act' juiy 25, examine the condition of the wreck of the steamer Scotland, 1868, c. 233. now j n ^ ae W aters of the harbor of the city of New York, 1868.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 169 and ascertain whether the same is dangerous to navigation, and to report thereon at as early a day as practicable, with a particular estimate of the cost of the removal of said wreck. Approved, March 2, 1868. [No. 31.] Joint Resolution In relation to the breakwater at Port- Junes, 1868. land, Maine. Vol. 15, p. 252. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriation so much of the unexpended balance of the appropriation Portland, Me., for the breakwater in Portland harbor, Maine, as the chief now ex P endefl - engineer shall deem proper, may be expended under his direction in excavating the "middle ground" near said breakwater, and in otherwise protecting the channel from injury by filling and improving the same. Approved, June 5, 1868. CHAP. 184. — An Act To aid the improvement of the Des Moines July 20, 1868. and Rock Island Rapids, in the Mississippi River. Vol. 15, p. 124. Be it enacted, by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Eight of way, whenever in the prosecution of the improvements of the Say 6 ™ takeniii Mississippi River, at either the Des Moines or Rock Island ™^™eimprove- rapids therein, it becomes necessary or proper to take pos- Moines or Rock session of the right of way over any lands, or to use any Island Rapids - earth, quarries, or other material lying adjacent or near to either of said works, and needful for its prosecution, the officer in charge of said work, or his assistant, may, in the name of the United States, take possession of and use the same, after having first paid, or secured to be paid, the value vaiuetobe first thereof, which may have been ascertained in the mode pro- paid or secured - vided by the laws of the State wherein such propert3 r or material lie[s], for adjudging the value of private property which may be needed for any public improvement: Pro- Proviso. vided, however, That when the owner of such property or material shall fix a price for the same, which, in the opin- ion of the said officer in charge, shall be reasonable, he may take the same at such price without further delay. • Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That a portion of the ?a*t °f appro- ... j ± i_ j £ ,i ' , ■ .pnation may be appropriations made or to be made for the prosecution of applied, etc. the improvements aforesaid, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars in amount, may be applied in payment of the prop- erty or material taken and used as aforesaid. Approved, July 20, 1868. 170 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1868. July 23, 1868. CHAP. 228.— An Act Making a grant of land to the State of Vol. 15, p. 169. Minnesota, to aid in the improvement of the navigation of the Mis- sisaippi Eiver. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative* of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Land grant to there be, and hereby is, granted to the State of Minnesota, Minnesota to » , • » .-'■.. ' ° . j ,,, , . , ,. , ' build look and tor the purpose or aiding said state in constructing and com- gauon of Missis- pleting a lock and dam at Meeker's Island, (so called,) in the sippi River. Mississippi River, in said State, and thereby facilitating the navigation of the Mississippi River between the falls of St. i873,c233. Anthony and the mouth of the Minnesota River, two hundred thousand acres of public lands, to be selected in alternate odd-numbered sections by an agent to beappointed by the governor of said State, subject to the approval of the Secretary of the Interior: Provided, That said lands shall Lai f d . kow to be selected from the public lands lying within the limits of the said State of Minnesota, and that not more than one section thereof shall be selected in any one township: Pro- vt - * v *. vided further, That said selections shall not be made from Not to be from ■.•'■. i • . • eii-i i certain lands, any lands containing mines or gold, silver, cmabar, or cop- per, nor from any lands to which rights of pre-emption or homestead have attached. po?e°d W of? l>edis ' ^ec. 2. And be it further enacted, That said lands so granted shall be subject to the disposal of the legislature of said State for the purposes mentioned in the first sec? Look and damtion of this act, and no other; and the said lock and dam wgh4ay! ubllc shall be and remain forever a public highway, free from any toll or charge of any kind whatever; and the said leg- islature shall have power to pass all needful rules and regulations that may be necessary to fully carry out the purposes of this act. be^erforra°ed. *° Sec - 3 - And 5 « ** father enacted, That the work shall be done under the direction of the engineer department of the United States, according to the plan and estimate sub- mitted by Major-General Warren, and that if said lock to L unfted Itote an( ^ dam are not constructed within two years from and u, etc. after the date of the acceptance and disposition of this grant by the legislature of the said State, the lands hereby granted shall revert to the United States. Lands, when to Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That at any time sewers^anaTn^ter the selection of the said lands, and subsequent to the what terms. completion of said lock and dam, the lands hereby granted' shall be open for settlement by actual settlers upon paying to the State of Minnesota a price not exceeding one dollar and twenty-five cents per acre for the same, which shall be paid by the State to the company who may construct said lock and dam. if sufficientap- Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That if at anytime mao?e la to 10 com- prior to the completion of the said lock and dam the gov- find° torWe£™'? rnment of the United States shall make an appropriation in money sufficient to construct said lock and dam, then the grant of lands herein made shall revert to the United t1868 - IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 171 States: Provided, That this act shall have no effect on P"^»- lands already granted for railroad purposes. Approved, July 23, 1868. CHAP. 233. — An Act Making appropriations and to supply de- July 25, 1868. flciencies in the appropriations for the service of the Government for Vol. 15, p.m. the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty- ' eight, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same are hereby, appropriated for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thir- tieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, viz. — ***** War Department. — * * * For the repair, preservation, extension, and completion Repair, etc., of . . ii-'^i ■ jt_i_ j. *i_ public works on Of certain public works on rivers and harbors, to be ex- rivers and nar- pended under the direction of the Secretary of War, one bors ' million five hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That said Proviso. expenditures shall not be applied to any works not men- tioned in the bill [ a ] "making approppriations for repairs, preservation, and completion of certain public works, and for other purposes," which passed the House of Representa- tives June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. One hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may . Removal of be necessary, to be expended under the direction of the Scotland, hfNew Secretary of War in the removal of the wreck of the iron Y R^ a Na' w steamship "Scotland," now on the bar outside of Sandy Mar. 2,'i868.' Hook, near the entrance to the harbor of New York: Pro- vided, That the Secretary of War shall, after notice given in one or more newspapers in the cities of Philadelphia, New York, and Boston, receive sealed proposals for the Proposals there- removal of said wreck, and make contract for the same t?sea for. 6 a ver " with the lowest bidder therefor. Said contract will in no case exceed in amount the sum herein apr For the removal of a sunken rock in the channel of the^^™ ^^ 1 ?J harbor at the port of New York, fifteen hundred and thirty channel of New dollars. ^ York Harbor. ***** Approved, July 25, 1868. a The bill is printed immediately following this act. For statement showing allotment of funds under the appropriation see page 175. 172 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [186S.. HOUSE BILL REFERRED TO IN THE FOREGOING ACT, APPROVED JULY 25,, 1868. 40th Congress 1 tt t> -m/ifi 2d Session. J *i. K. 1U40. in the senate op the united states. July 1, 1868. ,] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 177 ..'■'( fkfttqjnent showing the works of river and harbor improvement to which the . ^appropriation of. $2,000,000 made by the foregoing act, approved April " '10^1j$g9, was distributed, and the amount allotted to each work. ; y.$. "' , Aufcable Harbor, Michigan $2,970.00 Baltif^re Harbor_.(Pata|sco River) , Maryland 26, 730. 00 Blosa 1 ©^ rock, San* Francisco Harbor, California 29, 927. 27 Boston Harbor, Massachusetts 82, 170. 00 Buffalo Harfepr„New York 89,100.00 Charlotte Harbor (Genesee River), New York * 1, 000. 00 Chicago Harbor, Illinois 29, 700. 00 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio 13, 380. 00 Conneaut Harbor, Ohio". . . .- 8, 910. 00 Des Moines Rapids, Mississippi River 178, 200. 00 Dunkirk Harbor, New York 2, 000. 00 EastRiver, New York. > 178,200.00 Erie Harbor, Pennteyivania 22,275.00 Falls of the Ohio RlW rr :.i 178,200.00 Frankfort ( Aux BecsScies'^Harbor, Michigan 29, 318. 85 Grand Haven Harbor, Michigan .' 1, 866. 15 Great Brewster Island, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts. . 24, 750. 00 Green Bay Harbor, Wisconsin 44,550.00 Hudson River, New York 89,100.00 Illinois River, Illinois 84,150.00 Kennebec River, Maine •. 14, 850. 00 Kenosha Harbor, Wisconsin 5, 346. 00 Little Sodus Bay, New York - . 1,500.00 Manitowoc Harbor, Wisconsin 17, 820. 00 Marquette Harbor, Michigan 26,730.00 Maumee Bay (Toledo Harbor), Ohio 29, 700. 00 Michigan City Harbor, Indiana 31, 185. 00 Milwaukee Harbor, Wisconsin 35,640.00 Mouth of the Mississippi River 85, 181. 00 Oswego Harbor, New York 22,275.00 Pentwater Harbor, Michigan 17,820.00 Pere Marquette ( Ludington ) Harbor, Michigan 31, 185. 00 Provincetown Harbor, Massachusetts 8, 910. 00 Racine Harbor, Wisconsin 22, 275. 00 Rock Island Rapids, Mississippi River 133, 650. 00 Saco River, Maine 22,275.00 St. Clair Flats Canal, Michigan 142, 560. 00 St. Marys River, Michigan 10,692.00 Saugatuck Harbor, Michigan 6, 039. 00 Sheboygan Harbor, Wisconsin 14, 850. 00 Superior Harbor, Wisconsin 44, 550. 00 Susquehanna River below Havre de Grace, Maryland. . 990. 00 Tennessee River above Chattanooga, Tennessee 35, 000. 00 Tennessee River below Chattanooga, Tennessee 5, 095. 00 Upper Mississippi River, snag boats and dredge boats. . 35, 640. 00 White Lake Harbor, Michigan 44, 550. 00 Willamette River below Portland, Oregon 13, 365. 00 Balance [a] 23, 829. 73 Total 2,000,000.00 a It is not known to what works the expenditure of this balance was applied. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 12 178 LAWS OF UNITED STATES' RELATING TO [1866. Apr. 10, 1869. [No. 16. ] A Resolution Extending the time for the completion of the Vol. 16, p. 55. Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal. Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That the Time to can>time f or t ne completion of the Portage Lake and Lake Su- Eake" and°LJe perior ship canal be, and the same is hereby, extended to canai* extended' the third day of March, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. cifi-'im; rS: Approved, April 10, 1869. No. 47; 1872,0.66; 1873, c. 323. \ Dec. 23, 1869. CHAP. 5 . — An Act Making a temporary appropriation for the pros- Vol. 16, p. 61. ecution of the work upon the improvement of the Des Moines Rapids in the Mississippi River. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriation there be, and is hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of o° r 'pis™ Moines any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to Rapids. b e expended under the direction and superintendence of the Secretary of War, for the purpose of continuing the Srosecution of the work upon the improvement of the Des loines rapids in the Mississippi River, the sum of two hundred thousand dollars. Approved, December 23, 1869. Jan. 20, 1870. CHAP. 7. — An Act Repealing so much of the Act of August eighth, Vol. 16, p. 61. one thousand eight hundred and forty six, as declared the Des Moines River, in the then Territory of Iowa, a public highway. Be it enacted oy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Repeal of act so much of the Act of August eighth, one thousand eight Moine^" liver 6 1 hundred and forty-six, entitled "An act granting certain p, i846 C c i io 1 3 Way ' l an ds to the Territory of Iowa to aid in the improvement of the navigation of the Des Moines river, in said Terri- tory," as makes said river a public highway be, and the same is hereby, repealed. Approved, January 20, 1870. Apr. 13, 1870. CHAP. 54. — An Act Declaring the consent of Congress to the erec- Vol. 16, p. 83. tion of a crib in Lake Erie by the city of Cleveland, Ohio, for the protection of an inlet for a water- works tunnel about to be constructed by said city. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America inCongress assembled, That consentofCon- the consent of Congress is hereby given to the City of c r iTvefa V nd to Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, Erie! c to b p?o\ec 6 to erec t and maintain in Lake Erie, at such distance from etc. ' ' the shore thereof as ma} r be necessary, a crib for the pro- 187 °1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 179 1 tection of an inlet shaft for an underlake water-works tun- nel about to be constructed for the purpose of supplying said city with pure water: Provided, That said crib shall n B orib 0n Ilght be furnished with a beacon-light, which beacon-light shall be kept lighted at all such seasons and hours as the light on the pier at the entrance of Cuyahoga river. Approved, April 13, 1870. CHAP. 57.— An Act To authorize the city of Buffalo, New York, A P r - 20 ' 18TO - to construct a tunnel under Niagara River, and to erect and maintain Vo1 - 16 ' p - w - an inlet pier therefrom. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That ^"^j ^J it shall and may be lawful for the city of Buffalo, in the State t™ 1 " 51 "» <* 6 * of New York, to construct and maintain a tunnel under borand Niagara Black Rock harbor and Niagara river, extending not more Ri ^ cfise. than four hundred feet outside of Bird Island pier, and to erect and maintain an inlet pier therefrom, said inlet pier to be located not more than four hundred feet outside of said Bird Island pier.. Approved, April 20, 1870. [No. 48.] A Resolution To provide for survey and estimates of cost May B, 1870. of removing obstructions from the Bayon Teche, in the State of Lou- Vol. 16, p. 375. isiana. ~ Resolved by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That ti mates y< to d be the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, instructed to made for remov- J ji.-x £ j. £ • i_i ™g obstructions cause a survey and estimates of cost ot removing obstruc- from Bayou tions from and improving the navigation of the Bayou Teohe - Teche, in the State of Louisiana : Provided, That the expense Proviso. of said survey and estimate shall not exceed the sum of five hundred dollars. And the same is hereby appropriated out Appropriation of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, May 5, 1870. CHAP. 92. — An Act In relation to the Iowa River in the State of May 6,1870. Iowa. Vol. 16, p. 121. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That R iverfraowade a so much of the Iowa river, in the State of Iowa, as lies north ciared not navi- of the town of Wapello,be, and the same is hereby, declared gable ' not a navigable river or public highway. Approved, May 6, 1870. 180 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [W70. July 7, 1870. CHAP. 210. — An Act For the improvement of water communica- Vol.l6,p.l89. tion between the Mississippi River and Lake Michigan, by the Wis- consin and Fox rivers. Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That war°may a&opt * ne Secretary of War is hereby authorized to adopt for the plan for improve- improvement of the navigation of the Wisconsin river such ™on of wiscon^ plan as may be recommended by the chief of the Bureau sin Elver. of Engineers. 1872, c. 416. s ' uhin" !e et a o n ® EC- 2 " ^- n ^ ^ e ** f uri ^ ier enacted, That the Secretary amount' whicil aforesaid is hereby authorized to ascertain at any time he De°pafd e to U Green shall deem proper within three years from the passage of si ay i a canaf IS ^is act, the sum which ought in justice to be paid to the for P transfer of Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company, a corporation pi i87vT4i6. existing under the laws of Wisconsin, as an equivalent for the transfer of all and singular its property and rights of property in and to the line of water communication between the Wisconsin river aforesaid and the mouth of the Fox river, including its locks, dams, canals, and franchises, or so much of the same as shall, in the judgment of said Secre- tary, be needed; and to, that end is authorized to join with said company in appointing a board of disinterested and Arbitrators, impartial arbitrators, one of whom shall be selected by the Secretary aforesaid, another by said company, and the third by the two arbitrators so selected. The Secretary afore- Attomey for said is authorized to employ a competent agent or attorney cmted state. ^ re p resen t the interest of the United States upon the Proviso. hearing before such board: Provided, That in making their award the said arbitrators shall take into consideration the amount of money realized from the sale of lands heretofore granted by Congress to the State of Wisconsin to aid in the ducted "from cons * ru ction of said water communication, which amount award. shall be deducted from the actual value thereof as found by said arbitrators. to^mSteto Sec - 3 - And be it further enacted, That no money shall improvement of be expended on the improvement of the Fox or Wisconsin sirfriverTuntS; river until the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company et0 - shall make and file with the Secretary of War an agreement in writing, whereby it shall agree to grant and convey to the United States the property and franchises mentioned in the foregoing section, upon the terms awarded by the Keportof arbt arbitrators. It is hereby made the duty of the Secretary t^conlress" e of War to transmit to Congress a copy of the report of the arbitrators, upon which Congress may, at its then present session, elect to take such property upon making an appro- Provuo. priation to pay the amount awarded: Provided, That if the Secretary of War shall not transmit to Congress a copy of the report of the arbitrators at least sixty days before" the close of its session, Congress may at its next session make such election and appropriation. t°1 18 ,.^ ™J- Sec. 4. And be it further enacted, That all tolls and rev- cllUca 1 J&1U Ill lO -. . , ,, " ,i < * , ,1 umted states enues derived from the improvements made or acquired Treasury. under the provisions of this act, after providing lor the 1870.1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBOR8. 181 Reduced when, etc. current expenses of operating and keeping the same in repair, shall be paid into the treasury of the United States, and whenever the United States shall be reimbursed for all sums advanced for the same, with interest thereon, then the tolls aforesaid shall be reduced to the least sum which, together with other revenues property applicable thereto, if any, shall be sufficient to operate and keep the improve- ments in repair. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of w fjj£^£.r of War shall annually report to Congress the progress made congress annu- in the completion of said improvements, the amount ex- improvements" pended thereon, the amount, if any, required for the sue- etc - ceeding fiscal year, and the amount of revenue derived therefrom. Approved, July 7, 1870. CHAP. 240. — An Act Making appropriations for the repair, pres- July 11, 1870. ervation, and completion of certain public works on rivers and har- vol. 16, p. 223. bors, and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one. # Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appro- priated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direc- tion and superintendence of the Secretary of War, accord- ing to such plans as shall be by him first selected and ap- proved, for the repair, preservation, and completion of the following public works heretofore commenced under the authority of law, and for other purposes hereinafter named, that is to say : — For improvement of Superior City harbor, Wisconsin, forty thousand dollars. For improvement of Ontonagon harbor, Lake Superior, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of Marquette harbor, Lake Superior, Michigan, twenty -five thousand dollars. For improvement of Green Bay harbor, Wisconsin, sev- enteen thousand five hundred dollars. For improvement of Manitowoc harbor, Wisconsin, twenty thousand dollars. For improvement of Sheboygan harbor, Wisconsin, fif- teen thousand dollars. For improvement of Milwaukee harbor, Wisconsin, forty thousand dollars. For improvement of Racine harbor, Wisconsin, ten thou- sand dollars. For improvement of Kenosha harbor, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of Michigan City harbor, Indiana, twenty-five thousand dollars. Appropriations for public works on rivers and harbors. 1871, c. 118, §4. Superior. Ontonagon. Marquette. Green Bay. Manitowoc. Sheboygan. Milwaukee. Racine. Kenosha. Michigan City. 182 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1870. New Buffalo. jr or improvement of New Buffalo harbor, Michigan, five thousand dollars. ^Port washing- ]? or improvement of Port Washington harbor, Wiscon- sin, fifteen thousand dollars. (FmnUort) Scies ^ or improvement of Aux Bees Scies harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. Manistee. For improvement of Manistee harbor, Michigan, twenty thousand dollars. (^ldtoeton) 16 '* 6 For improvement of Pere Marquette harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. pentwater. For improvement of Pentwater harbor, Michigan, ten thoifsand dollars. (iTke 1 ) 6 Rlver For improvement of White River harbor, Michigan, twenty thousand dollars. Muskegon. For improvement of Muskegan harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. Grand Haven, p or improvement of Grand Haven harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. i(Ho 1 i?and> Lake ^ or improvement of Black Lake harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. saugatuek. For improvement of Saugatuck harbor, Michigan, ten * thousand dollars. south Haven. For improvement of South Haven harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. St. Joseph. For improvement of Saint Joseph harbor, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. st. Marys. For improvement of Saint Mary's Falls Canal and Saint Mary's river, Michigan, one hundred and fifty thou- sand dollars. au sabie River. For improvement of Au Sable river, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. Saginaw. For improvement of Saginaw river, Michigan, one thou- sand five hundred dollars. st. ciair flats. jn or improvement of Saint Clair flats, Michigan, sixteen thousand five hundred dollars. ciinton River. p or improvement of Clinton river, Michigan, five thou- sand dollars. Toledo. For improvement of Toledo harbor, Maumee bay, Ohio, fifty thousand dollars. Sandusky. For improvement of Sandusky City harbor, Ohio, ten thousand dollars. Cleveland. jp or improvement of Cleveland harbor, Ohio, twenty thousand dollars. conneaut. j" or improvement of Conneaut harbor, Ohio, six thou- sand dollars. Erie. p or improvement of Erie harbor, Pennsylvania, twenty thousand dollars. Kiver huylkm For clearing and buoying the channel of the Schuylkill river at its mouth, at Gibson's point, and above to the ChestnutStreet bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, fifteen , thousand dollars. Dunkirk. . For improvement of Dunkirk harbor, New York, twenty -five thousand dollars. 1870.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 183 For improvement of Buffalo harbor, New York, eighty BufEal °- thousand dollars. For improvement of Olcott harbor, New York, ten oicott. thousand dollars. For improvement of Charlotte harbor, New York, twelve charlotte. thousand dollars. For improvement of Oak Orchard harbor, New York, 0ak orchard. eight thousand dollars. For improvement of Big Sodus harbor, New York, five Great sodus. thousand dollars. For improvement of Little Sodus harbor, New York, Little sodus. five thousand dollars. For improvement of Pultneyville harbor, New York, Puitneyvme. five thousand dollars. For enlargement, according to the plan of the engineer Oswego. department, of harbor facilities at Oswego, New York, fifty thousand dollars. For improvement of Ogdensburg harbor, New York, ogdenstmrg. fifteen thousand dollars. For improvement of Plattsburg harbor, New York, ten Piattstmrg.. thousand dollars. Forimprovementof Burlington harbor, Vermont, twenty- Burlington. five thousand dollars. For improvement of the Upper Mississippi river, and . iJpp er Missis- removing snags and dredging, thirty-six thousand dollars. sipp1 ' For improvement of the Wisconsin river, one hundred Wisconsin. thousand dollars. For improvement of the Minnesota river, ten thousand Minnesota. dollars. For the preservation of the Falls of Saint Anthony and th o all8 e ° t f c st - An " the navigation of the Mississippi river above the same, fifty thousand dollars. For improvement of the Des Moines rapids, four hundred R( p e a s s M ° » n e s thousand dollars. Forimprovementof the Rock Island rapids, one hundred Rock island and fifty thousand dollars. • Eapid8 - For improvement of the Illinois river, one hundred thou- Illinois River, sand dollars. For improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi river, .Mouth of Mis- three hundred thousand dollars. sumppi. For improvement of the mouth of the Saint John's river, st - Johns. Florida, fifteen thousand dollars. For removing obstructions in Town creek, near Charles- Town creek. ton, South Carolina, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Forimprovementof the Fallsof the Ohioriverand Louis- et ^ aIk 0l OWo ' ville canal, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For improvementof the Mississippi, MissourijandArkan-^Mijsj^ippi. sas rivers, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Forimprovementof the Ohio river, fifty thousand dollars. 0ni0 River - For improvement of the Hudson river, New York, forty Hudson River. thousand dollars. For removing obstructions in East river, Ne"w York, in- East River. eluding Hell Gate, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. 184 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1870. New Haven. p or improvement of New Haven harbor, Connecticut, fif- teen thousand dollars. Eive? neoticut ^ or improvement of Connecticut river, forty thousand dollars. providence For improvement of Providence river, Rhode Island, five thousand dollars. pawtucket For improvement of Pawtucket river, Rhode Island, eight thousand dollars. Block island. For construction of breakwater at Block Island, Rhode Island, thirty thousand dollars. Boston. j> or preservation and improvement of Boston harbor, Massachusetts, one hundred thousand dollars. Hyannis. For improvement of Hyannis harbor, Massachusetts, twelve thousand dollars. Plymouth. For improvement of Plymouth harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. TauntonRiver. For improvement of Taunton river, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. m e r r i m a c For improvement of Merrimac river, Massachusetts, Riyer ' twenty -five thousand dollars. Kennebunk For improvement of K en nebunk river, Maine, five thou- Eiver - sand dollars. saco Elver. For improvement of Saco river, Maine, ten thousand dollars. Portland. For improvement of Portland harbor Maine, ten thou- sand dollars. Kennebec For improvement of Kennebec river, Maine, fifteen thou- sand dollars. Gut, opposite For improvement of navigation at the "Gut"[°], oppo- site Bath, Maine, ten thousand dollars. union River. For improvement of Union river, Maine, fifteen thou- sand dollars. Penobscot Riv- For improvement of the Penobscot river, at Bangor and below, Maine, fifteen thousand dollars. .Willamette For improvement of the Willamette river at Portland and to mouth of river, Oregon, thirty-one thousand dollars. Tennessee Riv- For improvement of the Tennessee river, eighty thou- sand dollars, to be expended below Chattanooga. Wilmington. For improvement of Wilmington harbor, Delaware, fif- teen thousand dollars. westport. For improvement of Westport harbor, Connecticut, two thousand five hundred dollars. cape rear Riv- For improvement of the channel of the mouth of the Cape Fear river, in North Carolina, one hundred thousand dollars. Galveston For improvement of Galveston harbor, Texas, twenty- five thousand dollars. Chicago. For enlargement of harbor facilities at Chicago, Illinois, according to the plans of the engineer department, one hundred thousand dollars, and for a harbor of refuge, fifty thousand dollars. ° The Gut is a part of the Sasanoa (or Back) River. er. 1870.] IMPROVEMENT OP BIVEBS AND HARBORS. 185 For improvement of harbor and bay of Mobile, Alabama, M obile - fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Potomac river between the er Potomac Kiv - Long bridge, in Washington, and the city of Georgetown, in the District of Columbia, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of James river, in Virginia, and James Eiver - the removal of bars and obstructions from Richmond to and including Harrison's bar, below the junction of the James and Appomattox rivers, fifty thousand dollars. For improvement of Bayou Teche, Louisiana, seventeen Bayou Teche. thousand five hundred dollars. For examination and surveys for improvements on the a^^eys* 1 ?)" north and northwestern lakes and rivers, and the Atlantic improvements. and Pacific coasts, and for contingencies of rivers and har- bors not provided for in this act, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of „ r E jf,!?i° at A ?! -_. . , , ,. •[ , ' . . J or surveys to be War is hereby directed to cause examinations or surveys, made at various or both, to be made at the following points, namely : places. At Charleston, South Carolina; At Cyprus bayou, Texas; At the Housatonic river, below Derby, Connecticut; At Bridgeport harbor, Connecticut; At Southport harbor, Connecticut; At Fifteen-Mile falls [Connecticut River], New Hamp- shire; At Pawcatuck river, Rhode Island and Connecticut; At Narragansett pier, Rhode Island; Cocheco river, at Dover, New Hampshire; At Royals river, Maine; At Narragangus [Narraguagus] river, Maine; Sullivan river, Maine; At Sullivan's falls, between the towns of Hancock and Sullivan ; At South river, New Jersey; At mouth of Salem river, New Jersey; ' At James river, Virginia, between Richmond and City point, including Harrison's bar below the point; Appomattox river, Virginia, from Petersburg to its mouth. James river and Kanawha canal, Virginia; At Rappahannock river, below Fredericksburg, Virginia; At Roanoke river, North Carolina; At Coosa river, Alabama; At Mobile harbor, Alabama; At Cumberland river, from its mouth to the head of navigation; At Tombigbee river, in Alabama and Mississippi from its mouth to the head of navigation; At Saint Louis and Alton harbors, Mississippi river, be- • tween Alton and mouth of Merrimac [Maramec] river; • At Osage, river, Missouri; At Ouachita, Little Missouri, and Petit Jane rivers, Ar- kansas; 186 • LAWS OV UNITED 8TATES RELATING TO [1870. At Bayou Saint John, from the mouth of Bayou Saint John, Louisiana, through Lake Ponchartrain and the Rigo- let to Ship Island; At Indianola harbor, Texas; At Corpus Christi, Texas; At Buffalo bayou, for a channel of navigation through Buffalo bayou and Galveston bay, to Bolivar channel, near the outer bar in the Gulf of Mexico,; At Sheboygan river, Michigan; At Harbor of Refuge, on Lake Huron, between Saint Clair river and Point au Barques [°], Michigan; At Port Clinton, Ohio; For survey or examination of the bars and other ob- structions to navigation of the Cache, St. Francis Little Red, White, and Black rivers, Arkansas; - For survey or examination of the bar of the Sacramento river, California, known as the Hog's Back, for the pur- pose of removing the same; At the mouth of Oconto river, Wisconsin; At the mouth of the Ahuepee [Ahnapee] river, Wis- consin; At Chester harbor, on the Delaware river, Pennsylvania; At Alpeena harbor, Michigan; At the mouth of the Cape Fear river, North Carolina; For ship-canal route from Hennepin, on the Illinois river, to Rock Island, on the Mississippi river, via Gene- seo, by j;he most direct and feasible route [*]; At Peconic river below Riverhead, New York; At the entrance to Port Jefferson harbor, on the south side of Long Island sound; At Rocky river, Ohio; At Salmon river [ c ], Lake Ontario, New York; At the mouth of Two rivers [<*], Wisconsin; At the mouth of Trinity river, Texas; At Delaware river, between the city of Trenton and Bordentown; At Shrewsbury river, New Jersey; At the mouth of Sabine river, Texas; At French Broad river, Tennessee; * At Pine river, Saginaw bay, Michigan; At Brazos, San Jago [Santiago], Texas; At the mouth of Muskingum river, Ohio; At Gloucester harbor, Massachusetts; « Reports respecting this item discussed the relative advantages of various sites, among which were Port Hope, Blue Ledge, and Sand- beach (Harbor Beach). 6 This item has reference to what is now known as the Illinois and Mississippi Canal. c Enters Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario, about 20 miles east of Oswego. ;Selkirk is at the mouth and Port Ontario about 1 mile above the mouth. <*This locality, situated at mouth of Twin Rivers, is known as Two '.Rivers Harbor. 18 ™J IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 187 At the harbor of Cambridge and harbor of Queenstown, Maryland; At the mouth of the Apalachicola river, Florida; At Nag's head, in North Carolina, with a view of reopen- ing the old inlet near that place; Survey of the Wabash river, from its mouth to the town of Wabash, Indiana; For the survey of the Willamette river, above Oregon City, Oregon; For the survey of the Umpqua river, Oregon; Sec. 3. And be it farther enacted, That the sum of forty- ^Mpcan&jM^n two thousand [and] nine hundred dollars be paid out of any ana Chesapeake money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be Bay - •expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, to the widening and deepening the ship canal in the Patapsco river and Chesapeake bay, leading toward the harbor of Baltimore. Sec. 4. And be it further enacted. That the sum of twelve q SnM°Ri!e£ thousand dollars, of any unappropriated money in the treas- ury, be paid and applied, under the direction of the Secre- tary of War, to deepen the harbor or waters at the mouth •of the Susquehanna river. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the Secretary of ^f^fj^!^ War is hereby authorized and req uired to detail three en- across Ohio mv- gineers, whose duty it shall be to examine all bridges now navigationta ob- erected, or in process of erection, across the Ohio river, and structed thereby, to report whether, in their opinion, such bridges, or any of them, as now constructed, or proposed to be constructed, pp- 421 - Vicksburg, Red River Landing, Baton Rouge, and Carroll- Post, pp. 512, ton, on the Mississippi, between the mouth of the Missouri 516, and the Gulf of Mexico, and at or in the vicinity of Fort Leavenworth, on the Missouri; Rock Island, on the Upper Mississippi; Louisville, on the Ohio; Florence, on the Tennessee; Jacksonport, on the White River; Little Rock, on the Arkansas; And Alexandria, on the Red River; and such other places as the Secretary of War may deem advisable; the expenditure for the same to be made from the appropriation for the improvement of rivers and har- bors: Provided, That the annual cost of the observations n Expenditure shall not exceed the sum of five thousand dollars per an- $5,000 a year, num. Approved, February 21, 1871. " [No. 47.] Joint Resolution Extending the time for the completion Mar. 2,1871. of the Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal. Vol. 16, p. 599. Resohed by the Senate and Bouse of 'Representatives of 'the pl ^« £ ° f r £°?J; United States of America in. Congress assembled, That the age Lake and - ' • •■ ■» ■ k Lake Superior § Canal ex- ed. to the third* dav of March, A. D. eighteen hundred and c. i6i; 1869, res! <,„™„4-„ +„,„ No. 16; 1872,0.66; seventy-two. i873,c!s23. time for the completion of the Portage Lake and Lake g^ 6 , Superior ship canal be, and the same is hereby, extended tend* Approved, March 2, 1871. 190 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1871- Mar. 3,1871. CHAP. 114.— An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil ex- Voi.ie,p.495. penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirty,. eighteen hundred and seventy-two, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and Jlouse of .Representatives of the United, States of America in Congress assembled, * * * ***** Miscellaneous Miscellaneous. — * * * ***** j U y R e Bro^ And Godfrey Weitzel, of the corps of engineers, United for work on Lou- st a tes army, and in charge of the improvement of the JandCiSai. ° Louisville canal, is hereby empowered and directed, sub- ject to the approval of the chief of said corps of engineers, to adjust and pay, out of any money appropriated for the improvement of said canal, to John B. Brown, any legal or equitable claim he may have against the United States arising out of his contract by him to perform wo'rk on said it to improvement of said canal, in eighteen hundred and sev- amount ° enty : Provided, That there shall not be paid to him in any event over eight thousand two hundred dollars, nor more under that sum than, together with any sums already paid him on account of said contract and work, shall be equal to the fair and reasonable value to the government of the work done by him for the government under such contract. * * * * * Approved, March 3, 1871. Mar. 3, 1871. CHAP. 118. — An Act Making appropriations for the repair, pres- Vol. 16, p. 538. ervation, and completion of certain public works on rivers and har- bors, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatvoes of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriations the following sums of money be, and are herebv, appro- for r6DBiir etc of • i 1 • « • i j ' if public works'on priated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury not borsf and har otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direc- tion of the Secretary of War, for the repair, preservation, and completion of the following public works hereinafter 1 named: superior. For improvement of Superior City harbor, Wisconsin, sixty thousand dollars. Marquette. For improvement of Marquette harbor, Lake Superior, Michigan, sixty thousand dollars. Green Bay. For improvement of Green Bay harbor, Wisconsin, sev- enteen thousand five hundred dollars. Manitowoc. For improvement of Manitowoc harbor, Wisconsin, eleven thousand dollars. Sheboygan. For improvement of Sheboygan harbor, Wisconsin, fif- teen thousand dollars. Port wasting- For improvement of Port Washington harbor, Wiscon- ■ ton " sin, fifteen thousand dollars. Milwaukee. For improvement of Milwaukee harbor, Wisconsin, thir- ty-eight thousand dollars. Mouth of Me- nominee River. 1871] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 191 For improvement of Racine harbor, Wisconsin, ten Eaoine - thousand dollars. For improvement of Kenosha harbor, Wisconsin, ten Kenosh " a - thousand dollars. For improvement of Two-Rivers harbor, Wisconsin, Two Rivers. twenty-five thousand dollars. For improvement of Ahnapee harbor, Wisconsin, twen- Ahna pee. ty-five thousand dollars. For improvement of harbor at mouth of Menomonee river, Wisconsin and Michigan, twenty-five thousand dollars. For improvement of the north and south branches of the R f v £ r rew9bur y Shrewsbury river, New Jersey, fourteen thousand dollars. For improvement of Aux Bees Scies harbor, Michigan, ( F A an\fort) Sele9 ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of South river, New Jerse}', fifteen South River - thousand dollars. For the removal of obstructions of Salem river, New Salem River - Jersey, four thousand dollars. For improvement of Manistee harbor, Michigan, nine bo Manistee Har_ thousand dollars. For improvement of Ouachita river from the Louisiana ^o™"* 1 ** Re- state line to the town of Arkadelphia, in the State of Ar- kansas, on said river, twenty -five thousand dollars. For improvement of Pere Marquette harbor, Michigan, qu ^tte e (Luding- ten thousand dollars. ton). For improvement of Pentwater harbor, Michigan, ten Pentwater - thousand dollars. For improvement of White River harbor, Michigan, (L Se" e RiTer twenty thousand dollars. For improvement of Muskegan harbor, Michigan, fifteen Muskegon. thousand dollars. For improvement of Grand Haven harbor, Michigan, six Grand Haven, thousand dollars. For improvement of Black Lake harbor, Michigan, ten (H 3 \ l iand)J' ake thousand dollars. For improvement of Saugutuck harbor, Michigan, ten saugatuck. thousand dollars. For improvement of Cheboygan harbor, Michigan, ten Cheboygan, thousand dollars. For improvement of South Haven harbor, Michigan, south Haven. fifteen thousand dollars. For improvement of Saint Joseph harbor, Michigan, ten stJose P h - thousand dollars. For improvement of Saint Mary's Falls canal and Saint canai Ma and ra st 3 Mary's river, Michigan, two hundred and fifty thousand Mar y s Riyei - dollars. For improvement of Au Sable river, Michigan, ten AuSabieRiver. thousand dollars. For harbor of refuge, Lake Huron, Michigan, one hun- (I f a * n r slaon. 1 ) dred thousand dollars[ a ]. "The location is at what was formerly known as Sandbeach. The town that, has since grown up is now called Harbor Beach. 192 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1871. Clinton River. p or improvement of Clinton river, Michigan, one thou- sand five hundred dollars. st. ciair flats. For improvement of Saint Clair flats, Michigan, one thousand five hundred dollars. Toledo. For improvement of Toledo harbor, Ohio, fifty thousand dollars. Ashtabula. For improvement of Ashtabula harbor, Ohio, fifteen thousand dollars. schuyikni For clearing and buoying the channel of the Schuylkill ' river, at its mouth, at Gibson's point, and above to the Chestnut Street bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ten thousand dollars. Erie Harbor. For improvement of Erie harbor, Pennsylvania, twenty- nine thousand dollars. Chicago. For improvement of Chicago harbor, Illinois, one hun- dred thousand dollars. caiumet. For harbor of refuge, at Calumet, Illinois, fifty thou- sand dollars. Michigan city. For infprovement of Michigan City harbor, Indiana, fifteen thousand dollars. Dunkirk. For improvement of Dunkirk harbor, New York, twenty- five thousand dollars. port Jefferson. For improvement of Port Jefferson harbor, Long Island, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. Buffalo. For improvement of Buffalo harbor, New York, one hundred thousand dollars. oicott. For improvement of Olcott harbor, New York, five thousand dollars. oak orchard. For improvement of Oak Orchard harbor, New York, ten thousand dollars. charlotte. For improvement of Charlotte harbor, New York, ten thousand dollars. Little sodus. Yor improvement of Little Sodus harbor, New York, , fifteen thousand dollars. puitneyviiie. For i mpr0 vement of Pultneyville harbor, New York, five thousand dollars. oswego. For improvement of Oswego harbor, New York, one hundred thousand dollars. ogdensburg. For improvement of Ogdensburg harbor, New York, twenty-five thousand dollars. piattsburg. For improvement of Plattsburg harbor, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. peconic River. j? or t Qe improvement of Peconic river, below the vil- lage of Riverhead, Long Island, five thousand dollars. Buriington.vt. ^or improvement of Burlington harbor, Vermont, thirty thousand dollars. Anthony 01 St ' For the preservation of the falls of Saint Anthony, and the navigation of the Mississippi river above the same, fifty thousand dollars. Ouachita. For improvement of the Ouachita river, in Louisiana, from the Arkansas State line to the mouth of said river, twenty-six thousand dollars. 1871.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 193 For improvement of the upper Mississippi river, andj^Pjg e Mi8 N a " removing snags and dredging, forty -two thousand dollars: paTuor Iny pa ° Provided, That no part of such sum shall be paid for the ented machine - use of any patent or patented machine in which any engi- neer or officer employed by the government may be inter- ested. For improvement of the Minnesota river, ten thousand Minnesota dollars. Blver - For improvement of the Rock Island rapids, one hun- R E °|p island dred and fifty thousand dollars. ap "' For improvement of the Des Moines rapids, two hun- »?> Moines dred and fifty thousand dollars. pi 9- For improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ar-„ Ml88 ? g8i SPi. i • u j i j cii ii i i ii Missouri, ana Ar- kansas rivers, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. kansas rivers. For improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi river, sl M j 0U |V f Mis " one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. For improvement of the falls of the Ohio river, and Lo ^ T ^ie er a a na Louisville canal, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Portland canal. For improvement of the Ohio river, fifty thousand dol- Ohio River. lars. For improvement of Queenstown harbor, Mar}'land, five Queenstown thousand dollars. " For improvement of harbor at Cambridge, Maryland, M ^ am bridge, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of the ship-channel in the Fatapsco ^^g^^jver river and Chesapeake bay, leading toward the harbor of Bay. Baltimore, fifty thousand dollars. For improvement of the channel at the mouth of Cape er Ca P eFearEiv - Fear river, North Carolina, seventy-five thousand dollars. For improvement of Roanoke river, below Weldon, RoanokeRiver. North Carolina, twenty thousand dollars. For improvement of the ship-channel in Charleston har- h&IJ,*/ leston bor, South Carolina, thirteen thousand dollars. For improvement of the James river, below Richmond, James Elyer - Virginia, fifty thousand dollars. For improvement of the Appomattox river, below Ri A P,P° mattox Petersburg, Virginia, fifty thousand dollars. For improvement of the Rappahannock river, Virginia, ^ppahannock fifteen thousand dollars. For improvement of the Hudson river, New York, forty Hudson River - thousand dollars. For improvement of the East river, New York, includ-^a^yerand ing Hell Gate, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For improvement of Pawtucket River, Rhode Island, R £ a r wtucket seven thousand dollars. For construction of breakwater at Block Island, Rhode Block island. Island, seventy-five thousand dollars. For improvement of Pawcatuck river, Rhode Island and R £| r w c a u c Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of Thames river, Connecticut, fifteen Thames River. thousand dollars. nnertieut For improvement of Connecticut river, above Hartford Ri ^° r . and below Holyoke, twenty thousand dollars. H. Doc. 425, 5&-3 13 194 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO flSH. Kiver nneoticut -^ or improvement of Connecticut river, below Hartford, thirty -five thousand dollars. New Haven. For improvement of New Haven harbor, Connecticut, forty thousand dollars. Housatonie For improvement of the Housatonic river, Connecticut, Elver ' fifteen thousand dollars. Bridgeport. For improvement of Bridgeport harbor, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars. TauntonRiver. For improvement of Taunton river, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. Hyannis. For improvement of Hyannis harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. Provincetown. For improvement of Provincetown harbor, Massachu- setts, six thousand dollars. Plymouth. For improvement of Plymouth harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. Boston. j- or improvement of Boston harbor, Massachusetts, one hundred thousand dollars. ^Merrimac Riv- -gov improvement of Merrimac river, above Haverhill,. Massachusetts, twenty -five thousand dollars. River? 11 ebunk For improvement of Kennebunk river, Maine, five thousand dollars. Gaeo River. For improvement of Saco river, Maine, fifteen thousand dollars. Portland. For improvement of Portlan d Harbor, Maine, forty thou- sand dollars, cocheco River. For improvement of the Cocheco river, within the town. of Dover, New Hampshire, ten thousand dollars. Kennebec For improvement of Kennebec river, above Hallowell, Maine, ten thousand dollars. Kennebec For improvement of Kennebec river, between Gardiner and Richmond, Maine, five thousand dollars. Gut. For improvement of navigation at the ' ' Gut"[°], opposite Bath, Maine, six thousand five hundred dollars. Penobscot For improvement of the Penobscot river, at Bangor, and h "' u ' below, Maine, fifty thousand dollars. other rivers in For improvement of Union river, Maine, fifteen thousand Maine ' dollars. For improvement of Royal's river, Maine, ten thousand dollars. Narraguagus For improvement of Narragaugus river, Maine, twelve thousand dollars. suiitvan River. For improvement of Sullivan river, Maine, ten thousand. dollars. Rivers in Ar- For improvement of White, Black, and Little Red rivers, ' : " in the State of Arkansas, ten thousand dollars, st. Francis For improvement of Saint Francis river, in the State of Arkansas, ten thousand dollars. Little Missouri For improvement of the Little Missouri river, in the State of Arkansas, ten thousand dollars. Cumberland For improvement of the Cumberland river, below Nash- ver, enn. v [\\ e ^ Tennessee, thirty thousand dollars. a The Gut is a part of Sasanoa (or Back) Eiver. 1871.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 195 For improvement of Galveston harbor, Texas, twenty Galveston. thousand dollars. For construction of breakwater at Wilmington harbor, Wilmington. California, two hundred thousand dollars. For improvement of the Umpqua river, Oregon, twenty- umpquaRiver. two thousand five hundred dollars. For the improvement of the bar at the mouth of the Saint st.johns River, John's river, Florida, fifteen thousand dollars. Fla ' For improvement of Mobile harbor, Alabama, fifty thou- Mobile. sand dollars. For improvement of the Osage river, Missouri, twenty- Osage River, five thousand dollars. For improvement of the harbor at Du Luth, Minnesota, Duiuth. sixty thousand dollars. For improvement of the Willamette river, aboveOregon R .wniamette city, Oregon, sixteen thousand dollars. For examination and surveys for improvement on thef ? u 7mpr e ve- northern and northwestern lakes and rivers, and the At- ments on lakes, i .. j -r, •/. . jo .. '■ o nvers.andcoasts. lantic and .Pacific coasts, and tor contingencies or rivers and harbors not provided for in this act, one hundred and seventy -five thousand dollars. Sec. 2. That all moneys heretofore appropriated for the appropriating improvement of the Tennessee river, and still unexpended, for improvement shall be expended, under the direction of the Secretary of RivJrfhowto be War, for the repair and completion of the works heretofore expended. begun between Knoxville and Chattanooga, and for the continuation of the works now in progress below Chatta- nooga, including the Muscle shoals. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed to or ^ a ™ in ^ ^ cause examinations or surveys, or both, to be made at the both, to be made following points, namely: at various pointe ' At Galveston harbor, from the outer bar up to the Red Fish bar, on or nearest to the west shore; At Mississippi city for harbor on Mississippi sound; At Black river, Missouri, to Poplar bluff; At Cur rent river, Missouri, from its mouth to Van Buren; At Otter creek, Vermont; AtNolfolk harbor, Virginia; At Eureka harbor, and at Santa Cruz, California; At Passaic river, between Newark and at Passaic, New Jersey; For ship canal from the head of Sturgeon bay, Wiscon- sin, on the line now opened across the portage through the timber to the shore of Lake Michigan, with estimates for constructing the same one hundred feet wide and thirteen feet deep; At East Chester creek or inlet, New York; At Port Chester harbor, New York; At ftondout harbor, Hudson river, New York; At Maumee river, above Toledo, Ohio; At Fourche La Faive [Fourche Le Fevre] river, Arkan- sas; For resurveying of Monroe harbor, Michigan; 196 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1871. For survey and estimate for removing middle ground at the mouth of Black river, in Saint Clair river, Michigan; Harbor at Stonington, Connecticut; At Grand Marais, Michigan; At Neabsco bay, Virginia; At Accotink bay, Virginia; At Savannah harbor, Georgia; At Well's harbor, Maine; At Coosa river, Alabama; At Huntington harbor, on south coast of Long Island sound* And to complete the survey of the Cumberland river, and the resurvey of the Tennessee river, from Brown's ferry to Florence, Alabama; At Choctawhatchee river, Florida; At Aquia creek, Virginia; For survey of White river, from Buffalo shoals to the mouth of James fork, Missouri; For the survey of the Wabash river, from its mouth to the city of Lafayette; For survey of the Monongahela river, from New Geneva, in Pennsylvania, to Morgantown, in West Virginia; For a survey beginning at or near Guntersville, on the Tennessee river, to the headwaters of the Warrior and Coosa rivers, in Alabama, with a view of determining the practicability of uniting the waters of the Tennessee river with the waters of the Warrior or Coosa river for the pur- poses of navigation, and estimates for necessary locks and dams to extend the navigation on said river to the last- named place; For examination and survey of the Etowah river, from its mouth up to Cartersville, Georgia, and also for exami- nation and survey of Atchafalaya bay and Calcasieu pass, Louisiana; Of the Oostenaula river; from Rome, Georgia, up to the mouth of the Coosawattee; At Chattahoochee river, below Columbus, Georgia; At the mouth of the Saint John's river, from the outer bar to Jacksonville, Florida; At the mouth of the Saint Mark's river, from Spanish hole to Saint Mark's, Florida; At Apalachicola bay, Florida; At Tampa bay, at Tampa, Florida; For resurvey of Fifteen-mile falls [Connecticut River]; At Elizabeth and Nansemond rivers, Virginia; At Camden, Arkansas, to Trinity, Louisiana, on Ouachita river; At Goldsboro, North Carolina, to the mouth of Neuse river; At the mouth of Licking river, Kentucky, for harbor of refuge; For survey of the Cape Fear and Deep rivers, as far up as La Grange, North Carolina; 1871] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 197 At Cuivre river, Missouri, from its mouth to Moscow Mills; At Bayou Bartholomew, from its mouth to the Arkansas State line; For the examination and survey of the Tangipaha and Chifuncte rivers, in the State of Louisiana; For the survey of Horse Shoe shoals, in the Delaware river, below Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; For the survey of the harbor of Norwalk, Connecticut; For surveying the mouths of Quanticoand Choppa Wam- asic bays, Virginia; For examination and survey of Red river, from the mouth to a point above the raft in Louisiana. Sec. 4. That the unexpended balances of appropriations unexpended made by the act approved July eleven, eighteen hundred propriatlons t> P y and seventy, entitled "An act making appropriations for "appropriated. ' the repair, preservation, and completion of certain public works in [on] rivers and harbors, and for other purposes, for the fiscal year ending June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy -one," are hereby reappropriated rfor the purposes therein specified: Provided, That any part of the appropri- Provim. ations made by this act may, at the discretion of the Secre- tary of War, be applied during the current fiscal year. Approved, March 3, 1871. CHAP. 197. — An Act For the relief of Charles Cooper, Goshom A. Mar. 3, 1871. Jones, Jerome Rowley, William Hannegan, and John Hannegan. Vol. 16, p. 700. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That nl^negan J and Charles Cooper, Goshom A. Jones, Jerome Rowley, Wil- their. sureties to l 7 / v * hp rplpflspo fro m liam Hannegan, and John Hannegan be, and they are liability on their hereby, released and discharged from all liability to the infract forTm- United States under and by reason of their bond executed provement of thereto to secure the faithful performance, by the said ids? ° mes ap ' William Hannegan and John Hannegan, of their contract with the government of the United States for the improve- ment of Des Moines rapids, of the Mississippi river, in the State of Iowa, and that the action at law, now pending in the circuit court of the United States for the sixth circuit and northern district of Ohio to enforce said bond, be dis- continued by the proper officer of the government, at the costs of the defendants. Approved, March 3, 1871. CHAP. 14.— An Act Relating to the harbor at Buffalo, New York. Apr. 16, 1871. Vol. 17, p. 4. 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 authorized, when in his judgment harbor a«uffaio he thinks it will be for the interest of the United States, byjsecretary of to extend or continue the contract for the improvement of War - 198 LAWS OF UNITED 8TATE8 RELATING TO [1871. the harbor at Buffalo, made and entered into upon the twentieth day of January, eighteen hundred and sixty- eight. Approved, April 15, 1871. Apr. 20, 1871. CHAP. 21. — An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies Vol. 17, p. 5. j n the appropriations for the service of the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and for additional appropriations for the service of the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen Hundred and seventy-two, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * * ***** pier at Lewes, Sec. 10. That the appropriation for building a pier at mo, c. 292, §§ Lewes, Delaware, contained in sections twelve and thirteen fi^miX'z&M. °f the Act approved July fifteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, entitled "An act making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the government for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy -one, and for other purposes," be, and the same is hereby, continued until June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two. ***** Approved, April 20, 1871. Mar. 1,1872. CHAP. 23. — An Act Extending the time for the completion of the Vol. 17, p. 32. Green Bay and Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, in the ~ State of Wisconsin. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Time for com- the time f or the completion of the Green Bay and Stur- lay m Ind Ur Lake geon Bay and Lake Michigan ship canal be, and the same is Sai S extendea? hereby, extended to the tenth day of April, anno Domini 1866, c. 32. eighteen hundred and seventy-four. Approved, March 1, 1872. Mar. 5,1872. CHAP. 36.— An Act To provide for the survey of the harbor and Vol. 17, p. 36. r i V er at Washington, D. 0. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That eon°ti 1 SSed lrT for the ci } iei of engineers of the United States Army, the harbor and river superintendent of the coast survey, the engineer in charge at ^Washington, £ p u ku c buildings and grounds, the governor of the Dis- 1873, c. 233; 1874, trict of Columbia, Alexander R. Shepherd, and Carlisle P. Patterson, who shall serve without compensation, are To serve with- hereby created a board of survey, and are empowered out pay. an( j instructed to examine into the condition of the har- bors and landings for vessels from the Anacostia bridge, on the eastern branch, along the entire water-front of the city 1872.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 1 9£ °f Washington and Georgetown, to the head of tide- water. And the said board are directed to report to Congress, at Their duties, as early a day as practicable, a full and comprehensive plan for opening, improving, and developing the water- channel so as to secure the best possible harbor facilities along said water-front. And the said board are also directed to take into consideration the sanitary effect upon the city of Washington, and the feasibility of reclaiming, in any improvements suggested, the swamp and marsh lands along said water-front: Provided, That any expense Expenses. attending said report shall not exceed one thousand dol- lars, and shall be paid by the District of Columbia. Approved, March 5, 1872. CHAP. 66. — An Act Extending the time for the completion of the Mar. 27, 1872. Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal. Vol. 17, p. 44. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That j T *,™® f ° f r | ™- time for the completion of the Portage Lake and Lake Su- age Lake and perior Ship Canal be, and the same is hereby, extended to swp 6 calXex- the third day of March, anno Domini eighteen hundred and te °^ d - nno ,_ j_ j_l " lODO, C. J.U2J loot}. seventy-three. c. i6i-, 1869, Res; Approved, March 27, 1872. isSifM"- " 7; CHAP. 123.— An Act For the relief of R. Nelson Gere. Apr. 26, 1872. , _ Vol. 17, p. 658. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That contract with the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized to for breakwater cancel the contract entered into by R. Nelson Gere, of the cLelfedf t0 be city of Syracuse, New York, in the year eighteen hundred and seventy-one, for building a breakwater in the harbor of Oswego, in said State of New York, and to release said Gere therefrom. Approved, April 26, 1872. CHAP. 172. — An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies Ma y 18 . 1872. in the appropriations for tlM^rvice of the Government for the fiscal Vol. 17, p. 122. year ending June thirty, gs'ereeen hundred and seventy-two, and for former years, and for other^urposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * * ***** Sec. 4. That the appropriation for building a pier at f0 ^°^^ Lewes, Delaware, contained in sections twelve and thirteen Dei., continued.' of the act approved July fifteen, eighteen hujidred and 13 * ig?i%!ifi87i; seventy, entitled "An act making appropriations for sun- c ' 233 >H. dry civil expenses of the government for the year ending 200 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1872. June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, and for other purposes," be, and the same is hereby, continued until June thirty, eighteen hundred and seventy-three. ***** Approved, May 18, 1872. May 21, 1872. CHAP. 186. — An Act To authorize the city of Buffalo, New York, Vol. 17, 'p. 139. to construct a tunnel under Niagara River, and to erect and maintain '■ — '■ an inlet-pier therefrom, for the purpose of supplying the city of Buffalo with pure water. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That ^city of Buffalo ^ s h a u an( j raa y be lawful for the City of Buffalo, in the tunnefunderNi- State of New York, to construct and maintain a tunnel "S,c'™' et °' under Black Rock harbor and Niagara river, extending not more than seven hundred feet outside of Bird Island pier, and to erect and maintain an inlet-pier therefrom, said inlet-pier to be located not more than seven hundrad feet outside of said Bird Island pier. Approved, May 21, 1872. May 27,1872. CHAP. 219.— An Act To "authorize the Secretary of War to accept Vol. 17, p. 162. t jj e peninsula in Lake Erie, opposite the harbor of Erie, in the State of Pennsylvania. Be it enacted by the Senate and Mouse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That wa^ma Accept ^Secretary °^ War be, and he is hereby, authorized and utie to peninsula empowered to receive and accept from the Marine Hospital ^ite ke harbor of °f Pennsylvania, a corporation duly incorporated by the Erie, Pa„ etc. commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the title to a piece or parcel of land, being the peninsula lying to the northward of and inclosing the bay of Presque Isle, and containing two thou- sand and twenty-four acres, more or less, to be neld by the fovernment of the United States for the protection of the arbor of Erie: Provided, That the deed conveying the same shall not be received or accepted until the title to the same is complete and indefeasible, nor unless the accept- ance thereof shall be recommended by a board of officers of the corps of engineers appointed by the President. Approved May 27, 1872. - .* s K£> ' June 8, 1872. CHAP. 372.— An Act For the relief of Samuel Black and Albert Vol. 17, p. 679. K. Cooper. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Payment to Godfrey Weitzel, of the corps of engineers, United States and 111 Albert 1 r. army, and in charge of the improvement of the Louisville onLovu'svnieand cana l' * s hereby empowered and directed, subject to the Portland canal, approval of the chief of said corps of engineers, to adjust 1872.] IMPROVEMENT OF EIVER8 AND HABBOBS. 201 and pay, out of any money appropriated for the improve- ment of said canal, to Samuel Black and Albert E. Cooper any legal or equitable claim they may have against the United States arising out of their contract to perform work on said improvement of said canal in eighteen hundred and seventy and eighteen hundred and seventy-one: Provided, That there shall not be paid to them, in any event, over Limit to twenty thousand dollars, nor more under that sum than, amount - together with any sums already paid to them on account of said contract and work, shall be equal to the fair and reason- able value to the government of the work done by them for the government under such contract. Approved, June 8, 1872. CHAP. 415. — An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil ex- June 10 > 1872 - penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, Vol- 17, p. 347. eighteen hundred and seventy-three, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- priated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy- three, viz. : ***** Miscellaneous objects. — * * * * * * * * To enable the Secretary of War to pay the expenses in- tw ^ tt ^nTted curred, on the part of the United States, in the arbitration states and Green had between the United States and the Green Bay andpo.^rox' Sra Mississippi Canal Company, thirteen thousand seven hun- improvements. dred and thirteen dollars and ninety-seven cents. ***** Approved, June 10, 1872. CHAP. 416. — An Act Making appropriations for the repair, preser- June 10 > 1872 - vation, and completion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, Vol- 17, p. 370. and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That la ^lllyt^l the following sums of money be, and are hereby, a PP r °- ^ p ^ >1 e ^ s w ° r ^| priated, to be paid out of any money in the treasury notSarborl. otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the repair, preservation, and completion of the following public works hereinafter named: For the improvement of Du Luth harbor, Minnesota, £^°*' fifty thousanddollars: Provided, That no part of said sum 202 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1872. Superior. Marquette. Menominee. Ahnapee. Two Rivers. Sheboygan. Port Washing- ton. Kenosha. Chicago. Calumet. Michigan City, New Buffalo. Green Bay and Mississippi Ca- nal Co. for its property. 1870. c. 210. Frankfort. Manistee. Pere Mar- quette (Luding- ton). Pentwater. White River (Lake). Muskegon. Grand Haven. shall be expended so as to injure the harbor of Superior City, Wisconsin. For the improvement of Superior City harbor, Wiscon- sin, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Marquette harbor, Michigan, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Menomonee harbor, Michigan and Wisconsin, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Ahnapee harbor, Wisconsin, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Two Rivers harbor, Wisconsin, twenty*-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Sheboygan harbor, Wisconsin, eighteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Port Washington harbor, Wis- consin, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Kenosha harbor, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Chicago harbor, Illinois, ninety thousand dollars. For the improvement of Calumet harbor, Illinois, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Michigan City harbor, Indiana, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of New Buffalo harbor, Michigan, five thousand dollars. For payment to the Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company, for so much of all and singular its property and rights of property in and to the line of water communica- tion between the Wisconsin river and the mouth of the Fox river, including its locks, dams, canals, and franchises, as were under the act of Congress for the improvement of water communication between the Mississippi river and Lake Michigan by the Wisconsin and Fox rivers, approved July seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy, reported by the Secretary of War to be needed, in his communication to the House of Representatives dated March eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy -two, one hundred and forty-five thou- sand dollars. For the improvement of Frankfort harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Manistee harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pcre Marquette harbor, Michi- gan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pentwater harbor, Michigan, thirty thousand dollars. For the improvement of White River harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Muskegon harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Grand Haven harbor, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. 1872.] IMPROVEMENT OV RIVERS AND HARBORS. 203 For the improvement of Black Lake harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saugatuck harbor, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of South Haven harbor, Michigan, twelve thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saint Joseph harbor, Michigan, three thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saint Mary's river and Saint Mary's Falls canal, Michigan, three hundred thousand dol- lars, of which sum fifteen thousand dollars may be applied to secure the right of way. For the improvement of Cheboygan harbor, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Au Sable river, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Harbor of Refuge, on Lake Huron, one hundred thousand dollars. For the improvement of the mouth of Black river, in St. Clair river, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saint Clair flats, Michigan, four thousand dollars. For the improvement of Toledo harbor, Ohio, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Sandusky river, Ohio, ten thou- sand dollars. For the improvement of Sandusky City harbor, Ohio, thirteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Ashtabula harbor, Ohio, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Vermillion harbor, Ohio, five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Erie harbor, Pennsylvania, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement .of Dunkirk harbor, New York, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Port Clinton harbor, Ohio, eight thousand dollars. For the improvement of Rocky River harbor, Ohio, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Maumee river above Toledo, Ohio, seven thousand dollars. For the improvement of Monroe harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Buffalo harbor, New York, sev- enty-five thousand dollars; and the unexpended balance heretofore appropriated for building sea-wall at Buffalo. For the improvement of Olcott harbor, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Oak Orchard harbor, New York, two thousand five hundred dollars. For the improvement of Pultney ville harbor, New York, ten thousand dollars. Black Lake (Holland). Saugatuck. South Haven. St. Joseph. St. Marys River and St. Marys Falls Canal. Cheboygan. Au Sable River. Sandbeach (Harbor Beach). Mouth of Black River. St. Clair flats. Toledo. Sandusky River. Sandusky. Ashtabula. Vermilion. Erie. Dunkirk. Port Clinton. Rocky River. Maumee River. Monroe. Buffalo. Olcott. Oak Orchard. Pultneyville. 204 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1 ™. Little sodus. For the improvement of Little Sodus harbor, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. Great sodus. For the improvement of Big Sodus harbor, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. Oswego. For the improvement of Oswego harbor, New York, one hundred thousand dollars, ogdensburg. For the improvement of Ogdensburgh harbor, New York, ten thousand dollars, piattsburg. For the improvement of Plattsburgh harbor, New York, ten thousand dollars. Burlington. For the improvement of Burlington harbor, Vermont, thirty thousand dollars, otter creek. For the improvement of Otter creek, Vermont, from Vergennes to its outlet on Lake Champlain, ten thousand dollars. Dredge, etc., For dredge and snag boats on the Upper Mississippi boats on upper . j! j. j. xi_ j j 11 Mississippi. river, torty-two thousand dollars. MinnesotaRiv- Yot the improvement of the Minnesota river, Minne- sota, ten thousand dollars. Des Moines For the improvement of the Des Moines rapids, Missis- napids. sippi river, four hundred thousand dollars. Ra^ds Island For the improvement of the Rock Island rapids, Missis- sippi river, fifty thousand dollars. thon 1S ete StAn " ^ or tfa e P reser vation of the Falls of Saint Anthony, Minnesota, and the navigation of the Mississippi river above the same, fifty thousand dollars. Mj^vu^'etc 1, ^ or improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Ar- rivera. ' " kansas rivers, ninety thousand dollars; ^Little Missouri Yor improvement of the Little Missouri river, ten thou- sand dollars. Ouachita Riv- ]?or improvement of the Ouachita river, in Arkansas, sixty thousand dollars; And further improvement of the Ouachita river, in Louisiana, forty thousand dollars. Rivei\ 0Ilgahela For the improvement of the Monongahela river between Morgantown and New Geneva, in accordance with the plan submitted by General A. A. Humphreys in his report to the Houseof Representatives dated February fourteenth, eight- een hundred and seventy-two, twenty -five thousand dollars, owo River. For the improvement of the Ohio river, and the harbors thereof, including the repair of the Cumberland dam, two hundred thousand dollars. Osage River. For the improvement of the Osage river, Missouri, twenty-five thousand dollars. current River. For the improvement of Currant river, Missouri, five thousand dollars. of ale Ohio Falls ^ or * be cont i nu i n g the work on the canal at the Falls of secretary of the Ohio river, three hundred thousand dollars. And the oo a ^!ss eport to Secretary of War is hereby directed to report to Congress, at its next session, or sooner, if practicable, the condition of said canal, and the provisions necessary to relieve the same from incumbrance, with a view to such legislation as will render the same free to commerce at the earliest practi- cable period, subject only to such tolls as may be necessary er. m2 -l IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 205 for the superintendence and repair thereof, which shall not, after the passage of this act, exceed five cents per ton. For the improvement of the Mississippi river between Mississippi the mouth of the Illinois river and the mouth of the Mis- BlYer- souri river, twenty -five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Mississippi river between the mouth of the Missouri river, and the mouth of the Merrimac river, one hundred. thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Wabash river, Indiana, com- Wabash River, mencing at its mouth, fifty thousand dollars. For the continuation of the work now in progress on the Tennessee Tennessee river, below Chattanooga, including the Muscle lver ' shoals, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Tennessee river, between Knoxville and Chattanooga, twenty-five thousand dollars. For th&improvement of Cumberland river, in Tennessee, Cumberland twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi jMouth of Mis- river, Louisiana, one hundred and fifty-five thousand dol- " 8Slpp lver ' lars. For the improvement of Tones bayou, Louisiana, twenty Tones Ba y° u - thousand dollars. For improvement of Calcasieu pass, in the State of Loui- Calcasieu Pass, siana, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of bar in Galveston bay, ten thou- ^J^bo? Bay sand dollars, and for improvement of the harbor of Gal- a " veston, Texas, thirty-one thousand dollars. For the improvement of Cypress bayou, near Jefferson, cypressBayou. Texas, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Tangipahoa river, Louisiana, Ei ^° gipahoa two thousand five hundred dollars. For removing the raft in Red river, Louisiana, onehun- RedRiverraft. dred and fifty thousand dollars. For removing the wreck of the gunboat Oregon, in the b0 Y t r f£L^ gun " Chifuncte river, Louisiana, six thousand dollars. For dredging the bar at the mouth of the harbor of Cedar ,.?!£$$$££" Keys, Florida, seven thousand five hundred dollars. For dredging the bar at the mouth of Saint John's river, st. Johns River. Florida, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Mobile harbor and bay, Alabama, an M °Bay. Harbor seventy-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the ship-channel in Charleston ^chariestonHar- harbor, South Carolina, thirty-eight thousand seven hun- dred dollars. For removing obstructions in Ashepoo river, South Caro- Asne P°° Kiver - lina, one thousand three hundred dollars. And the amount T °?; n r? omattox For the improvement of the Appomattox river below Petersburgh, Virginia, forty thousand dollars. Aquia creek. For the improvement of Aquia creek, Virginia, one thou- sand five hundred dollars. a c c o 1 1 n k For fche improvement of Accotink creek, Virginia, five thousand dollars. KoanokeRiver. For the improvement of the Roanoke river below Weldon, North Carolina, ten thousand dollars. cape Fear Riv- For the impro vena ent of Cape Fear river, below. W ilming- ton, North Carolina, one hundred thousand dollars. Queenstown. For the improvement of Queenstown harbor, Maryland, six thousand dollars. worton. For the improvement of Worton harbor, Maryland, twelve thousand dollars. Cambridge. j< or the improvement of Cambridge harbor, Maryland, ten thousand dollars. Northeast Riv- For the improvement of Northeast river, Maryland, ten thousand dollars. Wicomico Riv- For the improvement of the Wicomico river [°], Mary- land, five thousand dollars. schuyikm Eiv- For clearing and improving the channel of the Schuyl- kill river from its mouth to the Chestnut-street bridge, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, forty thousand dollars, of which sum sufficient is to be used for removing the rock between Locust street and the said bridge. Wilmington. For the improvement of Wilmington narbor, Delaware, ten thousand dollars. Newcastle. For the repair of pier of the ice-harbor at New Castle, Delaware, and for building a new pier at said harbor, twenty-seven thousand dollars. ^Delaware Riv- For the improvement of Delaware river, between Tren- ton and Bordentown, New Jersey, ten thousand dollars. Hudson River. For the improvement of the Hudson river, New York, forty thousand dollars. East River. For the removal of obstructions in the East river, New York, including Hell Gate, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. River! Tidence F° r the improvement of Providence river, Rhode Island, ten thousand dollars. River. w ' u c k e * For the improvement of Pawtucket river, Rhode Island, ten thousand dollars. Passaic River. p 01 . the improvement of the Passaic river, between New- ark and Passaic, New Jersey, twenty-five thousand dollars. port cheater. p or j ne improvement and removal of rocks in Port Cles- ter [sic] harbor, New York, twelve thousand dollars. a On the eastern shore. er. er. 1872.1 IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 207 Rondout. Block Island. Pawcatuck. Thames Elver. Connecticut New Haven. Housatonic River. For the improvement of Roundout harbor, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the breakwater at Block island, Rhode Island, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pawcatuck river, Rhode Island and Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Thames River, Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Connecticut river, below Hartford, Connecticut, including Say brook bar at the mouth Elver ' of the river, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Connecticut river on or above Enfield falls and below Holyoke, twenty -five thousand dol- lars. For the improvement of New Haven harbor, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Housatonic river, Connecti- cut, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Bridgeport harbor, Connecticut, Bridgeport. forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Norwalk harbor, Connecticut, between the stone bridge and the railroad drawbridge, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Port Jefferson harbor, Long Island, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Peconic river, Long Island, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Huntington harbor, Long Island, New York, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. For the improvement of the Narragaugus river, Maine, ten thousand dollars. For the improvment of Sullivan river and Sullivan falls, Maine, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Penobscot river, Maine, forty Penobscot riv thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Kennebec river, Maine, eight Kennebec Riv thousand dollars. For the improvement of Royals river, Maine, ten thou- sand dollars. For the improvement of Portland harbor and Back bay, Maine, forty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saco river, Maine, fifteen thou- sand dollars. For the improvement of Richmond's Island,Maine, twenty thousand dollars. For removing rock in Gloucester harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Boston harbor, Massachusetts, seventy-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Taunton river, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Plymouth harbor, Massachu- setts, two thousand five hundred dollars. Norwalk. Port Jefferson. Peconic River. Huntington. Narraguagus River. Sullivan River and Falls. Royals River. Portland. Saco River. Richmond land. Gloucester. Taunton River. Plymouth. 208 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1872. Edgartown. p or the improvement of Edgartown harbor, Massachu- setts, twenty thousand dollars. provincetown. For the improvement of Provincetown harbor, Massachu- setts, five thousand dollars. weiis. For the improvement of Wells harbor, Maine, five thou- sand dollars. weiifleet. Yor removal of rocks at entrance of Wellfleet harbor, Massachusetts, five thousand dollars. Merrimac Riv- jp or the improvement of the Merrimac river above Ha- verhill, Massachusetts, twenty-five thousand dollars. Duxbury. p or t ne improvement of Duxbury harbor, Massachu- setts, ten thousand dollars. wareham. p or the improvement of Wareham harbor, Massachu- setts, ten thousand dollars; meSe Hivw 1Ua " ^ or * ne improvement of the Lower Willamette river, Oregon, fifty thousand dollars. wafilver 00111 ™ ^ or * ne improvement of the Upper Columbia river, Oregon, fifty thousand dollars. san Francisco. jp or t ne rem0 val of Rincon rock, in the harbor of San Francisco, California, fifty thousand dollars. Wilmington. j? or t ne improvement of the breakwater at Wilmington, California, seventy-five thousand dollars. River mbisbee For * ne improvement of the Tombigbee river, ten thou- 1873,0.233. sand dollars. New Haven. For removal of rocks at New Haven harbor, Connec- ticut, fifteen thousand dollars. cocheco River. For improvement of Cocheco river within the town of Dover, New Hampshire, ten thousand dollars. Black River. j^ or i m p rov ement of Black River harbor, Ohio, twenty thousand dollars. surveys, etc.. For surveys and examinations, with a view to the im- for improvement j. ^c • j i_ i. i_ij j njn ofriveraandhar-provement of rivers and harbors, one hundred and nfty bors - thousand dollars. Examinations Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed to both/toTe made cause examinations or surveys, or both, to be made at the atTariouspoints - following points, namely: At Keyport harbor, New Jersey; channel between Staten island and New Jersey; At Cohansey creek, New Jersey; At Bear creek, Lake Ontario, New York; At Waddington harbor, New York; For a breakwater at Rouse's Point, on Lake Champlain, New York; At Port Austin and Port Crescent, Michigan; At the mouth of Pensaukie river, Wisconsin; At Waukegan harbor, Illinois; The Machias river, Maine; At Wickford harbor and Newport harbor, Rhode Island; The east side of Providence river, between Field's point and Fox point, Rhode Island; At Port Orford, Oregon; At Estero bay[ a ], San Louis Obispo county, California; o Known also as El Moro Harbor. 1872.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 209 At the mouths of Nomoni creek and Occoquan river, Virginia; The bay or sound from Delaware line through Worces- ter county to Chincoteague inlet, Virginia, with a view to an inlet at or near a place called the Hommacks; For ship-canal between the waters of Galveston bay and Saline [Sabine] lake, Texas; Chester river at Kent Island narrows, Maryland; Saint Francis river, from Greenville down, Missouri; Gasconade river, Missouri; Tombigbee river, between Fulton and Columbus, Mis- sissippi; Harbor of Cedar Keys and channel to same, Florida; Niantic river, Connecticut; The bars at the outlet of Sabine pass, Texas; The Mississippi river between the mouth of the Missouri river and the mouth of the Ohio river; West end of the pass [Sabine Pass] at and near Bio [Blue] Buck point, Texas; The bar at the mouth of Sabine river in Sabine lake, and to extend up the main channel of said river to the town of Belzora; At the mouth of the Nuches [Neches] river, in Sabine lake, and to extend up the main channel of said river to the town of Boonville, at the point where the Angelica [Angelina] river falls into the Nuches [Neches] river, and to extend up the main channel of said river to the town of Pattonia, Texas; At the mouth of the Trinity river, in Galveston bay, and to extend up the main channel of said river to the town of Magnolia, Texas; Washington harbor, North Carolina; Edenton harbor, North Carolina; Mouth of Mackay's creek, North Carolina; Chippewa river up to Chippewa falls, Wisconsin; Harbor at Swanton, Vermont; Harbor at Galveston, Texas; At Apalachicola river, from Chattahooche, Florida, to Apalachicola; At Chattahooche river, from Columbus, Georgia, to Chat- tahooche, Florida; At Flint river, from Albany, Georgia, to Chattahooche, Florida; For survey of breakwater at Milford, Connecticut; Mouth of Pine river, Michigan ; The harbor of San Diego, California; Mouth of Grand Calumet river, Indiana; Great Kanawha river, from the Great falls to the mouth, West Virginia; To complete the survey of the James river and Kanawha canal; H. Doc. 425, 58-3 14 210 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1873. For survey of Camden harbor, Maine; For a sea-wall or breakwater at Trinidad harbor, Cali- fornia; Of the -channel and bank at entrance of Salem harbor; On Merrimack river, Massachusetts, from Haverhill to Newburyport, including Duck Hole and Currier Shoals; The New river, from the mouth of Greenbrier, in West Virginia, to the lead mines, in Wythe county, Virginia; At St. Helena bar, in the Columbia river, Oregon; For survery [sic] for the removal of wrecks of gun-boats, steamers, and other obstructions placed in Yazoo river dur- ing thewar, and for theresurvey of Savannah harbor; The Delaware river between Trenton and Easton; For the survey of the river St. Mary's, in Ohio and Indiana; For the survey of the Minnesota river above the mouth of the Yellow Medicine, Minnesota, in examina- S EC . 3. That in the examinations or surveys of all points sec n retaiy 8 o£Wa? mentioned in the foregoing section, the Secretary of War amoun^of'ton^ke directed to ascertain, as far as practicable, the amount nage of commer- f tonnage of commercial business during the previous year previous, year at each point, together with such other facts as bear etc - upon the question of the contemplated improvement, and that he communicate the same, together with his report of the examination or survey of such point, to Congress: proviso. Provided, That so much of the amount herewith appropri- ated for the survey of rivers and harbors as is requisite for contingencies, may be used for said purpose. Approved, June 10, 1872. Jan. 8, 1873. CHAP. 19. — An Act To provide for the removal of the sunken Vol. 17, p. 406. wrec k w hich now obstructs the channel-way off Sandy Hook. Be it enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriation the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof wreckofschoon- as may be necessary, be, and the same hereby is, appropri- fer c *ronk H " east a ted, to be expended under the direction of the Seci'etary ward of Fiynns of War, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise swash' andM^S appropriated, for the purpose of removing the sunken Lower Ne^Yoit wrec " t which now obstructs the channel- way off Sandy Bay, oft sandy Hook, New York: Provided, That nothing herein con- °Provieo tained or any action to be had hereunder shall relieve from liability to repay such expenditure any one responsible for said obstruction. Approved, January 8, 1873. 1873.] IMPROVEMENT OF BIVEBS AND HARBORS. 211 t °i?' a ' I> ' 54 -~ An Act Authorizing the Secretary of War to contract Jan. 23, 1873. tor Uie construction of a light-draught snag-boat to ply on the Missis- Vol. 17, p. 418. sippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That ^"draff '™a ' the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized to con- boat may be Ion? tract for the construction of a light-draught snag-boat to tracted ply on the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers: Provided, That said contract shall not require more than W haf appropX twenty -five thousand dollars over and above the amount Un- available for such purpose, to be taken from the next appropriation made for the improvement of said rivers. Approved, January 23, 1873. CHAP. 69. — An Act For the relief of Margaret Fillebrown. Jan. 24, 1873. Vol. 17, p. 717. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives - of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Payment to the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby directed to pay brown" ret Fllle " Margaret Fillebrown, the widow of the late Henry C. Fillebrown, who lost his life by being drowned in the Coosa river, in the State of Alabama, while engaged in the serv- ice of the United States as an engineer, the salary the said Henry C. Fillebrown would have been entitled to have received, from the day of his death, viz. : August eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy -one, to the end of the fiscal year in which his death occurred, had he remained in said service, being at the rate of two hundred dollars per month. Approved, January 24, 1873. CHAP. 233. — An Act Making appropriations for the repair, pres- Mar. 3, 1873. ervation, and completion of certain public works on rivers ana harbors, Vol. 17, p. 560. and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, vn Conqress assemiled,Tha,t , Appropriations iL j; n £ i_ j i_ u for repair, etc., the following sums or money be, and are hereby, appro- f public works priated, to be paid out of any monej r in the treasury not^ rb ^ ers and otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the repair, preservation, and completion of the following public works hereinafter named: For the purpose of dredging out the bay of Superior D |J^ rior and from the natural entrance to the docks of Superior and Du Luth and preserving both entrances from the lake thereto, one hundred thousand dollars. For the improvement of -Marquette harbor, Michigan, Marquette, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Menomonee harbor, Michigan Menominee. and Wisconsin, twenty -five thousand dollars. 212 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1878. Green Bay. For the improvement of Green Bay harbor, Wisconsin, twenty thousand dollars. two Rivers. For the improvement of Two Rivers harbor, Wisconsin, twenty-five thousand dollars. Manitowoc. For the improvement of Manitowoc harbor, Wisconsin, twenty thousand dollars. Sheboygan. g Qr th e improvement of Sheboygan harbor, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. ^Port washing- For the improvement of Fort Washington harbor, Wis- consin, fifteen thousand dollars. Milwaukee. For the improvement of Milwaukee harbor, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. Racme. For the improvement of Racine harbor, Wisconsin, twenty thousand dollars. Chicago. -por the improvement of Chicago harbor, Illinois, ninety thousand dollars. calumet. p or the improvement of Calumet harbor, Illinois, forty thousand dollars. Michigan city, y or the improvement of Michigan City harbor, Indiana, fifty thousand dollars. consta rivere Wis " For the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers, three hundred thousand dollars. Manistee. jj* or the improvement of Manistee harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. Ludington. For the improvement of Ludington harbor, Michigan, twenty-five thousand dollars, and Georgetown ^or the improvement of the harbors of Washington and 1872, c.36; 1874,' Georgetown, District of Columbia, fifty thousand dollars. "'Kanawha Riv- For the improvement of Great Kanawha river, West er - Virginia, twenty-five thousand dollars. (Laie)f River For the improvement of White river harbor, Michigan, seven thousand dollars. Frankfort. p or the improvement of Frankfort harbo'r, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. Grand Haven. p or the improvement of Grand Haven harbor, Michigan, seventy-five thousand dollars. (H B o 1 5and) Lake For *h e improvement of Black Lake harbor, Michigan, twelve thousand dollars. saugatuck. ;p or the improvement of Saugatuck harbor, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. south Haven. p or t h e i mpr0 vement of South Haven harbor, Michigan, twenty thousand dollars. Monroe. F r the improvement of Monroe harbor, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. Cheboygan. For the improvement of Cheboygan harbor, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. ca S nai Marys FalIs For the improvement of Saint Mary's Falls canal, two. hundred thousand dollars. st. ciair River. For the improvement of Saint Clair river, at the mouth of Black river, fifteen thousand dollars, saiidbeach For the improvement of harbor of Refuge, on Lake (Harbor Beach). TT , r „ ,, j j n a ' ^Uuron, seventy-nve thousand dollars. pentwater. For the improvement of Pentwater harbor, Michigan, twenty thousand dollars. 1878.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 213 Toledo. Sandusky. Vermilion. Black River (Lorain). Cleveland. Ashtabula. Conneaut. Dunkirk. Buffalo. Olcott. For the improvement of Saint Clair Flats canal, one st. ciair Fiats hundred thousand dollars. 0anal - For the improvement of Toledo harbor, Ohio, one hun- dred thousand dollars. For the improvement of Sandusky City harbor, Ohio, twenty -five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Vermillion harbor, Ohio, twelve thousand dollars. For the improvement of Black River harbor, Ohio, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Cleaveland harbor, Ohio, one thousand dollars. For the improvement of Ashtabula harbor, Ohio, sixteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Conneaut harbor, Ohio, four hundred dollars. For the improvement of Dunkirk harbor, New York, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Buffalo harbor, New York, seventy-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Olcott harbor, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Oak Orchard harbor, New oak orchard. York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pultnej'ville harbor, New York, Puitneyvuie. ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Little Sodus harbor, New York, Little sodus. fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Oswego harbor, New York, Oswego, one hundred thousand dollars. For the improvement of Waddington harbor, New waddmgt»n. York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Ogdensburgh harbor, New York, six thousand dollars. For the improvement of Plattsburgh harbor, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Swanton harbor, Vermont, fifteen thousand dollars. For the removal of a sand-bar in the harbor at the mouth of Black river, New York, five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. For the improvement of Peconic river, Long Island, Peconic River. New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Burlington harbor, Vermont, Burlington. twenty-five thousand dollars. For the preservation of the falls of Saint Anthony, Fails of st.An- -.,. r ... j. ,i ti/t thony and Mis- Minnesota, and the navigation ot the Mississippi river sissippi River. above the same, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Minnesota river, Minnesota, m in n e s o t a ten thousand dollars: Provided, That one half of said sum l J?lkso. shall be expended between the mouth of the Yellow Medi- cine and Minnesota falls on said river. For construction of the lock and dam on the Mississippi Lock and dam river, at Meeker's Island, Minnesota, according to the Lid. eek Ogdensburg. Plattsburg. Mouth of Black River. 214 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [187S surveys and plans of the War Department, twenty-five nSto°bVflSt thousan(i dollars: Provided, That all rights and claims in relinquished, and to the land-grant made to the State of Minnesota for is ,0.228. t ^ e a jj OTe wor k, by act approved July twenty-third, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight, shall be fully relin- quished to the United States before any of this appropria- tion is expended. .Upper Missis- For the improvement of the Upper Mississippi river, sipp ver. twenty-five thousand dollars. Illinois River. For the improvement of the Illinois river, one hundred thousand dollars. Des Moines For the improvement of the Des Moines rapids, Missis- pi s ' sippi river, four hundred thousand dollars. Rapids. Island For the improvement of the Rock Island rapids, Miss- issippi river, fifty thousand dollars. ug^f rb0 Stargeon For the improvement of the harbor of Refuge at the Bay canal. entrance of the Sturgeon Bay canal, forty thousand dollars. M^ouri, ssIp arwi For the improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers. Arkansas rivers, one hundred thousand dollars. Yazoo River. y or improvement of Yazoo river, forty thousand dollars. River™ bigbee The ten thousand dollars appropriated at the second 1872', u . 4i6. session of the Forty-second Congress for the improvement of the Tombigbee river shall be expended in the State of Mississippi. Osage River. For the improvement of the Osage river, Missouri, twenty -five thousand dollars, white and st. For the improvement of the White and Saint Francis Francis rivers. . ,.«, ,, r j j n rivers, fifty thousand dollars. onacuta River. For the improvement of the Ouachita river, in Louisiana, sixty thousand dollars. Mississippi For the improvement of the Mississippi river between RlTer - the mouth of the Missouri river and the mouth of the Ohio river, two hundred thousand dollars. Ohio River. _ For the improvement of the Ohio river, two hundred zeftoldjustand thousand dollars. And that Godfrey Weitzell of the corps cSms eg oi' j et c' °^ en S meers 5 United States army, in charge of the Louis- Dennis. ' ' ville and Portland canal, is hereby empowered and directed, subject to the approval of the chief of engineers of said corps, to adjust and pay, out of any money appropriated for the improvement of said canal, to J. C. Dennis any legal or equitable claims he may have against the United States arising out of work done by him under Hugh McGlincy and Company's contract to perf oi - m work on said canal, in the years eighteen hundred and seventy-one and Further sums eighteen hundred and seventy-two; and said Godfrey as assignee. Weitzell is further authorized and directed to pay to said J. C. Dennis, in addition to the amount above provided for, such other sums as said Weitzell shall find that said Dennis is legally or equitably entitled to as assignee of Hugh McGlincy and Company for work done t>y said Amount not to Dennis on said improvement: Provided, That such sums united Vt *a te s s ^ a ^ not exceed the amount due and owing by the gov- tract wUh e Hu°h ernmen * °^ ^he United States for work done under said McGUincy & Co. contract of Hugh McGlincy and Company, and that the 1873.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 215 sums thus received of Weitzell shall be in full of the claim ot said McGlmcy and Company under their contract, and in full ot the claim of said Dennis as the assignee of said firm. For completing the Louisville and Portland canal, one pi^ 8 ? 1 !? an ? hundred thousand dollars; and the Secretary of the Treas- United states lo ury is authorized and directed to assume, on behalf of thee*!™ 6 control, United States, the control and management of the said canal in conformity with the terms of the joint resolution of the legislature of the State of Kentucky, approved March twenty-eight, eighteen hundred and seventy-two, at such time and in such manner as in his judgment the interests of the United States, and the commerce thereof, may re- quire; and the sum of money necessary to enable the Sec- ^To P i65 tton ' retary of the Treasury to carry this provision into effect is hereby appropriated: Provided, That after the United States shall assume control of said canal, the tolls thereon d To " s t0 be re - on vessels propelled by steam shall be reduced to twenty- u ° e ' five cents per ton, and on all other vessels in proportion [ a ]. For the improvement of the Upper Monongahela river, upper Monon- near Morgantown, West Virginia, sixty-six thousand 6 "' dollars. For the improvement of the Cumberland river below Ri v™ berland Nashville, Tennessee, twenty -five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Wabash river, Indiana and Wabash River. Illinois, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Tennessee river below Chat- Tennessee Eiv- tanooga, including the Muscle shoals, one hundred thousand er ' dollars. For the improvement of the Tennessee river, above Chat- tanooga, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi ^"^{^J 1 ' 8 " river, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. For removing the raft in Red river, Louisiana, eighty jn ^ 1 e d Eiver ra£t thousand dollars. . For the improvement of Cypress bayou, and construction a^Jams Bayou of dams, and dredging at the foot of Soda lake, Texas, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Mobile harbor and bay, Alabama, ^ £ ile Harbor one hundred thousand dollars. an ay ' For completing work now in progress in improving charle8ton -. Charleston harbor, South Carolina, five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Savannah harbor and river, boSdEira 81 ' Georgia, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saint John's river, Florida, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the entrance to the harbor of Baltimore, in Patapsco river and Chesapeake bay, two hun- dred thousand dollars. « The amount expended in carrying into effect the provisions of this paragraph and of those of the act approved May 11, 1874, on the same subject, was $1,675,354.31, exclusive of the expenditure of the whole of the specific appropriation of $100,000, provided in the above paragraph for completing the canal. St.JohnsRiver. er. er. 216 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1873. ^Wicomico Eiv- y or the improvement of the Wicomico river [«], Mary- land, five thousand dollars. Cambridge. For the improvement of Cambridge harbor, Maryland, five thousand dollars. Chester Hirer. For the improvement of Chester river at Kent Island narrows, Maryland, fifteen thousand dollars. Aquia creek. For the improvement of Aquia creek, Virginia, two thou- sand dollars, occoquan EW- For the improvement of the mouth of Occoquan river, Virginia, five thousand dollars. Nomini creek. For the improvement of the mouth of Nomoni creek, Vir ginia, ten thousand dollars. Rap;parian- For the improvement of the Rappahannock river below nook Eiver. Fredericksburgh, Virginia, fifteen thousand dollars. James River. For the improvement of the James river, Virginia, sev- enty-five thousand dollars. Elizabeth Riv- For the improvement of the south branch of Elizabeth river, Virginia, fifteen thousand dollars. Appomattox For the improvement of the Appomattox river below Petersburgh, Virginia, thirty thousand dollars. River n8emond -^ or ^ e i m P rovemen t of Nansemond river, Virginia, fif- teen thousand dollars. RoanokeRiver. For the improvement of Roanoke river, below Weldon, North Carolina, ten thousand dollars. ^cape rear Riv- For the improvement of Cape Fear river below Wilming- ton, North Carolina, one hundred thousand dollars. d Wilmington, For the improvement of Wilmington harbor, Delaware, six thousand dollars. ^Delaware Riv- For the improvement of the channel of the Delaware river, at Fort Mifflin bar, fifty thousand dollars. eomSen"ed t0 un^ For tne improvement of the channel of the Delaware river Hi, etc. at and near tne Horse-Shoe shoals, fifty thousand dollars; 1875, e. 134. j. ne wor ^. n0 |. £ De commenced until an examination and survey has been made by a board of engineers of the , United States army, appointed by the Secretary of War, and a favorable report upon the feasibility and expense of the plan adopted for the prevention and removal of the ob- structions. er SehuyikiiiRi V - For the improvement of the channel of the Schuylkill river, Pennsylvania, forty thousand dollars, of which amount a portion shall be used for commencing the removal of the rocks at and near South street wharf. ^Broadwii Riv- For the improvement of Broadkiln river, Delaware, ten thousand dollars. Newcastte bOT at For building an additional pier for the ice-harbor at New Castle, Delaware, twenty thousand dollars. south River. For the improvement of South river, New Jersey, five thousand dollars. River" wsbury For the improvement of the North and South branches of Shrewsbury river, New Jersey, five thousand dollars. ^Delaware Riv- For the improvement of Delaware river between Trenton and Bordentown, New Jersey, fifteen thousand dollars. « On the eastern shore. 1873] IMPROVEMENT OF BIVEES AND HARBORS. 217 For the improvement of Hudson river, New York, f ortv Hudson River - thousand dollars. For removing obstructions in East river, New York, in- East River and eluding Hell Gate, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Passaic river, New Jersey, Passaic River. twenty -five thousand dollars. For the improvement of East Chester creek, New York, r Ea k 8t CheBter twenty -five thousand dollars. ree ' For the improvement of Rondout harbor, Hudson river, sondout. New York, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pawtucket river, Rhode Island, R ?% v w ' u c k e * ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Providence river, Rhode Island, Providence ten thousand dollars. Rlver ' For dredging at the entrance of Newport harbor, Rhode Newport. Island, and for a jettee on the south end of Goat island, eight thousand five hundred dollars. For the improvement of Cohansey creek, New Jersey, conanaey ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of harbor at Block island, Rhode Blook island - Island, fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Wickf ord harbor, Rhode Island, wiekford. five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pawcatuck river, Rhode Island Ri Pa r wcatuck and Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Connecticut river, below Hart- R P° r nnecticut ford, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Connecticut river above Hart- ford, and below Enfield falls, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of New Haven harbor, Connecticut, New HaTen - twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Housatonic river, Connecticut, Housatonic ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Bridgeport harbor, Connecticut, Bridgeport. thirty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Norwalk harbor, Connecticut, Norwaik. ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Stonington harbor, Connecticut, stonington. by deepening and dredging the same and its approaches, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saint Croix river above the st.croixKiver. "ledge," Maine, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Machias river, Maine, twelve Maehias River - thousand dollars. For the improvement of Camden harbor, Maine, ten Camden. thousand d'ollars. For the improvement of Penobscot river, Maine, twenty R £ e e r n ob8COt thousand dollars. For the improvement of Kennebec river, Maine, twelve R ££ n n e b e ° thousand dollars. For the improvement of Portland harbor, Maine, fifty Portland. thousand dollars. 218 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1873. iand° hm0Ild Is_ ^ or * ne improvement of Richmond island, Maine, sixty thousand dollars. cocheco mver. For the improvement of Cocheco river, New Hampshire, ten thousand dollars. lenimic For the improvement of Merrimac river, Massachusetts, twenty -five thousand dollars. BostonHarbo^ For the improvement of Boston harbor, Massachusetts, Loveiislsfandl including Deer and Lovell's islands, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. * Duxbury. For the improvement of the South channel at entrance of Duxbury harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. Plymouth. For the improvement of Plymouth harbor, Massachu- setts, three thousand dollars. Provincetown. For the improvement of Provincetown harbor, Massa- chusetts, six thousand dollars. Hyannis. For the improvement of Hyannis harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. warenam. For the improvement of Wareham harbor, Massachu- setts, ten thousand dollars. Taunton River. For the improvement of Taunton river, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. saiem. For removing sand-bar forming at the entrance of Salem harbor, Massachusetts, fifteen thousand dollars. mette e and Wi co- For the improvement of the Lower Willamette and Co- lumbia rivers, lumbia rivers, from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, twenty thousand dollars. me J tte > Rive™ la For * ae improvement of the Upper Willamette river, Oregon, three, thousand dollars. w?imfn 1 ton e ca a i t ^or improvement of breakwater at Wilmington, Cal- i mmg on, a . jf orn ^ one Qun( i re( j an( j gfty thousand dollars. amtaatlona etc*'" ^or survevs an d examinations, and contingencies of rivers and harbors, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. of^ve?" "? Sec - 2 - Tiia * th . e Secretary of War is hereby directed both, to be made to cause examinations or surveys, or both, to be made at atvariouspointe ' the following points, namely: ' At the outlet of point Judith lake, Rhode Island; At Crow shoals, Delaware bay, near Cape May light, New Jersey, for an artificial harbor or breakwater; Harlem river, near the East river, New York, for re- moval of rocks therefrom; Of the piers and connecting bridges at Chester, Pennsyl- vania; The Penobscot river, from Oldtown to Medway and vicinity, Maine; The Galena river, from its mouth to upper bridge in city of Galena, Illinois; The harbor at Fall River, Massachusetts, for removal of rocks therefrom; At Wood's hole, in Buzzard's bay, Massachusetts, for removal of rocks therefrom; Old House channel to main channel of Pamlico sound, North Carolina; 1873] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 219 The harbor of Washington, North Carolina; At bayou Lafourche, Louisiana, from Lafourche crossing to the mouth; From mouth of Red River down Atchafalaya river to Brashear in Louisiana; At the entrance of Matagorda bay and the channel to Indianola, Texas; Pine river, Saint Clair county, Michigan; Monistique [Manistique] harbor, Lake Michigan; Sebawing [Sebewaing] river, Michigan; Yamhill river, Oregon; The mouth of the Coquille river, Oregon; Red river, from Morehead to Pembina; At the mouth of Kewaunee river, Wisconsin ; At Elk river, Maryland, below Elkton; At Raritan river, New Jersey, below New Brunswick, including the shoals called the Middle Ground; The Youghiougheny river, Pennsylvania; Aroostook river, Maine, for improvement of the channel ; At San Antonio creek, San Francisco bay, California; Santa Cruz, California; Estero bay[ a ], near Santa Barbara, California. And not to exceed five thousand dollars of the above ap- Extension of ... . it. ij. i> a Chesapeake and propnation may be expended in an exploration or routes tor Ohio canal. the extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio canal to the Ohio river, by the north and south branches of the Potomac river. For connecting the inland waters along the margin of the la c ™ ne ^s e in - Gulf of Mexico, from Donaldsonville, in Louisiana, to the along Gulf of Rio Grande river, in Texas, by cuts and canals, not to exceed f t * X1 c ° trom ' twenty thousand dollars of the amount herein appropriated for surveys of rivers and harbors; At Great Pee Dee River, from Pine Bluff to Cheraw, South Carolina; At Ashley river, South Carolina; At Cleveland, Ohio, for the construction of a harbor of refuge; At Forked Deer river, below Dyersburg, Tennessee; At harbor at Wilson, on Lake Ontario, New York; At East Pascagoula harbor, Mississippi sound; At Portsmouth harbor, New Hampshire, for breakwater between Gerrish's island and Wood island; In Ipswich bay, Massachusetts, at Hodgkins' cove, to as- certain the practicability of a harbor of refuge by building ti DrG3.KW^9.tPT* there Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized 4'» and required to detail from the engineer corps, one or more ^f^ 11 "^^ engineers, whose duty it shall be to inquire into and report ne i between upon the practicability of bridging, consistently with the^|? Huronand interests of navigation, the channel between Lake Huron and Lake Erie, at such points as may be needful for the passing of railroad trains across said channel, and also its a Known also as El Estero. 220 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1873. Atto^tachan- 6 ^ * u P on * Qe navigation of the same; and further, toin- nei; ""extent oi quire into the number and character of the vessels navigat- spans. j Q g ga j ( j c ]j anne i 5 an< i the number of trips made by each, and, if said bridging be practicable, to report what extent of span or spans and elevation above the water will be re- quired in the construction of such bridge or bridges, so as not seriously to injure the navigation of said channel. t ^ieratLewes 1 Sec. *• ^ na * * ne appropriation for building the pier at Dei^extended 3 ' Lewes, Delaware, contained in the act approved July fif- i87i™c.°Mf's § ioj teenth, eighteen hundred and seventy, an act entitled "An 1872! o.'i72| § 4. ' ac £ making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Goveriftnent for the year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy -one, and for other purposes," be, and the same is hereby, extended until June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-four. Approved, March 3, 1873. Mar. 3, 1873. CHAP. 378. — An Act For the protection of owners of saw-mills on Vol. 17, p. 606. the Mississippi Eiver. R. S., 5254. Ownersof s mills on Missis- Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ownersof saw- of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Sppi Eiver maythe owners of saw-mills on the Mississippi River [ a ] be, and protectmmsandthey hereby are, authorized and empowered, under the ra im ndedi882 direction of the Secretary of War, to construct or build c. iS. en e ' piers or cribs in front of their mill property on the banks Posi, p. 357. ^ sa j^ r i ver? f or the protection of their mills and rafts against damage by floods and ice: Provided however, That the piers or cribs so constructed shall not interfere with or obstruct the navigation of said river: Provided further, to 1 oe V obstructed!That in case by reason of the shifting of the channel of the said river, or from any other cause, the piers or cribs, the construction of which are authorized by this act shall be found to obstruct the navigation of said river at any time, the government expressly reserves the right to remove, or Rignttoremove direct the removal of any such piers or cribs at the cost and expense of the owners thereof. Approved, March 3, 1873. cribs reserved. Mar. 3, 1873. CHAP. 323. — An Act Extending the time for the completion of the Vol.17, p. 627. Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives pietinl Mortage °f^ United States of America in Congress assembled, That take and Lake the time for the completion of the Portage Lake and Lake lanaTextende'd 1 ! Superior ship canal be and the same is hereby extended to 1 ?Sf' c ; 1 J£ :1868 -the first day of December, anno Domini eighteen hundred c. 161; 1869, res. ■. , •> ,. ' => i6; 1871, res. 47, and seventy -three. 1872, e. Approved, March 3, 1873. o Amended by act approved May 1, 1882, to include St. Croix River, Wisconsin and Minnesota. 1874:1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 221 CHAP. 335.— An Act For the relief o£ Horace Tyler. Mar.3,1873. n . Vol. 17, p. 740. JSe tt enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Payment to the Secretary of the Treasury, out of any money in the SS"r south- treasury not otherwise appropriated, do pay to Horace Sppfm™?!" 8 " Tyler, of New Orleans, of the State of Louisiana, the sum of thirty-four thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight dol- lars and fifty -three cents, in full satisfaction for all work done by him or by his authority on the bar at the mouth of the southwest pass of the mouth o;f the Mississippi river, and for all claims under and by virtue of a contract entered into between him and Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel M. D. McAlester, of the date of fifth November, eighteen hundred and sixty-six. Approved, March 3, 1873. CHAP. 371.— An Act For the relief of Orville J. Jennings. Mar.3,1873. Vol. 17, p. 772. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That^ayment to the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, author- nings forwork in ized and directed to pay to Orville J. Jennings, of Fulton, Dunkirk Harbor, New York, out of any money in the treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of eight thousand one hundred and thirty-two dollars and ninety-five cents, in full for work performed in removing what was known as the "debris of , the old outer breakwater," in the harbor of Dunkirk, New York, under a contract with Captain F. Harwood, of the engineer corps, United States Army, dated the thirtieth day of December, eighteen hundred and sixty-eight. Approved, March 3, 1873. CHAP. 39. — An Act To dredge and protect the navigable channel Feb. 25, 1874. at the mouth of Buffalo Kiver against the sand-bar formed by the gale Vol- 18, p't. 3, p. 18. of December, eighteen hundred and seventy-three. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That for A §?edginlfta there is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Buffalo HafW, Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of twenty thousand dollars, to be expended by the Secretary of War for the purpose of dredging and protecting the navigable channel at the mouth of Buffalo River, and of removing the sand-bar formed by the great gale of December last at that point, said sum to be available upon the passage of this act. Approved February 25, 1874. 222 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1874. Feb. 27, 1874. CHAP. 41.— An Act For the relief of Henry S. Welles. VoU8,pt.3,p.532. Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Payment to h. f the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That pendlturesmldethe Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, au- fo° d imprTvin C gthorized and directed to pay Henry S. Welles one hun- savannah Har- dred and ninety-three thousand one hundred and thirty- two dollars and ninety-six cents[ a ], out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for expenditures made by him under his contracts of May first and July fifth, eighteen hundred and sixty-six, for removing obstructions from the Savannah river, and improving the harbor, prior to the date of the annulment of said contracts by the Secre- tary of the Treasury, which said sum shall be in full satis- faction to said Welles for all claims referred to in the report and recommendation from the Secretary of War. Approved, February 27, 1874. Apr. 3,1874. CHAP. 75. — An Act To improve the mouth of the Mississippi Eiver. Vol.l8,pt.3,p.26. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriation fthe United States of America in Conqress assembled, That formoutnof Mis- •.' . , J . , -, , f ■ i.i_ sissippi River, there is hereby appropriated, out or any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of thirty thousand dollars, to be expended by the Secretary of War . at the mouth of the Mississippi River; said sum to be available from and after the passage of this act. Approved, April 3, 1874. May ll, 1874. CHAP. 165.— An Act Providing for the payment of the bonds of Vol.l8,pt.3,p.43. the Louisville and Portland Canal Company. Re it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives aeb?s y of e Louis- ^/"^ United States of Am ob - shall willfully or negligently strand or sink any boat O1 . sruoion ' e c - craft in said channel, or who shall willfully, or negligently obstruct said channel, or cause any impairment injury, filling up, or shoaling therein, shall be guilty of a misde- meanor, and, on conviction thereof, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding, five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for not more than six months, or both, in the discretion of the court. Approved, June 1, 1874. CHAP. 328. — An Act Making appropriations for the legislative, June 20,1874. executive, and judicial expenses of the Government for the year end- Vol.18, pt. 3,p.8o. ing June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * * * ***** Sec. 5. That from and after the first day of July, eight- unexpended een hundred and seventy-four, and of each year there- propriatlons re- after, the Secretary of the Treasury shall cause all^^g 5 /^ unexpended balances of appropriations' which shall have ered into Treas- remained upon the books of the Treasury for two fiscal ury- years to be carried to the surplus fund and covered into Certalng ecif)o the Treasury: Provided, That this provision shall not apparitions apply to permanent specific appropriations, appropriations exce P ted ' for rivers and harbors, * * * but the appropriations ^faX^nS! named in this proviso shall continue available until other- ^"gje °*&f- wise ordered by Congress, * * * And provided fur- e ther, That this section shall not operate to prevent the t ^^J°^, fulfillment of contracts existing at the date of the passage ed. of this act; and the Secretary of the Treasury shall, at Tr s e S^ r °j the beginning of each session, report to Congress, wifop°rtj>ai^ceB, his annual estimates, any balances of appropriations for congress. specific objects affected by this section that may need to be re-appropriated. Approved, June 20, 1874. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 15 226 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1874. June 22, 1874. CHAP. 411.— An Act To provide for the appointment of a Com- Vol.l8,pt.3,p.i99. mission of Engineers to investigate and report a permanent plan for the reclamation of the alluvial basin of the Mississippi River subject to inundation. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives EnSneeratoex- °f ine United States of America in Congress assembled, That amSe alluvial the President be, and he is hereby, authorized and di- basm of Missis- rected to assign ^^ officers of the Corps of Engineers, United States Army, and to appoint two civil engineers eminent in their profession and who are acquainted with the alluvial basin of the Mississippi River, to serve as a board of commissioners; the president of said board to be Designation of designated by the President of the United States. It shall mission ° """be the duty of said commission to make a full report to mission. of °° m " * ne President of the best system for the permanent recla- mation and redemption of said alluvial basin from inunda- Report to con- tion, which report the President shall transmit to Congress gress - at its next session with such recommendations as he shall think proper. f C m ll iQb iaati a 1 - ^ E0 " ^* That the members of the commission who may poin e ted ers trombe appointed from civil life shall receive compensation at civil life. ^e rate of five thousand dollars per annum. The cornmis- secretary. s i n may employ a secretary at a rate of compensation not exceeding two hundred dollars per month for the time he is Traveling e x - employed, and the necessary traveling expenses of the mem- P enses,howpaid. berg of gaid comrniss i on not officers of the Army, and of the secretary, shall be paid upon the approval of bills for the same by the Secretary of War. Appropriation, Sec. 3. That the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or bSrsed ' '"*" so much thereof as may be necessary to carry into effect the foregoing provisions is hereby appropriated, and shall be subject to disbursement by the Secretary of War in accord- ance with the provisions of this act. Approved, June 22, 1874. June 23, 1874. CHAP. 455.— An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil Vol.l8,pt.3,p.204. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, , eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by tlie Senate and House of Representatives expenses forbear of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That ihs June 30, t ' 1 ? following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- priated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy- five, namely: * * * * * au labie V Rive°r £ For a resurvey of the Au Sable River, Michigan, and ' establishing dock-lines, not exceeding one thousand dollars, to be paid for from unexpended balance of appropriation heretofore made for the improvement of said river. ***** Approved, June 23, 1874, 1874.1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 227 C. 11 -^- , 45 7 - —An Act Making appropriations for the repair, preser- June 23, 1874. vation, and completion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, Vol.l8,pt.3,p.237. and for other purposes. Be %t enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appropri- ated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the repair, preservation, and com- pletion of the following public works hereinafter named: For continuing the improvement of the entrance to the inner harbor of Du Luth, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Onto- nagon, twenty-three thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Mar- quette, fifteen thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Fox and Wiscon- sin Rivers, three hundred thousand dollars. Not exceed- ing twenty-five thousand dollars of the above m&y be used for the purchase of such real estate as may be required for the right of way, or for flowing, in the completion of the Fox and Wisconsin improvement. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Green Bay, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Menom- onee, Michigan and Wisconsin, twenty-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the habor of refuge at the entrance of the Sturgeon Bay canal, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Two Rivers, Wisconsin, fifteen thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Mani- towoc, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Sheboy- gan, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Port Washington, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Racine, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Keno- sha, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Chicago, seventy-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Calu- met, Illinois, twenty-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Michi- gan City, Indiana, fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Frank- fort, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Manis- tee, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Luding- ton, Michigan, twenty thousand dollars. Duluth. Ontonagon. Marquette. Pox and Wis- consin rivers. Part, how used. Green Bay. Menominee. Sturgeon Bay- Canal. Two Rivers. Manitowoc. Sheboygan. Port Washing- ton. Racine. Kenosha. Chicago. Calumet. Michigan City. Frankfort. Manistee. Lurlington. 228 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1874. "White River (Lake) . Muskegon. Grand Haven. Black Lake (Holland). Saugatuck. South Haven. St. Joseph. St. Marys River, etc. Cheboygan. St. Clair River. S andbeach (Harbor Beach). Monroe. Detroit River. Toledo. Sandusky. Huron. Vermilion. Black River (Lorain). Cleveland. Grand River (Fairport). Ashtabula. Conneaut. Rocky River. Dunkirk. Erie. Buffalo. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at White River, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Muske- gon, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan, fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Black Lake, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Sauga- tuck, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at South Haveg, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Saint Joseph, Michigan, two thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of Saint Mary's River and Saint Mary's Falls Canal, two hundred thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Che- boygan, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Saint Clair River at the mouth of Black River, fifteen thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor of refuge, Lake Huron, seventy-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Monroe, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For removing bowlders and rock from the Detroit River, partly in Canadian waters, twenty-five thousand dollars. For coptinuing the improvement of the harbor at Toledo, Ohio, seventy-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at San- dusky City, Ohio, twenty -five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Huron, Ohio, one thousand five hundred dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Vermil- lion, Ohio, three thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Black River, Ohio, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Cleve- land, Ohio, thirty thousand five hundred dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Grand River, Ohio, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Ashta- bula, Ohio, thirty-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Con- neaut, Ohio, one thousand five hundred dollars. For preserving and continuing the work upon the pier at Rocky River, Ohio, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Dun- kirk, New York, thirty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Erie, Pennsylva- nia, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Buffalo, New York, seventy-five thousand dollars; and the Secre- tary of War is authorized to remove and prevent accumu- lations of sand at the entrance to said harbor, provided the 1874.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 229 same can be done without expense or liability against the United States. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Olcott, New York, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Oak Orchard, New York, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Pult- neyville, New York, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Great Sodus Bay, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Little Sodus Bay, New York, fifteen thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Oswego, New York, seventy -five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Wad- dington, New York, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Ogdens- burgh, New York, six thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Platts- burgh, New York, five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Bur- lington, Vermont, twenty-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Swan- ton, Vermont, eight thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Falls of Saint Anthony and for the improvement of the Mississippi River above the Falls of Saint Anthony, Minnesota, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and twenty-five thousand dol- lars of said amount shall be expended for the improvement of the Mississippi River above the Falls of Saint Anthony. For the survey or improvement of the Minnesota River, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Upper Mississippi River, twenty -five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Illinois River, seventy-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Des Moines Rap- ids, Mississippi River, four hundred thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Rock Island Rap- ids, Mississippi River, fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Mississippi, Mis- souri, and Arkansas Rivers, one hundred thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the White River ab6ve Jacksonport, fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Osage River, Missouri, twenty-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Mississippi River between the mouths of the Ohio and Illinois Rivers, two hundred thousand dollars; and fifteen thousand dollars of said amount shall be expended between the mouths of the Missouri and Illinois Rivers. For continuing the improvement of the Ohio River, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; one-half of which shall be expended above and the other half below the Suspen- Olcott. Oak Orchard. Pultneyville. Great Sodus Bay. Little Sodus Bay. Oswego. Waddington. Ogdensburg. Plattsburg. Burlington. Swanton. Falls of St. An- thony. Part to be ex- pended, how. Minnesota Riv- Upper Missis- sippi. Illinois River. Des Moines Rapids. Rock Island Rapids. Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas rivers. White River. Osage River. Mississipp i River. Ohio River. 230 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1874. sion Bridge between Cincinnati, Ohio, and Covington, Ken- expende™, a ^ow. e tucky; forty thousand dollars of the above amount that is to be expended above the Suspension Bridge may, if approved by the Chief of Engineers, be expended in a per- manent improvement of navigation at Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- vania. Wabash River. For continuing the improvement of the Wabash River, u Pa ? t may xtin^ twenty -five thousand dollars: Provided, That a portion of guish ciaims^this appropriation, not exceeding nine thousand dollars, Navigatim a cof h ma y be used by the Secretary of War, in his discretion, for the extinguishment of any right, title, or claim of the Wabash Navigation Company in the lock and dam at Grand Rapids, on said river, and other property said company may claim on said river, and for the extinguishment of any right said company may have to affect or interfere in any way with the navigation of said river; but no part of this appropria- tion shall be expended until said navigation company shall have relinquished all right to control or otherwise in any manner interfere with or affect the free navigation of said river. ah?Fa e Ri^e? OD For continuing the improvement of the Upper Mononga- hela River near Morgantown West Virginia, twenty -five thousand dollars. Rivet n a w h a For continuing the improvement of the Great Kanawha River, West Virginia, twenty-five thousand dollars. River" " ess ee ^ or contmu i n g the improvement of the Tennessee River above Chattanooga, twenty-five thousand dollars; and be- low Chattanooga, including Muscle Shoals, one hundred thousand dollars. Mouth ot Mis- For continuing the improvement of the mouth of the Mis- sissippi River, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. Rait in Red For removing the raft in Red River, Louisiana, fiftv thou- River. i i 11 J sand dollars. chee 3 River What " For removing obstructions in the Choctawhatchie River, Alabama and Florida, five thousand dollars. Mobile Harbor. For continuing the improvement of the harbor of Mo- bile Alabama, one hundred thousand dollars. savannah. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Sa- vannah, Georgia, fifty thousand dollars. and h Fiint°rivere e For the' improvement of the Chattahoochee and Flint Rivers, Georgia, twenty-five thousand dollars. Dredging" ver ' ? or continuing the improvement at the mouth of the Saint John's River, Florida, or may be used for dredging out the inside passage between the Saint John's and Nas- sau Inlet, ten thousand dollars. R Apaiachicoia For the improvement of the Apalachicola River, Florida, ten thousand dollars. Baltimore. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Balti- more, Maryland, seventy-five thousand dollars. Chester River. For the improvement of Chester River, at Kent Island Narrows, Maryland, five thousand dollars. Wicomico Riv- For continuing the improvement of the Wicomico River [ a ], Maryland, five thousand dollars. « On the eastern shore. er. 1874:1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AT5TD HARBORS. 231 For the improvement of Elk River, Maryland, live thou- Elk RiTer - sand dollars. For continuing the improvement at the mouth of the occoquan riv- Occoquan River, Virginia, five thousand dollars. er ' For continuing the improvement at the mouth of Nomoni Nomini creek. Creek, Virginia, six thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Rappahannock Rappahannock River, Virginia, seven thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the James River, James River. Virginia, fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Appomattox Appomattox River, Virginia, thirty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the south branch of Elizabeth Riv- Elizabeth River, Virginia, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of Nansemond River, R ?J e ansemond Virginia, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Roanoke River, RoanokeRiver. North Carolina, five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Cape Fear River, er Cape Fear RiT ' North Carolina, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Delaware River, erfltc™*"' Riv and channel at Fort Mifflin Bar, fifty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Delaware River between Trenton and Bordentown, ten thousand dollars. For the removal of obstructions in the harbor and the ?}«* at New- construction of a pier at New Castle, Delaware, ten thou- sand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Wil- D wilmington ' mington, Delaware, six thousand dollars. For continuing United States pier in Delaware Bay near es pier near Lew- Lewes, Delaware, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Schuylkill Jfchnyikm sw- River, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Hudson River, ?™yj£en B t iv< to New York, forty thousand dollars; and out of this appro- Emory r. sew- priation the sum of seven thousand four hundred and sixty- two dollars may be paid by the Chief of Engineers to Emory R. Seward, in full payment for work done by him in remov- ing the overslaugh rock in the HudsonRiver, under his con- tract made in eighteen hundred and seventy. For continuing the improvement of the Passaic River, Passaic River. New Jersey, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement by removing obstruc- Hen Gate, tions in the East and Harlem Rivers at or near Hell Gate, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Ware- wareham. ham, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor atHyan- nis, Massachusetts, five thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Taunton River, TauntonRiver. Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Fall River, Massa- Fail River. chusetts, ten thousand dollars. Block island For continuing the improvement of the breakwater at br B a 1 k w c a k te I r slftn ' 1 Block Island, twenty thousand dollars. 232 LAWS OE tJNITED STATES RELATING TO [MM. Newport. jj" or continuing the improvement of the harbor at New- port, Rhode Island, ten thousand dollars. wickford. For continuing the improvement at the harbor at Wick- ford, Rhode Island, five thousand dollars. p a wc a t u c k For continuing the improvement of the Pawcatuck River, Rhode Island and Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. stonmgton. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Ston- ington, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars. Connecticut For continuing the improvement of the Connecticut River, below Hartford, Connecticut, twenty thousand dol- lars. ^Housatonic For continuing the improvement of the Housatonic River, Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. Bridgeport. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Bridge- port, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars. Norwaik. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Nor- walk, Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. Miitord. For the improvementof the harbor at Milford, Connecti- cut, five thousand dollars. channel be- That the sum of fifty thousand dollars is appropriated iand n ana 6 New for the opening and improving of the channel between Jersey. Staten Island and New Jersey. st. croix Kiv- For continuing the improvement of the Saint Croix River, Maine, ten thousand dollars. MacMas River. For continuing the improvement of the Machias River, Maine, ten thousand dollars. Penobscot Riv- For continuingthe improvement of the Penobscot River; Maine, twenty thousand dollars. camden. For contin uing the improvement of the harbor at Camden, Maine, ten thousand dollars. Kennebec Riv-_ For continuing the improvement of the Kennebec River, Maine, twelve thousand" dollars. Portland, Me. ]r or continuing the improvement of the harbor at Port- land, Maine, twenty thousand dollars. cocneco River. jr or continuing the improvement of the Cocheco River, New Hampshire, ten thousand dollars. Rivtr errimae For continuing the improvement of the Merrimack River, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. saiem Harbor. For continuing the improvement of the entrance of Salem Harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. Boston. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Boston Massachusetts, one hundred thousand dollars. Plymouth. Yot continuing the improvement of the harbor at Ply- mouth, Massachusetts, and for dredging, five thousand dollars. Provincetown. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Prov- incetown, Massachusetts, six thousand dollars. Lower wuia- For continuing the improvement of the Lower Willamette ™mbte a nvers Co ' an cl Columbia Rivers, from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, twenty thousand dollars. upper wuia- For continuing the improvement of the Upper Willamette mette River. River, Oregon, seven thousand five hundred dollars. upper coium- For continuing the improvement of the Upper Columbia wa River. River, twenty thousand dollars. er. 1874] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 233 For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Gal- ««'veston. veston, Texas, sixty thousand dollars. For removing wrecks and rocks off the harbor of San san Francisco. Francisco, California, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Oakland Harbor, one hundred Oakland. thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the harbor at Mil- Mil ™ukee. waukee, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of Saginaw River Saginaw River. Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. That the appropriation under the act of March third, f Im 8So^tawn eighteen hundred and seventy -three, for the improvement ohl S? el - of the harbors of Washington and Georgetown be made to "' c - 233 - apply to dredging the Virginia or Georgetown channel of the Potomac River above and below Long Bridge, and that the earth excavated therefrom be deposited so as to carry out as far as practicable the plan for improving the harbors of Washington and Georgetown, in accordance with the recommendation made to Congress December seventeenth, 1872,0.86. eighteen hundred and seventy-two, by a board of survey created by act of Congress approved March" fifth, eighteen hundred and seventy-two. For surveys and estimates for the improvements recom- transportation mended by the Senate Select Committee on Transportation- routes to sea- Routes to the Seaboard, upon the four routes indicated in the report of said committee, and also upon a route from the mouth of the Youghiogheny River, to continue the slack- water navigation up said river to its head-waters at the foot of the Alleghany Mountains, thence by canal to Cum- berland, intersecting there the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, two hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War in such manner as, in his judgment, will secure the greatest amount of exact information for each of said routes. For the improvement of the harbor at Charleston, South Charleston. Carolina, eighteen thousand dollars. For examinations and surveys of rivers and harbors, and ^f a JSd at inci- for incidental repairs at harbors for which there is no dental repairs. special appropriation, seventy-five thousand dollars. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed ^Se ef- to cause examinations or surveys, or both, to be made ataminauon^ and the following points, namely: made at certain Harbor of New Bedford, Massachusetts. points - Cascades and Dalles of the Columbia River, Oregon, and Washington Territories, for the purpose of ascertain- ing the practicability and cost of constructing canals and locks at such points. — Skaget River, for removing jams, Washington Territory. Yam Hill River, Oregon, for removing rocks and sand bars. Snohomish River, for removing Jams, Washington Ter- ritorv. 234 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1874. Chehallis River, for removing jams, Washington Terri- tory Tennessee River [ a ], above the mouth of Holston-River to the Chilhowee Mountains, Tennessee. Hiawassee River, below Benton, Tennessee Urbanna Creek, Virginia, below Urbanna. Black Warrior River, below the mouth of Locust Fork, Alabama. Cahaba River, below Centreville, Alabama. Nantucket Harbor Bar, Massachusetts. Lamprey River, below Newmarket, New Hampshire. Exerer River, below Exeter, New Hampshire. Minnesota River, for further examination for improve- ment by canals, locks and dams. Oconee River, from the Ocmulgee to Milledgeville, Georgia. Chickahominy River, Virginia. Hampton River, Virginia Wolf Lake Cut, Indiana. Snake Riverj Idaho, from Shoshonee Falls to Lewiston, examination and estimates for removing bowlders and other obstructions. Sacramento River, below Tehama, California. Feather River, below Marysville California. Lake Winnipiseogee [Winnepesaukee], for placing buoys on obstructions, New Hampshire. Smutty Nose Island, as to repair breakwater, Ports- mouth, New Hampshire. Pagan Creek, Virginia. New River, from the lead-mines in Wythe County, Vir- ginia, to the "Mouth of Wilson" in Grayson County, Virginia. The Little Kanawha River, below Bull Town. Chippewa River, below Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. Dakota River, between Southern Dakota Railroad and Northern Pacific Railroad, Dakota Territory. Tombigbee River, by way of Big Bear Creek[*], to the Tennessee to connect water communication. Estuary in Santa Barbara Channel, about two miles north of Point Muger, California. Cleveland breakwater, new estimate for four fathoms water, Ohio. San Joaquin River, below Stockton, California. Guyandotte River, below Logan Court House, West Vir- ginia. Cedar Bayou Bar; and ten thousand dollars are hereby appropriated for the improvement of Red Fish Bar, in Gal- veston Bay, Texas. Withlacooche River, from mouth of Ocopilco River, Georgia. a Meaning the Little Tennessee River. 6 A tributary of Tennessee River; known also as Bear Creek, or River. 1874.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 235 ,„ O^^^nee [Ockloekonee] River, below Atlantic and Lrult Railroad, Georgia. Red River, at Alexandria, Louisiana. Harlem River, from Randall's Island, by way of Spuyten Duyvil Creek, to Hudson River, New York. ' Blackwater River, Virginia. Mouth of Kennebunk River, Maine. Brazos River, below Waco, including the bar at its mouth. Guadalupe River, below Gonzales, Texas. St. Croix River, below St. Croix Falls, in Minnesota and Wisconsin. The Red River of the North from Breckenridge to Moor- head. Big Sandy River, below Piketon, Kentucky. Twelve Pole River, below Wayne Court House, West Virginia. Harbor of Hingham, Massachusetts, with reference to removal of obstructions. Sebawaing River, Michigan, for entrance, with eight feet water. Mouth of Saginaw River, Michigan. French Broad River, North Carolina, from Brevard to Buncombe County line. Big Sandy River, from its mouth to Piketon, and to Warfield, in Kentucky. Rock Castle River, "Kentucky, from the foot of the nar- rows at Graham's Mills, to its mouth, Smith's Shoals, in the Cumberland River, Kentucky. Inside passage, between Fernandina and St. John's River, known as Nassau River, Florida. Grand Marias Harbor, Lake Superior, Minnesota. Pamunkey River, Virginia. Mataponi River, Virginia. Little Wicomico River, Virginia. Totuskee [Totuskey] River, Virginia, below the bridge. Survey of Harbor of Crisfield, Somerset County, Mary- land, with a view of removing obstructions. Harbor of Leonardtown, Britton [Breton] Bay, Poto- mac River, Maryland, with a view to remove obstructions. Harbor of Norfolk, Virginia. Sec. 3. That a board of engineers, to be composed °f ne ^?f r ? o£ sl f r "|y three from the Army, one from the Coast Survey, and mouth of Missis- three from civil life, be appointed by the President; which sl Dutiesof Board. said board shall make a survey of the mouth of the Mis- sissippi River, with a view to determine the best method of obtaining and maintaining a depth of water sufficient for the purposes of commerce, either by a canal from said river to the waters of the Gulf, or by deepening one or more of the natural outlets of said river j. and said board shall make a full and detailed estimate and statement of the cost of each of said plans, and shall report the same, together with their opinion thereon, showing which of all 236 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1874. said plaijs they deem preferable, giving their reasons there- rete e ry°of war S forf° r i to the Secretary of War, to be presented at the com- gresentation to mencement of the second session of the Forty -third Con- gress; and that the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much -thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro- priated, out of any funds in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to defray the cost of said survey. Approved, June 23, 1874. June 23, 1874. CHAP. 1460. — An Act To provide for the improvement of the Oos- VoU8,pt.3,p.250. tenaula River, in the State of Georgia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives improvement of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That River. the sum of ten thousand dollars be, and the same is here- by, appropriated out of the money in the treasury of the United States, for the improvement of the Oostenaula River, in the State of Georgia. Approved, June 23, 1874. Mar. 3, 1876. CHAP. 134. — An Act Making appropriations for the repair, preser- Vol.l8,pt.3,p.456. vation, and completion of certain public works on rivers and harbors, ' and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives bor'Ypproprfa- of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That tions. t ne following sums of money be, and are hereby appropri- ated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the repair, preservation, and com- pletion of the following public works hereinafter named: Duiutn. For dredging the inside harbor at Duluth, thirty-five thousand dollars. Ontonagon. For the improvement of the harbor at Ontonagon, twenty- five thousand dollars. Eagle. For the improvement of Eagle Harbor, ten thousand dollars. Marquette. For the improvement of the harbor at Marquette, fifteen thousand dollars. rox ana wis- F or the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, consin rivers. n , -, -, L ,, i i n ' five hundred thousand dollars. Green Bay. For the improvement of the harbor at Green Bay, ten thousand dollars. Menominee. For the improvement of the harbor at Menomonee, twenty-five thousand dollars. Ahnapee. For the improvement of the harbor at Ahnapee, Wis- consin, twenty-five thousand dollars. Two Rivers. For the improvement of the harbor at Two Rivers, Wis- consin fifteen thousand dollars. Manitowoc. jr or the improvement of the harbor at Manitowoc, Wis- consin, ten thousand dollars. 1875.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 237 For the improvement of the harbor at Sheboygan Wis- consin, twelve thousand dollars. ™- or the improvement of the harbor at Port Washington, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Milwaukee,twenty- five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Racine, Wisconsin ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Kenosha, Wiscon- sin fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Chicago, Illinois seventy -eight thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Calumet, Illinois, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Michigan City, Indiana fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Frankfort, Michi- gan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Manistee, Michi- gan, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Ludington, Michi- gan ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at White River, Michigan ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Muskegon, Michi- gan twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Black Lake, Mich i- gan fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Sargatuck Michi- gan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at South Haven, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saint Mary's River and Saint Mary's Falls Canal, two hundred thousand dollars : of which sum not to exceed forty thousand dollars may be used in the settlement of such claims of the contractors, Barker Williams and Bangs, and Barker and Williams, for dam- ages and delays in the time of commencing work on said canal during the existence of their contracts, as the Secre- tary of War, on the report of the Engineer Department, shall judge to be just and equitable. For the improvement of the harbor at Cheboygan Michi- gan fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saint Clair River, at the mouth of Black River, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Harbor of Refuge, Lake Huron, one hundred thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Monroe, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Saginaw River, Michigan, thirty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Toledo, Ohio, seventy-five thousand dollars. Sheboygan. Port Washing- ton. Milwaukee. Racine. Kenosha. Chicago. Calumet. Michigan City. Frankfort. Manistee. Ludington. White River (Lake). Muskegon. Black Lake (Holland). Saugatuck. South Haven. St. Marys Riv- er, etc.; part.how may be used. Barker, Wil- liams & Bangs, Barker & Wil- liams, Cheboygan. St. Clair River. Sandbeach (Harbor Beach). Saginaw River. 238 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1876. Sandusky. JT or the improvement of the harbor at Sandusky City, Ohio, twenty -five thousand dollars. Huron. For the improvement of the harbor at Huron, Ohio, one thousand dollars. vermilion. For the improvement of the harbor at Vermillion, Ohio, ten thousand dollars. Black River For the improvement of the harbor at Black River, (Lorain). Ohio, ten thousand dollars. Grand River For the improvement of the harbor at Grand River, (Fairport). Ohio, fifteen thousand dollars. * Ashtabula. For the improvement of the harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio, twenty-fiye thousand dollars, conneaut. For the improvement of the harbor at Conneaut, Ohio, one thousand dollars. Erie. For the improvement of the harbor at Erie, Pennsylva- nia, eighty thousand dollars. Port ciinton. For the improvement of the harbor at Port Clinton, Ohio, five thousand dollars. Rocky River. For the improvement of the harbor at Rocky River, Ohio, fifteen thousand dollars. Dunkirk. For the improvement of the harbor at Dunkirk, New York thirty-five thousand dollars. Hudson River. For dredging the mud bars in the Hudson River in front of Jersey City, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Buffalo, New York -one hundred thousand dollars; and out of this appro- priation the Chief of Engineers may pay Daniel E. Bailey, the sum of twenty-three thousand two hundred and eighty- seven dollars and seventy-six cents for work done by him upon such improvement in eighteen hundred and seventy- three and eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and for which he has not been paid, in full satisfaction thereof. For the improvement of the harbor at Olcutt, New York ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Oak Orchard, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the construction of an additional pier in the ice har- bor at New Castle, Delaware, twenty-thousand dollars. For the continuation of the construction of the United States pier at Lewes, Delaware, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Charlotte, New York, five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Cristfield, Mary- land, thirty-seven thousand three hundred and seventeen dollars and fifty cents. For the improvement of the harbor of Pultney ville New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Great Sodus Bay, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Little Sodus Bay, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Oswego, New York, ninety thousand dollars. Buffalo; part, howmaybeused. Daniel £. Bai- ley. Olcott. Oak Orchard. Pierat Newcas- tle. Pier at Lewes, Del. Charlotte. Crisfleld. Pultneyville. Great Sodus Bay. Little Sodus Bay. Oswego. !8W.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 239 For the improvement at the harbor at Ogdensburgh, ogdensburg. New York, five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Burlington, Ver- Burlington. mont twenty -five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Swanton, Ver- SwantoQ - mont ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Otter Creek, Vermont, five otter creek. thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Falls of Saint Anthony, th ™ lso£ stAu - Minnesota, one hundred thousand dollars; and twenty-five ° ny ' thousand dollars of said amount may be expended for the ^ p " t expend- improvement of the Mississippi River above the Falls of ' Saint Anthony. For the improvement of the Minnesota River, ten thou- MmnesotaRiv- sand dollars. For the improvement of the Upper Mississippi River .upper Missis- twenty-five thousand dollars. sippi For the improvement of the Illinois River, seventy-five nunoi* River. thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Des Moines Rapids, Missis- E( [pid8. Moines sippi River, four hundred and eighty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Rock Island Rapids, Missis- R^as. Island sippi River, fifty thousand dollars. Mississi i For the improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Missouri, an^Ar- Arkansas Rivers, one hundred thousand dollars. kansas rivers. For the improvement of the Mississippi River, between Ri M e^ s between the mouths of the Illinois and Ohio Rivers, two hundred mouth^^of im- thousand dollars: fifteen thousand dollars of said amount how portion td shall be expended between the mouths of the Illinois and be ex P endcd - Missouri Rivers; and fifteen thousand dollars of said amount may be expended at Liberty Bar. For completing the improvement of the Falls of the ai ] ™ la L ^.ojj}o Ohio River and Louisville Canal, one hundred thousand and Portland dollars. Canal - . For the improvement of the Ohio River, three hundred h0 °v "an 'to'to thousand dollars; that one hundred thousand dollars of used - this amount shall be used for and applied toward the con- struction of a "movable dam," or a dam with adjustable gates for the purpose of testing substantially the best method of improving permanently the navigation of the Ohio River and its tributaries; the location of this work with the plan of construction and the application of the amount hereby appropriated to be submitted to the Secre- tary of War, for his approval. For the improvement of the Wabash River, forty thou- Wabash River. Sand dollars. Upper Monon- For the improvement of the Upper Monongahela River, ga h e fa River. near Morgantown, West Virginia, twenty-two thousand dolls, rs For the improvement of the Great Kanawha River, West „*""""» Biv " Virginia, three hundred thousand dollars. Tmnamee Riv - For the improvement of theTennessee River, above Onat- ur . tanooga, forty thousand dollars, and below Chattanooga, 240 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1875. including the Muscle Shoals, three hundred and sixty thousand dollars. Cumberland For the improvement of the Cumberland River, below Nashville, twenty -five thousand dollars. Yazoo River. For the improvement of the Yazoo River, twelve thou- sand dollars-. Mouth of Mis- For the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi sissippi. River, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, provided: when appro- That this appropriation shall cease to be available when its ce^etVbeaTOU- necessity is superceded by any other work of improvement able. authorized by law. Bed pish bar. For the improvement of Red Fish Bar, in Galveston Bay, Texas^en thousand two hundred dollars. Raft in Bed For removing the Raft in Red River, twenty thousand dollars. Mobile. For the improvement of the harbor at Mobile, Alabama, twenty-six thousand dollars. cedar Keys. For the improvement of the harbor at Cedar Keys, Florida, fifteen thousand dollars. and h Fiint°river e s! For the improvement of the Chattahooche and Flint River, Georgia, twenty-five thousand dollars. River alachicola ^ or tne i m P r °vementof the Apalachicola River, Florida, ten thousand dollars. hsSenee River* ^" or * ne improvement of the Choctawhatchie River, Flor- ida and Alabama, five thousand dollars. Charleston. For the improvement of the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, ten thousand dollars. savannah. For the improvement of the harbor at Savannah, Geor- gia, seventy thousand dollars. oostenauiaand For the improvement of the Oostanoola and Coosawattee rivers. a w a e e Rivers, Georgia, five thousand dollars. Eik River. For the improvement of Elk River, Maryland, five thousand dollars. Baltimore. For the improvement of the harbor at Baltimore, Mary- land, seveuty-five thousand dollars. Wicomico Riv- For the improvement of the Wicomico River [ a ], Mary- land, five thousand dollars. ^occoquan Riv- For the improvement of Occoquan River, Virginia, five thousand dollars. Aquia creek. For the improvement of Aquia Creek, Virginia, two thousand dollars. Nomini creek. For the improvement of the mouth of Nomini, Virginia, five thousand dollars. Rappahannock For the improvement of the Rappahannock River, Vir- ginia, five thousand dollars. James River. For the improvement of the James River, Virginia, fifty thousand dollars. Elizabeth Riv- For the improvement of the South Branch of Elizabeth River, Virginia, five thousand dollars. Nansemond For the impi - ovement of the Nansemond River, Virginia, River " five thousand dollars. a On the eastern shore. 18751 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 241 For the improvement of the Appomattox River, Virginia, Appomattox thirty thousand dollars. River - For the improvement of Cape Fear River, North Carolina, Ca P e Fear Riv - one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. er ' For constructing United States Pier in Delaware Bay, Pier near Lewes, near Lewes, Delaware, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Delaware River at Fort Mifflin DeiawareRiver. Bar, twenty thousand dollars; and^that any unexpended unexpended balance of the amount mentioned in the act making appro- balance - priations for the repair, preservation, and so forth, of cer- tain public works, and so forth, approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy -three, for the improvement 1873 - c - 233 - of the channel of the Delaware River, at and near the Horse Shoe Shoals, be, and is hereby, appropriated, to be expended for the improvement of said river, at such places between Petty's Island and its mouth as the Chief of En- gineers of the Army may order and direct. For the improvement of the Delaware River, New Jersey, Delaware Riv- between Trenton and White Hill, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Wilmington, Del- Wilmington. aware, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Schuylkill River, twenty e scnuyikm riv- thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Hudson River, New York, Hudson River, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Passaic River, New Jersey, Passaic River, twenty thousand dollars. For removing obstructions in the East River and Hell H gf^ er and Gate, New York, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the East Chester Creek, New^ chester York, twelve thousand dollars. For a harbor at Fort Jefferson, New York, fifteen thou- Port Jefferson. sand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Wareham, Mas- warenam. sachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Taunton River, Massachusetts, Taunton River. ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Fall River, Mas- Fal1 Kiver - sachusetts, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the breakwater at Block Island, br ^ ate r Rhode Island, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Newport, Rhode Newport. Island, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pawcatuck River, Rhode Island R £ a r wcatucl!; and Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. at „„ t „^„ For the improvement of the harbor at Stonington, Con- Momngton. necticut, twenty-five thousand dollars. . „„„„„,„„ For the improvement of the Connecticut River, below R £° r nnectl0Ut Hartford, Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Milford, Connect- Mll£ord - icut, thirteen thousand dollars. Housatonio For the improvement of the Housatomc River, Connect- Ri H e °^ 8aton10 icut, five thousand dollars. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 16 242 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELAT1NG TO [1876. Bridgeport. j" or fa e improvement of the harbor at Bridgeport, Con- necticut, fifteen thousand dollars. Norwaik. p or ^ e improvement of the harbor at Norwalk, Connect- icut, seven thousand dollars. MachiasRiver. p or t jj e improvement of the Machias River, Maine, ten thousand dollars. New Haven. p or ^.jj e improvement of the harbor at New Haven, Con- necticut, ten thousand dollars. Rive e r nobscot For the improvement of the Penobscot River, Maine, twenty -five thousand dollars; and out of this appropria- tion ten thousand dollars shall be expended at or near Buckspqrt Narrows, camden. For fchg improvement of the harbor at Camden, Maine, ten thousand dollars. Rive? nnebec ^ or * ae improvement of the Kennebec River, Maine, fifteen thousand dollars. Portland, Me. jr 01 . t h e improvement of the harbor at Portland, Maine, twenty thousand dollars. Richmond is- For the i mprovement at Richmond Island, Maine, fifteen thousand dollars cocneco. p or ^ e improvement of the Cochico River, New Hamp- shire, twenty -five thousand dollars ^Mernmac rit- For t ne improvement of the Merrimack River, Massa- chusetts, twelve thousand dollars. Boston Harbor. jr or fa e improvement of Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, one hundred thousand dollars; ten thousand dollars of ^ Hingham Har- gajd amount may be expended for the improvement of Hingham Harbor. Plymouth. . For the improvement of the harbor at Plymouth, Massa- chusetts, ten thousand dollars. provincetown. jr or ^he improvement of the harbor at Provincetown, Massachusetts, five thousand dollars mette Ve and Vi cS- For the improvement of the Lower Willamette and Co- lumbia rivers, lumbia Rivers, from Portland, Oregon, to the sea twenty thousand dollars. metteRive™ la " For tne improvement of the Upper Willamette River, Oregon, twenty -five thousand dollars. Ma?Sver Colum " For the improvement of the Upper Columbia River, thirty-five thousand dollars. wlmfngton er at For tne improvement of the breakwater at Wilmington, California, thirty thousand dollars. Oakland. y or the improvement of Oakland Harbor, California, one hundred thousand dollars, san Diego. Far the improvement of. the harbor at San Diego, Cali- fornia, eighty thousand dollars. cievetand ater at For a breakwater in five fathoms of water, to protect the commerce of Cleveland, Ohio, fifty thousand dollars. Galveston. For the improvement of the harbor at Galveston, Texas, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. ^sebewaingRiv- For the improvement of the Sebawaing River, Michigan, eight thousand dollars, ciabriveref St ' For dredging the bar at the junction of Pine and Saint Clair Rivers,«Michigan, five thousand dollars, 1875-3 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS! 243 For the improvement of the harbor at New Bedford, New Bedford: Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars For the improvement of the hafbof at Wilson, New Wikoii: York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Sacramento and Feather sacramentoand Rivera California, fifteen thousand dollars. . Featherrivera - For the improvement of the ship-channel between the supeiiaimeim mouth of San Jacinto River, to Bolivar Channel, in Gal- Gttlvesto,1Bay ' veston Bay, Texas^ twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Sabine Pass, Texas, twent}' sabinePass. thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Harlem River, New York, Hariem River, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor and river at Saint st - Joseph. Joseph's, Michigan, thirty -five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Warrior and Tombigbee warrior and Rivers, Alabama, below Tuscaloosa and Demopolis, twenty- £°™ bl s* ee re- live thousand dollars, in addition to any unexpended balance remaining from the appropriation for the harbor of Mobile, hereby transferred to this improvement. For the repair of the breakwater and piers at the harbor southport. of Southport, Connecticut, five thousand dollars. For completing the improvement of the harbor at Wad- waddington. dington, New York, five thousand dollars. For examination and surveys of rivers and harbors, and e ti?f SS at taei' f or incidental repairs at harbors for which there is no spe- de ^ ul repairs. cial appropriation, fifty thousand dollars. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to apply the w |? c t£ ta l ry f moneys herein appropriated as far as may be by contract, moneys by con- except when specific estimates cannot be made for the par- ^ybl%^ as ticular work, or where, in the judgment of said Secretary, the work cannot be contracted at prices advantageous to the Government, and except the appropriations made for examinations and surveys; and such contracts shall be made after sufficient public advertisement for proposals in such form and manner as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and such contracts shall be made with the lowest responsi- ble bidders therefor, accompanied by such securities as the Secretary of War shall require. For completing the survey and estimates of the route Youghiogheny from the mouth of the Youghiogheny River to continue Eiver ' the slackwater navigation up said river, to the head waters at the foot of the Allegheny mountains, thence by canal to Cumberland, intersecting there the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, ten thousand dollars. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed to w | e ^ r ^ s r e y e °? cause examinations, or surveys, or both, to be made at the animations and „ „ ■ i i surveys at cer. following points, namely: tain points, Alabama River, from" Wetumpka to its mouth. East Branch [Anacostia River] of Potomac River, from the navy-yard to Bladensburg, District of Columbia. North[ a J and South Branches of the Shrewsbury River, New Jersey. « The North Branch ia known also as Navesink River. 244 LAWS OJ? UNITED STATES BELATING TO lalb. Puyallup River, from the Coal Mines to its mouth, Wash- ington Territory ► Monongahela River, from Morgantown to Fairmount, West Virginia. French Broad River, from its junction with the Holston at Knoxville to Leadvale, Tennessee. Port Henry, Lake Champlain, for a breakwater. Rouse's Point, Lake Champlain, for a breakwater. Lower Pier, Chester, Pennsylvania. Monterey, California. Mouth at Nehaleni River, Oregon, Alsea River and bar, Oregon. For examination for a route for a canal sufficient to allow the passage at ordinary high tide, of steamers drawing; ten feet, connecting the waters of Shoal Water Bay [WiHapa Harbor] with the Waters of the Columbia River: Provided. That no more than five hundred dollars whall be expended in making such survey and estimate. Alleghany River,, below Freeport, Pennsylvania. Thunder Bay Riverp], Lake Huron. Little Narragansett Bay, between Dennison Rocks and Rhode's Folly, Rhode Island and Connecticut. For examination for a route for a canal from Lake Michigan to the Wabash River, Indiana, not exceeding the expense of two thousand dollars. Clinch River, below the mouth of Emory River, and Emory River above its mouth, for removal of bars, Ten- nessee Clinton River, f rom Mount Clemens to its mouth, Mich- igan. For estimate of cost to obtain thirteen feet of water on the outer bar at the mouth of Saginaw River, Michigan. Waddington, New York, for the purpose of ascertaining the practicability and cost of constructing a canal and locks around the rapids in the Saint Lawrence River at that point. Survey of the channel of West Haven Harbor, near New Haven, Connecticut. Pamlico River from its mouth to the town of Washing- ton, North Carolina. Neuse River from its mouth Goldsboro, North Carolina. Pasquotank River, from Albemarle Sound to Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Puqunnaus [Perquimans] River from its mouth to the town of Hartford [Hertford], North Carolina. Belfast Bay and harbor, Maine. Harbor Matinicus Island, Maine. Alleghany River, near Pittsburg, Pennsylvania. Ocmulgee River, Georgia, from the city of Macon to the city of Covington. Catawba River, from South Carolina line to Old Fort, North Carolina. °The examination under this item covered the river's mouth, i. e., Alpena Harbor. l8 ^ 5 -] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 245 For surveys to ascertain the most eligible line on which a canal across the Isthmus of Florida can be constructed, and whether a safe land-locked navigation between the waters of the Mississippi and the Gulf along the coasts of Alabama, Louisiana, and Florida, and through the latter State to the Atlantic coast, can be had. To estimate the probable cost and practicability of construction of such works, and of any artificial water-routes found necessary to provide a safe inland navigation between the Mississippi River and one of the seaports on the east coast of Florida. Continuing survey of French Broad River, from the Henderson County line to its junction with the Holston, Tennessee. The harbor at Edenton, North Carolina. A line between the Neuse and Cape Fear Rivers, in North Carolina, with a view to connect the waters of the same. And a like line with a view to connect the waters of Nor- folk harbor, in Virginia, with the waters of the Cape Fear River, at or near Wilmington, North Carolina. Louisa [Levisa] Fork of Sandy, from the mouth of Dismal, in Buchanan County, Virginia, to Piketon, Ken- tucky. Powell's River, ffom the three forks in Wise Coimty, Virginia, to the mouth of Clinch River, Tennessee. Clinch River, from the mouth of Indian, in Tazewell County, Virginia, to the junction of Clinch and Powell Rivers, Tennesse. Elk River, from its mouth to Braxton Court-House, West Virginia. Missouri River, at the point where it is cutting into the Kansas shore above Saint Joseph's, Missouri. For breakwater off the mouth of Au Sable River, Lake Huron. The piers at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania. Tennessee Riverp], from the Chilhowee Mountains to the Georgia line, in Macon County, North Carolina. Ipswich River and harbor, Massachusetts, and estimates of cost for dredging the river as to give nine feet depth at low water. Mouth of Big Sandy Creek, New York. Chippewa River, Wisconsin. Echo Harbor, New Rochelle, New York. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War shall convene a board n ^rs"to 0f report of engineers to examine, and report at the next session of P lan forimprove- „ & i » .i ' ■ r j. <■ .i i iu ment of channel Congress, a plan tor the improvement oi the channel be- between staten tween Staten Island and New Jersey. J^£ and New Sec. 4. That James B. Eads, of Saint Louis, Missouri, be, a j! m |^- I f"^; and he is hereby, authorized, with such others as may be as- construct jetties" sociated with him, on the conditions hereinafter mentioned, chann°ei™etweeS to construct such permanent and sufficient iettees \sid], and south _ Pass of , ... r , , J , S Mississippi Riv- such auxiliary works as are necessary to create and perma- er and guu of nently maintain, as hereinafter set forth, a wide and deep Mexico - channel between the South Pass of the Mississippi River « Meaning the Little Tennessee River. 246 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1876. and the Gulf of Mexico, and for that purpose he may con- struct, in the river, outlet, or pass, and likewise in the Gulf of Mexico, such walls, jettees [sic], dikes, levees, and other structures, & employ such' boats, rafts, and appliances, as he may, in the prosecution of said work deem necessary: Navigation not Provided, That no such structures or means employed shall to be impe ed. j 1 j n< j er ^ thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and for former years, and for other purposes, namely:— ***** For topographic and hydrographic survey of the Scfuth p Survey of south Pass and bar at the mouth of the Mississippi River, under i875, c.134. act of March third eighteen hundred and seventy-five, two thousand and one hundred dollars and twenty-eight cents. ***** Approved, May 1 , 1876. CHAP. 123.— An Act Authorizing the residents and property- June 12, 1876. owners of Neville Township, county of Allegheny, and State of Penn- Vol. 19, p. 58. sylvania, to close the channel of the Ohio River on the south side of Neville Island by the construction of an embankment or causeway from the head of said island to the southern shore of said river. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Q£ & gnei °- Government of the United States shall not be liable for any expenses incurred in the performance of said work, or by reason thereof ["]. Approved, June 12, 1876. a Repealed by section 8 of the river and harbor act of June 13, 1902. 254 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [Vm. July 12, 1S76. CHAP. 1 84. —An Act To authorize the Northwestern Improvement Vol. 19, p. 89. Company, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Wis* consin, to enter upon the Menomonee Indian Reservation, and improve the Oconto River, its branches and tributaries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ■of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That o/ocon < to e Mver t ^ e as sent of Congress be, and hereby is, given to the North- Wis., by North-western Improvement Company, a corporation organized prevent co? 1 "under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, to improve the Oconto Kiver and its branches and tributaries, so as to run logs dowji said river its branches, and tributaries, across the Menomonee Indian reservation, in accordance with the Damages. laws of said State: Provided, That any damages which may be caused by such improvement shall be awarded as in all other cases under the laws of the State of Wisconsin, and the amount be paid into the Treasury of the United States nJmi'nee 1 j^ 6 : for the benefit of said Indians; and said Indians and all dians. other persons shall be permitted to use said river for the purpose of running logs, as contemplated in this act; and the charges for said privileges shall be regulated by the legislature of the State of Wisconsin: Provided, That all privileges under this act may be altered or revoked by Congress. Approved, July 12, 1876. July 31, 1876. CHAP. 246. — An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil ex- Voi. 19, p. 102. penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy-seven, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriations the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- ^pensea cml priated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy- seven, namely: * * * * * FOTt V Bro^n ks at ^ 0r wor k necessary for the protection of the river banks at Fort Brown, Texas against the encroachments of the Rio Grande ten thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be expended under the directions of the Secretary of War. ***** Approved, July 31, 1876. v"f iQ 4,1 ri9 CHAP. 267.— An Act Making appropriations for the construction, Vol. 19, p. 132. re p a i r) preservation, and completion of certain public works on rivers, and harbors, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriations the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appro- hwborar 8 a n priated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not 1876.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 255 otherwise appropriated, to be expended, under the direc- tion of the Secretary of War, for the repair, preservation, construction, and completion of the following public works hereinafter named. For the improvement of the harbor at Dunkirk, New York, eighteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Buffalo, New York, eighty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Wilson, New York, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Oak Orchard, New York two thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Pultney ville, New York three thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Great Sodus Bay, New York, five thousand dollars. For removing obstructions in the East River and Hell Gate, New York, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the natural entrance to Superior Bay, Wisconsin, three thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Du Luth, Minne- sota, fifteen thousand dollars. Said appropriation is made upon the express condition that it shall be without preju- dice to either party in the suit now pending between the State of Wisconsin, plaintiff, and the city of Du Luth and the Northern Pacific Railroad, defendants. For the improvement of the harbor at Ontonagon, Michi- gan, fifteen thousand dollars For the improvement of Eagle Harbor, Michigan, twelve thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Marquette, Michi- gan, two thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Frankfort, Michi- gan, three thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Manistee, Michi- gan, fourteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Ludington, Michi- gan ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Pentwater, Michi- gan, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at White River, Michigan, five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Muskegan, Michi- gan, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Green Bay, Wis- consin, eight thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Menomonee, Wis- consin, eight thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Ahnepee, Wiscon- sin, eight thousand dollars, Dunkirk. Buffalo. Wilson. Oak Orchard. Pultoeyville. Great Sodus Bay. Hell Gate. Superior Bay. Duluth. Ontonagon. Eagle Harbor. Marquette. Frankfort. Manistee. Ludington. Pentwater. White River (Lake). Muskegon. Grand Haven. Green Bay. Menominee. Ahnapee, 256 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1876. two Rivers. For the improvement of the harbor at Two Rivers, Wis- consin, five thousand dollars. Faiisof st. An- For the improvement of the falls of Saint Anthony, Min- nesota, one hundred and twenty thousand dollars. Minnesota For the improvement of Minnesota River, Minnesota, ten thousand dollars. Toledo. For the improvement of the harbor at Toledo, Ohio,, sixty thousand dollars. Sandusky. For the improvement of the harbor at Sandusky City Ohio, twenty -five thousand dollars. vermilion. For the improvement of the harbor at Vermillion, Ohio five thousand dollars. Cleveland. For a breakwater at Cleveland Harbor, Ohio, fifty thou- sand dollars. For repair of east pier at Cleveland, Ohio, eight thou- Agreement to san d dollars; and the Secretary of War is hereby author- hp THfl,n.P "With ' ■/ •/ Cleveland and ized to agree with the Pittsburgh and Cleveland Railroad Pittsburgh E - R - c om p an y f or sucn use an d occupancy of said pier as is consistent with the public interests, upon such terms and conditions as he deems reasonable and just; and in case said railroad company shall neglect or refuse to make an agreement satisfactory to the Secretary of War, upon a certificate of that fact to the Attorney-General it shall be the duty of the latter officer to enforce the rights of the United States in the premises by appropriate action. Rive?. nectlcut F° r the improvement of Connecticut River below Hart- ford Connecticut, twenty thousand dollars. ran River. j?or the improvement of the harbor at Fall River, Mas- sachusetts, ten thousand dollars. New Bedford. -gov the improvement of the harbor at New Bedford, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. River" obscot For the improvement of Penobscot River, Maine, ten thousand dollars; four thousand dollars of which shall be expended at or near the ' ' Narrows " in said river at Bucks- port. cocheco River. For the improvement of Cocheco River, New Hampshire, fourteen thousand dollars. Burlington. j? or ^he improvement of the harbor at Burlington, Ver- mont, twenty thousand dollars. swanton. j? OT improvement of the harbor at Swanton, Vermont, two thousand dollars. Chester. jr or th e construction of Ice Harbor at Chester, Pennsyl- vania, two thousand six hundred dollars. Passaic River. For the improvement of Passaic River, New Jersey, ten thousand dollars. Wilmington. For removing obstructions from, and the improvement of, the harbor at Wilmington, Delaware, sixteen thousand dollars. Lewes. For the construction of piers in Delaware Bay near Lewes, Delaware, thirty thousand dollars. Chicago. For the improvement of the harbor at Chicago, Illinois, five thousand dollars. Rapfd S B Moin es ^ or * ne improvement of the Des Moines Rapids, Missis- sippi River, two hundred and thirty thousand dollars. 1876 1 IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 257 For the improvement of the harbor at Baltimore, Mary- biu™^- land, seventy-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Rappahannock River, Vir- E f v < gP ahann0Ck ginia, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of James River, Virginia, sixty James River - thousand dollars. For the improvement of Cape Fear River, North Carolina, River? e F e a r one hundred and thirty-two thousand five hundred dollars. For the improvement of the French Broad River between French Broad Brevard and the Buncombe County line, North Carolina, Rlver ' ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pamlico River, North Carolina, am 1C0 lver * fifteen thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Hiawassee River, Tennessee, Ri v er w a 8 s e e ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of Cumberland River above the Cumberland city of Nashville, Tennessee, from Nashville to the Ken- tucky line, fifteen thousand dollars; and thence to the foot of Smith's Shoals, ten thousand dollars; and for Smith's Shoals, twenty -five thousand dollars; and from Smith's Shoals to the Falls of the Cumberland, two thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Great Kanawha River, West R1 K e a n a w h a Virginia, including the purchase of, and full payment for, •sites for dams and locks, between the Great Falls and the Ohio River, not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars, two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. For removal of Beaver and Nailor Bend rocks, and for wh J a 1 E t iver. Kana ' cleaning out snags and fallen trees in the Little Kanawha, West Virginia, seven thousand and three hundred dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Savannah, savannah. Georgia, sixty-two thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Chattahoochie and Flint ^^^^ Rivers, Georgia, twenty thousand dollars. For continuing the work of dredging and removing cypress Bayou, obstructions to navigation in Cypress Bayou, Texas, thirteen thousand dollars. For the improvement at Sabine Pass, and for improve- Sa ^ ine ? a £. 8 ' ment of Blue Buck Bar and Sabine Bay, and for deepening ches^ivers. the channel over the bar at the mouth of the Sabine River, and for deepening of the channel over the bar at the mouth of Neches River, where these rivers enter Sabine Bay, thirty-eight thousand dollars. For the improvement of Pass Cavallo, inlet to Matagorda Pas8 cavaiio. Bay, Texas, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Coosa River, Georgia and Coosa River ' Alabama between Rome and the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad bridge, thirty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Ouchita River, Arkansas and ouaewta River. Louisiana, twelve thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Cedar Keys, cedar Keys. Florida, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Lower Willamette and m ^ e ^ w d UI c a - • Columbia Rivers from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, iumt>ia rivers. twenty thousand dollars. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 17 258 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1876. metteRive" la ~ For t ne improvement of the Upper Willamette River, Oregon, twenty thousand dollars. bia!t5v r er. Colum " For the improvement of the Upper Columbia, including Snake River, fifteen thousand dollars. b Oakland Har- For the i mprovement f Oakland Harbor, California, to be applied to finishing training walls and dredging between them, seventy-five thousand dollars. Rive" Joa P i the Falls of Saint Anthony, twenty thousand dollars; no of st. Anthony. s part of which shall be expended upon the Falls of Saint Anthony. For the improvement of the harbor at Monroe, Michigan, Monroe. five thousand dollars. a On the eastern shore. 260 LAWS OF UNITED STATES "RELATING TO [1876. Charlevoix. y or tne improvement of the harbor at Charlevoix, Mich- igan, ten thousand dollars. (i5pma) er Bay For the improvement of the harbor at Thunder Bay, Michigan, four thousand five hundred dollars. Ashtabula. For the improvement of the harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio, five thousand dollars. Port ciinton. For the improvement of the harbor at Port Clinton, Ohio, five thousand dollars. Fairport. For the improvement of Fairport Harbor, Ohio, five thousand dollars. Black River For repair of piers at mouth of Black River, Ohio, six rain ' thousand dollars. Fox and wis- For tne improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, two hundred and seventy thousand dollars. Erie. For the improvement of the harbor at Erie, Pennsyl- vania, forty thousand dollars. Block island. For the improvement of the breakwater at Block Island, Rhode Island, forty thousand dollars. Boston. For the improvement of the Boston Harbor, Massachu- setts, fifty thousand dollars. gans'ett Bay " a " For * ne improvement of Little Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island and Connecticut, five thousand dollars. Kiver nnebunk For *^ e improvement of the Kennebunk River, Maine, five thousand dollars. Belfast. For the improvement of Belfast Harbor, Maine, five thousand dollars. Eondout. For the improvement of the harbor at Rondout, New York, thirty thousand dollars. Port Jefferson. j- or t ne improvement of the harbor at Port Jefferson, Long Island, New York, six thousand dollars. channel Island For the improvement of the channel between Staten Island and New Jersey, ten thousand dollars. Provincetown. For the improvement of the harbor at Provincetown, Massachusetts, four thousand dollars. Newcastle. p or ^ e construction of piers of Ice Harbor, and remov- ing obstructions at New Castle, Delaware, twelve thousand dollars. (Harbor Beach) h For *^ e improvement of the Harbor of Refuge, Lake Huron, Michigan, including removal of the wreck of the " City of Buffalo," seventy -five thousand dollars. ^Chippewa Biv- p Qr ^ improvement of the Chippewa River, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. wabash River, p or the improvement of the Wabash River, Indiana, sev- enty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Calumet, Illinois, twenty thousand dollars. Illinois Biver. g 0T tne improvement of the Illinois River, Illinois, forty thousand dollars. th Ee Nor& iver of For the improvement of the Red River of the North, Min- nesota, ten thousand dollars. sipp^Riverf 18818 " For the improvement of the Upper Mississippi River, thirty thousand dollars; and seven thousand dollars thereof may be applied, if the Secretary of War shall deem it for the public interest, in constructing the necessary machinery 1876.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 261 used in Captain Edward Bell's process for building wing-^^ 11 ' 8 wln » dams, and applying said process in the improvement of said river. For the improvement of Rock Island Rapids, Mississippi r^,"^ island River, twenty-five thousand dollars. . For the improvement of the Mississippi, Missouri, and Missouri, 88 and Arkansas Rivers, one hundred thousand dollars: Provided, Arkans ™ rivers. That ten thousand dollars thereof shall be expended for re- moving the bar at Fort Smith, Arkansas: And provided Promso - further, That forty thousand dollars of the above sum shall be expended on the Missouri River, including improve- ments opposite Saint Joseph, Missouri, and at Nebraska City. For the improvement of the Mississippi River between ^Mississippi the mouths of the Illinois and Ohio Rivers, (fifteen thou- sand dollars of which are to be expended between the mouths of the Illinois and Missouri Rivers, and thirty thousand dollars of which are to be expended between the 'foot of Dickey Island and the mouth of the Ohio River, and five Howexpended. thousand dollars of which are to be expended between islands Number Fourteen and Number Fifteen near the town of Kaskaskia, Illinois,) two hundred thousand dollars. For removal of a bar in the Mississippi River opposite mtoV" opposite Dubuque, Iowa, fifteen thousand dollars. Dubuque. For the improvement of the Ohio River, one hundred and 0hl ° Elver - seventy-five thousand dollars. For the annual expense of gauging the waters .of the si ^7 er ga ! U gfng Lower Mississippi and its tributaries and for continuing w | l t |™4 Feb 21 observations of the rise and fall of the same, as required i87i; k s., § 252^ by joint resolution of February twenty-first, eighteen hun- p- 1021 - dred and seventy -one, five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Tennessee River, two hun- er Tenn esseeRiv- dred and seventy thousand dollars; fifteen thousand dollars of which are to be expended above Chattanooga, and the remaining two hundred and fifty -five thousand dollars are to be expended upon Muscle Shoals. To ascertain in current and next fiscal years, as required M^siliss^ppil by act of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy -five, de 1 p 3 S- the depth of water and width of channel secured and main- tained, from time to time, by James B. Eads, at South Pass of the Mississippi River, and to enable the Secretary of War to report during the construction of the work the payments made from time to time and the probable times of other payments, and to report during the construction of the work all important facts relating to the progress of the same, materials used, and the character and perma- nency with which the said jettee and auxiliary works are being constructed, fifteen thousand dollars. For the construction of a canal around the cascades of er C canax bia Rw ~ the Columbia River in the State of Oregon, ninety thousand dollars; of which amount the Secretary of War is author- ized to expend so much as, in his judgment, may be neces- sary and proper to secure title and right of way for canal and locks, Hot exceeding the sum of ten thousand dollars; 262 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1876 - p " mUo - and whenever, in the prosecution of the said work, it shall have become necessary to obtain the right of way over any lands for the said canal and locks, the Secretary of War shall take possession of and use the said lands, after having purchased the same, or, in case the said lands can not be purchased for a reasonable price, then after having paid for the same, or secured the value thereof, which value may be ascertained in the mode provided by the laws of Oregon for the condemnation of lands for public uses in that State. The Department of Justice shall represent the interests of the United States in any legal proceedings under this act to obtain the right of way for said canal. Racine. For the improvement of the harbor at Racine, Wisconsin eight thousand dollars. GaiyeetonBay. y or tne continuing of the work on the ship channel in Galveston Bay, seventy -two thousand dollars; to be ex- pended between Red Fish Bar and Morgan's Point. sMppi River*" 8 " For the improvement of the mouth of the Mississippi Proviso. River, one hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That this appropriation shall not be available whenever and so long as there shall be an open channel of eighteen feet of water, at mean tide, to and from the sea through the South Pass of the Mississippi River to the port of New Orleans. How appropri- it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to applv ations to be ap- , , . J ■ , j j- i. i. plied and ex- the moneys herein appropriated as rar as may be by con- pended. tract, except when specific estimates can not be made for the particular work, or where, in the judgment of said Secretary, the work can not be contracted at prices advan- tageous to the Government, and except the appropriations made for examinations and surveys; and such contracts shall be made after sufficient public advertisement for pro- posals, in such form and manner as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and such contracts shall be made with the lowest responsible bidders therefor, accompanied by such securities as the Secretary of War shall require. eh S annei y in GaT- Sec - 2 - Tnat the Secretary of War is hereby directed to veston Bay. cause a survey for a ship channel through Galveston Bay, beginning at twelve feet water in the mouth of the San Jacinto River and running out of the mouth of said river east of Morgan's Point to the present channel, through Red Fish Bar; thence through the same, extending through Galveston Harbor, passing west of Half -Moon Shoals and Pelican Island, and to twelve feet water in Galveston Chan- nel ; and to cause an estimate of the cost of the same to be made and of the comparative merits of the same, with the route to the head of Bolivar Channel; and of the effects of the completion of each of said channels on the Galveston Harbor a.s to shoaling or deepening the same, and report the same to Congress by the first day of December, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, the cost thereof, not to exceed ten thousand dollars, to be paid out of the forty thousand Repairs and dollars hereinafter appropriated. And the sum of forty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated for incidental re- pairs of harbors for which there is no speciaj appropria- 1877 -] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVEES AND HARBORS. 263 tion provided for by law, and for examination and survey of such rivers and harbors, as in the judgment of the Secretary of War, will subserve the general interests of commerce. Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed to re ^°$$K report to Congress on the first Monday of December next necessary legis- what legislation, in his opinion, is necessary to protect the lawful "use" of breakwaters, piers, and other public works constructed by piers,etc - the United States against trespasses upon or injury thereto ; and the Secretary of War is nereby directed to report to Congress at its next session all the instances in the United States in which piers, breakwaters, or other structures or works built or made by the United States in aid of com- merce or navigation, are used, occupied, or injured by a corporation or an individual, and the extent and mode of such use, occupation, or injury, and the facts touching the same. Any person who shall wilfully and unlawfully in- jure any pier, breakwater, or other work of the United States for the improvement of rivers or harbors, or navi- gation in the United States, shall, on conviction thereof, be punished by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars. Approved, August 14, 1876. CHAP. 105. — An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil ex- Mar. 3, 1877. penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1878, and Vol- 19, p. 344. for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That J^^^n 01 ^. the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri- penses. ated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy- eight, namely: ***** The requisite amount is hereby appropriated out of any James b. Eads. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay ioTs'L sf p "l all money that may become due and owing to James B. Ri ™£ c lg4 . 18 Eades [Eads] and his associates in in accordance with thestat.,463.' provisions of the act approved March third eighteen hundred and seventy-five, prior to the first of February, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight. ***** Approved, March 3, 1877. [No. 2.] Joint Resolution Relative to reservoirs to promote the H e ?"«Jf' 1S ll' navigation of the Mississippi River. vol. 20, p. 246. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That g^^ 1 ^ 01 ^ 3 . v °° the Secretary of War be, and he is herebj r , requested to etc., examina- make such preliminary examination of the headwaters of ton or ' the Saint Croix, Chippewa, and Wisconsin rivers, in the 264 LAWS OK UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1878. States of Minnesota and Wisconsin, as is consistent with his service, to determine the extent and practicability of reservoirs upon the same, and report to this Congress the result of such examination, together with a compila- tion of all information and repoi'ts in his office bearing upon the subject of reservoirs, by February fifteenth proximo, or as early thereafter as practicable. And that he also report the estimated amount and character of the lands which would be submerged by such reservoirs. Approved, December 15, 1877. Feb. 7, 1878. CHAP. 13.— An Act For the removal of obstructions from the Vol. 20, p. 24. Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas and Red rivers and for the preserva- tion of the public property. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives stracHons nS f rom ofthe United States of America in Congress assembled, That Mississippi and the sum of forty thousand dollars be and the same is hereby other nvers. appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the War Department, for the removal of snags and other obstructions from the Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers, and for the preservation of the government vessels in that service, opening^navt Sec. 2. That the sum of six thousand dollars be and the Ir, La!' e T " same is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treas- ury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended under the direction of the War Department, for the purpose of open- ing the navigation of Red River above Shreveport in the State of Louisiana, and keeping said navigation open and free from rafts, and for the purpose of preserving the vessels and boats of the United States employed in that work. To take effect. Sec. 3. That this act take effect from the date, of its passage. Approved, February 7, 1878. Apr. 10, 1878. CHAP. 58. — An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to prescribe Vol. 20, p. 36. rules and regulations to be observed in the preparation, submission, and opening of bids for contracts under the War Department. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives tracteunderwar ./^ United States of America in Congress assembled, That Department, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to prescribe rules and regulations to be observed in the preparation and submission and opening of bids for contracts under the War Department; and he may require any bid to be accompanied by a bond. in such penal sum as he may deem advisable, with good and sufficient security, conditioned that the bidder will enter into a contract agreeably to the terms of his bid, if the same be awarded to him within sixty 1878.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 265 days from the date of the opening of the bids, or otherwise pay the penalty. No bid shall be withdrawn by the bidder within the said period of sixty days. Approved, April 10, 1878. CHAP. 75. — An Act To provide for deficiencies in the appropria- Apr. so, 1878. tions for the service of the Government for the fiscal year, ending June Vol. 20, p. 41. 30, 1878, and for prior years, for subsistence of the Army, and for other — purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That D efldency a P- the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri- ated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise ap- propriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, namely: ***** To pay the 'current expenses of operating the Des Des Moines Moines Rapids Canal on the Upper Mississippi River until Eapierlaild ^ or hnproving Cumberland River, below Nashville, Tennessee, forty-five thousand dollars. Coosa River. For improving Coosa River, between Rome, Georgia, and the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad bridge, Ala- bama, seventy -five thousand "dollars. River w a s s e e For improving Hiawassee River, Tennessee, ten thou- sand dollars, ocsiuigee For improving Ocmulgee River, Georgia, fifteen thou- sand dollars. oostenauia For improving Oostenaula and Coosawattee Rivers, and Coosawattee „ „r ,, B ■, , ,, ' rivers. Georgia, tour thousand dollars. Little Kana- For improving Little Kanawha River, West Virginia, eighteen thousand dollars. Wabash River. For improving Wabash River, Indiana, fifty thousand dollars, superior Bay. For dredging Superior Bay, Wisconsin: Improving natural entrance to Superior Bay, three thousand dollars; continuing improvement of the harbor of Duluth, thirty thousand dollars. • Ontonagon. For improving harbor at Ontonagon, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. Eagie Harbor. For improving Eagle Harbor, Michigan, eight thousand dollars. Marquette. For improving harbor at Marquette, Michigan, two thousand dollars. Menominee. For improving harbor at Menomonee, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. Green Bay. For improving harbor at Green Bay, Wisconsin, five thousand dollars. IMPROVEMENT OP BIVERS AND HARBORS. 271 For improving harbor of refuge, entrance at Sturgeon Bay Canal, thirty thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Ahnapee, Wisconsin, eight thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Two Rivers, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, fifteen thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Sheboygan, Wisconsin, four thousand dollars. . For improving harbor at Port Washington, Wisconsin, five thousand dollars. For improving the Mississippi River from the bridge of the Chicago, Milwaukee and Saint Paul Railroad Company above La Crosse, Wisconsin, to the mouth of Root River, below said city, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For improving and deepening the channel of the Ohio River, including the removal of snags, wrecks, and so forth, from Pittsburgh to its mouth, three hundred thousand dol- lars; of which sum fifty thousand dollars shall be expended at Grand Chain for removal of obstructions and deepening the channel at that point. For the construction of a harbor or harbors of refuge at or near Cincinnati, to protect the commerce of the Ohio River from floes of ice, fifty thousand dollars, to be ex- pended under the direction and control of the Engineer Corps of the Army. For improvement of the harbor at New Orleans, Louisi- ana, including cost of surveys and estimates fifty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Monongahela River, West Vir- ginia and Pennsylvania, to be expended in completing lock and dam at Hoard's Rocks, twenty-five thousand dollars. For the improvement of harbor at Michigan City, In- diana, seventy-five thousand dollars; of which sum twenty- five thousand dollars shall be expended for the improve- ment of the inner harbor. For the improvement of Gut[°] opposite Bath, Maine, seventeen thousand dollars. For the improvement of Waddington Harbor, New York, five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Oakland Harbor, California, eighty thousand dollars; but this sum shall not be avail- able until the right of the United States to the bed of the estuary and training-walls of this work is secured, free of expense to the Government, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War. For improving harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin," fifteen thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Racine, Wisconsin, ten thou- sand dollars. Sturgeon Bay. Ahnapee. Two Hirers. Manitowoc. Sheboygan. Port Washing- ton. Mississippi River. Ohio River. Cincinnati. New Orleans. Monongah e 1 a River. Michigan City. Bath. Waddington Harbor. Oakland Har- bor. Milwaukee. Racine « The Gut is a part of the Sasanoa (or Back) River. 272 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1878. Kenosha. For improving harbor at Kenosha, Wisconsin, eight thousand dollars. Brazos Santi- For removing wrecks and other obstructions to naviga- tion at Brazos Santiago, Texas, six thousand dollars. fox and wis- For improving Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Chicago. For improving harbor at Chicago, Illinois: Extending breakwater and dredging channel, seventy-five thousand dollars. calumet. For improving harbor at Calumet, Illinois, fifteen thou- ' sand dollars. Charlevoix. For improving harbor at Charlevoix, Michigan, twelve thousanft dollars. Frankfort. For improving harbor at Frankfort, Michigan, eight thousand eight hundred dollars. Manistee. For improving harbor at Manistee, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. Lndington. For improving harbor at Ludington, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. Pentwater. For improving harbor at Pentwater, Michigan, ten thou- sand dollars, white River For improving harbor at White River, Michigan, twelve thousand dollars. Grand Haven. For improving harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars. , ,, i i n & gan, one hundred thousand dollars. st. ciair River. p 0Y improving Saint Clair River at mouth of Black River, Michigan, one thousand five hundred dollars. Detroit River. For improving Detroit River, Michigan, one hundred thousand dollars. st. ciair flats. For improving Saint Clair Flats, Michigan, five thousand dollars. Saginaw River. For improving Saginaw River, Michigan, twenty-five thousand dollars. Cheboygan. For improving harbor at Cheboygan, Michigan, eight thousand dollars. Monroe. For improving harbor at Monroe, Michigan, two thou- sand five nundred dollars. Toledo. For improving harbor at Toledo, Ohio, fifty thousand dollars. 1878.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 273 For the improvement of Guyandotte River, West Vir- er Gu y andot Riv - ginia, two thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Raritan River, New Jersey, Earitan Eiver - two hundred thousand dollars. For the improvement of Blackwater River, Virginia, E1 ^ ackwater five thousand dollars. For the improvement of Hampton River, Virginia, ten er Ham pt°n Riv- thousand dollars. For the improvement of Chickahominy River, Virginia, E .cwckahominy five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Narrows aoove Orange, on SabmeEl ver. the Sabine River, Texas, and deepening the channel at the mouth of said river, ten thousand dollars. For deepening the channel at the mouth of the Trinity TrInity RiTCr - River, Texas, and removing obstructions to Liberty, ten thousand dollars. For deepening the channel at the mouth of the Neches Neches Eiver River, Texas, and removing obstructions to Beaumont, eight thousand dollars. For improving Pascagoula River, Mississippi, and deep- Pascagouia ening the channel at its mouth, ten thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor and the Mississippi Memphis. River at Memphis, Tennessee, forty-six thousand dollars. For the improvement of Elk River, West Virginia, five EIk Ei ™r. thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Sandusky City, Ohio, twenty Sandusky. thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Huron, Ohio, one thousand Huron. dollars. For improving harbor at Vei-million, Ohio, four thousand Vermilion. dollars. For breakwater at Cleveland, Ohio, and repairs of har- Cleveland. bor, one hundred thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Fairport, mouth of Grand River, Fair P°rt. Ohio, five thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio, twelve thou- Ashtabula. sand dollars. For improving harbor at Erie, Pennsylvania, twenty-five Erie - thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Buffalo, New York, eighty thou- Buffia io. sand dollars. For improving harbor at Oak Orchard, New York, two 0ak orchard. thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Charlotte, New York, one thou- charlotte. sand dollars. For improving harbor at Pultne3'ville, New York, five Puitneyvnie. thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Great Sodus Baj^, New York, Bl ° reat Soaus five thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Little Sodus Bay, New York, B ^ ittle Sodus ten thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Oswego, New York, ninety Oswego, thousand dollars. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 18 er. 274 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1878. Wilmington. j?ot breakwater at Wilmington, California, twenty thou- sand dollars. and aC Feather ^or improving Sacramento and Feather Rivers, Califor- rivere. nia, fifteen thousand dollars. mette e an Wi c!> For improving Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, lumbia rivers, f rom Portland, Oregon, to the sea, thirty thousand dollars. mette Rive^ ma " -^ or improving Upper Willamette River, Oregon, twenty thousand dollars. bia?§Ter 0oluin " ^ or improving Upper Columbia River, including Snake River, twenty thousand dollars. lnmbS^iverP * For constructing a canal around the Cascades of Colum- bia Riv«r, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. River! s a n d y For the improvement of Big Sandy River, from Catletts- burg, Kentucky, to the head of navigation, twelve thou- sand dollars. Columbia Riv- jr or the improvement of the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon, five thousand dollars, the same or so much thereof as may be necessary to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War in making a thorough survey of the bar at the mouth of said river and in the preparation of a plan and estimates for its permanent im- provement; any balance to be used in the temporary im- provement of said bar. Chester. j? or repairs of ice-harbor at Chester, Pennsylvania, three thousand four hundred dollars. Oconee River. jr or the improvement of the Oconee River, Georgia, ten thousand dollars; of which sum eight thousand dollars shall be expended between Dublin and the Central Rail- road bridge, and two thousand dollars between Dublin and the Ocmulgee River. Galena River. j? or ^ e improvement of Galena River, Illinois, making a channel of one hundred feet width, and the improvement, of the harbor of Galena, thirty thousand dollars. vicksburg. p or the improvement of the Mississippi River at and near Vicksburg, Mississippi, and protection of harbor at Vicksburg, Mississippi eighty-four thousand dollars. saiem River. j?or improving the channel of Salem River, New Jersey, and removing obstructions in the Delaware River at the mouth of Salem River, three thousand dollars. MissouriRiver. jr or improving the Missouri River at Omaha City, Ne- braska, thirty thousand dollars. ' st. Croix River. p or {he improvement of the Saint Croix River, Wiscon- sin, ten thousand dollars. CMppewa Riv- Yor completing and protecting wing dams and jetties now in course of construction upon the Chippewa River in Wis- consin in and near its mouth and below the lower point of Proviso. Beef Island, ten thousand dollars: Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed, nor shall any expenditure of this appropriation be made so as to affect existing legal or equitable rights in or upon the said Chippewa River or its branches, whether such rights arise under the laws of the United States or the State of Wisconsin. MissouriRiver. jr or the improvement of the Missouri River at Atchison, Kansas, twenty thousand dollars. er. 1878.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 275 For the improvement of the Missouri River at Eastport, Iowa, and Nebraska City, Nebraska, twenty thousand dol- lars. For the improvement of the Osage River in Missouri and Kansas, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Missouri River at or near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, twenty-five thousand dollars. For improving the Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. For the improvement of the Neuse River, North Caro- lina, forty thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor, including survey and estimate for removal of wrecks at Pensacola, Florida, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvement of Currituck Sound and North River Bar, North Carolina, twenty thousand dollars. For the improvementof Scuppernong River, North Caro- lina, two thousand dollars. For theimprovementofEdenton Harbor, North Carolina, four thousand dollars. For completing the improvement of Black River Harbor, Ohio, one thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at New Haven, Con- necticut, twenty -five thousand dollars. For the improvement of the harbor at Darien, Georgia, eight thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of Penobscot River, Maine, twelve thousand dollars; of which sum two thou- sand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended at or near the Narrows in said river at Bucksport. For the improvement of the harbor at Bridgeport, Con- necticut, ten thousand dollars; of which sum not less than one-half shall be expended between the lower bridge and the horse-railroad bridge. For the improvement of Harlem River, New York, three hundred thousand dollars; but this sum is not to be avail- able until the right of way for this work is secured to the United States free of cost. For improving harbor at Belfast, Maine, twelve thousand dollars. For improving Richmond Island Harbor, Maine, six thou- sand dollars. For improving Cocheco River, New Hampshire, six thou- sand dollars. For improving Merrimac River, Massachusetts, below Mitchell's Falls, ten thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Boston, Massachusetts, fifty- five thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Plymouth, Massachusetts, five thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Provincetown, Massachusetts, one thousand dollars. Missouri River. Osage River. MissouriRiver. Missouri River. Neuse River. Pensacola. Currituck Sound. Scuppernong River. Edenton Har- bor. ' Black River (Lorain). New Haven. Darien. Penobscot Riv- er. Bridgeport. Harlem River. Belfast. Richmond Is- land Harbor. Cocheco River. Merrimac Riv- er. Boston. Plymouth. Provincetown. .276 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO P878. Hyannis. For improving harbor at Hyannis, Massachusetts, three thousand dollars. Taunton River. ;p or improving Taunton River, Massachusetts, two thou- sand dollars. River OVidenoe For improving Providence River, Rhode Island; Remov- ing' Bulkhead Rock, five thousand dollars. ganS Bay arra " For improving Little Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island and Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. Riyer° Tid ence For improving Providence River and Narragansett Bay, fifty thousand dollars. Echo Harbor. For the i m p rove ment of Echo Harbor, New Rochelle, New York, ten thousand dollars. Sound en Mand For the improvement of Staten Island Sound, between New Jersey and Staten Island, fifteen thousand dollars[ a ]. Breton Bay. j? ov i m p r0 ving the harbor of Breton Bay, Leonardtown, Maryland, five thousand dollars. Cambridge. -gov improving the inner harbor at Cambridge, Maryland, five thousand dollars. amiGeorg I etOT££ For improving the harbors and channels at Washington and Georgetown, District of Columbia, fifty thousand dol- lars; of which sum twenty thousand dollars is to be ex- pended in Washington harbor and channel below the Long Bridge, and thirty thousand dollars to be expended in Georgetown harbor and channel. conn e c ti o u t For improving Connecticut River, below Hartford, Con- necticut, thirty thousand dollars; of which sum five thou- sand dollars shall be used for dredging the river between Hartford and Middletown, and two thousand dollars for improving the mouth of Salmon River in the town of East Haddam. stonington. For improving harbor at Stonington, Connecticut, forty thousand dollars. Thames River. -p or improving Thames River, Connecticut, ten thousand dollars. Miitord. For improving harbor at Milford Connecticut, ten thou- sand dollars. Rive°r asatonic For improving Housatonic River, Connecticut, five thou- sand dollars. Norwaik. For improving harbor at Norwalk, Connecticut, six thou- sand dollars. port Jefferson. For improving harbor at Port Jefferson, Long Island Sound, New York, eight thousand dollars. Hudson River. For improving Hudson River, New York, seventy thou- sand dollars. Hen Gate. For removing obstructions in East River and Hell Gate, New York, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Passaic River. For improving Passaic River, New Jersey, ten thousand dollars. a This appropriation was expended upon the work of improving the channel between "Staten Island and New Jersey." " Staten Island Sound" is another name for Arthur Kill, one of the waterways in- cluded in the adopted project, the others being Kill van Kull and the lower part of Newark Bay. 1878.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 277 For improving East Chester Creek, New York, ten thou- **J* Cnester sand dollars. For improving harbor at Rondout, New York, thirty Rondout. thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Burlington, Vermont, twenty Burlington. thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Swan ton, Vermont, twenty thou- Swant ° n - sand dollars. For improving Otter Creek, Vermont, eight thousand otterCreek - dollars. For constructing piers in Delaware Bay, near Lewes, Lewe8 - Delaware, twenty thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Wilmington, Delaware, seven Wilmin gt°n- thousand dollars. For improving Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania, thirty er Schuyikiimiv- thousand dollars. For improving Delaware River, below Bridesburg, one er DeIaware &*• hundred thousand dollars. For improving Delaware River, between Trenton and er Dela ware Riv- White Hill, New Jersey, ten thousand dollars. For improving north and south branches of Shrewsbury E1 ^ r rew8bury River, New Jersey, eighteen thousand dollars. For improving Cohansey Creek, New Jersey, five thou- oreek. h a n s e y sand dollars. For improving Des Moines Rapids, and operating the K ^i d s s Molnes canal, ninety -five thousand dollars. - For improving Upper Mississippi River, from the mouth ^Jl?^^ 18818 " of the Illinois: Removal of snags and obstructions, forty- one thousand five hundred dollars. For continuing surveys and examinations at the South South Pass - Pass of the Mississippi River, fifteen thousand dollars. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to apply the ^ n of?pp n £ money herein appropriated for improvements, other than prfatfons. surveys and estimates, in carrying on the various works by contract or by hired labor^ at his discretion, and as in his judgment may be most advantageous to the government; and, where said works are done by contract, such contract shall be made after sufficient public advertisement for pro- posals in such manner and form as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and such contracts shall be made with the lowest responsible bidders therefor, accompanied by such securities as the Secretary of War shall require. Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed at surveys and ex- his discretion to cause examinations or surveys, or both, aminatl0ns - and estimates of cost of improvements proper to be made at the following points, namely: Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire; , Portsmouth. For improving the navigation at the Falls on Red River Fa R j| d Eivep near Alexandria, Louisiana; The Mispillion Creek, Delaware; Mispiiiion. Cape Foulweather, Oregon, to ascertain its adaptability^^ F °m- as a harbor of refuge; , wea er- The entrance of Coos Bay. coos Bay. 278 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1878. rivers ecilh ' etc " ^e Conecuh, Patsaligo, and Escambia Rivers, Alabama; Yadkin River. The Yadkin, North Carolina, between the bridge on the North Carolina Railroad and Wilkesborough; Flushing Bay. Flushing Bay, New York; Thames River. The Thames River, Connecticut; ete ig riv™s 3ower ' The Bi S Sunflower, Chickasahoy, Tallahatchie, Cold Water, Pearl, and Pascagoula, Mississippi; and the ex- penses of survey of the Pascagoula shall be defrayed out of the sum herein appropriated for the improvement thereof ; NorthLanding. North Landing River, Virginia; ^onancockHar- Anancock [Onancock] Harbor, Virginia; saiem River. The § a l e m River, New Jersey, between Sharpstown and Delaware Canal; suwanee. The Suwannee River, Florida; chee vl008ahat " Tne Caloosahatchie River, Florida; Mississippi Mississippi River at and above the city of Alexandria, siver. Missouri; HiiisboroRiver. The mouth of Hillsborough River and Tampa Bay, Florida; and a obeyrfvera k Caney's Fork and Obey's Rivers, Tennessee; Bayou Barthoi- Bayou Bartholomew, Arkansas; omew. J ' ' ^UpperRedRiv- Upper Red River, from the raft up to the Missouri, Kan- Brazos River, sas and Texas Railroad Bridge; and also the Brazos River in Texas from eight miles above its mouth, down through its mouth to the outer edge of the bar in the Gulf of Mexico. Aransas Pass. Aransas Pass and Bay, up to Rbckport and Corpus Christi, Texas; and Corpus Christi Pass and Channel; Little River. Little River, Arkansas; saline River. SaUne River j- a]) Arkansas; Brazos River. ^he bar at the mouth of Brazos River, Texas, including a report upon the capacity of the harbor at the mouth of the Brazos, and its adaptability as a harbor of refuge and naval station; Missouri River. The Missouri River at Cedar City, in Callaway County, Missouri; Missouri River at the city of St. Charles, Missouri; Yellowstone. Yellow Stone River; Nottoway. The Nottoway River, Virginia; Long island The coast of Long Island, New York, between Coney coast. Island Point and Rockaway Inlet, in New York Bay; B sheepshead Sheepshead Bay, New York; camarsie Bay. Canarsie Bay, New York; Chattahoochee. The Chattahoochee River, Georgia, above Columbus; Flint River. The Flint River, Georgia, from Albany to Montezuma; Etowah River. The Etowah River, Georgia; savannah Riv- The Savannah River, above Augusta, Georgia; er Fourche Le The Fonche La Fave [Fourche Le Fevre River] in Fevre River. Arkansas; po San Luis 0bi8 " The harbor of San Luis Obispo, California, with a view to the practicability of building breakwater; a A tributary of Ouachita Kiver. 1878.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 279 The harbor of San Buenaventura, California, with a view to the practicability of building breakwater; The harbor of Santa Barbara, California, with a view to the practicability of building breakwater; The Mississippi River, to ascertain the practicability, cost, and utility of a dike from Bloody Island, opposite the city of Saint Louis, Missouri, north to the dike or dam opposite Brooklyn, on the Illinois shore; " A survey and estimate of the damages, if any, done, or to be done, to riparian owners of lands, and improvements thereon, at or in front of the town of Venice, Illinois, near Saint Louis, Missouri, by reason of government improve- ments made, or to be made, at or near said town of Venice; Dan River, Virginia, from Clarksville, via Danville, Virginia, to Danbury, North Carolina; Staunton River, from Roanoke Depot, in Charlotte County, Virginia, to Brookneal, in the county of Camp- bell, Virginia; New River, from the Lead Mines in Wythe County to the mouth of Wilson in Grayson County, Virginia; The harbor at Qulncy, Illinois; Tones Bayou, Bayous Pierre and Wincey and Lakes Bayou Pierre and Cannasanier, Louisiana; Scituate Harbor, Massachusetts, with a view to its adapt- ability as a harbor of refuge; Tongapahoe River, Louisiana; Wolf River[ a ], from Lake Boygan [Poygan] to Red River, Wisconsin; The Arkansas River, from Fort Smith, Arkansas, to the mouth of Little Arkansas; Woodbridge Creek, Middlesex County, New Jersey; Elizabeth River, New Jersey; Rahway River, New Jersey; Charles River, Massachusetts, to the head of tide-water; Manasquan River, New Jersey; White River, Indiana, including the East Fork to the new bridge in course of construction near Bedford, and the West Fork to the town of Gosport; Portage Lake, Manistee County, Michigan, with a view to its adaptability as a harbor of refuge; Westport Harbor, Massachusetts; Wood's Holl, Massachusetts; Peedee[ 6 ] River, from Cheraw, South Carolina, to the mouth of Uwharic River, North Carolina; The bars at the entrance of Annapolis Harbor, Mary- land, with a view to accommodation of deep-draught ves- sels at low tide; West Branch of the Patapsco River, Maryland, from Lightstreet bridge to head of tide- water, and an estimate of the cost of making the same navigable for canal-boats; San Buenaven- tura. Santa Barbara. St. Louis dike. Damages at Venice. Dan River. Staunton Rlv- New, River. Quincy. Tones Bayou, ete. Scituate. Tangipahoa. Wolf River. Arkansas Riv- er. Woodbridge. Elizabeth Riv- er. Rahway River. Charles River. Manasquan. White River. Portage Lake Westport. Woods Hole. Great Pedee River. Annapolis. Patapsco River, West Branch. "A tributary of Fox River. & Known also as ..Great Pedee River. 280 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1878. Eiver. ntncky The Kentucky River and navigable tributaries, Ken- tucky; Licking River. The Licking River, Kentucky; Mil mberland Tne falls of the Cumberland, Kentucky; cie'arwater. Clearwater River, Idaho; KanSsriverf nd The Missouri and Kansas Rivers, at and near their junc- tion; Trent River. The Trent River, North Carolina; xeuse River. Neuse River, from Smithfield to Goldsborough, North Carolina; Chowan River. Chowan River, North Carolina; Tar River. The Tar River, North Carolina, from Washington to Tar borough; jHumboidt Humboldt River [Bay], California, with a view to its adaptability as a harbor of refuge; Harbor* 1 ' Ci ' y Crescent City Harbor, California, with a view to its adaptability as a harbor of refuge; Mtetoippif 5 st The examination of the sources of the Mississippi River croix,chippewai and of the Saint Croix River in Wisconsin and Minnesota, rivers. r oonsm and of the Chippewa and Wisconsin Rivers in the State of Wisconsin, to determine the practicability and cost of creating and maintaining reservoirs upon the headwaters of said rivers and their tributaries for the purpose of reg- ulating the volume of water and improving the navigation of said rivers, and that of the Mississippi River, and an estimate of the damage to result therefrom to property of any kind; Muskingum The Muskingum River, Ohio, below the second- dam, to ascertain its adaptability for an ice-harbor, for the pro- tection of steamers and other craft on the Ohio River; Colorado of the Colorado of the West from Fort Yuma to El Dorado Canon; and 1 con™mau a h The Kiskiminetas and Conemaugh Rivers, Pennsyl- rivers. vania, from the mouth of the Kiskiminetas to the mouth of Stony Creek on the Conemaugh; RiveV e g h e n y The Allegheny River, up to the mouth of French Creek ; River" k a k e e The Kankakee River, Illinois, and Indiana; Lincoinviiie. Lincoln ville Harbor, Maine; Lubecchannei. Lubec Channel, Maine; ApaiacMcoia. Apalachicola Bay, Florida; East River. East River; N ew York, at its junction with Newtown Creek; DetawSe na enta d Tne peninsula of Maryland and Delaware, with a view suia canal. to a construction of a ship-canal to connect the waters of the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays; suFa°canai Peni11 " The peninsulas of Florida with a view to the construc- tion of a ship canal from the Saint Mary's River to the Gulf of Mexico; Smyrna River. Duck Creek [Smyrna River], Delaware; suohnsRiver. The mouth of Saint John's River, Florida; Kansas River. The Kansas River from its mouth to Junction City, Kansas; Eivel 1 a w a r e The Delaware River below League Island; 1878.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 281 For survey of the Saint John's River, Florida, between st.johusRiver. Lake George and Lake Monroe, and estimates of cost of deepening the Volusia Bar and straightening the river by cut-offs ; Port Orf ord, Oregon, to ascertain its adaptability for Port orford. a harbor of refuge; Rogue River, Oregon, between Scottsburg and its mouth ; E °s ue River - Coquille River, Oregon; coquiiie River. Alsea River and Bay, Oregon; ^AiseaRiverand That the sum of twenty thousand dollars is hereby ap- water nnes propriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not other- ca^e veurBivei. wise provided for, for the purpose of having a complete survey and examination of all the water lines and routes leading or that may lead from the Harbor of Norfolk to the Atlantic Ocean south of Hatteras, including any commu- nication that may be practicable with the Cape Fear River; and the said examination and survey shall embrace the line what lines to known as the Dismal Swamp line and the line known as be surve y ed - the Albermarle[szc]and Chesapeake Canal line, and all other routes and lines that may be practicable in the waters of Eastern North Carolina connecting Norfolk Harbor by in- land navigation with the ocean south of Cape Hatteras. Sec. 3. That for the examinations and surveys herein Examinations, provided for, and for incidental repairs of harbors fortion. appropr18 which there is no special appropriation, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, June 18, 1878. CHAP. 313. — An Act To amend an act entitled "An Act making June 19,1878. appropriations for the repair, preservation, and completion of certain Vol. 20, p. 168. public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes," approved ' March third, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-five. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That £ ames B ; Eads - the fourth and succeeding sections of an act entitled "An how ^be made! act making appropriations for the repair, preservation, stat 7 , 5 ^' isra.c! and completion of certain public works on rivers and 181 - ' harbors, and for other purposes", approved March third, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy-five authoriz- ing James B. Eads and his associates to create and perma- nently maintain a wide and deep channel between the South Pass of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mex- Amen(J d ico, be, and they are hereby, amended so as to provide men that payments shall be made to said Eads, his assigns or legal representatives, as follows, namely : Sec 2 The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and8eoo?ooo? ent oi directed to draw his warrant upon the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in favor of James B Eads, his assigns or legal representatives, for the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, so soon as the said Eads, his 282 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1878. lawful assigns or legal representatives, shall file with the said Secretary of War a relinquishment of all claim to the payment of five hundred thousand dollars provided by the hereinbefore recited act to be paid when a channel twenty-four feet in depth and not less than two hundred and fifty feet in width shall have been obtained. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and di- rected to pay to said Eads, his lawful assigns or legal rep- resentatives, the sum for which said warrant is drawn. Monthly pay- Sec 3 The Secretary of War is further hereby author- Sgto'seo^Mo! 1 *" ized and directed upon his approval of the engineers state- ment in this section mentioned to draw his warrant upon the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in favor, of said James B. Eads, his lawful assigns or legal repre- sentatives, monthly, for such sums, not exceeding in the aggregate the gross sum of five hundred thousand dollars, as he or they may require in the prosecution of the works authorized by said hereinbefore recited act, to pay for ma- terials furnished, labor done, and expenditures incurred, from and after the passage of this act, in the construction certificates of of said works: Provided, That said Eads or his legal rep- resentatives, shall file in the office of the Secretary of War, with each requisition made by him or them, a certified statement, which shall be made by the engineer officer pro- vided for in said act, that the requisition is for the amount of work properly done, materials furnished, and expend- Reiinqnish-itures incurred in the prosecution of the work: Andpro- payment. e e: ' e vided, That said Eads, his lawful assigns or legal representa- tives shall file with the Secretary of War a relinquishment of all claim to the deferred payment of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars provided by the hereinbefore recited act to be paid when a channel twenty-four feet in depth and not less than two hundred and fifty feet in width shall have been maintained for twelve months consecutively: Further reiin- And provided further, That said Eads, his lawful assigns qmahment. Qr j e g a j representatives shall from time to time, as monthly installments of the remaining two hundred and fifty thou- sand dollars are , paid, file with the Secretary of War a relinquishment of like amounts, to be deducted from the Sayment of five hundred thousand dollars provided by the ereinbefore recited act to be paid when a channel twenty- six feet in depth and not less than three hundred feet in , width shall have been obtained. And the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay to said Eads, his lawful assigns or legal representatives, the sums pa^rQ I enu ni ac^ or wn i° a aa *& warrants are drawn. All other payments cordinE to for- to said James B Eads his lawful assigns or legal represent- ' atives are to be made under and in pursuance of the pro- visions of the hereinbefore recited act; the whole of said act, except as the same is hereby expressly modified or amended, to have the same force and effect as if this act had not been passed. Board of Engi- Sec. 4 The President of the United States is hereby ?ne and report!" authorized and directed to convene a board of five engi- 1878.1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 283 neers of the Army, which said board shall visit the works in process of construction by said James B. Eads at the South Pass of the Mississippi River, and make an exami- nation of the same, and make a full report of the progress made in the construction of the works, the probable cost of their completion, and the results produced, or that may properly be produced by them, their probable permanency, and of the advisability of any modification of the terms of the act under which said Eads is constructing said works, so far as regards dimensions of channel through the jetties, and of the terms of payment for the same; which said report shall be submitted to the Secretary of War, to be presented at the next session of Congress Approved, June 19, 1878. CHAP. 359. — An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil ex- June 20, 1878. penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1879, Vol. 20, p. 206. and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That sundry civil the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- expen priated for the objects hereinafter expressed for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and seventy- nine, namely: ***** To enable the Secretary of War to pa}' to the Hartford Hartford and and New York Steamboat Company for dredging done int>oatca the Connecticut River, under the direction of Major'G. K. Warren, United States Engineers, in the months of July, August, and September, eighteen hundred and seventy- six, four thousand two hundred and three dollars. For payment of George F. Wheeler, Robert H. Hotchkiss g; &. Ho^Sk. and Aaron Walters, for services rendered by them as com- a. waiters. missioners appointed pursuant to an act of Congress ofstat., bo6. March third, eighteen hundred and seventy -five, to appraise damages to lands in Fond du Lac County Wisconsin, caused by the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, five thousand three hundred and ten dollars. ***** The requisite amount is hereby appropriated, out of any James b. Eads. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay Mississippi River! all money that may become due and owing to James B. Eads and his associates, or that may become payable to said Eads, his assigns or legal representatives, in accord- ance with the provisions of the act approved March third, J^'Jk 134; 18 eighteen hundred and seventy -five, and the act amendatory isre, c'313. thereof, prior to the first day of February, eighteen hun- dred and seventy-nine. * * * * ■;:• Approved, June 20, 1878. 284 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1878. June 20,1878. CHAP. 371.— An Act For the relief of the families of the men who Vol. 20, p. 585. perished on the United States dredge-boat McAlister [McAlester]. Beit enacted by the Senate and Souse of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Dredge boat the widow, or minor child or children, and in case there be "payment to n0 widow, minor child or children, then the parent or ™ °7\ e i c -'- t £ f parents, of the officers, seamen, marines and others in the persons lostwith. r . 5 i ? service or employ or the government, who were lost with the said dredge-boat McAlister, shall be entitled to and receive, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States, not otherwise appropriated, a sum equal to twelve months' pay of their respective deceased relations aforesaid, in addition to the pay due to the deceased up to and includ- ing the day of the loss of said vessel. d3nee wbat evi " Sec. 2. That the Secretary of the Treasury is author- ized and directed to make the payments herein provided upon proper evidence being furnished. Approved, June 20, 1878. If- I s ' 187 c 9 - CHAP. 16.— An Act For the relief of the legal representatives of Vol. 20, p. 591. George Williams deceased. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Kams° settlement the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized to ad- of claim. j us t an d settle, upon just and equitable terms, the claim of George Williams for balance due for building locks two, three, and four of Muscle Shoals Canal on Tennessee River, and on a contract for section-work, done under power of attorney from Matthew G. Kennedy: Provided, That in making said settlement the said Secretary of War shall not allow the legal representatives of said George Williams, deceased, more than his actual expenditures, with reason- able compensation for the use of tools, and for money ad- vanced in the prosecution of said work: And provided further, That no allowance or payment shall be made under this act except in pursuance of a recommendation of a board of not less than three engineers to be appointed by the Secretary of War to inquire into and report upon the char- acter and value of the work done and the merits of the claim[ a ]. Approved, January 13, 1879. Mar. 3, 1879. CHAP. 181. — An Act Making appropriations for the construction, Vol. 20, p. 363. re p a i r) preservation, and completion of certain works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That bo?sJ ersandhar *" e following sums of money be, and are hereby, appropri- ate amount paid under this act was $101,536.72. 1879.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 285 ated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, to be expended, under the dy-ection of the Secretary of War, for the construction, completion, re- pair and preservation of the public works hereinafter named: For improving Penobscot River, Maine, six thousand er PenobS0OtEiv - dollars. For improving harbor at Belfast, Maine, five thousand Belfast Harbor. dollars. For improving Richmond Island Harbor, Maine, three i a nd C H?rbor l8 ~ thousand dollars. For improving Kennebunk River, Maine, two thousand Kenne bunk j u Eiver. dollars. For improving Merrimac River, Massachusetts, five er Merrima c Riv- thousand dollars. For repajr of harbor at Plymouth, Massachusetts, three bo ^ ymouthHar - thousand five hundred dollars. For the maintenance and annual repairs of the harbor Harbor. ncetown at Provincetown, Massachusetts, one thousand dollars. For improving the harbor of Hyannis, Massachusetts, bo?. yanms Har " two thousand five hundred dollars; of which sum five hun- , dred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended in the removal of the wreck at that point. For improving Taunton River, Massachusetts, one thou- T»™ton Ri V . sand dollars. For improving Providence River and Narragansett Bay, R l v l°^iNaii&- Rhode Island, sixty thousand dollars. gansett Bay. For improving Little Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island ^J^Narra- and Connecticut, five thousand dollars. For improving Connecticut River below Hartford, Con- R Pjj r nneotiout necticut, including dredging between Hartford and Mid- dletown, ten thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Stonington, Connecticut, thirty- uf^o" 1 "^ 011 seven thousand five hundred dollars. For improving Thames River, Connecticut, to secure a Thames River. fourteen-foot channel twelve thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Bridgeport, Connecticut, ten ^j^ge port thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Norwalk, Connecticut, ten thou- bo ^ orwalk Har - sand dollars: of which sum not exceeding one thousand five hundred dollars shall be expended on the bar below the bridge. For improving harbor at Port Jefferson, Long Island H 2}jj r Jefferson Sound, New York, five thousand dollars. For improving harbor at New Haven, Connecticut, fif- H a r b^ Haven teen thousand dollars. For improving Hudson River, New York, thirty thou- Hu °r. se ° wn town harbor and channel; and the whole of said sum of fifty thousand dollars is hereby directed to be so expended as to produce the greatest immediate benefit to navigation and commerce. For improving Blackwater River, Virginia, two thou- E Biackwater sand five hundred dollars. For improving Neuse River, North Carolina, forty -five Neuse River. thousand dollars. For improving Hampton River, Virginia, two thousand ^Hampton Riv- dollars. For improving Chickahominy River, Virginia, one thou- R .cwckahominy sand dollars. For improving French Broad River, North Carolina, five R £ r e e r nch Broad thousand dollars. For improving Pamlico River, North Carolina, three ramiico River. thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Edenton, North Carolina, one bo ^ denton Har " thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, two Charleston hundred thousand dollars. Harbor, s.c. For improving harbor at Savannah, Georgia, one hun- savannah Har- dred thousand dollars. For improving inside passage between Fernandina and ai f a er s I1 t an I ^j 1 ^ Saint John's, Florida, seven thousand dollars. passage.' For improving harbor at Cedar Keys, Florida, including H a r bo r ar Keys removal of wrecks, fifteen thousand dollars. For improving Choctawhatchee River, Florida and Ala- *,£££, %Li7 ' bama, live thousand dollars. For improving Alabama River, Alabama, thirty thousand AiaoamaRiver. dollars. For improving Chattahoochie, River, Georgia, fifteen Ei °g attahoochee thousand dollars. For improving Flint River, Georgia, seven thousand FlintRiver - dollars. For improving Saint Augustin's Creek, Georgia, five Cr |e k Augustln thousand dollars. For improving Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama To „ b j r b °jj an ^ and Mississippi, thirty thousand dollars; of which sum ten era, thousand dollars shall be expended on the Tombigbee above Columbus, and twenty thousand dollars on the Warrior and Tombigbee below Columbus. For i mproving the Apalachicola River, Florida, including River t , 1 e'tc. hicola the slough connecting the Apalachicola with the Chippola River, five thousand dollars. 288 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1879. New Kiver. ]? or improving New River from Lead Mines in Wythe County, Virginia, to mouth of Greenbrier, twelve thousand dollars. pensacoiaHar- For improving Pensacpla Harbor, Florida, ten thousand dollars. Harbor. 0rleanB For improving harbor at New Orleans, Louisiana, sixty thousand dollars. saMne Pass. For deepening channel of Sabine Pass and at Blue Buck Bar, Texas, twenty -five thousand dollars. b Galveston Har- , j? or improving entrance to Galveston Harbor, Texas, one hundred thousand dollars. Sabine River. For improving Narrows of Sabine River above Orange, Texas, and to deepen the channel at the mouth of the Sabine River, six thousand dollars. Trinity River. For improving mouth of Trinity River, Texas, two thou- sand five hundred dollars. Necnes River. j- or improving mouth of Neches River, Texas, five thou- sand dollars. inTet 8CaTall ° For improving Passo Cavallo Inlet into Matagorda Bay, Texas, twenty-five thousand dollars. an^ x< surveys i0 of ^or examinations and surveys of South Pass of the Mis- Soutn Pass. sissippi River: To ascertain the depth of water and width of channel secured and maintained from time to time by James B. Eads at the South Pass of the Mississippi,River, and to enable the Secretary of War to report during the construction of the work the payments made from time to time, and the probable times of other payments, and to report during the construction of the work all important facts relating to the progress of the same, materials used, and the character and permanency with which the said jetties and auxiliary works are being constructed, as re- stat 75 k63 - 134 > 18 quired by act approved March third, eighteen hundred and 1878, c.'3i3. seventy -five, and act approved June nineteenth, eighteen, hundred and seventy-eight, which impose on the engineer officer the duty of certifying to the correctness of expendi- tures for labor, material, and so forth, amounting to five hundred thousand dollars, to be paid Mr. Eads in monthly installments, twenty-four thousand dollars. Red River raft. For removing raft in Red River and closing Tones Bayou, Louisiana, fifteen thousand dollars. Red River. For removing obstructions from Red River, Louisiana, twenty -two thousand five hundred dollars. cypress Bayou. For improving Cypress Bayou, Texas and Louisiana, six thousand dollars. Red River. For improving mouth of Red River, Louisiana, forty thousand dollars. Riv t e i r S8isslppi For improving harbor and the Mississippi River at Mem- phis, Tennessee, thirty-seven thousand dollars. Mississippi For improving Mississippi River at and near Vicksburg, and protection of harbor at Vicksburg, Mississippi, fifty thousand dollars. ouaeMtaRiver. For improving Ouachita River, Arkansas and Louisiana, ten thousand dollars. 1879.1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 289 Yazoo River. the waters of the Missis- E1 M e ? r s8issippl Adams's flume Proviso. For improving Yazoo Eiver, Mississippi, fifteen thousand dollars. For annual expense of gaugim sippi River and its tributaries: Continuing observation of the rise and fall of the river and its chief tributaries, as i87i, res. 40; 16 required by joint resolution of February twenty-first, eight- stat ' L " 598 ' een hundred and seventy-one, five thousand dollars. For improving Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Mississippi, Rivers: Removing snags, sand-bars, wrecks, and other kansasnvers. obstructions, and correcting and deepening the channel, one hundred and ninety thousand dollars; of which sum one hundred thousand dollars shall be expended on the Mississippi River, sixty thousand dollars shall be expended on the Missouri River, and thirty thousand dollars shall be expended on the Arkansas River. For improving Mississippi River from Saint Paul to B ^^ aissl P^ 1 Des Moines Rapids, one hundred thousand dollars: Pro- Proviso. vided, That not exceeding twenty thousand dollars thereof may be used by the Secretary of War in his discretion in making a practical test of the flume invented by M. J. Adams, the said test to be made under the supervision and direction of said Adams, but without compensation to said Adams for his services; And provided further, That such test shall not be made until the right shall be secured to the United States to use said flume, in the event of the favorable result of said test, upon terms satisfactory to the Secretary of War. For survey of Missouri River from its mouth to Fort Missouri River. Benton, Montana, thirty thousand dollars. For improving Missouri River at or near Fftrt Leaven- Missouri River. worth, ten thousand dollars. For improvement of Arkansas River, between Fort Smith, Arkansas River. Arkansas, and Wichita, Kansas, twenty thousand dollars. For improving Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa, ten thousand dollars; which sum shall be available on the pas- sage of this act. For improving Missouri River at Atchison, Kansas, twenty thousand dollars. For improving Missouri River opposite Saint Joseph, nine thousand dollars. For improving Missouri River at Eastport, Iowa, and at Nebraska City, Nebraska, thirty thousand dollars. For improving Missouri River at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and at Omaha, Nebraska, fifty thousand dollars. For improving Missouri River above mouth of the Missouri River. Yellowstone River, forty-five thousand dollars. For improving the Mississippi River between the mouths of the Illinois and Ohio Rivers, two hundred thousand dol- lars; of which sum, fifteen thousand dollars shall be ex- pended between the mouths of the Illinois and Missouri Rivers, thirty thousand dollars between the foot of Dickey's Island and the mouth of the Ohio River, and eight thousand Missouri River. Missouri River. Missouri River. Missouri River. Missouri River. Mississippi River. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 19 290 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1879. dollars between Islands Numbers Fourteen and Fifteen, near the town of Kaskaskia, Illinois, upper Missis- For improving Upper Mississippi River: Operating snag- si PP i River. boat twenty thousand dollars. Mississippi For improvingMississippiRiverfromDes MoinesRapids RlTer ' to mouth of the Illinois River, forty thousand dollars. white River. For improving White River, Arkansas, ten thousand dollars. Rush chute. For improving Rush Chute and the harbor of Burlington, Iowa, five thousand dollars. Fort Madison For improving harbor at Fort Madison, Iowa, three thousand six hundred dollars. Mississippi For removing bar in the Mississippi River opposite Du- buque, Iowa, four thousand dollars. Rapfds M ° i n e s -^ or improving Des Moines Rapids, twenty -five thousand dollars. Motoef Rtpio? 68 ^ or operating the canal at Des Moines Rapids, forty thousand dollars. Raiws Island For improving Rock Island Rapids, Mississippi River, six thousand dollars. Galena River. j? or improving Galena River and harbor, Illinois, twelve thousand dollars, st. croix River, -gov improving Saint Croix River below Taylor's Falls, eight thousand dollars. the Norui iver ° f ^ or improving Red River of the North, Minnesota, and Dakota, exclusively for dredging, twenty-five thousand dollars. Illinois River. g or i m p rov i n g Illinois River, forty thousand dollars. River nberland -^ or improving Cumberland River below Nashville, Ten- nessee, forty thousand dollars. vreRiver eLeFe ^ or improving Fourche Le Fevre River, Arkansas, ten thousand dollars. Rive'r mberland For improving Cumberland River above Nashville, Ten- nessee, thirty -nine thousand dollars; of which sum eighteen thousand dollars shall be expended from Nashville to the Kentucky line, six thousand dollars from the Kentucky line to Smith's Shoals, and fifteen thousand dollars at Smith's Shoals. River nnessee For improving Tennessee River above Chattanooga, eleven thousand five hundred dollars. River" n e s s e e For improving Tennessee River below Chattanooga, in- cluding Muscle Shoals, and Duck River Shoal, and the Shoal at Reynoldsburg, two hundred and ten thousand dollars: Pror b ° y g a n For improving harbor at Sheboygan , W isconsin, repairs and dredging, three thousand dollars. ton°HartOT Mns " ^ or improving harbor at Port Washington, Wisconsin, seven thousand five hundred dollars. HMbor Waukee For improving harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, seven thousand five hundred dollars. RacmeHarbor. -p or improving harbor at Racine, Wisconsin, six thou- sand dollars. bo? enosha Har " For improving harbor at Kenosha, Wisconsin, five thou- sand dollars. conSL rivers Wls For improving Fox and Wisconsin River, Wisconsin, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. ^Chicago Har- p or improving harbor at Chicago, Illinois, seventy-five thousand dollars. bor alumet Har " For improving harbor at Calumet, Illinois, twelve thou- sand dodars. Ha I rbor San C " y For improving harbor at Michigan City, Indiana, forty thousand dollars. Harbor? leTO>x For improving harbor at Charlevoix, Michigan, nine thousand dollars. ^Frankfort Har- Yot improving harbor at Frankfort, Michigan, four thousand dollars. ^ Manistee Har- p ov improving harbor at Manistee, Michigan, ten thou- sand dollars. Harbo d r. ington For improving harbor at Ludington, Michigan, five thousand dollars. ^PentwaterHar- jr or improving harbor at Pentwater, Michigan, six thou- sand dollars. H W bOT. e Eiver For improving harbor at White River, Michigan, seven thousand five hundred dollars. andSan r a y i? RiTer For improving Saint Mary's River and Saint Mary's Falls Canal three hundred thousand dollars; of which sum two hundred thousand dollars shall be expended on the canal, and one hundred thousand dollars shall be expended on the survey and improvement of the river towards obtaining a depth in present channel of sixteen feet. Harbor d Haven ^ or improving harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan, nine thousand dollars. (Holland) L Har e - For improving harbor at Black Lake, Michigan, six bor. thousand dollars. ^saugatuckHar- jr or improving harbor at Saugatuck^ Michigan, five thousand dollars. Harto? HaYen ^ or impr6vlng harbor at South Haven, Michigan, seven thousand five hundred dollars. 1879.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 293 For improving river and harbor at Saint Joseph, Michi- e r S and°HarbOT V " gan, six thousand dollars. . For harbor of ref uge, at Lake Huron, Michigan, seventv- sandbeaeh five thousand dollars . (Harbor Beaoh) - For improving Detroit River, Michigan, fifty thousand Detroit River. dollars. For improving Saint Clair Flats, Michigan, repairs of st. ciair flats. canal, three thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Muskegon, Michigan, five MuskegonHar- thousand dollars. For improving Saginaw Eiver, Michigan, eight thou- Saginaw River. sand dollars. For improving harbor at Cheboygan, Michigan, three Cheboygan thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Monroe, Michigan, two thou- b0 ^ onroe Har " sand dollars. For improving harbor and river at Au Sable, Michigan, b0 ^ s ^ Rf v ^ ar ' seven thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Toledo, Ohio, twenty thousand ToiedoHarbor. dollars. For improving harbor at Port Clinton, Ohio, ten thou- „ p ° rt ciirton t i n r to ' ' Harbor. sand dollars. For improving and surveying harbor at Sandusky City, b( | anausky Har_ Ohio, one thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Cleveland, Ohio, one hundred Cleveland Har- thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio, nine thou- Ashtabula n j ,, r & ' ' Harbor. sand dollars. For improving harbor at Erie, Pennsylvania, twenty- Erie Harbor. five thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Buffalo, New York, one hun- BunaioHarbor. dred thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Oak Orchard, New York, one oak orchard thousand dollars. Harbor ' For improving harbor at Charlotte, New York, repair of charlotte Har- piers, one thousand dollars. bor ' For improving harbor at Pultneyville, New York, four puitneyviiie thousand dollars. Harbor - For improving harbor at Great Sodus Bay, New York, Gr ^t sodus two thousand dollars. For improving Oakland Harbor, California, sixty thou- Oakland Har- sand dollars; but this sum shall not be available until the °cbnditions. right of the United States to the bed of the estuary and training-walls of this work is secured, free of expense, to the Government, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War; and if said right shall not ha.ve been so secured by September first, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, said sum shall be returned into the Treasury. For improving harbor at Little Sodus Bay, New York, B ™^o r d u 8 five thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Oswego, New York, ninety Oswego Har- thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Wilmington, California, twelve Wilmington thousand dollars. Harbor ' Ca! - 294 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO 11879. Riv1fr. rament0 For improving Sacramento River, California, twenty thousand dollars. Low" Tn 1 ' For improving Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, iSSMa e r?vere. ° from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, forty -five thousand dollars. upper wn- For improving Upper Willamette River, twelve thou- lamette River. , , ,, r a rtr 7 sand dollars. Wa p and C snake For improving Upper Columbia River, including Snake rivers. River, twenty thousand dollars. cascades ca- For constructing canal around the Cascades of Columbia River, one hundred thousand dollars. Columbia Eiv- For continuing the survey and observation of currents at the bar of the mouth of the Columbia River, five thou- sand dollars. FOTt 7 BrowT k at For protection of river-bank at Fort Brown, Texas, seven thousand dollars, sources oiMissis^ For examinations and surveys for reservoir at sources of sippi and other the Mississippi, Saint Croix, Chippewa, and Wisconsin Rivers: Completing survey, twenty-five thousand dollars. HMbor Bay and improving the entrance to Coos Bay and harbor of, Oregon, forty thousand dollars. Lower clear- For improving Lower Clearwater River, Idaho, five water River. . , -, \ ., & thousand, dollars. Elk River. For improving Elk River, West Virginia, the sum of five i878,c.264. thousand dollars, appropriated by the act of June eight- eenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, is directed to be expended in the removal of obstructions to open navi gation from Braxton Court House to the mouth of Big proviso. Sandy; Provided, however, That not exceeding five hundred dollars thereof may be expended for the improvement of steamboat navigation at Jarrett's Ford, but in no way to obstruct navigation by boats and rafts. River Ppernong For improving Scuppernong River, North Carolina, two thousand dollars. Mispuiion Riv- For improving Mispillian Creek, Delaware, three thou- er- sand dollars. Delaware Riv- For improving Delaware River at or near Cherry Island Flats, one hundred thousand dollars. Kentucky Riv- For improving the Kentucky River from the mouth to Three Forks, according to estimate and report of Major i879,c.i5. William E. Merrill, January fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, one hundred thousand dollars. woodbridge For improving Woodbridge Creek, New Jersey, four thousand dollars. Elizabeth Riv- For improving Elizabeth River, New Jersey, to secure a seven-foot channel, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Rahway River. For improving Rahway River, New Jersey, deepening channel, and removing obstructions, ten thousand dollars. Flushing Bay. For improving Flushing Bay, New York, twenty thou- sand dollars. Yellowstone For improving Yellowstone River, twentv-five thousand KiTer - dollars. MobiieHarbor. For improving Mobile Harbor, to secure a seventeen- foot channel, one hundred thousand dollars. er. 1879.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 295 For improving and repairing San Diego Harbor, Cali- b0 San Dieg0 Har " fornia, one thousand dollars. For improving Big Sunflower River, Mississippi, twenty R ?'g Sunflower thousand dollars. For improving Coldwater Eiver, Mississippi, seven thou- ^coidwaterRiv- sand dollars. For improving Tallahatchie River, Mississippi, six thou- R ? al r lahatchie sand dollars. For improving Upper Red River from Fulton to the head ei ,upperRedEiv- of the Raft, ten thousand dollars. For improving Urbana Creek, Virginia, five thousand Urbana Creek - dollars. For improving Monongahela River, West Virginia and K1 ^ e r " onBahela Pennsylvania, to be expended in completing lock and dam at Hoard's Rock, twenty-four thousand dollars. For improving Boston Harbor, to be expended in the im- »»*»»*"*<*. provement of Anchorage Shoals, the channel at the lower middle, and dredging the upper harbor, near the mouth of Mystic River, fifty thousand dollars. For improving Staunton River, Virginia, five thousand er staunton Elv - dollars. For improving Missouri River at Cedar City, ten thou- Missouri River. sand dollars. For improving Missouri River at and near Glasgow, Missouri River. fifteen thousand dollars. For improving Bayou LaFourche, Louisiana, including f0 u r a 4° u La " removal of obstructions and deepening of channel, ten thou- sand dollars. For construction of breakwater at New Haven, Connec- br e a ^ a ^ aven ticut, thirty thousand dollars. For improving entrance to Woods Holl Harbor, Massa- Hajbor*! 8 Hole chusetts, fifteen thousand dollars, to secure a channel two hundred feet wide and ten feet deep. For improving Manasquan River, New Jersey, twelve Ei Manas< J uan thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Grand Marias, Minnesota, ten H ^ r ra ° r d Marais thousand dollars. For improving harbor at Muscatine, Iowa, seven thou- b( MuscatineHar - sand five hundred dollars. For improving White and Saint Francis rivers. Arkan- white and st. SaS, twelve thousand dollars. Francis rivers. For improving L'Anguille River, Arkansas, five thou- L'AnguMeRiv- sand dollars. . er- For ice harbor at or near Cincinnati, Ohio, the sum of Cincinnati ice fifty thousand dollars, appropriated by act of June eight- 'lm'c.zm. eenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, is hereby de- clared available for the ensuing year. For improving Cambridge Harbor and Pocomoke River, Hl p r a ™ bria &e Maryland, two thousand five hundred dollars each. Pocomoke. For improving harbor at Queenstown, Maryland, three H arbor nstown thousand dollars. For improving North Landing River, Virginia and North Ri ^ tnLanding Carolina, twenty -five thousand dollars. 296 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1879. n Jf" bec c ^ n - For improving Lubec Channel, Maine, ten thousand dol- lars; and for the purpose of this improvement the unex- pended balance of the appropriations made for the iniprove- stiL, 7 420. Ui ' U ment of tne Saint Croix River by the acts of March second, statuses' 288, 17 eighteen hundred and sixty-seven, March third, eighteen 1874, c." 4S7, is hundred and seventy -three, and June twenty-third, eighteen St p 'to"' k ^ un( ^ re( i an( i seventy-four, are hereby made available. harbor ffrefuge 6 For harbor of refuge at Portage Lake, Lake Michigan, ten thousand dollars, onancock. -p v Onancock Harbor, Virginia, three thousand dollars. Trent River. ~j?ot jmproying Trent River, North Carolina, seven thou- sand dollars. . Tar Elver - For improvingTar River, North Carqlina, three thousand dollars. Aransas Pass For improving Aransas Pass and Bay up to Rockport and Corpus Christi, Texas, thirty-five thousand dollars; which sum shall be expended in deepening the channel across the outer bar of Aransas Pass and the protection of the head Proviso. of Mustang Island: Provided, That if the expenditure of said sum in the manner indicated herein involve the im- provement of any channel or way owned or controlled by any corporation or person with the right to levy tolls or otherwise to affect the navigation and commerce thereof, no part of said sum shall be expended until such right, ownership, and control shall have been surrendered and relinquished to the United States, free of cost, in manner and form to be approved by the Secretary of War. MissouriRiver. pov improvement of Missouri River at Vermillion, Da- kota, five thousand dollars. Harbor" swick ^ ov improving Brunswick Harbor, Georgia, twenty thousand dollars. Harbor. smout For improving Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, ten thousand dollars. MissouriRiver. -p ov improving Missouri River, at or near Kansas City, thirty thousand dollars. River Scag0U a For improving Pascagoula River, Mississippi, fourteen thousand dollars. For improving Pearl River," Mississippi from Jackson to' Carthage, six thousand dollars, osage River. For improving the Osage River, Kansas and Missouri, twenty thousand dollars. i white River, For improving white River, Indiana, from the Wabash River to Portersville and to the Falls on West Fork, accord- ing to report of Chief of Engineers, without constructing st Anthon J oc ks anddams, twenty-five thousand dollars. rank n For sluiceway through public works at Saint Anthony's proviso. Falls, Minnesota, ten thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of said sum shall be expended for right of way, and that said improvement can be made without expense to the United States further than the actual construction of said sluiceway. ^chippewaRiv- For the protection of the high sand-banks on the Chip- 1879,0.82. pewa River, Wisconsin, to prevent their erosion and depo- 1879.J IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 29*7 sition in the Mississippi River, eight thousand dollars: Provided^ That nothing shall be done, nor shall any improve- Proviso. ment be made, on the said Chippewa River, under or in pursuance of this act, or the appropriation hereby made, which shall, directly or indirectly, prevent, interfere with, ti ^ e t e ™J%t or obstruct the free navigation of the said river, as hereto- served. fore, by steamboat, or other water craft, or the free use thereof, as heretofore, for the running, floating, guiding, or sheering of loose logs or rafts of lumber, or logs upon or down the same, or which shall directly or indirectly, pre- vent, obstruct, or interfere with the use of any slough, arm, or branch of the said river, as heretofore, for the holding, assorting, or rafting of logs therein. For improving Shrewsbury River, New Jersey, ten thou- R i 8 V e r ^ ewsbury sand dollars. For improving navigation of Mississippi River, at Quincy , K " e ! r " 8 ' s s ' p p ' Illinois, twenty thousand dollars. For improving Harlem River, New York, one hundred HarIem River - thousand dollars; but this appropriation is made subject to the provisions and limitations contained in the act of June Proviso - eighteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, relating 1878 >°- 264 - to said Harlem River improvement and the right of way therefor. ' For improving Delaware River at Schooner Ledge, fifty er Delaware Riv " thousand dollars; That the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars[°] U ge a pacificcoast be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of &ny moneys ^22, p. 209. in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended v. 29, p. 214.' by the Secretaiy of War in the commencement of the con- ^^p- 761 - struction of a breakwater and harbor of refuge at such point on the Pacific Ocean between the Straits of [Juan de] Fuca and San Francisco, California, as may, in 'the opinion of a majority of the board of United States engineers for the Pacific coast, be most suitable, the interests of commerce, local and general, being considered. For continuing the improvement of Currituck Sound and So ^ d r r * * u c k North River Bar, North Carolina, twenty-five thousand dollars. For dredging a channel in the Potomac River through PotomacRiver. the flats in front of the landing at Mount Vernon, four thousand dollars. For Yadkin River, North Carolina, twenty thousand Yadkin River, dollars. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to apply the Manner of , . J . , j j. •> , ,f* J makingimprove- money herein appropriated for improvements, other than ments. surveys and estimates, in carrying on the various works by contract or by hired labor, at his discretion, and as in his judgment may be most advantageous to the government: and, where said works are done by contract, such contracts contracts after shall be made after sufficient public advertisement for pro- advertlsement - « Act of Aug. 2, 1882, authorizes the expenditure of this appro- priation in the construction of a harbor of refuge at Port Orford, Oreg. By act of June 3, 1896, the unexpended balance was made available for wharf construction at Graveyard Point, in said harbor. 298 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO ps»- posals in such manner and form as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and such contracts shall be made with the lowest responsible bidders therefor, accompanied by such securities as the Secretary of War shall require. and X s ™iy a a U ° nS . Sec - 2 - That the Secretary of War is hereby directed, at his discretion, to cause examinations or surveys, or both, and estimates of cost of improvements proper, to be made at the following points, namely: The outlet of Lake Winnepesaukee, New Hampshire; Nantucket Harbor, Massachusetts; Broad Bay, Virginia; Link Hbrn Bay, Virginia; Lin Haven Bay, Virginia; Chincoteaque Inlet, Virginia; Shenandoah River, Virginia and West Virginia. Cathanse[ a ], Maine; The Delaware at Chester and Marcus Hook, Pennsylva- nia, to acertain its adaptability for an ice-harbor; New Town Creek, at mouth of East River, New York; Nanticoke River, Delaware and Maryland; Channel leading into Cabin Creek, Maryland; Northeast River, Maryland; , Lockwood's Folly River, North Carolina. Tread Haven [Tred Avon] Creek, Maryland, for a distance of three miles below Eastern [Easton]. Slaughter Creek, Maryland. Examinations Choptank River, Maryland between Denton and Greens- and surveys, con- 1 , r J tinued. boro'; Secretary Creek [Warwick River], Maryland. Canal connecting Galveston and Brazos River, Texas. Bayou Vermillion, Louisiana; Bayou Teche, Louisiana; Bayou Courtableau, Louisiana; Coosa River, from the bridge of Selma River, Rane and Dal ton [Selma, Rome and Dalton, now known as the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia] Railroad, to the city of Wetumpka, Alabama; Duck River, from its mouth to Centerville, Tennessee. Yallabusha River, Mississippi; Noxubee River, Mississippi; Cuivre River, Missouri; The Gasconade River from its mouth to Vienna in Maries County, Missouri; Arkansas River at Pine Bluff. 1878, o. 264. Ohio River and mouth of Little Kanawha River, West Virginia, to ascertain the adaptability of that locality for an ice-harbor, including a report on the cost and merit of that point compared with the mouth of the Muskingum at Marietta, Ohio, surveyed under the provisions of the act of June eighteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy -eight; Waukegan Harbor, Illinois and Illinois River: "The report submitted under this item related to a survey of Cathance Biver. 1879.] IMPROVEMENT OE RIVERS AND HARBORS. 299 Alton Harbor, Illinois, and the Mississippi Eiver oppo- site to the mouth of the Missouri: Breakwater at Mackinac, Michigan; Harbor of refuge at entrance to Portage Lake and Lake Superior Ship Canal; Petaluma Creek, California; Resurvey of Sabine River, Texas, from its mouth to East Hamilton; Resurvey of Neches River, Texas, from the mouth of the Neches to Bevelport: Resurvey of Trinity River, Texas, from its mouth to the bridge of the Great Northern Railroad. Charlotte Harbor and Peace Creek, Florida; Entrance to Cumberland Sound, Florida and Georgia; Withlacooche River, Florida; Black River, Arkansas; Caney Fork [Caney Fork River], Cumberland River, Tennessee; Saint Joseph River, from its mouth in Michigan to Elk- hart, Indiana, including channel leading up to Benton Harbor; Trinidad Harbor, California; Sacramento River, California; Tchula Lake, Mississippi; Archer's Hope River, Virginia; Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania; Resurvey of Sebewaing Harbor, Michigan; Resurvey of Clinton River, Michigan; Resurvey of bar at mouth of Bell River, Michigan; Aroostook River, Maine, from boundary line to Masardis; Green River and its tributaries, Muddy and Barren Rivers, Kentucky; Bayou Deglaize [Des Glaises], Louisiana; Moosebec Bar, Jonesport, Maine; South River, New Jersey, between Raritan River and Old Bridge; Bayou Terrebonne, Louisiana; Tchefuncta, Tichfaw, and Amite Rivers, Louisiana; Cheesequakes Creek, New Jersey;. Allegheny River, from French Creek to Olean, New York; Dan River, Virginia, from Clarksville, Virginia, to Dan- bury^ North Carolina (continued); The Mississippi, from Saint Paul to the Falls of Saint Anthony; Oconto River, Wisconsin; Wolf River[°], Wisconsin (continued); Superior Bay, to determinethe best and most economical plan for harbor improvement for the head of Lake Supe- rior; Resurvey of Ogdensburg Harbor, New York; Warrior, from Tuscaloosa to Forks of Sipsey and Mul- berry, Alabama; «A tributary of Fox Biver. 300 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [!»«■ Sipsey River, Alabama; JtZlSSSFSSZ The Columbia River at the Dalles in Oregon, including tinned. ' plan and specifications for locks and canal around said point; For an accurate examination and survey of Alsea Har- bor, Oregon, and bar in front of it; Umpqua Eiver, Oregon, between Scottsburg and its mouth; The Cowlitz River,Washington Territory, forpurpose of ascertaining the cost of removing snags and other obstruc- tions; Ship canal across Bergen Neck in Hudson County, New Jersey; Tuckahoe Creek, Maryland; 1879, o. 22. Chattahoochiep] River, Alabama, from Geneva to New- ton; Pea River, Alabama, from Geneva to Elba; Cheyenne River, Dakota; Continuing survey of the Yellowstone River; Port Royal [Beaufort] River, near Beaufort South Carolina; Survey and estimate for York River Virginia; Pamunkey River, in Virginia; Bayfield Harbor, Wisconsin; Ashland Harbor, Wisconsin; Morristique [Manistique] River, Michigan; Approaches from Lake Superior to Saint Mary's Falls Ship-Canal, for a sixteen-foot channel; Kankakee River, Indiana and Illinois; For survey of Broad Creek [Broad Creek River], a prong of the Nanticoke River, from its mouth to Laurel, Dela • ware; For the resurvey of the outlet to Wolf Lake in Lake County, Indiana; For survey of Waccamaw River, North Carolina; For survey of Catawba River, North Carolina; The Pee Dee Rivers[ 6 ], South Carolina; The Santee River, South Carolina; The Wateree River, South Carolina; The Broad River, South Carolina; The Catawba River South Carolina; For a survey and estimate for a breakwater to be, con- structed from a point at or near the new canal outlet near New Orleans Louisiana, to the Ponchartrain Railroad Wharf said breakwater to be so constructed as to serve as a harbor of refuge for all vessels[ c ]. amtaatton1 etc X ^ec. &' That for the examinations and surveys herein provided for, and for incidental repairs of harbors, for which there is no special appropriation, the sum of one hun- « Corrected by act approved June 14, 1879, to read Chodawhatch.ee. & Refers to the Great Pedee and the Little Pedee. « The location contemplated for the breakwater was in Lake Pont- chartrain. 1879.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 301 dred and fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. ***** Sec. 9. That the fourth and succeeding sections of an Eads south act entitled "An act making appropriations for the repair, preservation, and completion of certain public works on 1875, o. 134, is rivers and harbors, and for other purposes" approved March st Amlnded. third, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy -five, au- thorizing James B. Eads and his associates to create and permanently maintain a wide and deep channel between the South Pass of the Mississippi River and the Gulf of Mexico be, and they are hereby, amended so as to provide in lieu of the payments therein provided, that payment to said Eads or his legal representatives shall be made as fol- lows, namely: The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed E ^ ymente t0 to draw his warrant upon the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States in favor of said James B. Eads or his legal representatives for the sum of seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, which said sum is hereby appropriated; and the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized and directed to pay to said Eads or his legal representatives, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri- ated, the sum for which said warrant is drawn. When a channel shall have been obtained by the action of the jetties and auxiliary works authorized by said act twenty-five feet in depth, and not less than two hundred feet in width at the bottom, through the said jetties, there shall be paid five hundred thousand dollars. When a channel shall have been obtained through the jetties twenty-six feet in depth, and not less than two hun- dred feet in width at the bottom, there shall be paid five hundred thousand dollars. When a channel thirty feet in depth, without regard to width, shall have been obtained through the jetties, there shall be paid five hundred thousand dollars;, and the one million dollars provided by the hereinbefore-recited act to be paid by the United States in ten and twenty years shall be earned by said Eads and his associates, and the same, with interest shall be paid to said Eads or his legal repre- sentatives, at the times and in the manner provided by said act. The one hundred thousand dollars per annum provided by said recited act to be paid to said Eads and his associ- ates during a period of twenty years shall be paid at the times and in the manner therein provided; upon the main- tenance by said-Eads and his associates of a channel through the jetties twenty-six feet in depth, not less than two hun- dred feet in width at the bottom, and having through it a central depth of thirty feet without regard to width. Nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to re- ism, c. 3js. peal or in any wise affect the provisions of the amendatory act approved June nineteenth, anno Domini eighteen hun- 302 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [l» w - dred and seventy-eight, by which said Eads is entitled to receive certain moneys to pay for materials furnished, labor done, and expenditures incurred in the construction of the staf 5 463 134, 1S wor ' i at the mouth of the Mississippi River; and the whole of the hereinbefore-recited act, approved March third, anno Domini eighteen hundred and seventy -five, except as the same is hereby expressly modified or amended; or has by act heretofore passed been modified or amended, shall be and remain in full force, and have the same effect as if this act had not been passed. Approved, March 3, 1879. May 13, 1879. CHAP. 6. — An Act Making appropriations for constructing jetties Vol. 21, p. 4. an d ther works at South Pass, Mississippi Eiver. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Appropriation, qfthe United States of America in Congress assembled, That the requisite amount is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to enable the Secretary of War to cause to be paid all Eads jetties, money that may become due and owing to James B. Eads and his associates, or that may become payable to said Eads, his assigns or legal representatives, in accordance staf 5 463 134, 18 w ** n " ie provisions of the act approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and the acts amenda- tory thereof, and to continue the monthly payments in the manner and to the full extent of the amount specified in stat 7 ? ies. 313 ' 20 the act approved June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, chapter three hundred and thirteen, Statutes Proviso. a t Large: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be held or construed as waiving or impairing any right which the United States may have under the original act hereinbefore referred to or the several acts amendatory R^rve not^ aeTeo ^ : And provided further, That nothing in this act appropriated, shall be construed as making an appropriation for the pay- ment of the one million of dollars which by the provisions of the act of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy- five are to remain as security in the possession of the United States and only to become payable, one-half at the end of ten years and the • residue at the" end of twenty years after the completion of the work provided for in said acts as ascertained and determined by the Secretary of War. Approved, May 13. 1879. Juneiq, 1879. CHAP. 15.— An Act To amend an Act entitled. "An Act making Vol. 21, p. 8. appropriations for the construction, repair, preservation, and com- pletion of certain works on rivers and harbors and for other pur- poses," approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives m ^ n ™ r imp 10 ™- of the United States of Americaim, Congress assembled, That m i879,'e. 181, 20 such parts of the moneys heretofore appropriated by stat., 364, 370. ^ ac £ Q f w jji cn this is amendatory for the improvement 1 -—j xHLjeitUV-Km-KlST UJJ ' Kiy EBS AND HARBORS. 303 of the Great Kanawha River in West Virginia and the R £ e a n a w n a Kentucky River in the State of Kentucky as may be neces- Kentucky sary in the prosecution of said improvements asunder- purchase of taken may be expended in the purchase, voluntary or by Iand - condemnation as the case may be, of such sites as are necessary in the prosecution of said improvements: Pro- Proviso. vided, That such expenditure shall Ije under the direction of the Secretary of War: And provided further, That if condemnation. the owners of such lands or sites shall refuse to sell the same at reasonable prices, then the prices to be paid shall be determined and the title and jurisdiction procured in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State in which such lands or sites are situated. Approved, June 10, 1879. CHAP. 22.— An Act To correct an error in "An Act making ap- June 14, 1879. propriationa for the construction, repair, preservation, and completion Vol- 21, p. 20. of certain works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes" ap- proved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine. Be it enactedoy the Senate and House of 'Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled. That improvement so much of the act entitled "An act making appropriations hatchee MverT* for the construction, repair, preservation, and completion g^ 9 ^ 181, 20 of certain works on rivers and harbors, and for other pur- poses," approved March third, eighteen hundred and sev- enty-nine, as, provides for the survey of "Chattahoochee" River, between Geneva and Newton, in Alabama, be, and the same is hereby, corrected so as to read, "Choctaw- hatchee" River, Alabama, from Geneva to Newton. Approved, June 14, 1879. CHAP. 32. — An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to use cer- June 19, 1879. tain moneys appropriated by Act of Congress approved March third, vol. 21, p. 23. eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, "for the protection of the high sand-banks on the Chippewa River," in the completion and protec- tion of improvements in and near the mouth of said Chippewa River. Be it enactedoy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress Assembled, That CMppewaRiv- the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized, in is79, 'c. isi, 20 his discretion, to apply and use for the completion and pro- stat ' 372, tection of the wing-dams, jetties, and other improvements of the Chippewa River in the State of Wisconsin, located at and near the mouth of said river, so much of the moneys v& ° f appro- appropriated by an act of Congress approved March third, pm eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, entitled "An act mak- ing appropriations for the construction, repair, preserva- tion, and completion of certain works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes," as were appropriated " for the protection of the high sand banks on the Chippewa River," and so fo:cth, as may be required for such purpose herein provided : Provided^ That such use or application of tjb.§ Proviso. 304 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1879. moneys herein authorized shall be made under the same limitations and conditions as provided in the act hereinbe- fore named, and subject to the terms and conditions of the proviso attached to said appropriation for said Chippewa River in said act approved, March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine. Approved, June 19, 1879. June 28, 1879. CHAP. 43. — An Act To provide for the appointment of a "Missis- Vol. 21, p. 37. gippi River Commission ' ' for the improvement of said river from the Head of toe Passes near its mouth to its headwaters. Be it enacted fay the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That a commission is hereby created, to be called "The Missis- sippi River Commission," to consist of seven members^]. Sec. 2. The President of the United States shall, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appoint seven commissioners, three of whom shall be selected from the Engineer Corps of the Army, one from the Coast and Ge- odetic Survey, and three from civil life, two of whom shall be civil engineers. And any vacancy which may occur in the commission shall in like manner be filled by the Presi- dent of the United States; and he shall designate one of the commissioners appointed from the Engineer Corps of the Army to be president of the commission. The com- missioners appointed from the Engineer Corps of the Army and the Coast and Geodetic Survey shall receive no other pay or compensation than is now allowed them by law, and the other three commissioners shall receive as pay and compensation for their services each the sum of three thousand dollars per annum; and the commissioners ap- pointed under this act shall remain in office subject to removal by the President of the United States. Sec. 3. It shall be the duty of said commission to direct and complete such surveys of said river, between the Head of the Passes near its mouth to its headwaters as may now be in progress, and to make such additional surveys, exam- inations, and investigations, topographical, hydrograph- ical, and hydrometrical, of said river and its tributaries, as may be deemed necessary by said commission to carry out the objects of this act. And to enable said commission to complete such surveys, examinations, and investigations, the Secretary of War shall, when requested by said com- mission, detail from the Engineer Corps of the Army such officers and men as may be necessary, and shall place in the charge and for the use of said commission such vessel or vessels and such machinery and instruments as may be "Act approved February 18, 1901, amends this act by adding thereto a section providing that the headquarters and general offices of the Commission shall be located at some town on the river, etc. er Commission. Vol. 31, p. 792. Post, p. 936. Number. Selection. Vacancies. President. Compensation. Tenureofoffice. Duties. Detail of nst-ants, etc. 1879.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 305 under his control and may be deemed necessary. And the Secretary of the Treasury shall, when requested by said commission, in like manner detail from the Coast and Geo- detic Survey such officers and men as may be necessary, and shall place in the charge and for the use of said com- mission such vessel or vessels and such machinery and in- struments as may be under his control and may be deemed necessary. And the said commission may, with the ap- proval of the Secretary of War, employ such additional Additional force and assistants, and provide, by purchase or other- force ' wise, such vessels or boats and such instruments and means as may be deemed necessary. Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of said commission to take Duties, into consideration and mature such plan or plans and esti- mates as will correct, permanently locate, and deepen the channel and protect the banks of the Mississippi River; improve and give safety and ease to the navigation thereof; prevent destructive floods; promote and facilitate com- merce, trade, and the postal service; and when so pre- pared and matured, to submit to the Secretary of War a full and detailed report of their proceedings and actions, Report. and of such plans, with estimates of the cost thereof, for the purposes aforesaid, to be by him transmitted to Con- gress: Provided, That the commission shall report in full upon the practicability, feasibility, and probable cost of the various plans known as the jetty system, the levee system, and the outlet system, as well as upon such others as they deem necessary. Sec. 5. The said commission may, prior to the comple- tion of all the surveys and examinations contemplated by this act, prepare and submit to the Secretary of War plans, specifications, and estimates of costs for such immediate works as, in the judgment of said commission, may consti- tute a part of the general system of works herein contem- plated, to be by him transmitted to Congress. Sec. 6. The Secretary of War may detail from the En- gineer Corps of the Army of the United States an officer to act as secretary of said commission. Sec. 7. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to expend the sum of one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for the payment of the salaries herein provided for, and of the necessary expenses incurred in the completion of such sur- veys as may now be in progress, and of such additional sur- veys, examinations, and investigations as may be deemed necessary, reporting the plans and estimates, and the plans, specifications, and estimates contemplated by this act, as herein provided for; and said sum is hereby appropriated for said purposes out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, June 28, 1879. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 20 Proviso. Immediate works. Secretary. Appropriation. 306 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1879 - June 28, 1879. [No. 19.] Joint Resolution Authorizing a survey of the Mississippi Vol. 21, p. 54. River near Lake Concordia, Louisiana, and Cowpen Bend, Missis- sippi. Resolved hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That ana xa ra 1 ?v a ey°ofthe Secretary of War be and he is hereby authorized and Mississippi Eiv- directed to order a survey and recommendations thereon of the Mississippi River near Lake Concordia, Louisiana, and of Cowpen Bend, Mississippi, looking to the protec- tion of the harbors of Natchez and Vidalia by restraining the river from cutting into Lake Concordia, and of the Charenton Canal in St. Mary's Parish, Louisiana, out of moneys already appropriated for surveys and examinations by act of Congress of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy -nine. Approved, June 28, 1879. Jan. 23, 1880. CHAP. 10. — An Act Directing the removal of obstructions from Vol. 21, p. 61. the harbor at the Delaware Breakwater. Beit enactedbythe Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That strocttonsinhM- * ne Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to cause bor at Delaware to be removed from the harbor at the Delaware Breakwater Breakwater. an( j ^e entrance thereto and in the main ship channel of the Delaware Bay and River several vessels which were sunk in the year eighteen hundred and seventy- seven, and now forming obstructions endangering the safety of vessels Notice. entering said harbor after reasonable notice to the owners of such vessels to remove the same, and the sum of twenty- Appropriation, five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces- sary, is hereby appropriated for that purpose, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, January 23, 1880. Mayl8,i880. CHAP. 95.— An Act To abolish all tolls at the Louisville and Port- Vol.2l,p.i4i. land Canal. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That vme lls and ^n- af ter ttie first da y of JuI J> eighteen hundred and eighty, no land canal aboi tolls shall be charged or collected at the Louisville and Portland Canal, but the Secretary of War shall be author- ized to draw his warrant from time to time upon the Secre- tary of the Treasury to pay the actual expenses of operating and keeping said canal in repair[°]. Approved, May 18, 1880. o The Treasury Department has decided that this act does not appro- priate money for operating and caring for the canal. 1880.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 307 works rivers and CHAP. 211. — An Act Making appropriations for the construction, June 14, 1880. repair, completion, and preservation of certain works on rivers and Vol- 21, p. 180. harbors, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Public the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appro- harbors! priated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be expended, under the direction Appropria of the Secretary of War, for the construction, repair, com- tions - pletion, and preservation of the public works hereinafter named: Improving the gut[°] opposite Bath, Maine: Continuing gt f t ^ rb f ? r8 i: improvement, seven thousand dollars. Maine.' Improving harbor at Belfast, Maine: Continuing opera- tions, three thousand dollars. Improving Richmond Island Harbor, Maine; Continuing operations, three thousand dollars. For the completion of the improvement of Lubec Chan- nel, Maine, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Con- sh £| tinuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Burlington, Vermont: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Swanton, Vermont: Continuing improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars. Improving harbor at Plymouth, Massachusetts: Con- tinuing operations, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Provincetown, Massachusetts: Maintenance and annual repairs, five hundred dollars. Improving harbor at Bridgeport, Connecticut: Continu- ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Nantucket Harbor, Massachusetts, fifty thou- sand dollars. Improving harbor at Milford, Connecticut: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at New Haven, Connecticut: Continu- ing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Norwalk, Connecticut: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars; and so much of said appropi-iation as shall be necessary therefor shall be so ex- pended as to have the channel six feet deep at low water between the steamboat landing in said Norwalk and Long Island Sound. Improving harbor of Southport, Connecticut: Continuing improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars. Improving harbor at Buffalo, New York: Continuing im- provement, ninety thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Charlotte, New York: Repair of piers, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Dunkirk, New York: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. New Hamp- Vermont. Massachusetts. Connecticut. New York. « The Gut is a part of the Sasanoa (or Back) River. 308 LAW8 OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1880. Improving Echo Harbor, New Rochelle, New York: Con- tinuing improvement, three thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Great Sodus Bay, New York: Con- tinuing operations, three thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Little Sodus Bay, New York: Con- tinuing operations, twenty thousand dollars, oak orchard Improving harbor at Oak Orchard, New York: Contin- uing operations, five hundred dollars. RiveViie? n ° e Improving Cathance River, Maine, ten thousand dollars. New York. Improving harbor at Oswego, New York : Continuing im- provement, ninety thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Plattsburg, New York: For dredg- ing, one thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Port Jefferson, Long Island Sound, New York: Continuing operations, three thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Pultneyville, New York: Continu- ing operations, three thousand dollars. ^Erie Harbor, Improving harbor at Erie, Pennsylvania: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Delaware pier. Constructing pier in Delaware Bay, near Lewes, Dela- ware: Continuing operations, ten thousand dollars. Piers of ice-harbor at New Castle, Delaware: Continuing operations, three thousand dollars. Harbor? mgton Improving harbor at Wilmington, Delaware: To dredge the bar and channel at the mouth of the Christiana River, and make such survey as may be necessary to determine the site of such works as may be necessary for the perma- nent improvement of said river: Continuing operations, ten thousand dollars. Maryland. Improving harbor at Baltimore, Maryland: Continuing operations, one hundred thousand dollars. Improving Breton Bay, Leonardtown, Maryland: Con- tinuing improvement, three thousand dollars. bia. ist ' CoIum " Improving the harbors and channels at Washington and Georgetown, District of Columbia: Continuing the im- provements, including the removal of rocks, forty thousand dollars. Virginia. Improving harbor at Norfolk, Virginia, and its ap- proaches: Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Onancock, Virginia: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. iin£ nth Car °" Improving harbor at Charleston, South Carolina: Con- tinuing improvement, one hundred and seventy thousand dollars. Georgia. Improving harbor at Savannah and Savannah River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, sixty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Brunswick, Georgia: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Florida. Improving harbor at Cedar Keys, Florida: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Pensacola, Florida: Continuing im- provement, forty thousand dollars. 1880.1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 309 Improving harbor at Mobile, Alabama: Continuing im- Alabama. provement, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Mississippi River at and near Vicksburg, and E1 ^i S at s v i iE£- protection of harbor at Vicksburg, Mississippi: Continuing bur S' improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at New Orleans, Louisiana: Continu- Louisiana. ing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving outer bar, Galveston Harbor, Texas: Con- Texas - tinuing operations, one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio : Continuing opera- ohio - tions, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Black River, Ohio: Continuing op- (jJJtin^ Eiver erations, one thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Cleveland, Ohio: Continuing im- provement, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Conneaut, Ohio: Continuing opera- tions, six thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Fairport, Ohio: Continuing opera- tions, three thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Huron, Ohio: Continuing opera- tions, three thousand dollars. Ice-harbor at mouth of Muskingum River, Ohio: Con-^ ^!?* 11 ^ tinuing operations fifty thousand dollars. River. Improving harbor at Port Clinton, Ohio: Continuing operations, five thousand dollars. Improving and surveying harbor at Sandusky City, Ohio: Continuing operations, twelve thousand five hun- dred dollars. Improving harbor to the depth of sixteen feet at Toledo, ohio! eaoHarbo^ ■ Ohio: Continuing operations, thirty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Vermillion, Ohio: Continuing oper- ations, two thousand dollars. Improving outside harbor at Michigan City, Indiana: Indiana - Continuing operations, forty thousand dollars; to be used and expended in improving the inner harbor, the addi- tional sum of fifteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Calumet, Illinois: Continuing im- ™nois. provement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving outside harbor at Chicago, Illinois: Continu- ing improvement, including commencement of construction of exterior breakwater, one hundred and forty-five thou- sand dollars. Improving Galena River and Harbor, Illinois: Continu- Galena River. ing improvement, twelve thousand dollars. Improving harbor and the Mississippi Riverat Memphis, Ri ^ e r SS at 8 ^em- Tennessee: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dol- pi- lars. Improving harbor and river at Au Sable, Michigan: Ml0ni s an - Continuing operations, seven thousand dollars. Improving narbor at Black Lake, Michigan: Continuing ( Holland ). Lake operations, six thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Charlevoix, Michigan: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. 310 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO t 1880 - Massachusetts. Improving harbor at Boston, Massachusetts, seventy- five thousand dollars; of which sum thirty thousand dol- lars shall be expended in the said harbor; twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars at the mouth of Charles River in said harbor and up to Watertown; seventeen thousand five hundred dollars in said harbor at mouth of Mystic River, and five thousand dollars from said harbor to Nantasket Beach. Michigan. Improving harbor at Cheboygan, Michigan : Continuing operations, six thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan: Continu- ing operations, fifty thousand dollars. sandbeaen Harbor of refuge at Lake Huron: Continuing opera- (Harbor Beach). tion ^ seventy _ five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Ludington, Michigan: Continuing operations, eight thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Manistee, Michigan: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Marquette, Michigan: For repairs of existing work one thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Monroe, Michigan: Continuing operations, two thousand dollars. Improving Manistique Harbor, Michigan, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Muskegon, Michigan: Continuing operations, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving harbor at Ontonagon, Michigan: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars; of which sum two thousand dollars shall be expended in dredging. Improving harbor at Pentwater, Michigan: Continuing operations, four thousand dollars. Harbor of refuge at Portage Lake, Lake Michigan: Con- tinuing operations, ten thousand dollars. Improving river and harbor at Saint Joseph, Michigan, including channel leading up to Benton Harbor: Continu- ing operations, eight thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Saugatuck, Michigan: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at South Haven, Michigan: Continu- ing improvement, five thousand dollars. - Improving harbor at White River, Michigan: Continu- ing operations, five thousand dollars. Wisconsin. Improving harbor at Ahnapee, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, seven thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Green Bay, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, six thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Kenosha, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Manitowoc, Wisconsin : Continuing operations, seven thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Menomonee, Wisconsin: Continu- ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Hart'or aukee Improving harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Continu- ing operations, ten thousand dollars. 1880.1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HA.RBOR8. 311 Improving harbor at Port Washington, Wisconsin: Con- tinuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Eacine, Wisconsin: Continuing operations, six thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Sheboygan, Wisconsin : Repairs and dredging, seven thousand dollars. Improving Superior Bay, Wisconsin: Dredging for im- provement of natural entrance, and for repairing existing works, five thousand dollars. Harbor of refuge at entrance of Sturgeon Bay Canal, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars: Provided, That said sum shall not be expended until any private or corporate right which may exist to impose charges for the use of said harbor shall have been relinquished in manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War. Improving harbor at Two Rivers, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Rush Chute and harbor of Burlington, Iowa: Continuing operations, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Muscatine, Iowa: Continuing the improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving harbor at Duluth, Minnesota: Continuing the improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Grand Marais, Minnesota: Continu- ing the improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Kennebunk River, Maine: Continuing opera- tions, two thousand dollars. For improving Exeter River, in the State of New Hamp- shire, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Otter Creek, Vermont: Continuing improve- ment, two thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Newburyport, Massachusetts, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Merrimac River, Massachusetts: Continuing operations, twelve thousand dollars. Improving Providence River and Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island: Continuing improvement, sixty thousand dollars. Improving Little Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island: Con- tinuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving Connecticut River, below "Hartford, Con- necticut: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Housatonic River, Connecticut: Continuing improvement, two thousand dollars. Constructing breakwater at New Haven, Connecticut: Continuing operations, thirty thousand dollars. Improving Thames River, Connecticut: Continuing im- provement, twenty-five thousand dollars; of which sum, two thousand five hundred dollars shall be expended in the removal of rocks and sand from New London Harbor. • Removing obstructions in East River and Hell Gate, New York: Continuing improvement, two hundred thou- sand dollars. Proviso. Iowa. Minnesota. Riyera. Kennebunk. Exeter. Otter Creek. Merrimac. Providence. Connecticut. Housatonic. Thames. East River and Hell Gate. 312 LAWS OF tfNITED MATES RELATING TO [1880. East Creek. Improving East Chester Creek, New York: Continuing improvement, three thousand live hundred dollars. Improving Hudson River, New York: Continuing oper- ations, twenty thousand dollars. 1 Improving Cohansey Creek, New Jersey: Continuing improvement, four thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Elizabeth River, New Jersey: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Manisquan River, New Jersey: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Passaic River above Newark, New Jersey: Continuing improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving Rahway River, New Jersey: Continuing im- provement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Salem River, New Jersey: Continuing im- provement, three thousand dollars. Improving Shrewsbury River, New Jersey: Continuing improvement, thirty thousand dollars. c w°odbriage Improving Woodbridge Creek, New Jersey: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving South River, Middlesex County, New Jersey, forty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Frankfort, Michigan, five thousand dollars, to be expended in extending piers or dredging, at discretion of Secretary of War. Improving navigation of Allegheny River from mouth of French Creek to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: Continuing operations, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania: Continuing improvement, forty thousand dollars. Improving Delaware River, below Bridesburg, Pennsyl- vania: Continuing improvement, eighty-five thousand dol- lars; of which sum forty thousand dollars shall be expended at or near Petty's Island, between said island and Phila- delphia, and ten thousand dollars at or near Smith's Island, between Philadelphia and Camden, through the sand-spit. Improving Delaware River, between Trenton, New Jer- sey, and Bridesburg, Pennsylvania: Continuing operations, ten thousand dollars. Improving Delaware River at Schooner Ledge : Continu- ing improvement, forty thousand dollars. Improving Delaware River, near Cherry Island Flats: Continuing improvement one hundred thousand dollars. Improving Mispillion Creek, Delaware: Continuing im- provement, four thousand dollars. Improving Wicomico River[ a ], Maryland, below Salis- bury: Continuing operations, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Annapolis, Maryland, five thousand dollars. Dredging a channel in the Potomac River, through the flats in front of Mount Vernon, Virginia: Continuing oper-* ations, three thousand dollars. a On the eastern shore. Hudson. Creek. Elizabeth. Manasquan. Rahway. Salem. Shrewsbury. South. Allegheny. Schuylkill. Delaware. M i spillion Creek. Wicomico. Annapolis Har bor. Potomac. 1880.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 313 Appomattox. Blackwater. Chickahom- iny. James. New. Nomini Creek. Improving Appomattox River, Virginia: Continuing im- provement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Blackwater Ri ver, Virginia : Continuing oper- ations, three thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Chickahominy River, Virginia: Continuing operations, two thousand dollars. Improving James River, Virginia: Continuing improve- ment, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving New River, from mouth of Wilson, in Gray- son County, Virginia, to mouth of Greenbrier River, twenty-four thousand dollars; of which sum twelve thou- sand dollars shall be expended in the continuation of the work from the mouth of Greenbrier, up; seven thousand dollars in the continuation of the work formerly prosecuted on the river in Wythe County, and five thousand dollars between the lead mines in Wythe County and the mouth of Wilson, in Grayson County. Improving Raritan River, New Jersey, one hundred Raritan. thousand dollars; of which sum seventy thousand dollars shall be expended in the removal of rocks at Whitehead's sand-dock, and thirty thousand dollars for dredging the shoals at the Middle Ground. Improving mouth of Nomoni Creek, Virginia: Continu ing operations, five thousand dollars. Improving North Landing River, Virginia and North NorthLandmg Carolina: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dol- lars. Improving Rappahannock River, Virginia: Continuing Rappahan improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Staunton River, Virginia: Continuing im- provement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Urbana Creek, Virginia: Continuing improve- ment, two thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Great Kanawha River and operation of works, West Virginia: Continuing improvement, two hundred thousand dollars. Improving Guyandotte River, West Virginia: Continu- ing improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving Cape Fear River, North Carolina: Continu- ing improvement, seventy thousand dollars. Continuing improvement of Currituck Sound, Coanjok So < u JJ d rrituok Bay, and North River Bar, North Carolina: Continuing hI £orth R"er improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving French Broad River, North Carolina: Con- River tinuing improvement, three thousand dollars. Improving Neuse River, North Carolina, from its mouth Neu to the head of navigation; Continuing improvement, forty- five thousand dollars. Improving Pamlico and Tar Rivers, North Carolina Continuing operations, nine thousand dollars. Improving Scuppernong River, North Carolina: Contin uing improvement, one thousand dollars. Improving Trent River, North Carolina: Continuing im provement, ten thousand dollars. 1 nock. Staunton. Urbana Creek. Kanawha. Guyandot. Cape Fear. French Broad Pamlico and Tar rivers. Scuppernong. Trent. 314 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1880. Flint. Ocmulgee. Oconee. Oostenaulaand Coosawattee. Apalachicola. Choctaw hatchee. c ,ciiattahoo- Improving Chattahoochee River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Coosa River, Georgia and Alabama: Contin- uing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving Flint River, Georgia: Continuing improve- ment, twenty thousand dollars; of which sum ten thousand dollars shall be expended below Albany, and ten thousand dollars between Albany and Montezuma. Improving Ocmulgee River, Georgia: Continuing oper- ations, seven thousand dollars. Improving Oconee River, Georgia: Continuing opera- tions, on.e thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Oostenaulaand Coosa wattee Rivers, Georgia: Continuing operations, two thousand dollars. Improving Apalachicola River, Florida: Continuing im- provement, two thousand dollars. Improving Apalachicola Bay, Florida, ten thousand dollars. Improving Choctawhatchee River, Florida and Alabama up to Newton: Continuing operations, seven thousand dol- lars. Passage be- Improving inside passage between Fernandina and Saint tween Fernandi- T . f „. => -. _. r . P , , , . , naandst. Johns. John's, t londa: Continuing improvement, at such point as may be selected by the chief engineer, and approved by the Secretary of War, seven thousand dollars. Improving Alabama River, Alabama: Continuing im- provement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama and Mississippi, forty-seven thousand dollars; of which sum twenty thousand dollars shall be expended on the Warrior, twelve thousand dollars on the Tombigbee be- tween Columbus and Vienna, and fifteen thousand dollars on the Tombigbee below Vienna. Improving Tombigbee River above Columbus, Missis- sippi: Continuing improvement, four thousand dollars. Improving Big Sunflower River Mississippi: Continu- ing improvement, eight thousand dollars. Improving Cold water River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, four thousand dollars. Improving Pascagoula River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Pearl River, Mississippi, from Jackson to Carthage: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Yazoo River, Mississippi: Continuing im- provement, twelve thousand dollars. Improving Bayou La Fourche, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Removing obstructions from Red River, Louisiana: Con- tinuing operations, including construction of snag-boat, sixty thousand dollars. Removing raft in Red River and closing Tone's Bayou, Louisiana: Continuing operations, twenty five thousand dollars. Alabama. Warrior and Tombigbee. Big Sunflower. Coldwater. Pascagoula. Pearl. Yazoo. Bayou La fourche. Red River. Tones Bayou. 1880.J IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 315 Tallahatchie, Aransas and Bay. Improving Tallahatchee River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, nine thousand dollars, of which sum four thousand dollars shall be expended below Coldwater and five thousand dollars between the mouth of Coldwater and Batesville. Improving Aransas Pass and Bay, up to Rockport and ( Corpus Christi, Texas: Continuing improvement, sixtj r -five thousand dollars. Improving Neches River, Texas: Continuing operations, Neches - five thousand dollars. Improving Pass Cavallo Inlet into Matagorda Bay, In p |f Cavall ° Texas: Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving ship-channel, Galveston Bay : Continuing im- GalvestonBft y provement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Sheepshead Bay, New York, three thousand B f y heepshead dollars. Improving Canarsie Bay, New York, ten thousand dol- Cftnarsj e Ba y- lars. Improving Nottoway River, Virginia, five thousand dol- er Nottoway Eiv lars. Improving Rockland Harbor, Maine, twenty thousand b0 ? i O Me. and H " r " dollars. Improving Flushing Bay, New York, fifteen thousand dollars: Provided, That in the judgment of the engineer in charge this expenditure can be made without serious detri- ment to property interests on the Newtown side. Improving Narrows of Sabine River, above Orange, Texas, and to deepen channel at its mouth: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving Sabine Pass and Blue Buck Bar, Texas: Con- tinuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Trinity River, Texas: Continuing operations, four thousand dollars. Improving Arkansas River between Fort Smith, Arkan- sas, and Wichita, Kansas: Continuing the improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Fourche Le Fevre River, Arkansas: Contin- uing improvement, four thousand dollars. Improving LAnguille River, Arkansas: Continuing im- L ' An g uill e- provement, two thousand dollars. Improving Ouachita River, Arkansas and Louisiana: Ouachita. Continuing improvement, eight thousand dollars. Improving White and Saint Francis Rivers, Arkansas: Continuing improvement, twelve thousand dollars. Improving Cumberland River, above Nashville, Tennes- see, as follows: From Nashville to Kentucky line, fifteen thousand dollars; from Kentucky line to Smith's Shoals, ten thousand dollars; at Smith's Shoals, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Cumberland River, below Nashville, Tennes- see: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Hiawassee River,Tennessee : Continuing oper- ations, three thousand dollars. Flushing Bay. Proviso, Sabine River. Sabine Pass. Trinity. Arkansas. Fourche Le Fe- vre. White and St. Francis. Cumberland. Hiwassee. 316 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1880. Tennessee. Big Sandy. Kentucky. Ohio. Proviso. Proviso. Wabash. Sandusky. White. Illinois. Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas. Mississippi. Harbor at Al- ton. Cuivre. Improving Tennessee River, above Chattanooga: Contin- uing the improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Tennessee River, below Chattanooga, includ- ing Muscle Shoals, Duck River Shoal, and shoal at Rey- noldsburg: Continuing operations, three hundred thousand dollars. Improving Big Sandy River, from Catlettsburg, Ken- tucky, to head of navigation, fifty -five thousand dollars; of which sum fifty thousand dollars shall be expended in the construction of works at Louisa, according to the recom- mendations of William E. Merrill, Major of Engineers, in his annual report, dated August twelfth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, and five thousand dollars in the further improvement of the' upper river. Improving Kentucky River from its mouth to Three Forks: Continuing operations, one hundred thousand dol- lars. Improving Ohio River: Continuing the improvement, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; of which sum one hundred thousand dollars shall be expended on Davis Island Dam, and one hundred and fifty thousand dollars on the river from its mouth to its head: Provided, That ten thou- sand dollars of the last named sum may, in the discretion of the engineers, be expended on Indiana Chute: And pro- vided further, That twenty -five thousand dollars of the sum for the improvement of the Ohio River shall be applied to continuing the improvement at Grand Chain on said river. Improving Wabash River, Indiana: Continuing improve- ment, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Sandusky River, Ohio: Continuing improve- ment, ten thousand dollars. Improving White River, Indiana, from Wabash River to Portersville, and to the falls on West Fork : Continuing operations, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Illinois River: Continuing improvement, one hundred and ten thousand dollars, of which sum one hun- dren thousand dollars shall be expended on locks and dams and ten thousand dollars for dredging. Improving Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers: Removing snags, wrecks, and other obstructions, two hun- dred thousand dollars; of which sum one hundred thousand dollars shall be expended on the Mississippi River, sixty- five thousand dollars on the Missouri, and thirty -five thou- sand dollars on the Arkansas. Improving Mississippi River, between the mouths of the Illinois and Ohio Rivers: Continuing improvement, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; of which sum twenty thousand dollars shall be expended at Kaskaskia Bend, and fifteen thousand dollars may be expended on the har- bor at Alton. Improving Cuivre River, from mouth to Chain of Rocks, and removing snags and obstructions, two thousand dollars. 1880.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 317 Improving Mississippi River, above the Falls of Saint Mississippi. Anthony: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dol- lars. Improving Mississippi River, from Saint Paul to Des Moines Rapids: Continuing improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That three thousand five Proviso. hundred dollars of said sum may, in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers, be expended in closing the slough at the confluence of the Minnesota and Mississippi Rivers: Provided further, That three thousand dollars of the fore- Proviso. going sum shall be used in dredging the western channel at or near Guttenberg, Iowa. Improving Mississippi River, from Des Moines Rapids to mouth of Illinois River: Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars. Improving Mississippi River atQuincy, Illinois: Contin- uing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Removing bar in the Mississippi River, opposite Dubuque, Iowa: Continuing operations, seven thousand dollars. Improving Rock Island Rapids, Mississippi River: Con- tinuing improvement, eight thousand dollars. Improving Des Moines Rapids: Continuing -improve- ment, twenty thousand dollars. Operating the canal at Des Moines Rapids: Continuing na^atDesMoinlss operations of the canal, thirty thousand dollars. Rapids. Annual expense of gauging the waters of the Mississippi pe ts° of U gaugin " River and its tributaries: Continuing observations of the the Mississippi rise and fall of the river and its chief tributaries, as re- stat^Vs 68 ' 40; 16 quired by joint resolution of February twenty -first, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, five thousand dollars. Improving Upper Mississippi River: Operating snag- sip^^d operat- boat, eight thousand dollars. i 'ng snag boat. Improving the Osage River, Kansas and Missouri: Con- osageEiver. tinuing the improvement, thirty thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Atchison, Kansas: Con- tinuing operations, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Cedar City: Continuing im- provement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving the Missouri River at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and at Omaha, Nebraska: Continuing operations, twenty thousand dollars. Improving the Missouri River at Eastport, Iowa, and at Nebraska City, Nebraska: Continuing operations, fourteen thousand dollars. Improving the Missouri River at Brownville, ten thou- sand dollars. Improving the Missouri River at Plattsmouth, ten thou- sand dollars. Improving Missouri River at or near Fort Leavenworth: Continuing improvement, eight thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at or near Glasgow: Contin- uing improvement, twenty thousand dollars Improving Missouri River at and near Kansas City : Con- tinuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars; which Missouri. 318 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [««>• sum may be expended on either side of the river, in the discretion of the engineer. Improving Missouri River at and near Saint Joseph: Continuing operations, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa: Con- tinuing operations, eight thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Vermillion, Dakota: Con- tinuing the improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Missouri river, above mouth of the Yellow- stone River: Continuing the improvement, twenty -five thousand dollars. Detroit. Improving Detroit River, Michigan: Continuing opera- tions, fifty thousand dollars. Saginaw. Improving Saginaw River, Michigan: Continuing opera- tions, fifteen thousand dollars; of which sum ten thousand dollars shall be expended for removal of bars at the lower end of the river and in deepening the channel from the mouth of the river out into the bay. st. ciair flats. Improving Saint Clair Flats, Michigan : Repairs of canal, two thousand five hundred dollars. Chippewa Improving the Chippewa River, Wisconsin: Continuing the improvement, ten thousand dollars; but this sum is appropriated subject to the same conditions and limitations imposed by section one of the act approved March third, 1879, c. i8i; 20 eighteen hundred and seventy -nine, for the improvement stat., 372. Q £ pjygpg an( j harbors, relating to said Chippewa River. nsto rivers Wis Improving Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, Wisconsin: Con- tinuing improvement, one hundred and twenty-five thou- sand dollars; of which sum fifty thousand dollars shall be expended in continuing the improvement of the Wisconsin, and seventy-five thousand dollars for continuing the im- provement of the Fox River; of which last sum three thou- sand dollars may, in the discretion of the engineers, be ex- pended at the mouth of Fond du Lac. theHorttT 61 ° f Improving Red River of the North, Minnesota and Dakota: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dol- lars. st. Anthonys Repairs and contingencies of public works at Saint Anthony's Falls, Minnesota: To meet repairs necessary, present and prospective, ten thousand dollars. R Upper Red Improving Upper Red River, Arkansas, from Fulton to the head of the raft: Continuing improvement, ten thou- sand dollars. st. croix. Improving Saint Croix River, below Taylor's Falls : Con- tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars, of which sum three hundred dollars, or so much thereof as in the opinion of the engineers in charge may be necessary, shall be ex- pended in the improvement of the slough on the east side of said river, known as the canal between Four-Mile Island and the foot of the Saint Croix Boom. water r ° lear " Improving Lower Clearwater River, Idaho: Continuing operations, five thousand dollars. iu2bte deaolC °" Constructing canal around Cascades of Columbia River: Continuing operations, one hundred thousand dollars. 1S8 °] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 319 Improving Upper Columbia River, including Snake b^^sSES"" River: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. _ Improving Upper Willamette and Yamhill Rivers: Con- m Ftte P an ™Yam- tinuing improvement, twelve thousand dollars. mn - Improving Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, mette'anTco- from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, including the bar atiumwa. the mouth of the Columbia River: Continuing improve- ment forty-five thousand dollars. Improving Sacramento River, California: Continuing Sacramento. improvement, forty-five thousand dollars. ImprovingnarboratWilmingtonjCaliforniai-Continuingg^J,™^' 011 improvement, thirty-five thousand dollars. Examinations and surveys of South Pass of Mississippi Pa^Sissippl River: To ascertain the depth of water and width of chan- River, nel secured and maintained from time to time by James B. Eads at the South Pass of the Mississippi River, and to enable the Secretary of War to report during the mainte- nance of the work, twenty thousand dollars. Improving the channel of Susquehanna River above and Sa8 i uellttnna - below Havre de Grace, and to complete the work at the Fishing Battery light-station near Spesutia Island, twenty- eight thousand dollars. Improving and operating Saint Mary's River and Saint and'caS sElver Mary's Falls Canal, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. And the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to accept u ^? c e ^ tan k c 8 e a °{ on behalf of the United States from the State of Michigan thorizea. the Saint Mary's Canal and the public works thereon : Pro- Proviso. vided, Such transfer shall be so made as to leave the United States free from any and all debts, claims, or liability of any character whatsoever, and said canal after such transfer shall be free for public use: And provided further, That Proviso. after such transfer the Secretary of War be, and hereby is, authorized to draw from time to time his warrant on the Secretary of the Treasury to pay the actual expenses of operating and keeping said canal in repair. Improving Buttermilk Channel, New York, sixty thou- ch ^^i ermIlk sand dollars. Improving Ashley River, South Carolina, one thousand Ashley River. dollars. Improvement of Elk River, Maryland, ten thousand dol- EIk - lars. Cheese uake Improving Cheesequake's Creek, New Jersey, twenty oreek. esequa thousand dollars. Improving Vermillion River, Louisiana, five thousand Vermihon - Improving Bayou Terrebonne, Louisiana, ten thousand bonne, dollars. Improving Bayou Teche, from Saint Martinsville to Port Bftyou Teche - Barre, Louisiana, six thousand dollars. Ba ou Conrta . Improving Bayou Courtableau, from Port Barre to Atch- weau. efalava, Louisiana, seven thousand five hundred dollars. T " ■ n 1 ti> t» i -j! i>- i_ Susquehanna. Improving Susquehanna River, .Pennsylvania, from Rich- ards' Island up, fifteen thousand dollars. 320 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1880. HMtor d Marais Construction of harbor of refuge at Grand Marais, Mich- igan, ten thousand dollars, pearl River. Improving Pearl River below Jackson, Mississippi, thirty thousand dollars. Yadkin. Improving Yadkin River, North Carolina, twenty thou- sand dollars; six thousand dollars of which may be expended for the removal of dams. white. Improving White River above Buffalo Shoals, Arkansas, twenty thousand dollars. st. Francis. Improving Saint Francis River between Wilkesburg and Lester Landing, Arkansas, five thousand dollars. white. Improving White River between Jacksonport and Buffalo Shoals, Arkansas, five thousand dollars. Passaic. Improving Passaic River, New Jersey, from Pennsy lvania Railroad bridge to its mouth, thirty thousand.dollars. Arkansas. Improving Arkansas River at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, twenty -five thousand dollars. Mississippi. Improving Mississippi River at Natchez and Vidalia, forty thousand dollars. skagit. Improving Skagit River, Washington Territory, two thousand five hundred dollars. Amite. Improving Amite River, Louisiana, eight thousand dol- lars. creek w * ° w n Improving Newtown Creek, New York, ten thousand dollars. Pagan creek. Improving Pagan Creek, Virginia, five thousand dol- lars. b( Scituate Har- Improving Scituate Harbor, Massachusetts, seven thou- sand five hundred dollars. Taunton Hirer. Improving Taunton River, Massachusetts, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars. Harbo? Island I m P r °ving Block Island Harbor, Rhode Island, six thou- sand dollars. HarbOT nlngton Improving Stonington Harbor, Connecticut twenty-five thousand dollars. BroadMimiver. Improving Broadkiln River, Delaware, five thousand dollars. Smyrna River. Improving the mouth of Duck Creek [Smyrna River], Delaware, five thousand dollars. River ad Creek I m P r °ving Broad Creek [Broad Creek River] from its mouth to Laurel, Delaware, five thousand dollars. River rtheast l m P rov i n g Northeast River, Maryland, five thousand five hundred dollars. creek 6 d AYOn I m P rov i n g Treadhaven [Tred Avon| Creek, Maryland, for three miles below Easton, three thousand dollars. Rive 1 ? ° p * a n k Im P ro vin g Choptank River, between Denton and Greens- boro, Maryland, five thousand dollars. River r w * ° k Improving Secretary Creek [Warwick River], Maryland, three thousand dollars. Dan River. Improving Dan River, between Danville, Virginia, and Madison, North Carolina, ten thousand dollars. Eik. Improving Elk River, West Virginia, five thousand dol- lars. 1880.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 321 Improving Escambia River, Florida and Alabama, eight Esoambia - thousand dollars. Improving Suwannee River, Florida, five thousand dol- suwanee. lars. Improving Tampa Bay, Florida, deepening the bar and Tam P a Bay- channel from the bar to the town of Tampa, ten thousand dollars. Improving Tangipahoa River, Louisiana, five thousand Tan gipahoa. dollars. Improving channel over bar at mouth of Brazos River, Brazos - Texas, including a report upon the capacity of the harbor at the mouth of the Brazos and its adaptability as a harbor of refuge and naval station, forty thousand dollars. Improving Saline River[ a ], Arkansas, seven thousand Salme Elver- five hundred dollars. Survey of Missouri River, from its mouth to Sioux City, ? u?vey 0ur author- Iowa, thirty thousand dollars, of which sum five thousand ized - dollars may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in protecting the work done on said river at or near Sioux City, Iowa. Improving Missouri River at Saint Charles, Missouri, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Mississippi River at and above the city of Ri y e 1 r sslS8,ppi Alexandria, Missouri, ten thousand dollars. Improving Caney Fork River, Tennessee, six thousand E P| r ney Fork dollars. Improving Obed's [Obey] River, Tennessee, four thou- obey Hirer. sand dollars. Improving Monongahela River, West Virginia, at or Mononganeia. near Laurel Run, according to plan recommended by engi- neer in charge, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Little Kanawha River, West Virginia, build- w £ a ttle Kana - ing additional lock and dam, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Wilson Harbor, New York, ten thousand wiison Harbor. dollars. * Improving Waddington Harbor, New York, three thou- H Wa a r <"ngton sand dollars. Improving San Joaquin River, California, twenty thou- s^ Joaquin sand dollars. Improving Mattaponi River, Virginia, two thousand five Mattaponi. hundred dollars. Improving Petalumas Creek, California, eight thousand ^et a luma dollars. Improving Cowlitz River, Washington Territory, two Cowlitz, thousand dollars. Improving Big Hatchie River, Tennessee, ten thousand Hatcnee. dollars. Improving Mississippi River at or near Cape Girardeau Mississippi. and Minton's Point, Missouri, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Gasconade River Missouri, removing snags, Gasconade, five thousand dollars. «A tributary of Ouachita Eiver. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 21 322 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1880 - Black River. Improving Black River, Arkansas fifteen thousand dollars. Noxubee. Improving Noxubee River, Mississippi, twelve thousand dollars. Mississippi. Improving Mississippi River at Hannibal, Missouri, twenty-five thousand dollars. winnepesau- Improving and surveying Winnipiseogee [Winnepesau- kee] Lake, New Hampshire, five thousand dollars. Duck River. Improving Duck River, Tennessee, seven thousand dollars. waccamaw Improving Waccemaw River, South Carolina, from the ' mouth irp to Waccemaw Lake, North Carolina, fifteen thou- sand dollars. Great Pedee. Improving Great Pedee River, South Carolina, seven thousand dollars. t o t u s k e y Improving Totusky River, Virginia, two thousand five hundred dollars. York. Improving York River at West Point, Virginia, ten thousand dollars. Pamunkey. Improving Pamunkey River, Virginia, two thousand five hundred dollars. French Broad. Improving French Broad River, Tennessee, between Knoxville and the mouth of Big Creek, ten thousand dollars. Repairs of pier, For repair of pier in Rockv River, Ohio, four thousand Rocky River. ^^ P ice harbor, For ice-harbor at Saint Louis, Missouri, fifty thousand St iwo. dollars: Provided, That no part of this sum shall be ex- pended until a Board of Engineers shall have been con- vened and determined upon a plan for the construction of the work. Rock island Improving harbor at Rock Island, Illinois, six thousand Harbor - dollars. ice I h a a r r C bor ihook ^or ice-harbor at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, com- mencing "enlargement of piers and dredging, thirty -five thousand dollars. Shenandoah. Improving Shenandoah River, West Virginia, fifteen thousand dollars. Connecticut. Improving Connecticut River, between Hartford and Holyoke, fifteen thousand dollars. ****** H waukegan For harbor at Waukegan, Illinois, fifteen thousand dol- Prmiso. lars: Provided, That this sum shall not be expended until a Board of three engineers shall have been convened and selected the site, and until the same and a free right of way to all points of the harbor shall have been transferred or relinquished, free of cost to the United States, clinch River. Improving Clinch River, Tennessee, ten thousand dol- lars; of which sum six thousand dollars shall be expended, above Haynes, in Clayburn County, and four thousand, dollars below said point. Oakland Har- Improving Oakland Harbor, California, sixty thousand dollars; and the sums of money heretofore appropriated for this improvement and unexpended are hereby reappro- 1880.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 323 priated, but the sums so appropriated and reappropriated ^Reappropria- shall not be available until the right of the United States to the bed of the estuary and training- walls of this work is secured, free of expense to the government, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War. Improving Sullivan's Island for protection of Charleston i a nd. mvan Is " Harbor, STouth Carolina, five thousand dollars. Improving channel between Staten Island and New Jer- N £w Jeraychon- sey, at Elizabethport, twenty-nine thousand dollars. nei. Improving Missouri River at Lexington, Missouri, fif- MiS50uri Kiver - teen thousand dollars. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized to assign an K Refers to the channel of Milwaukee River extending to the old river mouth and forming a part of the inner harbor. 1880.) IMPROVEMENT dp RlVEES AND HARBOKS. 327 Grand River below Grand Rapids, Michigan. Swan Creek, Lake Saint Clair, Michigan. South Fork of the Cumberland River, Kentucky. Red River from Port Royal, Montgomery County, Ten- nessee, to its mouth. Mouth of Narraguagus River at Milbridge, Maine. Cahaba River, Alabama, from its mouth, in Dallas County, to the northern line of Bibb County. Empire Bay, Lelanawau County, Michigan. Mississippi River, at Andalusia, Illinois. Missouri River, at Yankton, Dakota. Upper Red River of the North, between Fargo, Dakota, and Breckinridge, Minnesota. Atchafalaya River, Louisiana, from Berwick's Bay to mouth of Red River. Ice-harbor at the head of Delaware Bay, near Morris Liston's on Reedy's Island. Delaware River, survey of. Tradewater River, Kentucky. Harbor at Grand Gulf, Mississippi. Ogdensburg Harbor, New York. Maramec River, Missouri, from the mouth to the point opposite Maramec Iron Works, Missouri. Mississippi River, at Louisiana, Missouri. Obion River, Tennessee. South Forked Deer River, Tennessee. North Forked Deer River, Tennessee. That part of the North Branch of the Chicago River lying in the town of Lake View. Bogue Chitto River, Louisiana, from its mouth to Frank- linton. Bogue Falia, Louisiana, from its mouth to twenty-five miles above Covington. West Pearl River. Pass Manchac and Bayou Manchac, Louisiana, from its mouth to the Mississippi River. Mississippi River, at Sauk Rapids, near the city of Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Grand River, below Grand Rapids, Michigan. Gowanus Bay, New York. Grass River, at Massena, Saint Lawrence County, New York. Missouri River, from Tuque Creek to one mile west of Charette Creek, Warren County, Missouri. Cache River, Arkansas, a tributary of White River. The Bay, a tributary of Saint Francis River, Arkansas. Mouth of Grand River and Missouri River, at Bruns- wick, with reference to boat landing at. Brunswick, Mis- souri. Buffalo Bayou, Texas, from Simm's Bayou, to the mouth of White Oak Bayou at Houston. Return estimates of the cost of a channel twelve feet deep and one hundred feet 328 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO 1*880. wide, also a channel twelve feet deep and one hundred and fifty feet wide. Mouth of Currioman Bay, Virginia. East Bay and Blackwater River, Florida. The Ohio River, at the head of Hurricane Island and Elizabethtown, Illinois. Chester and Ridley Creeks, near their outlets into the Delaware River, Pennsylvania. Saint Mary's River, from the town of Saint Mary's to its mouth, Ohio. Minnesota River, near the village of Belle Plain, with a view to prevent the breaking away of the banks of the narrow neck of land opposite said village and injury to the navigation of said river, in Minnesota. The Nomoni River, from the ferry across the same to the head of tide-water. The Appoquinimink Creek,' Delaware. Patchogue River, New York. For opening channel between Lloyd's Harbor and Cold Spring Bay, New York. Stillaquamish River, Nooksack River, and Snohomish River, in Washington Territory. - Wareham Harbor, Massachusetts. Red Bank Creek, Pennsylvania, from its mouth on the Allegheny River, to Brookville. Saint Jones Creek, in Kent County, Delaware, and Lit- tle Creek, in Kent County, Delaware. Clinton River and Lake Saint Clair, at the mouth of Clinton River, Michigan. For the construction of two ice-breakers in the Ohio River, near the West Virginia shore, and below the railroad bride crossing said river at Parkersburg. Ice-harbor at Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Christiana River, Delaware, from the Delaware Railroad bridge, to the mouth of the river, with an estimate of the cost of procuring a mean depth of fifteen feet in the channel thereof. For the opening of a ship-canal across the Charleston Neck, South Carolina. Chester River, between Kirby's Landing and Spry's Landing, Maryland. Water-passage[ a ] between Deal's Island and Little Deal's Island, Maryland. Boeuf River, North Louisiana. Potowomut River, Rhode Island. For a harbor on Lake Michigan, at Kewaunee, Wisconsin. For the opening of steamboat communication from the Saint John's River, Florida, by way of TopokalijaPl Lake, to Charlotte Harbor or Pease Creek. The Missouri River at Niobrara, Nebraska. « Known as the Lower Thoroughfare 6 Spelled also Tohopekaliga. . mines. . Cal. 1880.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 329 Pocosson[°] and Lillington Rivers, and Beaufort Harbor, North Carolina. The Secretary of War is hereby directed to cause to be Debris from made such examination and surveys as may be necessary r "~ to devise a system of works to prevent the further injury to the navigable waters of California from the debris from the mines, and the estimates of the cost of such works, and report the result of such examinations, surveys, and esti- mates of cost of proposed works made in pursuance hereof to Congress at its next session. The Secretary of War is bereby directed to cause an HumboiatBay, examinationto be made to determine the work necessary ' to be done, a'nd the cost of the same, to improve the chan- nels inside the bar of Humboldt Bay, California. That for the purpose of making a survey to ascertain the ship canals. practicability and cost of construction of a ship-canal from Lake Erie, by the Maumee and Wabash Valleys, in the bed of the old Wabash and Erie Canal, or with any variation therefrom that may prove feasible, to the navigable waters of the Wabash River; also for a survey and estimate of cost of a similar canal from Junction City, on the Wabash and Erie Canal, to the Ohio River, by way of the Miami and Erie Canal, or any variation in route to produce the most practical and least expensive ship-canal from Lake Erie to the navigable waters of the Ohio River by the above routes, the estimates in each case to be for a water channel and locks of the same size and capacity as those of the present enlarged Erie Canal in New York. Sinslaw [Siuslaw] Bay, Oregon. Of the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars herein appropriated for surveys and examinations, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars may be expended in the comple- tion of the survey of the reservoir system on the headwaters of the Mississippi River, including Rock River, in Wiscon- sin and Illinois. Sec. 3. That for the examinations and surveys herein pro- Ior ^?ye P ? i et° n vided for, and for incidental repairs of harbors, for which there is no special appropriation, the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ie hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated; and in every case where examinations or surveys are made, the report thereon shall embrace such information concern- ing the commercial importance, present and prospective, of the improvement contemplated thereby, and such gen- eral commercial statistics, as the Secretary of War may be able to procure. Sec. 4. Whenever hereafter the navigation of any river, str ^| a ^j,™ ££; lake, harbor, or bay, or other navigable water of the United en vessels or wa- States, shall be obstructed or endangered by any sunken ter cra£t vessel or water-craft, it shall be the duty of the Secretary of "This refers to Contentnia Creek, the use of the designation "Pocos- son" being a clerical error, and having reference to Moccason (or Moccasin) River, the former name of this creek. (See Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1881, p. 1010, Part 1.) 330 LAWS OP UNITED STATES EELATING TO [1880. Jok p ' 383 208 ' War, u P on satisfactory information thereof , to cause reason - voi.'26, p. 454. able notice, of not less than thirty days, to be given person- voi!3o,'p 5 p 8 ii52, ally or by publication, at least once a week in the newspaper n poat, P p 889, published nearest the locality of such sunken vessel or craft, 89i. ' ' to all persons interested in such vessel or craft, or in the pereoAfinterest? cargo thereof, of the purpose of said Secretary, unless such Lme° remove vessel or craft shall be removed as soon thereafter as prac- ticable by the parties interested therein, to cause the same Removal. to be removed. If such sunken vessel or craft and cargo ca^goes^nTaii shall not be removed by the parties interested therein as soon ea°b P y e SG r ov£?n- as practicable after the date of the giving of such notice by ment to be sold publication, or after such personal service of notice, as the pofited°i ? n e Trelt case may be, such sunken.vessel or craft shall *be treated as Snd for C removai abandoned and derelict, and the Secretary of War shall pro- of obstructions, ceed to remove the same. Such sunken vessel or craft and cargo and all property therein when so removed shall, after reasonable notice of the time and place of sale, be sold to the highest bidder or bidders for cash, and the proceeds of such sales shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States to the credit of a fund for the removal of such obstructions to navigation, under the direction of the Secretary of War, and to be paid out for that purpose on his requisition there- for. The provisions of this act shall apply to all such wrecks whether removed under this act or under any other act of Appropriation. Congress. Such sum of money as may be necessary to ex- ecute this section of this act is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not other- wise appropriated, to be paid out on the requisition of the Secretary of War[ a ]. Approved, June 14, 1880. June 16, 1880. CHAP. 234. —An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies Vol. 2i, p. 238. in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty, and for prior years, and for those certified as due by the accounting-officers of the Treasury in accordance with section four of the Act of June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy- eight, heretofore paid from permanent appropriations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That P ronriSs,i88o tliefollowm g sunis De 5 and the same are hereby, appropri- and prior years. a ted, outof any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated, for the objects hereinafter stated, namely: ingTsSod 3 . 6 ]: For payment of J. Volney Sweeting, S. R. Rood, and s^orjamesH'^. ' Thom P son > ei g ht hundred and ten dollars each, Eli Foster.'David m! Stilson, James H. Foster, and David M. Green, seven AiTeSon* 1169 T ' hundred and ten dollars each, and Miles T. Alverson, four stet.%06. 166, 18nundred and fi % dollars; in all, five thousand and ten «This seption is amended by the river and harbor acts of August 2, 1882, September 19, 1890 (sec. 8), and March 3, 1899 (sees. 15, 19, and 20). 1880.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 331 dollars, for services rendered by them as commissioners commissioners. appointed pursuant to an act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, to appraise dam- ages to lands in the State of Wisconsin, caused by the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers. ***** Approved, June 16, 1880. CHAP. 285. — An Act Making appropriations for the sundry civil June 16, 1880. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, Vol. 21, p. 259. eighteen hundred and eighty-one, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That .Appropria- te following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropri- 'sundry civil ated for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal ex P enses - year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty- one, namely: ***** Mississippi River Commission: For surveys and exam- Mississippi inations and the necessary salaries and other expenses of f£™ commis- the Mississippi River Commission, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. ***** Approved, June 16, 1880. CHAP. 238. — An Act To authorize the Mississippi River Logging June 16, 1880. Company to construct and operate sheer-booms at or near Straight Vol. 21, p. 282. Slough. ■. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Mississippi it shall be lawful for the Mississippi River Logging Com- co V mpany Sg au? pany, a corporation organized under the laws of the State uiorized to con- r . 4 ' , r , ,° j , . „ ., ... struct and oper- ot Iowa, to construct and operate in conformity with ate sheer booms . plans to be approved by the Secretary of War sheer- jS Te Mlssi8Slppi booms in the Mississippi River, at or above the head of Rollingstone Slough and below the mouth of the Chippewa River, for the purpose of sheering logs that may escape and float out of the Chippewa River and into the Missis- sippi River from the main channel of said river into Roll- ingstone or Straight Slough: Provided, That said sheer- booms shall not be constructed until the plans and location of the same are submitted to the Secretary of War and receive his approval or so constructed as to interfere with or obstruct navigation: And provided further, That if, after said sheer-booms are so constructed, in the opinion of the Secretary of War they interfere with or obstruct navigation, he may order them removed or modified, and the said Mississippi River Logging Company shall be required to remove the same without cost to the United States. Proviso. Proviso. 332 LAWS Of UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1881. booiT s and Seo - 2 - That the said Mississippi Eiver Logging Com- pany are hereby authorized to construct, in Eollingstone or Straight Slough, such piers and booms as they shall deem necessary for the purpose of securing, holding, sluic- ing, and rafting logs that may float into said slough. and'lmendment Sec. 3 - Tliat tnis acfc ma y be altered ' amended, or repealed reseived™ ]aen at any time; and in case of such alteration, amendment, or repeal, it is expressly provided that the United States shall not be liable for any damages that may be sustained by reason thereof. Approved, June 16, 1880. Jan.l3,l88l. CHAP. 20. — An Act For the relief of the legal representative of Vol. 21, p. 602. Henry M. Shreve, deceased. Henry M. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of 'America in Congress assembled, That a o ;the Secretary of the Treasury pay to the legal representa- ceased/paymenttivres of Henry M. Shreve, deceased, the sum of fifty thou- ^nMfTesof. pre "sand dollars as a full compensation for, and in satisfaction of, all claims for the invention of the steam snagboat, and for the use of the same, past, present, and future, and for any and all rights that the said Shreve may have acquired under the patent granted to him for the invention of the steam snagboat. Approved, January 13, 1881. Mar.3,l88l. CHAP. 133.— An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil ex- Vol.2i,p,435. penses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropria-the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appro- "sundry civil priated for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal expenses. y ear en dj n g <) une thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty- two, namely: ***** EiTOr SS co1nSi?s- Mississippi River Commission: For salaries and travel- sion. ing expenses of Commission, office expenses, and reduction of work; for continuation of surveys and gaugings of Mississippi River and its tributaries; for permanent gauge- stations and borings; for publication of maps and results, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. * * * * * For the expenses of the surveys to be made across the Maryland 7 s an°d peninsula of Maryland and Delaware to connect by canal f u e 1 1 a awarepenin - the waters of the Delaware and Chesapeake Bays, under the direction of the Secretary of War, ten thousand dollars. * * * * * Approved, March 3, 1881. 1881 -1 IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 333 CHAP. 136. — An Act Making appropriations for the construction, Mar.s,i88i. completion, repair, and preservation of certain works on rivers and Vol. 21, p. 468. harbors, and for other purposes. Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That .Appropria- te following sums of money be, and are hereby, appro- ll Rivers and har- priated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not bors - otherwise appropriated, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the construction, completion, repair, and preservation of the public works hereinafter named: Improving Richmond Island Harbor, Maine: Completing- , Richmond is- L °, ,1 ,, i 1 11 r fe land Harbor. improvement three thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Portsmouth, New Hampshire, H £ r °J r tsmouth twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Burlington, Vermont, ten thousand H a rb o r llngtou dollars. Improving harbor at Swanton, Vermont, two thousand b0 ^ wanton Har " five hundred dollars. Improving harbor at Hyannis, Massachusetts: Complet- bo H y annis Har - ing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Newburyport, Massachusetts, forty H a rbo v r buryport thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Nantucket, Massachusetts, twenty- H axbo". tuck et five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Plymouth, Massachusetts, ten thou- bo Piy m outhHar- sand dollars. Improving harbor at Provincetown, Massachusetts, five Harbor ineetown thousand dollars. Improving Little Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island, five ga nsettBay arra " thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Bridgeport, Connecticut, ten thou- H arbo£ 8eport sand dollars. Improving harbor at New Haven, Connecticut, fifteen H arbOT. Haven thousand dollars. Breakwater at New Haven, Connecticut, sixty thousand br eakwater. ven dollars. Improving harbor at Norwalk, Connecticut, five thousand b0 ^ orwalk Har " dollars. Improving harbor at Southport, Connecticut, two thou- bo s r outhportHar " sand five hundred dollars. Improving harbor at Boston, Massachusetts, one hundred et o° ston Harbor ' thousand dollars; of which sum forty thousand dollars shall be expended in said harbor, thirty-five thousand dollars at the mouth of Charles River in said harbor and up to Water- town, twenty thousand dollars in said harbor at mouth of Mystic River, and five thousand dollars from said harbor to Nantasket Beach. Improving Oakland Harbor, California, sixty thousand Oakland Har- dollars; and the sums of money heretofore appropriated for this improvement and unexpended are hereby reappropri- ated; but the sums so appropriated and reappropriated shall not be available until the right of the United States to the bed of the estuary and training walls of this work is secured, 334 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1881. free of expense to the government, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War. Baritan River. I m p r0 ving Earitan Biver, New Jersey, twenty -five thou- sand dollars; of which sum twenty thousand dollars shall be expended on rocks at Whitehead Sand Dock, and five thousand dollars at South Channel, between Crab Island and South Ambov. Hart£>? inston improving harbor at Stonington, Connecticut, thirty thousand dollars. Buffalo Harbor. Improving harbor at Buffalo, New York, ninety thou- sand dollars. ^charlotte Har- Improving harbor at Charlotte, New York: Eepair of piers, two thousand five hundred dollars. Echo Harbor. Improving Echo Harbor, New Rochelle, New York, three thousand dollars. mushing Bay. Improving Flushing Bay, New York, ten thousand dol- lars. Ba^ r Harbo° dus Improving harbor at Great Sodus Bay, New York, five thousand dollars. Ba^Harbo S r° dus Improving harbor at Little Sodus Bay, New York, twenty thousand dollars. oicott Harbor. Improving harbor at Olcott, New York, three thousand dollars. Gowanus Bay. Deepening and widening the channel in Gowanus Bay and the Harbor of New York, forty thousand dollars. Harbor. Jenerson Improving harbor at Port Jefferson, Long Island Sound, New York, four thousand dollars. Harbor Rochelle Improving harbor of New BochelJe, New York, twenty thousand dollars. neyvme rat Pult " Improving harbor at Pultney ville, New York, two thou- sand dollars. wusonHarbor. Improving harbor at Wilson, New York, ten thousand dollars. HaIbo d r dinst011 Improving harbor at Waddington, New York, two thou- sand five hundred dollars. Eiyer° nderoga Improving Ticonderoga River, New York, five thousand dollars. Brie Harbor. Improving harbor at Erie, Pennsylvania, twenty thou- sand dollars. ic?h a a r rboy! hook Ice-harbor at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, thirtv thou- sand dollars. B Her, Delaware pi er in Delaware Bay, near Lewes, Delaware, ten thou- sand dollars. bo?Ne'weast.ie ar ". Pi . ers of ice-harbor at New Castle, Delaware: Complet- ing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. b Annapolis Har- Improving harbor at Annapolis, Maryland, five thousand dollars. Breton Bay. Improving Breton Bay, Leonardtown, Maryland, three thousand dollars. «*"<&££££ I m P r °ving the harbors and channels at Washington channel! 8 and ^ Georgetown, District of Columbia, fifty thousand b Nonoik Har- Improving harbor at Norfolk, Virginia, and its ap- proaches, seventy-five thousand dollars. 1881 J IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 335 For enlargement and improvement, according to the plan Oswego Harbor. and recommendation of the Engineer Department, of har- bor facilities at Oswego, New York, including dredging entrance to harbor, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Shrewsbury River, New Jersey: Completing Ri ^ r rewsbury improvement, eighty -six thousand dollars; of which sum thirty-six thousand dollars shall be expended on South Branch, and fifty thousand on Main and North Branch. Improving New River from lead mines in Wythe County, New RlTer - Virginia, to mouth of Greenbrier River, twenty-four thou- sand dollars; of which sum fifteen thousand dollars shall be expended in the continuation of the work from the mouth of Greenbrier up, and nine thousand dollars in the continuation of the work from the lead mines in Wythe Coihity down. Improving harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, one H ££ tt r rle8ton hundred and seventy -five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Brunswick, Georgia, five thousand Ha 3 r b u r nswiok dollars. Improving Savannah Harbor and River, Georgia, sixty- b o^ a and KivCT ar ~ five thousand dollars; of which sum one thousand dollars may be applied to payment of damages for land taken for widening the channel opposite Savannah. Improving Apalachicola Bay, Florida, ten "thousand ^paiachicoia dollars. Improving Tampa Bay, Florida: Completing the deep- Tam P aBa y- ening of the bar and channel from the bar to the town of Tampa, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Mobile, Alabama, one hundred M ° bileHarbor - thousand dollars. Improving Mississippi River at and near Vicksburgh, R1 ^ r s a S nd vic£- and protection of harbor of Vicksburgh, Mississippi, sev- bur s Harbor. enty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at New Orleans, Louisiana, seventy- H Sbor! 0rIeans five thousand dollars. Improving Galveston Harbor, Texas: Continuing oper- b0 r alve8tonHar " ations at outer bar, two hundred and fifty thousand dol- lars. Improving harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio: To secure a six- H a rD ' 1 }. tabula teen-foot channel, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Black River, Ohio, se^en thousand (LOTain). ElTer dollars. Improving harbor at Cleveland, Ohio, two hundred b0 ? evelandHar - thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Fairport, Ohio, ten thousand dol- b0 r. airport Har " Improving harbor at Huron, Ohio, three thousand dol- HuronHarb ° r - lars. Ice-harbor at mouth of Muskingum River, Ohio, thirty MusMn^SmRivI thousand dollars. 9r - Improving harbor at Port Clinton, Ohio, five thousand Port citnton, dollars. Improving harbor at Sandusky City, Ohio, ten thousand Sandusk y> dollars. 336 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATINa TO [18M- Toledo. Improving harbor at Toledo, Ohio, forty thousand dol- lars. Vermilion. Improving harbor at Vermillion, Ohio, two thousand dollars. Michigan city. Improving harbor at Michigan City, Indiana: Continu- ing operations at outside harbor, twenty thousand dollars; for continuing improvements on the inner harbor, twenty- five thousand dollars, calumet. Improving harbor at Calumet, Illinois, thirty thousand dollars. Chicago. Improving outside harbor at Chicago, Illinois: Dredg- ing in oftter harbor and constructing exterior breakwater, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. an'a^Harbo?^ 61 Improving Galena River and Harbor, Illinois, twelve thousand dollars. ' HarbOT. Island Improving harbor at Rock Island, Illinois, six thousand dollars. R Monongaheia i m p rov i n g Monongahela River, West Virginia and Penn- sylvania, twenty-five thousand dollars; but this sum shall not be expended until the Monongahela Navigation Com- I)any shall have undertaken in good faith the building of ock and dam number seven, at Jacob's Creek, and until said company shall, in manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War, give assurance of their ability and purpose to com- plete the same. River enandoah Improving Shenandoah River, West Virginia, two thou- sand five hundred dollars; but this sum shall not be ex- pended, nor shall the sum heretofore appropriated therefor be expended, until any corporate rights or franchies [sic] that may exist over said river shall have been relinquished to the United States to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War. HaIbor 1 . k e g a " Improving harbor at Waukegan, Illinois, fifteen thousand dollars. Lo I uis harbor ' St ' Ice-harbor at Saint Louis, Missouri, ten thousand dol- lars. b Memphis Har- i mprov i n g harbor and the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tennessee, fifteen thousand dollars. d a.u Sable Har " Improving harbor and river at Au Sable, Michigan, six thousand dollars. Harbor 11 evoix Improving harbor at Charlevoix, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. Harbo e r boygan Improving harbor at Cheboygan. Michigan, six thousand dollars. b FrankfortHar- i mproving . harbor at Frankfort, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. Grand Haven. Improv i ng harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan, fifty thousand dollars. (Hoii a and) Lake Improving harbor at Black Lake, Michigan: Continuing ' operations for completion of old project, six thousand dol- lars. uge ar at r G rand Harbor of refuge at Grand Marais, Michigan, twenty Mara*.. thousand dollars. 1881.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 337 Harbor of refuge at Lake Huron, Michigan, fifty thou- sand dollars. Improving harbor at Ludington, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Manistee, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. Improving Manistique Harbor, Michigan: Completing improvement, one thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Monroe, Michigan, one thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Muskegon, Michigan, twenty thou- sand dollars. Improving harbor at Ontonagon, Michigan, twenty thou- sand dollars. Improving harbor at Pentwater, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. Harbor of refuge at Portage Lake, Michigan, ten thou- sand dollars. Improving river and harbor at Saint Joseph, and water- channel leading up to Benton Harbor, Michigan, ten thou- sand dollars. Improving harbor at Saugatuck, Michigan, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at South Haven, Michigan, five thou- sand dollars. Improving harbor at White River, Michigan, seven thou- sand five hundred dollars. Improving Grand River from its mouth to the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, ten thousand dollars. Continuing improvement of Clinton River, Michigan, eight thousand dollars. Removing bar at ice-harbor of refuge at Belle River, Michigan, seven thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Ahnapee, Wisconsin, eight thou- sand dollars. Improving harbor at Green Bay, Wisconsin, five thou- sand dollars. Improving harbor at Kenosha, Wisconsin, five thousand dollars. Improving Ohio River, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars; of which sum one hundred and fifty thousand dol- lars may, in the discretion of the engineers, be expended on Davis Island Dam, and two hundred thousand dollars on the river from its mouth to its head: Provided, That fifty thousand dollars of the last-named sum may, in the discretion of the engineers, be expended on Indiana Chute; and fifty thousand dollars of the last-named sum, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be applied to the completion of the work on Grand Chain. Improving harbor at Manitowoc, Wisconsin, four thou- sand dollars. - Improving harbor at Menomonee, Wisconsin, twelve thousand dollars. Sand beach (Harbor Beach). Ludington. Manistee. Manistique. Monroe. Muskegon. Ontonagon. Pentwater. Harbor of ref- uge, Portage Lake. St. Joseph Har- bor and River. Saugatuck Harbor. South Haven Harbor. White River Harbor. Grand River. Clinton River. Ice harbor ref- uge, Belle River, removing bar. Ahnapee Har- bor. Green Bay Harbor. Kenosha Har- bor. Ohio River.Da- vis Island dam. Proviso. IndianaChute. Grand Chain. Manitowoc. Menominee. H. Doc. 425, 58-3- -22 338 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1881. Milwaukee. Improving harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Extension and repairs of piers and dredging, eight thousand dollars. . ^port washing- Improving harbor at Port Washington, Wisconsin, sev- enteen thousand dollars. Racine. Improving harbor at Eacine, Wisconsin, six thousand dollars. Sheboygan. Improving harbor at Sheboygan, Wisconsin: Repairs, dredging, and extension of piers, twenty-five thousand dol- lars. superior Bay. Improving Superior Bay, Wisconsin: Dredging for im- provement of natural entrance and for repairing existing works* ten thousand dollars. sturgeon Bay Harbor of ref uge at Sturgeon Bay Canal, Wisconsin, ten Canal, harbor of ,i j j n refuge. thousand dollars. two Eivers Improving harbor at Two Rivers, Wisconsin, fifteen Harbor - thousand dollar's, oconto Har- Improving harbor at Oconto, Wisconsin, ten thousand dollars. Harbor Madlson Improving harbor at Fort Madison, Iowa, two thousand five hundred dollars. . Muscatine Har- Improving harbor at Muscatine, Iowa, two thousand five hundred dollars. Grand Marais. Improving harbor at Grand Marais, Minnesota, twenty thousand dollars. Duiuth. Improving harbor at Duluth, Minnesota, forty thousand dollars. Wilmington. Improving harbor at Wilmington, California, thirty- three thousand dollars. Humboldt. Improving Humboldt Harbor and Bay, forty thousand dollars. cathanceBiver. Improving Cathance River, Maine, six thousand dollars. "Gut," oppo- Improving the "Gut" \ a ], opposite Bath, Maine, five site Bath, Me. tnous ^ nd do t krs \ ^ Rive e r nnel3Unk Improving Kennebunk River, Maine: Completing im- provement, two thousand dollars. Lubecchannei. Improving Lubec Channel, Maine, forty -five thousand dollars. ••o£ Bow5' Ver "~ Improving Exeter River, New Hampshire, fifteen thou- sand dollars; of which sum an amount not exceeding seven hundred and fifty dollars shall be available immediately, to be used in acquiring title to land used in the cut-off at " Ox Bow." LampreyRiver. Improving Lamprey River, New Hampshire, below New Market, ten thousand dollars. keYLake epesau " Improving Winnipiseogee [Winnepesaukee] Lake, New Hampshire: Completing improvement, two thousand five Proviso. hundred dollars: Provided, That no right to raise or lower the water-level of said lake is hereby granted to any per- son or corporation. otter creek. Improving Otter Creek, Vermont, two thousand dollars. m e rrimac Improving Merrimac River, Massachusetts, nine thou- RlTer - sand dollars. <*The Gut is a part of the Saaanoa (or Back) Eiver. 1881 -] IMPROVEMENT OF RTVEBS AND HABBOBS. 339 Improving Taunton River, Massachusetts, twenty-five Taunton River. thousand dollars. Improving Providence River and Narragansett Bay, m *er andNarr£ Rhode Island, sixty thousand dollars. ganaett Bay. Improving Potonowut [Potowomut] River, Rhode Island, Ei J y r towomilt five thousand dollars. Improving Milwaukee Bay, for purposes of harbor of ^Milwaukee refuge, onenundred thousand dollars. Improving Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers: Mississippi, _, r . b trf ',.",. . Missouri, and Removing snags, wrecks, and other obstructions, one nun- Arkansas rivers. dred and eighty -five thousand dollars ; of which sum eighty thousand dollars shall be expended on the Mississippi River, eighty thousand dollars on the Missouri River, and twenty -five thousand dollars on the Arkansas River. And the work herein provided for shall be prosecuted at all seasons of the year, and especially between the first day of July and the first day of November of each year: Provided, iVo ** 10 - That so much of said sum of eighty thousand dollars hereby appropriated to the Missouri River as may be necessary snail be expended in the construction of a snag and dredge boat to be used in said river, the balance of said eighty thousand dollars to be expended in operating said boat. Improving Chippewa River, Wisconsin, ten thousand R P£i p p e w * dollars; but this sum is appropriated subject to the same conditions and limitations imposed by section one of the act approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy- S ^%1\ M1: 2 ° nine, for the improvement of rivers and harbors, relating to said Chippewa River. Improving Connecticut River below Hartford, Connecti- cut, thirty thousand dollars; of which sum ten thousand' dollars shall be used to continue the work in progress on the bar at the mouth of the river, and three thousand dol- lars in dredging the channel below Rocky Hill. Improving Housatonic River, Connecticut, two thousand R P e ° r usatonic dollars. Improving Thames River, Connecticut, thirty thousand ™ ames Klver - dollars. Improving New London Harbor, Connecticut, four thou- H „t,or. ° n sand three hundred dollars. Removing obstructions in East River and Hell Gate, HeuoaUremov- New York, two hundred thousand dollars. iD « obstructions. Improving Buttermilk Channel, New York, sixty thou- ch ^ n 1 n t e t 1 ermilk sand dollars. Improving Hudson River, New York, fifteen thousand Hud80n Rlver - dollars. . . Improving Cheesequake's Creek, New Jersey, five thou- c ° e 1 k eesequake sand dollars. Improving Cohansey Creek, New Jersey, seven thousand c ° ek n a n s e y dollars. . Improving Elizabeth River, New Jersey, four thousand Ri ^ z a e dollars. Improving Passaic River, New Jersey, from Pennsyl- «■**">«>■▼<*• vania Railroad bridge to its mouth, fifty thousand dollars. Connecticut Kiver. 340 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO P881- Railway River. Improving Rah way River, New Jersey, ten thousand dollars. south River. Improving South River, New Jersey, six thousand dol- lars, woodbridge Improving Woodbridge Creek, New Jersey: Continu- creek. • improvement, five thousand dollars. Allegheny Improving Allegheny River from mouth of French River. Creek to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, twenty-five thousand dollars. schuyikiii Improving Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania, forty thou- sand dollars. Delaware Improving Delaware River below Bridesburg, Pennsyl- vania, one hundred thousand dollars. Improving Delaware River between Trenton, New Jer- sey, and Bridesburg, Pennsylvania, ten thousand dollars. Improving Delaware River near Cherry Island Flats, one hundred thousand dollars. Improving Delaware River at Schooner Ledge, Penn- sylvania and Delaware, forty thousand dollars. Broad km Improving: Broadkiln River, Delaware, five thousand River. i 11 dollars. Mississippi For the improvement of the Mississippi River, in accord- h. ex. Doe. 58, ance with the plan therefor recommended in [House] sess. ° ong " 2d Executive Document number fifty-eight, second session Forty-sixth Congress, by the Mississippi River Commis- sion, to be expended by the Secretary of War, with the advice and under the supervision of said commission, the sum of one million dollars. And it shall be the duty of said commission to take into consideration, and of the Sec- retary of War to extend operations, under their super- vision, to tributaries of the Mississippi River to the extent, and no further, that may be necessary in the judgment of General and said commission to the perfection of the general and per- provemtnt. im ~manent improvement of said Mississippi River; but this clause shall not be construed to interfere with the prosecu- tion by the War Department of the improvement of said Mississippi River and its tributaries under general appro- Prmiso. priations made therefor: Provided, That no portion of the sum hereby appropriated shall be used in the repair or construction of levees for the purpose of preventing injury to lands by overflow, or for any other purpose whatever except as a means of deepening or improving the channel Report. of said river. And it shall be the duty of said commission to make report, on or before the first day of January next, to the Secretary of War, for transmission by him to Congress, of a detailed "statement of the work done, and of the expenditure made from the sum hereby appropriated, with their judgment upon the effect of such work, and the general practicability and estimate of the total 'cost of such improvements along said river from Cairo to the head of the passes. Broad creek Improving Broad Creek [Broad Creek River] from its mouth to Laurel, Delaware, ten thousand dollars, 1881] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 341 Improving mouth of Duck Creek [Smyrna River], Del- Smvrna Eiver - aware, three thousand dollars. Improving Mispillion Creek, Delaware, three thousand,, 11 jspnnon five hundred dollars. Creek ' Improving Choptank River between Denton and Greens- choptank Eiv- borough, Maryland, five thousand dollars. er ' Improving Elk River, Maryland, five thousand dollars. Elk Eiver - Improving Secretary Creek [Warwick River], Maryland, er Warwick E "- three thousand dollars. Improving Threadhaven [Tred Avon] Creek for three C re'ek ed Avon miles below Easton, Maryland three thousand dollars. Improving Wicomico River[ a ] below Salisbury, Mary- Rivek° ° m ' ° ° land: Completing improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving Chester River from Spry's Landing to Che8ter Eiver - Crumpton, Maryland, six thousand five hundred dollars. Improving water-passage[ 6 ] between Deal's Island and D ^fi"^^ 6 ' Little Deal's Island, Maryland, five thousand dollars. Improving Appomattox River, Virginia, twenty thou-R$£ omattox sand dollars to be expended on the improvement of the river and harbor at Petersburg, Virginia. Improving Blackwater River, Virginia, one thousand R B 4 r ackwater five hundred dollars. Improving Chickahominy River, Virginia, two thousand R CMckahominy dollars. Improving Dan River between Danville, Virginia, and Dan River. Madison, North Carolina, eight thousand dollars. Improving James River, Virginia, sixty thousand dol- James River - lars. Improving Mattaponi River, Virginia, three thousand RWer. ttaponi three hundred dollars. Improving mouth of Nomoni Creek, Virginia, two thou- Nomini Creek - sand dollars. Improving North Landing River, Virginia and North R £°J UlLanding Carolina, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Nottaway River, Virginia, two thousand dol- Nottoway rw- lars. Improving Pagan Creek, Virginia, five thousand dollars. Pagan Creek- Improving Pamunkey River, Virginia, two thousand Riv< a r. munkey five hundred dollars. Dredging a channel through the flats in front of Mount M omit n vemoS t Vernon, Virginia, one thousand five hundred dollars. va. Improving Rappahannock River, Virginia, fifteen thou- Rappahannock sand dollars. Improving Staunton River, Virginia, five thousand dol- er staunt011 Eiv - lars. Improving Totuski [Totuskey] River, Virginia, two er Totuskey Riv " thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Urbana Creek, Virginia,four thousand dollars. UrbanaCreek - Improving York River at West Point, Virginia, twenty- York River - five thousand dollars. « On the eastern shore. b Known as the Lower Thoroughfare. er. er. 342 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1881. ^Baltimore Har- Improving harbor at Baltimore, Maryland: Continuing operations for the shortening and deepening the channel to twenty-seven feet at mean low water, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Eik Kiver. Improving Elk River, West Virginia, five thousand dol- lars. Kanawha Riv- Improving GreatKanawhaRiver,and operation of works, West Virginia, two hundred thousand dollars. Guyandot Riv- Improving Guyandotte River, West Virginia, three thou- sand five hundred dollars. LittieKanawha Improving Little Kanawha River, West Virginia, forty ^Proviso. thousand dollars: Provided, That no tolls shall be collected mtie Kanawha by the Little Kanawha Navigation Company for that part aviga ion o. q | ^ e r j ver improved by the general government. cape Fear Riv- Improving Cape Fear River, North Carolina, from the ocean to Wilmington, one hundred and forty thousand dol- lars. Improving the Cape Fear River from Wilmington to Fay- jpramso. etteville, North Carolina, thirty thousand dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of War is directed to expend of the money hereby appropriated, a sum not exceeding ten thou- sand dollars, to extinguish any claim of right held by any company or corporation, to take tolls or make charges for the navigation of so much of said river as is above described; Proviso. And provided further, That said claim of right shall be ex- tinguished and released on or before the first day of Decem- ber, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, and no part of this appropriation shall be expended in the improvement of said river until such claim of right is wholly extinguished and Proviso. released: Provided further, That nothing herein contained shall be taken or held as a waiver on the part of the United States to the exclusive control of navigation of said river relieved from any charges or tolls imposed by any company or corporation, sound. r * ' u c k Improving Currituck Sound, Coanjok Bay, North River and Bar, North Carolina, thirty thousand dollars. ^French Broad Improving French Broad River, North Carolina, five thousand dollars. Neuse River. Improving Neuse River from its mouth to head of navi- gation, North Carolina, thirty thousand dollars. Ta P r a r"£s° and Improving Pamlico and Tar Rivers, North Carolina, eight thousand dollars. R Scuppernon S improving Scuppernong River, North Carolina, one thousand dollars. Trent River. Improving Trent River, North Carolina, five thousand dollars. Yadkin River. I mpr0 ving Yadkin River, North Carolina, twelve thou- sand dollars. c Contentnia Improving Contentnia Creek, North Carolina, ten thou- sand dollars. b Beaufort Har- Improving Beaufort Harbor, North Carolina, thirty thou- sand dollars. Eivir. lineton Improving Lillington River, North Carolina, three thou- sand dollars. lm l IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 343 Improving Ashley River, South Carolina, one thousand Asble y Kiver - five hundred dollars. Improving Great Pedee River, South Carolina, between Great Pedee Little Bluff and Cheraw, six thousand dollars. ' Improving Waccemaw River, South Carolina, from its waceamaw mouth up to Waccemaw Lake, North Carolina, ten thousand dollars. Improving Town Creek[ a ], in North Carolina, one thou- Town creek. sand dollars. Improving Chattahoochie River, Georgia, twenty thou- Chattahoochee sand dollars . "^ Improving Coosa River, Georgia and Alabama, sixty ooosa River. thousand dollars. Improving Flint River, Georgia, fifteen thousand dollars. Flint Kiver. Improving Ockmulgee River, Georgia, five thousand Ri ° e c r m u ' s e e dollars. Improving Oconee River, Georgia, two thousand five Oconee River. hundred dollars; of which sum one thousand five hundred dollars to be expended between Dublin and Oconee Bridge. Improving Oostenaula and Coosawattee Rivers, Georgia, oosteqauiaand .f ^ j ii Coosawattee one thousand dollars. rivers. Improving Savannah River above Augusta, Georgia, savannah ri v - eight thousand dollars. er ' Improving Apalachicola River, Florida, one thousand R A e p r alachicola five hundred dollars. Improving Choctawhatchee River, Florida and Alabama, choetiw- up to Newton, ten thousand dollars. hatchee River - Improving entrance to Cumberland Sound, between Cumberland Amelia and Cumberland Islands, in Florida and Georgia, oun ' one hundred thousand dollars. Improving Escambia River, Florida and Alabama, five Escambia Biv- thousand dollars. Improving Saint John's River, Florida, one hundred st. Johns River. thousand dollars. : Improving Pea's [Peace] Creek, in Florida, seven thou- Peace creek., sand dollars. Improving Withlacooche River, in Florida, seven thou- withiacooehee' sand five hundred dollars. Improving Suwanee River, Florida, three thousand dol- er Suwanee Ri V - lars. Improving Volusia Bar, Florida, five thousand five hun- voiusia bar. dred dollars. Improving Alabama River, Alabama, twenty thousand ^Alabama Riv- dollars. Improving Big Sunflower River, Mississippi, four thou- R Bte sunflower sand dollars. Improving Noxubee River, Mississippi, eight thousand NoxubeeRwer. dollars. Improving Pascagoula River, Mississippi, four thousand R £ ascagoula dollars. a In Brunswick County, emptying into Cape Fear River about 7 J miles below Wilmington. 344 LAWS OK UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1881. pearl River. Improving Pearl River below Jackson, Mississippi, twenty -live thousand dollars. Improving Pearl River Mississippi, from Jackson to Carthage, two thousand five hundred dollars. Tallahatchie Improving Tallahatchee River, Mississippi, three thou- River ' sand dollars; of which sum two thousand dollars shall be expended above the mouth of Cold Water River to Bates- ville. Tombighee Improving Tombigbee River above Columbus, Missis- River. . .r .= j ? 11 sippi, one thousand dollars. Yazoo River. Improving Yazoo River, Mississippi, six thousand dol- lars. * Amite River. Improving Amite River, Louisiana, five thousand dol- lars. b Bayou courta- Improving Bayou Courtableau from Port Barre to Atch- afalaya, Louisiana, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Bayou Teche. Improving Bayou Teche from Saint Martinville to Port Barre, Louisiana, twenty thousand dollars, bonne?" Terre Improving Bayou Terrebonne, Louisiana: Completing improvement, eight thousand eight hundred dollars. Red River. Removing raft in Red River and closing Tone's Bayou, Louisiana, ten thousand dollars. Removing obstructions from Red River, Louisiana, ten thousand dollars. And the Secretary of War is hereby directed to cause a thorough survey to be made of the mouth of Red River, and a plan for its permanent im- provement to be reported to Congress on or before the first Monday of December, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, with estimates of cost; and said survey and plan to be paid for out of the unexpended balance already appropriated for the mouth of Red River. Rive l r ngipahoa Improving Tangipahoa River, Louisiana, two -thousand dollars. RiTe" m i U ° n Improving Vermillion River, Louisiana: Completing im- provement, four thousand nine hundred dollars. TomWgbee rTv* Improving Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama and ers. Mississippi, to be expended in the same proportions as the appropriation under the act of June, eighteen hundred and eighty, twenty-five thousand dollars. Aransas pass. Improving Aransas Pass and Bay, up to Rockport and Corpus Christi, Texas, eighty thousand dollars. chan°ne?Tt Improving channel over bar at mouth of Brazos River, mouth of. Texas, forty thousand dollars, mir CaTaI1 ° Improving Pass Cavallo Inlet into Matagorda Bay, Texas, sixty thousand dollars. Ga S i" P sto C nB n ay e1 ' Improving ship-channel, Galveston Bay, Texas, fifty thousand dollars. Neches River. i mpr0 ving Neches River, Texas, three thousand dollars. BiSeBuc P k a ba a r nd Improving Sabine Pass and Blue Buck Bar, Texas, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, sawne River. I mpr0 ving Narrows of Sabine River above Orange,Texas, and to deepen channel at its mouth, seven thousand dollars. Trinity River. i m p roving Trinity River, Texas, ten thousand dollars. 1881] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 345 Improving Arkansas Kivev between Fort Smith, Arkan- er Arkan9as Rlv ' sas, and Wichita, Kansas, twenty-four thousand dollars. Improving Arkansas River at Pine Bluff, Arkansas, twenty-three thousand dollars. Improving Black River, Arkansas and Missouri, six Black River. thousand dollars, to be applied from Poplar Bluff. Improving Fourche Le Fevre River, Arkansas, three Fou i:. che Le thousand dollars. Fevre Rlver ' Improving Ouachita River, Arkansas and Louisiana, Ouachita Riv- twelve thousand dollars. Improving Saline River[°], Arkansas, five thousand dol- Saline River - lars. Improving White River between Jacksonport and Buf - wwte River - falo Shoals, Arkansas, eight thousand dollars. Improving White and Saint Francis Rivers, Arkansas, eight thousand dollars. Improving Big Hatchee River, Tennessee, three thou- HatcheeRiver. sand five hundred dollars. Improving Caney Fork River, Tennessee, four thousand Ri yt r ney Fork dollars. Improving Clinch River Tennessee, three thousand dol- Clinch River - lars. Improving Cumberland River above Nashville, Tennes- Ri ve r mberland see: From Nashville to Kentucky State line, fifteen thousand dollars; from Kentucky line to Smith's Shoals, fifteen thou- sand dollars; at Smith's Shoals, completing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Cumberland River belowNashville,Tennessee, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Duck River, Tennessee, three thousand dol- Duck River - lars. Improving French Broad River above Knoxville, Tennes- R ?g e r n- ' 41 ^-.« ji_m i.i . r . , ir -■ • J ~ vol. 26, p. 455. the lreasury not otherwise appropriated [°]. Post, p. 586. Improving the Osage River, Kansas and Missouri, Osage River, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Cuivre River, Missouri, from mouth to cuivre River. Chain of Rocks, and removing snags and obstructions, five thousand dollars. Improving Gasconade River, Missouri, ten thousand Gasconade dollars. River - Improving Missouri River at Atchison, Kansas, twenty Missouri River. thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River from Kansas City to its mouth, thirty-five thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Brownville, Nebraska, ten thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Cedar City, Missouri, fif- teen thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Council Bluffs, Iowa, and at Omaha, Nebraska, thirty thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Eastport, Iowa, and at Nebraska City, Nebraska, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Plattsmouth, Nebraska, ten thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at or near Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, eight thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at and near Glasgow, Mis- souri, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at and near Kansas City, Mis- souri, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Lexington, Missouri, ten thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Saint Charles, Missouri, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at and near Saint Joseph, Missouri, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Sioux City, Iowa: For im- provement of channel, seven thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River at Vermillion, Dakota, fif- teen thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River above mouth of Yellowstone River, Dakota, forty thousand dollars. Survey of Missouri River from its mouth to Fort Ben- S0 ^ R ey of Mis- ton, Montana: Continuing survey above Sioux City, thirty thousand dollars. "Section 14 of the river and harbor act approved September 19, 1890, makes the provisions of this section applicable to the Des Moines Rapids Canal dry dock. All such expenses are now defrayed from the permanent indefinite appropriation provided by section 4 of the river and harbor act approved July 5, 1884. 348 LAWS OF UNITED STATES DELATING TO P«H- Detroit River. Improving Detroit River, Michigan, fifty thousand dol- lars. sagmaw River. Improving Saginaw River, Michigan, ten thousand dol- st. Marys Improving Saint Mary's River and Saint Mary's Falls MM^t.ih Canal, Michigan: Completing improvement, one hundred Canal - and fifty thousand dollars. . st. Anthonys Repairs and contingencies of public works at Samt Fa " 6 ' Anthony's Falls, Minnesota: To "meet repairs necessary, present and prospective, fifteen thousand dollars, which shall be available immediately after thepassage of this act. st.croix River. Improving Saint Croix River below Taylor's Falls, Wis- consin, eight thousand dollars. thfNortt Ver ° £ Improving Red River of the North, Minnesota and Da- kota, eighteen thousand dollars. Goose Rapids. Constructing a lock and dam at Goose Rapids, on the Red River of the North, Minnesota and Dakota, twenty thousand dollars. Rive 3 r llowst ° ne Improving Yellowstone River, Montana and Dakota, twenty thousand dollars. coos Bay Har- Continuing improvement at the entrance of Coos Bay bor ' Harbor, Oregon, thirty thousand dollars. canai.cascades Canal around Cascades of Columbia River, Oregon, one er. ° um m 1V hundred thousand dollars. upger^coium- Improving Upper Columbia River, including Snake River, Oregon, fifteen thousand dollars. mette w e r W " la ~ Improving Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, from Portland, Oregon, to the sea, including bar at mouth of Columbia River, Oregon, forty-five thousand dollars. metfe per Wma " Improving Upper Willamette and Yamhill Rivers, Ore- gon, fifteen thousand dollars. creeV a * u m a Improving Petalumas Creek, California, eight thousand dollars. River rameQt0 Improving Sacramento River, California, sixty thousand dollars. R sa,ri Joaquin i m p ro ving San Joaquin River, California, forty thou- sand dollars; ten thousand dojlars of which amount may be used in the discretion of the engineer in the improvement of Mormon Slough. and xa su 1 r i veys i0 at Examinations and surveys at South Pass of Mississippi south Pass of River: To ascertain the depth of water and width of chan- River! ' s 8 ' p p ' nel secured and maintained from time to time by James B. Eads at South Pass of the Mississippi River, and to enable the Secretary of War to report during the maintenance of the work, ten thousand dollars; and also to ascertain by soundings whether and to what extent, within a distance of five miles from the present mouth of the river at the South Pass, the gulf has filled up by deposits from the river since the construction of the Eads jetties, consin S"ers Wis " Improving Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, Wisconsin, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars; of which sum fifty thousand dollars shall be expended in continuing the improvement of the Wisconsin River, and seventy-five 1881] IMPROVEMENT OP EIVERS AND HARBORS. 349 thousand for continuing the improvement of the Fox River. Improving Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana, twelve thousand c, al D casieu Pa8S dollars. ana Klver - Improving Calcasieu River, Louisiana, from Phillips Bluff to its mouth, three thousand dollars. Improving Savannah River, Georgia, fifteen thousand Ki Sav a n n a h dollai's. . Improving Mississippi River at Andalusia, Illinois, six Ri ^ r sslssippi thousand dollars. Improving Mississippi River at Louisiana, Missouri, ten thousand dollars. Repairing breakwater on the Saint Croix River near stcroix River. Calais, four thousand dollars. Improving Altamaha River, Georgia, five thousand dol-pA 1 tamaha lars. Improving Wappoo Cut, .South Carolina, ten thousand Wa PP°° cut. dollars. Improving Neabsco Creek, Virginia, five thousand dol- N eab«:oCreek. lars. Improving Bayou Bartholomew, Louisiana and Arkan- ^y™ Bar " sas, eight thousand dollars. Improving Tensas River, Louisiana, three thousand dol- Tensas Eiver - lars. Improving Bayou Black[°], in Louisiana, ten thousand Bayou Black. dollars. Improving Bayou Boeuf , Louisiana, five thousand dol- Bayou Bceuf - lars. Improving Current River, Missouri and Arkansas, from Clirrent River - Doniphan to its mouth, two thousand dollars. Improving Rancocas River, New Jersey, ten thousand Ri y e a n c ° c a a dollars. Improving Christiana River and Wilmington Harbor, Ri °e r " stlana Delaware: Deepening the channel and improving the har- bor of Christiana River from the Delaware River to and above the city of Wilmington, in accordance with the sur- veys and plans of the United States Engineer Department, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Chester Creek, Pennsylvania, three thousand chester Creek - dollars. Improving Mattawan Creek, New Jersey, fifteen thou- „ M ? * a w a u j j 11 J Creek. sand dollars. Improving Raritan Bay, New Jersey, from Perth Amboy Earitan Bay. and South Amboy to the main ship-channel off Great Kiln, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Newport Harbor, Rhode Island, twenty -five b o? ewport Har " thousand dollars. Improving Tradewater River, Kentucky, open naviga- R ^ r adewater tion, three thousand dollars. Impro vingCumberland River, Kentucky, above mouth of Riyer mberlftnd Jelico, ten thousand dollars. a Discharges into Bayou Boeuf, which latter empties into Berwick Bay (an enlargement of Atchafalaya River) at Morgan City. 350 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO PS81. Buffalo Bayou. Improving Buffalo Bayou, Texas: To secure a channel of one hundred feet, twenty-five thousand dollars. Harto7 aunee Improving Kewanee Harbor, Wisconsin, five thousand dollars. Niagara Eiver. Improving Niagara River, New York, five thousand dol- lars. ^Portland Har- j m p rovmg Portland Harbor, Maine, twenty thousand dollars. b &utuate Har- improving Scituate Harbor, Massachusetts, ten thousand dollars. Moosabec bar. Improving Moosabec Bar at Jonesport, Maine, ten thou- Wareham Har S&n< ^ hilars. bor. are am ar Improving Wareham Harbor, Massachusetts, ten thou- sand dollars, canaraie Bay. Improving Canarsie Bay, New York, five thousand dol- lars. B Sbee P8 head Improving Sheepshead Bay, New York, five thousand dollars. saiem River. Improving Salem River, New Jersey, three thousand dol- lars. River! lut!haima Improving Susquehanna River, Pennsylvania, above Richard's Island, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Susquehanna River above and below Havre de Grace, Maryland, fifteen thousand dollars. ^ Archers Hope l m p r0 ving Archer's Hope River, Virginia, five thousand dollars. wateree River. Imi $ roving Wateree River, South Carolina, eight thou- sand dollars. santee River. Improving Santee River, South Carolina, by deepening and straightening its outlet to Winyah Bay through Mos- quito Creek, twenty-two thousand dollars. ^PensacoiaHar- i m p r0 ving Pensacola Harbor, Florida, twenty thousand' dollars. er. el ' ! Improving Tchefuncte River, Louisiana, one thousand five hundred dollars. Ticktaw River. Improving Tickfaw River, Louisiana, two thousand dollars. Improving BayouTeche by connecting same with Grand Brazos santi -Lake at Charenton, Louisiana, twenty -five thousand dollars. ago r Ha°rbor. an '" Improving bar and harbor at Brazos Santiago, Texas, y 1 bu h a sevent y- nve thousand dollars. River. ° ' a Improving Yallabusha River, Mississippi, three thousand five hundred dollars. Tchuia Lake. j mp roving Tchula Lake, Mississippi, three thousand dol- lars. Louisville and t?> ±u st j- i. • • . , -* Portland canal. r or the expenses of operating and maintaining the Lou- isville and Portland Canal for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty -one, forty-two thou- YaauinaBav sand dollars ' whi ch sum shall be immediately available. '"' y - Improving entrance to Yaquina Bay, Oregon, ten thou- sand dollars. cowiite River, improving Cowlitz River, Washington Territory, one thousand dollars. 1881] IMPROVEMENT OF BIVEES AND HARBORS. 351 Of the amount now available for the improvement of HeratDonaw- BayouLa Fourche, Louisiana, the sum of five hundred dol- $ n ,re lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be ex- pended in the removal of brick pier at Donaldsonville. Improving Richmond Harbor, Kennebec River, Maine, b E r ic | mond Gar- ten thousand dollars; of which sum six thousand dollars Mver. enne shall be expended for wing dams and dredging at the head of Swan's Island and at Hatch's Rock, and four thousand dollars in dredging and deepening the channel at the foot of Swan's Island according to the plan recommended by Lieutenant Russell. ; e servoirs For reservoirs upon the headwaters of the Mississippi ^ hel ^ River and its tributaries, one hundred and fifty thousand ofMississippi dollars; and this sum, together with the sum of seventy- Rlver ' five thousand dollars heretofore appropriated for the con- struction of a dam at Lake Winnibigoshish, shall be ex- pended at such places on said headwaters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries as the Secretary of War shall de- termine: And it is provided, That compensation for any Proviso. private property taken or appropriated for any of said im- vat e°^ropert£ provements, and all damages to private property caused by Sndlfstateial™ the construction of any of said dams, by flowage or other- wise, shall be ascertained and determined under and in accordance with the laws of the State in which such private property is situated. And the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and di ^jf p^erveS directed to ascertain what, if any, injury is occasioned to the and protected. rights of any friendly Indians, occupying any Indian reser- vation, by the construction of any of said dams, or the cutting or the removing of trees or other materials from any such reservation for the construction or erection of any of said dams, and to determine the amount of damages pay- able to such Indians therefor; and all such damages to private property and to friendly Indians, when ascertained- and determined in the manner herein directed and provided, shall be paid by the United States: Provided, however, Proviso. That such damages shall not exceed ten per centum of the sums hereby and heretofore appropriated for the construc- tion of said reservoirs. Improving Sumpawamus Inlet, New York, five thousand Il ,^ n t mp *™ u! dollars. Improving the harbor at the entrance of Saint Jerome's Cr |^ Harbor 16 s Creek, Maryland, six thousand five hundred dollars. For the improvement of Saint Jones River, in the State of st. Jones River. Delaware, five thousand dollars. Such parts of the money appropriated by this act for any sit e S ur f ° h r a "locks particular improvement requiring locks and dams as may and dams. be necessary in the prosecution of such improvement may be expended in the purchase, voluntary or by condemna- tion, as the case may be, of necessary sites : Provided, That Proviso. such expenditure shall be under the direction of the Secre- tary of War: And provided further , That if the owners of *""*«>■ such lands shall refuse to sell them at reasonable prices, 352 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1881. tected 6 ' how per "then the prices to be paid shall be determined and the title and jurisdiction procured in the manner prescribed by the laws of the State in which such lands or sites are situated. JtkinV im-It sli all be the duty of the Secretary of War to apply the provements. money herein appropriated for improvements, other than surveys and estimates, in carrying on the various works, as far as can be without actual detriment to the interest of the fovernment, by contract. Where such works cannot be one by contract without injury to the public interest, they may be prosecuted by hired labor. Wnere said works are done by contract, such contract shall be made after suffi- Proposais. cient public advertisement for proposals, in such manner and form as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and such contracts. after contracts shall be made with the lowest responsible bidders, advertisement. ■ -i i i 'j_- j_i o j. n ttt Lowest bidder, accompanied by such securities as the secretary or War shall require, conditioned for the faithful prosecution of the work according to such contract, and for the proper pay- ment of all liabilities incurred in the prosecution thereof for labor and material. ***** Examinations Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed, at and surveys. , . ,. ,. •> . ,. •> ,',, his discretion, to cause examinations or surveys, or both, and estimates of cost of improvements proper, to be made at the following points, namely: Harbor of San Luis Obispo, California. Tombigbee River, Mississippi, from Fulton to Warren's Mill. - The Chattahoochee River, in Georgia, between West Point and Bolton, on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, so as to complete the survey of that portion of said river. Bear Creek, running into Yazoo River. Harbor at Port Henry , on Lake Champlain. Frankford Creek from its mouth in the Delaware River . to Frankford Avenue. Five Mile Point, above Bridesburg, Delaware River. Mouth of the Mispillion, Delaware. Mokelumne River, California, from its mouth at or near Wood bridge. New York Bay between Sandy Hook and Coney Island Point. Newton Creek, Camden County, from Delaware River to head of navigation. Mantua Creek, Gloucester County, from Delaware River to head of navigation. Maurice River from Delaware Bay to Millville, Cumber- land County. Salem and Cohansey Rivers, New Jersey. Completing survey of Harlem River and through the Harlem Kilns[ a ] to the East River. Survey for harbor of refuge in Lake Pepin, at Stock- holm, Wisconsin, and Lake City, Minnesota. "Known also as Bronx Kills, 1881] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 353 Beaver Bay, Minnesota, to ascertain the cost and practi- cability of making it a harbor of refuge. Grand Portage Bay and Wans-wau-goising[ a ] Bay, Min- nesota, to determine which, if either, should be made a harbor of refuge. Sackett's Harbor, New York. Matagorda Bay at the mouth of Saint Mary's Bayou, near the town of Matagorda, Texas. Harbors of Madison and Clinton, Connecticut. Edgartown Harbor and South Beach, Massachusetts. Staunton River from Brook Neal, in Campbell County, to mouth of Pig River, Virginia. Roanoke River from Weldon North Carolina, to Clarks- ville, Virginia. Bear Creek, running from Northeast Mississippi into the Tennessee River. To deepen the channel of the Harrisecket River from Weston's Point to Freeport Landing in Freeport, Maine. The channel of Broad Creek on the west side of Kent Island, Maryland. Harbor of Brunswick, on the Androscoggin River. Buzzard's Bay and Barnstable Bay, Massachusetts, at the entrance of the proposed Cape Cod Canal. Sabine Pass, Texas, through Sabine Lake and River to Orange and Sabine Lake, and the Neches River to Beau- mont, to ascertain the cost and practicability of a deep- water channel from Sabine Pass to Orange and Beaumont. Old Town Creek, Mississippi. Bar at mouth of Winyah Bay, near Georgetown, South Carolina. Little Red River in Arkansas. And the Secretary of War is hereby directed to cause to be made examinations and surveys, or both, and estimates of the cost of the further improvements necessary to be made in the Savannah River and Harbor to increase the depth of the water in said river and harbor from the bar up to the city to twenty-two feet, and to make an estimate of the cost of widening the channel of the Savannah River opposite the city to six hundred feet of uniform depth with the balance of the channel. Young's, Lewis' and Clarke's, and Skipanon Rivers, enter- ing into Young's Bay, in the county of Clatsop, near mouth of Columbia River, Oregon. Snake River from Lewiston to the mouth of Salmon River, Idaho Territory. Corsica Creek, Maryland. Harbor at mouth of Cedar River, on Green Bay, Michi- gan. Lynn Harbor, Massachusetts. Merrimac River from Lawrence, Massachusetts, to Man- chester, New Hampshire. «The correct name is Wauswaugoning. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 23 354 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO P8M- Channel between islands of North Hero and South Hero, Lake Champlain. Little Tennessee River from its mouth on the Holston or Big Tennessee River to the mouth of Tellico River. Dog Island Harbor, harbor of Key West, Crystal River, La Grange Bayou up to Freeport, Manatee River, and Crooked [Carrabelle] River, Florida. Indian River, Florida, at the north end, in view of opening a passage into the [Mosquito a ] lagoon one- half mile east. From a point between Ellis Island and the docks of New Jersey«Central Railroad, to a point between Robbins' Reef Light and Constable Hook, in waters of New York Bay, New Jersey. Big Black River, Mississippi. Outlet of harbor of Ship Island. Harbor at Boloxi [Biloxi], Mississippi. Harbor at Pascagoula, Mississippi^]. Upper thoroughfare[ c ] leading into Tangier Sound, Deil's Island, and Rock Creek, Maryland. Fish Bend, near Fort Chartres, in the Mississippi River. Murder Kiln [Murderkill River], Delaware. Delaware River. Potomac and Anacostia Rivers, in the vicinity of Wash- ington, District of Columbia, with reference to the improve- ment of navigation, the establishment of the harbor-line, and the raising of the flats, so far as their improvement may be necessary to the improvement of navigation and the establishment of the harbor-line. Mouth of Cedar River, Green Bay, Michigan. Greenport Harbor, New York. Survey for harbor of refuge at New Buffalo, Michigan. The headwaters of the Cannon River, in Minnesota, with a view that the same may be added to the reservoir system of the Upper Mississippi. The water connection between the Waccamaw and Cape Fear Rivers, with the view of ascertaining if a continuous inland water connection can not thereby be established. Toledo, Ohio, for a straight channel to Lake Erie. For harbor at Caseville, Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron. The Calumet River from South Chicago to the village of Pullman, on Lake Calumet. For a further survey of James River, for the purpose of ascertaining the practicability and cost of procuring a channel of twenty-five feet at full tide from Richmond to the mouth of the river. "The passage connecting these two waterways is known as the Haulover Canal, or the Haulover. 6 The report upon this item stated that "this harbor was found to be good enough," but that the object desired seemed to be the improve- ment of Horn Island Pass. Consequently the project presented in the report provided only for the improvement of Horn Island Pass, from Horn Island Harbor to the Gulf. « This passage is between Deal Island and the mainland. 1881.1 IMPROVEMENT OF EIVEE8 AND HARBORS. Survey of Upper Machodoc Creek, a tributary of Poto- mac Eiver. Survey of Urbana Creek, a tributary of Rappahannock River, from the village of Urbana to the Oaks. The harbor of Mamaroneck, New York. Cumberland River at Smith's Shoals, in the State of Kentucky, to ascertain the practicability and the cost of a canal, with locks and dams, from the head to the foot of said shoals. The harbor at the Delaware Breakwater, and the entrance thereto. Indian River, in the State of Delaware, from its mouth to Millsborough. Survey of the Clarion River from its mouth to Ridgway, Pennsylvania. From Brazos de Santiago through Laguna Mad re to Point Isabel, Texas, to ascertain the cost and practicability of a deep-water channel from the anchorage at Brazos de San- tiago to the railroad wharf at Point Isabel. Survey for breakwater and harbor of refuge at Milf ord Connecticut. Entrance to Gray's Harbor, Washington Territory. Between Baker's Bay[ a ] and Shoalwater [Willapa] Bay, Washington Territory, for canal for light-draught vessels. Missouri River at or near Arrow Rock. For survey of Nishnabotana [River] from Hamburg, Iowa, to its junction with the Missouri. Skipton Creek, Mar}-land. Busu River, Maryland, from Harford Furnace to Chesa- peake Bay. Licking River from its mouth to Falmouth, in Kentucky. Oregon Inlet, in Dare County, in North Carolina. Survey of Chehalis River, in Washington Territory. Whiteoak, Meherrin, and New Rivers, in North Carolina. Sec. 4. That for the examinations and surveys herein provided for, and for incidental repairs of harbors for which there is no special appropriation, the sum of fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated; and in every case where examinations or surveys are made, the report thereon Report. shall embrace such information concerning the commercial importance, present and prospective, of the improvement contemplated thereby, and such general commercial statis- tics as the Secretary of War may be able to procure. "Approved, March 3, 1881. 355 Appropriation. a Part of Columbia River. 356 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. Mar. 4, 1882. CHAP. 22.— An Act Making an appropriation for continuing the Vol. 22, p. 7, improvements of Galveston Harbor, State of Texas. Beit enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That bOT,°Tex! ;0IlH,uv *h e sum °f one hundred thousand dollars be, and the same is hereby, appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of continuing the improvements of Galveston Harbor, in the State of im provement Texas, which improvements are now being prosecuted under o£ - the direction of the Secretary of War, and the appropria- tion for, which is wholly insufficient to continue the work to the end of the ciirrent fiscal year; and the expenditure Appropriation, of the sum hereby appropriated is placed under the direc- tion and control of the Secretary of War. Approved, March 4, 1882. Mar. 6, 1882. CHAP. 24. — An Act To provide for certain of the most urgent defl- Vol 22, p. 7. ciencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, ' eighteen- hundred and eighty-two, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States ofAmericain Congress assembled, * * * ***** te^sSquehan- The Secretar}' of War is authorized to use the unex- na River. pended balance of the appropriations for the improvement of the Susquehanna River above and below Havre de Grace in the construction of the channel and breakwaters of the "fishing battery" below Havre de Grace. ***** Approved, March 6, 1882. Mar. 21, 1882. CHAP. 44.— An Act Appropriating one hundred thousand dollars vol. 22, p. 30. f or continuing the work on Davis Island Dam. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That da^ v ohioSiver d the sum of one nundred thousand dollars, be, and the same ' hereby is, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of continuing the work on the Davis Island Dam in the Ohio River, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of Appropriation. War, and in anticipation of part of the appropriation for such purpose in the regular river and harbor act. Approved, March 21, 1882. 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 357 CHAP. 112.— An Act To amend section fifty-two hundred and May l, 1882. nfty-tour, title sixty-three, Revised Statutes of the United States, con- Vol. 22, p. 52. cerning the use of piers and crib in the Mississippi River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That st.croix River, section fifty -two hundred and fifty .four, title sixtv-three, of W R.'s an 52H?o n ib, the Revised Statutes of the United States shall be amended a ™873?e d 278. by adding after the words "Mississippi River," in the first Ante, p. 22b. line of said section, the words "and the Saint Croix River in the States of Wisconsin and Minnesota." Approved, May 1, 1882. CHAP. 119. —An Act Making an immediate appropriation for the May 4, 1882. removal of obstructions at Hell Gate, New York. Vol. 22, p. 58. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the U?iited States of America in Conqress assembled, That Removal of ob- /(. £ n £ , ,1 jjii i_ j • i_ u ■ structions from the sum or fifty thousand dollars be and is hereby appro- Hen Gate, n.y. priated, to be paid out of any money in.the Treasury not Appropriation, otherwise appropriated, for the removal of obstructions in East River, Hell Gate, New York, the same to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, and to be immediately available. Approved, May 4, 1882. CHAP. 231. — An Act For the government and control of the harbor June 19, 1882. of refuge at Sand Beach [Harbor Beach], Lake Huron, Michigan. Vol.22,p.i07. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That " Hai, g ,or i D r re n " from and after the passage of this act, and until the com- "iarbor n Beach), pletion of the work of construction the Secretary of War M g c e h cretarjr of is directed to assume full control over the harbor of refuge war to have mi on Lake Huron at Sand Beach [Harbor Beach], Michigan, completion" o'f now in course of construction by the United States Govern- work - ment, and of the piers, breakwaters, docks, wharves, build- ings, and other improvements made by the United States appertaining to said harbor of refuge, and to facilitate the use thereof, including the channels of and approaches to said harbor of refuge, so far as may be necessary to the protection and use of said harbor and the improvements aforesaid; and said Secretary of War, for the purpose Reguiatk.nsfor aforesaid, and for the preservation of said harbor in the wof^and" im- interests of commerce, shall prescribe such regulations not pavements. inconsistent with the laws of the United States respecting the use of said harbor and its channels, and the approaches thereto, and respecting the use of the piers, breakwaters, docks, wharves, buildings, and other improvements of said harbor, made by the United States, as he shall deem need- ful to fully protect and preserve the said harbor and its several channels and approaches, and the said piers, break- 358 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. waters, docks, wharves, buildings, and other improve- ments. Such regulations shall be promulgated by publica- tion thereof for ten days consecutively in one daily news- paper published in each of the cities of Detroit, Port Huron, Buffalo, Cleveland, and Chicago, and said regula- tions may be changed in like manner from time to time. He shall also cause four copies of such regulations to be kept posted in conspicuous places on said piers and break- waters, a C ointed ftnto be Sec. 2. That the Secretary of War shall appoint, upon the recommendation of the engineer officer in charge of the work, a custodian of said harbor and the improvements Duties. aforesaid, whose duty it shall be to preserve and protect the same under the regulations made as aforesaid by the Secretary of War, and to enforce the observance of said regulations and to guard and preserve the property of the United States at said harbor of refuge. Said custodian shall also have power to direct and regulate the stationing and anchoring of steam vessels and water-craft in said har- bor, and the mooring thereof at the piers, breakwaters, docks, and wharves of said harbor, and the laying out and discharging of cargoes and ballast in said harbor, piers, breakwaters and docks; and it shall be the duty of said custodian to report to the United States District Attorney for the eastern district of Michigan all violations of this act, and of the said regulations prescribed by the Secretary compensation. Q f yy ar . an( j g^ custodian shall receive such compensa- tion, not exceeding one hundred and fifty dollars per month, as the Secretary of War may allow. vioSfon e of re" Se0 - ?• That it shall be the duty of all persons using or uiations. navigating said harbor, its channels and approaches, or using any of the piers, breakwaters, docks, wharves, or • other improvements made by the United States, to observe the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War as afore- said; and any person who shall willfully or negligently strand or sink any steam-vessel, boat, or craft in said har- bor, or in the channels or approaches, or who shall willfully obstruct or oppose the custodian of said harbor in the en- forcement of the regulations aforesaid, or who shall will- fully or negligently, or by failure or neglect to observe the regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War for the use thereof, obstruct or impair said harbor, or cause any im- pediment, injury, filling up, or shoaling therein, or shall deposit any earth, ashes, stone, ballast, or other substances in said harbor, channels or approaches tending to obstruct or impair the navigation thereof, or who shall willfully damage or injure the piers, break-waters, wharves, docks, or other improvements of said harbor made by the United States, or who shall fail to obey and observe any of said prescribed regulations, shall be liable to a penalty of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred dollars, to be recovered by information or by action of debt in the District Court of the United States for the eastern 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 859 district of Michigan, with costs of suit, and shall, in addi- tion thereto, be liable to the United States, or to any per- son aggrieved by such obstructions, or injuries, or unlawful acts or omissions in a civil action for all damages occasioned thereby, or by any of said unlawful acts, to said United States or such aggrieved person. And if such damage or injury to said harbor, channels, approaches, piers, break- waters, docks, wharves, and other property of the United States in said harbor of refuge be committed by any steamer, vessel, or water-craft, or by the master or person in charge thereof, or if such master or other person in charge of such vessel shall willfully violate the regulations aforesaid, the aforesaid penalty of not less than fifty dollars nor more than five hundred, dollars shall be incurred, and such vessel shall be liable for the penalty aforesaid, and may be pro- ceeded against by way of libel for the recovery thereof in any court of the United States within whose jurisdiction such vessel may be found. Sec. 4. That the Secretary of War may, in his discretion, a s te™^ hmnch purchase or hire a steam launch or tug, to be stationed at harbor duty. and used about said harbor, under the direction of said custodian, for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this act; and such a sum as may be necessary, not exceed- ing ten thousand dollars, is hereby appropriated for the Appropriation. purchase or hire of said steam launch ; and the expense of running and maintaining said launch or tug and the salary of the custodian shall be paid out of the appropriation made for said harbor of refuge. Sec. 5. That after the completion of said harbor by the^^eferrf United States Government the control shall be transferred grovements to to the Secretary of the Treasury. Treasury!' 3 ' Approved, June 19, 1882. s CHAP. 364.— An Act Granting to certain parties right of way over July 31, .1882. lands and waters of the United States. Vol.22,p.i8l. Be it enacted ly the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That^t^Tammany Davidson B. Penn, of New Orleans, Louisiana, and his asso- co„ of New or- ciates, under the name and style of the St. Tammany if g a h ? s f wavlo Water Works Company," or such other style as they may jay aqueducts, adopt, be, and are hereby, granted the right of way to lay ters of Lake conduits, pipes, arches, and aqueducts under the waters j£ ntchartralD ' of Lake Pontchartrain to connect its northern shores with the city of New Orleans, and over and under any of the public waters or lands of the United States between New Orleans and said shore of said lake: Provided, That every part of such pipes, aqueducts, or other con- Provisos. structions shall be at least ten feet below the surface of said waters at mean low tide: Provided, also, That if at any time the constructions of said company shall in any 360 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. way obstruct or interfere with the free and safe navigation of any of said waters, such constructions shall be removed or changed by the company upon notification by the Sec- retary of "War. Approved, July 31, 1882. Aug. 2, 1882. CHAP. 375. — An Act Making appropriations for the construction, Vol. 22, p. 191. repair, and preservation of certain works on rivers and harbors, and ior other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Appropriations t ne following sums of money be, and are hereby, appropri- borsT eraan ar ated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the construction, completion, repair, and preservation of the public works hereinafter named : ^Portland Har- Improving harbor at Portland, Maine: Continuing im- provement, thirty -five thousand dollars. Richmond Har- Improving harbor at Richmond, Maine: Continuing im- provement, ten thousand dollars. b Rockland Har- i mpr oving harbor at Rockland, Maine: Constructing breakwaters, forty thousand dollars. H f r b J smoutl1 Improving harbor at Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Con- tinuing improvement, seventeen thousand dollars. Harbor. in8ton Improving harbor at Burlington, Vermont: Continuing improvement, twelve thousand dollars. b< swanton Har- Improving harbor at Swan ton, Vermont: Continuing improvement, four thousand five hundred dollars. BostonHarbor. Improving harbor at Boston, Massachusetts: Completing improvement, ninety-six thousand five hundred dollars. Harbor' ucket Improving harbor at Nantucket, Massachusetts: Con- tinuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Harbor b,iryport Improving harbor at Newburyport, Massachusetts: Con- tinuing improvement, forty thousand dollars. b riymouthHar- i m p rov ing harbor at Plymouth, Massachusetts: Contin- uing improvement, fourteen thousand dollars. Ha , rbo 7 r ncetown Improving harbor at Provincetown, Massachusetts: Con- tinuing improvement, five thousand dollars. ^scituate Har- Improving harbor at Scituate, Massachusetts: Continu- w * n ^ ™P rovement i ten thousand dollars. bor. are am "" Improving harbor at Wareham, Massachusetts: Contin- uing improvement, five thousand dollars. ganseu Ba^ arra " Improving Little Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island: Con- New ort Har tmum £ improvement, six thousand dollars. bor ewpor "" Improving harbor at Newport, Rhode Island: Continu- ing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. H!r°b or Is l a n d Improving harbor and breakwater at Block Island, Rhode breakwater. Island: Continuing improvement, nineteen thousand dol- lars. Harbor. geport Improving harbor at Bridgeport, Connecticut: Contin- uing improvement, ten thousand dollars. 1882 -1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 361 Breakwater at New Haven, Connecticut: Continuing Breakwater at operations, sixty thousand dollars. "' • Improving harbor at Milford, Connecticut: Continuing b Milford Har - imprpvement, five thousand dollars. m ' Improving harbor at New Haven, Connecticut: Contin- H ^ T Haven uing improvement, thirty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at New London, Connecticut: Contin- B %££ London uing improvement, nine thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Norwalk, Connecticut: Continuing b J|[ orwalk Har - improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Southport, Connecticut: Contin- southportHar- uing improvement, three thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Stonington, Connecticut: Contin- H f r b2,|? insrt<>n uing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Buttermilk Channel, New York Harbor: Con- ch B ^ n t e t 1 er ™ ilk tinuing improvement, sixty thousand dollars. York Harbor. 6 w Improving harbor at Buffalo, New York: Continuing im- Buffalo Harbor. provement, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Canarsie Bay, New York: Continuing im- canarsieBay. provement, three thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Charlotte, New York: Continuing charlotte Har- improvement, thirty -five thousand dollars. Improving Flushing Bay, New York: Continuing im- ( Flushing Bay. provement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Great Sodus Bay, New York: Con- Great sodus tinuing improvement, twentj'-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Little Sodus Bay, New York: Con- Li"}" 5 h Sodus tinuing improvement, twenty -five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at New Rochelle, New York: Contin- „ N b w Rocheiie uing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Echo Harbor, New Rochelle, New York: Echo Harbor. Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Ogdensburgh, New York, ten thou- ogdensburg sand dollars. Improving harbor at Oswego, New York: Continuing oswegoHarbor. improvement and enlargement of harbor, eighty thousand dollars. Improving Oak Orchard Harbor, .New York, three thou- H °J* . 0rchard sand dollars. Improving harbor at Port Chester, New York: Contin- H ^ J Chester uing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Gowanus Bay: Continuing improvement, Gowanus Bay- twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Port Jefferson, New York: Com- H £ b r t I , Jefferson pleting improvement, eight thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Pultneyville, New York: Continu- Ha p r u bor neyville ing improvement, four thousand dollars. Improving Sumpawanus Inlet, Long Island, New York, In i u t mpawanus two thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Rondout, New York: Repair of Rondout h a r- existing works, two thousand dollars. Improving Sheepshead Bay, New York: Continuing Ba s y heepahead improvement, three thousand dollars. 362 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1882. Wilson Harbor. Improving harbor at Wilson, New York: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Erie Harbor. Improving harbor at Erie, Pennsylvania: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. ice harbor, Ice-harbor at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania: Continuing M i¥oS) 00k ' operations, fifteen thousand dollars: Provided, That this sum shall be expended under the plans of the engineers as approved by the Secretary of War. Breakwater Har* Improving harbor at Delaware Breakwater, Delaware: bor. Beginning the work of closing the "Gap," or opening, be- tween the two works, which admits the northeast gales to the anchorage, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dol- Prmiso. j ars: Provide^ That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to use any unexpended balance remaining of the appropriation made under the act of Congress approved January twenty-third, eighteen hundred and eighty, for the purpose of removing certain wrecks from the harbor at the Delaware Breakwater and the entrance thereto, and in the main ship-channel of the Delaware Bay and River for the purpose of removing any wrecks now or hereafter existing in the said Delaware Bay or Delaware River. of C DeiawareB e a a y Ice-harbor at the head of Delaware Bay, and for removal etc. ' of sunken piers in channel back of Reedy Island, Delaware: For commencement of work, twenty -five thousand dollars. HaTbor mington Improving harbor at Wilmington, Delaware: Deepening the channel and improving Christiana River from the Dela- ware River to Wilmington, fifty thousand dollars. ^Baltimore Har- l m p rov ing harbor at Baltimore, Maryland: Contiuuing operations for shortening and deepening the channel to twenty-seven feet at mean low water, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. H B rbo? n Bay Improving harbor at Breton Bay, Leonardtown, Mary- land : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. trSce to° st. j°- Improving harbor at entrance of Saint Jerome's Creek, romes Creek.' Maryland: Continuing operations five thousand dollars. BhFp ean U a7to y coS- That the sum of ten thousand dollars or so much thereof n e°t Chesapeake as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appro- Days, etc. aware priated, to be expended under the direction of the Secre- tary of War, in completing the surveys of a ship canal to connect the Chesapeake and Delaware Bays; and the Sec- retary of War is hereby directed to report to Congress which of the various routes surveyed will afford the great- est protection in case of war and the greatest facilities to commerce by cheapening the cost of transportation from the city of Baltimore to the Atlantic Ocean together with the cost of said improvement and its approaches, and the annual cost of maintaining and operating said canal when Proviso. constructed. Provided, That nothing herein shall be con- strued to commit the Government to proceed with the report^'cort'S 00118 ^' 110 * 1011 of t^ said improvement. The Secretary of improvement, to War is hereby directed, at his discretion, to cause an ex- c?ty isfand anaamination or survey, or both, and estimates of the cost of HLT>OT R etc helle improvement proper to be made between City Island and ' ' New Rochelle Harbor, New York, and including the chan 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 363 nel around Glen Island, the expense of such survey to be paid out of the amount appropriated in this act for exam- inations and surveys. Improving harbor at Norfolk, Virginia: Continuing im- Norfolk Harbor, provement of the harbor and its approaches, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Charleston (including Sullivan's Harbo a r, r etc Ston Island), South Carolina: Continuing improvement, three hundred thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Brunswick, Georgia: Continuing Harbor" swiek improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Cumberland Sound, Georgia and Florida: S0 uS™ berland Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving harbor of Savannah, Georgia: Continuing im- ^savannah Har- Srovement of the harbor and river, two hundred thousand ollars. Improving Apalaehicola Bay, Florida: Continuing i m - B ^ y P alachlcola provement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Pensacola, Florida: Continuing im- H f r bo r . s a c ° ' a provement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Tampa Bay, Florida: Continuing improve- Tampa Bay. ment, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor and river of Mobile, Alabama: Con- an d Ri 1 ver Sarbor tinuing improvement, one hundred and twenty-five thou- sand dollars. Improving Aransas Pass and Bay, Texas: Continuing an a r f n y as Pass improvement up to Rockport and Corpus Christi, one hun- dred thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Brazos Santiago, Texas: Continu- ag oHarbor Santi " ing improvement of the bar and harbor, sixty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Galveston, Texas; Continuing op- bo ( j alvestonHar " erations at outer bar, three hundred thousand dollars. Improving Passo Cavallo, Texas: Improving Passo Ca-j^^ 3 Cavall ° vallo Inlet into Matagorda Bay, sixty thousand dollars. Improving Sabine Pass, Texas: Continuing improvement sabinePaas. at Sabine Pass and Blue Buck Bar, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio : Continuing opera- H ^££ ' a b u J a tions to secure a sixteen-foot channel, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Black River, Ohio: Continuing im- (L oJaiS) k Kiver provement, seven thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Cleveland, Ohio: Continuing im- H c rb ® r y eland provement, one hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. Harbor of refuge near Cincinnati, Ohio: Continuing Harbor of ref- .. . , °,i j j 11 uge near Cincin- operations, sixteen thousand dollars. nati. Improving harbor at Fairport, Ohio: Continuing opera- bc £ airport Har " tions, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Huron, Ohio: Continuing opera- Huron Harbor. tions two thousand five hundred dollars. Ice harbor at mouth of Muskingum River, Ohio: Con- Muskingum Eiv- tinuing operations, forty thousand dollars. er> 864 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. Harbor Clinton Improving harbor at Port Clinton, Ohio: Continuing improvement, six thousand dollars. ^Sandusky Har- Improving harbor at Sandusky City, Ohio: Continuing improvement ten thousand dollars. Toledo Harbor. Improving harbor at Toledo, Ohio, Continuing im- provement, fifty thousand dollars. Harbor™ iUon Improving harbor at Vermillion, Ohio: Continuing im- provement, three thousand dollars. Michigan city Improving harbor at Michigan City, Indiana: Continuing operations at inner harbor, twenty thousand dollars; con- tinuing operations at outside harbor, sixty thousand dollars, calumet Har- Improving harbor at Calumet, Illinois: Continuing im- Promso. provement, thirty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That with a view to the improvement of the Calumet River, in the State of Illinois, from its mouth to the Fork at Calumet Lake, the Secretary of War shall appoint a board of engi- neers who shall examine said river and report upon the practicability and the best method of perfecting and main- taining a channel for through navigation to said Fork at Lake Calumet, adapted to the passage of the largest ves- sels navigating the Northern and Northwestern Lakes, lim- itating [stc] and locating the lines of channel to be improved by the United States, and of docks that may be constructed by private individuals, corporations, or other parties, and clearly defining the same under the direction of the Chief of Engineers, United States Army; and the Secretary of War shall report to Congress the result of said examina- tion, and the estimated cost of the proposed improvement; also what legislation, if any, is necessary, to prevent en- croachments being made or maintained within the limits of the channel designated as above provided for. ^Chicago Har- Improving harbor at Chicago, Illinois: Continuing operations at outside harbor, dredging in outer harbor, and constructing exterior breakwater, two hundred thou- sand dollars. H W b a or. k . egan Improving harbor at Waukegan, Illinois: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. QuincyBay. Improving Quincy Bay, Illinois: Continuing improve- ment, fifteen thousand dollars. ^au sawe Har- Improving harbor at Au Sable, Michigan: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. re^uge^B^i i°e Improving ice-harbor of refuge at Bell River, Michigan : River. ' Continuing operations for removing bars, five thousand dollars. (Hoifand) Lake Improving harbor at Black Lake, Michigan: Continuing operations, ten thousand dollars. Harbor levoix Improving harbor at Charlevoix and entrance to Pine Lake, Michigan: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Harbo e r b oy8 " Improving harbor at Cheboygan, Michigan : Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. jrankfortHar- improving harbor at Frankfort, Michigan: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 365 _ Improving harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan: Continu- Grand Haven ing improvement, forty thousand dollars. Harbor - Harbor of refuge at Grand Marais, Michigan: Continu- Grand Marais ing operations, forty thousand dollars. " harbor o£ refuge. Harbor of refuge at Lake Huron, Michigan: Continuing sand beach operations, seventy -five thousand dollars, of which twenty- (Harbor Beach) - five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces- sary may be used in dredging the bar in the middle of the harbor. Improving harbor at Ludington, Michigan : Continuing Ludington improvement, twelve thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Manistee, Michigan: Continuing Manistee Har- improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. bor ' Improving harbor at Monroe, Michigan: Continuing im- Monroe Har- provement, one thousand dollars. bor ' Improving harbor at Muskegon, Michigan: Continuing MuskegonHar- improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Marquette, Michigan: Repair G f b0 Mar ?efu 3a e y -Improving harbor of refuge at entrance of Sturgeon e uge ' Bay, Canal, Wisconsin : Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Harbor EiTers Improving harbor at Two Rivers, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, fifteen, thousand dollars. Harbor Catine Improving harbor at Muscatine, Iowa; Continuing- im- provement, two thousand five hundred dollars. ^Duiuth Har- Improving harbor at Duluth, Minnesota: Continuing im- provement, forty-five thousand dollars. Ha/bor 3 Marais Improving harbor at Grand Marais, Minnesota: Contin- uing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. _h u m boia t Improving Humboldt Harbor and Bav, California: Con- Harbor and Bay. . r . £> , / . tinuing improvement, forty thousand dollars. ^Oakland Har- Improving harbor at Oakland, California: Continuing improvement two hundred thousand dollars. HaIbor n cai ston Improving harbor at Wilmington, California: Continu- ing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars, of which a sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, shall be applied for the survey of the harbor at Santa Monica. coos Bay and Improving entrance to Coos Bay and Harbor, Oregon: Harbor. Continuing improvement, thirty thousand dollars. Yaquina Bay. Improving entrance to Yaquina Bay, Oregon: Continu- ing improvement, sixty thousand dollars. cathance Riv- Improving Cathance River, Maine: Continuing improve- er- ment, five thousand dollars. Lubec chan- Improving Lubec Channel, Maine: Continuing improve- nel- ment, twenty thousand dollars. Moosabeebar. Improving Moosabec Bar at Jonesport, Maine: Continu- ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Lamprey Riv- Improving Lamprey River, New Hampshire: Continu- ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. otter creek. Improving Otter Creek, Vermont: Continuing improve- ment, two thousand dollars Merrimae Riv- ^ Improving Merrimac River, Massachusetts: Continuing improvement, nine thousand dollars. Taunton River. Improving Taunton River, Massachusetts: Continuing improvement, twenty -five thousand dollars. 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 367 For construction of a harbor of refuge at Woods Holl, h arb n o B r™ re fn°i Massachusetts, fifty -two thousand dollars. at woods Hoief* Improving Providence River and Narragansett Bay, Ei verand d Narai e Rhode Island: Continuing improvement, one hundred and gansett Bay. twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Connecticut River, Connecticut: Continuing E p V e? andean- improvement below Hartford, forty five thousand dollars, nei of salmon five thousand dollars of which for the improvement of the Rlver ' channel of Salmon River. Improving Housatonic River, Connecticut: Continuing R P e ° usatonic improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving Thames River, Connecticut: Continuing im- Th ames River. provement, thirty-five thousand dollars. Improving channel between Staten Island and New Jer- tw'een staten & sey at Elizabethport: Continuing improvement, forty thou- land and New jjii ox J Jersey at Eliza- sand dollars. bethport. Removing obstructions in East River and Hell Gate', New^™"™^ °b- York: Continuing operations, two hundred thousand dol- River and Heii lars. Improving Hudson River, New York: Continuing im- Hudson River. provement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Niagara River, New York: Continuing im- Niagara River. provement, one thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Newtown Creek, New York: Continuing im- Newtown provement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Ticonderoga River, New York: Continuing Ticonderog a improvement, five thousand dollars Improvement Cbeesequake's Creek, New Jersey: Con- cheese quake tinuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Elizabeth River, New Jersey: Continuing Elizabeth improvement, eight thousand dollars. Improving Mattawan Creek, New Jersey: Continuing m a t a w a n improvement, six thousand dollars. Improving Manasquan River, New Jersey: Continuing Manasquan improvement, seven thousand dollars. Improving Passaic River, New Jersey: Improvement Passaic River. above Newark, seven thousand dollars; from Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge to mouth of river, forty-three thousand dollars. Improving Rahway River, New Jersey: Continuing im- Rahway River. provement, seven thousand dollars. Improving Rancocas River, New Jersey: Continuing er Rancocas Elv " improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Raritan River, New Jersey : Continuing im- Raritan River. provement, twenty-five thousand dollars, of which sum ten thousand dollars shall be expended on the south channel between Crab Island and Karney's Dock. Improving Raritan Bay, New Jersey, from Perth Amboy Raritan Bay. and South Amboy to the main ship-channel off Great Kill, 'fifty thousand dollars. Improving Cohansey Creek, New Jersey, five thousand o^i a n s e y dollars. improving Salem River, New Jersey: Continuing im- saiem River. provement, one thousand five hundred dollars. 368 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. Rivera^d S smit2 Improving Shrewsbury River, New Jersey: Continuing Shrewsbury Eiv- improve Qient, thirty thousand dollars, of which sum fifteen er - thousand dollars for the South Shrewsbury River and fif- teen thousand for the north and main branch of the Shrews- bury River. south River. Improving South River, New Jersey: Continuing im- provement, ten thousand dollars, woodbridge Improving Woodbridge Creek, New Jersey: Continuing creek. improvement, five thousand dollars. Allegheny Improving Allegheny River, Pennsylvania: Continuing River. improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Chester creek. Improving Chester Creek, Pennsylvania: Continuing im- provement, three thousand dollars. sehuyikm Improving Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Delaware Improving Delaware River between Trenton, New Jer- sey, and Bridesburgh, Pennsylvania: Continuing improve- ment ten thousand dollars. Improving Delaware River below Bridesburgh, Pennsyl- vania; Continuing improvement, one hundred and thirty- six thousand-dollars, of which sum eleven thousand dollars for improvement of Smith's Island Bar. Improving Delaware River at Schooner Ledge, Pennsyl- vania and Delaware: Continuing improvement, forty thou- sand dollars. Improving Delaware River near Cherry Island Flats, Pennsylvania and Delaware: Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars. Broad creek Improving Broad Creek [Broad Creek River], Delaware: Continuing improvement from its mouth to Laurel, five thousand dollars. Indian River. Improving Indian River, in the State of Delaware, ten thousand dollars. Rive r r° a d k ' 1 1 Improving Broadkiln River, Delaware: Continuing im- provement, five thousand dollars. Smyrna River. Improving Duc& Creek [Smyrna River], Delaware: Con- tinuing improvement at its mouth, two thousand dollars. m i s P 1 1 1 i o n Improving Mispillion Creek, Delaware : Continuing im- creek. provement, three thousand dollars. BaV^neMLeTe's 6 Copstructingpier in Delaware Bay near Lewes, Delaware: ' Continuing construction, thirteen thousand dollars. Chester River. Improving Chester River, Maryland: Continuing im- provement from Spry's Landing to Crumpton, six thousand five hundred dollars, c h o P t a n k Improving Choptank River, Maryland: Continuing im- provement between Denton and Greensborough, five thou- sand dollars between Deafis" I m P rovm g upper water-passage or thoroughfare be- lanlPfnd main-tween Deal's Island and the main-land on Darnes Quarter, Thor d ougSa P r?) erMar y land ' five thousand dollars; and the unexpended bal- v ance of lower thoroughfare is appropriated to the upper passage or thoroughfare. Potomac River Improving the Potomac River in the vicinitv of Wash- ana flats, near- , •j.t. l' , ,1 _ J **««.* Washington, ington witn reference to the improvement of navigation, 1882 -1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 369 the establishment of harbor lines, and the raising of the flats, under the direction of the Secretary of War, and in accordance with the plan and report made in compliance with the river and harbor act approved March third eight- een hundred and eighty-one, and the reports of the board of engineers made in compliance with the resolution of the Senate of December thirteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one, four hundred thousand dollars. And it is hereby made the duty of the Attorney-General era f to rn eYamtae to examine all claims of the title to the premises to be im-aii claims to title proved under this appropriation, and see that the rights of improvedfetc. e the government in all respects are secured and protected; and if he deems it necessary he is authorized to cause a suit or suits in law or in equity to be instituted, in the name of the United States, in the supreme court of the District of Columbia, against any and all claimants of title under any patent which in his opinion was by mistake or was improperly or illegally issued for any part of the marshes or flats within the limits of the proposed improvement. Improving Archer's Hope River, Virginia: Continuing Rj ^e5 hers Hope improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving Black Water River, Virginia: For comple- Ei * e ackwater tion of improvement, one thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Chickahominy River, Virginia: Continuing Bi ^ kahomlny improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving James River, Virginia: Continuing improve- James Biver - ment, seventy -five thousand dollars. Improving New River, Virginia and West Virginia: NewMver. Continuing improvement from mouth of Wilson, in Gray- son County, to mouth of Greenbrier River, twelve thou- sand dollars, of which sum five thousand dollars shall be expended between the lead mines in Wythe County and the mouth of Wilson, in Grayson County. Improving Nomini Creek, Virginia: Continuing im- Nomini Creek - provement, two thousand dollars. Improving Pamunkey River, Virginia: Continuing im- R ? e a r munkey provement, two thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Rappahannock River, Virginia: Continuing R Rappahannock improvement, seventeen thousand dollars. Improving Staunton River, Virginia: Continuing im- stauntonRiyer. Srovement, seven thousand dollars, of which five thousand ollars to be expended between Roanoke Station and Brook Neal, and two thousand dollars to be expended between Brook Neal, in Campbell County, and the mouth of Pig . River, in Franklin County, Virginia. Improving Totusky River, Virginia: Continuing im- Jotuskey im- provement, five thousand dollars. Improving Urbana Creek, Virginia: Continuing im . crbana creek. provement, four thousand dollars. Improving York River, Virginia: Continuing improve- YorkKiver. ment, twenty -five thousand dollars. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 24 370 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. Dan River Improving Dan River, Virginia and North Carolina: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. North Landing Improving North Landing River, Virginia and North Carolina: Continuing improvement, eight thousand dollars. Eik River. Improving Elk River, West Virginia: Continuing im- provement two thousand dollars. ^Kanawha Rlv - Improving Great Kanawha River, West Virginia: Con- tinuing improvement and operation of works, two hundred thousand dollars. Little Kan a- Continuing the improvement of the Little Kanawha River, 4n West Virginia: To complete lock and dam, as estimated for by engineers, thirty-one thousand dollars: Proviso. Provided, That no part of this amount shall be expended until the Little Kanawha Improvement Company shall have filed with the Secretary of War, to be approved by him, its agreement not to charge, in any manner, any tolls on the Little Kanawha river. ^Guyandot Riv- Improving Guyandotte River, West Virginia: Continu- ing improvement, two thousand dollars. cape Fear Improving Cape Fear River from the Ocean to Wilming- RiTer- ton, North Carolina; Continuing improvement, two hun- dred and twentv-five thousand dollars. Improving Cape Fear River from Wilmington to Fay- etteville, North Carolina, thirty thousand dollars. creek ntentnIa Improving Contentnia Creek, North Carolina: Continu- ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. YadMn River. Improving Yadkin River,. North Carolina, twenty-five thousand dollars. sonnVandNorth Improving Currituck Sound and North River Bar, North River bar, and Carolina: Continuing improvement, including Coanjok coanjockBay. Bay, twenty thousand dollars. Beaufort Har- Improving Beaufort Harbor, North Carolina: Continu- ing improvement, thirty thousand dollars, five thousand dollars of which shall be applied to the improvement of the line of inland navigation from Beaufort Harbor to New Berne. River nch Broad I m P r °ving French Broad River, North Carolina: Con- tinuing improvement from Smith's bridge up, five thousand dollars. New River. Improving New River, North Carolina, five thousand dollars. RiveJ 1 ing * ° n Improving Lillington River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars. ^ Meherrin Riv- Improving Meherin River, North Carolina, five thousand dollars. Neuse River. Improving Neuse River, North Carolina : Continuing im- . provement, thirty -five thousand dollars, five thousand dol- lars of which shall be applied to the improvement of the line of inland navigation from New Berne to Beaufort Harbor. Roanoke River. i mpr0 ving Roanoke River , North Carolina, five thousand dollars. 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 371 Improving Pamplico and Tar Rivers, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Trent River, North Carolina: Continuing im- provement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Waccemaw River, North Carolina and South Carolina: Continuing improvement four thousand four hundred dollars. Improving Great Pedee River, South Carolina: Continu- ing improvement, six thousand dollars. Improving Santee River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Wappoo Cut, South Carolina: Continuing improvement ten thousand dollars. Improving Wateree River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. ^ Improving Altamaha River, Georgia: Continuing • im- provement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Chattahoochee River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, twenty -five thousand dollars. Improving Coosa River, Georgia and Alabama: Continu- ing improvement, sevent}r-five thousand dollars; and the sum of eight thousand seven hundred dollars heretofore ap- propriated for theEtowa River is hereby transferred to. the Coosa River below Rome, Georgia. Improving Flint River, Georgia: Continuing improve- ment, twenty-five thousand dollars, of which sum fifteen thousand dollars shall be expended below Albany and ten thousand dollars from Albany to Montezuma. Improving Ockmulgee River, Georgia: Continuing im- provement, five thousand dollars. Improving Oconee River, Georgia: Continuing improve- ment five thousand dollars, of which sum three thousand dollars shall be expended on Car Shoals. Improving Oostenaula and Coosa wattee Rivers, Georgia: Continuing improvement, one thousand dollars. Improving Savannah River, Georgia: Continuing im- provement between cities of Augusta and Savannah, twenty- five thousand dollars. Improving the Savannah River about the city of Augusta: To continue improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Apalachicola River, Florida: Continuing im- provement, two thousand dollars. Improving Peas [Peace] Creek, Florida: Continuing im- provement, four thousand dollars: Improving Saint John's River, Florida: Continuing im- provement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and twenty thousand dollars of this amount may be used on the river above the mouth, if the Chief of Engineers shall con- sider it best for the interests of commerce. Improving Suwanee River, Florida: Continuing im- provement five thousand dollars. Improving Volusia Bar, Florida: Continuing improve- ment, five thousand dollars Pamlico and Tar rivers. Trent Eiver. Wac camaw River. Great Pedee Eiver. Santee River. Wappoo Cut. Wateree River. Altamah a Eiver. Chattahoochee River. Coosa River. Flint Eiver. O emu] gee River. Oconee River. Car shoals. Oostenaula and Coosawattee rivers. Savanna h Eiver. Apalachi cola River. Peace Creek. St. Johns River. SuwaneeRiver. Volusia bar. 372 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1882 - ctoctaw- Improving Choctawhatchee River, Florida and Ala- ver ' bama: Continuing improvement up to Newton, Alabama, twenty thousand dollars. That twelve thousand dollars of this amount shall be expended for the improvement of the river above Geneva to Newton, Alabama, and two thou- Lagiangesand dollars of the balance for the improvement of La Bayou. Grange Bayou from its mouth up to the town of Freeport, Florida. Escambia and Improving Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Florida and Conecuh nvers. Alabama: Continuing improvement, twelve thousand dollars. Alabama Improving Alabama Eiver, Alabama : Continuing im- provement, twenty thousand dollars, warrior and Improving Warrior and Tombigbee Rivers, Alabama rive?s bisbee and Mississippi: Continuing improvement, thirty thou- sand dollars, of which sum ten thousand dollars to be ap- plied to the Warrior below Tuscaloosa, seven thousand five hundred dollars to the Tombigbee between Columbus and Vienna, seven thousand five hundred dollars to the Tom- bigbee between Vienna and Demopolis, and five thousand dollars below Demopolis. Big sunnow- Improving Big Sunflower River, Mississippi : Continu- er Eiver. ^ n g improvement, five thousand dollars. Noxubee Improving Noxubee River, Mississippi : Continuing Rlver ' improvement, ten thousand dollars. pascagouia Improving Pascagoula River, Mississippi : Continuing RlTer ' improvement, eight thousand dollars, pearl River. Improving Pearl River, Mississippi : Continuing im- provement from Jackson to Carthage, two thousand five hundred dollars. Roads tead For improving the roadstead which leads into the Back of t0 Biioxi. ay Bay of Biloxi, on the Mississippi Sound, according to sur- vey and estimate made, five thousand dollars. Pearl River. Improving Pearl River below Jackson, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Tallahatchie Improving Tallahatchee River above mouth of the Coldwater, Mississippi : Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars. Tchuia Lake. Improving Tchula Lake, Mississippi : Continuing im- provement, two thousand five hundred dollars. Tombigbee Improving Tombigbee River, Mississippi: Continuing River. improvement above Columbus, one thousand dollars. Yalobusha Improving Yallabusha River, Mississippi : Continuing River. improvement, three thousand five hundred dollars. Yazoo River. Improving Yazoo River, Mississippi : Continuing im- provement, eight thousand dollars. Bayou Bar- Improving Bayou Bartholomew, Louisiana and Arkan- 1 h '" sas : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Bayou Black. Improving Bayou Black ["] up to Houma, Louisiana : Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars i Discharges into Bayou Bceuf, which latter empties into Ber- wick Bay (an enlargement of Atchafalaya River) at Morgan City. 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 373 Bayou Terre- bonne. C a 1 casieu Improving Bceuf River, Louisiana : Continuing im- Bceuf River, provement, five thousand dollars. Improving Bayou Terre Bonne up to Houma, Loui- siana : Continuing improvement, seven thousand dollars. Improving Calcasieu Pass, Louisiana : Continuing im- provement, three thousand dollars. Improving Calcasieu River, Louisiana : Continuing im- provement, seven thousand dollars. Improving Red River, Louisiana : Continuing improve- ment from the Atchafalaya to Fulton, Arkansas, includ- ing Bayou Pierre, Tone's Bayou, and to relieve the town of Alexandria from the encroachments of the river, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving Tchefuncte River and Bogue Falia, Loui- siana: Continuing improvement, one thousand five hun- dred dollars. Improving Tickf aw River, Louisiana : Continuing im- provement, two thousand dollars. Improving mouth of Brazos River, Texas : Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Buffalo Bayou, Texas : Continuing im- ou Buffal ° Bay provement, fifty thousand dollars. Protection of river bank at Fort Brown, Texas, one thousand dollars. Improving ship-channel in Galveston Bay, Texas: To complete improvement, ninety-four thousand five hun- dred dollars. Improving Neches River, Texas : Continuing improve- ment, five thousand dollars. Improving Sabine River, Texas: Continuing improve- ment of Narrows above Orange, and deepening channel at mouth of river, four thousand dollars. 'Improving Trinity River, Texas : Continuing improve- ment, eight thousand dollars Improving Arkansas River, Arkansas : Continuing im- provement at Pine Bluff, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Arkansas River, Arkansas and Kansas: Continuing improvement between Fort Smith and Wach- ita [Wichita] , twenty thousand dollars. Improving Black River, Arkansas and Missouri : Con- tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Fourche Le Fevre River, Arkansas: Con- tinuing improvement, four thousand dollars. Improving Ouachita River, Arkansas and Louisiana: Continuing improvement, twelve thousand dollars. Improving Saline River [°] , Arkansas : Continuing im- provement, four thousand dollars Improving White River between Jacksonport and Buf- falo Shoals, Arkansas: Continuing improvement, six thousand dollars. Improving White and Saint Francis Rivers, Arkansas : Continuing improvement, twelve thousand dollars. Ca 1 casieu River. Red River. Chef uncte River and Bogue Falia. TlckJaw River. Mouth of Brazos River. Protection of r I v er b a n k , Port Brown, Tex. Ship chan- nel, Galveston Bay. Neches River. Sabine River. Trinity River. Arkansas River. Black River. Fourche Le Fevre River. Ouachita River. Saline River. White River. White and St. Francis rivers. «A tributary of Ouachita River. 374 LAWS OP UNITED STATES KELATING TO P882. Rive? * c h e e Improving Big Hatchee River, Tennessee : Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars. Caney Fork , Improving Caney Fork River, Tennessee; Continuing Eiver " improvement, four thousand dollars. obey River. For continuing to completion the work on Obey's River, in Tennessee, a tributary of the Cumberland, five thou- sand dollars. clinch River. Improving Clinch River, Tennessee: Continuing im- provement, three thousand dollars. Cumberland Improving Cumberland River above Nashville, Ten- nessee: Continuing improvement above Nashville, Ten- nessee, thirty thousand dollars. For continuing the improvement of the Cumberland River at Smith's Shoals, Kentucky, fifteen thousand dol- lars. Improving Cumberland River below Nashville, Ten- nessee; Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dol- lars. vol. 26, p. Improving Cumberland River above mouth of the Jel- post, p. 571. lico, Kentucky : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. South Fork Improving South Fork of the Cumberland River, Ken- of Cumberland , r , = ' , , , ,, ' River. tucky, three thousand dollars. Duck River. Improving Duck River, Tennessee : Continuing im- provement, three thousand dollars. French Broad Improving French Broad River, Tennessee: Continu- ing improvement, five thousand dollars. _Hiwassee Improving Hiawassee River, Tennessee: Continuing improvement, one thousand five hundred dollars. Ri T er nnessee Improving Tennessee River above Chattanooga, Ten- nessee : Continuing improvement, seven thousand dollars. Improving Tennessee River below Chattanooga, Ten- nessee and Alabama: Continuing improvements below Chattanooga, including Muscle Shoals and Shoal at Rey- noldsbiirgh, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. River! Sandy Improving Big Sandy River, Kentucky, twenty-five thousand dollars, of which sum five thousand dollars for the improvement of Louisa Fork and five thousand dol- lars for the improvement of Tug Fork. River." tucky Improving Kentucky River, Kentucky: Continuing improvement from mouth of river to Three Forks, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars of which sum seventy-five thousand dollars shall be used for the erec- tion of a lock and movable dam at Beatysville, at junc- tion of Three Forks. River adewater Improving Treadwater [Tradewater] River, Ken- tucky: Continuing improvement, three thousand five hundred dollars. Ohio River. Improving Ohio River : Continuing improvement, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Riv S er ndusky Improving Sandusky River, Ohio: Continuing im- provement, four thousand dollars. River. 1 n * ° ° Improving Clinton River, Michigan : Continuing im- provement, six thousand dollars. 1882 3 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 375 Improving Detroit River, Michigan : Continuing im- Detroit provement, sixty thousand dollars. Improving Gfrand River, Michigan, Continuing im- Grand River, provement from mouth of river to city of Grand Rapids, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Saginaw River, Michigan : Continuing im- s a g i n a w provement, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dol- RlTer ' lars, of which sum sixty thousand dollars to be used opposite Bay City and for deepening the channel from the river into the bay, and sixty-five thousand dollars for improving the river above Bay" City. Improving Chippewa River, Wisconsin: Continuing Ei £ e r lppewa improvement, thirty -five thousand dollars: Provided, Vroviso. That nothing shall be done nor shall any improvement be made on the said Chippewa River under or in pursuance of this act, or the appropriation hereby made, which shall directly or indirectly prevent, interfere with, or obstruct the free navigation of the said river, as heretofore, by steamboats or other water-craft, or the free use thereof, as heretofore, for the floating, guiding, or sheering of loose logs or rafts of lumber or logs upon or down the same, or which shall directly or indirectly prevent, ob- struct, or interfere with the use of any slough, arm, or branch of said river, as heretofore, for the holding, as- sorting or rafting of logs therein. Improving Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, Wisconsin : cngin^y W J S " Continuing improvement, two hundred thousand dollars : Provided, That the Secretary of War shall, without de- Proviso. lay, cause the channel of the Lower Fox River between Lake Winnebago and the upper government dam at Appleton to be restored to its natural width and capac- ity, and shall cause such changes and alterations to be made in the dams at Menasha and Appleton, not incon- sistent with security to navigation, as may be necessary to reduce to and maintain the waters of Lake Winnebago and Little Buttes des Mortes, respectively, at their nat- ural height; and a sufficient amount of said sum appro- priated is made immediately available. And three thousand dollars of this appropriation, or so much there- of as may be necessary, may be expended above Portage City, to prevent the overflow of the Wisconsin RiA r er into the Upper Fox River, so as to prevent injury to the government works on Fox River; and this expenditure may be made separately, or, if deemed more economical by the Secretary of War, in adding to any protecting works which may be made by the State of Wisconsin. Improving Saint Croix River below Taylor Falls, St. croix Minnesota and Wisconsin: Continuing improvement 1Ter ' thirty thousand dollars. Improving Wabash River, Indiana and Illinois : Con- w abash tinuing improvement below Vincennes, forty thousand dollars; continuing improvement between Vincennes and Lafayette, thirty thousand dollars. 376 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. white River. Improving White River, Indiana : Continuing im- provement from Wabash River to Portersville, and to falls on West Fork, twenty thousand dollars. Illinois Improving Illinois Eiver, Illinois : Continuing im- River. provement, one hundred and seventy-five thousand dol- lars. Reservoirs at Reservoirs at headwaters of Mississippi River : Con- M^s^fs^fppi tinuing operations, three hundred thousand dollars; and River. ^jg gum ghaJi D e expended at such places on said head- waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries as Proviso. the Secretary of War shall determine : Provided, That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby authorized and empowered to enter upon, purchase, take, and hold any lands or premises, and any materials of stone, timber, or other kinds, that may be necessary and proper for the construction of said works. And in case the owner of such lands, premises, and materials and the Secretary of War can not agree as to the value of the lands, premi- ses, and materials taken or to be taken for said use, then the value thereof shall be determined by the appraisal of three disinterested commissioners who may be ap- pointed upon application by either party to the judge of the United States district court for the district in which such land, premises, or materials may be situate; and said commissioners, in their assessment of damages, shall appraise such lands, premises, and materials at what would have been the value thereof, if said works had not been constructed; and upon return into said United States district court of such appraisement, and upon the payment into the same of the estimated value of said land, premises, and materials so taken and appraised as aforesaid, said land, premises, and materials shall be deemed to be, and shall become, the property of the United States, which shall thereby acquire full title to the same. And either party feeling aggrieved at said appraisement may, within thirty days after the same has been returned into said court, file an appeal there- from and demand a trial by jury in said court to esti- Proviao. mate and ascertain the damages sustained : Provided fur- ther, That the money hereby appropriated shall be used solely for the improvement of the navigation of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and no part thereof shall be expended with the view to. the improvement of private property. And the Secretary, of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to ascertain what, if any, injury is occasioned to the rights of any friendly Indians occupying any Indian reservation by the con- struction of any of the said dams, or the cutting or re- moving of trees or other materials from any such reser- vation for the construction or erection of any of said dams, and to determine the amount of damages payable to such Indians therefor; and all such damages to pri- vate property and to friendly Indians, when ascertained and determined in the manner herein directed and pro- 1882 -1 IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 377 vided, shall be paid by the United States: Provided, Pr°**»°- however, That such damages shall not exceed ten per centum of the sums hereby appropriated for the con- struction of said reservoirs. Improving Upper Mississippi River : Operating snag- upper Mis- boat, twenty-five thousand dollars, slssfppi River. Improving Mississippi River above Falls of Saint An- m i a sissippi thony, Minnesota: Continuing improvement, ten thou- finl'oJ^st 8 . Sand dollars. Anthony. Improving Mississippi River from Saint Paul to Des Moines Rapids, Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Illinois, and Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, of which sum fifteen thousand dollars shall be expended in improving the channel and banks of the river on the west side thereof at Saint Paul. That the sum of thirty thousand dollars, or so much Construction thereof as may be necessary, be, and the same is hereby, Des d MoUe a s appropriated for the construction of a dry dock at the Ba P' ds Canal. Des Moines Rapids Canal, on the Mississippi River, at such site as may be selected thereon by the Secretary of War; said dry dock to be used for the construction, ex- amination, repairing, and use of boats, dredges, barges, scows, and other vessels of the United States, and the construction, examination, and repair of vessels for pri- vate parties, under such regulations and for such com- pensation as may, from time to time, be fixed and regu- lated by the Secretary of War ; this appropriation to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War. That whenever the government shall not further use oid lock of the old lock of the Sault Sainte Marie Canal it shall be &2£ U ££$J • converted into a dry dock for the repair of government J^ 1 " t t0 dry dredges, revenue cutters, and other craft belonging to the government, and for other craft belonging to private persons, on such terms as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and for the expense of such construction the amount of sixty-five thousand dollars, balance of tolls in the possession of the State of Michigan, and offered to the United States for this purpose, be accepted by the United States. Improving Des Moines Rapids, Mississippi River, Des Moines Iowa, and Illinois: Continuing improvement, thirty api s ' thousand dollars. Examinations and surveys at South Pass, Mississippi M f°" t 1 h SB f ass f River: To ascertain the depth of water and width of itiyer?' ss PP channel secured and maintained from time to time by James B. Eads at South Pass of the Mississippi River, and to enable the Secretary of War to report during the maintenance of the work, ten thousand dollars. Gauging waters of Lower Mississippi and its tribu- te ^ au ,f f In f ^ a ; taries, and the Columbia River, Oregon : Annual expense Mississippi and of gauging the waters of the Mississippi River and its trib- ^J umbla rlv " utaries, continuing observations of the rise and fall of the river and its chief tributaries, as required by joint reso- lution of February twenty-first, eighteen hundred and 378 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. seventy-one, five thousand five hundred dollars, of which sum five hundred dollars for annual expense of gauging the waters of the Columbia River from Astoria to the bar. Mississippi, Improving Mississippi, Missouri, and Arkansas Rivers : Arkansas vfv- Continuing removal of snags, wrecks, and other obstruc- ers. tions from the Mississippi River, eighty -five thousand dol- lars ; from the Missouri River, sixty-five thousand dollars ; from the Arkansas River, thirty-five thousand dollars, cuivre River. Improving Cuivre River, Missouri: Continuing im- provement from mouth to Chain of Rocks, and removing ' snags asd other obstructions, five thousand dollars. Gasconade Improving Gasconade River, Missouri: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Missouri Improving Missouri River from its mouth to Sioux City, Iowa, including such harbors on said river now in the course of improvement as in the judgment of the Chief of Engineers will benefit commerce and naviga- tion, eight hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Improving Missouri River from Sioux City to Fort Benton, one hundred thousand dollars. Survey of Missouri River from its mouth to Fort Ben- ton, Montana: Continuing the survey forty thousand dollars. Yellowstone Improving Yellowstone River, Montana and Dakota: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. th? North 61 " ° f Improving Red River of the North,' Minnesota and Dakota: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Goose Rapids. Constructing dam at Goose Rapids, Red River of the North, Minnesota and Dakota: Continuing construction of lock and dam, thirty thousand dollars. Fall's AnthonyS Improving Saint Anthony's Falls, Minnesota: Con- tinuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. creek taluma Improving Petaluma Creek, California: Completing improvement, fourteen thousand dollars. River rament ° Improving Sacramento River, California: For the vol. 26, p. improvement and protection of the navigable channels 6& post, p. 540. of the Sacramento and Feather Rivers, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Rive" Joa9Uin Improving San Joaquin River and Mormon Slough, California: Continuing improvement, forty thousand dollars. caicades a o? c5 Constructing canal around Cascades of Columbia River, lumbia River. Oregon : Continuing construction two hundred and sixty- five thousand dollars, upper coium- Improving Upper Columbia River, Oregon: Continu- ing improvement of Upper Columbia River, including Snake River, six thousand dollars. mette River! Ia " Improving Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers, Oregon: Continuing improvement from Portland, Ore- gon, to the sea, including bar at mouth of Columbia River, one hundred thousand dollars. 1882 -] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 379 Improving Upper Willamette Eiver, Oregon : Continu- m £& p ki^" 1 *" ing improvement of Upper Willamette, including Yam- hill River, five thousand dollars. Improving Lower Clearwater River, Idaho : Continu- Lower clear- ing improvement five thousand dollars. water River ' Improving Cowlitz River, Washington Territory : Con- cowiit! tinuing improvement, one thousand dollars. Improving Skagit, Stielaquamish, Nooksack, Snoho- gk Sna s b | a *r- mish, and Snoqualmie Rivers, Washington Territory: To guamish, Nook- build, equip, and operate snag-boat for one year, twenty qtaimle'rivera! thousand dollars. Improving mouth of Coquille River, Oregon : Exten- R1 Co q u 1 1 1 e sion of jetty already commenced, ten thousand dollars, of which sum two thousand dollars for removing snags in upper river, at discretion of Secretary of War. Examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and a na Purveys™ 3 harbors: Examinations and surveys, and for contingen- cies, and for incidental repairs of harbors for which there is no special appropriation, one hundred and fifty thou- sand dollars, of which sum fifty thousand dollars for sur- veys and one hundred thousand dollars for contingencies, including incidental repairs of harbors. For expenses of a board of engineers to examine in de- gl „ °JJ.g d °* Ox- tail the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon, and report amine mouth such plan, with estimates, for its permanent improvement, Ri ve r? etc? as they approve, the said board being required to report before the next session of the present Congress, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Susquehanna River above and below Havre R1 ^ quelianna de Grace, Maryland, twenty-five thousand dollars, of which sum seven thousand five hundred dollars shall be expended above the bridge, and five thousand dollars for the completion of the channel to the Fishing Battery Light-House and for strengthening and extending the piers and breakwater for the protection of said channel. Improving Elk River, Maryland : Continuing improve- E 'k River, ment, six thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Maiden River, Massachusetts, ten thousand ^ J a e n dollars. Constructing harbors of refuge on Lake Pepin, twenty r J*!£^} r £ tt £! thousand dollars, of which sum ten thousand dollars at Pepin. Stockholm, Wisconsin, and ten thousand dollars at Lake City, Minnesota. Improving harbor at New Buffalo, Michigan, five thou- H f r ^ r Buffal ° sand dollars. Improving Appomattox River, Virginia, thirty-five EI f e p r ? omattos: thousand dollars. Construction of ice-harbor at Dubuque, Iowa, twenty D ^ q , u artor at thousand dollars. Improving Chippewa River at Yellow Banks, thirty E ,ch i p p ewa thousand dollars. Improving Cocheco River, New Hampshire; complet- Riv £ r ° c h e c ° ing improvement, twenty-eight thousand dollars. Improving Frankford Creek, Pennsylvania, ten thou- Cr ^ e r k f n kforS er iat Improving Caloosahatchee River, Florida, five thou- sand dollars. r,ynn Har- Improving Lynn Harbor, Massachusetts, sixty thou- sand dollars. Little Ten- Improving Little Tennessee River, Tennessee, five thou- nessee River. *~ o sand dollars. white River. Improving White River above Buffalo Shoals, Arkan- sas, four thousand dollars. River e h a 1 ' s Improving Chehalis River, Washington Territory, three thousand dollars. Harbor 6 ° P ° rt Improving Greenport Harbor, New York, ten thousand dollars, channel, L Vt 6 Improving Hay Lake Channel of the Sault Sainte Ma- Marys River. ' rie River, via the Middle Neebish, two hundred thousand dollars, of which amount the sum of ten thousand dollars may be expended in improving the East Neebish channel. Harbof p ° r * Improving Keyport Harbor, New Jersey, from the Key- port Steamboat Company's Wharf to Raritan Bay Chan- nel, thirty thousand four hundred and seventy-five dol- lars. River 1 u r ' ° e Improving Maurice River, New Jersey, three thousand dollars, creek* " * " " Improving Mantua Creek, New Jersey, three thousand dollars, creek ° d b u r y Improving Woodbury Creek, New Jersey, five thousand dollars. 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 381 Improving Racoon Eiver, New Jersey, three thousand Raccoon dollars. Improving North Branch of Susquehanna River, Penn- North sylvania, fifteen thousand dollars. quehana E?v"r. Improving Clinton Harbor, Connecticut, three thousand ciinton Har- dollars. bor - Improving South Forked Deer River, Tennessee, three south Forked thousand dollars. Deer RiTer ' Improving Old Town Creek, Mississippi, three thousand _ o 1 a Town dollars. Improving Monongahela River, West Virginia : Contin- Monouganeia uipg improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. For continuing the practical test of the flume invented flun f e d a m s ' R by M. J. Adams, the said test to be made under the super- vision and direction of said Adams, eight thousand dollars. That the Secretary of "War be, and he is hereby, author- l0 % n ^^ n *°* ized and directed to survey and locate a canal [°] from anunoisand point on the Illinois River at or near the town of Henne- canai! B fro P m pin, by the most practicable and convenient route, to the in ai " n e n °f,f f s ' Mississippi River at or above the city of Rock Island, River, to Mis- with a branch canal or feeder from the most practicable Itfitock island and convenient point on Rock River to the most prac- Yeeaer e{- c anch ticable and convenient point on the main .line of said canal. Said canal and said branch shall not be less than seventy feet wide at the water-line, and not less than seven feet in depth of water, with locks not less than one hun- dred and fifty feet in length and twenty-one feet in width, and with a capacity for vessels of at least two hundred and eighty tons burden ; and for that purpose the Secre- tary of War shall have power and authority, by engineers and agents employed by him, to enter upon any lands for the purpose of making the necessary preliminary exam- inations and surveys; and the cost of construction, the annual cost of maintenance, and economy of use of said canal, when completed, shall be estimated and accompany the said surveys; and the Secretary of War shall cause to be made by skillful engineers of the Army a survey survey of of the Illinois and Michigan Canal connecting the Illi- Micmgancanai nois River with Lake Michigan at Chicago, and estimates |2ia P ging 0Be etc f of the cost of enlarging the same so as to correspond in dimensions with the proposed canal between Hennepin and the Mississippi River, and to report to the next ses- sion of Congress the cost of enlarging said canal, and the construction of the canal between Hennepin and the Mis- sissippi River and the right of way therefor ; and for the purposes of this paragraph the sum of thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated. Provided that nothing herein shall be con- Proviso. strued to commit the government to proceed with the construction of the said improvement. a The Illinois and Mississippi Canal. 382 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. M er Si fr'om Improving Mississippi River: That the sum of four Head of Passes million one hundred and twenty-three thousand dollars to Cairo, etc. j^ an( j ^ g hereby, appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the improvement of the Mis- sissippi River from the Head of the Passes to Cairo in- cluding the harbors of New Orleans, Natchez, Vicks- burgh, Memphis, a lock at the mouth of Bayou, Plaqu- mine, Louisiana, and the rectification of the Red and the Atchaf alaya Rivers at the mouth of Red River ; six hun- dred thousand dollars from Cairo to the Illinois River including Alton Harbor on which a sum not exceeding thirty-five thousand dollars shall be expended; and two hundred thousand dollars from the Illinois River to the Des Moines Rapids, including a stone and brush revet- ment at or near Quincy; which said sums shall be ex- pended by the Secretary of War in accordance with the plans, specifications, estimates, and recommendations of 21 stat., 37. the Mississippi River Commission created b}' the act approved June twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, or according to such plans, specifications, and estimates of the Engineer Department of the Army which, having been approved by the Secretary of War, may be adopted by the said Mississippi River Commis- sion for such parts of the said river as the said com- Provuoa. mission may not have completed the survey of: Pro- vided, That no portion of this appropriation shall be ex- Levees, pended to repair or build levees for the purpose of reclaiming lands or preventing injury to lands by over- flows : Provided, however, That the commission is author- ized to repair and build levees if in their judgment it should be done as a part of their plan to afford ease and safety to the navigation and commerce of the river and to deepen the channel: Provided, That the Secretary of War shall prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to secure a judicious and economical expendi- ture of said sums, and shall cause to be made and sub- mitted to Congress annual reports, on or before January first, giving detailed statements of the work done, the expenditures made, and the effect of such work, together with such recommendations as he may deem it proper to lay before Congress. It shall be the duty of the Secre- Manner of tary of War to apply the money herein appropriated for provements. imJ improvements, other than surveys and estimates, in carry- ing on the various works, as far as can be without actual detriment to the interest of the government, by contract. Where such works cannot be done by contract without injury to the public interest, they may be prosecuted Proposals, by hired labor. Where said works are done by contract, be C made C after such contract shall be made after sufficient public adver- aavertisement. tisement for proposals, in such manner and form as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and such contracts 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 383 shall be made with the lowest responsible bidders, accom- de r° west bia " panied by such securities as the Secretary of War shall require, conditioned for the faithful prosecution of the work according to such contract, and for the proper pay- ment of all liabilities incurred in the prosecution there- for for labor and material. That whatever balance there may be on hand for the . Balance for improvement of the mouth of Ked River shall be ex- ™ p mouth* of pended by the Secretary of War according to the plans ^ea R'™^ and recommendations of the Mississippi River Commis- etc. sion; and they are hereby authorized to expend so much of said balance as may be necessary in purchasing or con- structing a dredge boat or boats, and in maintaining a navigable channel through the mouth of the Red River into the Mississippi River. That the power and authority granted to the Secre- 19 £ o1 - 21, p- tary of War under and by virtue of section four of the Ante, p 330. act of Congress approved June fourteenth, eighteen hun- 454° ' dred and eighty, relating to wrecks and sunken vessels vol*'^, 5 ^' be, and the same are hereby, enlarged so that the Secre- 1152, 1154. tary of War may, in his discretion, sell and dispose of any 889,891.' P P ' such sunken craft, vessel, or cargo, or property therein, su ^en Ck vesseis before the raising or removal thereof, according to the may be soia be- same regulations that are in the said act prescribed for the removal? 1 " 8 ° r sale of the same after the removal thereof; and all laws and parts of laws inconsistent herewith are hereby re- pealed. [°] That no tolls or operating charges whatsoever shall be TolIS - levied or collected upon any vessel boats, dredges, craft, or other water-craft passing through any canal or other work for the improvement of navigation belonging to the United States. That authority is hereby given to the Secretary of War re ?ug l 'e Po rt to expend the money [ 6 ] appropriated by the act approved orfoi-a, dreg. March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, in the 372. 01 ' 20, p ' construction of a harbor of refuge at Port Orford, on the ^ e - ^ 29 J- Pacific coast, if in his opinion it be deemed judicious to 214. j ' Post, p. 761. do so. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and Ca ^erty?D. ! M; directed to settle the claims of Charles McCafferty and Dun, c. ' ?'. D. [M.] and C. P. Dull, contractors for locks numbered ?f, u io e be a s™t- four and five on the Great Kanawha River, under con- u ^ ol f 25 p . 8. tracts made in eighteen hundred and seventy-four, and Post, p. 471. eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and subsequently for work done by reason of changes in the contracts and for losses caused by such changes, and by extra work and other losses incurred from such and. other causes beyond their control, and report what amount, if any, he finds "This paragraph is amended by section 8 of the river and harbor act approved September 19, 1890, and sections 15, 19, and 20 of the river and harbor act approved March 3, 1899. » The act of 1879 appropriated $150,000. By act of June 3, 1896, the unexpended balance was made available for wharf construc- tion at Graveyard Point, Port Orford Harbor. 384 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. to be due to said contractors at the next session of Con- gress. Appropria- That the unexpended sums heretofore appropriated for bor n at st°Louis an ice-harbor at Saint Louis, Missouri, be, and the same expended 1 f or are ner- eby transferred and appropriated, to be expended improving under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the im- sissSppt Ei'v'er provement of the channel of the Mississippi River oppo- Louis Site st ' s it e the city of Saint Louis, Missouri, by repairing and raising the present low dam across the channel east of Arsenal Island, known as Cahokia Chute, and by the con- cihokia struction of such other works in or near said Cahokia Chute as may be deemed advisable to accomplish the same purpose. war° to ta ascer- That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed tain and re- to ascertain and report to the next Congress upon what chase 3 of°fran- terms the franchise and property of the Little Kanawha uttfeKanawba Navigation Company, in West Virginia, can be obtained Navigation Co. and conveyed to the United States. tion^and'sifr- That the Secretary of War is hereby directed, at his ve y s - discretion, to cause examinations or surveys, or both, and estimates of cost of improvements proper to be made, at the following points, namely : Youghiogheny River from McKeesport to Conhells- ville, Pennsylvania. Red River from its mouth to Fulton. Little River and Saline [°], Arkansas. Alameda Creek, Alameda County, California. Norwalk Harbor, Connecticut. Harbor at Cedar Keys, Florida. Connecticut River from Bellows Falls, Vermont, to Pittsburgh, New Hampshire. Newton Creek, Camden County, New Jersey. Pensaukin Creek, Camden and Burlington Counties, New Jersey. Milford Haven (an estuary), Virginia. Quantico Creek, Virginia. Piankatank River, Virginia. Sangamon River, Illinois, from its mouth to Peters- burgh. Shoal between Dauphin Island and Cedar Point, Ala- bama. Gowanus Creek at Brooklyn, New York. Yallabusha River above Grenada, Mississippi. . Loosacoona River, a tributary of the Yallabusha, Mis- sissippi. The channel known as the Old River Bed, leading from Cuyahoga River to the harbor of refuge now under construction at Cleveland, Ohio. Atchafalaya River between Berwick's Bay and the Gulf of Mexico ; and, if made, to be accompanied with a report showing the cost of deepening the channel of said river. o Saline Creek, a tributary of Little River. Erratum, House Doc. X<>. ]f£5, Fifty-eighth Congress, third session. [To be inserted at page 385 of Volume I.] Fifteenth line above first footnote, for Pawtucket River, Rhode Island, read Paw- tuxet Harbor, Rhode Island. 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 385 The channel of the Saint John's River at its entrance into and exit out of Lake Monroe, and between Lake George and Lake Monroe, for straightening and improv- ing the navigation of said river between the said laks [sic] Wetipkin Creek, Maryland. Passaic River between Passaic and Patersbn, New Jer- sey. Minnesota River near the village of Belle Plain, with a view to prevent the washing away of the banks of said river opposite said village. Androscoggin River below Brunswick, Maine. Penobscot River and Bangor Harbor, Maine. Resurvey of the breakwater at the mouth of Saco River, Maine. Ohio River at Rochester and Freedom, Pennsylvania, for ice-breakers. Delaware River above Philadelphia. Delaware River in front of Philadelphia, by removal of Windmill or Smith's Island, or the bar above the same. Madison Harbor, in the State of Connecticut. Duck Island Harbor, in the State of Connecticut, with a view to the construction of a short breakwater for a harbor of refuge. Harbor at Caseville, Michigan. Harbor at Cross Village, Michigan Santa Monica Bay, California. Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, and especially Fore Point Channel and the channel leading to the wharves of the New York and New England Railroad. Sandy Bay, Rockport, Massachusetts, with a view to the construction of a breakwater for a harbor of ref- uge [«]. Pawtucket River, Rhode Island, Black Rock Harbor, Connecticut. Pawtucket River, Rhode Island, Bissell's Cove, Rhode Island. Redwood Slough, San Mateo County, California White River, Arkansas, at the Memphis and Little Rock Railroad Bridge, near Duvall's Bluff, with a view of removing obstructions from the channel. North Branch of the Susquehanna River from Pittston to Athens. The sound |~ 6 ] between Beaufort and New River, and White Oak River to Smith's Mills, North Carolina. For a channel inside the shoals along the coast of Flor- ida, from Cedar Keys to Clear Water Harbor and Tampa, Florida. . The headland in the town of Hull, at the entrance to Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, being the northerly side o The project submitted pursuant to this item contemplated the construction of a national harbor of refuge of the first class. & Bogue Sound, etc. H. Doc. 425, 58-3 25 386 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [I 882 - of Telegraph Hill, south of Quarter Ledge, with a view to its protection by sea-wall or otherwise Ice-harbor at Middleport, Meigs County, Ohio. Clear Lake, Lake County, California Sulphur River, Texas, from its mouth to Sulphur Sta- tion. • Pearl River, Mississippi, above Carthage Stamford Harbor and Westport Harbor, Connecticut. Edenton Bay, North Carolina Ipswich River and Sandy Bay [°], at the end of Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Water-route to connect the Calcasieu River with Sa- bine Pass. Illinois and Des Plaines River between La Salle and Joliet, in Illinois. Shoal Harbor and Compton's Creek, New Jersey. Stoneybrook Harbor, Suffolk County, New York. Pocomoke River, Maryland, with a view to a cut-off in the bend just below Snow Hill D'Arbonne River, Bayou Roundaway, and Bayou Vi- dal, Louisiana Peekskill Harbor, on the Hudson River, New York. Cumberland River and its principal tributaries above Pineville, Kentucky. Extending the survey of the Louisa [Levisa] Fork of the Big Sandy River to Grundy Court-House, Virginia. Minisceongo Creek at its outlet into the Hudson River, New York. Saugerties Harbor on Hudson River, New York. Branford Harbor, Connecticut North River in front of Jersey City and Hoboken, to determine what is necessary to permanently deepen the channel on the New Jersey side To open a passage between the north end of Indian River and Mosquito Lagoon, Florida. Champlain River, Clinton County, New York, from the lake up to Champlain Town For breakwater at Rouse's Point, on Lake Champlain, New York. Ouachita River from Camden to Arkadelphia, Arkan- sas. Big Bayou Metre [Meto] , Arkansas, from its mouth up. The Lewis, Humptulup, and Dawamish Rivers, Wash- ington Territory. Sebewaing Harbor, Michigan, resurvey, to obtain twelve feet of water in channel from Saginaw Bay. Harbor at Ludington, Michigan, with a view to exam- a It being presumed that the requirements of the act respecting this item were fully met by the reports submitted upon examina- tion and survey of Sandy Bay with a view to the construction of a breakwater for a harbor of refuge, required by a previous para- graph in this act, no further or additional report on the subject was made.' 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVEBS AND HARBORS. 387 ination by a board of engineers and report of a plan, and expense of same, for making a harbor of refuge. Wisconsin River from Portage to Merrill. The lakes near the headwaters of the Cannon River in Rice and Le Sueur Counties, Minnesota, with a view to adding the same to the reservoir system of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Southold Harbor, Suffolk County, New York. Channel-way of Peconic River entering Peconic Bay, and channel-way from Riverhead to Great Peconic Bay, Suffolk County," New York. Channel from Pearsall's Dock to Flat Creek, in Hemp- stead Bay, Queens County, New York. The source of the Minnesota River, near the foot of Big Stone Lake, with a view of its being added to the reservoir system of the Mississippi River and its tribu- taries. Natalbany River, Louisiana. Iowa River from Wapello to its mouth. Delaware River between Trenton, New Jersey, and Port Jervis, New York. •Leipsic River, Delaware, from the Delaware River to the town of Leipsic. Waccamaw River between Conwayborough, South Carolina, and Waccamaw Lake, North Carolina. Broad River from Rutherfordton, North Carolina, to South Carolina line. Tionesta Creek, Pennsylvania. Harbors of Port Henry and Port Marshall, on Lake Champlain, New York. Boquet River, New York. Harbor of Cedar Keys, Florida, especially the north- west channel. Saint Mark's River, Florida. Isle of Wight and Upper Synepuxent Bay, Maryland and Indian River, Delaware, with the intervening land, with a view to connect their waters. Monokin [Manokin] River from its mouth to Princess Anne. Wicomico River [ a ] from its mouth to Salisbury. From Deal to Seabright, on the New Jersey coast, with a view to build a breakwater to protect the shore and har- bor at Long Branch. The shoal between Dauphin Island and Cedar Point, Alabama, with a with a [sic] view of ascertaining the most practicable point for making a channel through the same of sufficient depth and width to afford a good and safe passage for steamboats and other vessels in the trade between the waters of Mobile Bay and other places on the Gulf of Mexico. Newtown Creek from its mouth to Metropolitan avenue in Brooklyn, New York. « On the eastern shore. 388 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. Ouachita River from its mouth to Camden, Arkansas. Clubfoot, Harlow, and Newport Kivers, North Caro- lina, on line of inland navigation to Beaufort Harbor. The harbors of Monroe and Trenton, Louisiana, on the Ouachita River, with a view to prevent the caving of banks. Mouth of Lake Palmyra where it enters the Mississippi River. Bayou La Fourche, Louisiana. Alligator River, North Carolina. Black River, North Carolina. Sound ^between Morehead City, in Carteret County, North Carolina. Town Creek [°], Beaufort County, North Carolina. Pungoteague Creek, from Bogg's Wharf to the Ware- house, Accomack County, Virginia. Bay River, North Carolina. Hull's Creek, Northumberland County, Virginia. Hunting Creek, Accomack County, Virginia. Great Wicomico from Cedar Point to Indian Point, Northumberland County, Virginia. Cape Fear River above Fayetteville, North Carolina: Piscataway Creek, Essex County, Virginia. Cherrystone Creek, Virginia. Roanoke River, North Carolina. Calumet River, Illinois and Indiana. The stone formation in the Kankakee River at Mo- mence, Illinois; and if made, to be accompanied by an estimate of the cost of removing the same. That the Secretary of War shall cause to be made a survey and estimate of the cost of excavating a channel through the Grand and Little Chains in the Ohio River sufficient to pass boats and give a depth of six f eeet at low water. Piscataway Creek, Prince George's County, Maryland. Chicamuxen Creek, Charles County, Maryland. Port Tobacco Creek, Charles County, Maryland. Dividing Creek [La Trappe River], Talbot County, Maryland. Taggart's [Tygarts] Valley River, West Virginia, above Grafton to the Three Forks of Buckhannon, and furnish an estimate of the cost of removing the obstruc- tions in the Buckhannon River from the town of Buck- hannon to the Three Forks of said river. Pecatonica River, from Argyle to Wayne, La Fayette County, Wisconsin. For the extension and completion of the breakwater, near the third, in Portsmouth Harbor, New Hampshire, connecting Goat Island and New Castle. At and near the mouth of the Great Bay, so-called, with a view to increasing the depth of the flow of water and o Empties into Pamlico River 16 miles below Washington ; some- times called " Bath Creek." 1882 -] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 389 improvement of the navigation of the Piscataqua River and its tributaries. Steele's Bayou, in Mississippi, from its mouth to Swan Lake, in Washington County. The Yazoo Pass [°], including examination and esti- mate as to cost and feasibility of putting a lock so as to connect the Pass with the Mississippi River. Roebuck Lake, a tributary of the Yazoo River, in Le Flore County, Mississippi. Survey of Black River from its mouth to Trinity, Louisiana, with a view of improving its navigation by shortening its channel by cut-off. Red River, Louisiana, from the Atchafalava to Fulton, Arkansas, including relieving the town of Alexandria from the encroachments of the river, removing snags from Cane River, and closing the outlet of the river known as " Sale and Murphy Canal." Bayou Pierre, Louisiana, by removing raft therefrom. Loggy Bayou, Lake Bisteneau, and the Dorcheat, Louisiana; Cane River, Louisiana; and Petit Anse Bayou, Louisiana. To make such survey and report as to the cost of plac- ing locks and dams on the Cumberland River from Nash- ville, Tennessee, to the Cincinnati Southern Railroad in Kentucky, as in the opinion of the Secretary of War is necessary to complete the examination and report of said river ; said report to be — First, as to the practicability of the work; Second, its probable cost from Nashville to the Ken- tucky line ; Third, the cost from the Kentucky line to the Cincin- nati Southern Railroad. Fourth, the cost of locking and damming so as to im- prove Smith's Shoals. The river Brandywine from its mouth to the Market street bridge in the city of Wilmington, Delaware. That in every case where surveys are made, the report thereon shall embrace such information concerning the commercial importance, present and prospective, of the improvement contemplated thereby and such general commercial statistics as the Secretary of War may be able to procure: Provided, That no survey shall be made Preliminary « _c j_i i 11 ■ i'i j_i v~n ■ j? j» examinations. of any of the above harbors or rivers until the Chief ot Engineers shall have directed a preliminary examination of the same by the local engineer in charge of the district, and then only when such local engineer shall have made such examination and shall have reported to said Chief of Engineers that in his judgment said harbor or river is worthy of improvement and that the work is a public necessity. For making such preliminary examinations a Appro pria- sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars may be used out o Yazoo Pass is a bayou and lake (Moon Lake) formerly con- necting the waters of Mississippi River near Delta, Miss., with Yazoo River, through Coldwater River. 390 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1882. Proviso. f j^e amount appropriated for surveys: Provided fur- ther, That so much or said sum herein provided for sur- veys as may be necessary shall be used for continuation of the survey of the Arkansas River from Fort Gibson to Wichita, Kansas, tions "immedi- That all moneys hereby appropriated shall be immedi- ately available, ately available. J. Warren Keifer Speaker of the House of Representatives. David Davis, President of the Senate pro tempore. In the House or Representatives, August 2, 1882. The President of the United States having returned to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, the bill (H. R. 6242) " making appropriations for the con- struction, repair, and preservation of certain works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes," with his ob- jections thereto, the House of Representatives proceeded in conformity with the Constitution to reconsider the same and has, Resolved, That the bill do pass, two-thirds of the House of Representatives agreeing to pass the same. Attest: Ewd. McPherson, Clerk. In the Senate of the United States, August 2, 1882. The Senate having proceeded, in pursuance of the Con- stitution, to reconsider the bill entitled "An act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preserva- tion of certain works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes," returned to the House of Representatives by the President of the United States, with his objections, and sent by the House of Representatives to the Senate with the message of the President returning the bill ; Resolved, That the bill do pass, two-thirds of the Senate agreeing to pass the same. * Attest: F. E. Shober, Acting Secretary. Aug. 7, 1882. CHAP. 433. — An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil Vol. 22, p. 302. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thir- tieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- tl Appro P ria- oled, That the following sums be, and the same are here- sundry civil by, appropriated for the objects hereinafter expressed for expenses. ^ e fi sca j vear ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty -three, namely : 1882.] IMPROVEMENT OF BIVEES AND HARBORS. 391 For the Mississippi River Commission as follows ; For salaries and traveling expenses of the Commission, Mississippi office expenses, and reduction of work; for continuation f to" Commis " of surveys and gaugings of the Mississippi River and its tl .a V |iin g rl |l- tributaries ; for permanent gauge-stations and borings ; penses, etc. and for publication of maps and results, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and an itemized statement of th e Bt £te e ment !e oi' expenditure of this sum shall be included with the annual expenditure to report of the 'Commission to Congress. congress 3 e '" * * * * * And to pay to Isaac A. Sylvester, for the losses and Isa v f c yn A. nt syi° damages sustained by him on account of the collision of vester i or dam- the United States sloop of war Lancaster with the drill- ^Portsmouth, platform and sloop Derry, at Gangway Rock, Ports- sartor, n. h. mouth, New Hampshire, two thousand dollars in full sat- isfaction thereof. * * * * * Approved, August 7, 1882. CHAP. 454. — An Act For the relief of certain laborers employed Aug. 7, 1882. upon Government works. Vol.22,p.734 . Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the Secretary of War of the United States is Pjjj> J ne °abo t r° hereby authorized and directed to pay to the laborers who ers upon Gov- worked upon the Government improvements upon the ^™™™* ntg 1 ™„ Fox River, in the State of Wisconsin, under or employed fox River, by Day, Call and Company (or subcontractors under s " e c ' them), late contractors with the Government in the im- provement of the Lawer [Lower] Fox River, in the State of Wisconsin the amount due each of such laborers, re- spectively, for work, labor, and services by them done and performed, respectively, upon and about said improve- ments as aforesaid, out of and from any moneys actually earned by said Day, Call and Company (or subcontractors under them) under their said contract with the Govern- ment, or for work done and materials furnished by said Day, Call and Company (or subcontractors under them), and which have not been paid for by the Govern- ment, and which may be_ withheld by the Govern- ment, from the said Day, Call and Company on their said contract as a forfeiture or otherwise: Provided, Provisos, however, That if the amount thereof is not sufficient to pay in full the amount due to such laborers, respectively, then to pay said laborers pro rata. Such payments may be made after giving notice four weeks successively in some newspaper published in the county of Ontagamie [Outagamie] , Wisconsin, for such laborers to present and prove their claims : Provided further, That such pay- ments be made in the State of Wisconsin, by and through some engineer office of the United States designated by 392 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [IS* 3 - the Secretary of War: And provided further, That no money shall be paid by virtue of the authority of this act except out of such sum or sums as in the opinion of the Secretary of War may be lawfully withheld from the assignee in bankruptcy of said Day, Call and Company as a forfeiture under the terms and conditions of their ■ said contract. Approved, August 7, 1882. Mar. 3, 1883. CHAP. 141. — An Act Making appropriations to- supply defi- Vol.22,p.582. ciencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thir- tieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, and for prior years, and for those certified as due by the accounting officers of the Treasury in accordance with section four of the Act of June fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, heretofore paid from perma- nent appropriations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Deflciency ap- bled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, 1883^ for prfor appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- der" r sec an ^ act w i se appropriated, for the objects hereinafter stated, June 14, 1878. namely : 1883. To supply deficiencies in the appropriations- for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-three, as follows : ***** e J 'M Bu wads' ^° enaD l e the Secretary of War to pay to J. C. Burdick worth,' c. a I', eight hundred and twenty dollars, to E. M. Wadsworth peck, payment eight hundred and twenty dollars, and to C. A. Peck eight hundred and twenty dollars, commissioners appointed un- 18 stat., 506. jgj. ^ e au thority of an act of Congress approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, entitled "An act to aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Kivers, in the State of Wisconsin," for services in ascer- taining and awarding the amount of damages by reason of the flowage of lands caused by the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, in the State of Wisconsin. * * * * * Approved, March 3, 1883. Mar. 3, 1883. CHAP. 143. — An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil Vol.22,p.603. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thir- tieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Appropria- bled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, t,0 Sundry civil appropriated for the objects hereinafter expressed for the expenses. fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, namely : 1884.1 IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 393 For the Mississippi Eiver Commission, as follows : River 8 commi? 1 - For salaries and traveling expenses, of the commission, sion. office expenses, and reduction of work; for continuation of surveys and gaugings of the Mississippi Eiver and its tributaries, for permanent gauge stations and borings, and for publication of maps and results, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; and an itemized statement of the expenditure of this sum shall be included with the annual report of the commission to Congress. Approved, March 3, 1883. CHAP. 2. — An Act Making an appropriation for continuing the Jan. 19, 1884. improvement of the Mississippi River. Vol. 23, p. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the sum of one million dollars be. and is here- Appropria- , ' . , , , ., j. ', tion, eontinu- by, appropriated or so much thereof as may be necessary, ing improve- out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- ™™ip P i° f Kiver! priated, for the improvement of the Mississippi River, which said sum shall be expended, under the direction of the Secretary of War, in accordance with the plans, speci- fications, estimates, and recommendations of the Missis- sippi River Commission created by an act entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of a Mississippi River Commission for the improvement of said river from the Head of the Passes, near its mouth, to its head-waters," approved June twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and sev- enty-nine: Provided, That the money hereby appropri- Proviso. ated shall be used solely for the improvement of the navi- gation of the Mississippi River and no part thereof shall be expended with the view to the improvement of private property. Approved, January 19, 1884. CHAP. 11. — An Act Making appropriation to supply deficiency Mar. 12, 1884. in amount required for expenditure to June thirtieth, eighteen hun- Vol. 23, p. 4. dred and eighty-four, for examination and surveys required by Acts of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and June nine- teenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, to ascertain depth of water and width of channel of South Pass of Mississippi River, also for gauging the waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- aP OT e P ri£ t i i o I1 n cy bled, That the following sums be and the same are hereby South Pass of appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not other- Rivlr? ' s s lppl wise appropriated, to wit : 394 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1«8*- 20 stat** fiS" ^° su PP^y deficiency in amount required for expendi- ' ture to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, for examinations and surveys required by the acts of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five and June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, to ascer- tain the depth of water and width of channel secured and maintained from time to time by James B. Eads at South Pass of the Mississippi River, and to enable the Secretary of War, to report to Congress during the maintenance of the work, six thousand dollars. Gauging wa- To supply deficiency in amount required for expendi- s?ppi River. sls 'ture to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, 16 stat., 598. f 0T g aU gi n g wa ters of lower Mississippi River and its tributaries : For annual expense of gauging the waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, continuing ob- servations of the rise and fall of the river and its chief tributaries, as required by Joint Resolution of February twenty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, two thou- sand one hundred dollars. Sec. 2. That the moneys hereby appropriated shall be immediately available. Approved, March 12, 1884. May 1, 1884. CHAP. 37. — An Act To provide for certain of the most urgent Vol. 23, p. 15. deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the Government '- for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, * * * :fc * * * $ service t& iVv * * * and hereafter no Department or officer of the Government, or United States shall accept voluntary service for the Gov- per^onaf en serv- ernment or employ personal service in excess of that au- ice a °tne^ than thorized by law except in cases of sudden emergency in- ized by law, volving the loss of human life or the destruction of prop- prohibited ; ex- . " r r ceptions. el L j • * s£ * * $ Approved, May 1, 1884. June 11, 1884. CHAP. 7 — An Act Authorizing and empowering the Secretary Vol.23,p.53l. of War to reconvey to Thomas Mulvihill certain lands erroneously conveyed by him to the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Thomas Mui- bled, That the Secretary of War, acting for and on behalf vI Relief in re of the United States of America, be, and he is hereby, au- JSuid^a'i! thorized and empowered to reconvey to Thomas Mulvi- ohio River. ' hill, by deed of conveyance duly executed, all the right, title, and interest of the United "States of America in and 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 395 to such part or portion of the lot of land [at Davis Island dam, Ohio River] as was erroneously conveyed to the United States of America by said Thomas Mulvihill by deed dated October twentieth, anno Domini eighteen hun- dred and seventy-seven, and as recommended in a message from the President of the United States to Congress bear- ing date the thirteenth day of December, anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighty-three. Approved, June 11, 1884. f39.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to jane 26, 1884. lease certain lands to the board of fish commissioners of the State Vol.2S,p.275. of Michigan. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of Am.erica in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is directed and hereby duly state board authorized to lease to the State board of fish commission- mLsioners CO of ers of the State of Michigan the parcel or strip of land Michigan ; lying north of and adjoining the Saint Mary's Falls Ship tafn' lands to. r Canal, and between said canal and the rapids of the Saint Mary's River, in the county of Chipewa and State of Michigan, including such portion of the lands reserved for the use of the canal as are not now needed for canal purposes, upon condition that the premises so leased are to be used solely bv said commissioners for the culture and propagation of food-fishes and the residence of the employees of the commission, and that the use of said premises by them shall in no way interfere with the use of the same lands for canal purposes whenever required by the United States Government. The Secretary of War is requested to cause the removal of all persons now occu- pying any part of the said premises on or before July first, anno Domini eighteen hundred and eighty-four. The lease to said commissioners shall be rent free, and the buildings to be erected by said commissioners shall be first approved by the engineer officer in charge of the canal. Approved, June 26, 1884. CHAP. 229. — An Act Making appropriations for the construe- July 5, 1884. tion, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and Vol.23,p.l33. harbors, and for other purposes. — ■ Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the following sums of money be, and are Elver and hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the p r 1 ia b t°Sns appr °" Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the con- struction, completion, repair, and preservation of the pub- lic works hereinafter named : 396 LAWS OV UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1B84. Portland. Bangor. Rockland. Breakwater, Saco River. Portsmouth. Burlington. Boston. Nantucket. Newbury- port. Scituate. Plymouth. Province- town. Woods Hole. Wareham. National har- bor of refuge, Sandy Bay, Cape Ann ; con- struction of, authorized. Proviso. B r eakwater, Block Island. Newport. Bridgeport. B r eakwater, New Haven. New Haven Harbor. New London. Norwalk. Stonington. Improving harbor at Portland, Maine : Continuing im- provement, thirty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Bangor and Penobscot River, Maine: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dol- lars. Improving harbor at Rockland, Maine: Continuing improvement, forty thousand dollars. Improving breakwater at the mouth of Saco River, Maine: Continuing improvement and repairs, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Portsmouth, New Hampshire: Continuieg improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Burlington, Vermont: Continu- ing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars; for re- pairs, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Boston, Massachusetts : Continu- ing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Nantucket, Massachusetts: Con- tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Newburyport, Massachusetts: Continuing improvement, forty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Scituate, Massachusetts : Contin- uing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Plymouth, Massachusetts: Con- tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Provincetown, Massachusetts; Continuing improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Wood's Holl, Massachusetts : Con- tinuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Wareham, Massachusetts: Con- tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Constructing a national harbor of refuge of the first class at Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Massachusetts, one hun- dred thousand dollars : Provided, That a board of three engineers, to be appointed by the Secretary of War, shall decide that this point is the best location on the coast be- tween Boston and Portland for such a harbor that shall serve all the uses for which it may be needed. Improving breakwater at Block Island, Rhode Island : Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Newport, Rhode Island : Continu- ing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Bridgeport, Connecticut : Contin- uing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving breakwater at New Haven, Connecticut: Continuing improvement, forty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at New Haven, Connecticut: Con- tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at New London, Connecticut : Con- tinuing improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Norwalk, Connecticut: Continu- ing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Stonington, Connecticut: Con- tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 397 Improving harbor at Black Rock, Connecticut: Com- mencing new improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Buffalo, New York : Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars. Improving Buttermilk Channel, New York: Continu- ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Canarsie Bay, New York: Con- tinuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving Sheepshead Bay, New York: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Charlotte, New York : Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Dunkirk, New York : Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars, to restore broken breakwater and for dredging. Improving harbor at Flushing Bay, New York: Con- tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving channel in Gowanus Bay, New York : Con- tinuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Great Sodus Bay, New York: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Greenport, New York : . Continu- ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Little Sodus Bay, New York: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Oak Orchard, New York: Con- tinuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Ogdensburg, New York: Con- tinuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Oswego, New York: Continuing improvement, eighty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Rondout, New York : Continuing improvement, one thousand dollars. Commencing construction of breakwater at House's Point, on Lake Champlain, New York, thirty-five thou- sand dollars. Improving harbor at Saugerties, New York, five thou- sand dollars. Improving channel between Staten Island and New Jersey: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Raritan Bay, New Jersey: Con- tinuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Erie, Pennsylvania: Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Delaware Breakwater, Delaware: Continu- ing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at New Castle, Delaware : Continu- ing improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Wilmington, Delaware: Contin- uing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Baltimore, Maryland: Continu- ing improvement, two hundred and fifty thousand dol- lars. Black Rock. Buffalo. Buttermilk channel. Canarsie Bay. Sheep shead Bay. Charlotte. Dunkirk. Flushing Bay. Gowanu s Bay. Great Sodus Bay. Greenport. Little Sodus Bay. Oak Orchard. Ogdensburg. Oswego. Rondout. Breakwater, Rouse Point. Saugerties. Staten I s - land-New Jer- sey channel. Raritan Bay. Erie. Delaware Breakwater. Newcastle. Wilmington, Del. Baltimore. 398 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1884. Breton Bay. Improving harbor at Breton Bay, Maryland : Contin- uing improvement, three thousand dollars. Norfolk. Improving harbor at Norfolk, and its approaches, Vir- ginia: Continuing improvement, twenty -five thousand dollars. Norfoik°Harbor Improving approach to Norfolk Harbor and the United states n nav A - States (Norfolk) navy-yard: Continuing improvement, yard. y the widening of the channel of the Elizabeth River be- tween Lambert's Point and Fort Norfolk, fifty thousand dollars. s Charleston, Improving harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, in- cluding Sullivan's Island : Continuing improvement, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, of which sum five thousand dollars may be used in front of Mount Pleasant. s Georgetown, Improving harbor at Georgetown, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. G B r u nswick - Improving harbor at Brunswick, Georgia : Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Savannah. Improving harbor at Savannah, Georgia: Continuing improvement, two hundred thousand dollars. souna nber land Improving entrance to Cumberland Sound, Georgia and Florida: Continuing improvement, seventy -five thousand dollars. Bay? alachlc ° la Improving Apalachicola Bay, Florida: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Pensacoia. Improving harbor at Pensacola, Florida: Completing improvement, fifty-five thousand dollars, cedar Keys. Improving harbor at Cedar Keys, Florida : Commenc- ing improvement, five thousand dollars. Tampa Bay. Improving harbor at Tampa Bay, Florida: Continu- ing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Mobile. Improving harbor and river at Mobile, Alabama : Con- tinuing improvement, two hundred thousand dollars, and a Bay S Pass Improving Aransas Pass and Bay up to Rockport and Corpus Christi, Texas: Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars. ia Brazos San- Improving harbor at Brazos Santiago, Texas : Contin- uing improvement of the bar and harbor, twenty-five thousand dollars. Bar, Neches For improving and deepening bar at the mouth of the Neches River, Texas: Completing the work, seven thou- sand dollars: Gai nl estonBa e1 ' Improving ship-channel in Galveston Bay, from Mor- ' gan's Cut to Boliver Channel : Continuing improvement, for which purpose the balance now remaining of the money heretofore appropriated for this work is hereby directed to be expended by the Secretary of War in the completion of said channel in accordance with the plans heretofore adopted, and in marking out said channel by piles or stakes, so as to enable navigators to find the same vol!"! oi, pp. without difficulty : Provided, That no part of said money 36 i'nte 8 'p 291 sna U k e so expended until the Secretary of War shall be vol. ' 26, p.' satisfied that the Buffalo Bayou Ship Channel Company io post, p. 585. has relinquished or abandoned to the United States, for- tiago. 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 399 ever, all their franchises and any and all right to collect or impose tolls or charges from any part of said ship- channel" or Buffalo Bayou. Improving Pass Cavallo Inlet to Matagorda Bay, ^^ B cavaiio Texas: Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Sabine Pass and Blue Buck Bar, an | a Biue Buck Texas : Continuing improvement, two hundred thousand bar. dollars. Improving harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio : Continuing im- Ashtabula. provement, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Black River Harbor, Ohio : Continuing im- (L B rai C n) River provement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Cleveland, Ohio : Continuing im- Cleveland, provement, one hundred thousand dollars. Improving harbor of refuge near Cincinnati, Ohio: re ^ "^ ^[ Completing improvement, seventeen thousand dollars. Cincinnati. Improving harbor at Fairport, Ohio : Continuing im- ^airport. provement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Huron, Ohio: Continuing im- Huron - provement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving ice-harbor at the mouth of the Muskingum M u ™ k /Jfg„ £; Biver, Ohio : Continuing improvement, fifty thousand Elver. dollars. Improving harbor at Sandusky City, Ohio: Continu- Ha s r £ n , or ' improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Duluth, Minnesota; Continuing Duiutn. improvement, forty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Grand Marais, Minnesota : Con- ral ^ rand Ma ' tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Humboldt, California : Continu- Humboldt, ing improvement, sixty-two thousand five hundred dol- lars. Improving harbor at Oakland, California; Continu- Oakland, ing improvement, one hundred and thirty-nine thousand six hundred dollars ; of which sum thirty-nine thousand six hundred dollars is to pay for land condemned for the purpose of constructing a tidal channel between the bay of San Leandro and the head of Oakland Harbor. Improving harbor at Wilmington, California j Con- Ca WilmI ngton, tinuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Redwood, California; three Redwood - thousand dollars. Improving Coos Bay, Oregon : Continuing improve- Coos Bay - ment thirty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Yaquina Bay, Oregon: Continu- Bay. aqulna ing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Lubec Channel, Maine: Continuing im- irel Labec Cban ' provement, ten thousand dollars : Provided, That as much Proviso. of the sum as may be necessary shall be expended for the removal of a rock in Eastport Harbor. Improving Moose-a-bec Bar Maine: Continuing im- ba ^ oosabec provement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Cocheco River, New Hampshire : Complet- R C° T checo ing improvement, twienty-eight thousand dollars. Improving Merrimac River at Rock's Bridge, Massa- E J* e e r- r r ' m a c chusetts : Continuing improvement, three thousand five hundred dollars. H. Doe. 425, 58-3 26 402 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATINO TO [1884. River u n * ° n Improving Taunton River, Massachusetts : Completing improvement, twenty-six thousand five hundred dollars. Providence Improving Providence River and Narragansett Bay, Rl Namigansett Rhode Island : Continuing improvement, eighty-five thou- Ba proviso sand dollars : Provided, That not exceeding one thousand dollars of said sum may be expended in removing obstruc- tions at the mouth of the Pawtuxet River. pawtucket Improving Pawtucket River, Rhode Island: Continu- VrovUo. ing improvement, fifty thousand dollars : Provided, That this appropriation shall not become available until the officer in charge shall have reported that the rebuilding of Washington Bridge with good and sufficient draw- openings has been commenced. Connecticut Improving Connecticut River below Hartford, Con- necticut: Continuing improvement, thirty-five thousand dollars. Housatonic Improving Housatonic River, Connecticut: Continu- ing improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars. River 1 a m e s Improving Thames River, Connecticut : Continuing im- provement, twenty -five thousand dollars. Hen Gate. For removing the reef at Hell Gate, New York, the sum of three hundred and sixty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary for that purpose. g e a n e y Deepening Gedney's Channel through Sandy Hook Bar, ' ' " New York, two hundred thousand dollars. h u d s on Improving Hudson River, New York: Continuing im- River. provement, thirty thousand dollars. Bay'anVcreek. Improving Newtown Bay and Newtown Creek, New York: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. River 1 " r l ° e Improving Maurice River, New Jersey : Continuing im- provement, seventeen thousand dollars. Passaic Improving Passaic River below Newark, and removing shoals in Newark Bay, New Jersey : Continuing improve- ment, twenty-five thousand dollars. Passaic Improving the Passaic River above Newark, New Jer- Elver- sey, three thousand dollars. r a r i t a n p r continuing the improvement of the Raritan River, RlTer ' thirty-five thousand dollars. Allegheny Improving Allegheny River, Pennsylvania: Continu- 1 "' ing improvement, thirty -five thousand dollars, schuyikiii Improving Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania: Continu- ing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Delaware Improving Delaware River from Trenton, New Jersey to its mouth: Continuing improvement, two hundred Proviso. thousand dollars: Provided, That not exceeding ten thousand dollars of said sum shall be expended above Bridesburg. R1 c e b op tank Improving Choptank River, Maryland: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. River queliaima Improving Susquehanna River above and below the railroad bridge, Maryland : Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars ; of which sum five thousand dol- lars shall be expended for the completion of the channel 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 403 to Fishing Battery Light-House, and for repairing, strengthening, and extending the piers and breakwaters. Improving Corsica Creek, Maryland : Continuing im- Corsica creek, provement, hve thousand dollars. Improving Wicomico River [°], Maryland, from its Wicomico mouth to Salisbury, ten thousand dollars. RlTer ' Improving the Potomac River at Washington, five hun- Potomac dred thousand' dollars ; continuing improvement. River. Improving harbor at entrance of Saint Jerome's Creek, st. Jeromes Maryland : Continuing operations, fifteen thousand dol- Creek - lars. Improving Appomatox River, Virginia: Continuing Appomattox improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. River. Improving James River, Virginia : Continuing im- James River. provement on the plan for deepening the channel to twenty-two feet at mean low tide, seventy-five, thousand dollars. Improving Mattaponi River, Virginia : Continuing im- Mattaponi provement, two thousand five hundred dollars. River. Improving Rappahannock River, Virginia: Continu- Rappanan- ing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. nock er - Improving York River, Virginia: Continuing im- Y 0rk River, provement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Dan River, Virginia : Continuing improve- Dan River. ment above Danville, five thousand dollars. < Improving Staunton River, Virginia: Continuing im- Staunton provement, five thousand dollars. River. Improving Big Sandy River, West Virginia and Ken- Big sandy tucky, fifty thousand dollars; of which sum continuing KiTer- improvement below the fork and completing the lock on the West Virginia side, forty thousand dollars; on Tug Tug Fork. Fork, in West Virginia, five thousand dollars, and on Lavisa [Levisa] Fork, in Kentucky, five thousand dollars. Levisa Fork. ' Improving Great Kanawha River, West Virginia; Kanawha Continuing improvement, two hundred ^housand dollars ; RlTer " of which sum seven thousand five hundred dollars are to be used on a harbor of refuge at the mouth of the river. Improving Guyandotte River, West Virginia: Contin- . Guyandot uing improvement, two thousand dollars. Blver ' Improving Monongahela River, West Virginia: Con- Mononganeia tinuing improvement, forty-five thousand dollars. RlTer - For continuing the improvement of Little Kanawha Little Kana- River, West Virginia, the sum of thirty-one thousand dol- wha Rlyer - lars appropriated by the act of August second, eighteen 22 stat, 199. hundred and eighty-two, is made available. But no toll shall be collected by any person or corporation for this improved navigation; and such right, if any exist, shall be relinquished in manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War before the expenditure of said sum. Improving Buckhannon River, West Virginia, one Buckhannon thousand five hundred dollars. RlTer " « On the eastern shore. 404 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1884- River" 5 Fear Improving Cape Fear River above Wilmington, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, five thousand dol- lars. Improving Cape Fear River below Wilmington, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, two hundred thou- sand dollars. Beaufort. Improving harbor at Beaufort, North Carolina: Con- tinuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. EdentonBay. Improving Edenton Bay, North Carolina, ten thou- sand dollars. Trent River. Improving Trent River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. contentnia Improving Contentnea or Moccasin River, North Caro- RiTer. occasln lina: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. sound rrltuck Improving Currituck Sound, North Carolina : Continu- , ing improvement, five thousand dollars. Neuse River. Improving Neuse River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. New River. Improving New River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Pamlico and Improving Pamplico and Tar Rivers, North Carolina : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Roanoke Improving Roanoke River, North Carolina: Continu- ing improvement, three thousand dollars. River Uppernong Improving Scuppernong River, North Carolina : Con- tinuing improvement, two thousand dollars. Ashley River. Improving Ashley River, South Carolina : Continuing improvement, two thousand dollars. Bdisto River. Improving Edisto River, South Carolina : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. River? at Pedee Improving Great Pee Dee River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, eight thousand dollars. saikanatchie Improving Salkehatchee River, South Carolina: Con- tinuing improvement, three thousand dollars. waccamaw Improving Waccamaw River, South Carolina: Con- tinuing improvement, six thousand dollars. wappoo cut. Improving Wappoo Cut, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars. wateree Improving Wateree River, South Carolina: Continu- ing improvement, five thousand dollars. santee River. Improving Santee River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. River' amaha Improving Altamaha River, Georgia: Continuing im- provement, fifteen thousand dollars. River' Jones Improving St. Jones River, Delaware: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. chee^fuVer! 00 " Improving Chattahoochee River, Georgia and Ala- bama : Continuing improvement, thirty-five thousand dol- lars. coosa River. Improving Coosa River, Georgia and Alabama: Con- tinuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. Flint River. Improving Flint River, Georgia : Continuing improve- ment, twenty thousand dollars; of which sum fifteen 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 405 thousand dollars to be expended below Albany and five thousand dollars from Albany to Montezuma. Improving Ocmulgee River, Georgia : Continuing im- p c m u 1 g ee provement, three thousand dollars. Improving Oconee River, Georgia: Continuing im- Oconee River, provement, three thousand dollars. Improving Romerly Marsh, Georgia : Continuing im- M ^ s ° h m e r ' y provement on present plan, ten thousand dollars. Improving Savannah River, Georgia: Continuing im- R1 ^ yannah provement below Augusta, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Appalachicola River, Florida : Continuing R iv<& alachicola improvement, one thousand dollars. Improving Caloosahatchie River, Florida: Continuing ch c e a gfver? at " improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving Choctawhatchee River, Florida and Ala- battaee River, bama: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dol- lars; five thousand dollars thereof to be expended be- tween the railroad bridge and Geneva, and ten thousand dollars thereof between Geneva and Newton, Alabama, to make that part of said river navigable at low-water stages. Improving Conecuh-Escambia River, Florida and Ala- c ?? e< S. h - Bs " bama : Continuing improvement, twelve thousand dollars. Improving Escambia River, Florida, three thousand Escambia dollars. Improving the channel over the bar at the mouth of R . Bar.st.Johns Saint John's River, Florida : Continuing improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. < Improving the Upper Saint John's River, Florida, five Upper st. ,i j j ii Johns River. thousand dollars. Improving Suwanee River, Florida : Continuing im- Suwanee provement, five thousand dollars. Improving Volusia Bar, Florida : Continuing improve- Volusia bar. ment, two thousand dollars. Improving Withlacoochee River, Florida: Continuing withiacoo- r = ,, ,, j j li & ehee River. improvement, three thousand dollars. Improving Alabama River, Alabama: Continuing im- Alabama provement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Cahawba River, Alabama : Continuing im- c a h a b a provement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Tallapoosa River, Alabama: Continuing Ri y| r Uapoosa improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Warrior River, Alabama : Continuing im- .warrior provement, twelve thousand dollars. Improving Tombigbee River, Alabama and Missis- Tombigbee sippi : Continuing improvement from Fulton to Vienna, ten thousand dollars, and below Vienna, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Black Warrior River, Alabama, from Tus- . Bfcj* w a r - caloosa to Daniel's Creek, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Big Sunflower River, Mississippi : Continu- Big Sunflower ing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving Noxubee River, Mississippi: Continuing Noxubee improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. R»ver. 406 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1884. RWer CagouIa Improving Pascagoula River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars. Pean River. Improving Pearl River, Mississippi: Continuing im- provement between Edinburg and Carthage, two thou- sand five hundred dollars; and below Jackson, includ- ing bar at the mouth, ten thousand dollars. channel of Bi- Improving channel of Biloxi Bay, Mississippi: Con- tinuing improvement, for which purpose the balance of the money heretofore appropriated for the roadstead now on hand is hereby directed to be applied to the deepening of the channel from Mississippi Sound to the wharves at Biloxi. * Tallahatchie Improving Tallahatchee River, Mississippi: Continu- 1 * ing improvement, three thousand dollars. TchuiaLake. Improving Tchula Lake, Mississippi: Continuing im- provement, one thousand five hundred dollars. Steele Bayou. Improving Steele's Bayou, Mississippi, two thousand five hundred dollars. Riv'r 8 B ' a c k Improving Big Black River, Mississippi, five thousand dollars. Pa?s° rn Island Improving Horn Island Pass, Mississippi, five thou- sand dollars. River lobusha Improving Yallabusha River, Mississippi : Continuing improvement, two thousand dollars. Yazoo River. Improving Yazoo River, Mississippi: Continuing im- provement ten thousand dollars. Bayou Black. Improving Bayou Black [°], Louisiana: Continuing improvement five thousand dollars. Bceuf River. Improving Boeuf River, Louisiana: Continuing im- provement, five thousand dollars, tholomew Bar Improving Bayou Bartholomew, Louisiana and Ar- kansas: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Bayou Cour- Improving Bayou Courtableau, Louisiana: Continuing tableau. improvement, four thousand dollars. Bayou Teche. Improving Bayou Teche, Louisiana: Continuing im- provement, six thousand five hundred dollars. Bayou D'Ar- Improving Bayou D'Arbonne, Louisiana; from mouth bonne. tQ Stein>s Bluffj five thousand dollars. Bayou Pierre. Continuing examination and for the thorough survey of Bayou Pierre, Louisiana ; eight thousand six hundred dollars. LoggyBayou, Improving Loggy Bayou, Lake Bistenau, and the Dor- Dorcheat 'cheat, Louisiana; five thousand dollars. cane River. Improving Cane River, Louisiana; two thousand five hundred dollars. Bayou La- Improving Bayou La Fourche, Louisiana : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars, including removing obstructions at the mouth. Calcasieu Improving Calcasieu River, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, six thousand five hundred dollars ; to which is added the sum heretofore appropriated to be used at the mouth of the river. " Discharges into Bayou Boeuf, which latter empties into Ber- wick Bay (an enlargement of Atchafalaya River) at Morgan City. 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OE RIVERS AND HARBORS. 407 Improving Eed River, Louisiana and Arkansas : Con- Red River, tinuing improvement from the Atchafalaya to Fulton, Arkansas; seventy-five thousand dollars, to be expended as follows: Not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars for revetment to protect the harbor at Alexandria from dam- h a r t> o r at age by the current of the river : Not exceeding five thou- AIexandrla - sand dollars to close the outlet of the river known as Sale s a 1 e ana and Murphy's Canal; the remainder (including what- Murphy Canal " ever balance may remain unexpended from above im- provements embraced in this paragraph) to be applied to the improvement of the main channel of the river. Improving Tangipahoa River, Louisiana: Continuing R1 ^ e anglpah " oa improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving Tensas River and Bayou Macon, Louisiana : er Tcns * a Riv " Continuing improvement, four thousand dollars. C on ayou Ma Improving mouth of the Brazos River, Texas: Con- Brazos Riv- tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. er ' Improving Buffalo Bayou, Texas : Continuing improve- 0U Buffal ° Bay ' ment, twenty-five thousand dollars. For survey of the Arkansas River from Little Rock to ^^ an8 " mouth, nineteen thousand dollars. Improving Arkansas River at Pine Bluff, Arkansas; fifty-five thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Black River, Arkansas and Missouri ; twenty B,ack Rlver - thousand dollars, of which sum fifteen thousand dollars are to be expended for a snag-boat and five thousand dol- lars on the river. Improving Ouachita River, Louisiana and Arkansas, e Ouachita Riv- and Black River, Louisiana, including removing wrecks in the harbor of Monroe: Continuing improvement, fif- teen thousand dollars. Improving Saline River [ a ] , Arkansas : Continuing saline River, improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving White River, Arkansas: Continuing im- white "River, provement and survey, thirty five thousand dollars. Improving Saint Francis River, Arkansas: Continu- R1 f|;.. Francis ing improvement, twelve thousand dollars; of which sum four thousand dollars are to be expended for a snag boat. For removing obstructions in the Arkansas River from g^^^tioni its mouth to Wichita, Kansas, thirty-six thousand dollars ; from Arkansas and for the protection of the harbor at Fort Smith, Eiver - Arkansas, five thousand dollars. Improving Big Hatchee River, Tennessee : Continuing er Hatchee Riv- improvement, two. thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Caney Fork River, Tennessee : Continuing RI ^ a £ ey Fork improvement, three thousand dollars. Improving Clinch River, Tennessee: Continuing im- clinch River, provement, five thousand dollars. Improving Cumberland River, Tennessee and Ken- .Cumberland tucky : Continuing improvement below Nashville, includ- and Ky. o A tributary of Ouachita River. 408 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [lad- ing bar at mouth of the river, seven thousand five hun dred dollars. Rive™ be above For the improvement of the Cumberland River above Nashville. Nashville, fifty thousand dollars ; and such improvement shall be made according to the recommendations of Major W. R. King, engineer in charge, contained in the letter of the Secretary of War, March fifteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, Senate Executive Document Number One Hundred and Twenty-nine, first session, Forty-eighth Congress. R ^ r e e r nchBroaa Improving the French Broad River, in Tennessee: Continuing improvement, three thousand five hundred dollars. ^HiwasseeRiv- Improving Hiawassee River, Tennessee: Continuing improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars. Deer U Rive°r 1 : kea Improving South Forked Deer River, Tennessee : Con- tinuing improvement, two thousand dollars. River 11 ^bove Improving Tennessee River above Chattanooga: Con- chattanooga. tinuing improvement, three thousand dollars. River "aiS? and Improving Tennessee River, Tennessee, Alabama, and Ky. ' Kentucky: Continuing improvement below Chattanooga (including Muscle Shoals and shoal at Reynoldsburg) , three hundred and fifty thousand dollars, of Cumberland Improving South Fork of Cumberland River, Ken- River, tucky: Continuing improvement, four thousand dollars. River! ntucky Improving Kentucky River, Kentucky: Continuing improvement, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. River. p- 508 - by condemnation under the laws of Wisconsin, as the case may be, the necessary lands and sites at the Menasha Dam; and so much of the foregoing sum hereby appro- priated as may be necessary may be used for such purpose. Improving Saint Croix River, Wisconsin: Continuing st. croir improvement below Taylor's Falls, nine thousand dollars. Rlver- Improving Wabash River by lock and dam at Grand Wabash Riv- Rapids, Indiana and Illinois: Continuing improvement, thirty thousand dollars; also between Vincennes and Terre Haute, ten thousand dollars. Improving White River, Indiana: Continuing im- white River. provement below Hazleton, ten thousand dollars. Improving Illinois River, Illinois: Continuing im- minds riv- provement, one hundred thousand dollars. Improving Calumet River, Illinois: Continuing im- calumet provement, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, however, Proviso. That no part of said sum shall be expended until the right p^p.'iofi' of way shall have been conveyed to the United States, free from expense, and the United States shall be fully released from all liability for damages to adjacent prop- erty-owners, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War. Improving Gasconade River, Missouri : Continuing im- Gasconaae provement, five thousand dollars. Improving the Red River of the North, Minnesota and R ea Riy er ° f Dakota: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Yellowstone River, Montana and Dakota : Yellowstone Continuing improvement between Glendive and the mouth of the river, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Sacramento and Feather Rivers, California : Sacramento Continuing improvement, forty thousand dollars ; one- rivers. Featber half of which sum shall be expended on the Sacramento p%lf G f®lo River and one-half on Feather River : Provided, That no Proviso. part of said sum, or of the money now on hand to the credit of this fund, except what may be necessary for snagging and dredging operations, shall be used, except as herein provided, until the Secretary of War shall have been satisfied of the cessation of hydraulic mining on said rivers and their tributaries; and of the amount now on hand to the credit of the fund for the improvement of said "The river and harbor act of Aug. 11, 1888, provides that this sum shall be used in buoying, straightening, and further deepen- ing the channel between said cities. 410 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [18M- rivers, the sum of forty thousand dollars, or so much Appropria- thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for boat. ° r redse the immediate construction of a first-class dredge-boat, to be used, in the discretion of the officer in charge, on the rivers emptying into Suisun and San Pablo Bays. san Joaqum Improving San Joaquin River and Stockton and Mor- ton 6 and Mor- mon Sloughs, California : Continuing improvement, mon sloughs, twenty thousand dollars. Mokeiumne Improving Mokelumne River, California, eight thou- sand five hundred dollars. Colorado Improving Colorado River, Nevada and California, and Arizona Territory, between Fort Yuma and a point thirty miles above Rioville, twenty-five thousand dollars. Mouth ot Co- Improving the mouth or the Columbia River, Oregon lumbia Kiver. an( j Washington Territory : Commencing improvement, in accordance with the plan recommended by the majority of the board of engineers in eighteen hundred and eighty- two, one hundred thousand dollars. Elver "a™ cit- Improving Columbia River, at Cascades, Oregon : Con- cades.' tinuing improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. ufawma" Improving Columbia and Lower Willamette Rivers mette rivers, below Portland, Oregon : Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars, i umbYa and Improving Upper Columbia and Snake Rivers, Oregon snake rivers, and Washington Territory : Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. RivCT lla ab e o t ve Improving Willamette River above Portland, Oregon: Portland. Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars, ^coquiiie Riv- Improving mouth of Coquille River, Oregon : Contin- uing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Chehalis River, Washington Territory: Continuing improvement, two thousand five hundred dol- lars. Improving Cowlitz River, Washington Territory : Con- tinuing improvement, two thousand dollars. guamlhlNook- Improving the Skagit, Stillaguamish, Nootsack Sno- sak, s'noho-homish and Snoqualmie Rivers, Washington Territory : mish, and Sno- /-(.••• . , ,1 i i 1 1 J quaimie rivers. Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. 'er'frommouth; Improving Missouri River from its mouth to Sioux etc. ' City, Iowa, including such harbors on said river as in the judgment of the board of engineers herein created will benefit commerce and navigation, five hundred thousand dollars. Mjssourmiv- That a Commission to be called the Missouri River Com- created. mission [ a ] is hereby created, to consist of five members. V p'osf,'p p iooo. That the President shall nominate and, by and with the Appointment advice and consent of the Senate, appoint five Commis- sioners, three of whom shall be selected from the Corps of Engineers of the Army and two from civil life, one of whom at least shall be a civil Engineer ; and he shall in like manner fill any vacancy in said Commission ; and he "This Commission is abolished by the river and. harbor act ap- proved June 13, 1902. Chehalis Riv- Cowlitz Riv er. 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 411 Com p e n s a - tlon. Duties. shall designate one of the Commissioners appointed from the Corps of Engineers to be president of the Commis- sion. The Commissioners appointed from the Corps of Engineers shall receive no other pay or compensation than is allowed them by law, and the other two Commis- sioners shall each receive for their services pay at the rate of two thousand five hundred dollars per annum, out of any money appropriated for the Missouri River ; and all said Commissioners shall remain in office subject to re- moval by the President of the United States. That it shall be the duty of said Commission to superin- tend and direct such improvement of said river and to carry into execution such plans for the improvement of the navigation of said river from its mouth to its head- waters as may now be devised and in progress, and to continue and complete such surveys as may now be in progress, and to make such additional surveys, examina- tions, and investigations, topographical, hydrographical, and hydrometrical and to consider, devise, and mature such additional plan or plans, and all such estimates as may be deemed necessary and best, to obtain and main- tain a channel and depth of water in said river sufficient for the purposes of commerce and navigation, and to accomplish the objects of this act, and to enable the Com- mission to perform the duties assigned them the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to transfer to and place under the control and superintendence of said Commission all such vessels, barges, machinery, and in- struments, and such plant as may now be provided, de- vised, or in use on said river, from appropriations here- tofore made for said river, or other sources, and when thereto requested by said Commission to detail from the Corps of Engineers such officers and men as may be necessary, and to place in the charge of said Commission any such vessels, machinery, and instruments under his control as may be deemed necessary. And said Com- mission may, with the approval of the Secretary of War, employ such additional force and assistants, and provide, by purchase or otherwise, such additional vessels, boats, machinery, instruments, and means, as may be deemed necessary; to be paid for by appropriations made or to be made for said river. That the said Commission shall, under the direction and with the approval of the Secretary of War, superin- tend, control, and expend for the purposes of this act all appropriations or unexpended balances heretofore made for the improvement of said river, and which may here- after be made for said river, or so much thereof as may be necessary, and shall prepare and submit, through the Chief of the Engineer Corps to the Secretary of War, to be by him transmitted to Congress at the beginning of the regular session in December of each year, a full and de- tailed report of all their proceedings and actions, and of all such plans and systems of work as may now be de- KtaS. Powers. Expenditure o f appropria- tions. Report of of 412 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1884. vised and in progress and carried out by them, and of all such additional plans and systems of works as may be devised and matured by them, with full and detailed estimates of the cost thereof, and statements of all ex- Secretarj to penditures made by them; and the Secretary of War Commission. mav detail from the Corps of Engineers or other corps of the Army an officer to act as secretary of the Com- mission, to aid them in their work ; and all money hereby or hereafter appropriated for the improvement of said Missouri River shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War in accordance with the plans, speci- fication!, and recommendations of said Commission when such plans, specifications, and recommendations shall have been approved by Congress. Missouri Eiv- Improving Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, to er. Fort Benton Montana: Continuing improvement, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars ; of which sum fifteen thousand dollars shall be used in the purchase of a snag-boat to be operated on the Missouri River above Sioux City and on the Yellowstone River. MissoudRiver For a survey of the Missouri River above the Missouri River rails'; River Falls, at Fort Benton, fifteen thousand dollars. snaTetc^from For remoym g snags, wrecks, and other obstructions in Missouri River. m the Missouri River, .fifty thousand dollars. headwater's of F° r continuing operations on the reservoirs at the head- River i s s ' p p * waters °f the Mississippi River, sixty thousand dollars: Proviso. Provided, That the money hereby appropriated shall be used solely for the improvement of the navigation of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, and no part thereof shall be expended with the view to the improvement of private property. Rivtr SS from P sV Improving Mississippi River from Saint Paul to Des Paul to Des Moines Rapids, including the harbors of Andalusia, Mus- Moines Rapids. catine? and Fort Madis0I1) and i nc l u ding work for the protection of the bank of the Mississippi River at Winona, Minnesota, and the prevention of its erosion caused by dams erected above the city to improve the navigation of the river: Continuing improvements, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Minn ke Clty ' Improving harbor at Lake City, Minnesota: Continu- ing improvement", fifteen thousand dollars. Ri?e I r SS at s i P e ! i Improving Mississippi River at Des Moines Rapids, Moines Rapids. I wa : Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars ; of which sum ten thousand dollars are to be used in the construction of a pier at the outer wall of the Des Moines Rapids Canal, in accordance with the recommendation of proviso. the Engineer Corps: Provided, That said pier shall not be made unless the Secretary of War shall decide that the railroad bridge at that place was built in conformity with the act of Congress authorizing its construction. De? r y u o°i e n *» For tne continuation of the construction of the dry-dock Rapids canal, at the Des Moines Rapids Canal, on the Mississippi River, thirty thousand dollars. 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND ^ARBORS. 413 Improving Mississippi River from Des Moines Rapids E1 ^l. ss f r S m?)es to the mouth of Illinois River, including the river at Moines Rapids Quincy and Quincy Bay, and the removal of the bar at n°inc4s U River* the mouth of Whipple Creek, in said bay: Continuing improvement, two hundred thousand dollars. Improvements at the Falls of Saint Anthony, Minne- Fails of st. sota : Repairs .to and preservation thereof, ten thousand nt ony ' dollars. Improving Mississippi River from the mouth of Illinois gf^ 88 ^ 1 River to the mouth of the Ohio River, including the com- mouth of nii- pletion of Alton Harbor, and also, in the discretion of the m outh B oFohio Secretary of War, the improvement of the Illinois shore River, opposite the mouth of the Missouri River: Continuing improvement, five hundred and twenty thousand dollars ;. fifty thousand dollars of which sum shall be used in ex- tending the work for the protection of the easterly bank of the Mississippi River at Cairo, Illinois, and the pre- vention of its wash or erosion, commencing at the south- erly end of the present Government revetment work and continuing down stream. Improving Mississippi River from the head of the Mississippi passes to Cairo, including the improvement and preserva- Head of Passes tion of the harbors of New Orleans, Natchez, Vicksburg, t0 Cairo - Greenville, Memphis, Hickman, and Columbus, the de- flection of the waters of Red River from the Atcnafalaya, and keeping open a navigable channel through the mouth of the Red River into the Mississippi River : Continuing Appro pria- improvement, one million three hundred and fifty thou- pended" under sand dollars; which sum together with the sums herein direction of appropriated for the Mississippi River from the Des war* ary Moines Rapids to the mouth of the Ohio, shall be ex- pended under the direction of the Secretary of War, in accordance with the plans, specifications, estimates, and recommendations of the Mississippi River Commission: Provided, That no portion of this appropriation shall be Proviso. expended to repair or build levees for the purpose of re- claiming lands or preventing injury to lands by overflows : Provided, however, That the Commission is authorized to Proviso. repair and build levees if in their judgment it should be M1 J S i"sippi rit- done as a part of their plan to afford ease and safety toer commission, the navigation and commerce of the river and to deepen the channel : Provided further, That in view of the threat- Proviso. ened injury to the harbor of Memphis and the Govern- ment property at that place and the necessity of immedi- ate protection thereof the sum of two hundred thousand dollars or so much, thereof as may be necessary shall be immediately applied to protect said harbor and property out of the foregoing appropriations. For removing snags, wrecks, and other obstructions in snags, etc. the Mississippi River, seventy-five thousand dollars. M i ^ e 3 r sli ' sipp * For examinations and surveys at South Pass Missis- Exam i n a - sippi River; To ascertain the depth of water and width v e °ys S a a t"souti> of channel secured and maintained from time to time by Pass ' 414 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1884- t James B. Eads at South Pass of the Mississippi River, and to enable the Secretary of War to report during the maintenance of the work, ten thousand dollars. teS au of in fower For g au ^ n g tne waters of the Lower Mississippi and Mississippi. its tributaries; Annual expense of gauging the waters of the Mississippi River, and its tributaries, continuing observations of the rise and fall of the river and its chief tributaries as required by joint-resolution of Febru- ary twenty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, five thousand dollars. Surveys of For continuation of surveys of the Mississippi River OT^etween^he between «the head of the passes, near its mouth, and its Head of Passes headwaters now in progress ; to make additional surveys waters. ".and examinations of said river and its tributaries; to make such additional examinations and investigations, topographical, hydrographical, hydrometrical as are nec- essary for maturing a plan for the permanent improve- ment of the entire river, seventy-five thousand dollars. Gauging wa- For gauging the waters of the Columbia River below lumbiaEiver. Astoria, Oregon, and elsewhere on said river and its principal tributaries, at the discretion of the Secretary of War, one thousand dollars. Ohio River. Improving the Ohio River, continuing improvement, six hundred thousand dollars; of which sum, seventy thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary of °Davis ti "is 1 - ^ or *^ e com pktion of the Davis Island Dam, shall be iana dam. expended on that work ; fifty thousand dollars shall be used in continuing work on the upper and lower dikes Grand chain, and other improvements at Grand Chain ; and seven ice harbor at thousand five, hundred dollars for the ice harbor at the nawha. ° f Ka " mouth of the Great Kanawha and fifty thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary for the improve- ment of the navigation of the river at Jeffersonville, and the protection of the Government property. ^.secretary ^of S EC . 2. That the Secretary of War shall prescribe such scribe r u i e"s , rules and regulations as may be necessary to secure a report* to ™on^ judicious an( l economical expenditure of said sums, and gress, in detail, shall cause to be made and submitted to Congress annual tracts, expend" reports, on or before January first, giving detailed state- in"' regard a "to meil t s °$ the work done, contracts made, the expenditures p ld blie ? orks in thereunder or otherwise, and the effect of such work, to- merce,°etc. com gether with such recommendations as he may deem it liM-iuS. m ' proper to lay before Congress. He shall also report to 88 6_° 8 89' pp - Congress, at its next session, all the instances in. the United States in which piers, breakwaters, or other structures or works built or made by the United States in aid of commerce or navigation are used, occupied, or injured by a corporation or an individual, and the extent and mode of such use, occupation, or injury, and the facts touching the same [«]. He shall also report o See section 14 of the river and harbor act approved March 3. 1899. 1884] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 415 whether any bridges, causeways, or structures, now erected or in process of erection do or will interfere with free and safe navigation, and if they do or will so inter- fere, to report the best mode of altering or constructing such bridges or causeways so as to prevent any such obstructions [°]. Sec. 3. .That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of Duty of sec- War to apply the money herein appropriated for improve- fn expenditure ments other than surveys and estimates, in carrying on "mprovements^ bhe various works by contract or otherwise, as may be most etc. economical and advantageous to the Government. Where said works are done by contract, such contract shall be made after sufficient public advertisement for proposals, in such manner and form as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and such contracts shall be made with the low- w * k tt "^ est responsible bidders, accompanied by such securities made, as the Secretary of War shall require, conditioned for the faithful prosecution and completion of the work accord- ing to such contract, and for the prompt payment of all liabilities incurred in the prosecution thereof for labor and material. Sec. 4. That no tolls or operating charges whatsoever Toils not to shall be levied or collected upon any vessel or vessels, collected, etc. dredges, or other passing water-craft through any canal or other work for the improvement of navigation belong- ing to the United States ; and for the purpose of preserv- ing and continuing the use and navigation of said canals, rivers, and other public works without interruption, the actuaiexpenses Secretary of War, upon the application of the chief ensri- of operat i n g neer in charge of said works, is hereby authorized to draw certain works his warrant or requisition from time to time upon theorized! 1 ' au Secretary of the Treasury to pay the actual expenses of operating and keeping said works in repair, which war- rants or requisitions shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated : Provided, however, That an itemized state- Proviso. ■ ment of said expenses shall accompany the annual report of the Chief of Engineers [ 6 ] . Sec. 5. That out of the money herein appropriated for Appro pr la- the Kentucky River the sum of two thousand dollars or so chase of ?&!& much thereof as may be necessary may be expended for ^ m at C Beatty d - the purchase of land for the construction of lock and dam vine, etc. at Beatty ville ; and so much thereof as may be necessary may also be expended for the same purpose at lock num- ber six: And provided further, That the sum of six Proviso. thousand dollars authorized by the act approved June fourteenth eighteen hundred and eighty to be expended i Laws now in force for the protection of navigation interests against obstructions of this nature are contained in sections 9, 10, and 18 of the river and harbor act approved March 3, 1899. » Pursuant to instructions from the Chief of Engineers district engineers are required to submit each year, for action by the De- partment, projects and estimates of cost for operating and keeping in repair the works contemplated in this paragraph. 416 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [IS**- dams m £r al Tad- ^ or tne remova l of dams in Yadkin River North Carolina kfiTiUver. a ' may be used by the Secretary of War for acquiring the 21 stat., 190. rig^ f wav £ v removal or otherwise of such dams as may be necessary for the contemplated improvement, the said right of way or removal to be obtained by agreement with the parties interested or in event of failure to make a reasonable agreement by condemnation as provided for by the laws of the State of North Carolina. Material for Q EC , Q That whenever, in the prosecution and main- a™^ "orizeV! tenance of the improvement of the Mississippi Eiver and how obtained. ther rivers harbors and public works for which appro- priations" are herein made it becomes necessary or proper, in the judgment of the Secretary of "War, to take posses- sion of material found on bars and islands within the river banks, or other material lying adjacent or near to the line of any of said works and needful for their prose- cution or maintenance, the officers in charge of said works may, when they cannot agree as to the price with the owners thereof, in the name of the United States take possession of and use the same after first having paid or secured to be paid the value thereof, which may have been ascertained in the mode provided by the laws of the State Proviso. wherein such property or material lies: Provided, how- ever, That when the owner of such property or material shall fix a price for the same which in the opinion of said officer m charge, shall be reasonable, he may take the same at such price without further delay. The De- partment of Justice shall represent the interests of the United States in the legal proceedings under this act. Des Moines Sec. 7 That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of su ia \ a a r"ys War to prescribe such rules and regulations in respect F a 1 ifn?™iie *° ^ e use an( ^ administration of the Des Moines Rapids ana Portland Canal [°], the Saint Mary's Falls Canal, and the Louis- taryoi warto" viHe an( l Portland Canal [ 6 ], as in his judgment the prescribe rules public necessity may require ; which rules and regula- tions r govern- tions shall be posted in some conspicuous place for the ing use, etc., information of the public. Any person knowingly and . 4q7°'lfi 2 44'? : wildly violating such rules and regulations shall be 28, p. 3^2 ; 32) liable to fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or im- pb. 533, P 5°85; prisonment not exceeding six months ; to be enforced in 7li, 1009. ' any district court in the United States within whose territorial jurisdiction such offense may have been com- mitted. " Section 14 of the river and harbor act approved Sept. 19, 1890, makes the provisions of this section applicable also to the Des Moines Rapids Canal dry dock. Such regulations are now pre- scribed pursuant to the provisions of section 4 of the river and harbor act of Aug. 18, 1894, as amended by sections 6 and 11 of the river and harbor act approved June 13, 1902. & By act approved Sept. 26, 1888, the provisions of this section are made applicable also to the St. Clair Plats Canal, Mich. 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 41 7 Sec. 8 That whenever the Secretary of War shall have na f J*[g{e °™. good reason to believe that any railroad or other bridge ers of united now or hereafter to be constructed over any of the navi- fnlnavigluon*; gable waters of the phited States, under authority of the ^"f™"^; United States or of any State or Territory, is an obstruc- struct ana tion to the free navigation of such waters, by reason of booms" * dikes" difficulty in passing the draw-opening or the raft-span to f r ee h navfga- of said bridge, by rafts, steamboats, or other water-craft, tion. it shall be the duty of the said Secretary, on satisfactory 424. 0l 425 5 ' pp ' proof thereof, to require the company or persons owning, P° o f> ^ 51 £- controlling, or operating said bridge to cause such aids 453. to the passage of said draw-opening or of said raft-span, voi.S^, 5 pp.' or of both said draw-opening and raft-span to be con- 11 p 3 ' st 11 p 4 8 90 structed, placed, and maintained, at their own cost and expense, in the form of booms, dikes, piers, or other suitable and proper structures for the guiding of said rafts, steamboats, and other water-craft safely through said opening or span, or both said opening or span, as shall be specified in his order in that behalf; and on fail- Mue to ure of the company or persons aforesaid to make and es- maintain, etc.', tablish such additional structures within a reasonable peualty - time, the said Secretary shall proceed to cause the same to be built or made at the expense of the United States, and shall refer the matter without delay to the Attorney- General of the United States, whose duty it shall be to. institute, in the name of the United States, proceedings 'in any circuit or district court of the United States in which such bridge, or any part thereof, is located, for the recovery of the cost thereof ; and all moneys accruing from such proceedings shall be covered into the Treas- ury of the United States: Provided, That no greater Proviso. sum than fifteen thousand dollars shall be required to be expended upon any one bridge in a single year : Pro- vided further, That such sum of money as may be neces- sary to execute the provisions of this act is hereby ap- Appropria- propriated, out of any money in the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, to be paid on the requisition of the Secretary of War [°]. Sec. 9 That the Secretary of War is hereby directed, at ti ^^^ n s * r [ his discretion, to cause examinations or surveys or both, veys— and estimates of cost of improvements proper to be made, at the following points, namely : ALABAMA. Mobile River and Harbor, from lower anchorage up to the northern limits of the city of Mobile, with a view to securing twenty-three feet depth of water. a This section is amended by the river and harbor acts of Aug. 11, 1888 ( sees. 9 and 10), Sept. 19, 1890 (sees. 4 and 5), and Mar. 3, 1899 (sec. 18). H. Doc. 425, 58-3 27 Alabama. 418 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO 1884. Arkansas. California. ARKANSAS. Little Eed River. Red River, above Fulton. Petit Jean River. Bayou Bartholomew, from present head of navigation to Lincoln County line. CALIFORNIA. Islias [Islais] Creek, off San Francisco Bay. Yuba River. San Mateo River. Napa River, from the mouth thereof to Napa City. Connecticut. CONNECTICUT. Breakwater at Falkner's Island. River and harbor at Niantic. Delaware. Maryland. Virginia. Florida. Georgia. Illinois. DELAWARE, MARYLAND, AND VIRGINIA. Lewes Creek and Rehoboth Bay/Delaware, Assateaque [Assateague] and Chincoteaque [Chincoteague] Bays, Maryland, with a view to form continuous inland naviga- tion from Chincoteaque [Chincoteague] Bay, in Virginia to Delaware Bay, at or near Lewes, Delaware. FLORIDA. Outer and inner bar at the entrance of Pensacola Har- bor; Anclote Harbor ; Clearwater Harbor. Wekeiva River. Saint Augustine Harbor. Musquito Inlet. Amelia and Wacissa rivers. Homosassa Bay. For canal and inland communication from the St. John's River through Mosquito Lagoon and Indian River to Jupiter Inlet and Lake Worth, Florida. Charlotte Harbor, Florida. GEORGIA. - Darien Harbor and the Altmaha [sic\ River, from Darien to its mouth. Upper Oconee River, from Skull Shoals to the Georgia Railroad Bridge. ILLINOIS. Calumet River, from a point half a mile east of Ham- mond to the forks of the river. Also to make survey of proposed ship-canal from Calumet River to Lake Calu- met. , 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 419 Sny Island Levee on the Mississippi River; and the Secretary of War shall report what benefit, if any, this levee has been to the improvement of the channel and navigation of the river, and he shall submit an estimate of the probable cost of strengthening and preserving said levee so as to assure and maintain that benefit. Shawneetown Harbor and Levee. Removal of the bar and obstructions at and near the mouth of Whipple Creek, in Quincy Bay. IOWA. From Guttenberg north for the ascertainment of needed improvements and in securing a direct channel pointing to Guttenberg and by way of that channel south, and the protection of improvements already made at that locality. INDIANA. Lawrenceburg Harbor. Kankakee River. New Albany Harbor and the river and shores adjacent to said harbor. Wolf Lake. Wabash River, from Logansport to Delphi. Iowa. Indiana. KENTUCKY. Kentucky. For examination and survey of the bar in the Ohio River opposite the mouth of the Licking River, to deter- mine the cost and practicability of removing or making a navigable channel through the same; and the engineer in charge shall report whether it is practicable to connect the navigation of the Licking River with the Ohio River without the removal of the said bar or making a channel through the same. The Secretary of War is hereby directed to report to Congress'at its next session, or sooner if practicable, the condition of Green and Barren Rivers, and the Cumber- land River above the mouth of the Jellico, in Kentucky, and the provisions and estimate of cost necessary to re- lieve the same from incumbrance, with a view to sucli legislation as will render the same free to commerce at the earliest practicable period. Harbor at Paducah. Harbor at Owensboro'. Little River. Rough River. LOUISIANA. Louisiana. Bayou Plaquemine. Atchafalaya River, above Berwick Bay. Outlets of Boeuf River, with view to closing same. Bayou Carlin. Natalbany River. 420 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1884. Maine. MAINE. Saco River. - York Harbor. Wood Island Harbor. Southern entrance to Owl's Head Harbor. Maryland. Massachu- setts. MARYLAND. Tuckahoe Creek. Skipton Creek. Sassafras River, above Georgetown. Harber at Easton Point, commencing at a point on Third Haven [Tred Avon] River where the Government work on the channel of said river was recently suspended. Pocomoke River and Sound. MASSACHUSETTS. Harbor at Gloucester, with a view to the removal of rock obstructions. Fort Point Channel [Boston Harbor]. Powow River. Harbor at Salem, with a view to building a jetty run- ning out from the mainland to deep water. Harbor at Marblehead, for repair of sea-wall. Harbor at Hingham. Harbor at Hyannis, with a view of deepening the har- bor. A channel from Goose Point, in Plymouth Harbor, to the wharf of the Cordage Company. Michigan. MICHIGAN. The State of Michigan having tendered to the United States the balance of tolls received by the State before the surrender of the Saint Mary's Falls Ship-Canal, to aid in constructing a dry-dock at the canal, such balance being about sixty thousand dollars, the Secretary of War is di- rected to cause plans, estimates, and specifications for such dry-dock, above the locks, and also to report whether the old locks can be used for a dry-dock, and the cost of fitting the same for that purpose. Lac La Belle Harbor. Mackinac Harbor; and report whether Mackinac Har- bor or Mackinac Island Harbor should be improved. Little Traverse Bay, near the village of Petoskey, with a view to constructing a harbor of refuge. Pine River, St. Clair County. Clinton River. Saint Clair River : Examination and survey of the right bank from Lake Huron to Lake Saint Clair, to ascertain whether the erosion and wearing away of said bank is in- juring the navigation of Saint Clair River and Saint Clair Flats Canal by shoaling the channel and obstructing 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 421 navigation therein, and to report estimates of expense for . preventing such injury. For a further and more complete survey for a break- water at or near Cross Village, in Michigan, in the west part of the Straits of Mackinac, with a ,view of making a harbor of refuge at Cross Village, Michigan. MINNESOTA. Agate and Burlington Bay. Minnesota, and Minnesota and Wisconsin, Saint Louis Bay, and Saint Louis River, from Connor's Point, Wis- consin, and Rice's Point, Minnesota, to foot of first falls. Big Stone Lake, and Lake Traverse, with a view to connecting them. MISSISSIPPI. Bayou Pierre. Deer Creek. Pascagoula River, from the mills at Moss Point down to the anchorage in the bay, with a view to securing a uni- form depth of twelve feet of water. Back Bay at Handsboro' [ a ] . Homochitto and Buffalo Rivers. Cassidy's Bayou. MISSOURI. Minnesota. Mississippi. Missouri. Yazoo Pass [ 6 ], to determine the cost of a lock at that place. Osage River, from mouth to Linn Creek, with a view to movable locks and dams. Nish-na-botna River, with a view to increasing the depth of channel in the Missouri River. NEW HAMPSHIRE. New Hamp- shire. Harbor at Portsmouth, from the sea to the wharf. Little Harbor at Portsmouth, with a view to its im- provement as a harbor of refuge. Winnipeseogee [Winnepesaukee] Lake, at a point called " The Weirs." NEW JERSEY. Hudson River, on the New Jersey side, from Weehaw- ken to Bergen Point, Hudson County, New Jersey, with a view to deepening the water at the wharf on that side. Corson's Sound and Townsend Inlet. Mouth of Salem River. Harbor of Atlantic City at Absecon Inlet. a Handsboro is situated on Bayou Bernard, about 2J miles from its moutb. The bayou empties into Back Bay. 6 For description of this pass see footnote on page 389. New Jersey. 422 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1884- » New York. . NEW YORK. Huntington Harbor. Horton's Point, near Dutch Pond Point, for break- water. Salmon River f °] , at and below Fort Covington. Whitehall Harbor. Lake Champlain, at Four Channels. Hudson River, from Troy to mouth of canal. Scajaquada Creek at Buffalo. Baldwin River, at Baldwin Station, to connect with Long B§ach. Mouth of the Saranac River, at Plattsburgh. Niagara River, from Youngstown to Lake Ontario. Mouth of Salmon River [ 6 ] , and the inner natural har- bor thereat, on Lake Ontario, New York, with a view of making a harbor of refuge for vessels in distress and for purposes of commerce and navigation. North Caro- NORTH CAROLINA. Una. Black River. Pasquotank River, above mouth of 'canal. Perquimons River, above Hartfort [sic]. Green River. Cashie River, from its mouth to the town of Windsor, in Bertie County. Bouge [Bogue] Sound, between New River and Beau- fort. Northeast branch of Cape Fear River, resurvey. Ohio. OHIO. Scioto River. Muskingum River. At Cleveland, Ohio, on the opening and improving of the channel known as the old " river bed " of the Cuya- hoga River. Oregon. OREGON. Bar at the mouth of the entrance to Nehalim Bay and River. P e n n s y I - PENNSYLVANIA, vanla. West Branch of the Susquehanna River, between Salt Lick and Buttermilk Falls. Rhode I s - land. RHODE ISLAND. Pawcatuck River. Warren River, with a view to the removal of obstruc- tions from the channel. a A tributary of St. Lawrence River. » Enters Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario, about 20 miles east of Os- wego. Selkirk is at the mouth and Port Ontario about 1 mile above the mouth. 1884.1 IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 423 SOUTH CAROLINA. South Caro- lina. North Fork of the Edisto River, in the counties- of Orangeburg and Lexington. Conga ree River. Entrance to Winyaw Bay, near Georgetown. TENNESSEE. Elk River, Tennessee and Alabama. Holston River. Extension of the survey of Caney Fork River to Frank's Ferry. TEXAS. Cypress Bayou: The Secretary of War is hereby di- rected to cause a resurvey of the work of improvement of the navigation of Cypress Bayou and the lakes between Jefferson, in Texas, and Shreveport, in Louisiana, in order to ascertain if the necessary improvement cannot be made upon some other plan than building a dam across the Al- bany Flats, as recommended by the engineer; and for this purpose he is hereby authorized and directed to ex- pend so much of the unexpended balance of appropria- tions to the credit of said work as may be necessary. VERMONT. Maquam Bay, Swanton. VIRGINIA. Cockpit Point [Potomac River] , for ice-harbor. Colonial Beach [Potomac River], formerly White Point, in county of Westmoreland. WEST VIRGINIA. Green Brier River. WISCONSIN. Ashland Harbor, in Ashland Bay, Lake Superior. IDAHO TERRITORY. Cceur d'Alene Lake and River. Saint Joseph's River. Snake River, between Lewiston and mouth of Boise River. WASHINGTON TERRITORY. Olympia Harbor. Puyallup River. Willapah River. Lewis River. Tennessee. Texas. Vermont. Virginia. West Vir- ginia. Wisconsin. Idaho. Washington Territory. 424 laws of united states Relating to [is84. Columbia Kiver, above mouth of Snake River. Appropriation For examinations, surveys, and contingencies, and for tions, Purveys, incidental repairs, for which there is no special appropri- ate "prorided a ti° n > ^ or rivers and harbors, one hundred and twenty - for. five thousand dollars : Provided, That no survey shall be Proviso. ma d e f an y harbors or rivers until the Chief of Engi- neers shall have directed a preliminary examination of the same by the local engineer in charge of the district, Preliminary or an engineer detailed for the purpose; and such local repOTts'of."^ or detailed engineer shall report to said Chief of Engi- congr^ss'; neers whether, in his opinion, said harbor or river is printing. ' worthy %i improvement, and shall state in such report fully and particularly the facts and reasons on which he bases such opinion, including the present and prospective demands of commerce. And it shall be the duty of the Chief of Engineers to direct the making of such survey if, in his opinion, the harbor or river proposed to be sur- veyed be worthy of improvement by the General Govern- ment; and he shall report to the Secretary of War the facts, and what public necessity or convenience may be subserved thereby, together with the full reports of the local engineer. Said reports of preliminary examina- tions and surveys shall be made to the House of Repre- sentatives, and are hereby ordered to be printed when so made. ations P im me 1 ai- Sec. 10. That all moneys hereby appropriated shall be ateiy available, immediately available. Approved, July 5, 1884. July 5, 1884. CHAP. 231. — An Act Granting the consent of Congress to the Vol. 23, p. 154. Saint Cloud Water Power and Mill Company to construct a dam across the Mississippi River at Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- constmction Med, That the consent of Congress is hereby granted to across m kif& the Saint Cloud, Water Power and Mill Company to con- c i Foud RiV M 1 i'nl t ' struct across the Mississippi River, at some point within authorized. ' the incorporated limits of the city of Saint Cloud, a dam, canal, and works necessarily incident thereto, for water- wagon and power and other purposes, and in connection therewith a 00 proviso e ' wagon and foot-bridge for public travel : Provided, That fere with"da e m said dam sha11 be s0 constructed as not to interfere with and mill at the existing dam and mill at Sauk Rapids, and so that Sauk Rap.ds. ^ Govemment f the United States can ' ^ ^^ construct in connection therewith a suitable lock for nav- R??hts of 1 ^ 011 purposes: Provided also, That the Government Government of of the United States may at any time take possession of reserved. States said dam > and contr °l the same for purposes of naviga- tion, by paying said company the actual cost of the same, but shall not do so to the destruction of the water-power 1884.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 425 created by said dam : Provided further, That the works pjjje'paasage be constructed so as to provide for the free passage of of saw logs, saw-logs and rafts, and, when necessary, to permit the ra s ' e c- passage of boats; and, further, that such changes or modifications in the works as the Secretary of War may from time to time deem necessary in the interest of navi- gation shall be made, at the expense of the water-power company: Provided further, That in case of any litiga- Proviso. tion arising from the obstruction of the channel by the dam, canal, or bridge, the cause may be tried in the dis- trict court of the United States in which the works are situated. Sec. 2. That the right to amend, alter, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, July 5, 1884. CHAP. 332. — An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil July 7, 1884. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thir- Vol.23,p.l94 . tieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the following sums be, and the same are t i^ proprla hereby, appropriated for the objects hereinafter ex- Sundry civil pressed for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen "~ hundred and eighty-five, namely : expenses. For the Mississippi River Commission, as follows : For salaries and traveling expenses of the Mississippi r^J? commfi! River Commission, and for salaries and traveling ex- sion. penses of assistant engineers under them, and for office expenses and contingencies, seventy -five thousand dollars. To reimburse and pay the Hartford and New York N ^" tf0 T a a r n k Transportation Company for labor and money expended Transporta- in removing obstructions and dredging and improving ment^o. ; pay the bars and piers in the Connecticut River, below Hart- pi .^tea ppr °" ford, in eighteen hundred and eighty-two and eighteen voi.23,p.496. hundred and eighty-three, under the advice and by the Post ' p " 42T ' recommendation of the United States engineer officer in charge, six thousand four hundred and seventy-nine dol- lars and thirty-two cents. To reimburse and pay the Hartford and New York Transportation Company for money expended in main- taining a temporary light on the breakwater at the mouth of the Connecticut River from February first, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine, to February first, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, while the work was in prog- ress, and under an arrangement with the United States engineer officers in charge of the work, the same to be paid from the unexpended appropriation for the erection of a Government light there, made in eighteen hundred 426 LAWS OF UNITED STATES KELATING TO [1884. and eighty-two, and to be immediately available, two thousand one hundred and twenty- four dollars. * * * * * Approved, July 7, 1884. Dec. 20, 1884. CHAP. 4. — An Act Granting the right of way to the city of Vol. 23, p. 280. Newport, Rhode Island, over the breakwater at Goat Island. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- grantea to Sty & ^> That the cit ^ of Newport, Khode Island, is hereby of Newport, granted the right to construct and maintain a sewer for breakwater r °at drainage purposes through or across the breakwater at tor drainage"* 1 Goat Island, subject to such conditions as the Secretary Proviso. of War may prescribe: Provided, That such conditions shall be accepted by the city of Newport before the work herein authorized shall be commenced. Approved, December 20, 1884.' Mar. 3, 1885. CHAP. 359. — An Act Making appropriations to supply defi- Vol. 23, p. 446. ciencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, and for prior years, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, * * * * * * * # Gentrai°uni e ted ^ e -Attorney General of the United States is required states t m in-to investigate the judgments and awards against the mentlf te etc^l United States arising under an act of Congress entitled against united " an act to aid in the improvement of the Fox and Wis- under' act 1S ap? consin Rivers in the State of Wisconsin " approved v r °il? c. 1 i66', March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and to p- 506, and re- report to Congress at its next session whether the liability gress. ° n of the United States therefor is established and what amount is justly due thereon. * * * * * Approved, March 3, 1885. Mar. 3, 1885. CHAP. 360. — An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil Vol. 23, p. 478. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thir- tieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- tiras P tor P siinl We ^> That the following sums be, and the same are dry civil ex- hereby, appropriated for the objects hereinafter ex- e p ndfn| juneso, pressed f or the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen 1886. hundred and eighty-six, namely; 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 427 That the Secretary of the Treasury is hereby author- N f artf °Y i a "i| ized to issue a warrant in favor of the Hartford and New Transportation York Transportation Company for the sum of six thou- £?" payment sand four hundred and seventy-nine dollars and thirty- ti *, eappropr,a " two cents [ a ] , which sum is hereby reappropriated, being vol. 23, p. the amount appropriated for said Hartford and New 22 Ante, p. 425. York Transportation Company under the act approved July seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Govern- ment for. the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, ciglitoen hundred and eighty -five, and for other purposes, and now unpaid. * * * * * Approved, March 3, 1885. CHAP. 49. — An Act To authorize the Mississippi Water-Power Apr. 15, 1886. and Boom Company, of Brainard fBrainerd], Minnesota, to con- vol. 24, p 12. struct a dam across the Mississippi River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the consent of the Government is hereby given Dam across to the Mississippi Water-Power and Boom Company of ^"'m 8 ' 1 "?! Brainard, Minnesota, to construct across the Mississippi bunt by Missis- Biver, at some point not more than two miles from the r^wl r w Sd limits of said city .of Brainard, to be approved by the g 00 p Co., of a j. j! tit i 1 i j.i j_ Brainerd.Minn. becretary or War, a dam, canal and the appurtenances Canal and thereof, for water-power and other purposes, and in con- bridge. nection therewith a wagon and foot bridge for public travel : Provided, That the Government of United States Provisos. may at any time construct in connection therewith a suitable lock for navigation purposes: Provided also, Lock - That the Government of the United States may at any ma Go y^ time take possession of said dam and control the same for session, purposes of navigation, by paying said company the actual cost of the same, but shall not do so to the destruc- tion of the water-power created by said dam: Provided further, That the Secretary of War may at any time re- quire and enforce, at the expense of the owners, such mod- ification and changes in the construction of said dam as he may deem advisable in the interests of navigation; Navigation, and that said dam shall, if necessary, be so built that boats and rafts may pass through the same, without the impo- sition of any toll or charge: And provided further, That Litigation, all suits relative to any obstruction of navigation arising from said dam may be tried in the United States circuit and district courts for Minnesota. Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act an ? en | h ' et J° is hereby expressly reserved without any claim of any reserved. a For labor and money expended in removing obstructions and dredging and improving the bars and piers in Connecticut River below Hartford,- Conn. 428 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO P88IS- kind arising in favor of any party in consequence of such amendment or repeal. Approved, April 15, 1886. May 1, 1886. CHAP. 70.— An Act Authorizing the partition of certain land Vol. 24, p. 17. in Louisville, Kentucky, belonging jointly to John Echols and the Government of the United States. i na ar wned b f Whereas a tract of ground situated in Louisville, Ken- john ° W Bciiois tucky, adjoining the Louisville and Portland Canal, and ItateMnLoui^ known »as "Rowan's Basin," is owned' by the United v, p e ' *mii States of America and by John Echols in the following proportion and under the following conveyances, to wit: The United States, as the proprietor of the Louisville and Portland Canal and the owner of all the stock of the Louisville and Portland Canal Company, owns an undi- vided three-eighths of said real estate, by virtue of the following deeds : One from R. H. Campbell and others to the Louisville and Portland Canal Company, recorded in deed-book numbered one hundred and thirty-five, page four hundred and twenty-three, and one from George H. Douglas to said canal company, recorded in deed-book numbered one hundred and thirty-seven, page four hun- dred and two, both in the Jefferson County, Kentucky, clerk's office; and said John Echols owns an undivided five-eights of said real estate, under and by virtue of the following deeds to him, to wit : One from Eliza H. Boone and others, recorded in deed-book numbered two hundred and fifty -five, page one hundred and thirty-four; one from Rebecca B. Rowan, trustee, and others, recorded in deed-book numbered two hundred and fifty-four, page three hundred and eighty-two; one from Rowan Bu- chanan and others, recorded in deed-book numbered two hundred and fifty-four, page three hundred and sixty- two; and one from Samuel J. Broadwell and others, re- corded in deed-book numbered two hundred and fifty- four, page six hundred and two, all in the Jefferson County, Kentucky, clerk's office; and it is to the interest of both parties that partition shall be made of said real estate: Therefore, Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- seeretary of bled, That the Secretary ot War of the United States is with Echoi! r as hereby authorized and empowered to agree with said to partition. Echols, his heirs or his assigns, upon such partition of said real estate as may seem to the Secretary of War to be just and proper, and may, in the name of and on behalf of the United States of America, make, execute, and de- liver to said Echols, his heirs or his assigns, and receive from him or them, such deed of conveyance as may effect- uate the partition herein provided for. Sec. 2. That this act shall take effect from its passage. Approved, May 1, 1886. J886.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 429 CHAP. 71.— An Act Granting the right of way to the Schuyl- May 1, 1886. kill River East Side Railroad Company through the arsenal and Vol- 24, p. 17. naval asylum grounds at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the Schuylkill River East Side Railroad Com- Right of way pany is hereby authorized to construct its railroad across IcSuylkin the grounds of the United States forming a part of the jf/J"^ § a co' grounds of the naval asylum and of the arsenal at Phil- across 'arsenai adelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania ; * * * And ?"£ "grounds! provided further, That in the construction of said road ^ladei p n i a, through said grounds the said company shall be required to construct thereon a bulkhead upon the bulkhead line Bulkhead, on the Schuylkill River, as fixed by the port-wardens of the city of Philadelphia. S£C *f. !j£ £gS 5JC Approved, May 1, 1886. CHAP. 377. — An Act Making appropriation to supply deficiency May 26, 1886. in amount required for expenditure to June thirtieth, eighteen Vol. 24, p. 70. hundred and eighty-six, for examination and surveys required by acts of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, and June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, to ascertain depth of water and width of channel at South Pass of Mississippi River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the following sum be, and the same is hereby, south Pass, appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not other- Kiver. pp wise appropriated, to wit: To supply deficiency in Deficiency ap- amount required for expenditure to June thirtieth, eight- ex amfnatio°n een hundred and eighty-six, for examinations and sur- asce/tain^epth veys required by the acts of March third, eighteen hun- of . d S at ?, 1 ' ,f nd dred and seventy-five, and June nineteenth, eighteen nei. hundred and seventy-eight, to ascertain the depth of 4 6 J oh 18 ' p- water and width of channel secured and maintained from ]R Vo1 - 20 > p- time to time by James B. Eads at South Pass of the Mis- sissippi River, and to enable the Secretary of War to report to Congress during the maintenance of the work, six thousand fojir hundred and ninety-two dollars. Sec. 2. That the money hereby appropriated shall be , Appropriation ■.. , i Mil immediately immediately available. available. Approved, May 26, 1886. CHAP. 623. — An Act To authorize the improvement of the July 3, 1886. water-power of the Mississippi River at Little Falls, Minnesota. Vol. 24, p. 123. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That it shall be lawful for the Little Falls Water- 430 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO PSSS. wate'r'power -^ ower Company of Minnesota to improve and develop Co., may build the water-power in the Mississippi Kiver at Little Falls, L™t lefa its, in the State of Minnesota, by constructing, maintaining, Mississippi an( j operating: in said river, at said Little Falls, dams, Elver, Minn. . r . a j 77 piers, sluice ways, canals, locks, ponds, breakwaters, abutments, and mill sites for manufacturing purposes: Provisos. Provided, That there shall be placed and maintained in Sluiceway, connection with said dam and other works a sluice-way, sage of f ?ogs,etc! lock, or other fixture sufficient and so arranged as to per- mit logs, timber, and lumber to pass around, through, or over said dam or other works without unreasonable delay or hindrance, and without tolls or charges: Provided further, That the Secretary of War may at any time re- cnanges. quire such changes and alterations to be made in said works, at the expense of said water-power company, as he may deem advisable and necessary in the interest of navi- gation. Sec. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, July 3, 1886. Aug. 2, 1886. CAHP. 843. — An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to Vol. 24, p. 214. permit the Carrollton and Lock Number One Turnpike Road Company to locate and construct its road on land belonging to the United States at Lock Number One, on the Kentucky River, in the State of Kentucky. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- to Ei carroiito2 ^led, That the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, au- ana Lock No. i thorized and empowered to permit the Carrollton and co™?h?o^°|h Lock Number One Turnpike Eoad Company to locate iand e< at S Lock an( ^ construct its road through the land belonging to the No. 1, Ken- United States at Lock Number One, on the Kentucky tucky Ewer, Ri verj j n the State of Kentucky, upon such terms and Proviso. conditions as he may consider proper: Provided, That said road shall not be so located or constructed as to obstruct the use of the said land by the United States for public purposes. Approved, August 2. 1886. Aug. 4, 1886. CHAP. 903. — An Act Making appropriations to supply de- Vol.24,p.256. ficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and for prior years, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVEBS AND HARBORS. 431 appropriations for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and for other objects hereinafter stated, namely : 3f* £|C SjE Sp 5p For payment [°] of judgments and awards recovered ^"ent^of against the United States reported by the Attorney- on "account of General under the provisions of chapter three hundred ^^"In^wil and fifty -nine of the laws of eighteen hundred and eighty- «»win ^ers^ five, approved March third, eighteen hundred and eighty- Ante,' p.'42e! five, Executive Document (first session Forty -ninth Con- pJJi^^ff'. gress) number two hundred and seven, as follows: To pay Augustus G. Ruggles amount of judgment recovered by him against the United States for damages and costs, twenty-two thousand two hundred and eighty-seven dollars and six cents [ 6 ] ; to pay James K. Pumpelly, Edwin C. Gray, and Frank L. Jones, as administrator of the estate of George J. Pumpelly, deceased, amount of judgment recovered by them against the United States, December thirteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-six, ten thou- sand one hundred and sixty-four dollars and fifty-seven cents; to pay John S. McDonald amount awarded him against the United States, November thirteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, for flowage of lands by reason of Government dams at Menasha, Wisconsin, seventeen thousand five hundred and eighty-seven dollars and seventy-three cents; to pay Peter Armond amount awarded him against the United States, November thir- teenth, eighteen hundred and seventj^-five, for flowage of lands by reason of Government dams at Menasha, Wis- consin, two hundred and sixty-eight dollars and eighty cents ; to pay Fisher Jewson amount awarded him against the United States, November thirteenth, "eighteen hun- dred and seventy-five, for flowage of lands by reason of Government dams at Menasha, Wisconsin, three hundred and eighty-four dollars; to pay Richard Jewson and Richard Jewson, junior, amount awarded therein against the United States, November thirteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, for flowage of lands by reason of Gov- ernment dams at Menasha, Wisconsin, six hundred and fourteen dollars; to pay J. D. Bud amount awarded him against the United States, October fourteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, for flowage of lands by reason of Government dams at Menasha, Wisconsin, four hun- dred and fifty dollars. For payment of unappealed awards and judgments ren- dered against the United States for flowage damages a The total payments of judgments and interest under the terms of this act, on account of damages resulting from the improvement of Fox and Wisconsin rivers, amounted to $129,403.10, this sum satisfying all the claims thus enumerated. »The deficiency act approved February 1, 1888, amends this appropriation so as to make it read $20,287.06. The total amount paid to Augustus G. Ruggles under these acts was $21,612.48, in- cluding interest 432 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1886. caused by the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Riv- ' ers, in the State of Wisconsin, as follows: William H. Jenkyns, nine hundred and sixty dollars; Charles Miller, four hundred dollars; George H. Mansur, seven hundred and seventy-two dollars and fifty cents; Edley Payne, one thousand one hundred dollars; Peter Grattan, seven hundred and five dollars; John N. Kid, nine hundred dollars; Kate Jenkyns, two hundred dollars; William Clements, three hundred and ten dollars ; Frank Walker, four hundred and fifty-five dollars and fifty cents ; L. H. Eaton, six hundred and eighty-seven dollars and fifty cents; Tjjly Walker, five hundred dollars; Tertullius Spaulding, nine hundred and ten dollars; E. P. and Wil- liam Sill, four hundred and thirty dollars; William Sill, seven hundred and sixty dollars; Amos D. Page, seven hundred and sixty dollars; Patrick Hussey, thirty dol- lars; Joseph Strobe, nine hundred and sixty dollars; R. J. Radick, one hundred and thirty-five dollars ; Samuel Neff, four hundred and fifty-five dollars; Patrick Mor- rissey, executor of the last will and testament of Patrick Hayes, deceased, two hundred and sixty-five dollars; J. A. Sanford, two hundred and fifty dollars; George Allanson, one hundred and twenty -five dollars; Michael Clarey, two hundred and thirty dollars; Helen B. Chap- man, nine hundred and forty dollars; Andrew Frederich- son, nine hundred and five dollars; J. H. Porter, one thousand one hundred and eighty -five dollars; Gustave Ehrlich, one hundred and thirty -five dollars; Dennis Cushing, three hundred and seventy dollars ; John Cush- ing, five hundred dollars ; James Durick, one hundred dol- lars; William Cushing, two hundred and ninety dollars; William Geary, two hundred and eighty dollars; Oliver Dempsey, two hundred dollars; Catherine Cavanaugh, three hundred dollars; James Durick, four hundred and twenty dollars; John F. Seymour, two hundred dollars; W. M. Sinclair, one hundred dollars; costs on appeal to superior court, one hundred and fourteen dollars and sixty-five cents; M. Aukland, eighty dollars; Aaron Walker, two hundred dollars; Jane' J. Thomas, adminis- tratrix of the estate of Thomas J. Thomas, two hundred dollars; August Frohne, one hundred and fifty dollars; W. R. and J. M. Edwards, one hundred dollars; Henry Floyd, one hundred and forty dollars; Martha Hanson, eighty dollars; Robert Edwards, two hundred dollars; F. Chamberlain, fifteen dollars; Cornelius Spoor, thirty dollars and twelve cents; Wesley Horton, twenty-eight dollars and ten cents ; Frederick Bandt, one hundred and forty -five dollars; William Page, one hundred and fifty dollars; August Zulk, one hundred dollars; Anton Rump- ler and August Zelmer, thirty-seven dollars and fifty cents; Martin Matz, three hundred dollars; John Karon one hundred and thirty dollars ; Martin Tinde, seventy- five dollars; Julius Liebig, one hundred and sixtv dollars; Louis Kranz, seventy-five dollars; Herman Esmer, fifty 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 433 dollars; August Swanke, two hundred dollars; John Hursley, Fred Eadtkin, and Martin Radkie, one hundred dollars; William Spooner, one hundred dollars; Franz Zuilki, one hundred dollars; Juliana Countryman, two hundred dollars ; Joseph Guderski, twenty dollars ; Fred- erick Boick, one hundred and eighty dollars; William Fuchs, seventy -five dollars; John O. Borst, one hundred and seventy-five dollars ; S. A. Hake, twenty-five dollars ; Ephraim Mueller, two hundred and fifty dollars ; August Behm, one hundred and twenty-five dollars ; G. H. Behm, sixty -five dollars; Caroline Fuller, sixty -five dollars; Earnest Lambrecht, one hundred dollars; John Larson, two hundred and twenty-five dollars; Christian Temple, two hundred and thirty-three dollars; S. Y. Judd, five hundred dollars ; Elizabeth Owens, three hundred dollars ; Henry Tolby and Ferdinand Retz, appealed, two hundred and fifty dollars; John Jones, three hundred and fifty dollars; John Michaels, one hundred and twenty-four dollars; D. S. Kissam, four hundred and fifty dollars; Julia Hopp, one hundred dollars ; Adam McKittrick, four hundred dollars; James Lynch, three hundred dollars; Earnest Liebenhauer, three hundred dollars; John B. Wyso, one hundred dollars; William McClelland, fifty dollars; William Zanto, two hundred dollars; Michael Glynn, seventy-five dollars ; Hollis Stedman, fifty dollars ; J. J. Keen, one hundred dollars ; Datis E. Lewis, one hun- dred and twenty-five dollars ; Alonzo D. Payne, two hun- dred dollars; Francis L. Smith, Erastus H. Payne, and Horace D. Smith, two hundred and sixty dollars; Amos C. Brown and Lucy Brown, one hundred and seventy-five dollars; William Stewart, one hundred and twenty dol- lars; Joseph M. Hodgkins and Samuel C. Hall, twenty dollars; John McClelland, fifty dollars; Henry Falbe, or Phelps, fifty dollars; Tracy W. Lewis, seventy dollars; C. A. Peck, two hundred dollars ; E. H. Payne and Sarah E. Rigley, eighty dollars ; W. J. Middleton, one hundred and fifty dollars; Vincent S. Sawinski, fifty dollars; John Rude, eighty dollars; Hugh Lynch, fifty dollars; William Gordon, two hundred dollars ; Thomas J. Dewey, one hun- dred and fifty dollars; Amanda A. Bugh, one hundred and. fifty dollars; Henry Basing, one hundred dollars; Ferdinand Marion, one hundred and fifty dollars ; N. M. Dodson, one hundred and fifty dollars and ninety cents; George Fitch and D. W. C. Palmeter, seventy-five dollars ; Mrs. T. W. Marsh, seventy-five dollars; Gustave Raasch, sixty dollars ; W. J. Frank, one hundred and twenty-five dollars; Edward Teske and Gustave Teske, one hundred and seventy -five dollars ; De Los Maxon, one hundred dol- lars ; Joseph Melodzck, two hundred and five dollars ; Lea Kenan, nine hundred and twelve dollars; Charles H. Kempley, five hundred and ninety-five dollars and twenty- five cents; Anna Eliza Page and Margaret Jane Page, six hundred dollars; John Roger, three hundred and thirty - H. Doc. 425, 58-3 28 434 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1886. eight dollars and fifty cents; Edward McCaffery and Asiel Waldo, two hundred and sixty-three dollars and twenty cents; Abraham Seaman six hundred and forty- three dollars and fifty-four cents ; Samuel Phoenix, three hundred and fourteen dollars and fifty cents; Harriet B. Cramer, fifty-three dollars and four cents; Isaac Picker- ing, one hundred and eighteen dollars and sixty-six cents ; Jane Pickering, one hundred and seven dollars and twenty-seven cents ; F. B. Hawes, four hundred and thirty dollars and thirty-five cents; Lyman R. Slade, one hun- dred and twenty-six dollars and ninety-nine cents; A. W. Whitsonand T. Whitson, two hundred and ninety dollars and seventy cents ; Charles Metcalf , four hundred and six dollars and thirteen cents; Elizabeth Morris, sixty-five dollars ; Margaret Bohrner, Theodore Bohrner, and Frank Bohrner, three hundred and ninety-two dollars and thirty cents; Spencer A. Pease, three hundred and seventy-five dollars; Henry W. Rockafellow, one hundred and forty- eight dollars and sixty cents ; John and Richard Mee and F. A. Kendall, two hundred and forty-one dollars and sixty cents; C. C. Mathers, three hundred and thirty-two dollars and twenty -five cents; Eli McNutt, Hiram Mc- Nutt, and Angelina Waldo, nine hundred and two dol- lars and sixty-two cents ; J. H. Merritt, four hundred and thirty- four dollars and twenty-five cents; William Hart- wig, fifty dollars; John McNab, three hundred and thirty- four dollars and thirty-five cents; Mary A. Leach, one hundred and fifty dollars and forty cents; Robert Weir, six hundred and twenty-six dollars and seventy cents; Mathew Spain, fifty dollars; Wilhelmina Retz, seventy- five dollars; Andrew Kewitz,- one hundred dollars; Gr. Liebenhauer, two hundred dollars; David Evans, five hundred dollars ; Frederick Hault, two hundred and forty dollars ; and a sufficient sum in addition thereto as may be necessary to pay the interest on the judgments and awards as above provided is hereby appropriated. * * * * * Sec. 5. That for the payment of a portion of the fol- l aYiSTeert?- l° w i n g supplemental list of claims, which are fully set fled, supple- forth in House Executive Document numbered two bun- me voL' is, P . dred and ninety-four, Forty-ninth Congress, first session, 11 °»*e p 225 anc * are certified to be due by the accounting officers of vol. ' 23, p.' the Treasury under appropriations the balances of wbich 254 - have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund under the provisions of section five of the act approved June twentieth, eighteen hundred and seventy- four, and under appropriations heretofore treated as permanent, being for the service of the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-three and prior years, and which have been certi- fied to Congress under section two of the act of July seventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, there is ap- propriated as follows: 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 435 WAR DEPARTMENT CLAIMS ALLOWED BY THE THIRD AU- [o^ed^Vrnlrd DITOR AND SECOND COMPTROLLER. Auditor and Second Comp- troller, War ***** Department. For improving Umpqua Kiver, Oregon, one dollar and er Um ,^ ua Riv " forty-seven cents. Approved, August 4, 1886. CHAP. 929. — An Act Making appropriations for the construe- Aug. 5, 1886. tion, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers Vol. 24, p. 310. and harbors, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the following sums of money -be, and are h Hi ^ e r an ^ hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the priations appro Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and to be expended Harbors - under the direction of the Secretary of War, for the con- struction, completion, repair, and preservation of the public works herein named : Improving harbor at Kockland, Maine: Continuing Rockland, Me. improvement, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. Improving breakwater at the mouth of Saco River, brla C kwate e r' Maine : Continuing improvement and repairs, twelve Me. thousand five hundred dollars. Improving harbor at Portland, Maine : Continuing im- PortI and, Me. provement, thirty thousand dollars. Improving the channel in Back Cove, Portland, Maine : ch annei C Me V ^ Continuing improvement, twenty-six thousand two hun- dred and fifty dollars. Improving harbor at York, Maine, fifteen thousand York, Me. dollars. Improving harbor at Portsmouth, New Hampshire : N Portsmouth, Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving the harbor of refuge at Little Harbor, New Little h a r - Hampshire : Continuing improvement, ten thousand dol- or ' lars.. Improving harbor at Burlington, Vermont: Continu- Burlington, ing improvement, eighteen thousand seven hundred and vt fifty dollars. For a breakwater at Gordon's Landing, on Lake Cham- Gordons plain, to be built on the twelve foot curve mentioned in^a°er° s ' b Lake the papers accompanying the report of the Secretary of cnampiain. War to the Senate dated March first, eighteen hundred and eighty-six (Executive Document Number Eighty- one, Forty -ninth Congress, first session), eighteen thou- sand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Improving harbor at Boston, Massachusetts : Continu- Boston, ing improvement, fifty-six thousand two hundred and Mass ' fifty dollars; of which eighteen thousand seven hundred 436 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [isl- and fifty dollars are to be expended at Fort Point Chan- nel, on Part A, below Congress Street Bridge. Lynn, Mass. Improving harbor at Lynn, Massachusetts : Continuing improvement, six thousand dollars. M Nan tucket, Improving harbor at Nantucket, Massachusetts: Con- tinuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Harbo? Mass s Improving Hyannis Harbor, Massachusetts, ten thou- sand, dollars. port 6 Mass ry Improving harbor at Newburyport, Massachusetts: Continuing improvement, thirty -seven thousand five hun- dred dollars, war eh am, Improving harbor at Wareham, Massachusetts: Con- tinuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Plymouth, Improving harbor at Plymouth, Massachusetts: Con- tinuing improvement, six thousand dollars. Mass'. nsliam ' Improving harbor at Hingham, Massachusetts: Con- tinuing improvement, six thousand dollars. town°Mass° e Improving harbor at Provincetown, Massachusetts: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars. Gloucester, Improving harbor at Gloucester, Massachusetts, five thousand dollars; of which two thousand dollars, or so much as may be needed for a survey, and remainder on Babson's Ledge, sandy Bay, For the national harbor of refuge of the first class at uge. ° r "Sandy Bay: Continuing improvement, one hundred thou- sand dollars. Mass ' * u a * e ' Improving harbor at Scituate, Massachusetts : Contin- uing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Ma West P ort, Improving harbor at Westport, Massachusetts : Contin- uing improvement, one thousand dollars, for sand-fence, woods Hole, Improving harbor at Wood's Holl, Massachusetts : Con- tinuing improvement, fourteen thousand five hundred ■ dollars. land'S ! 1 ' s " Improving harbor at Block Island, Khode Island : Con- tinuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars; of which eight thousand dollars shall be expended on the break- water and twelve thousand dollars on the inner harbor. Newport,R.i. Improving harbor at Newport, Ehode Island : Continu- ing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. ^Bridgeport, Improving harbor at Bridgeport, Connecticut: Con- tinuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. conn aok Rock ' Improving harbor at Black Kock, Connecticut: Con- tinuing improvement, five thousand dollars. conn W Haven ' Improving breakwater at New Haven, Connecticut: Continuing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at New Haven, Connecticut: Con- tinuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. conn W Lon ' n s tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving channel at Gowanus Bay, New York : Con- g °™ y u s tinuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dol- lars. Improving harbor at Great Sodus Bay, Nqw York : Great sodus, Continuing improvement, sixteen thousand eight hundred ay ' ' ' and seventy-five dollars. Improving harbor at Greenport, New York: Continu- Green port, ing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Little Sodus Bay, New York : Little sodus Continuing improvement, twelve thousand five hundred ay ' dollars. Improving harbor at Oak Orchard, New York: Con- oak orchard, tinuing improvement by repairs, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. Improving harbor at Olcott, New York : Continuing oicott, n. t. improvement and repairs, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Wilson, New York: Continuing Wilson, n.y. improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Ogdensburg, New York: Con- ogdensburg, tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars; which, to- gether with the amount on hand, is to be used in remov- ing obstructions from the mouth of the Oswegatchee and continuing the excavation at the lower harbor up stream. Improving harbor at Oswego, New York: Continuing oswego.N.Y. improvement, seventy-one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; of which fifty-six thousand two hundred and. fifty dollars to be used in repairs and fifteen thou- sand dollars in continuing work on the harbor. Improving harbor at Rondout, New York : Continuing Rondout, n. improvement,, two thousand five hundred dollars. Y - Improving harbor at Saugerties, New York: Continu- saugerties, ing improvements, fifteen thousand dollars. N - T - Improving Harbor at Sheepshead Bay, New York: sheepshead Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Bay - **• Y - 438 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO P* 86 - New York. 'Improving New York Harbor, New York : To secure a thirty-foot channel at mean low water at Sandy Hook entrance of the harbor, upon such plan as the Secretary of War may approve, seven hundred and fifty thousand dollars, c h a n n e i Improving channel between Staten Island and the New and e New S Jer- Jersey shore, New York and New Jersey: Continuing sey - improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Raritan Bay, Improving harbor at Raritan Bay, New Jersey: Con- tinuing improvement, thirty -seven thousand five hundred dollars, piattsburg, Improving harbor at Plattsburg, New York: Continu- ing improvement, five thousand dollars. Atlantic city, For a more thorough and definite survey and examina- .bor V of refuge. r tion of the harbor at Atlantic City, New Jersey, with a view to making a harbor of refuge at that point, five thou- sand dollars ; said examination and survey to be made by a board consisting of three United States engineers. Erie, Pa. Improving harbor at Erie, Pennsylvania : Continuing improvement, and also for the improvement of said har- bor, as recommended by the Chief of Engineers, January thirteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-five, thirty-seven TitT'to'pres- thousand five hundred dollars : Provided, That the Secre- que isle to be tary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed secretary of t° receive and accept for the United States, from the war. marine hospital of Erie, Pennsylvania, the title to the peninsula of Presque Isle, at Erie, Pennsylvania, as ten- dered by the said marine hospital, agreeably to the pro- visions of an act of the legislature of the State of Penn- sylvania, approved May eleventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-one: And provided further, That twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars of said sum shall not be expended until the aforesaid title shall be accepted by the Secretary of War. Marcushook, Improving ice-harbor at Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania : pa., ce ar- £< on t mum g improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Chester, Pa., The Secretary of War is authorized to cede to the city cession of p.ers of Ches ^ Pennsylvania, the upper and lower pier's located in said city and extending into the Delaware River, and formerly used as an ice harbor. Delaware Improving Delaware breakwater, Delaware: Continu- Breakwater. ing i m p r0 vement, fifty-six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Newcastle, Improving ice-harbor at New Castle, Delaware: Con- » Dei." ice ar- t i nu j n g improvement, five thousand dollars. Wilmington, Improving harbor at Wilmington, Delaware: Continu- Del - ing improvement, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Baltimore, Improving harbor at Baltimore, Maryland: Continu- Md - ing improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Breton Bay, Improving harbor at Breton Bay, Maryland : Continu- M os « ) p . 618. Ohio, the Secretary of War shall negotiate with the owner or owners of the land for the purchase thereof at a reason- able price, to be approved by Congress; and if an agree- ment as to price cannot be made with the owner, then the value of the same shall be ascertained in the mode pro- vided by the laws of Ohio for the condemnation of lands for public uses in that State, the result of said proceedings of condemnation, if taken, to be reported to the next Con- gress for its approval. Improving harbor at Sandusky City, Ohio, by dredging 0h f andusky ' the channel through the outer bar and within the bay; and for this purpose the money appropriated by act of July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, now on hand, is hereby made available, and the further sum of five thousand dollars is hereby appropriated. Improving harbor at Toledo, Ohio : Continuing im- to^ao, Ohio, provement of the Maumee River, by a straight channel along such line as may be approved by the Secretary of War, one hundred and twelve thousand five hundred dol- lars ; and the balance of the twenty-five thousand dollars heretofore appropriated are hereby made available for clearing the old channel. Improving harbor at Vermillion, Ohio: Continuing 0h Y erinilIon improvement, three thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Michigan City, Indiana: Con- C it£ 1 ina. lean tinuing improvement, fifty-six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; of which sum one thousand eight hundred and seventy -five dollars are to be used on the inner harbor. Improving harbor at Calumet, Illinois : Continuing calumet, 111. improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Chicago, Illinois : Continuing im- Chica g°. ni. provement, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Waukegan, Illinois: Continuing n] Waukegan, improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Charlevoix and entrajice to Pine M1 £ ] ha^leTOix ■ Lake, Michigan: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Cheboygan, Michigan: Continu- M1 ch eboysan ' ing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Frankfort, Michigan, by extension Mi ch ankf ort ' of piers and repairs: Continuing improvement, seven • thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan : Con- Ha ven, Mich. d tinuing improvement, thirty thousand dollars. Improving harbor of refuge at Grand Marais, Michi- ra {jj ) r M i l c i|. Ma " gan: Continuing improvement, twenty-six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Improving harbor at Ludington, Michigan: Continu- M1 g^ dington ' ing improvement, fifty-six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. 442 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1886- Mkfh anlstee ' Improving harbor at Manistee, Michigan: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Marque tte, Improving harbor at Marquette, Michigan : Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Mich° n r ° e ' Improving harbor at Monroe, Michigan: By repairs, two thousand dollars. M1 M h u s k e s° n > Improving harbor at Muskegon, Michigan : Continuing improvement, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. Mich tonagon ' Improving harbor at Ontonagon, Michigan: Continu- ing improvement, thirteen thousand dollars. Mieh ntwater ' Improving harbor at Pentwater, Michigan: Continu- ing impicovement, ten thousand dollars. ^PortageLake, Improving harbor at Portage Lake, Michigan : Contin- uing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. (H a a 1 r 1) b a o C r Improving and repairing harbor of refuge at Sand Beach), Mich. Beach, Michigan: Continuing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars ; of which not exceeding forty -five thou- sand dollars are to be used in repairs. Mich. Josepb ' Improving harbor at Saint Joseph, Michigan: Contin- uing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Mich Ugatuck ' Improving harbor at Saugatuck, Michigan: To com- plete improvement, eight thousand dollars. Mfch UthHaven ' Improving harbor at South Haven, Michigan : Contin- uing improvement, five thousand dollars. (Lake)?Mteh? r Improving harbor at White River, Michigan : Continu- ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. (Hx. 1 iTand) Lake Improving harbor.at Black Lake, Michigan: Continu- ing improvement, five thousand dollars. whaSagTto Improving harbor at Ahnapee, Wisconsin : Continuing be free. , improvement, fifteen thousand dollars ; but no part of 4oa 01 ' 25 ' P ' sa id sum is to be expended until the wharfage over the post, p. 492. Government piers at that port shall be made free. ^Green Bay, Improving harbor at Green Bay, Wisconsin : Continu- ing improvement, seven thousand dollars. ^k e n o a h a , Improving harbor at Kenosha, Wisconsin : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. ^Kewaunee, Improving harbor at Kewaunee, Wisconsin: Continu- ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. ^Manitowoc, Improving harbor at Manitowoc, Wisconsin: Continu- ing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. ^Menominee, Improving harbor at Menomonee, Wisconsin : Continu- ing improvement, three thousand dollars. ^Milwaukee, improving harbor of refuge at Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement on bay and harbor, sixty thou- sand dollars. Oconto, wis. Improving harbor at Oconto, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, eight thousand dollars. ington wi ash " Improving harbor at Port Washington, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Racme, wis. Improving harbor at Racine, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. st S L P ouis ba a yt „ I m P™y in g harbor at Superior Bay and Saint Louis wis. Bay, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars; and the engineer in 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 443 charge, in his next annual report, shall submit an estimate of the cost of a dredge-boat or other facilities that may be needed for dredging the harbors of Duluth and Superior. Thirteen thousand five hundred dollars of the money hereby appropriated are to be expended in dredging in said Superior Bay and Harbor, and in repairing piers at natural entry, and nine thousand dollars in dredging Saint Louis Bay, along the dock-line on the Wisconsin shore, from deep water at Connor's Point towards deep water at Grassy Point. Improving harbor at Sheboygan, Wisconsin : Continu- w f s h e boygan, ing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin: Con- sturgeon tinuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Ashland, Wisconsin : Continuing a s n i a n a , improvement, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. The Secretary of War is authorized and directed to ap- B ^ £ n r a s £° k ° point a Board of three engineers from the United States Michigan ship Army whose duty it shall be to examine, in all their rela- Board of En- tions to commerce, the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan |j,°t ers a 1° t% Ship Canal, connecting the waters of Green Bay with value, etc. Lake Michigan, in the State of Wisconsin, with a view to making the same a free passage way and harbor of refuge, to consider their value, and all other matters connected with their usefulness to navigation, and which shall give information as to "the expediency of the work and the de- sirability of their acquisition and improvement. The said Board shall report to the Secretary of War, who shall lay its report be'fore Congress at its next session, together with the views of himself and the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army thereon; and five thousand dol- lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby ap- propriated for this purpose. Improving harbor at Duluth, Minnesota: Continuing Duiuth, improvement, and enlarging basin between Minnesota and Minn - Kice's Points, fifty-six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars ; of which a sum not exceeding five hundred dol- lars may be used in placing buoys in the channels and else- where where needed in the harbor ; and the consent of the United States is hereby given to a change of the existing dock-line on the east side of Kice's Point by the municipal authorities of Duluth : Provided, That such change meets the approval of the Secretary of War. Improving harbor at Grand Marais, Minnesota: Con- Grand Ma- tinuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. rais > Mlnn - Improving harbor at Agate Bay, Minnesota, twenty- Agate Bay, two thousand five hundred dollars. MInn - Improving harbor at Lake City, Minnesota : Continu- Lake city, ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Mlnn - Improving harbor and bay at Humboldt, California : H „ m b oldt| Continuing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars : Cal - Provided, That no part of said sum shall be expended un- proviso. til the twelve acres of land necessary to said improvement shall have been conveyed to the United States free of ex- 444 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO P 886 - pense, and, such conveyance has been approved by the Sec- retary of War, after the Attorney-General of the United States shall have certified to the Secretary of War that the title is perfect. ca?. akland ' Improving harbor at Oakland, California, Continuing improvement, sixty thousand dollars. Survey of The sum of eleven thousand dollars, or as much thereof HarbOT? ,m s on as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for a survey fabioBag >a Su- f g an Francisco Harbor, San Pablo Bay, Suisun Bay, strait of Kar- Strait of Carquinex [Karquines] , mouth of San Joaquin Joaquin 8 ' a ndKiver, and mouth of Sacramento Kiver, California. ri a ers ament ° Improving harbor at Red Wood, California: Continu- Redwood, ing improvement', five thousand dollars. Ca survey, etc., The sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof ts New a ort Di and may De necessary, is hereby appropriated for examina- san mis' ows- tion, survey, and estimated cost of obtaining a channel go harbors, twQ hundred and fifty feet wide and twenty-four feet deep at mean low water across the outer bar, and from thence to a point abreast of beacon number two, in San Diego Harbor, California ; also, of obtaining a navigable channel at least eight feet in depth at mean low water at Newport Harbor, California; also, of the establishment of a breakwater extending in a southeasterly direction one-fourth of a mile, more or less, along the sunken reef commencing at or near Whaler's Poini, so called, at San Luis Obispo Harbor, California. _ Wilmington, Improving harbor at Wilmington, California: Con- tinuing improvement, seventy -five thousand dollars. y a a u 1 n a Improving harbor at Yoquina Bay, Oregon : Continu- ing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars. ore 008 Bay ' Improvement of the harbor at entrance of Coos Bay, Oregon, thirty -three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Lubeccnan- Improving Lubec Channel, Maine: Continuing im- nel ' provement, ten thousand dollars. Moosabec Improving Moosebec Bar, Maine : Continuing improve- ment, ten thousand dollars. Penobscot Improving Penobscot River, Maine: Continuing im- provement, be [sic] widening the channel opposite Bangor and removing obstructions near Crosby's Narrows, fifteen thousand dollars, saco River. Improving Saco River, Maine, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. Narraguagus Improving Narragaugus River, Maine, ten thousand dollars. Rive? c h e c ° Improving Cocheco River, New Hampshire : Continu- ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Rive? swlch I m P rovin g Ipswich River, Massachusetts, two thou- sand five hundred dollars. B iIL a r r e n Improving Warren River, Rhode Island, five thousand dollars. River wtucket Improving Pawtucket River, Rhode Island: Continu- ing improvement, thirty thousand dollars. 1886] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS^ AND HARBORS. 445 Improving Providence River and Narragansett Bay, jy^ *•**«• Rhode Island : Continuing improvement, thirty thousand ganse'tt Bay. dollars. For removing Green Jacket Shoal, Providence River, Green Jacket Rhode Island, twenty -six thousand two hundred and fifty shoal - dollars. Improving Pawcatuck River, Rhode Island, twelve Pawcatuck thousand dollars. Improving Connecticut River below Hartford, Con- Connecticut necticut: Continuing improvement, twenty-six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Improving Housatonjc River, Connecticut, five thou- Housatonic sand dollars. Improving Thames River, Connecticut : Continuing R1 ^ er h a m e s improvement, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. Improving East Chester Creek, New York : Continu- c ^j^* Cnester ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Hudson River, New York: Continuing im- Hudson River, provement, twenty-six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; of which fifteen thousand dollars may be used for the removal of the rock in channel at Van Wie's Point. Improving Newtown Creek and Bay, New York : Con- Newtown tinuing improvement, thirty-seven thousand five hundred Creek and Bay ' dollars; of which nine thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars to be expended on west branch be- tween Maspeth avenue and Dual Bridge, at Grand street and Metropolitan avenue; nine thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars to be expended on main branch between Easterly Grand Street bridge to Metropolitan avenue ; and balance on lower end, from Maspeth avenue to the mouth of the creek. Improving Hell Gate, New York : Continuing improve- Hen Gate, ment one hundred and twelve thousand five hundred dol- lars. Improving Narrows at Lake .Champlain, New York, Lake Cham- from Benson, Vermont, .to canal locks at Whitehall, New rows"' York, thirty thousand dollars. Improving Ticonderoga River, New York. Continu- Ticonderoga ing improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving Maurice River, New Jersey: Continuing M a u r '« e improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving Passaic River, New Jersey : Continuing im- Passaic provement, twenty-six thousand two hundred and fifty RiTer ' dollars; of which two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars are to be used above Newark. Improving Raritan River, New Jersey : Continuing im- r a r 1 1 a n provement, twenty-six thousand two hundred and fifty Elver ' dollars. Improving Shrewsbury River, New Jersey : Continuing Shrewsbury improvement, ten thousand dollars. R ver ' Improving South River, New Jersey: Continuing im- South River. pfovement, five thousand dollars. 446 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1886 - Kivei- Jones Improving Saint Jones Kiver, Delaware: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. River n * ' c ° k e Improving Nanticoke River, Delaware : Continuing im- provement up to and near the town of Laurel, Delaware, ten thousand dollars. R Monongaheia i m p rov j ng Monongahela River, Pennsylvania and West Virginia : Continuing improvement, ninety thousand nine hundred dollars ; but no charges or tolls shall be collected on any other part of the river on any commerce on said river which originates above the works herein appropri- ated for. RiteV. egIieny For«beginning the construction of a dam at Herr's Is- land, in the Allegheny River, near Pittsburgh, Pennsyl- vania, thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars.* Improving Allegheny River, Pennsylvania: Continu- ing improvement, thirty thousand dollars. River huylkin Improving Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania: Continu- ing improvement, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Delaware Improving Delaware River, Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Continuing improvement from Trenton to its mouth, two hundred and ten thousand dollars; of which thirty thousand dollars shall be applied to improving the channel between Camden, New Jersey, and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and seven thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be needed, shall be expended on said river and its tidal tributaries above Bridesburg. River ° ptank Improving Choptank River, Maryland : Continuing im- provement, ten thousand dollars. creek r s ' c a Improving Corsica Creek, Maryland : Continuing im- provement, ten thousand dollars. ^Chesapeake p or rebuilding piers at Battery Island, head of the Chesapeake Bay, which were carried away by ice, strengthening and protecting the works at that point from future destruction, seventeen thousand two hundred and seventy-five dollars., River? uehanna Improving Susquehanna River, Maryland and Pennsyl- vania : Continuing improvement, six thousand dollars ; to be expended above the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Baltimore Railroad Bridge. Rive? com ° ke Improving Pocomoke River, Maryland: Continuing and completing improvement, eight thousand dollars. tr7m te chTncl I m P rovm g> by -dredging and otherwise, the inland tea ? ue Bay to waterway from Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, to Delaware Bay an River Ba y at or near Lewes, Delaware, to be used from Chinco- teague Bay to Indian River Bay, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Rive? pomatt ° x Improving Appomattox River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. my River hom " Improving Chickahominy River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, four thousand dollars. 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 447 Improving James River, Virginia : Continuing im- James RiTer - provement below Richmond, one hundred and twelve thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Mattaponi River, Virginia: Continuing im- Mattaponi provement, five thousand dollars. Rlve1 '' Improving New River, Virginia : Continuing improve- New River, ment between the lead-mines, in Wythe County, and the mouth of Wilson's Creek, in Grayson County, ten thou- sand dollars, together with the three thousand dollars now on hand. Improving Pamunky River, Virginia: Continuing im- Pamunkey provement, five thousand dollars. Improving Rappahannock River, Virginia : Continuing Rap pah an- improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Staunton River, Virginia : Continuing im- Ri ye r a ° nto ' 1 provement, ten thousand dollars; one-half of which is to be expended between the mouth of Pig River and the Midland Railroad Crossing. Improving York River, Virginia: Continuing im- York River, provement, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Improving Dan River, Virginia : Continuing improve- Dan River, ment, ten thousand dollars. Improving Big Sandy River, West Virginia and Ken- Ri B er , g Sandy tucky: Continuing improvement, thirty thousand dol- lars; of which sum three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars are to be expended on Tug Fork, in West Virginia, and three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars on Lavisa Fork, in Kentucky. Improving Buckhannon River, West Virginia : Con- Buckhannon tinning improvement, one thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Great Kanawha River, West Virginia : Ri f e a n a w n a Continuing improvement, one hundred and eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Elk River, West Virginia : Continuing im- Eik River, provement, one thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Guyandotte River, West Virginia: Con- Riv ! er ,yaildot tinuing improvement, the amount heretofore appropri- ated is hereby made available for this purpose. Improving Little Kanawha River, West Virginia: Little Ka- Continuing improvement, sixteen thousand eight hun- n dred and seventy-five dollars; of which one thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars shall be used in continuing the improvement of navigation above the west fork. But no toll shall be collected by any person or corporation for this improved navigation; and such right, if any exist, shall be relinquished, in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War, before the expendi- ture of any of the money herein appropriated for this work. Improving Cape Fear River, North Carolina: Con- R1 y e r. pe Fear tinuing improvement, one hundred and sixty-eight thou- 448 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1886 - sand seven hundred and fifty dollars; of which sum eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars are to be expended above Wilmington, the remainder below and opposite the city of Wilmington, including as much of its northeast branch as lies in front of Wilmington, within the city limits. Co n tentnia Improving Contentnia Creek, North Carolina: Con- tinuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Currituck Improving Carrituck Sound, Coanjok Bay, and North River Bar, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Neuse River. Improving Neuse Eiver, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. New River. Improving New River, North Carolina : Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Pamlico and Improving Pamlico and Tar Rivers, North Carolina: Tar rivers. Completing improvement, five thousand dollars. Black River. Improving Black River, North Carolina, three thou- proviao. gan( j dollars: p rov ided, That all claims of private gar- ties to the navigation of the river shall be ceded to the United States, free of charge, before the commencement of said improvement. Roanoke Improving Roanoke River, North Carolina : Continu- ing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Two thou- sand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, of the aforesaid twenty thousand dollars shall be used for the purpose of removing obstructions in the Thoroughfare and Coshoke Creek. Trent River. Improving Trent River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, three thousand five hundred dollars. Dan River. Improving Dan River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, between Madison, North Carolina, and Danville, Virginia, ten thousand dollars. Yadkin Riv- Improving Yadkin River, North Carolina : Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. BeauforTVo Improving the inland waterway between Beaufort Har- New River. bor and New River, North Carolina, through Bogue Sound, ten thousand dollars. Ashley River. Improving Ashley River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, one thousand dollars. Bdisto River. Improving Edisto River, South Carolina : Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars. Ri Great Pedee i m p r0 ving Great Pee Dee River, South Carolina : Con- tinuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Rj saikahatchie i m p r0 ving Salkiehatchie River, South Carolina: Con- tinuing improvement, two thousand dollars. santee River. Improving Santee River, South Carolina : Continuing improvement, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; no part of which sum to be used for the construc- tion of any road-bridge across the Mosquito Creek Canal: Provided, That if salt water be found flowing into said Mosquito Creek, five thousand dollars of said sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used for the Proviso. 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 449 construction of a flood-gate at the upper end of the canal, to prevent the same. Improving Waccamaw River, South Carolina: Con- waccamaw tinuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. R ver ' Improving Wappoo Cut, South Carolina : Continuing wappoo cut. improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving Wateree River, South Carolina : Continu- wateree Riv- ing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. er ' Improving Congaree River, South Carolina, seven thou- congaree sand five hundred dollars. Improving Altamaha River, Georgia: Continuing im- Aitamaha provement, twenty thousand dollars ; of which ten thou- sand dollars are to be used on Doboy Bar, or so much thereof as may be necessary. Improving Chattahoochee River, Georgia and Ala- h Ch a/ttahoo- bama : Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dol- lars. Improving Coosa River, Georgia and Alabama: Con- coosa River, tinuing improvement, forty-five thousand dollars. Improving Flint River, Georgia : Continuing improve- FIint River, ment, twenty thousand dollars; of which sum five thou- sand dollars are to be expended between Albany and Montezuma, and fifteen thousand dollars below Albany. Improving Ocmulgee River, Georgia: Continuing im- ocmuigee provement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. River. Improving Oconee River, Georgia: Continuing im- oconee River, provement, nine thousand dollars ; one thousand five hun- dred dollars of said sum to be expended between Skull Shoals and the Railroad Bridge. Improving Romely [Romerly] Marsh, Georgia : To M R r ° h m e r ! y complete improvement, seventeen thousand four hundred and seventy-five dollars ; and so much of said sum as may be necessary may be applied by the engineer in charge, with the approval of the Secretary of War, to pay for work done on said improvement, under the direction of the War Department, since the last appropriation was exhausted. Improving Savannah River, below Augusta, Georgia : Ri y e aTann ah Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Apalachicola River, Florida: Continuing R .^P. alacWcola improvement, one thousand dollars. Improving Caloosahatchee River, Florida: Continu- ch e e al R° ve a r ^ a t_ ing improvement, four thousand dollars. Improving Choctawatchee River, Florida and Ala- ^^octawhat bama: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dol- lars ; of which sum five thousand dollars to be expended below Geneva, and ten thousand dollars to be expended between Geneva and Newton, Alabama. Improving Conecuh-Escambia River, Florida and Ala- ca ^?® c R ^ s " bama: Continuing improvement, twelve thousand dol- lars. Improving La Grange Bayou, Florida: Continuing ? ^s r a n s e improvement, two thousand dollars. H. Doc. 425, 58-3, 29 er. 450 LAWS OE UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1886 - Manatee ana Improving Manatee and Pease Bivers, Florida : Con- Pcflcc rivers -*■ o T i t n £. \ ~ v, tinmng improvement, thirteen thousand dollars; ot which five thousand dollars may be expended on Pease Eiver. st. Johns Improving channel over the bar at the mouth of Saint "'"'"' John's Eiver, Florida: Continuing improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Rife" wanee Improving Suwanee River, Florida: Continuing im- provement, five thousand dollars, voiusia tar. Improving Volusia Bar, Florida : To complete im- provement, seven thousand five hundred dollars, withiacoo- Improving Withlacoochee Eiver, Florida: Continuing chee Kiver. improvement, three thousand dollars. Alabama Improving Alabama Eiver, Alabama : Continuing im- River. provement, fifteen thousand dollars. Black war- Improving Black Warrior Eiver from Tuscaloosa to nor River. Daniel's Creek, Alabama, fifty-six thousand two hun- dred and fifty dollars, together with the forty-seven thousand dollars on hand; to be expended in accordance with the plan adopted by the board of engineers, canaba Riv- Improving Cahawba Eiver, Alabama : Continuing im- ProvUo. provement, seven thousand five hundred dollars: Pro- 44& o1 ' 26 ' P- vided, That no part of said sum shall be expended until post, p. 567. the officer in charge shall have reported that the railroad and other bridges across said river have been provided with good and sufficient draw-openings. Tallapoosa Improving Tallapoosa Eiver, Alabama: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars, warrior Riv- Improving Warrior Eiver, Alabama : Continuing im- provement, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; to be expended below Tuscaloosa. River mblgbee Improving Tombigbee Eiver, Alabama and Missis- sippi : Continuing improvement, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars ; to be expended below Vienna, eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars; and be- tween Vienna and Fulton, seven thousand five hundred dollars. er Bjg y Sunflow- Improving Big Sunflower Eiver, Mississippi : Contin- uing improvement, five thousand dollars; of which two thousand dollars to be expended between Woodburn and Lehrton. ei Noxubee Riv- Improving Noxubee Eiver, Mississippi : Continuing im- provement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Rive L r Scag0Ula . Improving Pascagoula Eiver, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, including bar at the mouth, and from there to the mills at Moss Point, twenty thousand dollars ; and the balance of the money now on hand heretofore appro- priated for improving Horn Island Pass is to be applied to the same purpose. Pean River. Improving Pearl Erver, Mississippi: Continuing im- provement, seventeen thousand six hundred and twenty- five dollars; of which two thousand two hundred and fifty dollars are to expended between Edinburg and Carthage, two thousand twq hundred and fifty dollars er. 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 451 between Carthage and Jackson, and the remainder below Jackson, including bar at the mouth of East Pearl River. Improving Steele's Bayou, Mississippi, including Washington Bayou : Continuing improvement, two thou- sand five hundred dollars. Improving Tallahatchee Eiver, Mississippi : Continu- ing improvement, three thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Tchula Lake, Mississippi: Continuing im- provement, two thousand dollars. Improving Yallabusha River, Mississippi : Continuing improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving Bayou Pierre, Mississippi : Continuing im- provement, five thousand dollars. Improving Yazoo River, Mississippi: Continuing im- provement, fifteen thousand dollars; of which five thou- sand dollars, or so much as may be necessary, to be used in repairing snag-boat. Improving Big Black River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of this appropriation shall be used until the State of Mississippi shall have first caused the bridges over said stream south of the Vicksburg and Meridan Railroad to be so constructed as not to obstruct the navigation of said stream. Improving Amite River, Louisiana: Continuing im- provement, two thousand dollars. Improving Bceuf River, Louisiana: Continuing im- provement, and for closing Outlet Number One, five thou- sand dollars. Improving Bayou Bartholomew, Louisiana and Ar- kansas: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving Bayou Courtableau, Louisiana: Continu- ing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving Bayou DArbonne, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving Bayou Terrebonne, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Cypress Bayou and the lakes between Jeffer- son, Texas, and Shreveport, Louisiana, Texas and Loui- siana : To complete improvement, eighteen thousand dol- lars. Improving Tensas River and Bayou Macon, Louisiana : Continuing improvement, four thousand dollars. Improving Red River, Louisiana, and Arkansas : Con- tinuing improvement from Fulton, Arkansas, to the Atch- afalaya River, Louisiana, including completing the work at Alexandria, seventy -five thousand dollars; of which sum twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used in making a thor- ough survey of the river from Fulton, Arkansas to the Atchafalaya River, and in completing the survey of Bayou Pierre, Louisiana. Improving Tchefuncte River and Bogue Falia, Loui- Ri c v h e e r tU an t d siana : Continuing improvement, two thousand five hun- Bogue Faiia. Steele Bayou. Tallahatchie River. Tchula Lake. Yalobusha River. Bayou Pierre. Yazoo River. Big Black River. Proviso. Vol. 26, p. 444. Post, p. 568. Amite River. Bceuf River. Bayou Bar- tholomew. Bayou Cour- tableau. Bayou D'Ar- bonne. Bayou Terre- bonne. Cypress Bayou. Tensas River and Bayou Macon. Red River. 452 LAWS OE UNITED STATES RELATING TO I 1886 - dred dollars; to be expended in the improvement of Bogue Failia up to Covington. . Tickfaw Riv- Improving Tickf aw Kiver, Louisiana : Continuing lm- er ' provement, two thousand dollars; to be expended on its navigable tributaries. Ouachita and Improving Ouachita River, Louisiana and Arkansas, Black rivers. and Bkck Rive ^ Louisiana . Continuing improvement, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars; of which seven thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for repairing snag-boat "Wagner. Calcasieu Improving Calcasieu Eiver and Pass, Louisiana: Con- Pas S '. er and tinuing*improvement to secure a navigable channel eight feet deep over the bars affecting the entrance to said river and pass, and for this purpose the money on hand hereto- fore appropriated for improvement of Calcasieu River is to be used. Brazos River. Improving mouth of Brazos River, Texas : Continuing improvement, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Buffalo Improving Buffalo Bayou, Texas: Continuing im- Bayou " provement, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. River Francis Improving Saint Francis River, Arkansas and Mis- souri, to the town of Saint Francis : Continuing improve- ment, eight thousand dollars. Improving Arkansas River, Arkansas : Continuing im- provement, seventy -five thousand dollars, according to the vol. 25, p. plan and recommendations in Appendix V thirteen, Ex- post, p. 504. ecutive Document One, Forty-ninth Congress ; of which there are to be expended eight thousand dollars at Pine Bluff, thirteen thousand dollars at Fort Smith, and ten thousand dollars at Dardanelles, or so much thereof under those sums, respectively, as may be necessary at those points. snags?°ete. °' For tne removal of snags, wrecks, and other obstruc- tions in the Arkansas River, nineteen thousand eight hun- dred and seventy -five dollars ; of which sum one thousand one hundred and twenty-five dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used to complete the survey of the Arkansas River, between Little Rock, Arkansas, and Wichita, Kansas. Improving Red River, Arkansas, above Fulton, Arkan- sas, seven thousand dollars. Improving Little Red River, Arkansas, three thousand dollars. Arkansas River. Red River. Little Red River. Improving Black River, Arkansas and Missouri, five thousand dollars. Black River. 1 River. 11 Jean Improving Petit Jean River, Arkansas, three thousand five hundred dollars, white River. Improving White River, Arkansas : Continuing im- provement, eighteen thousand dollars ; thirteen thousand dollars of which, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to complete the survey of said river; the remainder for general improvement. 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OE RIVERS AND HARBORS. 453 For removing the rock shoals in Fourche [Le Fevre] pe^Eiver Le River, Arkansas, situate four miles south of Perryville, in Perry County, Arkansas, according to the plans of the engineers for creating a fifty-foot channel, five thousand dollars. Improving Big Hatchee River, Tennessee : Continuing ^natchee »iv- improvement, three thousand dollars. Improving Caney. Fork River, Tennessee : Continuing Ki ^» e r Fork improvement, three thousand dollars. Improving Clinch River, Tennessee : Continuing im- clinch uiver. provement, five thousand dollars. Improving Cumberland River, Tennessee and Ken- Ri y e u ™ berland tucky: Continuing improvement above Nashville, with a view to secure in the channel a depth of four feet, com- mencing with the lock at or near the lower island at Nash- ville, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving Cumberland River below Nashville, Tennes- see : Continuing improvement, twelve thousand five hun- dred dollars. Improving French Broad River, Tennessee : Contin- Br „ a Jj e E "ver. h uing improvement, six thousand dollars. Improving Hiawassee River, Tennessee : Continuing R P e ! r w a s s e e improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars. Improving South Fork of Forked Deer River, Tennes- Fp s r ked h "Sel; see : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. River. Improving Tennessee River above Chattanooga, Ten- R1 T e e r nnessee nessee: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Tennessee River at Big Mussel Shoals, Lit- tle Mussel Shoals, and Elk River Shoals, Alabama: To complete improvements at these localities, two hundred and sixty-two thousand five hundred dollars. Improving South Fork of Cumberland River, Ken- cifm U beri F a°nd' tucky : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Ri ^ er - Improving Kentucky River, Kentucky: Continuing River" tucky improvement, one hundred and eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Tradewater River, Kentucky: Continuing R T radewater improvement, two thousand dollars. Palls of the Improving the Falls of the Ohio River at Louisville, owo"]* 1 ve r. Kentucky : Continuing improvement, according to the Louisville, last plan of the engineer in charge, and to be first applied to the completion of the work now in progress, one hun- dred and fifty thousand dollars : Provided, That of that &<"*«>. sum fifty thousand dollars shall be expended in enlarg- ing the canal basin, as recommended in the last report of the engineer in charge. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and di- „i?°" d ?' E °' rected to ascertain the value and commercial importance port on the of the works and property of the Green and Barren the ue wo e rks of River Navigation Company, situated on the Green and renE^verNav'- Barren rivers, in the State of Kentucky, and of the ration Co., and Monongahela Navigation Company, situated on the Mo- co. nonsa e a nongahela River, in the State of Pennsylvania; and in 454 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1«8«- order to acquire such information the Secretary of War shall appoint a board of three competent engineers from the Engineers Corps of the United States Army, which board shall in each case report to the Secretary of War, who shall report thereon to Congress at its next succeed- ing session; and the cost of such examination shall be paid out of the sum appropriated by this act for surveys : Proviso. Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed as com- River! insum mitting Congress to the purchase of the said works. Acceptance Improvement of the Muskingum River, Ohio, between Muskingum Zanesville and the mouth of the river, and for operating me^V^anlt the sarffe ' twenty thousand dollars. And the United etc. ' ' States hereby accepts from the State of Ohio the said Muskingum River improvement, and all the locks, dams, and their appurtenances, and the canals, belonging to said improvement, and all the franchises and property of every kind, and rights, in said river, and its improve- ments, now owned, held, and enjoyed by the State of Ohio, including all water leases and rights to use water under and by virtue of any lease of water now running and in force between the State of Ohio and all persons using said water, hereby intending to transfer to the United States such rights in said leases and contracts as are now owned, held, or reserved by the State of Ohio ; ■ but not to affect any right to the use of the water of said river now owned and held by the lessees of any water right under any lease or contract with the State of Ohio. to take ef- And the United States hereby assumes control of said e e rty^s e "u P raJa river, subject to the paramount interest of navigation. over. The provisions of this act, so far as they relate to the Muskingum River, shall not take effect, nor shall the money hereby appropriated be available, until the State of Ohio, acting by its duly authorized agent, turns over to the United States all property ceded by the act of the general assembly aforesaid, and all personal property belonging to the improvement aforesaid, and used in its care and improvement, and any balance of money appro- priated by said State for the improvement of said river, and which is not expended on the fifteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and eighty-six. ^Clinton Riv- Improving Clinton River, Michigan: Continuing im- provement, six thousand dollars. ^Detroit Riv- I mpr0 ving Detroit River, Michigan: Continuing im- provement, thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. FiaVs 'canVi ' r Improving Saint Clair Ship-Canal, Michigan : Contin- uing improvement, eighteen thousand seven hundred and St. Marys fifty dollars. Improving Saint Mary's River, Michigan : Continuing improvement by a new lock and approaches, two hundred channel Lake anc ^ ^^y thousand dollars. Improving Hay Lake Channel, Michigan: Continuing improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Rivlr aslnaw Improving Saginaw River, Michigan: Continuing im- provement, thirty-three thousand seven hundred and fifty 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HAR60RS. 455 dollars; of which sixteen thousand eight hundred and seventy-five dollars are to be used above Bay City, and five thousand dollars in improving the west channel along West Bay City. The Secretary of War is authorized and directed to Board of En- appoint a Board of three engineers from the United portion vaiuei States Army whose duty it shall be to examine, in all their f^ L ake P and relations to commerce, the two improved water-ways RlTer improye- known as the Portage Lake and River Improvement Com- cVA 1 , a n d pany Canal and the Lake Superior Ship-Canal Railway gj'ip c^nal"; and Iron Company Canal, being the improved harbors of Railway and refuge and the water communication across Keweenaw pany's canal. Point, from Keweenaw Bay to Lake Superior, by way of Portage River and Lake, in the State of Michigan, with a vob 26, pp. view to making the same a free passage-way and harbors 16 p' 4 s 3 t', p p . of refuge, to consider their value and all other matters 543 > 55T - connected with their usefulness to navigation, and which shall give information as to the expediency of the work and the desirability of their acquisition and improvement. The said board shall report to the Secretary of War, who shall lay its report before Congress at its next session, together with the views of himself and the Chief of Engi- neers of the United States Army thereon ; and ten thou- sand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for this purpose. Improving Chippewa River, Wisconsin: Continuing Chippewa improvement from Dalles Dam to its mouth, eighteen Rlver - thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Improving Fox River, Wisconsin : Continuing improve- fox Kiyer. ment below Montello, on the approved plan, fifty-six thou- sand two hundred and fifty dollars. And the" Secretary co ^^°^ a of War is hereby directed to have the examination and soon as prac- survey of the Wisconsin River from Portage to the mouth, ica e ' now being made by a board of engineers, completed as soon as practicable, and a report thereof made on or be- fore the meeting of the next session of Congress. And the sum of six thousand dollars of the above appropria- tion, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be ex- pended at or near Portage City to prevent the overflow of Vol 25 _ the Wisconsin River into the Upper Fox River, so as to 418. prevent injury to the Government works on Fox River; Post 'D- and this expenditure may be made separately, or, if deemed more economical by the Secretary of War, in add- ing to any protecting works which may be made by the State of Wisconsin. Improving Saint Croix River, Wisconsin and Minne- st. Croix sota : Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hun- R,ver ' dred dollars. Improving Wabash River, Indiana and Illinois: Con- Wabash Elver. tinuing work on lock and dams at Grand Rapids, and on the river from Grand Rapids, to its mouth, sixty thousand dollars, and nine thousand dollars to be expended on the river at Grayville [°]. a This paragraph appropriates only $60,000. 456 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO l 18 « 6 - white River. Improving White Kiver, Indiana : Continuing im- provement, below Hazleton, seven thousand five hundred dollars, calumet Riv- Improving Calumet Kiver, Illinois : Continuing im- er ' provement, thirty thousand dollars; of which eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars are to be used be- tween the Forks and one half mile east of Hammond, Indiana, five thousand six hundred and twenty-five dol- lars of which are to be used in dredging the river between the Forks and the State line of Illinois and Indiana, and five thousand six hundred and twenty-five dollars on the provisos. r i ver atjlammond, Indiana : Provided, however, That no part of said sum, nor any sum heretofore appropriated, except the said eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, for the river above the Forks shall be expended to E1 fe lt fl?st W s2 until the entire right of way, as set forth in Senate Ex- cured, ecutive Document Number Nine, second session Forty- seventh Congress, shall have been conveyed to the United States free of expense, and the United States shall be fully released from all liability for damages to adja- cent property-owners, to the satisfaction of the Secre- tary of War; and if any of the owners of real estate required to be taken or that is damaged for the pur- pose of straightening or widening that portion of the Calumet River for which the appropriation herein is now made, cannot be induced to convey to the United States such real estate so required, and release their claim for damages caused by said improvement, or should the owner or owners be incapable of conveying and releasing, or should his or her name or residence be unknown, or he tio°n d p e r™ceed- or sne be a non-resident of the State of Illinois, it shall ings. then be the duty of the United States attorney for the northern district of Illinois to immediately file a petition in any court having jurisdiction thereof, in the manner and as authorized by the laws of the State of Illinois in such cases, for the purpose of ascertaining the just com- pensation to be paid the respective owners of the land taken or damaged: Provided, however, That the other owners of property and parties interested in said im- provement shall first execute a bond to the United States, to be approved by the Secretary of War, for the payment of the costs of such proceedings, and to pay any judgment that may be rendered therein ; and on failure to do so the proceedings shall be dismissed. ^Illinois Riv- i ni p rov i n g. Illinois Eiver, Illinois: Continuing im- provement, one hundred and twelve thousand five hun- dred dollars ; of which sum three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars may be expended in dredging the river in front of Peoria. e *e£* ?o E £ The Secretary of War is authorized and directed to ap- port on value, point a Board of three engineers from the United States pin'c°anai? n et e c. Army whose duty it shall be to examine, in all their rela- tions to commerce, the Illinois and Michigan Canal, and 1686.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 45*7 the proposed Hennepin Canal [°] , to consider their value and all other matters connected with their usefulness to navigation, and shall report upon the acquisition and im- provement of the Illinois and Michigan Canal and the construction of the Hennepin Canal. The said Board shall report to the Secretary of War, who shall lay its re- port before Congress at its next session, together with the views of himself and the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army thereon; and fifteen thousand dol- lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated for this purpose: Provided: That nothing Proviso. in this paragraph shall be construed as committing the Government to the said improvement. Improving Gasconda River, Missouri: Continuing im- Gasconade provement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Osage River, Missouri: Continuing im- 0sage River - provement by snagging and removing obstructions, ten thousand dollars. Improving Red River of the North, Minnesota : Con- Red River of tinuing improvement from Breckinridge to the northern boundary-line of the United States, including dredging, removal of snags and bowlders, and construction of wing- dams, and so forth ; and the money heretofore appropri- ated for locks and dams is hereby made available for this purpose. Improving Yellowstone River between Glendive and Yellowstone the mouth, Montana : Continuing the improvement, eight- een thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Improving Mokelumne River, California, by removing Mokeiumne obstructions, two thousand five hundred dollars. River. Improving Sacramento and Feather Rivers, California, an a a< y?e m ?S t0 forty thousand dollars of the money heretofore appro- rivers, priated for improving said rivers that may remain unex- 66 J o1 ' 26 ' p- pended at the end of the present fiscal year, for snagging Post, p- 5*o. and dredging operations and the cost of the proceedings hereinafter authorized, also ten thousand dollars to com- plete dredges authorized by act of July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four ; the balance of said unexpended money not to be used until the Secretary of War be satis- secretary of fied that hydraulic mining hurtful to navigation has W fieVtnat s fn- ceased on said rivers and their tributaries. If he be not J" JjJiJJ 'Jjfinin " so satisfied, he is hereby instructed to institute such legal has ceased, proceedings as may be necessary to prevent the washing, Legal pro- sluicing, dumping, or discharging detritus, debris, or prevent! 1 s " t0 slickens, caused by or arising from such hydraulic min- ing, into either of said rivers or any of its tributaries, or into the San Joaquin River or any of its tributaries, or in or to such place or situation from which such detritus, debris, or slickens may be liable to be washed or carried by storms or floods into either of said rivers or tribu- taries ; and he is hereby instructed to use out of said sum as much as may be necessary for said purpose. «Now known as the Illinois and Mississippi Canal. 458 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1886 - San Joaquin Improving San Joaquin Kiver and Stockton and Mor- ton e ana Mor- mon Sloughs, California: Continuing improvement, mon sioughs. eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. ea canai at cas- Improving canal at the Cascades, Oregon: Continuing reg ' improvement, one hundred and eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. River 1 u m b ' a Improving the Upper Columbia River, including Snake River, Oregon and Washington Territory: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon, one hundred and eighty -seven thousand five hundred dol- lars. * anof'coiambia Improving Lower Willamette River, and Columbia ?wers. ° l ' ™ River below Portland, Oregon: Continuing improve- ment, seventy-five thousand dollars; of which sum twenty snag boat. one thousand dollars for a snag boat to be used on the Willamette and Columbia Rivers, and five thousand dol- lars to be expended on the river in front of Portland. Rrve'r" "above Improving the Upper Willamette River above Port- Portiand. land, Oregon: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. coquiiieRiv- Improving Coquille River, Oregon: Continuing im- provement, twenty thousand dollars. chehaiisRiv- Improving Chehalis River, Washington Territory: Continuing improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars. Cowlitz Riv- Improving Cowlitz River, Washington Territory: Continuing improvement, two thousand dollars, skagjt, suia- Improving Skagit, Steilaquamish, Nootsack, Snoho- lak™ ls snohom- mish, and Snoqualmie Rivers, Washington Territory : quaim1e a riTers! Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Missouri Improving Missouri River from its mouth to Sioux City : Continuing improvement, including necessary work at Omaha, Atchison, Saint Joseph, Fort Leavenworth Reservation, Arrow Rock, Kansas City, Plattsmouth, Brownsville, and Nebraska City, three* hundred and seventy -five thousand dollars; to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, in accordance with plans and estimates to be furnished by the Missouri River Commission. citato 1 fS Improving Missouri River from Sioux City to Fort Benton. Benton : Continuing improvement, sixty thousand dol- lars, under the direction of the Secretary of War. st?u e cH ons ngob " For removin g obstructions in the Missouri River, twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars. Ohio River. Improving the Ohio River: Continuing improvement, three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars; out of which sum thirty-seven thousand five hundred dol- lars are to be expended at Grand Chain in removing rocks and other obstructions to navigation at that local- ity ; also eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dol- lars may be expended in constructing or aiding in the con- struction of such an embankment on the south side of the er. er. 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 459 Great Miami River, near its junction with the Ohio, as may be necessary to confine the waters of the Great Miami in great floods to the general course of its channel at or near the Ohio, to the end that the formation of the bar in the Ohio River now forming and obstructing navi- gation may be arrested; also thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, of said appropriation shall be expended in constructing five ice-piers, pursuant to the present or prospective plans ice piers, of the Chief of Engineers, at or near the following places, to wit : One at Pomeroy, Ohio ; one at Middleport, Ohio ; one at Gallipolis, Ohio; and one at Ironton, Ohio; and one at or near Ashland, Kentucky, on the south side of the Ohio River: Provided, That the Secretary of War Provisos. is hereby authorized and directed to obtain, if he can do so without, cost to the United States, perpetual leases or conveyances of the riparian rights of the property-own- r ,5t B p a r ' a n ers at each of said localities, in the event said ice-piers, or any one of them, shall be located where there is no improved landing-place: And provided further, That at localities where there are improved landings he shall first obtain a relinquishment of wharfage rights and dues in m H*unquisii- favor of water-craft seeking protection from damage by age rights, ice; and no part of this appropriation shall be used for such purpose until the foregoing conditions are complied with. Also, out of said appropriation for the Ohio River eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars for removing obstruction at the mouth of Licking River; also eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars for completing ice-harbor at Four-Mile Bar, near Cincin- nati ; also twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for Davis Island Dam. For continuing operations upon the reservoirs at the Rjve S r lB Veser- headwaters of the Mississippi River, thirty-seven thou- voire, sand five hundred dollars: Provided, That in the opinion of the Chief of Engineers the expenditure of this appro- priation and the ultimate completion of this part of the reservoir system will adequately improve navigation. For operating snag-boat on Uppej" Mississippi River, . upper Mis- twenty -two thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Mississippi River from Saint Paul to Des Ri^^o^st 1 Moines Rapids: Continuing improvement, three hundred pi™i r to°Des and eighty-two thousand five hundred dollars ; of which Moines R ap"Js- sum six thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be applied to the removal of the rock at Duck Creek Chain, at the Rock Island Rapids; and of which sum the further amount of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be used by the Secretary of War, in his discretion, for continuing the practical test of the flume invented by M. J. Adams, the Test of flume, said test to be made under the supervision and direction of said Adams ; but if not so used the sum shall remain as a part of said appropriation, and be used for the purposes first in this paragraph specified. 460 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1886 ' Mississippi Improving Mississippi River at Des Moines Rapids SSta-Bapw! Canal, under the modified project, twenty-six thousand canai. two h un( ired and fifty dollars ; of which sum fifteen thou- sand dollars are to be used for pier construction, in ex- tending the outer wall of canal to the pivot-pier of the bridge. Dry dock. For dry-dock at Des Moines Rapids, forty-eight thou- sand seven hundred and fifty dollars, ice harbor, Improving ice-harbor at Dubuque, Iowa, the unex- Dubuque. pe nded balance, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be applied to paving instead of riprapping said ice- harbor* From Des Improving Mississippi River from Des Moines Rapids tolmnoM 8 to the mouth of the Illinois River, including the river at er - Quincy Bay and the removal of the bars at the mouth of Whipple Creek and Hamburg Bay, including also the strengthening of Sny Island Levee where it crosses Sni- carte Slough and other sloughs: Continuing the im- provement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. From nil- Improving Mississippi River from the mouth of the Ohio Riv!r. t0 Illinois River to the mouth of the Ohio River, including the completion of the work at Alton, and, at the discre- tion of the Secretary of War, the protection of the Illinois shore opposite the mouth of the Missouri River : Continu- ing improvement, three hundred and seventy-five thou- sand dollars; of which thirty-seven thousand five hun- dred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be expended in extending the work for the protection of the eastwardiy bank of the Mississippi River at Cairo, and the prevention of its wash or erosion, commencing at the southerly end of the present Government revetment work and continuing down stream, and twenty-two thou- sand five hundred dollars for continuing improvement at Cape Girardeau, Missouri, and Montana Point, Illinois: Provided, That the Secretary of War, in his discretion may use not to exceed seventy-five thousand dollars of said sum of three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars to correct the current of the river and improve the channel at Saint Louis. of From ge Head Improving Mississippi River from Head of the Passes Ohio River. ° to the mouth of the Ohio River : Continuing improve- ment, two million dollars; which sum shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, in accord- ance with the plans, specifications, and recommendations proves. f the Mississsippi River Commission: Provided, That no portion of this appropriation shall be expended to re- pair or build levees for the purpose of reclaiming lands or preventing injury to lands or private property by over- Levees, flows: Provided, however, That the Commission is au- thorized to repair and build levees if, in their judgment, it should be done as part of their plan to afford ease and safety to the navigation and commerce of the river and to deepen the channel: And provided further, That no 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 461 works of bank protection or revetment shall be executed in said reaches or elsewhere until after it shall be found that the completion of the permeable contracting works and uniform width of the high-water channel will not secure the desired stability of the river banks : Provided, however, That nothing herein contained shall prevent the construction of revetment works where the banks are caving at Greenville Reach, Delta Point, in front of the cities of Vicksburg, Memphis, Hickman, and Columbus: And provided further, That contraction works shall be built at the same time in the wide portions of the river immediately above the said revetment works. Of the amount herein appropriated for the Lower Mississippi, seventy-five thousand dollars are to be expended in con- tinuing the work in progress at New Orleans; one hun- dred and eighty-seven thousand five hundred dollars for ' the rectification of the Red and Atchafalaya Rivers by preventing further enlargement of the latter stream and restricting its outlet capacity, and for keeping open a navigable channel through the mouth of Red or Old River into the Mississippi ; thirty-seven thousand five hun- dred dollars in improving navigation in the Greenville Reach, by preventing the bank at Greenville from further caving; seventy-five thousand dollars in deepening the channel at Vicksburg by dredging through the bar exist- ing there ; but this last-named sum shall not be expended unless after another examination or survey the Commis- sion shall deem it advisable; and if they shall not, then thirty-seven thousand five hundred dollars shall be ex- pended in the improvement of navigation at Vicksburg by constructing suitable dikes and other appropriate works, and fifty-six thousand two hundred and fifty dol- lars in completing the work on the river at Memphis; also eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars for work on the river at Hickman, and eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars for work on the river at Columbus, Kentucky. For examinations and surveys at South Pass, of the |°x* m ?na S - Mississippi River, pursuant to the act of March third, turns and sur- eighteen hundred and seventy -five, ten thousand dollars. Teys ' For survey of the Mississippi River from the H ea d of survev from the Passes to its headwaters: Continuing survey, thirty t ea headwa a S s thousand dollars. For gauging the waters of the Lower Mississippi River Gauging, and its tributaries, as provided for in joint resolution of the twenty-first of February, eighteen hundred and sev- enty-one, five thousand dollars. For continuing the removal of snags, wrecks, and other sn ^^°J t ^ ° f obstructions in the Mississippi River, fifty-six thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. For gauging the waters in the Columbia River, one Columbia , , fe -i -Fii River, gauging. thousand dollars, Vol. 25, 425. Post, 518. Vol, p. 455. Post 462 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO P 886 - Harbor lines g EC . 2. That in places where harbor lines have not "" '"' been established, and where deposits of debris of mines or ft \ stamp works can be made without injury to navigation, ■■ '28. within lines to be established by the Secretary of War, p. 5*84. vol' said officer may, and is hereby authorized to, cause such !ok P P . 3 7ii" lines to be established: and within such lines such de- u°5i' Post 30 ' P osits ma y be made, under regulations to be from time to 887.' ' ' time prescribed by him [°]. Hafc York Sec. 3. It shall not be lawful to cast, throw, empty, or de p rohibiting UI1 i ac i e) or cause, suffer, or procure to be cast, thrown e voV 25, p. emptied, or unladen, either from or out of any ship, ves- 3 60- io; p! sel, lighter, barge, boat, or other craft, or from the shore, 1155 • 32,' P . pi er? w harf, or mills of any kind whatever, any ballast, Post , pp. stone, slate, gravel, earth, slack, rubbish, wreck, filth, loi'o. 709 ' slabs, edgings, sawdust, slag, or cinders, or other refuse proviso. < or mill-waste of any kind, into New York Harbor : Pro- vent° t im°ro > ve- vMed, That nothing herein contained shall extend, or ments. mpr ° e " be construed to extend, to the casting out, unlading, or throwing out of any ship or vessel, lighter, barge, boat, or other craft, any stones, rocks, bricks, lime, or other ma- terials used, or to be used, in or toward the building, re- pairing, or keeping in repair, any quay, pier, wharf, weir, bridge, building, or other work lawfully erected or to be erected on the banks or sides of said harbor, or to the casting out unloading or depositing of any material ex- cavated for the improvement of navigable waters, into such places and in such manner as may be deemed by the United States officer supervising the improvement of said harbor most judicious and practicable and for the best interests of such improvement. Regulations, S EC . 4. The Secretary of War shall prescribe such rules etc., to be pre- , ... •> , , r ..... scribed by Sec- and regulations as may be necessary to secure a judicious Secure econ- an d economical expenditure of the money herein appro- ?tu i re a of e a pe ro- Plated, and shall cause to be made and submitted to Con- pnation, etc. gress annual reports, together with maps and plans, in- cluding the report of the Mississippi River Commission, on or before December first, giving detailed statements of the work done, contracts made, the expenditures there- under or otherwise, and balances of money on hand up to November first, and the effect of such work, together with such recommendations as he may deem proper. He shall, 1152. 1 ' 3 °' p ' a * tne sam e time, report to Congress all cases in which Post, p. 888. piers, breakwaters, locks, and dams, or other structures or works built or made by the United States in aid of com- merce or navigation are used, occupied, or injured by a i i V 5 O i, 30 iili; corporation or an individual, and the extent and mode of X1 p 4 6st pp' sucl1 u ? e > occu P a ti° n > or injury. He shall report, at the 886, 887,' 88§- same time, whether any bridges, causeways, or structures 892 - now erected or in process of erection do or will interfere with free and safe navigation. a This section is amended by tne river and harbor acts of Aug. 11, 1888 (sec. 12), Sept. 19, 1890 (sec. 12), Aug. 18, 1894 (sec 9), and Mar. 3, 1899 (sec. 11). 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 463 Work to be Sec. 5. It shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to apply the money herein appropriated for improvements other than surveys and estimates, in carrying on the vari- ous works, by contracts or otherwise, as may be most economical and advantageous to the Government. Where said works are done by contract, such contract shall be tract clothe? made after sufficient public advertisement for proposals, wise> in such manner and form as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and such contracts shall be made with the lowest responsible bidders, accompanied by such securi- ties as the Secretary of War shall require, conditioned for the faithful prosecution and completion of the work according to such contract, and for the prompt payment of all liabilities incurred in the prosecution thereof foi laboii and material. Sec. 6. The Secretary of. War is hereby directed, at his discretion, to cause examinations or surveys, or both, to be veys. made, and the cost of improvements to be estimated, at the following localities, to wit : In the States of — Contracts. E x amina- tions and sur- ARKANSAS. Arkansas. Re-examination of Little River. The lakes connecting with Red River, between Shreve- port, Louisiana, and Fulton ; Arkansas. ["] Re-examination of Ouachita above Camden, Arka-nsas. Saline River. [»] Cache River. CALIFORNIA. California. San Pedro Bay near the entrance to Wilmington Har- bor, with a view to establishing an outer harbor for the protection of deep-draught vessels. Mouth of Smith's River. Cresent City Harbor, with a view to a sea-wall from Battery Point to Flat Rock. CONNECTICUT. Connecticut. Five-Mile River Harbor. Resurvey of Duck Island Harbor, on Long Island Sound, including plans, specifications, and estimate of cost for making the same a harbor of refuge. DAKOTA TERRITORY. James River. Dakota. <*The following-named streams were among those considered in the report upon this item, viz : Cypress Bayou, Soda Lakes, Clear Lake, Black Bayou (which empties into Clear Lake), Red Bayou (the one about 6 miles above Gilmer), Black Lake (known also as Cypress Brake), and Kelley Bayou, »A tributary of Ouachita River. 464 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1886. Delaware. Florida. Georgia. Illinois. Indiana. Kentucky. DELAWARE. Duck Creek [Smyrna River]. FLORIDA. Punta Rassa Harbor. Resurvey of Tampa Bay, including Hillsborough River up to the citv of Tampa. Resurvey of outer and inner bars at Pensacola. Charlotte Harbor, including San Carlos Bay. Clear Water Harbor, including Anclote and Saint Joseph's Bays and the Narrows into Boga Ciega Bay. Wakulla River from its mouth to Wakulla Springs. Survey of the channel from Haul-over, on Lidian River, to Gilbert's Bar. Saint Augustine, for a deep-sea channel on the outer bar. GEORGIA. Savannah River from cross-tides above Savannah to the bar, with a view to obtaining twenty-eight feet of wa- ter in the channel. Flint River from Montezuma to Old Agency. From Doboy Island to Doboy Bar. [°] Jekyl Creek. ILLINOIS. Farm Creek, with a view to changing its course. Kaskaskia River from New Athens to mouth. Bars in Hamburg Bay. Calumet River from the forks of the river near its en- trance into Lake Calumet to Riverdale; also Calumet River from Riverdale to Blue Island. Mississippi River at Rush Island Bend and Ivy Land- ing, with a view to confining and deepening the channel. INDIANA. For a survey of the Ohio River, near the city of Evans- ville, Indiana, with a view to determine what, if any- thing, will be necessary to prevent a change of the chan- nel of the river in front of that city. KENTUCKY. Pond River. The Secretary of War is directed to report to the next session of Congress whether or not the Government dry- dock at the Louisville and Portland Canal is adequate for « Doboy Island is at the mouth of Darien River, and is separated from Doboy Sound by Commodore Island. Doboy bar is in the ocean, opposite to the entrance to Doboy Sound, 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OF GIVERS AND HARBORS. 465 the purposes of commerce, and what alterations, if any, are necessary, and the cost of making the same. Licking River, from Farmer's to West Liberty. Salt River. For ice-harbor at Paducah, Kentucky. The bar at the mouth of Limestone Creek, in the harbor of Maysville. LOUISIANA. Louisiana. Little River [«]. Bayou Rouge. Dugdemona River. Mouth of Bayou Plaquemine, with a view to its connec- tion with the Mississippi River by locks; also Bayou Plaquemine and other connecting streams, to form the best route to Grand Lake. Bague [Rogue] Falia from present landing to Cov- ington. Calcasieu Pass, the two bars obstructing the navigation thereof. Mouth of Calcasieu River, the bar obstructing its mouth. Bayou Terrebonne from Houma to Thibodeaux. Bayou Teche from Saint Martinsville to Fort Barre. Mouth of Bayou La Fourche, with a view to the con- struction of a lock and dam; Clear Lake, Black Bayou, Red Bayou, Black Lake, and Kelley Bayou, to reopen navigable communication between those streams and Red River; Bayou La Fourche, to secure navigation at low water. Cornay River. Ouchita River from Camden to mouth, with a slack- water navigation. Bayou Vermillion, to secure navigation from Abbe'ville to the railroad bridge of the Louisiana and Texas Rail- road. Bayou Rondeway. Cypress Bayou. Bayou Vidal. MAINE. Maine. Bayoduce [Bagaduce] River between the towns of Pe- nobscot and Brooksville. Big Rapids of Saint John's River. Camden Harbor. Rockport Harbor. Kennebec River at Bath, and from Augusta to lower end of Perkin's Island. Saint George's River [ l ] from Warren to Thomaston. a The report on this item had reference to the river of this name that empties into Black River. » Known also as Georges River. H. Doc. 425, 5&-3 30 466 LAWS Off UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1886. Maryland. Massachu- setts. Michigan. Minnesota. Matinicus Isle, with a view to a harbor of refuge. Penobscot River from Bangor to Bucksport Narrows. Saint Croix River from Ferry Point Bridge, at Calais, to Breakwater Ledge. . . Bar Harbor, Maine, with the view to establishing a breakwater and deepening the waters of said harbor, and especially the channel between Rodick's Island and Mount Desert Island. MARYLAND. Cambridge Harbor. Fai§lee Creek. Patuxent River from Benedict to Hills Landing. For widening the channel of Baltimore Harbor to six hundred feet. MASSACHUSETTS. Manchester Harbor. Duxbury Harbor. Wellflett Harbor. Falmouth Harbor of Refuge. Vineyard Haven Harbor. Cottage City Harbor. Menemsha Harbor of Refuge. Taunton River. Winthrop Harbor. New Bedford Harbor. MICHIGAN. Bar in Saint Clair River opposite Saint Clair City. Grand River. North River between Essex and North Bridges ["] • Biddle's Point to Mackinac Harbor, with a view to a breakwater. Harbor at Forestville, Lake Huron. Pigeon River. Mouth of Black River, Saint Clair County. Carp River at Leland, with a view to affording an en- trance to Carp Lake for harbor of refuge. Lake Michigan at Empire, with a view to cutting a channel across the bar from Lake Michigan to Bar Lake. Grand Traverse Bay, with a view to connecting it with Torch Lake, near Eastport. Pinepog River. Rouge River at its junction with Detroit River, and up the river to bridge of Saint Louis and Wabash Railroad. Torch Lake Channel, Lake Superior. MINNESOTA. Red River of the North from Moorhead to Fergus Falls. B Red Lake River from Grand Forks to Red Lake. o Tliis locality could not be found. 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 467 Mississippi River between Saint Paul and Saint An- thony's Falls. Minnesota River with a view to its improvement by locks and dams. MISSISSIPPI. Mississippi. Tombigbee River, to ascertain what improvement is necessary to make said river continuously navigable from Vienna, Alabama, to Walker's Bridge, Mississippi. Cassity [Cassidy] Bayou. Noxubee River, to ascertain whether it can be made continuously navigable by a system of locks and dams, or otherwise. Bear Creek [»]. MISSOURI. Missouri. Resurvey of the Osage River from its mouth to Osceola, with a view to movable locks and dams, or other methods of improvement. Little River from Hornersville to its junction with the Saint Francis River. Saint Francis River from Greenville to the Arkansas State line. NEW HAMPSHIRE. New Hamp- . shire. Bellamy River. NORTH CAROLINA. ,. North Car0 " lina. Alligator River. Lockwood's Folly River. Lumber River. Yadkin River from South Carolina line to the Nar- rows. Catawba River. NEW JERSEY. New Jersey. Thoroughfare running back of the ocean from Cape May to the Great Bay north of Atlantic City. Channel back of Brigantine Beach, between Absecon and Brigantine Inlets. NEW YORK. Ne w York - Channel between Jamaica Bay and Rockaway Inlet. The East River with a view to the removal of a ledge of rocks situated between five and six hundred feet from the foot of Tenth and Eleventh streets in the city of New York. Spring Creek. Waddington Harbor. Mouth of Patchouge River. Hudson River between New Baltimore and Coxsackie. Peter's Neck Bay. "A tributary of Tennessee River. 468 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1886. Tonawanda Harbor and Niagara Kiver between Black Rock and Tonawanda, with a view to a sixteen-foot cBannel. Glen Cove Harbor. Oregon. OREGON. Wood Kiver. Link River. Snislaw Eiver and Bar. Coquille River between Coquille City and Myrtle Point. Nehalem Bay and Bar. Tillamook Bay and Bar. Umpqua River. Ohio. OHIO. Sandusky Harbor, with a view to a straight channel from the north end of Cedar Point to the east end of the existing channel in front of the city. Big Hockhocking River "[°] from its mouth to Cool- ville. Chagrin River at its mouth. P e n n s y I - PENNSYLVANIA. Darby Creek. Rhode Is- RHODE ISLAND, land. Little Narragansett Bay, entrance to the wharves at Watch Hill. Iinl° Uth Car °" SOUTH CAROLINA. Mosquito Creek between the South Edisto and Ashe- poo Rivers, with a view to connect the South Edisto with the Ashepoo at or near Fenwick's Island. Mingo Creek. Clark's Creek. Little Pee Dee River. Alligator River and other waters connecting Santee River and Bull's Bay. Tennessee. TENNESSEE.' North Fork of the Forked Deer River below Dyers- burg. Obeils [Obey] River from the point where improve- ments have heretofore been made to the mouth of the West Fork. Texas. TEXAS. Cedar Bayou, where it empties into Galveston Bay. " Usually called Hocking River. 1886.] IMPROVEMENT OE RIVERS AND HARBORS. 469 VIRGINIA. Virginia. Mattox Creek. Nansemond River. Louisa [Levisa] Fork of |~Big] Sandy River. Roanoke River from Clarkesville, Virginia, to Eaton Falls, North Carolina. Hunters Creek [<•]. WEST VIRGINIA. glXa. 8 * Vi * Meadow River. Gauley River. Coal River. WISCONSIN. Wisconsin. Harbor at Hudson, Lake Saint Croix. Examination and report on the causes of the extraordi- tions, a "survey, narv overflows of the Chippewa River, and what means, e , tc ,-j not HS . » • , -, , t , ^r ... . ' ' cially provided it any, can be adopted to prevent their recurrence. for. Sec. 7. For examinations, surveys, and contingencies, and for incidental repairs, for which there is no special appropriation, for rivers and harbors, one hundred thou- sand dollars : Provided, That no surveys shall be made of Provtso - any harbors or rivers until the Chief of Engineers shall have directed a preliminary examination of the same by examinations the local engineer in charge of the district, or an engineer to be made be- detailed for the purpose ; and such local or detailed engi- neer shall report to said Chief of Engineers, whether, in his opinion, said harbor or river is worthy of improve- ment, and shall state in such report fully and particularly the facts and reasons on which he bases such opinion, in- cluding the present and prospective demands of com- merce; and it shall be the duty of the Chief of Engineers to direct the making of such survey if, in his opinion, the harbor or river proposed to be surveyed be worthy of im- provement by the General Government; and he shall report to the Secretary of War the facts, and what public necessity or convenience may be subserved thereby, to- gether with the full reports of the local engineer. Said ma t ae P to t Ho°use reports of preliminary examinations and surveys shall be of Representa- made to the House of Representatives, and are hereby printed. a n d ordered to be printed when so made. Sec. 8. That the Secretary of War shall report to Con- ci %fc£ e | n °£ gress, at its next and each succeeding session thereof, the neers to be re- name and place of residence of each civilian engineer em- g?ess, d ete. Con ployed in the work of improving rivers and harbors by means and as the result of appropriations made in this and succeeding river and harbor appropriation bills, the time so employed, the compensation paid, and the place at and work on which employed. Approved, August 5, 1886. "Location could not be found. 470 LAWS OE UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1884. Aue 5 1886 CHAP. 930.— An Act To provide for protecting the interests of vol 24,'p.335. the United States in the Potomac River flats, in the District of Columbia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United Stqtes of America in Congress assem- bled, That it shall be the duty of the Attorney-General of Potom a c the United States to institute, as soon as may be, in the River flats, d. gupreme court of tlie District of Columbia, a suit against bright to ef a11 persons and corporations Who may have or pretend to tabiish title, have any right, title, claim, or interest in any part of the affected 1 by ^m- land or water in the District of Columbia within the Im- provement.' ^s of t^e city of Washington, or exterior to said limits and in front thereof toward the channel of the Potomac River, and composing any part of the land or water af- fected by the improvements of the Potomac River or its flats in charge of the Secretary of War, for the purpose of establishing and making clear the right of the United States thereto. ***** No money to Sec. 6. That until the final decision of the matters here- property D in a™ inbef ore in this act mentioned shall have been had, no (fecifion'' 1 flnal m oneys appropriated for the improvement of the Potomac River within the District of Columbia, the establishment of harbor-lines in the District of Columbia, and the rais- ing of the flats therein shall be expended otherwise than upon property in respect of which there is no claim ad- verse to the title of the United States or for the improve- ment of navigation in the said river. Approved, August 5, 1886. Feb. 28. 1887. CHAP. 277.— An Act Granting to the Kanawha and Ohio Vol. 24, p. 429. Railroad Company the right to lay its track through United States lock and dam property in the Great Kanawha Valley, State of West Virginia. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the Kanawha and Ohio Railroad Company is to R Kan°a f wba hereby authorized to maintain and use its track through and Ohio R. r. the United States property at lock and dam number six Government on the north side of the Great Kanawha River, in Kana- ^ r a p n r awha wha County, West Virginia, and to use for a right of River, w. va. way through said property a section of land fifty-four feet wide and bounded and described as follows, to wit: Location. Beginning at a point in the lower line of the United States lot one hundred and sixty-three feet from the corner stone marking the lower or western end of the line to said lot along the public road, running thence north sixty-six degrees east six hundred feet through the said lot to a point in the upper line thereof ; thence with said upper line south twenty-four degrees thirty minutes east, crossing the center line of the said railroad at twenty- seven feet, in all fifty-four feet: thence south sixty -six 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF KIVEE8 AND HARBOBS. 471 degrees west six hundred feet through the said lot to a . point in the lower line thereof; thence with the lower line of said lot north twenty- four degrees thirty minutes west, crossing the center line of the said railroad at twenty-seven feet, in all, fifty-four feet, to the place of beginning, containing about three-fourths of an acre. And the privilege is also hereby granted to said company of hereafter laying, maintaining, and using a track through the United States property on the north bank of said river at lock and dam number four, and at lock and dam number three, and at lock and dam number two, in said county, subject however, to the antecedent written consent and approval of the Secretary of War as to loca- tion, construction, and width of right of way : Provided, Provisos. That said Kanawha and Ohio Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, shall if the Secretary of War in his discretion require it, pay a reasonable yearly rental for said property, the amount thereof to be" ascertained and prescribed by the Secretary of War : Provided, how- ever, That the said company shall construct and main- tain, at its own cost, all such wagon-crossings, cattle- crossings. guards, and fences over and along the line of its road through the said Government property, at all of the four lock and dam sites mentioned in this act, as may be re- quired by the Secretary of War: Provided further, That t ^^° v ^ h °£ the said company shall take up and remove its track or required, tracks from the said property, or any part, thereof, at either or all of the four sites mentioned, whenever thereto directed by the Secretary of War; and such removal shall not be made the foundation for any claim for dam- ages against the United States: And provided further, That the right to repeal, alter, or amend this act is re- served to Congress. Approved February 28, 1887. Rental. CHAP. 4. — An Act Making appropriations to supply deficien- Feb. 1, 1888. cies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thir- Vol. 25, p. 4. tieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and for prior years, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the following sums be. and the same are Deficiencies hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury f^ > ™ prlatlon ' not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, and for other objects hereinafter stated, namely : To pay D. M. and C. P. Dull the amount ascertained D .^"^a c° by the Secretary of War to be due them for work doner- Dy 11 - on the Great Kanawha River, West Virginia, and by rea- 209.° ' ' son of changes in their contract, and so forth, thirty-four Ante ' p - 383 - 472 LAWS OE UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. . thousand three hundred and seventy-nine dollars and thirty cents, payment to To pav Charles McCafferty the amount ascertained hy caffertyf Mc " the Secretary of War to be due him for work on the Great Kanawha River, West Virginia,, and by reason of changes in his contract, and so forth, thirty thousand three hundred and seventy dollars and fifteen cents [°] : Proviso. Provided, That any contract indebtedness of said McCaf- subconTracts. ferty incurred by subcontract, or for labor or material furnished for the prosecution of the work on which this sum is based, shall be first ascertained and paid by the Secretary of War and the balance paid to said McCaf- ferty. Said amounts shall be received in full satisfaction of all claim under said contract. FOX AND WISCONSIN RIVERS IMPROVEMENT. jufiSents* on ^ or payment of judgments and awards recovered account of against the United States for flowage damages caused by proven? In t 'of the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, in the coSsin ??vers' s State of Wisconsin, and reported to Congress by the At- torney-General in Senate Executive Document Ninety- four, Forty -ninth Congress, second session, as follows : John Glatz, one hundred twelve dollars and fifty cents ; Andreas Haesly, four hundred and twenty-two dollars ; Ruf us Lane, two hundred dollars ; R. C. Ernst, three hundred, and twenty-five dollars ; Mary Young, six hundred sixty-two dollars and sixty- six cents ; E. B. Fisk, four hundred fifty -eight dollars and thirty- three cents ; William McLaren, five hundred thirty-six dollars and sixty-six cents ; Frederick Nable, six hundred ninety-eight dollars ; Henry Kuhn, four hundred and fifty dollars ; Eliza A. Clark, three hundred and fifty dollars ; Emily L. Stickney, three hundred dollars ; Henry Kempf, two hundred and fifty dollars; • John Kien, three hundred seventeen dollars and thirty- three cents ; Robert Buckstaff, six hundred and fifty dollars; Charles Morgan, eight hundred five dollars and eighty- three cents; Caroline Mitchell, Nellie Mitchell, Mary Blackman, Alice Mitchell, and Emma Mitchell, heirs of Samuel Mit- chell, deceased, three hundred forty -one dollars and sixty- six cents ; Sarah P. Locke, six hundred thirty-one dollars and sixty-six cents ; T. A. Rogers, five hundred and eleven dollars ; <*The amount actually paid pursuant to the provisions of this paragraph was $29,283.84, the balance, $1,086.31, having been re- turned to the surplus fund. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF GIVERS AND HARBORS. 473 N, Naumer, five hundred eighty-two dollars and fifty cents ; Nelson Allen, four hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty cents ; William B. Knapp, six hundred ninety-one dollars and sixty-seven cents ; - John Gores, four hundred thirty-six dollars and sixty- six cents; G. A. llandall, two hundred and eighty dollars; Charles Kalbus, five hundred sixteen dollars and sixty- six cents ; F. C. Arnold, four hundred and seventy -five dollars ; Balthazar Gallatine, four hundred twenty-six dollars and sixty-six cents; Charles Kohr, five hundred ninety-one dollars and sixty-six cents ; Carl Derber, four hundred dollars ; George Kogers, two thousand four hundred and forty dollars ; Commodore Rogers, one thousand four hundred and eighty dollars; Martha E. Roberts, two thousand two hundred thirty- three dollars and thirty-three cents ; D. L. Libbey, two thousand one hundred ninety-six dol- lars and ninety-six cents ; Henry C. Westphal, three hundred and fifty dollars ; L. C. Porter, three hundred and ten dollars ; John Ryf, one thousand three hundred and seventy-five dollars ; J. E. La Grange, one thousand two hundred and ninety dollars and sixty-six cents ; W. H. Ternouth, four hundred and seventy dollars ; Pauline Schaffer, substituted for August Schaffer, ninety dollars; Frederick Webber, seventy -five dollars ; Fred. Malchow and John F. Brown, four hundred dol- lars; Ferdinand Flester, one hundred and fifty dollars ; Ed. M. Brainerd, seven hundred and twenty-five dol- lars ; August Beduhn, three hundred eleven dollars and sixtv- six cents; P. C. Callup, four hundred and fifty dollars ; Wilhelmine Naffin, four hundred fifty-three dollars and thirty-three cents ; John R. Wheeler, four hundred forty-three dollars and thirty-three cents ; George M. F. Arnold, three hundred fifty-eight dollars and thirty -three cents ; Hugh Gear, four hundred eighty-three dollars and thirty-three cents ; Mary Dickinson, six hundred and twenty-five dollars ; A. Ackermann, three hundred fifteen dollars and twen- ty-five cents; 474 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. Kobert Jaenicke, four hundred sixty-two dollars and fifty cents; A. Merton, five hundred dollars ; Regina Laescher, two hundred dollars ; Lorenz Kenzel, one hundred and fifty dollars; John Scheer, one hundred dollars ; Robert Petzhold, five hundred and sixty dollars ; Orson Angell, eight hundred and forty dollars ; Charles E. Angell, two hundred and fifty dollars ; Nelson Shepperd, Catharine Shepperd, and Walter Shepperd, by his guardian ad litem, Nelson Shepperd, three hundred dollars ; Thomas Davis, six hundred and sixteen dollars and sixty-six cents ; Theodore Grubbe, one thousand three hundred dollars ; Francis Weyerhurst, four hundred dollars ; Lucas M. Miller, five thousand three hundred and thirty-two dollars ; Frederick Malchow, one hundred and forty dollars ; Ludwig Malchow, three hundred dollars; Gottlieb Doehmel, one thousand two hundred and ten dollars ; Eric B. Sternan, six hundred and eighty-two dollars; Mahala Sturtevant, one thousand dollars; Charles Robinson, three hundred and forty-four dol- lars; Patrick Quilty, one hundred dollars ; G. W. Washburn, nine hundred dollars ; The Island Park Association and Gabe Bouck, one thousand one hundred forty-four dollars and seventy- two cents; Peter McCourt, three hundred and fifty dollars ; August Porath, four hundred and eighty dollars ; John Winchlag, two hundred and ten dollars; John Behrand, one hundred dollars; John Leonard, six hundred and twenty-five dollars; Mary E. Wright, one thousand three hundred dollars ; William E. Mills, six hundred and sixty dollars ; Ed. L. Matthewson, three thousand nine hundred and forty ^five dollars; George W. Merritt, executor of the last will and testa- ment of Eliza Merritt, deceased, seven hundred and eighty-four dollars; Sedate D. Paddleford, two thousand four hundred dol- lars; John Strum, seven hundred and forty-five dollars; John Schroeder, seven hundred and forty- four dollars; Hansuma S. Bangs, as administratrix of the estate of Alexander Bangs, one thousand one hundred and forty dollars ; A. S. Trow, seven hundred and fifty dollars ; George Allanson, substituted for J. D. Harris, one hundred and sixty dollars; 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OE RIVERS AND HARBORS. 475 Mary W. Stow, two thousand seven hundred sixty- four dollars and eighty cents ; Benjamin F. Moore, four thousand five hundred forty- two dollars and sixty-one cents ; Heman Hodgkin, two thousand eight hundred fifty- eight dollars and six cents ; Ann White, seven hundred and forty-two dollars; Joseph Kinsman, four thousand nine hundred sixty- three dollars and ninety-seven cents; D. D. Trelevan, surviving executor of last will and testament of T. J. Wood, deceased, one thousand four hundred and sixty-six dollars and forty -nine cents; Eichard B. Charles, nine hundred and sixty dollars ; William B. Tallmadge, as executor of the last will and testament of William B. Tallmadge and Sarah J. Tall- madge, deceased, three hundred and twenty dollars; Gustavus A. Bensom, and Henry A. Geisse, trustees of the estate of F. William Geisse, five hundred and twenty- four dollars; James Whitton, six hundred and eighty-two dollars ; Dennis Byan, three hundred and eighteen dollars ; Nicholas Krebsbach, four hundred seventeen dollars and ninety cents; Peter Krebsbach, four hundred seventeen dollars and ninety cents; Mirton F. Mosher, as administrator of the estate of Jeremiah Mosher, deceased, one thousand four hundred seventy-seven dollars and fifty-two cents; L. H. Bishop, Luke W. Bishop, Lucerne Bishop, Lu- cretia Bishop, Louisa M. Bishop, and Lafayette Bishop, eight hundred and fifty-seven dollars; James A. Fisher, one thousand two hundred and sixty dollars and thirty- three cents; Ezra Peebles, six hundred four dollars and forty-five cents; J. C. Bobbins, seven hundred sixty-nine dollars and fifty-five cents; Cynthia B. Ripley, two hundred thirty -two dollars and ^ twelve cents; Isaiah Bifenbach, one thousand one hundred forty-nine dollars and eighty-two cents ; Valentine Mingel, one thousand four hundred sixty-five dollars and eighty -eight cents ; Alexander W. Stow, and Bandall A. Stow, three thou- sand dollars ; Marcellus Ayers, one hundred and fifty dollars ; Harvey D. Saint John, six hundred dollars ; Theodore Herling, three hundred dollars ; Antoinette Herling, seventy-five dollars ; W. H. Miller, as administrator of the estate of William Miller, deceased, and I. Newton Miller, three thousand three hundred seventy-nine dollars and twenty cents ; John S. McDonald, six hundred and forty dollars ; 476 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. Ralph O. Fox and Edward McCaffrey, one hundred seven dollars and twenty cents ; James Rockafellow, one hundred thirty-three dollars and thirty-eight cents ; Catherine Stillwell, four hundred thirty-nine dollars and forty-five cents ; Francis E. Aldrich, one hundred twenty dollars and seventy cents; George Ennis and Samuel Ennis, six hundred dollars; Martha J. Rundell, seventy-three dollars and twenty cents ; Joseph Yates, three hundred dollars ; E. S. Harrington, one hundred and twenty-five dollars ; Henry B. Basing, fifty dollars; in all, one hundred thousand, twenty-four dollars and fifty-three cents. Provisos. _ Provided, That hereafter the United States Govern- f o^Mnging ment shall not be held liable for damages heretofore or suits. now cause( j by th e overflow of the lands or other prop- erty of any person in the prosecution or maintenance by the United States Government of any of the works of improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, in the State of Wisconsin, unless the action of proceeding to ascertain and determine the amount for which compen- sation is now legally owing for the damages occasioned by such overflow, and as contemplated by the act of Con- gress approved March third, eighteen hundred and sev- voi. is, p. enty-five, entitled "An act to aid in the improvement of 50 Ante, p. 252. the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, in the State of Wisconsin," shall have been or shall be commenced as provided in said act, and the acts amendatory thereof, prior to the pas- sage of this act, and all claims and causes of action now existing upon which no proceeding has been already or shall be taken within the time last'specified to enforce the vol. is, c. same shall be forever barred. And the said act approved peaiea. e March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five be, and the same is hereby, repealed, but no action or proceeding which shall be pending shall be in any way affected by Appeals' ^is re P ea ^ : Provided, however, That all appeals on the part of the United States to the courts from the awards, and determinations of any such commission shall proceed in the same manner as though said act had not been repealed. s ^eaV "" To pa 7 amount of judgment in favor of Charles "payment to, Sweany for flowage damages caused bv the improvement and'wTscon^n °. f the F . ox and Wisconsin Rivers, in the State of Wiscon- rivers. sin, certified by the Attorney-General in House Executive Document Number Two hundred and seven, Forty-ninth Congress, first session, one thousand, sixty-seven 'dollars and nine cents, being in addition to the sum of one hun- dred fourteen dollars and sixty-five cents appropriated for costs on appeal to the superior court in the deficiency appropriation act approved August fourth, eighteen hun- dred and eighty-six. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 477 To pay the amounts due the several commissioners to ascertain flowage damages caused by the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, in the State of Wisconsin, as follows: To Commissioner J. V. Swetting, one thousand one hundred seventy-three dollars and twenty-five cents ; To Commissioner J. C. Burdick, one thousand four hun- dred forty dollars and ninety -five cents; To Commissioner J. C. Thompson, eight hundred eighty-two dollars and sixty cents; To Commissioner G. H. Buckstaff, three hundred thirty -two dollars; To Commissioner E. M. Wadsworth, two hundred fifty-five dollars and fifteen cents ; To Commissioner G. H. Read, three hundred fifty-seven dollars and thirty cents. To Commissioner J. C. Burdick, one thousand five hun- dred and sixty-four dollars ; To Commissioner J. V. Swetting, one thousand five hundred and sixty-four dollars; To Commissioner B. L. Cornish, one thousand four hundred and eighty-five dollars ; To Commissioner G. H. Buckstaff, one thousand four hundred and eighty -five dollars ; In all, ten thousand five hundred and thirty-nine dol- lars and eighty-five cents. That so much of the act approved August fourth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty-six and for prior years, and for other purposes, as appropriates twenty-two thou- sand two hundred and eighty-seven dollars and six cents to pay the unappealed judgment and award of Augusta [sic] G. Buggies, recovered against the United States, and reported by the Attorney-General in Executive Document Number Two hundred and seven, Forty-ninth Congress, first session, be, and the same is hereby, so amended as to appropriate only the sum of twenty thousand two hun- dred and eighty-seven dollars and six cents [".]. Payment of commissioners to ascertain damages, Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Augusta G. Euggles. Amount ap- propriated for, reduced. Vol. 24, p. 283. Ante, p. 431. Approved, February 1, 1888. [No. 5.] Joint Resolution Authorizing the Secretary of War to Mar. 5, 1888. appoint a Board of three engineers to examine and report in rela- Vol. 25, p. 618. tion to the Delaware River between the city of Philadelphia, Penn- sylvania, and Camden, New Jersey, and for other purposes. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, « The total amount paid to Augustus G. Ruggles under the act approved August 4, 1886, as amended by this act, approved Feb- ruary 1, 1888, was $21,612.48, including interest, 478 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. secretary of That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, author- Soa^ofTngi- ized to immediately appoint a board of three engineers inT^Deilware from the United States army whose duty it shall be to River at Phil- examine in all their relations to commerce, the Islands Ind^cam&knowh as Smith's Island, Windmill Island and Petty's N - J - Island in the Delaware River between the city of Phila- delphia in the State of Pennsylvania and the city of Cam- den in the State of New Jersey, which board shall forth- with report to the Secretary of War as to whether said islands or any shoal in the said river between or adjacent to the said islands or any of them constitute an obstruc- tion to* the commerce of the Delaware river or to the pas- sage of vessels between the said States and with a view to removing said islands and shoals to report a plan with the estimate of cost for their removal in whole or in part and for the improvement of the harbor of the port of Philadelphia including the probable cost to the Govern- ment of said islands so as to secure free and uninterrupted commerce upon the said Delaware river and the unob- structed passage of vessels to and from and between the said States; and the sum of five thousand dollars or so Appropria-much thereof as shall be necessary is hereby appropriated tion - to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to defray the expense of such survey and report. Approved, March 5, 1888. Mar. 30,1888. CHAP. 47. — An Act To provide for certain of the most urgent Vol. 25, p. 47. deficiencies in the appropriations for the service of the Govern- inent for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representor tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the following sums, or so much thereof as may urgent aefl- be necessary, be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, priationsf ppro ou * °t anv money in the Treasury not otherwise appro- priated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the service of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and prior years, namely : & * * * * ti B ons m etc' EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS AT SotJTH PASS, MlSSIS- soutn 'pass! sippi River: Annual expenses of ascertaining the depth River.' ssipp of water and width of channel secured and maintained 463™' 18 ' p ' fr° m time to time at South Pass of the Mississippi River, Ante, p. 246. to enable the Secretary of War to report to Congress dur- 16a 01 ' P ' i n g the maintenance of the work, as required by Con- Ante, p. 281. gress, eight thousand eight hundred dollars. * * * # $ Approved, March 30, 1888, 888 -l IMPROVEMENT OF B1VEBS AND HARBORS. 479 CHAP. 55.— An Act For the relief of R. G. Huston and Com- Apr. 2, 1888. pany. Vol. 25, p. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- - tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he here- «. °. Huston by is, authorized and directed to pay R. G. Huston and Payment to. John B. Neely, partners as R. G. Huston and Company, the sum of seven thousand five hundred and seventy -two dollars and forty-eight cents, for replacing earth and ma- terial washed away from the levees [on Mississippi River] from Milton to Raleigh, in the State of Louisiana, by the extraordinary floods of February, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, the same being in full payment for all extra work done by them in connection with their con- tract with the United States under date of October third, eighteen hundred and eighty -two; and said sum is here- by appropriated to the payment of the same out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. Approved, April 2, 1888. CHAP. 194. — An Act To facilitate the prosecution of works Apr. 24, 1888. projected for the improvement of rivers and harbors. Vol. 25, p. 94. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the Secretary of War may cause proceed- Condemna- ings to be instituted, in the name of the United States, T i Te r and har- in any court having jurisdiction of such proceedings, ^nts improve " for the acquirement by condemnation of any land, right voi. 5, p. of way, or material needed to enable him to maintain, Ante, p. 95. operate or prosecute works for the improvement of rivers and harbors for which provision has been made by law; such proceedings to be prosecuted in accordance with the laws relating io suits for the condemnation of prop- erty of the States wherein the proceedings may be insti- tuted: Provided, however, That when the owner of such Provisos. land, right of way, or material shall fix a price for the Purchase, same, which in the opinion of the Secretary of War, shall be reasonable, he may purchase the same at such price without further delay : And provided further, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to accept donations of lands or materials required for the mainte- Donations, nance or prosecution of such works [°]. Approved, April 24, 1888. "Act approved August 1, 1888 (chap. 728, vol. 25, p. 357, not in- cluded in this compilation), is somewhat similar to this act, though less comprehensive. See joint resolution approved Sep- » tember 11, 1841, page 95 hereof.' 480 LAWS OE UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. May 9 1888. CHAP. 234.— An Act To authorize the city of Chicago to Vol. 25, p. 136. erect a crib in Lake Michigan for water-works purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the consent of Congress is hereby given to Lake MicM- the city of Chicago, county of Cook, State of Illinois, ga PMP» m »,, to extend a tunnel, or inlet pipes, into Lake Michigan, thoSto e": so far as may be deemed necessary, to insure a supply tend water of water and to erect a pier or piers and crib m the navigable waters of said lake, for the making, preserving and working of said aqueducts or pipes or tunnel, the plan aad location thereof to be subject to the approval proviso. of the Secretary of War : Provided, That said city shall Lights. fm-nish an a maintain at its own expense, such beacon- lights or other signals on such piers or crib, as the Light- House Board shall prescribe. Approved, May 9, 1888. May 16, 1888. CHAP. 257.— An Act Relating to the anchorage of vessels in Vol. 25, p. 151. the port of New York. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized, HartiJ York empowered, and directed to define and establish an an- Anchorage chorage ground for vessels in the bay and harbor of New grounds. York, and in the Hudson and East Elvers, to adopt suita- Reguiations. ble rules and regulations in relation thereto, and to take all necessary measures for the proper enforcement of such rules and regulations. Penalty lor Sec 2. That in the event of the violation of any such violating rules. ruleg qv re gui at i ons by the owner, master, or person in charge of any vessel, such owner, master, or person in charge of such vessel shall be liable to a penalty of one hundred dollars, and the said vessel may be hoiden for the payment of such penalty, and may be seized and pro- ceeded against summarily by libel for the recovery of the same in any United States district court for the district within which such vessel may be, and in the name of the officer designated by the Secretary of the Treasury. Effect. Sec. 3. That this act shall take effect immediately. Approved, May 16, 1888. May 21, 1888. CHAP. 304. — An Act For the relief of Emory R. Seward. 1069. ' ' p ' Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is Emory e. se- hereby, directed to pay to Emory It. Seward, out of any w Payment to. money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of eight thousand one hundred and seventy-four dol- 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 481 lars and seventy-nine cents, for balance due said Seward for work done in removing rock at the entrance of New Eochelle Harbor, State of New York : Provided, If in the judgement of the Chief of Engineers, the necessi- ties of commerce require the completion of said contract, or any portion of it, there shall in making settlement with the said Emory R. Seward be deducted from the above- named appropriation such an amount, as in his judgement, it will cost in excess of the sum of six hundred and twenty-five dollars to complete such contract in a manner to meet the necessities of commerce at that point. Approved, May 21, 1888. Proviso. Deduction. New York Harbor. Injurious de- posits In, for- bidden. Vols. 24, p. 329; 2S, p. 360; 30, p. 1155 ; 32, p. 375 Ante, p. 462 ; post, pp. 709. 893, 1010. Punishment. CHAP. 496. — An Act To prevent obstructive and injurious de- June 29, 1888. posits within the harbor and adjacent waters of New York City, Vol. 25, p. 209, by dumping or otherwise, and to punish and prevent such offenses. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That, the placing, discharging, or depositing, by any process or in any manner, of refuse, dirt, ashes, cinders, mud, sand, dredgings, sludge, acid, or any other matter of any kind, other than that flowing from streets, sewers, and passing therefrom in a liquid state, in the tidai waters of the harbor of New York, or its adjacent or tributary waters, or in those of Long Island Sound, within the limits which shall be prescribed by the super- visor of the harbor, is hereby strictly forbidden, and every such act is made a misdemeanor, and every person en- gaged in or who shall aid, abet, authorize, or instigate a violation- of this section, shall, upon conviction, be pun- ishable by fine or imprisonment, or both, such fine to be not less than two hundred and fifty dollars nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars, and the imprisonment to be not less than thirty days nor more than one year, either or both united, as the judge before whom convic- tion is obtained shall decide, one-half of said fine to be paid to the person or persons giving information which shall lead to the conviction of this misdemeanor. Sec. 2. That any and every master and engineer, or person or persons acting in such capacity, respectively, on board of any boat or vessel, who shall knowingly en- gage in towing any scow, boat, or vessel loaded with any such prohibited matter to any point or place of deposit, or discharge in the waters of the harbor of New York, or in its adjacent, or tributary waters, or in those of Long Island Sound, or to any point or place elsewhere than within the limits defined and permitted by the supervisor of the harbor hereinafter mentioned, shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this act, and shall, upon convic- tion, be punishable as hereinbefore provided for offenses Punishment t o officer of boat violating. H. Doc. 425, 58-3- -31 482 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888- in violation of section one of this act, and shall also have his license revoked or suspended for a term to be fixed by the judge before whom tried and convicted. Transporting Sec. 3. That in all cases of receiving on board of any SargTngpiacl: scows or boats such forbidden matter or substance as Joi. 28, p. herein described, it shall be the duty of the owner or post, p. 709. master, or person acting in such capacity, on board of such scows or boats, before proceeding to take or tow the same to the place of deposit, to apply for and obtain from permits. the supervisor of the harbor appointed hereunder a per- mit defining the precise limits within which the dis- charge of such scows or boats may be made ; and any devi- ation from such dumping or discharging place specified Punishment in such permit shall be a misdemeanor within the meah- for violation. .^ ^ t j^ g ^ . an( j ^ mas t er an j ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Manitowoc, Improving harbor at Manitowoc, Wisconsin : Continu- ing improvement, eight thousand dollars. Menonfinee, Improving harbor at Menomonee, Wisconsin: For re- pairs and dredging, nine thousand dollars. Milwaukee, Improving harbor of refuge at Milwaukee, Wisconsin: wis " Continuing improvement on bay and harbor, seventy thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin : Continu- ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Oconto, wis. Improving harbor at Oconto, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars; eighteen thou- sand dollars of which appropriation shall not be avail- able, until the city of Oconto has caused repairs to be made, to the satisfaction of the engineer in charge, to the old part of the pier built by private enterprise. Port wash- Improving harbor at. Port Washington, Wisconsin: ington, wis. Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Eacine, wis. Improving harbor at Eacine, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Superior and Improving harbor at Superior Bay and Saint Louis w t is. Lou s ays ' Bay, Wisconsin : Continuing improvement, fifty thou- sand dollars. Sheboygan, Improving harbor at Sheboygan, Wisconsin: Continu- ing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. ^a s h l a n d , Improving harbor at Ashland, Wisconsin : Continuing improvement on the enlarged project, sixty thousand dollars. ^Two Rivers, Improving harbor at Two Rivers, Wisconsin: Continu- ing improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars. Minn" ' u * h • Improving harbor at Duluth, Minnesota : Continuing improvement, eighty thousand dollars; of which sum 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AHD HARBORS. 493 one-half shall be expended on the harbor basin and new channel east of Rice's Point, and in the preservation and maintenance of the canal and piers at the harbor en- trance, and in the purchase of a steam launch; and -the other half of said sum shall be expended on the channel west of Rice's Point, and from thence along the north- ern shore of Saint Louis Bay to Grassy Point; and the Government of the United States hereby accepts from of Ac c C a£ a t i an e e n < ! the city of Duluth the grant and conveyance made by trance ana said city, by deed dated January ninth, eighteen hundred p 'voi. 27, p. 95. and eighty-eight, of the following "described real estate, Post ' p - 621 - to wit: All the tract or parcel of land lying and being in the county of Saint Louis and State of Minnesota described as follows, to wit : Lots two hundred and forty- seven, two hundred and forty-eight, two hundred and forty-nine, two hundred and fifty, two hundred and fifty- one, two hundred and fifty-two, two hundred and fifty- three, two hundred and fifty-four, two hundred and fifty-five, two hundred and fifty-six, two hundred and fifty-seven, two hundred and fifty-eight, two hundred and fifty-nine, and two hundred and sixty Minnesota avenue, Upper Duluth, the same being the ground on which is located the canal entrance and piers to the har- bor of Duluth. Improving harbor at Grand Marais, Minnesota : Con- raI g r M d nn . Ma ' tinning improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Agate Bay, Minnesota: Continu- Mi n|. ate Bay ' ing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor and bay at Humboldt, California : Ba y ; u ^i| oldt Continuing improvement, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of said sum Title.* 80 ' shall be expended until the twelve acres of land necessary to said improvement shall have been conveyed to the United States free of expense, and such conveyance has been approved by the Secretary of War, after the Attor- npy-General of the United States shall have certified to the Secretary of War that the title is perfect. Improving harbor at Oakland, California : Continuing Oakland, cai. improvement, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars; which sum, or any part thereof, may be used in the dis- cretion of the Secretary of War on the training walls and channel. Improving harbor at Red Wood, California: To com- Cf R e d w ° ° d - plete, seven thousand four hundred dollars. Improving harbor at Wilmington, California : Continu- Wilmington, ing improvement, ninety thousand dollars. Improving harbor at San Diego, California: For re- Ca ^ au Diego, pairs, one thousand dollars. Improving harbor at San Luis Obispo, California, by 0b f a ,f q$ ! s the construction of a breakwater on the reef to the plane of mean low water, according to the plan of W. H. Ben- yaurd, major, of engineers, dated January twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, twenty-five thousand dollars. 494 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1888. coos Bay. Improving entrance to harbor at Coos Bay, Oregon: 0reg - Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. YaquinaBay, Improving harbor at Yaquina Bay, Oregon: Continu- oreg. m g improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Tillamook Improving Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oregon, five thou- Bay.oreg. san d two hundred dollars. Lubec Chan- Improving Lubec Channel, Maine: Continuing im- nei, Me. provement, twenty thousand dollars. Rivers: Improving Penobscot River, Maine: Continuing im- Kiver, n Me. scot provement, fifty thousand dollars; twenty thousand dol- lars of which sum to be expended between Bangor and Crosbj's Narrows, and thirty thousand dollars between Bucksport and Winterport, according to the last plan of the engineer in charge if approved by the Secretary of War. Narraguagus Improving Narragaugus River, Maine: Continuing River, Me. improvement, ten thousand dollars. saco River, Improving Saco~ River, Maine: Cojitinuing improye- Me ' ment, ten thousand dollars. Bagaduce Improving Bagaduce River, Maine, three thousand dol- River, Me. , o q Kennebec Improving Kennebec River, Maine, seventy-five thou- RiTer ' Me - sand dollars* Moosabecbar, Improving Moose-a-Bec Bar, Maine: Continuing im- Me ' provement, fifteen thousand dollars. c o che co Improving Cocheco River, New Hampshire: To com- R ver, . pj e ^ 6) n i ne thousand dollars. b e 1. 1 a m y Improving Bellamy River, New Hampshire, ten thou- ver ' ' ' sand dollars. otter creek, Improving Otter Creek, Vermont: Continuing im- provement, two thousand five hundred dollars. i p swich Improving Ipswich River, Massachusetts, two thou- River, Mass. j £ t. j i j n sand nve hundred dollars. River Mass w Improving Powow River, Massachusetts, for dredging, Proviso. ' three thousand dollars : Provided, That this sum shall not Drawbridge. jj e expended until the towns of Amesbury and Salisbury, or either of them, shall have caused such a draw to be placed in'the present bridge over said river, as may be approved by the Secretary of War. Rive a r W R U i ket . Im P rovin g Pawtucket River, Rhode Island: Contin- uing improvement, thirty-five thousand dollars. Rive r r! T1 R d i nce Improving Providence River and Narragansett Bay, Rhode Island: Continuing improvement, forty thousand dollars. For removing Green Jacket Shoal, Providence River, Rhode Island : Continuing improvement, twenty-eight thousand dollars. Kive < rT rC R a ! uck Improving Pawcatuck River, Rhode Island: Contin- uing improvement, ten thousand dollars. RiveTconn Ut Improving Connecticut River below Hartford, Con- necticut : Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Rive O r?con n nic Improving Housatonic River, Connecticut, thirty-five thousand dollars; twenty-five thousand dollars of which M88-] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 495 may be expended in commencing the construction of a breakwater at the mouth of said river. Improving Thames River, Connecticut: Continuing tti a m e s improvement, fifty thousand dollars, which may be ex- River ' Conn ' pended at any point between Norwich and New London. '. Improving East Chester Creek, New York : Continuing East cheater improvement, five thousand dollars. creek, n. y. Improving Hudson River, New York : Continuing im- Hudson provement, seventy-five thousand dollars; of which ten RiTer ' N " Y ' thousand dollars may be used in dredging and otherwise deepening and improving the harbor at Peekskill. Improving Newtown Creek and Bay, New York : Con- Newtown tinuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars, a Creek ' NY- portion of which may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be applied to the improvement of the west branch of Newtown Creek. Improving Ticonderoga River, New York: Continuing Ticonderoga improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars. . River, n. y. Improving Harlem River, New York, seventy thou- h a r 1 e m sand dollars. River - N - Y - Improving East River and Hell Gate, New York : Re- East River, moving obstructions, two hundred and fifty thousand dol- N - T - lars. Improving Narrows at Lake Champlain, New York, Narrows, from Benson, Vermont, to canal locks at Whitehall, Newjjjjj x. h Y. m York, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Grass River at Massena, New York: The Grass River, Secretary of War is authorized and directed to expend N - Y - the balance remaining on hand of the sum heretofore ap- propriated in dredging operations according to the origi- nal plan. Improving Maurice River, New Jersey: Continuing m a urice improvement, ten thousand dollars. River, N. j. Improving Passaic River, New Jersey : Continuing im- Pmiic provement, thirty-five thousand dollars ; of which seven River > N - J - thousand five hundred dollars are to be used to complete improvement above Newark. Improving Raritan River, New Jersey: Continuing R a ritan improvement, fifty thousand dollars. River, n. j. Improving Shrewsbury River, New Jersey: Continu- Shrewsbury ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. River, n. j. Improving South River, New Jersey: Continuing im- south River, provement, five thousand dollars. N ' J ' Improving Allegheny River, Pennsylvania: Continu- Allegheny ing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. River ' Pa " Improving Schuykill River, Pennsylvania: Continu- schuyikin ing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Delaware River, Pennsylvania and New Jer- Delaware sey : Continuing improvement from Trenton to its mouth, §"!*' Pa ' and two. hundred and fifty thousand dollars; of which ten thousand dollars is to be expended upon said river and its tidal tributaries between Cooper's Creek and Trenton. For continuation of construction of the dam at Herr's Herr island Island, in the Allegheny River, near Pittsburgh, Penn- mvev, Paf ei,y 496 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [ISA sylvania, thirty-five thousand dollars; and the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to purchase the lands re- quired for said dam and its appurtenances, or, at his dis- cretion, to cause suit to be instituted for the condem- nation of such lands as may be necessary therefor; and said sum of thirty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby made available for paying for said lands, whether procured by purchase or by condemnation, as authorized by the act of the leg- islature of Pennsylvania approved May eighteenth, eight- een hundred and eighty-seven. st. Jones Improving Saint Jones River, Delaware : Continuing Elver, Dei. improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Smyrna Improving Duck Creek [Smyrna River] , Delaware, by dredging, ten thousand dollars. Mis pin ion Improving Mispillion Creek, Delaware: To complete from Milford to its mouth, three thousand five hundred dollars. Rive r r°Dei k U J Improving Broadkiln River, Delaware: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. RiTer a DeP reek Improving Broad Creek [Broad Creek River], Dela- ware: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. EiTer°Sd" k Improving Choptank River, Maryland: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. River Ma ' c a Improving Corsica River, Maryland : Continuing im- provement, ten thousand dollars. Riler*Md a aSd Improving Susquehanna River, Maryland and Penn- Pa. ' sylvania: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars, to be expended above the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad bridge. creeif Md ' e e Improving Fair lee Creek or Inlet, Maryland, five thou- sand dollars. River,* Md ent Improving Patuxent River, Maryland, five thousand dollars. River,'] . c. a ° Improving Potomac River at Washington: Continuing improvement, three hundred thousand dollars. Rite > r D va 1 . attox Improving Appomattox River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars ; and the Chief of Engineers is directed to cause to be examined and sur- veyed, and the cost estimated, for diverting the water of the river above the harbor at Petersburgh to the old North Channel, and report upon the same. in r C Riv C e k r aI vT Im proving Chickahominy River, Virginia : Continuing ' ' improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars. y James River, Improving James River, Virginia: Continuing im- provement below Richmond, two hundred and twenty- five thousand dollars. Riv^r, va. p ° n ' Improving Mattaponi River, Virginia : Continuing im- provement, three thousand dollars. River?* Mount Improving channel at Mount Vernon: Continuing im- vemon, va. provement, six thousand dollars. cr<£k va.' n ' Improving Nomini Creek, Virginia : Continuing im- provement, five thousand dollars. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 497 Improving Pamunky River, Virginia: Continuing im- R i^ e r m v a nkey provement, three thousand dollars. Improving Rappahannock River, Virginia : Continuing Q0 ^ k a ^CT h va! improvement, fifteen thousand dollars; of which three thousand dollars may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be used in continuing the improvement of Ur- bana Creek, a tidal tributary thereof. Improving Staunton River, Virginia: Continuing im- R ^* V a. ton provement, five thousand dollars. Improving York River, Virginia : Continuing im- y- a * ork River ' provement, thirty thousand dollars. Improving, by dredging and otherwise, the inland wa- Delaware' W and ter-way, from Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, to Delaware Cnincoteague Bay, at or near Lewes, Delaware, to be used from Chin- ays ' coteague Bay to Indian River Bay : Continuing improve- ment, fifty thousand dollars, no part of which shall be expended until the right of Avay is secured free of cost to the United States. Improving Nansemond River, Virginia, including the E1 £e an v!. mond mouths of Bennett and Chuckatuck Creeks, ten thousand dollars. Improving Big Sandy River, West Virginia and Ken- b ig Sandy tucky: Continuing improvement, thirty-one thousand and Ky. five hundred dollars. Improving Elk River, West Virginia : Continuing im- ei k River, provement, three thousand dollars. Improving Buckhannon River, West Virginia : Con- Ei y e u . cl w a, ^ 1 a on tinning improvement, one thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Great Kanawha River, West Virginia: Kanawha Continuing improvement, three hundred and fifty thou- E ver ' w ' Va ' sand dollars. Improving Guyandotte River, West Virginia : Continu- Guy a n dot • / j j-t, j j n Elver, W. Va. ing improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving Little Kanawha River, West Virginia : ^ jit *J e Ka ?S" Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars; va. but no toll shall be collected by any person or corporation j s ^2. lls abo1 " for this improved navigation; and such right, if any exist, shall be relinquished in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War before the expenditure of any of the money herein appropriated for this work. Improving Monongahela River, West Virginia : To E ,^ £ t w fva! a complete dam number eight, thirty -five thousand dollars ; and for continuing improvements. The Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized Lo ck r and S Dam and directed to negotiate for and purchase, at a cost not No. 7 from Mo- to exceed one hundred and sixty-one thousand seven hun- fgatfon el com- dred and thirty-three dollars and thirteen cents, lock and p & w. dam number seven, otherwise known as " the Upper Lock 34 g ol 9 7 §®' §§■ and Dam," and its appurtenances, of the Monongahela pp. '217, ^18. ' Navigation Company, a corporation organized under the 69f,°735, J 7§«?' laws of Pennsylvania, which lock and dam number seven and its appurtenances constitute a part of the improve- ments in water communication in the Monongahela River, H. Doc. 425, 58-3 32 498 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. between Pittsburgh, in the State of Pennsylvania, Mid a point at or near Morgantown, in the State of n est Vir- ginia. And the sum of one hundred and sixty-one thou- sand seven hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirteen cents [«], or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for consummating said pur- chase, the same to be paid on the warrant of the Secre- tary of War, upon full and absolute conveyance to the United States of the said lock and dam number seven, and its appurtenances, of the said Monongahela Naviga- tion Company. Condemna- In the event of the inability of the Secretary ot War uon proceed- to make voluntary purc hase of said lock and dam number seven and its appurtenances for said sum of one hundred and sixty-one thousand seven hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirteen cents, or a less sum, then the Secre- tary of War is hereby authorized and directed to insti- tute and carry to completion proceedings for the condem- nation of said lock and dam number seven and its appur- tenances, said condemnation proceedings to be as pre- scribed and regulated by the provisions of the general railroad law of Pennsylvania, approved February nine- teenth, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and its supple- ments, except that the United States shall not be required to give any bond, and except that jurisdiction of said proceedings is hereby given to the circuit court of the United States for the western district of Pennsylvania, with right of appeal by either party to the Supreme Estimating Court of the United States : Provided, That in estimat- vaiue 1 . ing the sum to be paid by the United States, the franchise of said corporation to collect tolls shall not be considered or estimated ; and the sum of five thousand dollars [°] , or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appro- priated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the necessary costs of said condem- nation proceedings; and upon final judgment being en- tered therein the Secretary of War is hereby authorized operating and directed to draw his warrant on the Treasury for expenses. ^e amount of said judgment and costs, and said amount for the payment thereof is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. And when said lock and dam number seven and its ap- «Of the appropriations (viz, $161,733.13 for purchase and $5,000 for expenses of condemnation proceedings) made by this act for acquisition of Lock and Dam No. 7, $400 was expended from the purchase fund, and $4,901.36 from that for condemnation, making the total expenditure thereunder $5,301.36, the balances having been carried to the surplus fund. All of the property of the com- pany on this river, including Lock and Dam No. 7, was acquired by the United States in July, 1S97, pursuant to the provisions of the river and harbor act of June 3, 1896, with funds appropriated by that act, the total cost of acquisition (including the $5,301.36 previously expended) being $3,769,073.88, of which $3,761,615.46 was the award in condemnation. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OP KIVEKS AND HARBOKS. 499 purtenances shall have been acquired by the United States, whether by purchase or condemnation, the Sec- retary of War shall take charge thereof, and the same, shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of section four of an act entitled "An act making appropriations 14 %° l - 23 ' p " for the construction, repair, and preservation for certain Ante, p. 415. public work on rivers and harbors, and for other pur- poses," approved July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty- four. The Secretary of War is authorized and directed to ap- Ohio River, point a board of three engineer officers of the United port° a £h mov- States Army, whose duty it shall be to thoroughly ex- able aatos - amine the Ohio river below Pittsburgh, as to the practi- cability of the improvement of the navigation of said river by means of movable dams; and said board shall report on or before the first Monday of December next, as to the feasibility and advisability of such project of improve- ment, the number of dams required, their location, with the cost of the same together with the cost of maintaining them after the completion of the project. The Secretary of War shall transmit said report to Congress at its next session, together with the views of himself and the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army thereon. The sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as Expenses. may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to pay the expenses of said board and survey. Improving Gauley River, West Virginia : For cleaning Gauiey rw- out channel, three thousand dollars. er ' ' a ' Improving New River, West Virginia : Continuing im- W N |. W Rlver > provement from mouth of Wilson Creek to mouth of ' "" ' Greenbrier River, balance now available from former ap- propriations for improving New River, Virginia, is hereby directed to be spent in improving said river between Ivan- hoe Furnace in Wythe County and mouth of Wilson Creek. Improving Cape Fear River, North Carolina, above R1 Cape N F n a r Wilmington : Continuing improvement, twelve thousand dollars. To complete the improvement of Cape Fear River be- low Wilmington, North Carolina, two hundred and forty- five thousand dollars. Improving Contentnia Creek, North Carolina : Continu- Cr ^ n p, ei c n,a ing improvement, five thousand dollars. * "" Improving Currituck Sound, Coanjok Bay> and North Bo „,Ja"tJ U N k River Bar, North Carolina, seven thousand five hundred c. dollars. Improving Neuse River, North Carolina : Continuing N N £ use ElTer ' improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving New River, North Carolina : Continuing n?w River, improvement, three thousand dollars. Improving Pamlico and Tar Rivers from the mouths to Ta ^ a ™'j° s a $) the Falls at Rocky Mount, North Carolina : Continuing c. improvement, ten thousand dollars. 500 LAWS OF UNITED STATES DELATING TO - [1888. Trent River, Improving Trent River, North Carolina : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Lumber Riv- Improving Lumber River, North Carolina, five thou- sand dollars. . EoanokeRiv- Improving Roanoke River, North Carolina, from its er ' mouth to Clarksville, Virginia, forty thousand dollars. Yadkin Riv- Improving Yadkin River, North Carolina, ten thou- er E s ls c° RlT " Improving Edisto River, South Carolina : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Great Pedee Improving Great Pee Dee River, South Carolina : Con- tinuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Saikahatcnte Imnrovine: Salkehatchee River, South Carolina: Con- River, S. C. . * ■ & . .-. ,■> i in santee Riv- Improving Santee River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, twenty-four thousand dollars, waccamaw Improving Waccamaw River, North and South Caro- and e s. c. ' ' Una, to Waccamaw Lake, North Carolina-: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars, wappoo cut, Improving Wappoo Cut, South Carolina : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. watereeRiv- Improving Wateree River, South Carolina: Continu- er 'pr'oviso. ing improvement, twelve thousand dollars: Provided, Drawbridge*, r^at no part of said appropriation shall be expended until the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, and the Camden branch of the South Carolina Railroad Company, shall have built suitable draw-spans in their bridges over said river, to be approved by the Secretary of War. congareeRiv- Improving Congaree River, South Carolina: Continu- ei 'proviso. ing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars: Drawbridge. p rov {^ e ^ That no part of said appropriation shall be expended until the South Carolina Railroad Company shall have built a suitable draw-span in its bridge over said river, to be approved by the Secretary of War. s. ] c! ngoCreek ' Improving Mingo Creek or River, South Carolina, five ,'': thousand dollars, ciark creek, Improving Clark Creek oj River, South Carolina, two thousand five hundred dollars'. Rive" 1 ! P, edee Improving Little Pee Dee River, South Carolina, five thousand dollars. Rive^Ga aha Improving Altamaha River, Georgia: Continuing im- provement, ten thousand dollars. chee h River U Gal Improving Chattahoochee River, Georgia: Continuing . ' improvement, twenty thousand dollars. oaT°and Ail!*' Improving Coosa River, Georgia and Alabama : Con- avj£-- tinuing improvement, sixty thousand dollars. g piinf jHver, Improving Flint River, Georgia : Continuing improve- ment, twenty thousand dollars; of which sum five thou- sand dollars are to be expended between Albany and Montezuma, and fifteen thousand below Albany. Ri?e°r m Ga 1 g e e Improving Ocmulgee River, Georgia: Continuing im- provement, fifteen thousand dollars. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 501 Improving Oconee Eiver, Georgia: Continuing im- er ° Improving Bceuf River, Louisiana: Continuing im- provement and closure of outlets, six thousand dollars. Bayo« Bar- Improving Bayou Bartholomew, Louisiana and Arkan- andTrlT' La ' s as : Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Bayou court- Improving Bayou Courtableau, Louisiana : Continuing aoieau, La. improvement, five thousand dollars. tonne °La DAr " Improving Bayou D'Arbonne, Louisiana : Continuing improvement, two thousand dollars. bonn^i* 6 ™ 6 " Improving Bayou Terre Bonne, Louisiana: To com- plete, three thousand dollars. ^jied Elver, Improving Red River, Louisiana: For completion of survey from Fulton, Arkansas, to the Atchafalaya River, thirty-five thousand dollars. er T a e na a Ba?ou Improvin^pTensas River and Bayou Macon, Louisiana : Macon, La. Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OP EIVEES AND HARBOBS. 503 Improving Red River, Louisiana and Arkansas : Con- Red R'jer, tinuing improvement from Fulton, Arkansas, to Atcha- La " falaya River, including completing the work at Alex- andria, sixty-five thousand dollars ; of which five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to be used upon Cypress Bayou and the lakes between Shreveport, Louisiana, and Jefferson, Texas; and five thousand dol- lars or so much thereof as may be necessary, upon Bayou Dorcheat. Improving Ouachita and Black River, Arkansas and ouacnitaand Louisiana : Continuing improvement, twenty thousand Ark.°and r La. rs ' dollars; of which four thousand five hundred dollars is authorized to be expended for the construction or pur- chase of a crane-boat with steam power. Improving Tickfaw River and its navigable tribu- TicMawRiv- taries, Louisiana : Continuing improvement, one thou- e1 ' a- sand dollars. Improving Little River ["], Louisiana, two thousand Little River, five hundred dollars. Improving Bayous Rondeway and Vidal, Louisiana, Bayous Ron- by removing obstructions, one thousand dollars. dai^ a La and V1 Improving Calcasieu River and Passes, Louisiana: Calcasieu Continuing improvement at the entrance to said river Elver ' La - and pass, ten thousand dollars. Improving Bayou Plaquemine, Louisiana: For secur- Bayou Pia- ing a navigable channel sixty feet wide and six feet in Quem ne ' a- depth, from deep water up to the Plaquemine Dike, and for securing the mouth of the bayou from further caving, one hundred thousand dollars, pursuant to plan recom- mended by the engineers. Improving Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana, pursuant to Ba Z on L La ' the project of Lieutenant O. T. Crosby, Corps of Engi- our ° ' neers, dated June eleventh, eighteen hundred and eighty- six, fifty thousand dollars, including immediate dredging to secure low water navigation. Improving Buffalo Bayou, Texas: Continuing im- Buffalo Bay- provement, twenty -five thousand dollars. Improving Trinity River, Texas : Continuing improve- T Tr ^ ty Rlv " ment, twelve thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Arkansas River, Arkansas : Continuing im- Arkansas ap- provement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars : Pro- 'provisos, vided, That nothing herein contained shall authorize the Secretary of War to enter upon the project of improve- ment of said river as set forth in the report of the Board of Engineers on improvement of the Arkansas River from Wichita, Kansas, to its mouth, dated New York City, March sixteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty- eight, and contained in House Executive Document Num- ber Two hundred and thirty-four, first session, Fiftieth Congress : Provided, That the Secretary of War shall pro ^°P* n ° t f lm ' expend the appropriation under this head with reference to the final improvement of this river as contemplated a A tributary of Black River. 504 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [MM. in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the year end- ing July first, eighteen hundred and eighty -five, and as authorized in the act for the improvement of rivers and vol. 24, p. harbors approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and S2 Ante, p, 452. eighty-six, and in House Executive Document number ninety, Forty -ninth Congress, first session ; said methods to be applied, as the Secretary of War may direct, at such points between Wichita, Kansas, and the navigable mouth of the Arkansas Eiver, at its junction with the Mississippi Kiver, as he may deem for the best interest of commerce. And all moneys now to the credit of dif- ferent sections of the Arkansas Eiver, other than appro- priations for the operating of snag boats, shall be avail- able for use under this head ; and in future the engineer in charge of this work and the Secretary of War shall Reports. make report upon the progress and needs of this work under this head, instead of reporting upon disconnected projects, as heretofore. Nothing herein contained shall be understood to prevent the Secretary of War from ap- plying any part or all of the funds previously appropri- ated tor use at Fort Smith, Dardanelle, in Pine Bluff Reach, or from expending not exceeding four thousand dollars to remove the bar in front of Van Buren, or from allotting not exceeding eight thousand dollars as a con- tingent fund for the expenditure in Pine Bluff Reach. St. Francis Improving Saint Francis River, Arkansas: Continu- River, Ark. ^ n ^ improvement, four thousand dollars. Arkansas Riv- Improving Arkansas River, Arkansas : For removing Removing ob- obstructions, twenty-five thousand dollars, of which ten structions. thousand dollars is authorized to be used in constructing a new hull for the snag boat Wichita, including capstans and the transfer of the upper works, and three hundred and seventy-five dollars in completing survey and maps. Red River, Improving Red River, Arkansas: To complete im- provement above Fulton, three- thousand dollars. Ark Ia ana mT f ' Improving Black River, Arkansas and Missouri : Con- tinuing improvements, five thousand dollars. Rive'r Irk Red • I m P rovm g Little Red River, Arkansas: Continuing improvement, five thousand four hundred dollars; a por- tion of which is authorized to be expended in the pur- chase or construction of a dredge-boat suitable for the work of the river. Ri^r^Ark 61111 Improving Petit Jean River, Arkansas: Continuing improvement, below the iron bridge at the Rocky Cross- ing, two thousand five hundred dollars. ^ white River, Improving White River, Arkansas : Continuing im- provement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Riv > erArk !ta Improving Ouachita River, Arkansas, above Camden: To complete, nine thousand dollars. ^ cache River, Improving Cache River, Arkansas, seven thousand dol- lars; three thousand dollars of which shall be expended for the building and equipping of a small hand-propelled snag-boat, and four thousand dollars for running ex- 1888] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVER9 AND HARBORS. 505 penses of che same, in accordance with the recommenda- tion of the engineer in charge. Improving Big Hatchee River, Tennessee : Continuing Hatches improvement, five thousand dollars. Rlver ' ' enn " Improving Caney Fork River, Tennessee: Continuing caney Fork improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars. ' ' ' " ;! ' " Improving Clinch River, Tennessee : Continuing im- clinch River, provement, five thousand dollars. Improving Cumberland River, Tennessee and Ken- Cumberland tucky: Continuing improvement above Nashville, two and Ky. hundred thousand dollars; with a view to secure a uni- form depth in the channel of four feet, commencing with a lock at or near the lower island at Nashville. Improving Cumberland River, Tennessee and Ken- tucky, below Nashville: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving French Broad River, Tennessee : Continu- E ^ r e e ° C Tenn 0ad ing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving Hiawassee River, Tennessee: Continuing E1 y e 1 r w - r ^n n ee improvement, one thousand dollars. Improving Forked Deer River, Tennessee : Continuing R ^° e r l ke T en 1 n eer improvement, four thousand five hundred dollars for the North Fork, below Dyersburgh; two thousand five hun- dred for South Fork ; and two thousand five hundred for main. river below. • Improving Tennessee River, above Chattanooga, Ten- R . Ten 5, es3ee nessee: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dol- lars. Improving Tennessee River, below Chattanooga, Ten- nessee: Continuing improvement, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars ; of which as much as may be necessary is authorized to be expended in acquiring by purchase or condemnation the land needed for the sites of the per- manent buildings necessary in the management of the canals at the improved shoals. Improving Kentucky River, Kentucky: Continuing Kentucky improvement, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars. Rlver ' Ky - Improving Licking River, Kentucky, from Farmer's to picking River, West Liberty, three thousand dollars. Ivy ' Improving Tradewater River, Kentucky: To complete Tradewater improvement, six thousand dollars. River, Ky. For the purchase of the improvements known as the Green and Green and Barren River improvements, one hundred and improvements* thirty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of Proviso. said sum shall be expended until a full and absolute con- Title ' veyance of said improvements, together with rights of way, easements, piers, docks, and appurtenances of every nature belonging to or connected with said improvements, by the owner or owners thereof, and the Attorney-General of the United States shall have certified to the Secretary of War that the title is perfect. Improving the Ohio River : Continuing improvement, Ohio River, three hundred and eighty thousand dollars; of which strIl)Utlon - sum, twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof 506 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. as may be necessary, shall be expended in removing the rock obstruction at the mouth of Licking River, twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended for the construction of a drift-gap at Davis Island Dam, with the necessary bear-trap gates and masonry walls, and seven thousand five hundred dollars in constructing an ice pier pursuant to the pres- ent or prospective plan of the Chief of Engineers, at or provisos. near Portsmouth, Ohio: Provided, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to obtain, if he can do so without cost to the United States, a per- petual lease or conveyance of the riparian rights of the ice piers. property owners at said locality, in the event said ice- pier shall be located where there is no landing place: 35™' 32 ' P ' ^ n( i provided further, That at said locality, if it be an Post, p. 988. improved landing, he shall first obtain a relinquishment of wharfage rights and dues in favor of water craft seeking protection from damage by ice; and no part of this appropriation shall be used for such purpose until the foregoing conditions are complied with; and two thousand five hundred dollars of said Ohio River appro- priation may be used for improving the channel in the mouth of the Big Hocking River below the first dam therein; and twenty thousand dollars of said Ohio River appropriation may be used for harbor improvement at Madison, Indiana, according to the plans heretofore sub- mitted bjr Lieutenant Colonel Merrill, Corps of Engi- neers ; also out of said Ohio River appropriation the sum of fifteen thousand dollars may be expended in complet- ing the construction of the embankment on the south side of the Great Miami River near its junction with the Ohio, to confine the waters of the Great Miami in great floods to the general course of its channel at or near the Ohio, to the end that the formation of the bar in the Ohio now obstructing navigation may be arrested ; also out of said Ohio River appropriation the sum of fifteen thou- sand dollars may be expended in the construction, or aiding in the construction, of such an embankment at Shawneetown, Illinois, as will confine the waters of the river in great floods to the general course of. its channel, and protect the harbor; and thirty thousand dollars of said sum of three hundred and eighty thousand dollars may be expended in protecting the harbor at Cairo, Illi- nois, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, if in the opinion of the Secretary of War the interests of com- „ „ ... merce require it. Falls of the T ^. ,, „ ,- „ , _. . „ Ohio. Improving the falls of the Ohio River: Continuing improvement, according to the last plan of the engineer in charge, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars; of which sum twenty-five thousand shall *e used in enlarg- ing the canal basin near the locks at Louisville, Ken- tucky, as recommended in the Engineer's Report of eight- een hundred and eighty-five, page one thousand eight hundred and four. 1888.] IMPROVEMEXT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 507 Improving Indiana Chute Fall, Ohio River : Contin- Indiana uing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Chute - Improving Muskingum River, Ohio : For the construe- Muskingum tion of a lock at Taylorsville and the reconstruction of Eiver ' ° hI °- the lock at Zanesville, pursuant to the report of the engi- neers, one hundred and two thousand dollars; and the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and empowered to grant leases or licenses for the use of the water powers on the Muskingum River at such rate and on such condi- tions and for such periods of time as may seem to him just, equitable, and expedient: Provided, That the leases Proviso. or licenses shall be limited to the use of the surplus water rights. erpower not required for navigation. And he is also empowered to grant leases or licenses for the occupation of such lands belonging to the United States on said Muskingum River as may be required for mill-sites or for other purposes not inconsistent with the requirements of navigation; and all moneys received under such leases or licenses shall be turned into the Treasury of the United States, and the itemized statement thereof shall accompany the annual report of the Chief of Engineers. But nothing in this act shall be construed to affect any vested rights, vested right, if such there be, of any lessee of water power on said river. Improving Detroit River, Michigan: To complete, one Detroit River, hundred and thirty thousand and five hundred dollars. Mich- Improving Hay Lake Channel, Michigan : Continuing h a y l a k e improvement, five hundred thousand dollars: Provided, cb p"ovho^ lch ' That any portion, or all of this sum may, in the discre- tion of the Secretary of War, be used in the work at the falls of the Saint Mary's River, in addition to the specific appropriation herein made for the latter. Improving Saginaw River, Michigan: Continuing im- Saginaw provement, sixty-five thousand dollars, of which twenty- Jver ' 1C ' five thousand dollars are to be used above Bay City, and fifteen thousand dollars in improving the west channel along West Bay City. Improving Saint Clair Flats Ship Canal, Michigan: st.ciair Fiats Continuing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars ; Canal - all or any portion of which may, in the discretion of the engineer, be expended in dredging Grosse Pointe Channel. Improving Saint Mary's River, at the Falls, Michigan : RI |t- j^arys Continuing improvement on new lock, dam, and ap- proaches, one million dollars. Improving Clinton River, Michigan : Continuing im- M c ^ I h nton Eiver ' provement, ten thousand dollars; and the Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized to accept for the United States a conveyance of the parcel of land known as " Shoemaker's Bend," as per warranty deed from city of Mount Clements to United States, under date of De- cember twenty-ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, amounting to six and three-quarter acres, for the pur- pose of straightening the channel of Clinton River. River, Wis. 508 LAWS OF tTNITED STATES DELATING TO [1*8*. st. Joseph Improving Saint Joseph River, Michigan, from its River, Mich. mouth to B err i en Springs, two thousand five hundred dollars. . . Black River, Improving mouth of Black Eiver [°], Michigan, ten uich ' thousand dollars. Rouge River, Improving Rouge River, Michigan, at its junction with MIch ' Detroit River, and up the river as far as the bridge of Saint Louis and Wabash Railroad, ten thousand dollars. Improving Chippewa River, including Yellow Banks, in said river, "Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Fox River, Improving Fox River, Wisconsin, below Montello, ex- cept as hereinafter provided: Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars ; of this sum five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used for deepening the south outlet of Lake Winnebago, at Neenah, Wisconsin, so as to make navigation practi- cable during low water season; six thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended in constructing a levee at Portage, Wisconsin, to prevent the overflow of the "Wisconsin River into the Upper Fox River. V v e wis a * The sum °^ s ^ x thousand dollars, appropriated by the Po voi? e, 24, s j>. river and harbor act of August fifth, eighteen hundred 32 l'»te, P . 455. and eighty-six, for a levee at Portage, Wisconsin, shall be available for that purpose; the sum of ten thousand dollars, appropriated by the river and harbor act of Jul}' fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, " to be used in twee a n an Depe b r ( e maintaining a channel between DePere and Green Bay, iSa Green Bay. Wisconsin," shall be used, as soon as practicable, on the 143°'' 23, p. L ower Fox River, in buoying, straightening, and further Ante, p. 409. deepening the channel of said river, between said cities. River wis °and Improving Saint Croix River, Wisconsin and Minne- Minn.' sota : Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. the^NoTth 1 Improving Red River of the North, Minnesota: Con- Minn. ' tinuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. RWer, n M?nn° ta Improving Minnesota River, Minnesota, including vol. 27, p. protecting and holding the banks opposite the borough Post, p. 636. of Belle Plaine, so as to prevent the river from cutting through the narrow neck of land at that point and thereby changing its channel and course, ten thousand dollars. River a ind a and Improving Wabash River, Indiana and Illinois, above in. Vincennes : Continuing improvement, five thousand dol- lars. Improving Wabash River, Indiana and Illinois, below Vincennes: Continuing the work on lock and dam at Grand Rapids, near Mount Carmel, Illinois, fifty thou- sand dollars, and for continuing improvements, including the work at or near Grayville, ten thousand dollars. <■ Empties into St. Clair River. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF BITERS AND HARBORS. 509 Improving White River, Indiana : Continuing im- In wwte Rlver - provement, five thousand dollars ; no part of which is to Vol. 26, p. be expended until the bridges are so changed as not to 44 f>W, p. 574. obstruct navigation. Improving Calumet River, Illinois and Indiana : Con- c a l u m e t tinuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars ; of which fa™ 1 ' W ' and fifteen thousand is to be used in improving the river above the Forks to one-half mile east of Hammond, and thirty-five thousand for the improvement of the river between, its mouth and One hundred and eighth street. The amount heretofore appropriated for the improve- ment of said Calumet River from its mouth to its Forks, or so much thereof as may be necessar}', shall be imme- diately available for the improvement between its mouth vol. 23, p. and One hundred and eighth street, anything in the act 14 Ante, p. 409. of July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four and 32 J o1 - **' p - August fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six to the con- Ante, p. 456. trary notwithstanding. Improving Illinois River, Illinois : Continuing im- Illinois and provement, two hundred thousand dollars. And for the rivers, in. nes purpose of securing a continuous navigable water-way wa tCTway y irom between Lake Michigan and the Mississippi River, hav- Lake Michigan ing capacity and facilities adequate for the passage of River. « s ss pp the largest Mississippi River steam-boats, and of naval vessels suitable for defense in time of war, the Secretary of War is authorized and directed to cause to be made the proper surveys, plans, and estimates for a channel improvement and locks and dams in the beds of the Illi- nois and Desplaines Rivers from La Salle to Lockport, so as to provide a navigable water-way, not less than one hundred and sixty feet wide, and not less than fourteen feet deep, and to have surveyed and located a channel from Lockport to Lake Michigan, at or near the city of Chicago, such channel to be suitable for the purposes aforesaid ; the necessary expenses of such surveys, esti- mates, plans, and location to be paid out of the sum herein appropriated for the improvement of the Illinois River. The Secretary of War is further authorized and directed pla ^: a y o r n fm- to cause to be located, on such line as he may approve, nois and mjs- a canal from the Illinois River at or near the town of Hen- sIsslppl CanaL nepin to the Mississippi River at or above the mouth of Rock River, together with a necessary feeder for the same, said canal to be known as the Illinois and Missis- sippi Canal, and to be eighty feet wide at the water line, and to have a depth of not less than seven feet of water, with locks one hundred and seventy feet long and thirty feet wide. The Secretary of War shall cause to be made and submitted to Congress detailed plans and estimates for the construction of said canal and feeder; the neces- sary expense of making such location, plans, and estimates shall be paid out of the unexpended balance on hand 510 LAWS OF UNITED STATES BELATING TO [1888. heretofore appropriated for the survey of said canal by the River and Harbor act approved August fifth, eighteen 326°'' 24, P ' hundred and eighty-six, for the examination of said canal, Ante, p. 456. and of the Illinois and Michigan canal by a board of Engineers. Riverf sissippI For continuing operations upon the reservoirs at the storage res- headwaters of the Mississippi River, twelve thousand dol- lars, to be expended in accordance with the recommenda- tion of the Board of Engineers in their report to the Chief of Engineers, dated May twenty-fourth, eighteen hun- dred and eightv-seven. And it shall be the duty of the Regulations. Secretary of War to prescribe such rules and regulations in respect to the use and administration of said reservoirs as in his judgment the public interest and necessity may require; which rules and regulations shall be posted in some conspicuous place or places for the information of the public. And any person knowingly and willfully vio- lating such rules and regulations shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment, not exceeding six months, the same to be enforced by prose- cution in any district court of the United States within whose territorial jurisdiction such offense may have been Gauging a t committed. And the Secretary of War shall cause such St Vof U 25 gaugings to be made at or near Saint Paul during the an- 42i,° 424. ' pp ' nual operation of said reservoirs as shall determine accu- 512, 516.' p p ' rately the discharge at that point, the cost of same to be paid out of the annual appropriation for gauging the Mississippi waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. RiTer.^ For operating snag-boats and dredge-boats on Upper vof.i!', 1*424. Mississippi River, twenty-five thousand dollars. Above' It. An- Improving the Mississippi River above Saint Anthony's thonys Fails. Falls, ten thousand dollars. Improving the Mississippi River from the landing on the west bank below the Washington avenue bridge, Min- Minneapoiisneapolis, to the Des Moines Rapids, including work for Ba P % Moines tn e protection of the bank of the Mississippi River at Winona, Minnesota, on account of the erosion caused by dams erected above the city to improve the navigation of the river, and the examination and survey at the Rock Island Rapids in said river hereinafter mentioned : Con- tinuing improvement, six hundred thousand dollars. Rapids. And inasmuch as the present channel of the Mississippi Examination. Ri ve r at the Rock Island Rapids is said to be of insuffi- cient width and depth, and dangerous to the navigation of said river, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to cause an examination and survey to be made at said rapids, with the view of determining the best and most economical mode of securing a safer channel of greater width and depth, sufficient to meet the necessities of the commerce and navigation of the river, either by the construction of a canal around said rapids on the Illinois side of said river, from the head of the rapids near Rap- ids City, Illinois, on the most direct and feasible route to 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 511 the main river, at the foot of said rapids, or by widening and deepening the present channel of the river at said rapids. And the Secretary of War shall cause a report Report. of said examination and survey to be made to Congress at its next session, together with plans and estimates of the probable cost for the construction of such canal, or for the widening and deepening of the present navigable channel of the river, and with such plans and estimates, shall sub- mit his opinion as to the best and most economical plan of improving the river at said rapids in the interest of the commerce and navigation of the river, and for the purpose of such examination and survey, so much of the above appropriation of six hundred thousand dollars as may be necessary is hereby authorized to be expended, not to exceed fifteen thousand dollars. Improving the Mississippi River at Des Moines Rap- Ra pf| s c£nai? s ids Canal, under the modified project, thirty-five thou- sand dollars ; and the Secretary of War is hereby author- ized and directed to use so much of the money appropri- 14 Vo1 - 23, p- ated in the acts of July fifth, eighteen hundred and Ante, p. 412. eighty-four, and August fifth, eighteen hundred and 32s. ' ' p- eighty-six, for the construction of a pier at the outer Ante - p- 460 - wall of the Des Moines Rapids Canal as may be neces- sary in the establishment of a floating boom, connecting said wall with the upper draw rest of the bridge at Keo- kuk, if in his opinion such work would adequately and advantageously serve the interests of navigation ; and the balance left over of said appropriations of eighteen hun- dred and eighty-four and eighteen hundred and eighty- six, if any, to be used in continuing the improvement of the Des Moines Rapids under present project. Improving Mississippi River from Des Moines Rapids I1 iiuois 1 Ri t ver 0f to the mouth of Illinois River, two hundred thousand dollars, including the removal of bars at the mouth of Cedar Creek, in Quincy Bay, dredging in said bay ; open- ing Willow Slough, and removing the bars at the mouth of Whipple Creek and Hamburg Bay, if in the opinion of the Secretary of War the same is deemed advisable in the interest of commerce and navigation; and fifty thousand dollars of said sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary may be expended in improving and strength- ening Sny Island Levee where it crosses Sincarte Slough and other sloughs, and in repairing wash outs in said levee. Improving dry-dock at Des Moines Rapids: To com-pDj^o^k, plete, sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Rapids. Improving the Mississippi River from the mouth of 01 J° g^J? 1 of the Illinois River to the mouth of the Ohio River, includ- ing the completion of the work at Alton, and at the dis- cretion of the Secretary of War, the protection of the Illinois shore opposite the mouth of the Missouri River and the improvement of Saint Louis harbor : Continuing improvement, three hundred thousand dollars. 512' LAWS OF UNITED STATES KELATING TO [1888. Head of Improving Mississippi River from head of the Passes Pas.es to onio to ^ mouth of ^ ^ River; Continuing improve- ment, two million dollars; which sum shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War in accord- ance with the plans, specifications, and recommendations provisos, of the Mississippi River Commission : Provided, That no portion of this appropriation shall be expended to repair Levees or build levees for the purpose of reclaiming lands or preventing injury to lands or private property by over- flows: Provided, however, That the Commission is au- thorised to repair and build levees if in their judgment it should be done as part of their plans to afford ease and Protecting sa f e ty to the navigation and commerce of the river and to navigation. deep * n the c hannel. Of the foregoing sum one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall be expended in protecting the bank along the Lake Bolivar front, by revetment. Survey. For survey of the Mississippi Eiver from the head of the passes to its headwaters : Continuing survey, seventy- five thousand dollars. snags, etc. For continuing the removal of snags, wrecks, and other 424.° P ' obstructions in the Mississippi River, one hundred thou- post, p. 516. sand dollars . For work in accordance with the plans and specifica- tions of the Misissippi River Commission : ^coiumbus, Xt Columbus, Kentucky: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. '; Hickman.Ky. At Hickman, Kentucky: Continuing improvement, seventy thousand dollars. Helena, Ark. At Helena, Arkansas, seventy -five thousand dollars. Greenville, At Greenville, Mississippi : "Continuing improvement ; seventy-five thousand dollars, vicksburg, At Vicksburg, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. New Orleans, At New Orleans, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, two hundred thousand dollars. uidEedrihJm! At tne nead of the Atchafalaya and mouth of Red River, Louisiana, for rectification thereof, by preventing' further enlargement of the Atchafalaya and restricting its outlet capacity, and for turning the waters of Red River into the north or upper channel around TurnbulPs Island; and for keeping open a navigable channel through the mouth of Red or Old River into the Mississippi, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Von? ln i 8 6, p. For gauging the waters of the Lower Mississippi River 420 ' 4'4'- E§' an( ^ ^ s tributaries as provided for in joint resolution of p. 374." Ante, twenty-first of February, eighteen hundred and seventy- past 18 p 9 p 5 5i°6 : one ) nme thousand six hundred dollars [ a ] : Provided, 1009'. ' ' a On April 21, 1891, the Secretary of War decided, after inquiry at the Treasury Department, that under the provisions of section 6 of this act, the amount of the permanent annual appropriation provided therein for such gauging did not exceed $6,000. Section 9 of the river and harbor act approved June 13, 1902, increases this limit to $9,600 annually. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 513 That three thousand six hundred dollars of same is au- pX^eiicy. thorized to be expended in paying the expenses of gaug- ing the said waters during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. For examinations and surveys at South Pass, mouth ^21** i|f S p. of Mississippi River, pursuant to the act of March |64;25,p.4'|f; third, eighteen , hundred and seventy -five, ten thousand A»ic, P p. 246; dollars. §»»*• pp- 5ie " Improving Gasconade River, Missouri: Continuing Gasconade improvement, five thousand dollars. ' '""' Improving Little River, Missouri, from Hornersville to M Llttle Blver > its junction with the Saint Francis River, five thousand dollars. Improving Osage River, Missouri : Continuing improve- Osage River, ment, five thousand dollars. Mo ' Improving Saint Francis River, Missouri, from Green- st. Francis ville to the Arkansas State line, five thousand dollars. Improving Black River, Missouri, seven thousand Black River, dollars. Improving Missouri River from mouth to Fort Benton : Missouri Continuing improvement, one million dollars, including Rlver ' removal of obstructions, surveys, and examinations, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, in accordance with the plans, specifications, and recommen- dations of the Missouri River Commission, except as herein modified. Out of the above sum the following amounts shall be Distribution, applied to the purposes hereinafter specified, namely: One hundred and fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be needed, shall be expended on that por- tion of the Missouri River lying between the cities of Council Bluffs, Iowa, and Omaha, Nebraska, and a point five miles above the bridge of the Omaha and Council Bluffs Bridge Company, by the course of said river; that the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be needed, shall be expended on said river at Sioux City, Iowa, and in Nebraska, opposite said city ; that the sum of fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be needed, shall be expended on said river at or near Plattsmouth, Nebraska ; that the sum of fifty thou- sand dollars, or so much thereof as may be needed, shall be expended on said river at or near Rulo, Nebraska; that the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be needed, shall be expended on said river at or near Nebraska City, Nebraska^- that the sum of sixty -five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended on said river at or near Kan- sas City, Missouri; that the sum of sixty -five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended on said river at or near Saint Joseph, Missouri ; that the sum of forty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended on said H. Doc. 425, 58-3 33 514 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. river at or near Arrow Kock, Missouri; that the sum of seventy-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended on said river at or near Leavenworth. Kansas; that the sum of seventy-five thou- sand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended on said river at or near Atchison, Kan- sas; and that the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended on said river at or near Miami, Missouri. Mokeiumne " Improving Mokelumne Kiver, California: .Removing River, cai. obstructions, two thousand dollars. sacramerfto improving Sacramento and Feather Rivers, Cahtor- rirersrcti nia: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars; ™' P P '54o.to be expended for snagging and dredging operations. Napa River, Improving Napa River, California, seven thousand nve CaI " hundred dollars. . san Joaquin Improving San Joaquin River, California : Contmu- River, cai. ing improvement, twenty -five thousand dollars ; a portion of which may be used, in the discretion of the engineer, in closing Laird's Slough and in making the partial clos- ure of what is called " Paradise Cut." pet alum a Improving Petaluma Creek, California: Continuing Cr66k Ca.1 ■*■ ™ i i i n improvement, two thousand dollars. River > , 1 oreg bia Improving canal at the Cascades, Oregon : Continuing improvement, three hundred thousand dollars. Improving Upper Columbia River, including Snake River, Oregon and Washington Territory: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving the mouth of the Columbia River, Oregon : Continuing improvement, five hundred thousand dollars. Lower wma- Improving Lower Willamette and Columbia Rivers in iumwa a r°ver^°" front of and below Portland, Oregon: Continuing im- provement, one hundred thousand dollars, of which sum, one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces- sary, may be expended in dredging the bar at Skamokawa, on the Columbia River. Ri wniamette Improving Willamette River above Portland, Oregon: Continuing improvement, twenty-nine thousand dollars, of which sum fourteen thousand dollars, if deemed neces- sary by the Secretary of War, may be expended in revet- ting the Willamette River, above Corvallis, to prevent the threatened change in the channel of the river at said point, c o q u 1 1 1 e Improving Coquille River, Oregon : Continuing im- ver, reg. p r0 vement, twenty -five thousand dollars; of which five thousand dollars is authorized to be expended for snag- ging between Coquille City and Myrtle Point. RiJe™ o P reg U a improving Umpqua River, Oregon : To complete, two thousand dollars. River," oreg*. Gauging waters of the Columbia River, Oregon: For gauging. ''' fiscal years ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty -nine, two thousand five hundred dollars. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVEES AND HARBORS. 515 Improving Chehalis River, Washington Territory : Con- R^/wasl' s tinuing improvement, two thousand dollars. Improving Cowlitz River, Washington Territory: Con- c o w 1 1 1 z tinning improvement, three thousand dollars. Rive1 '' Wash ' Improving Skagit, Stielaquamish, Nootsack, Snoho- Skagit, stiia- mish and Snoqualmie Rivers, Washington Territory : iak™'^ no h°o- Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars; of Si?aimie n ri vera" which five thousand dollars shall be used for a snag-boat wash. , and outfit. Sec. 2. That whenever complaint shall be made to the Deflection of Secretary of War that by reason of the placing in any piers, etc. 8 7 navigable waters of the United States of any bridge pier i5 J oL 26, p- or abutment, the current of such waters has been so de- Post, p 582. fleeted from its natural course as to cause by producing no. ' * " caving of banks or otherwise serious damage or danger to ££,**• P 5, 64 p.' property, it shall be his duty to make inquiry, and if it nsji. shall be ascertained that the complaint is well founded, he os ' p ' shall cause the owners or persons operating such bridge to repair such damage or prevent such danger to property by such means as he shall indicate and within such time as he may name, and in default thereof the owners or per- sons operating such bridge shall be liable in any court of competent jurisdiction to the persons injured in a sum double the amount of said injury: Provided, however, Proviso. That nothing herein contained shall be construed so as to rights of a• That for the purpose of securing the uninter- Mississippi rupted gauging of the waters of the Lower Mississippi El Ippropiia- River and its tributaries, as provided for in joint resolu- maSent ade per ^ on °^ *^ e twenty-first of February, eighteen hundred vol. ' 16, p. and seventy-one, upon the application of the Chief of En- 59 i'»te, p. 189. gineers, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to 42o°42i 5 ' PP ' °l raw his warrant or requisition from time to time upon Ante, pp. the Secretary jof the Treasury for such sums as may be 51 vo 5 i 12 32, p. necessary to do such work, not to exceed in the aggregate 374 p ost p ^ or eac k y ear the amount [ 6 ] appropriated in this act for 1009. ' ' ' such purpose : Provided*, however, That an itemized Re°ort°' statement of said expenses shall accompany the annual report of the Chief of Engineers. et^ nag Mi b s°s a is- Sec. ^ That for the purpose of securing the uninter- sippi' River. rupted work of operating snag boats on the Upper Mis- sissippi River, and of removing snags, wrecks, and other . obstructions in the Mississippi River, the Secretary of tion P for° P made War, upon the application of the Chief of Engineers, pe v™ an 25*' pp. is hereby authorized to draw his warrant or requisi- 420, 42i. ' tion from time to time upon the Secretary of the Treas- l»te, pp. j. , r , , J , , , 510, 512. ury tor such sums as may be necessary to do such work, not to exceed in the aggregate for each year the amounts "This section is amended by section 3 of the river and harbor act approved Sept. 19, 1890. & On Apr. 21, 1891, the Secretary of War decided, after inquiry at the Treasury Department, that the amount of the permanent annual appropriation thus provided did not exceed $6,000. Section 9 of the river and harbor act approved June 13, 1902, increases this limit to $9,600. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 517 appropriated in this act for such purposes.: Provided, Report 0- however, That an itemized statement of said expenses shall accompany the annual report of the Chief of Engi- neers. Sec. 8. That the Secretary of War shall cause the man- A t nna 5 1 c L e ; uscript of the annual report of the Chief of Engineers oT S Engineera and subordinate engineers, relating to the improvement jJn^M^ssou? \ of rivers and harbors, and the report of the Mississippi River commis- and Missouri River Commissions to be placed in the hands of the Public Printer on or before the fifteenth day of October in each year, and the Public Printer shall cause said reports to be printed with an accurate and compre- hensive index thereof, on or before the first Monday in December in each year, for the use of Congress. Sec. 9. That whenever the Secretary of War shall have obstructions good reason to believe that any railroad or other bridge by br\dgS tlon now constructed, or which may hereafter be constructed, wa^"o et provide over any of the navigable water-ways of the United States against, is an obstruction to the free navigation of such waters, by i 4 v . ° 1 ' 23 ' p ' reason of insufficient height, width of span, or otherwise, § n **, P y 6 41 _'- or where there is difficulty in passing the draw-opening 453. or the raft-span of such bridge by rafts, steam-boats, or y°ol'. P io, S ^'. other water-craft, it shall be the duty of the said Secre- 115 p^ at g90 tary to give notice to the persons or corporations owning or controlling such bridge to so alter the same as to render navigation through or under it free, easy, and unob- structed; and in giving such notice he shall prescribe in each case a reasonable time in which such alteration is to be made. If, at the end of such time, the alteration has not been made, the Secretary of War shall forthwith ap- praise the Attorney-General of the United States, whose duty it shall be to institute suit, in the name of the United Litigation. States, without delay, in the circuit or district court of the United States for the circuit in which such bridge is located, which court is hereby invested with jurisdiction for this purpose, to recover from the owners or managers of such bridge the fines mentioned in the succeeding sec- tion of this act [ ffl ] . Sec. 10. That the owner or owners or manager or mana- f or P obstructin* gers of any railroad or other bridge obstructing the free navigation. navigation of any navigable water-way of the United 14J 01 ' 23, p ' States who shall willfully fail or refuse to remove the *nte, ^ 417. same, or to cause the necessary alterations to be made in 453. the same so as to render navigation through or under it voi*'3 P o, 5 pp.' free, easy, and unobstructed to rafts, steam-boats, or 11 po' g | 15 ^ 89 o other water-craft, after receiving notice to that effect from the Secretary of War and within the time prescribed by him, shall be subject to a fine as penalty therefor of five hundred dollars per month for the time he or they o This section is amended by the river and harbor acts approved Sept. 19, 1890 (sec. 4), and Mar. 3, 1899 (sec. 18). 518 LAWS OE UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. Fishways. Harbor lines. Vol. 24, p. 329. Ante, p. 462. Vol. 26, p. 455. Post p. 584. Vol. 28, p. 364, Post, p. 713, Vol . 30, p 1151. Post, p. 887. Surveys. Arkansas. are in default, and the amount so recovered shall be placed to the credit of the improvement fund of the water-way obstructed by such bridge [°]. Sec. 11. Whenever the improvements provided for by this act, or those which have heretofore been prosecuted by the United States, or may hereafter be undertaken, shall be found to operate (whether by lock and dam or otherwise), as obstructions to the passage of fish, the Secretary of War may, in his discretion, direct and cause to be constructed practical and sufficient fish-ways, to be paid for out of the general appropriations for the streams on which such fish-ways may be constructed. Sec. 12. Where it is made manifest to the Secretary of War that the establishment of harbor lines is essential to the preservation and protection of harbors, he may, and is hereby, authorized to cause such lines to be established, beyond which no piers or wharves shall be extended or deposits made except under such regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by him [»]. Sec. 13. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed, at his discretion, to cause examinations or surveys, or both, to be made, and the cost of improvement to be esti- mated at the following localities, to wit: In the States of— ARKANSAS. Ouachita River, Louisiana and Arkansas, from its mouth to head of navigation, to determine the advisa- bility and probable cost of its permanent improvement. Alabama. ALABAMA. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and di- rected to cause a survey to be made at the earliest prac- ticable time for the location of a channel in and along the Coosa Eiver, in Alabama, from the rapids at We- tumka to connect with the improvements already com- pleted on said river above the Ten Islands, and to direct the engineer making the survey to report as to the most feasible, economical, and suitable plan for making such improvement. Warrior Eiver from Tuscaloosa, to, Demopolis, for deepening and widening the channel with a view of the easy transportation of coal. Sipsey River, from the Tombigbee River at Vienna to Texas, with a view of easy transportation of coal. Choctawhatchee, for low water navigation. o This section is amended by the river and harbor acts approved Sept. 19, 1890 (sec. 5), and Mar. 3, 1899 (sec. 18). » This section is amended by the river and harbor acts of Sept. 19, 1890 (sec. 12), Aug. 18, 1894 (sec. 9), and Mar. 3, 1899 (sec. 11). . Improvement oe 1 rIverS AnD haR6ori3. 519 CALIFORNIA. San Beunaventure Harbor. Eel River, entrance and inside bars to head of naviga- tion. Klamath River, entrance and inside bars, to head of navigation. San Simeon Bay. The Secretary of War is hereby directed to make an examination and report to Congress as to the necessity for the establishment and maintenance of public moor- ings for the protection of shipping in the open and ex- posed ports on the Northern coast of California at Fort Ross, Fish's Mill, Fish Rock, Shelter Cove, Trinidad and such other places as may be deemed advisable by him. California. CONNECTICUT. Mystic River. New London Harbor. Black Rock Harbor, for breakwater to Pentfield Reef and south from Fairweather Island. Connecticut. ARIZONA. Colorado" River, between Camp Mojave and El Dorado Canon. Colorado River, between Camp Mojave and the point where the boundary-line between Nevada and Utah Ter- ritory intersects said river. Arizona. DELAWARE. Delaware. Nanticoke River, from Seaford to Concord. Mahon River. Prime Hook Creek. Appoquinimink Creek. DAKOTA. Ice harbor at or near Bismarck, on the Upper Missouri River. FLORIDA. Saint Andrew's Bay. Chipola River, from its mouth to Marianna. Saint Mark's River and bar at its mouth. Ocklawaha River from its mouth to Lake Griffin. Homosassa River and bar at its mouth. Chipola Rivef from its mouth to Wewahitchka and the " Cut Off," and " Lee's Slough," running from the Apa- lachicola River to the Chipola River. Crystal River and bar at its mouth. Alafia River and bar at its mouth. Sarasota Bay. The channel between Tampa Bay and Old Tampa Bay. Dakota. Florida. 520 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO Georgia. Indiana. Illinois. GEORGIA. Flint River, rock reefs at Albany and above. Savannah River above Augusta and between Augusta and Andersonville. Oconee River. Ocmulgee River. Resurvey. INDIANA. Grand Calumet River [°], beginning one-half mile east of Hafnmond, and thence eastward to Lake Michigan. For the survey of a canal-way connecting the waters of Lake Michigan with the Calumet River, beginning at a point on the Calumet River one mile east of Hammond, Indiana, and running due north to Berry Lake, and thence along the eastern waters of said Berry Lake; thence northeast to Lake Michigan. The survey to esti- mate a canal fourteen feet deep and two hundred feet wide. Berry Lake forming a natural harbor of refuge. ILLINOIS. Moline City Harbor. Grand Calumet River. Mississippi River, the main slough at Hamilton, Illi- nois, to the end of securing a good and sufficient steam- boat landing at that point. Iowa. IOWA. Kentucky. Louisiana. For a suruey [sic~] and examination of the Mississippi River at and near the head of Beaver Island, at Clinton, Iowa, to determine what is necessary to remove the sand- bars there formed and forming, so as to make navigable and protect the entrance to the western channel, and the channel itself that runs between Beaver Island and the Iowa shore. KENTUCKY. Harbor at Owensboro [ 6 ] . Big Sandy River from Catlettsburgh to Pikeville, on Louisa [Levisa] Fork, and to the mouth of Pond Creek on Tug Fork LOUISIANA. Bayou Teche, from mouth to Saint Martinsville. Atchafalaya River, from Berwick's Bay to Gulf of Mexico, to secure a channel of twenty feet depth. Mouth and Passes of Calcasieu River. a Usually called Calumet River. & In Ohio River. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. SSI Bayou Terrebonne, for continuing dredging three miles above Houma. Harbor of Baton Eouge. Tangipahoa River. Bayou Dorcheat, from Lake Bisteneau to the Arkan- sas line. Tchefuncta and Bogue Falia. Bayou Chitta ["]. Bayou des Glaises, with a view to establishing locks. Bayou Saint John, from head of navigation to Lake Pontchartrain. , Bayou Lafourche, from Donaldsonville to Gulf. Amite River. Bayou Manchac. Bayou Teche, with a view to putting in locks. Tickfaw River. Bayou Terrebonne and Bayou Black [ 6 ], with the view of opening a shorter water-way between Missis- sippi River and Berwick's Bay, Texas and Mexico. MARYLAND. Maryland. Eastern Branch of Potomac River. Wicomico River ["]. North East River. Manokin River. Warwick River. Wetypkin River. Chester River, between Crumpton and Jones' Landing. South East River. La Trappe River. Still Pond Harbor. Tuckahoe Rivera- Sassafras River. Elk River. MASSACHUSETTS. B ett£ aSaChU ' Taunton River. Cohasset Harbor. Weymouth River. Goose Point Channel, Plymouth Harbor, to public wharf at Kingston. Weir River. Salem Harbor, including South River. Beverly Harbor. Cranes and Waters Rivers of Essex Branch. Martha's Vineyard, inner and outer harbor at Edgar- ton. » Usually known as Bogue Chitto. & Discharges into Bayou Bceuf, which latter empties into Ber- wick Bay (an enlargement of Atchafalaya River) at Morgan City. « The reports upon this item relate to the stream of that name on the eastern shore of the State. 522 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888- Stage Harbor at Chatham. Westport Harbor, and East and West Branch of West- port Eiver. Maiden River, as to straightening, widening, and deep- ening the channel. Mississippi. MISSISSIPPI. Gulf Port Harbor, with a view to obtaining a> twenty foot channel two hundred feet wide to approach the shore as near as practicable. Leaf River, from its mouth to mouth of Bowie Creek, near the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad. Chickasahay River, from its mouth to Enterprise. Blufi Creek, from its mouth to the head of navigation. Tombigbee, between Vienna and Cotton Gin, with a view of obtaining continuous navigation. Bogue Phalia, especially the part known as the Nar- rows, with view to its improvement. Minnesota. Michigan. Duluth. MINNESOTA. MICHIGAN. False Presque Isle Harbor, Lake Huron, for a harbor of refuge. Au Gres River, to deepen channel to village of Au Gres to ten feet in depth. Black River, Lake Superior, to deepen channel to depth of sixteen feet and -constructing a breakwater. Detroit River, at Gross Point, to dredge channel now in use to depth of twenty feet. . Petoskey Harbor, for breakwater and harbor o*f refuge. Thunder Bay River, Alpena, for sixteen foot channel from mouth to one mile above. Au Sable River at Au Sable, with view of twelve foot channel and breakwater. Port Austin, for breakwater. Lexington, for breakwater. Forestville, for breakwater. Black River, at Port Huron, to deepen channel from mouth to Grand Trurlk railroad bridge to depth of eighteen feet. Pine River, at Saint Clair City, to deepen channel from mouth to Belknap's brick-yard to depth of sixteen feet. Quanicassee River, to deepen channel from mouth to village of Sebewaing to twelve feet. Port Sanilac, for harbor of refuge. Saugatuck Harbor, to obtain channel of navigable width, with a minimum depth of fifteen feet and recon- structing piers. Monroe Harbor, to deepen channel to sixteen feet. «■] IMPROVEMENT OE RIVERS AND HARBORS. 523 Grand River, from Grand Rapids to Lake Michigan: For channel of navigable width, minimum depth of ten feet. Algonac on St. Clair River, with view of uniting north and south channels between Clark and Harsems Islands. MAINE. Monhegan Island Harbor. Belfast Harbor. Harbor and channel at Pembroke. Union River and Union River Bay. Harrissecket River. Saint Croix River : Resurvey. Medomac River. Pleasant River, from Columbia Falls to its mouth. Kennebunk River. MISSOURI. Clarksville Harbor [°]. Saint Louis Harbor. Grand River. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and di- rected to cause a survey to be made of the Osage River, Missouri, from its mouth up to the first shoal, and five miles above the same, and to report an estimate, based on such survey, of the cost of constructing one lock and dam within the limits of said survey,' and the effect upon the navigation of said river, of constructing said lock and dam. Missouri River at Miami. NEW HAMPSHIRE. Cocheco River, from Dover to its mouth. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and di- rected to cause a survey to be made of the Hampton River in New Hampshire, and to direct the engineer making the survey to report as to the most feasible, economical, and suitable plan for improving the same. Maine. Missouri. New Hamp- shire. NEW MEXICO. Rio Grande River, from Embudo to El Paso, Texas. New Mexico. NEW YORK. Water-way around Niagara Falls, of capacity and fa- cilities sufficient to float merchant ships and ships of war of modern build, drawing twenty feet of water, said water-way to commence in a navigable part of Niagara. River, in Niagara County, at er near Tonawanda, and to end in the navigable waters of said river below said a In Mississippi River. New York. 524 LAWS OF tJtflTED STATES DELATING TO P88S, falls or in navigable waters connected therewith. For the purposes hereof the Secretary of War, in his discre- tion, may take into consideration and revise the surveys and' estimates of such a waterway heretofore made by Brevet Colonel C. E. Blunt, of the United States Corps of Engineers, in compliance with a joint resolution of vol. 15, p. the Congress approved March twenty-second, eighteen 21 ' hundred and sixty-seven. Plattsburgh: For extension of three hundred feet on north end of the breakwater. Fo# Pond Harbor, Montauk. East Rockaway Creek, Long Island. Brown's Creek, Saysville. Port Jefferson Tnlet. Wappinger's Creek, from Wappinger's Falls to its mouth. Tarrytown Harbor. East Rockaway Creek [ a ] . Salmon River" [ 6 ], from railroad bridge at Fort Cov- ington to the international line, with a view of deepen- ing the channel to seven feet. Black River, from Brownville to Lake Ontario. Cape Vincent Harbor, to establish a breakwater. Shoals between the Sister Islands and the cross-over light in Saint Lawrence. Larchmont Harbor. A ship channel between Jersey City and Ellis Island. Harbor of refuge at Frontberg [ c ] , on the south shore of Lake Ontario. Genessee River, from a point south of the present har- bor and above the village of Charlotte, extending south- erly a distance about three thousand feet. Channel connecting Irondequoit Bay with Lake On- tario, for harbor of refuge at Irondequoit Bay. Harbor at Troutberg [<*]. Harbor, mouth of Salmon River [ e ], Lake Ontario. Lake George, with view of placing buoys and improv- ing channel. The East River, with a view to the removal'of a ledge of rocks in the same, from the foot of Broome street to the foot of Twenty-third street in New York City. This survey to be made notwithstanding any other survey heretofore made. a This item and the fifth one above it appearing to refer to the same stream, one report was submitted covering both items. 6 A tributary of St. Lawrence River. o The locality bearing this name could not be found. The har- bor intended was probably that at Troutberg Bay, an examination of which is provided for in the third item following. * The report on this item had reference to the selection of Trout- berg Bay for a harbor of refuge. « Enters Mexico Bay, Lake Ontario, about 20 miles east of Oswego. Selkirk is at the mouth and Port Ontario about 1 mile above the mouth. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 525 NEW JERSEY. Alloway Creek. Little Salem Creek. Hackensack Kiver, from the lower bridge at the town of Hackensack to the Erie Railway Bridge. From the pier Lithe [line] to the main channel, a dis- tance of about sixteen hundred and fifty feet, and seven hundred feet north by northeast from Ellis Island for a ship channel or basin between the deep water of Hudson River and Ellis Island. New Jersey. NORTH CAROLINA. Trent River, to upper Quaker Bridge. Fishing Creek. Shallotte River. Swift Creek. White Oak River. North East River (Cape Fear). Waterway, between New River and Swansboro. Mackey's Creek. Pasquotank River, above the mouth of Turner's Cut. Cape Fear River, North Carolina, from Wilmington to the ocean, with 'an estimate of the cost of its improve- ment, with a navigable channel twenty feet deep at mean lofa water. Ocracoke Inlet. Tar River, from Tarboro to Rocky Mount. OHIO. ♦ Conneaut Harbor, for deepening and widening channel. Cowles Creek or Geneva. Mouth of Chagrin River, near Willoughby. Muskingum River from Zanesville to Dresden. OREGON. Siuslaw River and bar. Clackamas River. Tualatin River. The Secretary of War is authorized and directed to ap- point a board of three engineers from the United States Army whose duty it shall be to thoroughly examine the obstructions to navigation in the Columbia River at The Dalles and Celilo Falls, and at Three and Ten Mile Rapids, and to report to the Secretary of War, on or be- fore the first Monday in December next, as to the feasi- bility and advisability of overcoming such obstructions by means of a boat-railway at The Dalles and Celilo Falls, and by widening, to a navigable status for large tonnage river boats, the channel of said river at Three and Ten Mile Rapids, accompanied by careful and detailed plans, with estimates of the cost and a statement as to the use- fulness of such improvements to navigation and of their North Caro- lina. Ohio. Oregon. 526 LAWS OE UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. relations and value to commerce; and said board shall also report, at the same time, as to any other plan or proj- ect for overcoming said obstructions at said points, whereby said obstructions to navigation may be removed, which in the judgment of said board may be deemed either more desirable than the above or worthy of con- sideration by the Secretary of War and Congress, and shall report detailed plans, with estimates of the cost of such proposed improvement or improvements, and as to their relations to commerce and usefulness to navigation: and said board shall report which of said projects is by it deeme* most advisable. And the Secretary of War shall transmit said report to Congress, at its next session, with his own views and those of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army thereon; and the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated to defray the cost of making said examination and survey and the expenses of said board. Nehalem Bay and bar. Young's Eiver and its tributary Klaskuine Kiver. Umpqua River, in the State or Oregon; separate sur- veys and estimates to be made, first, of that portion of such river between Scottsburgh and the mouth; and sec- ond, of that portion between Scottsburg and Hart's Rap- ids, near Elkton. iin Soath Caro- gotJTH CAE0MNA . Broad and Saluda River, above Columbia. Beaufort River, from a point three miles south of the town of Beaufort through to Coosaw River, with view to its improvement, especially at Brickyard. Ashepoo River, from the Charleston and Savannah Railroad bridge, six miles down the river, with view to removing obstructions and shoals caused by sunken ves- sels. Connect North Edisto and South Edisto Rivers by Saint Pierre River and South Creek. Savannah River, as to whether the damage to the Ver- nezobie Freshet Bank in eighteen hundred and eighty- seven was caused by the work at cross-tides, and whether the maintenance of said bank is essential to the success of the work at cross-tides, and what will be the cost of so constructing said bank as to confine the water of said river to its oed. Owendaw and Wando Rivers and other waters and water-routes connecting Bull's Bay and the harbor of Charleston. Socastee Creek from its entrance into Waccamaw River to the bridge at Socastee. Combahee River: Examine whether the breaking of Bull River into Combahee River near the head of Bull River will injure the navigation of Combahee River, and report a plan for obstructing said breaks and the cost thereof. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OP RIVERS AND HARBORS. 527 TEXAS. Texas. For removal of raft on Gaudaloupe River. Mouth of Caney Creek, where it empties in Matagorda Bay. Removal of bar at mouth of Cedar Bayou where it empties into Galveston Bay. TENNESSEE. Tennessee. Lower Cumberland River, from Nashville to mouth, to ascertain if necessary to establish locks and dams. RHODE ISLAND. Ia ^ h ° d e Is- Fishing Place Cove[°], near Seaconnet Point, with view to constructing a breakwater. Cove near southeast extremity of Coaster's Harbor Island, and water-way between said island and Rhode Island, with a. view to deepening the water-way and removing obstructions. Entrance to Point Judith Pond, west of Point Judith, with a view of establishing a harbor of refuge. Coast near life-saving station, East Point Judith, with a view to constructing a breakwater. Greenwich Bay, to deepen water on the bar at Long Point. For a survey of Narragansett Bay at the mouth of Narrow River with a view of constructing a breakwater. VERMONT. Vermont. Swanton Harbor, as to what changes are necessary in present improvements. VIRGINIA. Virginia. Quantico Creek. Occoquan Creek. Acquia Creek. Chickahominy Creek. Onancock Harbor. Hampton Creek and Bar. For cutting of Hospital Point [Norfolk Harbor] and giving a depth of twenty-five feet and an additional width of two hundred feet. Chuckatuck Creek. Bennett's Creek. Ware River. Hull Creek. Occobannock [Occohannock] . Roanoke. River, between Clarksville and Eaton Falls. a Usually called Churchs Cove ; it is known also as Sakonnet Point Harbor. 528 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. Hunting Creek [Fairfax County], at its mouth. Harbor of Cape Charles City and approaches by Cheu- ton [°] Inlet. Chincoteague Inlet, for purposes of a breakwater. Machodac Eiver. Nassowaddox Eiver. The channel crossing the Potomac from Alexandria, Virginia, to the Maryland side. New York. NEW YORK. Great Chazy River from its mouth on Lake Champlain to Champlain Village. West Vir- WEST VIRGINIA. glnia - Cheat Eiver. Monongahela Eiver above upper dam [ 6 ] . Great Cacapon. South Branch of the Potomac Eiver. Washington AVASHINGTON TERRITORY. Territory. Upper Columbia Eiver, between Wallula and British line. North Palouse Eiver. Wisconsin. WISCONSIN. Centreville Creek, Manitowoc County. Eacine Harbor, enlarging and deepening channel. Kenosha Harbor, for refuge. Harbor at mouth of Fond du Lac Eiver, in Lake Win- nebago. Oconto Harbor, channel sixteen feet deep and seventy- five feet wide from piers to first contour in river at Spies Slough. For a survey of Minnesota Point, at Superior, at the west end of Lake Superior, to ascertain what, if any- thing, should be done to preserve the same from the in- roads of the Lake, and for the protection of the harbor, together with the cost thereof. Menomonee Harbor, from the waters of Green Bay to N. Ludington and Company's mill, Wisconsin, for a channel sixteen feet deep and two hundred feet wide. tion PP for P sur- ^ec. ^- For examinations, surveys, and contingencies, veys, etc. and for incidental repairs, for which there is no special appropriation, for rivers and harbors, one hundred and provisos. fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That no survey shall be made of any harbors or rivers until the Chief of En- 's Probably meaning Cherrystone Inlet. » That is, Dam No. 9, which ponds the river to Morgantown. The locality examined was therefore above Morgantown. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 529 gineers shall have directed a preliminary examination of ex *£ 1 ?a5Jn a ?o the same by the local engineer in charge of the district, be made before or an engineer detailed for the purpose ; and such local or survey - detailed engineer shall report to said Chief of Engineers, whether, in his opinion, said harbor or river is worthy of ' improvement, and shall state in such report fully and particularly the facts and reasons on which he bases such opinion, including the present and prospective demands of commerce; and it shall be the duty of the Chief of Engineers to direct the making of such survey, if, in his opinion, the harbor or river proposed to be surveyed be worthy of improvement by the General Government; and he shall report to the Secretary of War the facts, and what public necessity or convenience may be sub- served thereby, together with the full reports of the local engineer : And provided further, That the Government projects! etc " shall not be deemed to have entered upon any project for the construction or improvement of any waterway, har- bor or canal mentioned in this act unless or until the work of construction shall have been actually appropriated for. Said reports of preliminary examinations and surveys Report of shall be made to the House of Representatives, and are aminatfons e to hereby ordered to be printed when so made. be P rlnted - Received by the President July 31, 1888. [Note by the Department of State. — The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the House of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.] CHAP. 870. — An Act To authorize the Kentucky Rock Gas Aug. 13,1888. Company to lay conduit pipes across the Ohio and Salt rivers. Vol. 25, p. 438. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the assent of Congress is hereby given to R K e n t u c ky the Kentucky Rock Gas Company to lay pipes for con- may lay pipes ducting natural gas, petroleum, or salt water across the |au S riTers. an also fil . e ma P s of definite location of their proposed lines of railroad, over said water reserve lands, in the office of the Secretary of War, and until the Not to mter- approval of said maps bv the Secretary of War no right fere with res- , • -i i -i -i "-n ,• i . & t ervoir project, to occupy said lands shall vest in such companies ; and no location shall be permitted which takes for right of way or stations lands needed for the use of the present reservoir system, or in the construction of dams or other works, or any proposed or probable extension of the same, or which will obstruct or increase the cost of the present or prospective reservoir system; or shall any railroad company be permitted to take material for con- struction from any of said reservoir lands outside the right of way granted herein. Approved, September 10, 1888. i By act approved Jan. 30, 1889, the date Nov. 28, 1881, is cor- rected to read Feb. 20, 1882. 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 533 CHAP. 1041.— An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act mak- Sept.26,188S. ing appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation Vol.25, p,497. of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other pur- poses," approved July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Eepresenta- gta Y eg n C anafs d tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- vols. 23, p. bled, That section seven of the "Act making appropria- \\% i II,' p." tions for the construction, repair, and preservation of ^ 6_| ; |o, p. certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 375. ' Ante, p. purposes," approved July fifth, eighteen hundred and Igf; fu*'^t', eighty-four be, and the same is hereby, amended, so that 1009 - the same shall read as follows : "Sec. 7. That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of fo^ 1 *" ^ War to prescribe such rules and regulations in respect to p 6 , 11 ? 6 ' 5 ^?' ?'• the use and administration of the Des Moines Rapids ship canal. Canal, the Saint Mary's Falls Canal, the Louisville and Portland Canal, and the Saint Clair Flats Ship Canal as in his judgment the public necessity may require, which rules and regulations shall be posted in some conspicuous place for the information of the public; any person knowingly and willfully violating such rules and regula- tions shall be liable to a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or imprisonment not exceeding six months, to be enforced in any district court in the United States within whose territorial jurisdiction such offense may have been committed." Sec. 2. That this act shall take effect immediately. Effect. Approved, September 26, 1888. CHAP. 1057. — An Act For the investigation of the mining Oct. 1, 1888. debris question in the State of California. Vol.25, p.498. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and br is 'in' I caiffor'- directed to detail three officers from the Engineer Corps nia. of the United States Army as a commission for the pur- w a °r re Pap- pose of making a thorough examination and investiga- p g ^° e t o ^,™es- tion of the mining debris question in the State of Cali- tigate. fornia, for the purpose of ascertaining whether some 39J o1 ' 27, p ' plan can be devised whereby the present conflict between Foat> p - 61 °- the mining and farming sections may be adjusted and the mining industry rehabilitated; and for a complete examination of the injured navigable river channels, their tributaries and lands adjacent thereto, with a view to the improvement and rectification of said rivers. And that the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof Appropria- as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any * on- money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this act, said sum to be expended at the discretion of the Sec- 534 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO [1888. Report. retary of War; the said commission to report as early as practicable to the Secretary of War the result of their investigation, and the Secretary of War shall make report thereof to Congress. Approved, October 1, 1888. Oct. 1, 1888. [No. 46.] Joint Resolution Declaring the meaning of a clause Vol. 25, p. 631. in the river and harbor Act of August eleventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Fairport That the phrase " present low water mark " in the river Harbor, Ohio. an ^ harbor bill of August eleventh, eighteen hundred Designation and eighty-eight, in the paragraph referring to Fair- «on. appropria " port Harbor, Ohio, is intended to mean the inner shore 40 1° 1 ' 25, P ' ^ ne represented on map in the report of Chief of Engi- Ante, p. 490. neers of eighteen hundred and eighty-one. Approved, October 1, 1888. Oct. 2, 1888. CHAP. 1069. — An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil Vol. 25^ p. 505. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thir- — : — - — ' tieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of ■ Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- sundry civil hied, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, propHation a . P appropriated for the objects hereinafter expressed for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, namely : Mississippi Mississippi River Commission : For salaries and trav- s?on. r Commis " eling expenses of the Mississippi River Commission, and for salaries and traveling expenses of assistant engineers under them, and for office expenses and contingencies, thirty-five thousand dollars. * * SjC Sfc $ Approved, October 2, 1888. Oct. 19, 1888. CHAP. 1210.— An Act Making appropriations to supply de- Vol. 25, p. 565. ficiencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and for prior years, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Deficiency bled, That the following sums be, and the same are appropra ons. ] iere | ) y ) appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the 1888.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 535 appropriations for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty -eight, and for prior years, and for other objects hereinafter stated, namely: ENGINEERS DEPARTMENT. Engineer Department. Mississippi River Commission: Salaries and traveling Mississippi expenses of the Mississippi River Commission, and for fjfJn* Comm ' s " salaries and traveling expenses of assistant engineers, and Salaries and for office expenses and contingencies, being for the period from April thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, to close of the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, and to be at once available, twenty-five thousand dollars. Gauging the waters of Lower Mississippi and its Mississippi Tributaries : Annual expenses of gauging the water of Gauging wa- the Mississippi and its tributaries; continuing observa- ters - tions of the rise and fall of the river and its chief tribu- taries as required by joint resolution of February twenty- _ Q Y o1 - 16 > p- first, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, rendered neces- Ante, p. 189. sary for establishing additional gauges at Fulton, Gar- land, and Collin's Bluff (mouth of Sulphur River) Arkan- sas, three thousand six hundred dollars. To reimburse and pay the Hartford and New York N f a T rtfo ? 1 a °5l Transportation Company for labor and money expended Transportation in removing, in an emergency, obstructions and dredging payment to. the Connecticut River [°] in eighteen hundred and eighty- six, under the same rules and inspections as the work on said river had been conducted by the United States engi- neer officers in charge, two thousand six hundred and six dollars and eighty cents. FOX AND WISCONSIN RIVER IMPROVEMENT. For payment of judgments and awards recovered Fo x a an a a f^: against the United States for flowage damages caused bvS onsin riv ? rs the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, in the State of Wisconsin, and reported to Congress by the Attorney-General in Senate Executive Document Num- ber One Hundred and Eighty-one, Fiftieth Congress, first session, namely : U. D. Mihills, five hundred and forty dollars ; Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company, two thousand and forty -three dollars and forty-five cents; First National Bank of Madison, two thousand and thirty-nine dollars six cents; C. H. Benton, one thousand an'd nineteen dollars and fifty -three cents; George E. Sutherland, six hundred and twenty-six dol- lars and eighty -nine cents; a Below Hartford, Conn. 536 LAWS OP UNITED STATES RELATING TO t 1889 - Loa Kennan, four hundred and fifty-eight dollars and eighty -three cents; in all, six thousand seven hundred and twenty-seven dollars and seventy-six cents, payment to To pay the amounts due the several commissioners to commissioners. ascerta i n fl 0W age damages caused by the improvement of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, in the State of Wisconsin, as follows : To Commissioner William F. S. Root, two hundred and seven dollars; To Commissioner J. W. Watson, eighty dollars and fifty cents ; To Sommissioner Benjamin L. Cornish, two thousand one hundred and eighty-five dollars ; To Commissioner Joseph C. Burdick, two thousand one hundred and eighty -five dollars ; To Commissioner J*. Volney Swetting, one thousand eight hundred and sixty-three dollars; To Commisisoner Samuel Vincent, three hundred and twenty -two dollars; To Commissioner George H. Buckstaff, one thousand seven hundred and forty -eight dollars ; in all, eight thou- sand five hundred and ninety dollars and fifty cents. * # * * * Approved, October 19, 1888. Jan. 30, 1889. CHAP. 99. -An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act declar- Voi.25, p.654. ing that certain water reserve lands in the State of Wisconsin are and have been subject to the provisions of the Act of Congress entitled 'An Act granting to railroads the right of way through the public lands of the United States,' approved March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five," approved September tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- Berve te ianaV *^ e ^» That an act entitled "An act declaring that certain Wisconsin. ' water reserve lands in the State of Wisconsin are and have been subject to the provisions of the act of Congress 482 ° L 18 ' P ' ent ^ e( l '-^n ac * granting to railroads the right of way Ante, p. 251. through the public lands of the United States,' approved 47& 01 ' P ' March third, eighteen hundred and seventy -five," ap- Ante, p. 532. proved September tenth, eighteen hundred and eighty- eight, be amended by striking out the words " November twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and eighty-one," where lamaHon pr °or- ^y occur in said act, and inserting in lieu thereof the rected. " words " February twentieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-two." Approved, January 30, 1889. Feb. 14, 1889. CHAP. 165.— An Act To authorize and empower the Mount Vol.25, p.670. Carmel Development Company to draw water from the Wabash River, or its tributaries, in the county of Wabash, and State of Illinois. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- 1889.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 537 hied, That the Mount Carmel Development Company, a Mount car- corporation created and existing under the laws of the Sent co.'may State of Illinois, be, and the same is hereby, authorized n X from wa- and empowered to construct and operate, during its cor- bash River, in. porate existence, a hydraulic canal from any point on the Wabash River above the lock and dam now in process of construction at the Grand Rapids of said Wabash River, or from any tributary of said river within the county of Wabash and State of Illinois, to any point on said river within the corporate limits of the city of Mount Carmel, Illinois ; and to draw from said Wabash River or tribu- tary thereof such supply of water as may be required for the purposes of such corporation: Provided, That such ^""be"' con- withdrawal be not detrimental to the interests of naviga- trolled by sec- tion and be subject to the direction and control of the Sec- re ary ° retaiy of War. Approved, February 14, 1889. [No. 6.] Joint Resolution Making an appropriation for payment Feb - 14 > 1889 - to the legal representatives of James B. Bads. 1335 01 ' 25 ' p ' Resolved by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That there be, and hereby is, appropriated, out of ^ m e s b . any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of five hundred thousand dollars, to enable the Secretary of War to pay to the legal representatives of Payment to James B. Eads half the sum of one million -dollars re- atives. tained by the United States under the act of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five, to be paid on the expi- 46 Vo1 - 18 > p - ration of ten years' maintenance of the channel the maxi- Ante, p. 248. mum depth and width as required by said act of March third, eighteen hundred and seventy-five and subsequent acts. Approved, February 14, 1889. CHAP. 362. — An Act To authorize the Union Gas Company Mar. 2, 1889. to lay conduit pipes across the Ohio River. Vol.25, p.79l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the assent of congress is hereby given to the „ Unlon G a s Union Gas Company to lay pipes for conducting natural May lay pipea gas, petroleum, or salt water across the Ohio River at^™^ jeffer C such points as may be deemed necessary, between the sonvn'ie ind. mouth of Buck Creek, in Harrison County, Indiana, and i° y . the city of Jeffersonville, Indiana, and points opposite thereto in the State of Kentucky, from any point in said o 538 LAWS OF UNITED STATES RELATING TO PSSB. State to the upper boundary of the city of Louisville. proviso. Kentucky: Provided, That said pipes be laid upon or beneath the bed of the river and in such manner as not to struct iaviga- interfere with navigation, and under the supervision of tion - the Secretary of War. Approved, March 2, 1889. Mar. 2, 1889. CHAP. 365. — An Act To authorize the city of Lake View, Illi- Vol.25,p.792. nois, to erect a crib in Lake Michigan for waterworks purposes Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- chfcago?in ew ' bled, That the consent of Congress is hereby given to the m ay erect c ity of Lake View, county of Cook and State of Illinois, ii'icWan fo r to extend a tunnel, or inlet pipes, into Lake Michigan so waterworks. f ar as ma y j^ (j eeme( j necessary to insure a supply of pure water, and to erect a pier or piers and crib in the navigable waters of said lake, for the .making, preserv- ing, and working of said aqueducts or pipes or tunnel, the plan and location thereof to be subject to the approval Lights?'etc. °^ * n e Secretary of War ; Provided, That said city shall furnish and maintain at its own expense such beacon lights or other signals on such piers or crib as the Light House Board shall prescribe. Approved, March 2, 1889. Mar. 2, 1889. CHAP. 410. — An Act Making appropriations to supply de- Vol.25,p.905. flciencies in the appropriations for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and for prior years and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- appropriauons! bled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not other- wise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in the appro- priations for the fiscal year eighteen hundred and eighty- nine; and for prior years, and for other objects herein- after stated, namely: ***** RiJer s so u r i To reimburse and pay the sum of twelve thousand four Reimburse- hundred and twelve dollars to each of the following tectin g f0 sho ) r'es" named companies, to-wit: The Chicago and Atchison at^inthrop, Bridge Company, the Kansas City, Saint Joseph and Council Bluffs Eailroad Company, the Hannibal and Saint Joseph Railroad Company, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Company, for moneys 1889.] IMPROVEMENT OF RIVERS AND HARBORS. 539 expended by said companies in the construction of works at Winthrop, Missouri, for the protection of the shores of the Missouri River and necessary to preserve naviga- tion at said point; in all, sixty-two thousand and sixty dollars. * * * * * Approved, March 2, 1889. CHAP. 411. — An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil Mar. 2, 1889. expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thir- Vol. 25, p. 939. tieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- tives of the United States of America in Congress assem- bled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, sundry civil appropriated for the objects hereinafter expressed for proprfations! P the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety, namely : $ 4: Sfc $ $ Harbor of New York: For expenses in preventing New York obstructive and injurious deposits in the harbor and adja- H ^ r D eventing cent waters of New York City, including sixty thousand obstructions, dollars for the purchase or construction of a vessel, ninety four thousand and seventy dollars. Surveys for Deep- Water Harbor, Gulf or Mexico : . Gulf of Mex- The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed lc °s U rvey for a to appoint a board of three engineer officers of the United £ e ? b p r wa * e r States Army, whose duty it shall be to make a careful and critical examination of the northwest coast of the Gulf of Mexico, west of ninety three degrees and thirty minutes west longitude, and report as to the most eligible point or points for" a deep harbor, to be of ample depth, width, and capacity to accommodate the largest ocean- going vessels and the commercial and naval necessities of the country, which can be secured and maintained in the shortest time and at the least cost: .Provided, That Proviso. this action shall not be construed to imply a cessation of no ? t to e cease° rk work on other points on the Gulf coast, the improvement of which is deemed necessary for commercial or naval purposes. And the board of engineers shall report the result of its investigations to the Secretary of War as soon as practicable [° J. To pay the expenses of said board, two thousand dol- Expenses, lars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. ***** Approved, March 2, 1889. "The Board deemed Galveston Harbor the most eligible point for the deep-water harbor. 540 RIVER AND HARBOR LAWS. [1889. Dec. 21, 1889. [No. 4.] Joint Resolution For removing damages caused by Vol. 26, p. 668 . floods in Sacramento and Feather rivers. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives Sacramento °f the United States of America in Congress assembled, r?vers e cai her ^ a * ^ e balances unexpended of the appropriations for b a'i a n 'c e s improving Sacramento and Feather rivers, California, repairing flood ac * s °f August second, eighteen hundred and eighty-two, da voi g a es '22 J u ty fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, August 23, ' p.' fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six ; and August elev- II; }J; enth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, not exceeding ■i tte sis one hundred and ten thousand four hundred and forty - 409,. 457, 514. ' nine dollars and sixty-seven cents, in all, are hereby made immediately available for expenditure in improving navi- Restnctions. gation by repairing the damages caused by floods in the vol. 25, p. Sacramento and Feather rivers, subject only to the restric- ting p. 515. tions contained in Sec. 3., of the River and Harbor act which became a law August eleventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight. Approved, December 21, 1889. 205 143 326 422, INDEX [A small (" superior ") figure after the number of a page, e. g., 987 J , indicates the number of times the item appears on that page. Volume I contains pages 1 to 540 (part), and Volume II pages 540, (part) to the end.] A. Abandonment of improvements : Page. Discontinuance of appropriations for unworthy works, recommen- dations regarding, to accompany annual reports 880 Discontinuance of certain projects 1008, 1009, 1123, 1124 Temporary suspension of improvement of Wateree River, S. C 1020 Abolishment of certain improvements. See Abandonment, etc. Absecon Bay, N. J. : See also Atlantic City Harbor. Sound between Barnegat Bay and Great Egg Bay. See Barnegat Bay, Harbor, and Inlet. Thoroughfare, etc., from Cape May to Great Bay. See Cape May. Absecon Inlet, N. J. See Atlantic City Harbor. Academy Creek, Ga., improvement (under Brunswick Harbor) 752,959,1092 Accotink Bay and Creek, Va. : Examination and survey 196 Improvement 206 Acids, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Acquisition of land, easements, rights of way, etc. See Land. Acts of Congress for protection, etc., of navigable waters. See Navi- gable waters. Acushnet River, Mass. See New Bedford Harbor. Adams Island, St. Lawrence River, Canada. See St. Lawrence River. Adams's (M. J.) flume, test, etc., of 289,381,459,637 Adams (Tobias) Landing Harbor, Lake Champlain, Vt. See Tobias Landing Harbor. Additional or supplemental reports. See Reports. Advertisements : See also Contracts. For proposals may be dispensed with in cases of restoration under emergency appropriation 912, 1004, 1005 For proposals to precede letting of contracts 155, 164, 243, 262, 277, 297, 324, 352, 382, 415, 463, 515 Agate Bay Harbor, Minn. : Examination and survey 421 Improvement 443, 493, 555, 621, 688, 759, 860, 970, 1111, 1258 Agents. See Employees. Agreements. See Contracts. Ahnapee (Algoma) Harbor, Wis. See Algoma Harbor. Ahnapee River, Wis. See Algoma Harbor. Aids to navigation, etc. : See also Lights. In the Philippines. See Philippine Islands. Under the Light-House Board 1182 Alabama Port, Ala. See Mobile Bay, etc. Alabama Power Company, dam of 1289 Alabama River, Ala. : Improvement 268, 287, 314, 343, 372, 405, 450, E01, 567, 630, 696, 771, 870, 981, 1096, 1239 Montgomery to Coosa River, examination and survey__ J 1271 Mouth to Coosa River, examinations and surveys 243, 586, 980, 1125 II INDEX. Alabama, State of : Page. Black Warrior River, improvement, proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to 44, 73 Cahaba River, improvement, proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to 44, 73 Cahawba (Cahaba) Navigation Company, assent of Congress to State act incorporating the 46 Canal routes along coast. See Canals and Mexico, Gulf of. Chattahoochee River, opposite West Point, Ga., to Mississippi State line, toward Jackson, internal improvement, proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to 92 Coosa River, assent of Congress to State act for improvement of, including connection with Tennessee River 26 Coosa River, improvement, proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to *. 44, 73 Elk River, improving connection with Tennessee River, proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to 44, 73 Formation of State Government ; proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to certain internal improvements 21, 92, 114 Mississippi State line, toward Jackson, to Chattahoochee River, opposite West Point, Ga., internal improvement, proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to 92 Mobile Bay to Tennessee River, internal improvement, proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to 92 Proceeds of sales of lands granted to, to be applied to certain internal improvements 21,44,73,92 Tennessee River, assent of Congress to State acts for improvement of, including connection with Coosa River 26 Tennessee River, improvement, including connection with Elk River, proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to 44, 53, 54, 61, 64, 73 Tennessee River to Mobile Bay, internal improvement, proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to 92 Warrior River. See Black Warrior River, supra. Alalia River, Fla., examination and survey 519 Alameda, Cal. See Oakland Harbor. Alameda Creek, Cal., examination and survey 384 Alaqua Bayou, Fla., examination of mouth 643 Alaska : Mining for gold, etc., in Bering Sea 910,911 Rights of way for railroads, and construction by them of piers and wharves 825 Albany, Oreg. See Willamette River. Albany flats, Soda Lake, La. See Cypress Bayou. Albany Power and Manufacturing Company, dam of 1214 Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, N. C. See Norfolk Harbor water- ways. Albemarle Sound, N. C. : See also Norfolk Harbor waterways. Waterway from Dismal Swamp Canal to Winyah Bay, S. C, via. See Dismal Swamp Canal. Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, via. See Norfolk Harbor. Waterway from sounds of North Carolina to Norfolk, Va., via Pas- quotank River and. See Norfolk Harbor. Waterway to Norfolk, Va., via Currituck Sound, improvement 564, 628, 694, 769, 867, 978, 1090, 1233 Waterway to the Atlantic, via Croatan and Roanoke sounds and across Bodie Island, improvement 121, 128 Waterway to the Atlantic (at Nags Head), via Croatan and Roa- noke sounds and Roanoke Inlet, surveys 35,97,187 Alexandria, La. See Red River. Alexandria, Mo. See Mississippi River. Alexandria, Va. See Hunting Creek (Fairfax County) and Potomac River. Alexandria Bay Harbor, N. T., examination and survey 795 Alexandria Canal, D. C. and Va., improvement 82 Alexandria Canal Company '_ g2 INDEX. Ill Algoma (Ahnapee) Harbor, Wis. : Page. Examinations and surveys 186,803,1280 Improvement 191, 202, 236, 255,271, 292, 310, 337, 365, 400, 442, 492, 554, 620, 687, 757, 858, 969, 1257 a Algonac Harbor, Mich. See St. Clair River. Allegheny River, Pa. and N. Y. : See also Pittsburg Harbor. Corydon, Pa., removal of dam, survey 801 Franklin, Pa., above, control, etc., of flood waters by The Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal Co 1209 Freeport, Pa., below, examination and survey 244 French Creek Seaboard, transportation routes to the. See Transportation routes. Seattle Canal, Wash. See Waterway to Lake Union, etc., under Puget Sound. Shilshole Bay, Wash., via. See Waterway to Lake Union, etc., under Puget Sound. Shoalwater Bay (Willapa Harbor), Wash., to Columbia River. See Willapa Bay, Harbor, and River. Shreveport, La., waterway to Fulton, Ark., via Cypress Bayou, etc. See Shreveport. Shreveport, La., waterway to Jefferson, Tex., via Cypress Bayou, etc. See Cypress Bayou. Sinepuxent Bay, Md., Chincoteague Bay to Delaware Bay, via. See Chincoteague Bay and Inlet. Sinepuxent Bay, Md., to Isle of Wight Bay and Indian River. See Sinepuxent Bay. Sinepuxent Bay, Md., to POcomoke River. See Sinepuxent Bay. Slack-water systems, levying of tolls. See Tolls. Slack-water systems, operating and care, permanent indefinite appropriations. See Appropriations. Slaughter Creek, Del., via. See Slaughter Creek. Smiths Cove, Wash., via. See Waterway to Lake Union, etc., under i Puget Sound. Soda Lakes, La. f waterway from Shreveport, La., to Fulton, Ark., via. See Shreveport. Soda Lakes, La., waterway from Shreveport, La., to Jefferson, Tex., via. See Cypress Bayou. Sodo (Soda) Lakes, La. See Soda Lakes, supra. Soo Canal, Mich. See St Marys River. South Branch, Chicago River, 111., to Illinois River. See Illinois and Michigan Canal and Sanitary District of Chicago. States admitted into the Union after 1841, proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to construction of. See States. Steamers, sunken. See Wrecks. Stiles Sound, N. J., Cape May to Great Bay, via. See Cape May. Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal, Wis. See Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal. INDEX. XXXV Canals and waterways — Continued. Sunken craft, removal of. See Wrecks. Superior Lake to Keweenaw Bay, Mich. See Keweenaw Bay- Lake Superior waterway. Superior Lake to Lac La Belle, Mich. See Lac La Belle Harbor. Superior Lake to Mississippi River. See Superior Lake. Surveys. See Examinations and surveys. Suwanee River, Fla., to Cedar Keys Harbor. See Suwanee River. Suwanee Sound, Fla., via. See Suwanee River. Swan Quarter Bay, N. C, to Deep Bay. See Swan Quarter Bay. Swansboro, N. C, waterways to. See Swansboro. Synepuxent (Sinepuxent) Bay, Md. See Sinepuxent Bay, supra. Tampa, Fla., to Clearwater Harbor and Cedar Keys. See Tampa Bay and Harbor. Taylors Bayou, Tex., to Sabine Pass. See Port Arthur Canal, under Sabine River. Teche Bayou, La., to Grand Lake. See Charenton Canal. Teche Bayou, La., to Mermen tau River. See Franklin. Tennessee River, Moccasin bend. See Tennessee River. Tennessee River to Black Warrior River, Ala. See Tennessee River. Tennessee River to Cocsa River. See Tennessee River. Tennessee River to Mobile Bay, Ala., internal improvement. See Tennessee River. Tennessee River to Savannah River, via Hiwassee River. See Ten- nessee River. Tennessee River to Tombigbee River.* See Tennessee River. Tennessee River, transportation route to seaboard, via. See Ten- nessee River. Texas, State of, to Mexico, Berwick Bay, and Mississippi River. See Black Bayou (tributary of Bayou Boeuf, Rio Grande River, and Terrebonne Bayou. Texas, State of, Rio Grande River to Donaldsonville, La. See Rio Grande River. The Dalles (Fivemile) rapids, Columbia River. See Columbia River. Threemile (Cornells) Creek, N. Y., to Jamaica Bay. See Cornells Creek and Landing. Tohopekaliga Lake, Fla., via. See Florida State, canal across, and Tohopekaliga Lake. Toledo, Ohio, to Cincinnati. See Miami and Erie Canal. Tolls. See Tolls. Tombigbee River to Tennessee River. See Tombigbee River. Tonnage, etc., charges, levying of. See Tolls. Topokalija (Tohopekaliga) Lake, Fla., via. See Florida State, canal across, and Tohopekaliga Lake. Town Creek, S. C. (branch of McClellanville Creek), via. See Mc- Clellanville. Townsend Sound, N. J., Cape May to Great Bay, via. See Cape May. Transportation routes to the seaboard. See Transportation routes. Turners Cut, N. C. See Turners Cut. ' Twelvemile Bayou, La., to and via. See Cypress and Twelvemile bayous. Union Lake, Wash., via. See Puget Sound. Valley River, Ala., waterway via. See Black Warrior River. Vassasousa (Waccasassa) Bay, Fla., to St. Marys River, via St. Johns River. See Waccasassa Bay. Wabash and Erie Canal. See Wabash and Erie Canal. Wabash River, 111., hydraulic canal at Mount Carmel. See Wabash River. Wabash River, Ind., to Lake Michigan. See Wabash River. Waccamaw River, N. C, to Cape Fear River. See Waccamaw River. Waccasassa (Vassasousa) Bay, Fla., to St. Marys River, via St. Johns River. See Waccasassa Bay. Waddingtori, N. Y., around rapids of St. Lawrence River. See Waddington Harbor. XXXVI INDEX. Canals and waterways — Continued. Tage. Wando River, S. C, via. See Charleston Harbor. Wappoo Cut, S. C. See Wappoo Cut. Warrior River, Ala. See Black Warrior River. Washington, D. C, to Cumberland, Md. See Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Washington Lake, Wash., via. See Puget Sound. Water craft, sunken. See Wrecks. West Galveston Bay, Tex., to Brazos River. See West Galveston Bay. West Point, Ga., to Alabama State line, toward Jackson, Miss., internal improvement. See West Point. Willamette Falls Canal, Oreg. See Willamette River. Willapa Harbor (Shoalwater Bay), Wash., to Columbia River. See Willapa Bay, JJarbor, and River. Wilmington, N. C, to Norfolk, Va. See Cape Fear River. Winnebago Lake, Fox River, Wis., to Rock River. See Fox River. Winyah Bay, S. C, to and via. See Winyah Bay. Wisconsin River, Wis., to Fox River. See Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Wisconsin River, Wis., transportation route to seaboard. See Wis- consin River. Wrecks, removal of. See Wrecks. Youghiogheny River, Pa., to Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. See Youghiogheny River. Canapitsit Channel, Mass. : Examination and survey 4 590 Improvement 613, 679 Canarsie Bay, N. Y. : Examination and survey 278 Improvement 315, 350, 361, 397, 437, 486, 548, 614, 680, 747, 954, 1084, 1224 Canaveral Harbor, Fla., examinations and surveys 643,721 Cane River (arm of Red River), La. : Declared not navigable; repeal 1123,1191 Examinations and surveys 389 3 , 589 Improvement 406 Caney Creek, Tex., examinations and surveys 527,900 Caney Fork River, Tenn. : Examinations and surveys 278,299,423 Improvement 321, 345, 374, 407, 453, 505, 570, 1247 Cannasanier Lake, La., examination and survey 279 Gannon River, Minn. : Examination and survey 156 Reservoirs at headwaters, examinations and surveys 354, 387 Canoochee River, Ga., examination and survey 326 Cape Ann, Sandy Bay, Mass. See Sandy Bay. Cape Canaveral Harbor, Fla. See Canaveral Harbor. Cape Charles, Va., waterway to Franklin, examination 720 Cape Charles City Harbor, Va. : Examination and survey, including approaches by Cherrystone Inlet- 528 Improvement, including approaches by Cherrystone Iniet 551, 616 751, 850, 957, 1089, 1231 Cape Cod, Mass., examination of east shore for harbor of refuge 953 Cape Cod Canal, Mass., entrances at Buzzards and Barnstable bays, examinations and surveys *__ 353,794 Cape Cod Harbor, Mass. See Provincetown Harbor. Cape Fear River, N. C. : See also Norfolk Harbor waterways. Fayetteville, above, examinations and surveys _ _ 388 723 Federal Point to junction of Haw and Deep rivers, examination and survey 196 Mouth, examination and survey lyg Northeast Branch. See Northeast River. Waterway to Neuse River, examination and survey 245 Waterway to Norfolk, Va., examinations and surveys 245,281 Waterway to Waccamaw River, examination and survey " ' 354 INDEX. XXXVII Cape Fear River, N. C. — Continued. Page- Wilmington, above, examination relative to modification of existing project (Wilmington to Fayetteville) 1234 Wilmington, above, improvement 342, 370, 404, 447, 448, 499, 564, 627, 693, 769, 866, 978 2 , 1091, 1233 Wilmington, at, examination and survey 917 Wilmington, at and below, improvement— 48, 53, 57, 59, 64, 67, 72, 74, 81, 86, 112, 123, 127, 184, 193, 206, 216, 231, 241, 257, 267, 286, 313, 342, 370, 404, 447, 448, 499, 564, 627, 693, 769, 866, 978, 1091, 1201, 1234, 1293 Wilmington, below, examination and survey 35 Wilmington to Fayetteville, examinations and surveys 325,917 Wilmington to Fayetteville, extinguishment of private right to charge toll 342 Wilmington to the ocean, examinations and surveys 525,1091 Cape Florida Entrance, Biscayne Bay, Fla. See Biscayne Bay. Cape Foulweather, Oreg. See Foulweather, Cape. Cape Girardeau, Mo. See Mississippi River. Cape Jellison, Me. See Penobscot Bay. Cape Lookout, N. C. See Lookout, Cape. Cape Lookout, Oreg. See Lookout, Cape. Cape May, N. J. : Cape May City, examination and survey of breakwater 593 Cold Spring Inlet and inner harbor thereat. See Cold Spring Inlet. Thoroughfare, etc., to Great Bay, examinations and surveys 467, 593 Cape May Real Estate Company, regulation of wharfage charges of, at harbor inside of Cold Spring Inlet, N. J , 1227, 1228 Cape Porpoise Harbor, Me. : Examinations and surveys 716,836,1128 Improvement 844, 928, 1220 Cape Small Harbor, Me., examination and survey 1015 Cape Vincent Harbor, N. Y. : Examination and survey 524 Improvement 750, 849, 954, 1086 Capistrano, Point, Cal. See Deep-water harbor, under Pacific coast. Capital City Improvement Company, dam of 1147 Capon Creek (Great Cacapon River), W. Va., examination and survey. 528 Care and maintenance of rivers and harbors. See Arrearages, Examina- tions and surveys, and Preservation and repairs. Carlin Bayou, La., examination and survey 419 Carlls River, N. Y., examination 718 Carondelet Canal, La., survey and improvement 20 Carp River, Mich., examination and survey 466 Carquinez Strait, Cal. : See also San Pablo and Suisun bays. Examination and survey 444 Examination and survey of San Joaquin River and Stockton Chan- nel from San Francisco Bay to Stockton 1272 Carrabelle Harbor and River, Fla. : Dog Island Harbor, examination and survey 354 East Pass, examination and survey 894 Harbor and bar, examinations and surveys 715,914,1126 Improvement, including East Pass and St. George Sound 439, 753, 851, 959, 1093, 1237 River, examination and survey 354 Carrollton, La. See Mississippi River. Carrollton and Lock Number One Turnpike Road Company 430 Carrot Island Slough, N. C, examination and survey of Lewis Thor- oughfare, and thence to and including 1018 Carrs Island, Rock River, 111. See Rock River. Carters Creek, Va. : Examination and survey 901 Improvement 977, 1089, 1231 Caruthersville Harbor, Mo. See Mississippi River. Carvers Harbor, Vinalhaven, Me. : Examinations and surveys 645', 722 Improvement 744, 844, 950 H. Doc. 425, 58-3, vol 1 37 XXXVIII INDEX. Cascade Locks, Oreg. See Columbia River. Page - Cascades Canal, Columbia River, Oreg. See Columbia River. Cases Inlet, Wash., channel from North Bay to Hood Canal, examina- tion 720 . Caseville Harbor, Mich. : See also Pigeon River. Examinations and surveys 354,385,1128 Caseys Pass, Fla. See Sarasota Bay. Cashai (Cashie) River, N. C. See Cashie River. Cashie River, N. C, examinations and surveys 422,795 Cassidy Bayou, Miss., examinations and surveys 421,467,646 Cassity (Cassidy) Bayou, Miss. See Cassidy Bayou. Castor Bayou, La., examinations and surveys 589, 716 Catawba River, N. C. and S. C. : Examinations and surveys 244, 300 2 , 467 Examination and survey from Wateree River to falls of (under Wateree River) 594 Cat Creek, Va., waterway from Franklin to Cape Charles, via. See Franklin. Catfish River, Wis., survey (under Rock River) • 88 Cathance River, Me. : Examination and survey 298 Improvement 308, 338, 366 Cathlamet, Wash. See Columbia River. Cat River, Va., examination and survey 1280 Catskill Creek, N. Y., examinations and surveys 795, 1017 Cattaraugus Creek Harbor, N. Y., improvement 77,80,85 •Causeways. See Structures. Cavallo Pass (entrance to Matagorda Bay), Tex.: Channel from Gulf of Mexico to Alligator Head, via, examination and survey 900 Channel to Port Lavaca, examination and survey 1279 Examination and survey 219 Harbor at, survey 123 Improvement 257, 268, 288, 315, 344, 363, 399, 440 Port O'Connor to, examination and survey for harbor 1279 Waterway from the Rio Grande to Mississippi River. See Rio Grande River. Waterway to Aransas Pass, including channel to Victoria, on Guadalupe River, improvement 1244 Cedar Bayou (tributary of Galveston Bay), Tex.: Examinations and surveys 234,468,527 Improvement 569, 632, 985 Improvement of mouth, in connection with mouths of adjacent streams. See Galveston Bay and Harbor. Cedar City, Mo. See Missouri River. Cedar Creek, Conn. See Bridgeport Harbor. ^•edar Creek, Del. : Examination 793 Examination for waterway via 643 Cedar Creek, 111. (branch of Quincy Bay). See Mississippi River. Cedar Island, N. H. See Isles of Shoals. Cedar Keys Harbor, Fla.: Channel to Clearwater Harbor and Tampa, examination and sur- vey 385 Examinations and surveys 209,384,387,587 793 1126 Improvement 205, 240, 257, 268, 287, 308, 398, 440, 489, 551 Inside passage to Suwanee River, via Derrick Island Gap and Su- wane'e Sound, improvement 551,566 Cedar Point-Dauphin Island shoal, Ala. See Dauphin Island, etc., un- ■ der Mobile Bay, Harbor, and River. Cedar Point, Saugatuck (Westport) Harbor, Conn. See Westport Harbor. Cedar River, Iowa, survey g Cedar River, Mich. See Cedar River Harbor. Cedar River, Wash. See Duwamish River. INDEX. XXXIX Cedar River Harbor, Mich. : Page. Examinations and surveys . 353, 354 Improvement 1 365, 408 Center Harbor, Me., examination and survey 1128 Centerville Creek, Manitowoc County, Wis., examination and survey 528 Central Canal and Irrigation Company, diversion of water from Sacra- mento River, Cal . 115G Certification regarding necessity of printing matter contained in reports, including illustrations 726, 1042, 1137 Chagrin River, Ohio, examinations and surveys 325, 468, 525 Champlain Lake, N. Y. and Vt. : Adams (Tobias) Landing Harbor, Vt. See Tobias Landing Harbor. Burlington Harbor, Vt. See Burlington Harbor. Dredge boat, appropriations for 124, 129, 130 Four Channels, at the Narrows, examination and survey (see also Narrows, infra, and Whitehall Harbor) 422 Gordons Landing Harbor, Vt. See Gordons Landing Harbor. Grand Isle, Vt. See Gordons and Tobias Landing harbors. Gut, The (between North and South Hero islands). See North and South Hero islands, infra. Harbors on, improvement 144, 145 Maquam Bay and Harbor, Vt. See Swanton Harbor. Narrows, improvement (see also Four Channels, supra, and White- hall Harbor) 445, 495, 624, 862, 925, 973, 1081, 1220 North and South Hero islands channel (The Gut), Vt., examinations and surveys 354, 1279 North and South Hero islands channel (The Gut), Vt., improve- ment 77, 80,484 North Hero Harbor, Vt, examination : 648 Plattsburg Harbor, N. V. See Plattsburg Harbor. Port Henry Harbor, N. Y. See Port Henry Harbor. Port Marshall Harbor, N. Y. See Port Marshall Harbor. Rouse Point Harbor, N. Y. See Rouse Point Harbor. St. Albans Harbor, Vt. See St. Albans Harbor. South Hero Island, Vt. See North and South Hero islands, supra. Swanton Harbor, Maquam Bay, Vt. See Swanton Harbor. The Gut (between North and South Hero islands). See North and South Hero islands, supra. Tobias (Adams) Landing Harbor, Vt. See Tobias Landing Harbor. Whitehall Harbor, N. Y. See Four Channels and Narrows, supra, and Whitehall Harbor. Champlain River, N. Y., examination and survey 386 Champlin Creek, N. Y., examination and survey 592 Chandlers River, Me., examination and survey 794 Channels : See also Navigable waters. Adjacent to wharves, cases of improvement of, by U. S. to be reported 1011 Chapel Point Harbor, Md. . See also Port Tobacco Creek, or River. Examinations and surveys 715, 798 Chapin, E. E., payment to 600 Chapowamsic Bay and Creek, Va. See Chopawamsic Bay and Creek. Charenton Canal, La. : Examination and survey _ 306 Improvement 350 Charges, tonnage. See Tolls. Charles, Cape, Va. See Cape Charles. Charles Lake, Calcasieu River, La. See Calcasieu Lake, River, and passes. Charles River, Mass. : Examination and survey 279 Improvement 310, 333, 546 Maintenance, under Boston Harbor appropriations. See Boston Harbor. XL INDEX. Charleston Harbor, S. C. : Page - See also Ashley River, Charleston Neck Canal, and Town Creek. Examinations and surveys 1^5, 1020 Improvement 121, 193, 205, 215, 233, 240, 258, 268, 287, 308, 323, 335, 363, 398, 439, 488, 551, 616, 668, 669, 725, 732, 850, 922, 927, 928, 958, 1024, 1036, 1057, 1091, 1133, 1234 Waterway to Beaufort, S. C. (Mosquito Creek, connection of the South Edisto with the Ashepoo, etc.), examination and survey— 468 Waterway to Beaufort, S. C. (Mosquito Creek, connection of the South Edisto with the Ashepoo, etc.), improvement 979,1092 Waterway to Santee River and opposite McClellanville (via Owen- daw and Wando rivers, Bulls Bay, and Alligator Creek, or River), examination and. survey between Alligator Creek and Charleston* 900 Waterway to Santee River and opposite McClellanville (via Owen- daw and Wando rivers, Bulls Bay, and Alligator Creek, or River), examination and survey for extension of Estherville-Minim Creek canal to Alligator Creek : 900 Waterway to Santee River and opposite McClellanville (via Owen- daw and Wando rivers, Bulls Bay, and Alligator Creek, or River), examination and survey of Alligator Creek and other waters con- necting Santee River and Bulls Bay 468 Waterway to Santee River and opposite McClellanville (via Owen- daw and Wando rivers, Bulls Bay, and Alligator Creek, or River), examination and survey of Owendaw and Wando rivers and other waters connecting Bulls Bay and Charleston 526 Waterway to Santee River and opposite McClellanville, extension of, to Morrisons Landing, McClellanville 1234 Waterway to Santee River, and opposite McClellanville (via Owen- daw and Wando rivers, Bu.Ils Bay, and Alligator Creek, or River), improvement 958, 1234 Charleston Light and Water Company, dam of _ 1175 Charleston Neck Canal, S. C, examination and survey 328 Charlevoix Harbor, Mich. : Examinations and surveys 800, 1016 Improvement 260,272, 292, 309, 336, 364, 400, 441, 491, 553, 619, 685, 756, 856, 968, 1108, 1252 Charlotte Harbor, Fla. •. See also Florida State, canal across. Boca Grande, and thence to Punta Gorda, examination and survey. 894 Examinations and surveys (limits not defined) 299,464,587 Extension of 12-foot depth to Punta Gorda, and along dock line thereat, examination and survey 1012 Improvement 551, 684, 753, 851, 980, 1094, 1238 Inside passage to Puntarasa (Pine Island Harbor, or Sound), exam- ination and survey 793 Inside passage to Puntarasa (Pine Island Harbor, or Sound), im- provement 695, 980 Waterway to St. Johns River, examination and survey 328 Charlotte Harbor (Genesee River), N. T. : Examinations and surveys 43,524 Improvement 48, 52, 56, 59, 63, 67, 71, 74, 79, 85, 100, 122, 126, 145, 153, 171, 175, 176, 177, 183, 192, 238, 273, 293, 307, 334, 361, 397, 437, 486, 548, 614, 680, 747, 847, 925/ 955, 1086, 1226 Charts. See Illustrations. Chase, Otis F., payment to g00 Chatham Harbor, Mass. : New harbor, examination and survey 716 Stage Harbor, examination and survey " 522 Stage Harbor, improvement 547 745 g^g Chatham Roads, Mass. : See also Chatham Harbor. Examination for harbor of refuge (under Vineyard and Nantucket sounds) ogg INDEX. XLI Chattahoochee River, Ga., Fla., and Ala. : Page. Columbus, Ga., above, examination and survey 278 Columbus, Ga., below, examinations and surveys 124, 196 Columbus, Ga.,-to Chattahoochee, Fla., examination and survey 209 Dredge boat for 867 Erroneously mentioned for Choctawhatchee River 300,303 Improvement 70, 230, 240, 257, 268, 287, 314, 343, 371, 404, 449, 500, 565, 628, 694, 770, 867, 979, 1093, 1236 Proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to internal improvement from opposite West Point to Alabama State line toward Jackson, Miss 92 St. Andrews Bay, Fla., survey for route to 61 West Point, Ga., to Bolton, examination and survey . 352 West Point, Ga., to Franklin, examinations and surveys 587, 867, 868 Chattanooga, Tenn. : See also Tennessee River. Construction of Scott Point (Hales bar) lock and dam, Tennessee River, by city of j. 1050, 1062 Chattanooga and Tennessee River Power Co. See Hales bar, under Tennessee River. Cheat River, W. Va. : Examinations and surveys 528,563,1022,1280 Improvement 563 Cheboygan Harbor and River, Mich. : Examinations and surveys 686,687,897,1108 Improvement 191, 203, 212, 228, 237, 259, 272, 293, 310, 336, 364, 400, 441, 491, 686, 757, 858, 966, 1108, 1252 Cheesequake Creek, N. J. : Examination and survey 299 Improvement 319, 339, 367, 1087, 1228 Chef uncte River, La. : Examinations and surveys 197, 299, 521, 715 Improvement 205, 350, 373, 569, 632, 698, 773, 871, 983, 1097, 1242 Chehalis River, Wash. : Examinations and surveys 234, 355, 595, 1132, 1267 Improvement 380, 410, 458, 515, 579, 622, 688, 790, 884, 972, 1117, 1267 Chelsea Creek, or River, Mass. : Examinations and surveys 645,722 Improvement j. 744, 844 Maintenance, under Boston Harbor appropriations. See Boston Harbor. Chequamegon Bay, Wis. See Ashland Harbor. Cherrystone Creek, Va., examination and survey 388 Cherrystone Inlet, Va. See Cape Charles City Harbor. Chesapeake and Delaware Canal : Examinations and surveys 280, 332, 362, 692, 1191 Subscription to stock, voting for president and directors, and receipt of toll by U. S 29,49 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal Company. »_ §95 River, tunnels, certain, declared to be obstructive, notices to~alter_I 1054 Ship channel in waters connecting Great Lakes between Buffalo Duluth, and. See Northern and Northwestern Lakes. South Chicago Harbor. See Calumet Harbor and River South pier, lease of '_ 602 655 728 "Waterways to Mississippi River, via Illinois and Des Plaines rivers etc. See Des Plaines and Illinois rivers and Michigan Lake. Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company, payment to_l_ 538 Chicago-Topeka Light, Heat and Power Company_l 672 Chiekahominy Creek, or River, Va. : Examinations and surveys 934 59- ggg Improvement 273, 287, 313, 341, 369, 446. 496,' 562' 626 INDEX. XLIII Chickasahay River, Miss. : Page. Examinations and surveys 278, 522, 1016 Improvement 568, 631, 697, 772, 871, 982, 1097, 1240 Chickasaw Bayou, Miss., examination and survey (under Yazoo River) _ 568 Chicomuxen Creek,' Md., examination and survey 388 Chief of Engineers : See also Army and Naval officers, Harbor lines, Reports, etc. Index (Raymond's) to the Annual Reports of the 1010 Office of the, Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. See . Boards, etc. Chifuncte (Chefuncte) River, La. See Chefuncte River. Chigby, La. See Chevreuil Bayou. Chincoteague Bay and Inlet, Va. : Inlet, examinations and surveys 298,528 Inlet into the Atlantic near the Hommacks, examination and sur-' vey to Delaware line for 209 Waterway to Delaware Bay, Del., examination and survey for con- struction of bridges 1126 Waterway to Delaware Bay, Del., examination and survey with view to improvement 418 Waterway to Delaware Bay, Del., improvements 446, 497, 563, 625, 691, 767 Waterway to Delaware Bay, Del., improvement discontinued 1123, 1124 Waterway from Franklin to Cape Charles. See Franklin. Chipola River. Fla. : Examination and survey (limits not denned) 326 Improvement (limits not defined) 70,75 Lower, improvement 629, 695, 771, 868, 925, 980, 1094, 1238 Mouth to Marianna, examinations and surveys 519; 793 Mouth to Wewahitchka, including the Cut-off and Lee Slough, examination and survey 519 Upper, improvement 869, 981, 1094, 1238 Chippewa River, Wis. : Examinations and surveys 209,234,245,469,702 Improvement 260, 274, 296 303, 318, 339, 375, 379, 409, 455, 508, 573, 635, 702, 779, 878, 1036 Improvement discontinued 1008, 1009 Improvements not to interfere with existing modes of navigation on, including branches 297,303,318,339,375 Reservoirs at headwaters, examinations and surveys 263,280,294 Reservoirs at headwaters, railroads granted right of way through flowage lands, etc 251, 532, 536 Reservoirs at headwaters, restoration to public domain, subject to rights of flowage, etc., of lands heretofore withdrawn from market 544, 1076 Reservoirs at headwaters. See also Reservoirs, under Mississippi River. Chitto, Bogue, La. : Examinations and surveys 327,521 Improvement 569, 632, 698, 773, 872, 983, 1242 Chocolate Bayou, Tex. : Examination and survey 900 Improvement. See Mouths of tributaries, under Galveston Bay and Harbor. Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla. : Bar at junction with Santa Rosa Sound, examination 643 Bar at mouth of Alaqua Bayou, examination 643 Route to St. Andrews Bay, survey 61 Choctawhatchee Power Company, dam of 1146 Choctawhatchee River, Ala. and Fla. : Dam of Choctawhatchee Power Co. at Newton, Ala 1146 Examinations and surveys 190,300,303,518,1271 Improvement, including Cypress Top outlet.— 62, 103, 230, 240, 259, 287, 314, 343, 372, 405, 449, 501, 566, 629, 695, 771 868, 981, 1095, 1238 Choctaw Pass and Point, Mobile Harbor, Ala. See Mobile Bay, Harbor, and River. Chopawamsic Bay and Creek, Va., examination and survey 197 XLIV INDEX. Choptank Eiver, Md. : Page- See also Cambridge and Black Walnut harbors. Examination and survey 298 Improvement . 320, 341, 368, 402, 446, 496, 562, 625, 692, 767, 865, 957, 1088, 1230 Chowan River, N. C, examination and survey — 280 Christiana Harbor and River, Del. See Wilmington Harbor. Chuckatuck Creek, Va. : Examination and survey 527 Improvement (under Nansemond River) . 497 Church flats, Stono River, S. C. See Stono River. Churchs Cove Harbor, Little Compton, R. I. See Sakonnet Harbor and River. Cincinnati, Ohio. See Ohio River. Cincinnati, Wabash*and Michigan Railroad Company, use of wing dam at Benton Harbor Canal, Mich 619 Cinders, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. City Island, N. Y., channel to New Rochelle Harbor, examination and survey 362 City limits, cases of improvements by D. S. within, to b° reported 1011 City of Buffalo (schooner), removal of wreck of 260 Civilian employees. See Employees. Civilian engineers. See Employees. Clackamas River, Oreg., examination and survey 525 Claiborne Harbor, Md. : Examinations and surveys : 715,896 Improvement 957, 1088. 1230 Clallam Bay, Wash., examination 720 Clam (Glen) Cove, Me. See Glencove Harbor. Clams : See also Oysters. Fishing or dredging for shellfish, New York Harbor, N. Y. See New York Bay and Harbor. Clarion River, Pa., examinations and surveys 355,719 Clark County, Ky., payment to, from Kentucky River appropriation 1104 Clark Creek, or River, S. C. : See also Lynch River. Examination and survey 468 Improvement 500, 565, 628, 1234 Clark Fork River, Idaho,, examination and survey 591 Clark River, S. C. See Clark Creek, or River, and Lynch River. Clarksville Harbor, Mo. See Mississippi River. Claryville, Mo. See Mississippi River. Clatskanie River, Oreg. : Examinations and surveys 719,801,1131 Improvement 883 Clayton Harbor, N. Y., examination and survey 1130 Clear Creek, Tex. : Examination and survey 900 Improvement. See Mouths of tributaries, under Galveston Bay and Harbor. Clear Lake, Cal., examination and survey 386 Clear Lake, La., waterway from Shreveport to Fulton, via. See Shreve- port. Clearwater, Minn. See Mississippi River. Clearwater Harbor, Fla. : Examinations and surveys 418,793 Examination and survey, including Boca Ceiga Bay to Tampa Bay I 1273 Examination and survey, including the Narrows into Boca Ceiga Bay 464 Examination and survey of channel to Cedar Keys and Tampa 385 Clearwater River, Idaho : Diversion of funds to upper Columbia and Snake rivers 1003 Examinations and surveys 1 280, 1127 Improvement , 294, 318, 379, 790, 883 INDEX. XLV Cleveland and Pittsburgh Railroad Company : Page- Erection of bridge upon Government piers at Cleveland, Ohio 158 Occupancy and use of Government east pier at Cleveland, Ohio 256 Cleveland and Toledo Railroad Company, erection of bridge upon Gov- ernment piers at Cleveland, Ohio 158 Cleveland Harbor, Ohio : Canal to Ohio River. See Ohio Canal. Crib (municipal) in Lake Erie, erection of 178 Dredge boat for harbors on Lake Erie {see also Erie Lake) 965, 966 Examinations and surveys 219, 234, 384, 422, 739, 754, 755, 836, 917 Improvement 30, 37, 51, 52, 56, 60, 67, 74, 75, '80, 85, 101, 122, 126, 145, 153, 171, 175, 176, 177, 182, 213, 228, 242, 256 2 , 273, 293, 309, 335, 363, 399, 440, 490, 552, 618, 685, 754, 810, 830, 840, 855, 927, 964, 965, 1025, 1038, 1057, 1058, 1104, 1134, 1135, 1200, 1249, 1292 Pier (Government), occupancy and use by railroad company 256. Piers (Government), erection of railroad bridge upon 158 Wharfage and storage room for Government plant and material, examination for 1131 Wharfage and storage room for Government plant and material, appropriation for 1249 Cleveland Yacht Club, modification of leai-e of Government water front - at Cleveland, Ohio 1249 Clifford, Olivia M., claim of 938 Clinch River, Tenn. and Va. . Examinations and surveys 244, 245 2 , 325, 875 Improvement— 322, 345, 374, 407, 453, 505, 570, 633, 699, 874, 987, 1103, 1248 Clinton and Kalamazoo Canal, Mich. See Clinton River. Clinton Harbor, Conn. : Examination and survey 353 Improvement 381, 548, 613 Clinton River, Mich. : Acceptance by U. S. of land from city of Mount Clemens for im- provement of 507 Examinations and surveys 244,299,328,420,716 Extension of channel to old Clinton and Kalamazoo Canal 991 Improvement 122, 182, 192, 337, 374, 454, 507, 573, 635, 702, 778, 991, 1109, 1253 Club Creek, Ga. : Examination and survey of, for route between Altamaha River and Brunswick 1013 Improvement of, for route between Altamaha River and Bruns- wick 1236 Clubfoot and Harlowe Canal, N. C. See Norfolk Harbor waterways. Clubfoot Creek, or River, N. C. : See also Norfolk Harbor waterways. Examination and survey 388 Coal River, W. Va., examinations and surveys 469,721 Coanjock Bay, N. C. : See also Norfolk Harbor waterways. Improvement 313, 342, 370, 448, 499 Waterway from Norfolk Harbor to Albemarle Sound, via. See Norfolk Harbor. Coan River, Va., examination and survey 1132 Coast and Geodetic Survey : Examination for deep-water harbor, etc., at San Pedro Bay or at Santa Monica Bay, Cal.-, by Board consisting of an officer of, etc 759, 810, 811 Examination of Brunswick outer bar, Ga., by 752 Examination of Brunswick outer bar, Ga., by Board consisting of the Superintendent of, etc 682,683,752 Survey of harbor and river at Washington, D. C, by Board consist- ing of Superintendent of, etc 198 Survey of South Pass, Mississippi River, by 249,253 Survey for deep waterway from Great Lakes to the Atlantic, by Board consisting of an officer of, etc 816 XLVI INDEX. Coaster Harbor Island, R. I. : Page. Examination and survey of cove and waterway 527 Improvement of cove and waterway 547,925 Cobscook Bay, Me. : Examination and survey 76 Improvement 120 Cocheco River, N. H. : Examinations and surveys 47, 185, 523 Improvement 70, 79, 194, 208, 218, 232, 242, 25G, 276, 379, 401, 444, 494, 558, 623, 689, 762, 861, 973, 1081 Cockpit Point, Potomac River, Va. Sec Potomac River. Cocodrie Bayou, La., examination and survey 589 Cod, Cape, Mass. : See also Cape Cod and Cape Cod Canal. Cape Cod Harb^\ See Provincetown Harbor. Cod (Tangier) Harbor, Va. See Tangier Harbor. Coenties reef, East River, N. Y. See East River. Coeur d'Alene Lake and River, Idaho, examination and survey 423 Cohansey Creek, or River, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 208,352,1130 Improvement , 217, 277, 286, 312, 339, 367, 1229 Cohasset Harbor, Mass. : Examinations and surveys 521,897 Improvement 952 Colbert Shoals Canal, Tennessee River. See Tennessee River. Colby, Alonzo, relief of 137 Colby, Elbridge G., relief of 137 Cold Spring Bay and Harbor, N. Y. : Channel to Lloyds Harbor, examination and survey 328 Channel to Lloyds Harbor and Huntington Bay, examination and survey 1130 Channel to Lloyds Harbor and Oyster Bay, examination 795 Examination and survey 718 Cold Spring Inlet, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 718, 1129 Improvement of, by U. S., and of inner harbor by private parties___ 1227 Coldwater River, Miss. : Examinations and surveys 278,640,794 Improvement 295, 314, 1097, 1241 Cole, Darius S., relief of 143 Cole (Coal) River, W- Va. See Coal River. Collection districts, location of each work with reference to, to be stated in annual reports 155 154 Collectors of customs. See Revenue officers. Collins Bluff, Ark., gauging. See Gauging, under Mississippi River. Colonial Beach, Va. See Potomac River. Colorado, Arroyo, Tex., examination and survey from Harlingen to Point Isabel, on Laguna Madre 1279 Colorado River, Nev., Cal., and Ariz. : Examinations and surveys 280, 519 2 , 586, 714, 796, 916, 1012, 1017 Fort Yuma, Ariz., to 30 miles above Rioville, Nev., improvement ' 410 Yuma, Ariz., improvement (construction of levee on Gila River) __I 640 835 Colorado River, Tex. : Examinations and surveys 595 yjg gQQ 2 1279 Improvement _l [_ ' 12 o Colorado (Arroyo) River, Tex. See Colorado, Arroyo. Colorado, State of: Examination for reservoirs »q« Formation of State government ; certain proceeds of sales" offands to be applied to internal improvements 251 Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash. : " Astoria Harbor, Wash., examination and survey iio-i Astoria, Wash., below Tongue Point, via south channel in" front of See Tongue Point, infra. Astoria, Wash., to Woods Landing, examination and survey 594 Bakers Bay, Wash., Ilwaco Harbor. See Ilwaco Harbor, infra.' INDEX. XLVII Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash.— Continued. , Page- Bakers Bay, etc., Wash., to Willapa (Shoalwater) Bay, canal, ex- aminations and surveys 244,355 Cascade Locks, Oreg., removal of rock in rapids 1003 Cascades, construction by State of Oregon of portage railroad on U. S. lands • 609 Cascades Canal, examination and survey 233 Cascades Canal, improvement 261, 274, 294, 318, 348, 378, 410, 458, 514, 579, 640, 668, 669, 740, 788, 805, 883, 1003, 1116 Cathlamet, Wash., payment to John and David West for damage to wharf 1219 Celllo Falls, above. See Upper, etc., infra. Clark Fork River. See Clark Fork and Pend Oreille rivers. Fivemile (The Dalles) rapids. See The Dalles rapids, infra. Gauging 377, 414, 461, 514, 707, 789, 883, 1002,1118 Hwaco Harbor, Wash., including channel along Sand Island, ex- amination and survey 1132 Mouth, cancellation of contract with Oregon Paving and Contract Co 606 Mouth, examinations and surveys 274,294,379,899 Mouth, improvement 274,319,348,378,410,458,514,540 (Vol. II), 579, 641, 706, 789, 931, 1002, 1041, 1117, 1150, 12'01, 1266 Mouth to Willamette River, examinations and surveys 593, 899 Mouth to Willamette River, improvement 218,232, 242, 257, 274, 294, 319, 348, 378, 410, 458, 514, 579, 641, 707, 788, 883, 1002, 1117, 1202, 1265 Mouth, transfer of Government plant to Grays Harbor 761, 762 Rock Island rapids, Wash., to Foster Creek rapids, improvement 706 Rock Island rapids, Wash., to international boundary, examina- tions and surveys 579,649 Rock Island rapids, Wash, to Okanogan River, examination and survey 724 Rock Island rapids, Wash., to Priest rapids, improvement 579, 706, 819 3 St. Helens bar, Oreg., examination and survey 210 Sand Island, Hwaco Harbor, Wash. See Ilwaco Harbor, supra. Shoalwater (Willapa) Bay, Wash., to. See Bakers Bay, supra. Skamokawa, Wash., improvement •_ 514 Snake River, above mouth of, examination and survey 424 Tenmile rapids. See The Dalles rapids to Celilo Falls, infra. The Dalles (Fivemile) rapids, examinations and surveys 233, 300 The Dalles (Fivemile) rapids to Celilo Falls, including Threemile and Tenmile rapids, examinations and surveys (boat railway, canals, etc.) 525,640,641,918, 1003 The Dalles (Fivemile) rapids to Celilo Falls, including Threemile and Tenmile rapids, improvement (boat railway, canals, etc.) ' 706, 788, 1003, 1059, 1117, 1202, 1266 Threemile rapids. See The Dalles rapids to Celilo Falls, supra. Tongue Point, Oreg., below, examination and survey 723 Tongue Point, Oreg., below, improvement 789,883 Upper, improvement 208, 232, 242, 258, 274, 294, 319, 348, 378, 410, 458, 514, 579, 641, 706, 788, 883, 1003, 1116 Upper, improvement, diversion of funds from appropriation for Clearwater River 1003 Upper, survey (precise limits not defined) 156 Upper, and tributaries, above Celilo Falls, examination and survey 1132 Upper, Celilo Falls, above, use upon improvements of moneys fur- nished by State of Oregon or Washington 1266 Upper, Celilo Falls to mouth of Snake River, examination and survey. See Upper, and tributaries, above Celilo Falls, supra. Upper, Celilo Falls to mouth of Snake River, improvement 126G Upper, Celilo Falls to mouth of Snake River, use upon improve- ment of moneys furnished by State of Oregon or Washington 1266 Wallula, Wash., to British line, examination and survey 528 XLVIII INDEX. Columbia River, Oreg. and W.ash. — Continued. Pa ee. Wenatehee, Wash., to Bridgeport, examination and survey. See Wenatchee to Kettle Falls, infra. Wenatehee, Wash., to Bridgeport, improvement 1268 Wenatchee, Wash., to Bridgeport, use upon improvement of moneys furnished by State of Oregon or Washington 1266 Wenatchee, Wash., to Kettle Falls, examination and survey 1132 Willamette River to Vancouver, Wash., examinations and surveys. 596, 1021 Willamette River to Vancouver, Wash., improvement 641, 642, 790, 925, 944, 1004, 1118, 1202 Willapa Bay, Wash., to. See Bakers Bay, supra. Youngs Bay, Oreg., examination and survey 594 Columbus Harbor, Ky. See Mississippi River. Combahee (lower portion of Salkahatchie) River, S. C. See Salka- hatchie River. « Combined (consolidated, etc.) works. See Rivers and harbors. Commerce : See also Navigable waters, Rivers and harbors, and Tolls. Benefits to navigation and, from completion of works to be stated in annual reports 155,164 Committee on, of the Senate. See Congress. Statistics, collection of, from masters, etc., of vessels, for inclusion in annual reports . 607 Statistics, to accompany annual reports 155, 164 Statistics, to accompany reports on examinations and surveys (called for in general directions). See Examinations and surveys. Commercial statistics. See Commerce. Commissioner of docks and ferries, city of New York, N. Y., cooperation of Secretary of War with, in improvement of Jamaica Bay 1276 Commissioners of the District of Columbia : Granting of permission by, in cases of wharf construction, to deposit refuse matter in Potomac River or tributaries 743 Harbor lines in the District to be determined by Chief of Engineers and, and approved by Secretary of War 903,904 Commissions. See Boards, etc. Committees, Congressional. See Congress. Compania Proveedora de Aguas de Ciudad Porfirio Diaz 598 Compensation for displacement of tidewater. See Deposits in naviga- ble waters and Structures. Compilations : See also Books, Binding, and Printing. Examinations, surveys, projects, and appropriations for rivers and harbors 791, 792, 1011 Index (Raymond's) to the Annual Reports of the Chief of En- gineers _: 1010 Laws for improvement of rivers and harbors 1010, 1063, 1281 Laws for protection and preservation of navigable waters, in force in 1896 790 Completion of projects, authority to prosecute work when appropria- tions or authorizations are insufficient for 1056, 1122, 1271 Compton Creek, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 386 Improvement 560, 625, 690, 765, 863, 975, 1087, 1228 Conanicut Island, Narragansett Bay, R. I. See Narragansett Bay. Concordia Lake, Mississippi River, La. See Natchez and Vidalia har- bors, under Mississippi River. Concurrent resolutions of Congress. See Congress. Condemnation of land, easements, rights of way, etc. See Land. Conecuh River, Ala. : Examinations and surveys 278 1125 Improvement 372 405, 449, 501, 566, 629, 695, 771, 868, 9~25, 981, 1095, 1238, 1239 Conemaugh River, Pa., examination and survey 280 Conewango Creek, N. Y. and Pa., survey for removal of dams , 801 INDEX. XL1X Coney Island channel, N. T. : Page. Examination and survey 795 Examination and survey, and thence to Rockaway Inlet and Ja- maica Bay 1190 Improvement 1225 Coney Island Creek, N. Y., examination and survey 795 Coney Island Point, N. Y., to Rockaway Inlet, examination and survey, _ 278 Congaree River, S. C. : Diversion for open-channel work of balance of appropriation for lock and dam construction 1091 Examinations and surveys 423,1278 Improvement (construction of lock and dam between Granby and Columbia) 867, 928, 941, 1020 Improvement (open-channel work) 449, 500. 565, 628, 694, 770, 979, 1091, 1231 Limits of improvement extended to include project from Granby to Columbia 1234, 1235 Congress : See also Documents and Reports. Laws for improvement of rivers and harbors 1010, 1063, 12S1 Laws for protection, etc., of navigable waters. See Navigable waters. Printing of reports of examinations and surveys prior to assembling of, in December ,_ 1125,1213,1281 Resolutions, etc., of House Committee on Rivers and Harbors and of Senate Committee on Commerce for review by Board of En- gineers for Rivers and Harbors of projects and examination and survey reports 1006, 1007, 1124, 1281 Resolutions of, certain reports or estimates not to be made unless authorized by 649, 724, 791, 884, 1006, 1122, 1271 Congresses of Navigation, Permanent International Commission of 1027 Congressional Committees. See Congress. Congressional documents. See Documents, etc. Conneaut Creek and Harbor, Ohio : Dredge boat for harbors on Lake Erie (sec also Erie Lake) 965, 966 Examinations and surveys 525,593,738 Improvement 48, 52, 56, 60, 74, 80, 85, 100, 123, 153, 161, 176, 177, 182, 213, 228, 238, 309, 618, 658, 685, 755, 855, 925, 964, 1038, 1058, 1105, 1249 Connecticut River : Bellows Palls, Vt., to Pittsburg, N. II., examination and survey 384 Eightmile River (Hamburg Cove), Conn., examination and survey. 1272 Fifteenmile Falls, N. II., examinations and surveys 185, 196 Hartford, Conn., above, improvement 193,207,217,322 Hartford, Conn., above and below, improvement 184 Hartford, Conn., below, examination and survey 586 Hartford, Conn., below, improvement 77, 89, 98, 194, 207, 217, 232, 241, 256, 276, 283, 285, 311, 339, 367, 402, 425 2 , 427, 445, 494, 535, 558, 623, 690, 763, 862, 925, 974, 1084, 1224 Hartford, Conn., to Holyoke, Mass., examinations and surveys.. 973, 1125, 1222 Hartford, Conn., to mouth, examinations and surveys 165, 586 Holyoke, Mass., to Enfield rapids, examination and survey 799 Conner, John, sr., claim of : , 1071, 1072 2 Consolidated works, balances, allotments, and expenditures regarding — 1005, 1121, 1270 Contentnia Creek, or River, N. C. : Examination and survey 329 Improvement 342, 370, 404, 448, 499, 564, 627, 693, 866, 925, 1091, 1233 Contingencies, appropriation for. See Examinations and surveys. Continuance of work, when appropriations or authorizations are insuf- ficient for completion 1056, 1122, 1271 Continuing contracts. See Contracts. Contractors. See Contracts. Contracts : Advertisements for proposals may be dispensed with, in cases of restoration under emergency appropriations 912, 1004, 1005 Advertisements for proposals to precede letting of 155, 164, 243, 262, 277, 297, 324, 352, 382, 415,. 463, 515 L , INDEX? 1 . Contracts — Continued. x Pa s e - Appropriations to be applied by, after advertisjng_l 154, 155 Appropriations to be applied by, or otherwise 164,243, 262, 277, 297, 324, 352, 382, 415, 463, 515, 1005, 1121, 1270 Awards to be made to lowest responsible bidders upon sufficient se- curity 155, 164, 243, 262, 277, 298, 324, 352, 382, 383, 415, 463, 515 Bonds of contractors to cover payment of liabilities for labor and material 324, 352, 382, 383, 415, 463, 676, 1072 Bonds, regulations regarding bids for contracts under War Depart- ment 264 Bonds to be furnished by contractors 155, 164, 243, 262, 277, 298, 324, 352, 382, 383, 415, 463, 515, 676, 1072 Combination in single, of two or more separate works 580, 1006, 1122, 1270 Continuing, authority to carry on work otherwise than by con- • tract Jt. 1005, 1121, 1270 Continuing, authority to enter into (see various items, acts of 1890, 1892, 1896, 1899, 1902, 1905, 1907) 545, 611, 743, 843, 949, 1080, 1220 Continuing, authority to invite proposals when estimates exceed ap- I propriations provided 893 Continuing, authority to prosecute work when appropriations or i authorizations are insufficient for completion 1056, 1122, 1271 Continuing (act of 1896), limitation of obligations as to payments i in a fiscal year 791 Continuing, rejection of disadvantageous bids and issuance of new 1 proposals 642 Dredging plants, hiring of private, payment for, in customary man- l ner or on reimbursement and percentage basis (see also Dredge • boats) 1281 Not to be executed for payments in excess of appropriations made, unless 'so authorized = 1206 Not to' be executed unless authorized by law, or when appropria- ■ tions are adequate for their fulfillment 23 Proposals, advertisements may be dispensed with in cases of resto- ration under emergency appropriations 912,1004,1005 Proposals, advertisements for, to precede letting of ± 155 104, 243, 262, 277, 297, 324, 352, 382, 415, 463, 515 Proposals, received for material, labor, etc., list of, with names of bidders, to be reported to Congress 155, 164 Proposals under War Department, regulations regarding 264 Prosecution of work, execution of contracts prohibited unless legally authorized, or when appropriations are adequate for their fulfill- ment 23 Prosecution of work, authority for, when appropriations or authori- zations are insufficient for completion 1056, 1122, 1271 Prosecution of work, prohibition against, except when appropria- tions are specifically made or contracts authorized 1206 Protection of persons furnishing labor or material. See Bonds, supra. Regulations regarding bids under War Departments 264 To be separate for each work and for each class of materialor labor :_._. 155j 164 Contrary Lake, St. Joseph, Mo. See St. Joseph, under Missouri River. Cooper, Albert R., relief of 200 Cooper, Charles, relief of I~~_ 197 Cooper Creek, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 646 723 Improvement ' 755 Cooper River, S. C, canal to Santee River. See Santee Canal! Coosa River, Ga. and Ala. : Dam No. 5, examination and survey for locating and constructing-. 1272 Dams of private parties at Lock No. 2, Ala ~ 1154, Dam and forebay at Lock No. 4, Ala., completion of, at private ex- pense 1168 Dam and -forebay at Lock No. 12, Ala., construction of, by Alabama Power Co 1289 Examination and survey for 6-foot navigation, and as to advisabil- ityof continuing -project for locks and dams 980 INDEX. LI Coosa River, Ga. and Ala.— Continued. Page. Horseleg shoals, examination and survey 1273 Improvement above East Tenn., Va., and Ga. (Selma, Rome and Daltbn) R. R. bridge 257,270,291, 314, 343, 371, 404, 449, 500, 565, 029, 695, 770, 868, 979, 980, 1093, 1236 Improvement below East Tenn., Va., and Ga. (Selma, Rome and Dalton) R. R. bridge 565,629,695,770,979,980,1236 Improvement, assent of Congress to act of Alabama for, including connection with Tennessee River 26 Improvement, grant to State of Alabama of land in aid of 44, 73 Relief of Margaret Fillebrown, widow of Henry C. Fillebrown 211 Tennessee River, canal to, assent of Congress to act of Alabama for 26 Tennessee River, canal to, survey • 196 Transportation route to the seaboard, survey 233 Wetumpka, Ala., to East Tenn., Va. and Ga. R. R. bridge, exami- nation and survey 298 Wetumpka, Ala., to Greensport, examinations and surveys 185, 196 Wetumpka, Ala., to improvements above Ten Islands, examination and survey 518 Wetumpka, Ala., to mouth, examinations and surveys (sometimes under Alabama River) ,. 243, 586, 1125, 1271 Coosawattee River, Ga., improvement 240, 270, 291, 314, 343, 371, 979 Coos Bay, Harbor, and River, Oreg. : Bay and harbor, examinations and surveys 277, 593, 1278 Bay and harbor, improvement 294, 348, 366, 401, 444, 494, 556, 622, 688, 761 2 , 830, 861, 925, 971 River, examinations and surveys ' 647, 723 River, improvement 789, 883, 1002, 1265 River, improvement, diversion of funds from appropriation for bay and harbor 1116 Copper Harbor, Mich. : Examination and survey 897 Examination and survey for harbor of refuge on south shore of Lake Superior in vicinity, of Keweenaw Point 1129 Coquille River, Oreg. : Coquille to Myrtle Point, examinations and surveys 468, 594 Improvement 323, 379, 410, 458, 514, 579, 641 2 , 707 2 , 788, 789, 883 2 , 1002, 1116, 1265 Mouth, examinations and surveys 219,281, 1278 Core Sound, N. C. : See also Drum Inlet, and Norfolk Harbor waterways. Mouth of North River to Beaufort Harbor, examination 718 Waterway from Beaufort, N. C, to Pamlico Sound, via. See Beau- fort Harbor. Waterway from Dismal Swamp Canal to Winyah Bay, S. C, via. See Dismal Swamp Canal. Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, via. See Norfolk Harbor. Cornell, Charles H., dam of 1180 Cornells Creek and Landing, N. Y., waterway to Jamaica Bay, exami- nation and survey 326 Corney Bayou, or River, La. : Examination and survey 465 Improvement 631, 697, 983, 1098, 1242 Cornish, Benjamin L., payment to 477,536,600 Cornwall, N. T. See Hudson River. Corporate limits, cases of improvements by U. S. within, to be re- ported 1011 Corporations : See also Corporate limits, etc. Improvement of channels along New Jersey coast by, authority for. 1206 Improvement of navigable waters by, authority for 1005 Improvement of navigable waters by, cases to be 'reported to Con- gress 1011 Corps of Engineers, officers of the. See Army and Engineer officers, Boards, etc., and Reports. LIT I INDEX. Corpus Christi and Padre Island Harbor Company, construction of deep- Page. water harbor 603, 657, 855,964 Corpus Christi Bay, Harbor, and Pass, Tex. : Channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi, via Turtle Cove, etc., improvement 296, 315, 344, 363, 398, 440, 489, 1244 Channel from Aransas Pass to Corpus Christi, via Turtle Cove, sur- vey 1127 Harbor, examinations and surveys 123, 186 Pass and 'channel, and Aransas Pass and Bay, up to Rockport and Corpus Christi, examination and survey 278 Eopes Pass, improvement at, by the Port Ropes Company 651 Waterway from the Rio Grande to Mississippi River. See Rio Grande River. Corsica Creek, or River, Md. : Examination and survey 353 Improvement 380, 403, 446, 496 Corsica shoal, Lake Huron, Mich. See Huron Lake. Corson Sound, N. J., examination and survey 421 Corvallis, Oreg. See Willamette River. Corydon, Pa. See Allegheny River. Coscob Harbor, Mianus River, Oonn. : Examinations and surveys 586,679,680,1272 Improvement 614, 679, 747 Improvement discontinued 1123 Coshoke Creek, N. C, improvement 448 Cottage City Harbor, Mass., examinations and surveys 466,896 Cotuit Harbor, Mass., examination and survey 897 Council Bluffs, Iowa. See Missouri River. Courtableau Bayou, La. : Examinations and surveys 298,1274 Improvement 319, 344, 406, 451, 502, 568, 698, 773, 872 Covington, Ky. See Ohio River. Cowessett Bay, R. I. See Apponaug Harbor. Cowles Creek, Ohio, examination and survey 525 Cowlitz River, Wash. : Examinations and surveys ' 300, 1280 Improvement 321, 350, 379, 410, 458, 515, 580, 641, 707, 790, 883, 1004, 1119, 1268 Cowpen bend, Mississippi River, Miss. See Natchez and Vidalia har- bors, under Mississippi River. Craft, water. See Dredge boats, Tolls, Vessels, and Wrecks. Cranberry Inlet, Barnegat Bay, N. J. : See also Barnegat Bay, Harbor, and Inlet. Survey _ 120 Cranes Creek, Va., examinations and surveys 595, 724 Cranes River, Mass., examination and survey 521 Crawfish Creek, Cincinnati, Ohio. See Cincinnati, under Ohio River. Creditors. See Bonds, Contracts, Labor, Materials, etc. Creel Bay, Devils Lake, N. Dak., examination and survey 586 C. Reiss Coal Company, payment to, for work at Sheboygan Harbor, Wis 687 Crescent Bay, Cal. See Crescent City Harbor. Crescent City Harbor, Cal., examinations and surveys. 165, 280, 463, 643, 721, 893 Crisfield Harbor, Md. : Examinations and surveys 235,715 1128 Improvement '238,1230 Croatan Sound, N. C. : See also Norfolk Harbor waterways. Connection with the ocean via Roanoke Sound and across Bodie Island, improvement _ ^21 128 Connection with the ocean (at Nags Head) via Roanoke Sound and Inlet, surveys 35,97,187 Waterway from Dismal Swamp Canal to Winyah Bay, S. C, via. See Dismal Swamp Canal. Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to Beaufort Inlet, via. See Norfolk Harbor. Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to sounds of North Carolina, via. See Norfolk Harbor. , INDEX. LIII * Crockett, Fort, Galveston, Tex. See Galveston Bay and Harbor. Page. Crooked (Carrabelle) River, Fla. See Carrabelle Harbor and Eiver. Crooked River, Wash., examination and survey 595 Crooked Slough, Mississippi River, 111. See Bellevue, Iowa, under Mis- sissippi River. Cross Bayou, La., canal to Twelvemile Bayou 934 Cross Tides, Savannah Harbor, Ga. See Savannah Harbor and River. Cross Village Harbor, Mich., examinations and surveys 385,421 Crow shoal, Delaware Bay, N. J. See Delaware Bay and River. Crow Wing River, Minn., dam of Judd Wright 1179 Crystal River, Fla. : Examinations and surveys 354,519,715,793,894,1273 Improvement 981, 1094, 1238 Cuero, Tex. See Guadalupe River. Cuivre River, Mo. : Examinations and surveys 197, 298 Improvement 316, 347, 378 In Lincoln and St Charles counties, declared not navigable 906 Culebra Island, P. R. See Great Harbor and Porto Rico. Cullums ripple, Ohio River. See Lock and Dam 37, under Ohio River. Cumberland, Md. See Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Cumberland Island, Ohio River, Ky. See Ohio River. Cumberland River, Tenn. and Ky. : Burnside, Ky., above, including tributaries, improvement (locks and dams) by Cumberland River Improvement Co 1101, 1102, 1103 Falls, examination and survey 280 Jellico River, Ky., above mouth of, examination and survey 419 Mouth, examination and survey 798 Mouth to head of navigation, examinations and surveys 185, 196 Nashville, Tenn., above, improvement 257, 270, 290, 315, 345, 349, 374 8 , 408, 453, 505, 570, 571, 633, 699, 775 2 , 812, 830, 874, 986, 1023, 1101 2 , 1201, 1247, 1293 Nashville, Tenn., above and below, improvement 61, 68, 75, 81 Nashville, Tenn., below, improvement 86, 194, 205, 215, 240, 270, 290, 315, 345, 374, 407, 453, 505, 570, 633, 699, 775, 874, 986, 1023, 1101 Nashville, Tenn., below, survey for locks and dams of portion here- tofore surveyed and without slack-water improvement 1247 Nashville, Tenn., to mouth, examination and survey 527 Nashville, Tenn., to the Cincinnati Southern R. R., Ky., examination and survey 389 Pineville, Ky., above, and principal tributaries, examination and survey 386 Smiths shoals, Ky., examination and survey 235,355,389 South Fork, Ky., examination and survey 327 South Fork, Ky., improvement (locks and dams) by Cumberland River Improvement Co 1101,1102,1103 South Fork, Ky., improvement by Engineer Department 374, 408, 453 Water-power privileges, leasing of :__ 986,987,1023 Cumberland River Improvement Company. See Cumberland River. Cumberland Sound, Ga. and Fla. : Entrance, examination and survey 299 Improvement 323, 343, 363, 398, 439, 488, 551, 616, 683, 753, 809, 817, 828, 840, 921, 940, 1025, 1036, 1057, 1092, 1134, 1235 Waterway from Fernandina, Fla., to St. Johns River. See Fer- nandina Harbor. Waterway from St. Marys Harbor and River, Ga. and Fla., to St. Johns River. See St. Marys Harbor and River. Waterway from Savannah, Ga., to Fernandina, Fla. See Savannah Harbor and River. Cunningham Creek, Ohio, improvement 34,42,51,60,63,74,75,80,85 Current River, Mo. and Ark. : Examinations and surveys 195,326,591,643,897 Improvement 204, 349, 699, 775, 874, 986, 1101, 1246 Currier shoals, Merrimac River, Mass. See Merrimac River. Currioman Bay, Va., examination and survey 328 H. Doc. 425, 58-3, vol 1 38 LIV INDEX. Currituck Sound, N. C. : Pa s e - See also Norfolk Harbor waterways. Improvement 275, 297, 313, 342, 370, 404, 448, 499 Waterway from Norfolk Harbor to Albemarle Sound, via. See Norfolk Harbor. Curtis Bay, Patapsco River, Md. See Baltimore Harbor. Customs, collectors of. See Revenue officers. Cut-off Canal, St. Francis River, Mo. See St. Francis River. Cut-off connecting Apalachicola and Chipola rivers, Fla. See Apa- lachicola Bay and River and Chipola River. Cuttyhunk Harbor, Mass. See Canapitsit Channel. Cuyahoga River, Ohio. See Cleveland Harbor. Cypress Bayou, Tex. and La. : Examination and survey for dam at foot of Caddo Lake on water- way between ^Shreveport, La., and Jefferson, Tex 1279 Examinations and surveys, including lakes, etc., between Shreve- port, La., and Jefferson, Tex 185, 423, 465, 569, 632, 1021, 1100 Improvement, including lakes, etc., between Shreveport and Moor- ingsport, La., and Jefferson, Tex . 205, 215, 257, 269, 288, 451, 503, 632, 698, 773, 1100, 1246 Waterway from Shreveport, La., to Fulton, Ark., via. See Shreve- port. Cypress Brake (Black Lake), La., waterway from Shreveport to Ful- ton, via. See Shreveport. Cypress Top outlet, Choctawhatchee River, Fla. See Choctawhatchee River. D. Dairy Fork, Tualitin River, Oreg. See Tualitin River. Dakota (James) River, N. and S. Dak. See James River. Dallas, Tex. See Trinity River. Dalles, The (Fivemile), rapids, Columbia River. See Columbia River. Damage to public structures by private parties. See Structures. Damariscotta River, Me. : See also East Boothbay Harbor. Examination and survey 1015 Improvement • 1081 Dams: See also Buildings, Canals, etc., Contracts, Land, Navigable waters, Structures, and Tolls. Construction of, by private parties for power, etc., purposes, special act (June 21, 1906) regulating l]g3 Construction, etc., of, by private parties, general laws enacted prior to special act of 1906 regarding, with reference to preservation, etc., of navigable waters. -See Structures. Fish ways or ladders in Government structures, construction of, requirements regarding '_ 5jg In forest reserves, rights of way 1063 Permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and care of canals, etc. See Appropriations. Sites, etc., for, acquisition of, at private expense 1162, 1197 Sites, etc., for, acquisition of, authorized; method of procedure, etc 324, 351, 479 Dan Baker shoal, Delaware River. See Delaware Bay and River. Dan River, Va. and N. C. : Examinations and surveys _ 279 299 Improvement 320, 341, 370, 403, 447,' 448 D'Arbonne Bayou, or River, La. : Examination and survey _ 3gg Improvement 406, 451, 502, 568, 631, 697, 983, 1098, 1242 Darby Creek, Pa., examination and survey 4gg Dardanelle, Ark. See Arkansas River. Darien Harbor, Ga. : Examination and survey 41g Improvement 275, 551, 617, 683, 753, 851, 959 Darien River, Ga. See Darien Harbor. INDEX. LV Darnes Quarter, Md. See Upper Thoroughfare, under Deal Island. Page. Dauphin Island, Mobile Bay, etc., Ala. See Mobile Bay, Harbor, and River. Davenport Harbor, Iowa. See Mississippi Eiver. Davenport Water Power Company, dam, etc., of 1045, 1214 Davis Island, Ohio River, Pa. : Lock and Dam No. 1. See Lock and Dam No. 1, under Ohio River. Pool No. 1. See Pool No. 1, under Ohio River. Davis, Samuel S., dams of 1152 Day, Call & Company, contractors, payment to laborers employed under_ 391 Dead Horse Bay, N. Y. See Dead Horse Inlet. Dead Horse Inlet, N. T. : See also Jamaica Bay. Examination and survey of waters having outlet in 1276 ' Deal, N. J., to Seabright, examination and survey for breakwater to protect harbor, etc., at Long Branch 387 Deal Island, Md. : Lower Thoroughfare (between Deal and Little Deal islands), examinations and. surveys 328,1274 Lower Thoroughfare (between Deal and Little Deal islands), improvement 341, 368 Upper (Laws) Thoroughfare (between Deal Island and the main- land), examination and survey 354 Upper (Laws) Thoroughfare (between Deal Island and the main- land), improvements 368 Debris, mining, in California. See California Debris Commission and California State. Decay in works. See Preservation and repairs. Deckers Creek, W. Va., examinations and surveys 1132, 1280 Decker, William, payment to 600 Deep Bay, N. C, examination and survey of waterway to Swan Quar- ter Bay (see also Norfolk Harbor waterways) 1278 Deep Creek, Long Island, N. T. See Dead Horse Inlet. Deep Creek Branch, Elizabeth River, Va. See Dismal Swamp Canal and Elizabeth River, and Norfolk Harbor waterways. Deep River, N. C, examination and survey 196 Deep River, Wash., examination and survey 595 Deep Waterways Board. See Boards, etc. Deep Waterways Commission. See Boards, etc. Deer Creek, Miss., examination and survey 421 Deer Island, Boston Harbor, Mass. See Boston Harbor. Defacement of public structures by private parties. See Structures. Delancey Cove, N. Y. See Larchmont Harbor. Delaware and Chesapeake Canal. See Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Delaware Bay and River : Bordentown, N. J., to Trenton. See Trenton to Bordentown, infra. Bridesburg, Pa., above and below. See Philadelphia to the bay, infra. Bridesburg, Pa., to Trenton, N. J. See Trenton to Philadelphia, etc., infra. Burlington, N. J., to Trenton. See Trenton to Burlington, infra. Camden, N. J. See Philadelphia, infra. Cherry Island flats, improvement 294,312,340,368 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. See Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Chester Harbor, Pa., acceptance by U. S. of structures built by State 38 Chester Harbor, Pa., cession by U. S., to city, of upper and lower ice-harbor piers 438 Chester Harbor, Pa., examinations and surveys 34,155,186,218,244,298 Chester Harbor, Pa., improvement . 38 2 53, 57, 59, 64, 66, 71, 78, 81, 119, 163. 256, 274 Chincoteague Bay, Va., waterway to. See Lewes Harbor, infra. Cooper Creek, N. J., to Trenton. See Trenton to Cooper Creek, infra. Crow shoals, N. J., examinations and surveys . 78, 218 LVI INDEX. Delaware Bay and River — Continued. Page. Dan Baker shoal, improvement 766 Delaware Breakwater Harbor, Del., claim of Maj. George Bender — 73 Delaware Breakwater Harbor, Del., examinations and surveys 25, 355 Delaware Breakwater Harbor, Del., improvement 25, 45, 53, 57, 59, 63, 67, 71 74, 81, 86, 119, 152, 163, 306, 362, 397, 438, 487, 550, 615, 682, 750 . Delaware Breakwater Harbor, Del., removal of wrecks 306, 362 Easton, Pa., to Trenton, N. J. See Trenton to Easton, infra. Fivemile Point (above Bridesburg), Pa., examination and survey — 352 Fort. Mifflin, Pa. See Mifflin, Fort, infra. Greenwich Point, Philadelphia, Pa. See Philadelphia, infra. Harbor of refuge in bay (at the Shears), examinations and sur- veys 594, 1012 Harbor of refuge in bay (at the Shears), improvement 750, 810, 828, 840, 927, 940 Horseshoe shoals, examinations and surveys 197, 216 Horseshoe shoals, improvement 216,241 Ice harbor at head of bay, examination and survey 327 Ice harbor at head of bay, improvement : 362 League Island, Pa., below, examinations and surveys 280, 327, 354 League Island, Pa., deposit of dredged material upon 608, 615 Lewes Harbor, Del., pier, improvement 188, 198, 199, 220, 231, 238, 241, 256, 277, 286, 308, 334, 368, 542, 751 Lewes Harbor, Del., pier, assignment of, to Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service 608 Lewes Harbor, Del., pier, occupancy of, by Junction and Break- water R. R 188 Lewes Harbor, Del., waterway to Chincoteague Bay, Va., examina- tion and survey for construction of bridges 1126 Lewes Harbor, Del., waterway to Chincoteague Bay, Va., examina- tion and survey with view to improvement 418 Lewes Harbor, Del., waterway to Chincoteague Bay, Va., improve- ment 446, 497, 563, 625, 691, 767 Lewes Harbor, Del., waterway to Chincoteague Bay, Va., improve- ment discontinued 1123, 1124 Lewes Harbor, Del., waterway to Rehoboth Bay, via Lewes Creek and Gordon Lake, examination and survey 1273 Liston's, Morris. See Listens Point, infra. Listens Point. See also Ice harbor at head of bay, supra. Listens Point, examinations and surveys 165,327 Listens Point-Reedy Island dike, examination, etc., relative to navigation of Appoquinimink River and Blackbird Creek 766 Listens Tree Point. See Listens Point, supra. Marcushook Harbor, Pa., examinations and surveys 37, 245, 298 Marcushook Harbor, Pa., improvement 43 48, 53, 56, 57, 59, 64, 66, 71, 154, 162, 322, 334, 362, 438, 487, 550 Mifflin, Fort, Pa., examination and survey at 37 Mifflin Fort, Pa., improvement at 43, 78, 216, 231, 241, 765 Mifflin, Fort, Pa., sale of U. S. land to International Navigation Co_ ' 656 Newcastle Harbor, Del., improvements 34, 49, 53, 56, 59, 64, 66, 71, 74 81 86 123, 187, 206, 216, 231, 238, 260, 267, 286, 308, 334, 397, 438, 487, 550 Perriwig bar, examination and survey 1130 Perriwig bar, improvement 091,765,1228 Petty Island, N. J. See Philadelphia, infra. Philadelphia, Pa., above, examination, and survey 385 Philadelphia, Pa., above, improvement 1 ~_ 446 Philadelphia, Pa., Petty (Treaty) Island, improvement 312 Philadelphia, Pa., shoal opposite Greenwich Point coal piers, exam- ination and survey HZ1 Philadelphia, Pa., Smith Island, examination and survey 385 Philadelphia, Pa., Smith Island, improvement _~ 312, 368 Philadelphia, Par, to the bay, examinations and surveys 798' 864 Philadelphia, Pa., to the bay, improvement 241 258 277, 286, 312, 340, 368, 402, 864, 928, 941, 976, 1039, 1059~ 1087, 1202,'l229 Philadelphia, Pa., to Camden, N. J., including removal of Smith, Windmill, and Petty islands, examinations and surveys 477, 478 INDEX. LVI1 Delaware Bay and River — Continued. Page. Philadelphia, Pa., to Camden, N. J., including removal of Smith, Windmill, and Petty islands, improvement 446, 487, 550, 608, 615, 655, 66T, 669, 725, 731, 804, 809 Philadelphia, Pa., to Trenton, N. J. See Trenton to Philadelphia and to Cooper Creek, etc., infra. Philadelphia, Pa., tonnage duties 19 Philadelphia, Pa., Windmill Island, examination and survey 385 Piers in river, construction and repair 18 2 , 19 a Piers in river, tonnage duty for constructing, and otherwise improv- ing navigation 19 Port Jervis, N. Y., to Trenton, N. J. See Trenton to Port Jervis, infra. Port Penn (Reedy Island) Harbor, improvement 43, 53, 57, 59, 64, 66, 71, 119, 362 Port Penn (Reedy Island) Harbor, Del., examinations and sur- veys 37, 165, 327 Reedy island, Del. See Listens Point and Port Penn Harbor, supra. Schooner ledge, improvement ^ 297,312,340,368 Shears, the, Del. See Delaware Breakwater Harbor and Harbor of refuge in bay, supra. Smith Island, Pa. See Philadelphia, supra. Tonnage duties 19 Treaty (Petty) Island, N. J. See Philadelphia, supra. Trenton, N. J., to the bay, improvement.. 402, 446, 495, 560, 625, 691, 765, 864 Trenton, N. J., to Bordentown, examination and survey 186 Trenton, N. J., to Bordentown, improvement 206,216,231 Trenton, N. J., to Burlington, examination 718 Trenton, N. J., to Cooper Creek, improvement ; 495 Trenton, N. J., to Easton, Pa., examination and survey 210 Trenton, N. J., Perriwig bar. See Perriwig bar, supra. Trenton, N. J., to Philadelphia, Pa. (Bridesburg), improvement 312, 340, 368, 402 Trenton, N. J., to Philadelphia, Pa. (Christian street), improve- ment 864 Trenton, N. J., to Port Jervis, N. Y., examination and survey 387 Trenton, N. J., to Whitehill, improvement 241,277,286 Whitehill, N. J., to Trenton. See Trenton to Whitehill, supra. Windmill Island, Pa. See Philadelphia, supra. Woodbury Creek, N. J., dike (under Cooper Creek) 765 Wrecks, removal of 306,362 Delaware State line to Chincoteague Inlet, Va., examination and sur- vey for inlet into the ocean near the Hommacks 209 Delta of Mississippi River. See Alluvial basin and Delta, under Missis- sippi River. Delta Point, Mississippi River, La. See Mississippi River. Dennis Creek, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 646,723 Improvement 765 Dennis, J. C, payment to 214 Department of Justice. See Attorney-General. Department of War. See Appropriations, Bridges, Contracts, Esti- mates, Land, Navigable waters, Regulations, Reports, Rivers and harbors, and other general subjects. Deposits in navigable waters : See also Excavations, Philippine Islands, and Porto Rico. Alteration, etc., of course, location, condition, or capacity of chan- nels, etc., by, forbidden unless authorized 582, 583, 584, 642, 887 2 , 890, 893, 906, 1010 Displacement of tidewater, compensation for.— 713, 887 2 , 890, 893, 906 2 , 1010 Harbor lines, establishment of, beyond which deposits shall not be made without permission 462, 518, 584, 887 2 , 890, 893, 906 2 , 1010 New York Harbor, N. Y., and adjacent and tributary waters, in- cluding Long Island Sound, prevention of obstructive and injuri- ous deposits (see also New York Bay and Harbor)—— 462,481, 708, 1010 LVIII INDEX. Deposits in navigable waters — Continued. Pa ee. Potomac River and tributaries, D. C, refuse matter, etc., prohibi- tion regarding 743 Refuse matter, etc., prohibition regarding ; lawful deposits ; depos- its by permits ; regulations regarding transportation and dump- ing 581, 582, 583, 584, 712 2 , 713 2 , 888, 889, 890 2 , 893, 1010, 1122, 1123 Depths : Deterioration in, extent of, to be given in' annual reports, with estimated cost of restoration 885 Referred to mean low water 884, 1005, 1121, 1270 Derelicts. See Wrecks. Deschutes River, Wash. See Olympia Harbor. Des Glaises Bayou, La. : Examinations and surveys 299,521,589 Improvement * 704 Des Moines rapids, Mississippi River, including canal and dry dock. See Mississippi River. Des Moines Rapids Power Company »_ 672 Des Moines River, Iowa : Grant to State of land in aid of improvement 109, 178 Survey 88 Survey for levee (under Egyptian levee) 784 Des Plaines River, 111. : Chicago Drainage Canal, connection with, at Lockport. See Sani- tary District of Chicago. Illinois and Michigan Canal. See Illinois and Michigan Canal. Mouth to Joliet, examination and survey 386 Waterway from Lake Michigan to Mississippi River, via. See Michigan Lake. Destruction of public structures by private parties. See Structures. Deterioration in works. See Preservation and repairs. Detroit River, Mich. : See also Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Back channel (west of Grosse Isle), from Ecorse to foot of Grosse Isle, examination and survey 916 Back channel, from main channel to Wyandotte, examination and survey 1015 Bridges (railroad) between Lakes Huron and Erie, construction of, with regard to interests of navigation 219 Detroit to Lake Erie, examinations and surveys 590, 877, 878 Grossepoint channel. See St. Clair Lake. Improvement 228 272, 293, 318, 348, 375, 408, 454, 507, 635", 702, 778, 877, 928, 941, 990, 1026, 1040, 1109, 1136, 1201, 1202, 1253 2 Ship channel in waters connecting Great Lakes between Chicago, Duluth, and Buffalo. See Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Uses, levels, etc., of waters of Great Lakes, including. See Inter- national Waterways Commission, under Northern and North- western Lakes. Devall Bluff, Ark. See White River. Devils Lake, N. Dak., examination and survey 586 De Trees (Islais) Creek, Cal. See Islais Creek. Dexter Harbor, N. Y. See Black River. Diamond reef, East River, N. Y. See East River. Diaz, Porfirio, Mex. See Rio Grande River. Dickinson Bayou, Tex. : Examination and survey 900 Improvement. See Mouths of tributaries, under Galveston Bay and Harbor. Digging for gold, etc., in Bering Sea, Alaska 910 911 Dikes. See Structures. Dirt, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Disbursements of funds. See Disbursing officers and Expenditures. Disbursing officers (except those of the Regular Army) to furnish bond 155, 164 Discharge measurements. See Gauging, under Columbia and Missis- sippi rivers. INDEX. LIZ Discontinuance of improvements : Page. Abandoned works 1 1008, 1009, 1123, 1124 Recommendations regarding unworthy works to accompany an- nual reports 886 Temporary suspension of improvement of Wateree River, S. C 1020 Dismal Swamp Canal, Va. and N. C. : See also Norfolk Harbor waterways. Improvement of natural channels at northern and southern en- trances (Deep Creek and Joyces Creek) 78,87 Sale of stock of United States in 159,168 .Subscription to stock, etc., by United States '. 32,49,10(3 Waterway to Beaufort Inlet, via. See Norfolk Harbor. Waterway to sounds of North Carolina, via, survey 694 Waterway to Winyah Bay, S. C, survey 82 Dismal Swamp Canal Company. See Dismal Swamp Canal. Displacement of tide water, compensation for. See Deposits, etc., and Structures. District attorneys, U. S., violations of laws for protection, etc., of navi- gable waters to be reported by certain officials to, for prosecution, nnder direction of Attoney-General, etc_____ 580, 581, 584, 890, 891, 1122, 1123 District engineers. Sec Army and Engineer officers, Boards, etc., and Reports. District of Columbia : Alexandria Canal. See Alexandria Canal. Anacostia River (Eastern Branch of the Potomac). See Anacostia River. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. See Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Commissioners of the. See Commissioners, etc. Harbor lines. See Harbor lines, and Anacostia and Potomac rivers. Potomac River. See Potomac River. Districts, collection. See Collection districts. Ditches, mining, etc., in forest reserves, rights of way 1063 Dividing Creek (La Trappe River), Md. See La Trappe River. Dividing Creek, N. J., examination and survey 795 Doboy bar, Ga. : Channel from Doboy Island (mouth of Darien River) to, examina- tion and survey 464 Examination and survey 75.°. Improvement 449, 851, 959 Doboy Island, Ga., to Doboy bar, channel. See Doboy bar. Doboy Sound, Ga. : Channel from Doboy Island to Doboy bar, via. See Doboy bar. Waterway from Doboy to Sapelo, examination and survey 587 Waterway from Savannah, Ga., to Fernandina, Pla., via. See Savan- nah Harbor and River. Dock lines. See Harbor lines. Docks and ferries, commissioner of, city of New York, N. Y., coopera- tion of Secretary of War with, in improvement of Jamaica Bay 1276 Documenting of foreign-built dredges 1163 Documents, public : See also Reports. Exclusion of unnecessary matter ; certificate as to necessity of printing, including illustrations 726, 1042, 1137 Printing of reports of examinations and surveys prior to assembling of Congress in December 1125, 1213, 1281 Restriction upon printing of books by Executive Departments 1138 Dog Island Harbor, St. George Sound, Fla. See Carrabelle Harbor and River. Dog River, Miss. : Examination and survey (under Pascagoula River) 799 Improvement (included in project for lower Pascagoula River) 870, 930, 982, 1040, 1059, 1097, 1240 Dog River bar, Mobile Harbor, Ala. See Mobile Bay, etc. Dolphins. See Structures. Dominion of Canada. See Canada. Donaldsonville, La. See Mississippi River. LX INDEX. Donations of land, easements, rights of way, etc. See Land. Page. Dorcheat Bayou, La. : Examinations and surveys , 389,521 Improvement 406,503 Dorchester Bay, Mass. : Examination and survey 1128 Improvement, contingent upon certain work on Neponset River by State of Massachusetts 1221 Double Bayou, Tex. : Examinations and surveys 595,821 Improvement. See ' Mouths of tributaries, under Galveston Bay and Harbor. Dover, Del. See St. Jones River. Dover, N. H. See Cocheco River. Drawbridges. See Bridges. Drawings. See Illustrations. Dredge boats : See also particular localities, etc. For Atlantic coast and Great Lakes not to be constructed without Congressional authority; repeal 1057,1281 Hiring of private dredging plants, payment for, in customary man- ner or on reimbursement and percentage basis 1281 Restriction on use in U. S. of those of foreign construction ; docu- menting'of certain, constructed abroad 1163 Dredging and dredgings. See Deposits, Dredge boats, Excavations, and New York Bay and Harbor. Drum Inlet, N. C, examinations and surveys . 593,718 Drummond, Lake, Canal, Va. and N. C. See Dismal Swamp Canal. Dry Straits, Alaska, examinations and surveys for channel to Wrangell Narrows 1272 Dubuque Harbor, Iowa. See Mississippi River. Duck Creek Chain, Rock Island rapids, Mississippi River. See Missis- sippi River. Duck Creek (Smyrna) River, Del. See Smyrna River. Duck Hole, Merrimac River, Mass. See Merrimac River. Duck Island Harbor, Conn. : Examinations and surveys 385,463,1272 Improvement 548, 613, 679, 746, 925, 1084 Duck Pond Point, N. Y., examination and survey for breakwater 422 Duck River, Tenn. : Examinations and surveys 298,648,1279 Improvement 322, 345, 374 Duck River shoals, Tennessee River. See Tennessee River. Dues, tonnage. See Tolls. Dugdemona Bayou, or River, La., examinations and surveys 465, 716 Dull, D. M. and C. P., claims of 383,471 Duluth Canal, Minn. See Duluth-Superior Harbor. Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn, and Wis. : Allouez Bay, Wis., examinations and surveys 596,649,724 Duluth Canal, aerial ferry 943 Duluth Canal, examination and survey 1258 Duluth Canal, land and piers, acceptance by U. S 492,493,688 Duluth Canal, land and piers, investigation, etc., regarding title of V: S 621 Duluth Harbor, examinations and surveys 522,688,1258 Duluth Harbor, improvement 195 201, 22,7 236 255, 270, 286, 311, 338, 366, 401, 442, 443 2 , 492, 555, 621, 688, 758 Examinations and surveys 675, 720, 1182 Improvement 211 758, 810, 828, 840, 927, 940, 970, 1025, 1111, 1202, 1258, 1293 Minnesota Point, Superior, examination and survey 528 Nemadji River, Wis., examinations and surveys 596,649 St. Louis Bay and River, from Connors and Rices points to foot of first falls, examination and survey 421 St. Louis River, from foot of rapids to New Duluth, Minn., exami- nation and survey . ,__^ , , iq^q INDEX. hXl Duluth-Superior Harbor, Minn, and Wis. — Continued. Page. St. Louis River, from Grassy Point to Fond du Lac, Minn., exami- nation and survey 591 Ship channel in waters connecting Great Lakes between Chicago, Buffalo, and. See Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Superior Bay (at Duluth and Superior), examination and survey 299 Superior Harbor, examinations and surveys 155, 687 Superior Harbor improvement .___ 161, 176, 177, 181, 190, 202, 255, 270, 286, 311, 338, 366, 401, 442, 492, 555", 621, 687, 758 Dume, Point, Cal. See Deep-water harbor, under Pacific coast Dumpings. See Deposits and Excavations. Dunbar, Charles F., payment to 938 Duncan rocks, Juan de Fuca Strait, Wash. See Juan de Fuca Strait. Dunkirk Harbor, N. Y. : Examinations and surveys 156, 647, 718, 734, 898, 1277 Improvement 37, 42, 51, 52, 56, 57, 59, 67, 72 2 , 74, 80, 85, 100, 122, 162, 176, 177, 182, 192, 203, 213, 221, 228, 238, 255, 307, 397, 437, 486, 548, 614, 680, 734, 747, 810, 955 Dunklin County Transportation Company, acquisition from, of Cut-off Canal, St. Francis River, Mo 578 Durhams Estuary, N. C, examination and survey 647 Duties, tonnage. See Tolls. Duvalls (Devall) Bluff, Ark. See White River. Duwamish River, Wash. : See also Puget Sound and tributaries. Examinations and surveys 386, 595, 803, 1132 Tributaries (Black, Cedar, and White rivers), survey 803 Duxbury Bay, Beach, and Harbor, Mass. : Bay and harbor, examinations and surveys 466, 794 Beach, examinations and surveys 165,794 Improvement 76, 208, 218, 845 Dyersburg, Tenn. See Forked Deer River. E. Eads, James B. See South Pass, under Mississippi River. Eagle Harbor, Mich. : Examination and survey 155 Examination and survey for harbor of refuge on south shore of Lake Superior in vicinity of Keweenaw Point 1129 Improvement- 161, 236, 255, 270, 291 Eagle Pass, Tex. See Rio Grande River. Eagle Pass Water Supply Company 598 Earle, J. R., Development Company, dam of 1286 Earth. See Deposits and Excavations. Easements. See Land. East Bay, Fla. : Examinations and surveys 328, 1013 Improvement 1093 East Bay Bayou, Tex. : Examination and survey 900 Improvement. See Mouths of tributaries, under Galveston Bay and Harbor. East Boothbay Harbor, Me., examination and survey 1274 East Branch, Eightmile River, Conn., examination and survey 1272 East Branch, Westport River, Mass. See Westport Harbor and River. East Chester Creek, N. Y. : Examinations and surveys 195,801,1017,1277 Improvement 217, 241, 277, 286, 312, 445, 495, 690, 764, 807, 974, 1086, 1226 East Chester Inlet, N. Y. See East Chester Creek. East Chicago, Ind. See Indiana Harbor. East Chop, Vineyard Haven, Mass. See Vineyard Haven Harbor. East Dennis, Barnstable Bay, Mass., survey 120 Eastern Branch, Elizabeth River, Va. See Elizabeth River and Norfolk Harbor. LXII INDEX. Eastern Branch, Potomac River, Md. and D. C. See Anacostia River. Page. East Fork, White River, Ind. See White River. East Galveston Bay, Tex. See Galveston Bay and Harbor. East Greenwich Harbor, R. I. See Greenwich Harbor. East Haddam Harbor, Conn. See Salmon River. East Norwalk Harbor, Conn. See Norwalk Harbor and River. Easton, Md. See Tred Avon Creek, or River. Easton Point, Md. See Tred Avon Creek, or River. East Pascagoula Harbor and River, Miss. See Pascagoula Harbor and River. East Pass, Apalachicola Bay, Fla. See Apalachicola Bay and River. East Pass, St. George Sound, Carrabelle, Fla. See Carrabelle Harbor and River. East Pearl River, Miss. See Pearl River and Ship Island Harbor and Pass. East Point Judith, R. I. See Point Judith Harbor and Pond. Eastport Harbor, Iowa. See Missouri River. Eastport Harbor, Me. : See also Lubec Channel. Improvement 401 Eastport Harbor, Mich. See Torch Lake, Lake Michigan. East River, Ga. See Brunswick Harbor. East River, N. Y. : Anchorage grounds, establishment, etc., of 480 Bronx (or Harlem) Kills to Harlem River. See Harlem River. Buttermilk channel. See Buttermilk channel. Coenties reef, examination and survey 899 Diamond reef, examination and survey 899 Hell Gate, examination and survey 156 Improvement, including Hell Gate 120, 171, 175, 176, 177, 183, 193, 206, 217, 231, 241, 255, 276, 285, 311, 339, 357, 3G7, 402, 445, 495, 558, 624, 690, 764, 863, 903, 974, 1086, 1226 Newtown Creek, junction with, -examination and survey 280 North Brother and South Brother islands, between, examination and survey 1277 River, including Hell Gate, resurvey of project, including ledges near westerly shore 1226 Rock ledges between Broome and Twenty-third streets, New York city, examination and survey 524 Rock ledges near Tenth and Eleventh streets, New York city, examination and survey 467 Wallabout channel, examinations and surveys 795,826 Wallabout channel, improvement 848 East Rockaway Creek, N. Y., examination and survey 524 s East San Pedro, Cal. See Wilmington Harbor. East Thomaston Harbor, Me. See Georges River. Echo Bay Harbor, New Roclielle, N. Y. : See also New Rochelle Harbor. Examinations and surveys 245,718,1277 Improvement 276, 285, 308, 334, 36l' 954', 1224 Long rock, examination and survey 1084 Long rock, improvement 1084,1224 Echols, John, partition of land adjoining Louisville and Portland Canal- ' 428 Ecorse, Mich. See Detroit River. Edenton Bay and Harbor, N. C. : Examinations and surveys 209,245 386 Improvement 275, 287, 404^ 439^ 958 Edgartown (Marthas Vineyard) Harbor, Mass. : Examination for harbor of refuge (under Vineyard and Nantucket sounds) 953 Examinations and surveys 34,353,521 Improvement 47, 208, 547^ 613! 679 South Beach, examination and survey 353 Edgings, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. INDEX. LXIII Edisto River, S. C. Page. Guignard Landing, on South Branch, to the sea, examination and survey 325 Improvement 380, 404, 448, 500, 564, 628 Mouth to the Aiken and Edgefield line, examination and survey 1020 North and South Edisto rivers, connection of, via St. Pierre River and South (Ocella) Creek, examination and survey 526 North Fork, in counties of Orangeburg and Lexington, examination and survey 423 North Fork, mouth to Orangeburg, examination and survey 1278 South Fork, mouth to Scotts bridge, examination and survey 1278 Waterway from Charleston to Beaufort, S. C, via. See Charleston Harbor. Eel River, Cal., examination and survey 513 Eel River, Mass. See Plymouth Harbor. Egg Harbor and Bay, N. J. See Great Egg Bay and Little Egg Harbor Bay. Eighteenmile Creek, N. X. See Oleott Harbor. Eightmile River, Conn., examination and survey 1272 Elba, Ala. See Pea River. El Estero (Estero Bay, near Santa Barbara), Cal. See Estero Bay. Elizabethport, N. J. See Staten Island-New Jersey channel. Elizabeth River, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 279,718,800 Improvement 294, :!12, 339, 367, 560, 624, 690, 765, 975, 1087, 1228 Elizabeth River, Va. : Deep Creek Branch, examinations and surveys (see also Dismal Swamp Canal and Norfolk Harbor waterways) 48, 719,836 Deep Creek Branch, improvement. See Dismal Swamp Canal and Norfolk Harbor waterways. Eastern Branch to Lynnhaven Bay, waterway, examination and survey 595 Norfolk Harbor (including Eastern, Southern, and Western branches, and main stream). See Norfolk Harbor. Southern Branch, from navy-yard to Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, examination and survey - 196 Southern Branch, improvement 216,231,240,258,267 Western Branch, examinations and surveys 595,719,739,1132 Western Branch, improvement 768 Elizabethtown, 111. See Ohio River. Elk River, Md. : Examinations and surveys 219,521,896,1128 Improvement 231, 240, 319, 341, 379, 562, 625, 977, 1089, 1231 Elk River, Tenn. and Ala. : Examinations and surveys 423,822,1020,1279 Grant to State of Alabama of land in aid of connecting navigation of, with Tennessee River 44,45,73 Improvement 875 Elk River, W. Va. : Examinations and surveys 245,595,721,901,1022 Improvement 273, 294, 320, 342, 370, 447, 497, 563, 627, 693, 769, 866 Ellicott, Philip T., relief of 137 Elliott Bay, Wash., waterway from Puget Sound to Lake Union, etc., via. See Puget Sound. Elliott (Wappoo) Cut, S. C. See Wappoo Cut. Ellis Island, New York Harbor, N. Y. See New York Bay and Harbor. Ellsworth, Me. See Union River. El Moro Harbor (Estero Bay, San Luis Obispo County), Cal., examina- tions and surveys 208,714 Embarras River, 111., examination and survey 644 Emergency appropriations. See Appropriations. Emory River, Tenn., examinations and surveys * 244, 648, 802 Empire Bay and Harbor, Mich., examinations and surveys 327, 466 LXIV INDEX. Employees : Page. See also Labor. Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors 1007 Disbursing officers, civilian, to furnish bond 155, 164 Duties, etc., of agents, assistant engineers, and inspectors in en- forcement of laws for protection, etc., of navigable waters 584, 890, 1122, 1123 Employment by Chief of Engineers of retired officers of Army or Navy 792 Engineers, civil, employment of, on western and northwestern rivers, authorized 168 Engineers, civilian, information relative to employment to be fur- nished Congress annually 469 Services, voluntary or personal, acceptance of, forbidden, except in certain emergencies 394 Employment. See Employees. Enforcement of laws for protection, etc., of navigable waters. See Attorney-General and District attorneys. Engineer officers: See also Army officers, Boards, etc., and Reports. Duties of, in enforcement of laws for protection, etc., of navigable waters 584, 890, 1122, 1123 Service of retired, upon International Waterways Commission 1205 Engineers, assistant. See Employees. Engineers, Boards, etc., of. See Boards. Engineers, Chief of. See Army and Naval officers, Chief of Engineers, Harbor lines, Reports, etc. Engineers, Chief of, Office of the, Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors. See Boards, etc. Engineers, civil. See Employees. Engineers, civilian. See Employees. Engineers, Corps of, officers of the. See Army and Engineer officers, Boards, etc., and Reports. English Kills Branch, Newtown Creek, N. Y. See Newtown Bay and Creek. Engravings. See Illustrations. Entry, ports of. See Ports of entry. Erie Canal, N. Y. : Basin at Buffalo. See Buffalo Harbor. Control and regulation in re diversion of water from, for power, etc. purposes 1192, 1209 Enlargement of, etc. See New York State. Erie Harbor, Pa. : Examinations and surveys 26, 741, 750, 802, 1278 Improvement 28, 31, 35, 42, 51, 56, 59, 63, 67 2 , 71, 74, 75, 80, 85, 100, 122, 145, 153, 161, 171, 175, 176, 177, 182, 192, 203, 228, 238, 260, 273, 293, 308, 334, 362, 397, 4.38, 487 2 , 550, 615, 682, 742, 750, 849, 956, 1087, 1229 Presque Isle peninsula, acquisition by U. S. of title to 200, 438 Presque Isle peninsula, construction of waterworks, etc., and use of land by city 658> i 055 Erie Lake: See also Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Black Rock Harbor, Buffalo, N. Y., extension of waterworks into. See Buffalo Harbor. Dam at outlet, report by International Waterways Commission 1007 Dredge boats, appropriation for 74, 122, 129, 130, 965 Erie Harbor, Pa., extension of waterworks into. See Erie Harbor.' Harbors on, improvement I 144 145 Huron Lake to, channel from, investigation relative to construction of railroad bridges with regard to interests of navigation 219 Ohio River, canal from Cleveland, Ohio. See Ohio Canal. Ohio River, canal from vicinity of Pittsburg, Pa. (Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal) ^207 Ohio River, canal from Toledo, Ohio, to. See Mfami and Erie Canal. INDEX. LXV Erie Lake — Continued. Page. Ontario Lake, canal to, around Niagara Palls, etc., surveys 167, 523 Starve Island reef, near South Bass Island, Ohio, survey 802 Wabash River, canal to. See Wabash and Erie Canal. Escambia River, Fla. : Examination and survey 278 Improvement—. 62, 75, 321, 343, 372, 405 2 , 449, 501, 566, 629, 695, 771, 868, 925, 981, 1095, 1238 Esopus Creek, N. Y. See Saugerties Harbor. Espiritu Santo Bay, Tex. : Channel from Aransas Pass to Guadalupe River. See Aransas Bay, Harbor, and Pass. Waterway from the Rio Grande to Mississippi River. See Rio Grande River. Essex River, Mass. : Examinations and surveys 590, 1128 Expenditure of improvement funds contingent upon financial con- tribution by State of Massachusetts, etc 1221 Improvement '. 623, 689, 763, 862, 1221 Estero Bay (San Luis Obispo County), Cal. See El Moro Harbor. Estero Bay (near Santa Barbara), Cal., examination and survey 219 Estero Bay, Fla., examination and survey 1273 Estero Creek, or River, Fla., examination and survey 1012 Estherville-Minim Creek Canal, S. C. See Santee River. Estimates of funds required : Annual, requirements regarding reappropriation of certain unex- pended balances 225 Annual, requirements regarding submission of 105, 155, 164, 415, 669, 815, 1186 Deterioration in works, etc., cost of restoration to be given in annual reports , 885 For new works, not to be made unless authorized by Congress ; sup- ■ plemental or additional reports not to be made after submission of regular ones 649, 724, 791, 884, 1006, 1122, 1271 Projects, amounts for ensuing fiscal year and for completion to be stated in annual reports 155, 164 Special, requirements regarding submission of 105 Etna, Wash. See Lewis River. Etowah River, Ga. : Examinations and surveys 196, 278 Improvement 258, 371 Eureka Harbor, Cal. See Humboldt Bay and Harbor. Everett Harbor, Wash. : Examinations and surveys 649, 1132 Improvement 708, 729, 762, 861, 928, 941, 947, 1026 Examinations and surveys: See also Congress, Estimates, Projects, and Reports. Appropriations for, with directions, etc., regarding, including pro- vision for inspection, etc., of bridges, incidental repairs, contin- gencies, etc 26, 28, 31, 35, 42, 50, 54, 57, 61, 64, 67, 72, 76, 83, 84, 94, 151, 154, 155 2 , 160, 164, 165 2 , 175, 185 2 , 188, 195 2 , 208 2 , 210, 218 2 , • 233 2 , 243", 262 2 , 263, 266, 277 2 , 281, 297, 298, 300, 324 2 , 329, 352 2 , 355, 379, 382, 384, 389, 415, 417, 424, 463 2 , 469, 515, 518, 528, 585, 596, 643, 649 2 , 714, 721 2 , 724, 791, 792. 796, 884, 893, 911, 912 2 , 926, 1005, 1006, 1011, 1121, 1124, 1270, 1271 2 , 1280, 1281 Completion of, including reports thereon (under act of 1907), by November, 1908 1281 Compilations of, heretofore made 791, 792, 1011 Payment from appropriation for, of certain expenses in construc- tion of Hales bar (Scott Point) lock and dam, Tennessee River_. 1053 Payment from appropriations for, of expenses in examinations, etc., of plans or sites of bridges or other structures, or of alleged violations of laws for preservation of navigable waters, or in establishment, etc., of harbor lines ^_ H23 LXVI INDEX. Examinations and surveys — Continued. Page- Payment from appropriations for, of expenses in execution of law governing transportation and dumping into navigable waters of refuse, etc., matter 1122, 1123 Payment from appropriation for, of expenses in execution of law relative to construction of wharves, etc., in Porto Rico 1271 Payment from appropriations for, of expenses of inspections of work of completion, at private expense, of dam, etc., at Lock No. 4, Coosa River, Ala 1169 Printing of reports of, prior to assembling of Congress in Decem- ber 1125, 1213, 1281 Review of reports of, by Board of Engineers for Rivers and Har- bors 1006, 1007, 1011, 1124, 1281 Excavations in navigable waters : See also Deposrfe, Dredge boats, Philippine Islands, and Porto Rico. Alteration, etc., of course, location, condition, or capacity of chan- nels, etc., by, forbidden unless authorized 582, 583, 584, 642, 887 2 , 890, 893, 1010 Displacement of tidewater, compensation for __ 713, 887 2 , 890, 893, 906 2 , 1010 Mining for gold, etc., in Bering Sea, Alaska 910, 911 Executive documents. See Documents, etc. Exeter River, N. H. : Examinations and surveys 234,800 Improvement 311, 338, 861, 973 Expenditures, fiscal : See also Appropriations and Contracts. Combination in single proposals or contracts of two or more sepa- rate works , 580, 1006, 1122, 1270 Consolidated works, method of making allotments 1005, 1121, 1270 Harbor lines, use of appropriations for dredging inside of, pro- hibited 643 Lands, acquisition of, steps to be taken prior to making 95,479 Statements of, under certain appropriations, to be included in annual reports. See Reports. To be by contract, after advertising 154,155 To be by contract or otherwise 164, 243, 262, 277, 297, 324, 352, 382, 415, 463, 515, 1005, 1121, 1270 To be judicious and economical 382,414,462 Expenses. See Expenditures. F. Fairhaven, Mass. See New Bedford Harbor. Fairhaven, N. T. See Little Sodus Bay Harbor. Fairlee Creek, or Inlet, Md. : Examination and survey 466 Improvement 496, 562 Fairport Harbor, Grand River, Ohio : See also Grand River. Claim of American Transportation Co 676 Dredge boat for harbors on Lake Erie (see also Erie Lake) 965, 966 Examination and survey . 730 Improvement 30, 34, 41, 52, 56, 60, 67, 74, 87, 101, 122, 145, 153, 161, 228, 238, 260, 273, 309, 335, 363, 399. 440, 490, 534, 552, 618, 676, 685, 755, 855, 925, 964, 1104, 1249 Occupancy and use of Government pier by owners of dock prop- erty ; 490,534,552 Fairy (Caddo) Lake, Tex. and La. See Cypress Bayou. Falia, Bogue, La. : Examinations and surveys 327,465,521 715 Improvement 373, 451, 509, 632, 698, 773, 871, 983, 1097, 1242 Falia (Phalia), Bogue, Miss. See Phalia, Bogue. Falkners Island Harbor, Conn., examination and survey 418 Fall River Harbor, Mass. : Examinations and surveys, including Mount Hope Bay 218, 716, 799 Improvement, including Mount Hope Bay 231, 241, 256, 845, 952, 1038 INDEX. LXVII Falls Island, Cobseook Bay, Me. See Cobscook Bay. Page. Palls of Ohio River. See Ohio River. Falmouth Harbor, Mass. : Examination for harbor of refuge (under Vineyard Sound) ;.. 953 Examination and survey 460 False Bay, Cal. See San Diego Harbor. False Presque Isle Harbor. Mich., examination and survey 522 Farm Creek, 111., examination and survey 464 Farrell, Edward J., relief of 1067 Far Rockaway, N. Y. See Jamaica Bay. Far Rockaway Bay, N. Y. : Channel to Jamaica Bay, examination and survey 467 Channels via. See Jamaica Bay. Fayerweatber Island, Black Rock Harbor, Conn. See Black Rock Harbor. Feather River, Cal. : Diversion of funds for construction of dredge for rivers tributary to Suisun and San Pablo bays 409,410,457 Examinations and surveys (limits not defined) 586,787 Examination and survey, including tributaries, with a view to im- provement in conjunction with State of California 1116 Improvement 243, 274, 378, 409, 457, 514, 540 (Vol. I), 579, 640, 705, 787, 1001, 1115, 1265 Improvement to be in charge of a Board of Engineers 787 Marysville, above, examination 714 Marysville, below, examination and survey 234 Protection, etc., of, and tributaries from injury from mining debris. See California Debris Commission and California State. Receipt and use by U. S. of State dredge, etc., for river and harbor improvements 882 Federalsburg, Md. See Nanticoke River. Fernandina Harbor, Fla. : See also Amelia River and Cumberland Sound. Examination and survey 1126 Improvement 1236 Waterway from St. Johns River to St. Marys Harbor and River. See St. Johns River. Waterway to St. Johns River, examination and survey 235 Waterway to St. Johns River, improvement 287,314 Waterway to Savannah, Ga., examinations and surveys (see also waterway from Doboy to Sapelo, under Doboy Sound) 587, 123G Waterway to Savannah, Ga., improvement 629, 695, 771, 980, 1092, 1236 Ferry (Caddo) Lake, Tex. and La. See Cypress Bayou. Fidalgo Bay, Wash. See Anacortes Harbor. Fifteenmile Falls, Connecticut River, N. H. See Connecticut River. Fillebrown, Henry G, relief of widow of 211 Fillebrown, Margaret, relief of 211 Fillings. See Deposits and Excavations. Filth, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Fines. See Penalties. Finholloway River, Fla., examination and survey 326 Fire Island Inlet, N. Y., examination and survey 1130 Fiscal-year appropriations. See Permanent annual, under Appropria- tions, and Mound City to Cairo, under Ohio River. Fishers Island, N. Y. See West (Hay) Harbor. Fishing Creek, N. C. : Examination and survey 525 Improvement 564, 628, 769, 867, 979, 1091 Fishing or dredging for shellfish, New York Harbor, etc., N. Y. See New York Bay and Harbor. Fishing Place (Churchs) Cove, Little Compton, R. I. See Sakonnet Harbor and River. Fishing Rock (Fishrock) Harbor, Cal. See Fishrock Harbor. Fish River,' Ala., examination and survey 1012 Fishrock Harbor, Cal., examination and survey -. 519 LXVIII INDEX. Fishways : Page. At Government dams, requirements regarding 518 At private power, etc., dams, provision for 1184 Fisks Mill Cove, Cal., examination and survey 519 Fivemile Creek, Ala., waterway to Black Warrior River. See Black Warrior River. Fivemile (The Dalles) rapids, Columbia River. See Columbia River. Fivemile River Harbor, Conn. : Examinations and surveys.^ 463 Improvement 485, 548, 613, 679, 746, 846, 954, 1084, 1224 Flag Lake and River, Wis. See Port Wing Harbor. Flatbeach, N. J., survey „ 48 Flathead River, Mont. : Columbia Falls to Clark Fork River, examination 717 Flathead Lake to Jocko station, examination (under Pend Oreille River) 717 Improvement „ 787 In "Idaho," survey 797 Fletcher, Loren, payment to 929 Flint Island, Ohio River. See Ohio River. Flint River, Ga. and Fla. : Albany, Ga., at and above, examination and survey 520 Albany, Ga., to Chattahoochee, Fla., examination and survey 209 Albany, Ga., to Montezuma, examination and survey 278 Albany, Ga., up to, examination and survey 124 Dredge boat for (under Chattahoochee River) 867 Montezuma, Ga., to Old Agency, examination and survey 464 Improvement 230, 240, 257, 268, 287, 314, 343, 371, 404, 449, 500, 566, 628, 694, 770, 868, 979, 1093, 1236 Porter shoals, Ga., dam of Albany Power and Manufacturing Co 1214 Flint River, Mich. : Diversion to Saginaw River of unexpended balance of appropria- tion for improvement 1109 Examinations and surveys 716,778 Improvement (under Saginaw River) 991 Floating of logs, rafts, etc., general provisions of law regarding 889*, 890 2 , 893, 908, 1010 Florence, Ala. See Tennessee River. Florida Canal. See Florida State. Florida, Cape, Entrance, Biscayne Bay, Fla. See Biseayne Bay. Florida East Coast Railway Company, construction of basin, etc., at Miami, Fla 960, 1236, 1237 Florida, State of : See also Transportation routes to the seaboard. Canal across, examinations and surveys 30, 54, 124, 245, 280, 328 Canal across, and thence along Gulf coast to Mississippi River,' survey 245 Dredge-and-snag boats for improvements in 501, 869, 961 Water hyacinths, removal of. See- Water hyacinths. Flumes, mining, etc., in forest reserves, rights of way 1063 Flushing Bay, N. Y. : Channel to Newtown Creek, examination 795 Examinations and surveys 278 1017 Improvement ' 294 315, 334, 361, 397, 437, 486, 548, 614, 680, 747~ 954, 1084, 1224 Fog signals, under the Light-House Board ' ng2 Folger, Samuel B., relief of '_ ~ JQ4 Follets Pass, Tex., waterway from Galveston Bay to Brazos River, via. See Galveston Bay and Harbor. Fond du Lac, Minn. See Duluth-Superior Harbor and St. Louis River. Fond du Lac River, Wis. : See also Fox River. Improvement 31g Foote, Gervis, relief of ~~ 104 Ford, Ky. See Kentucky River. Foreign-built dredges, restriction on use of, in U. S. ; documenting of certain, authorized 116B INDEX. LXIX Foreign (insular) possessions. See Guam, Hawaiian, and Philippine Page. islands, Porto Rico, and San Luis d'Apra and Welles harbors. Fore River, Portland, Me. See Portland Harbor. . Fore (Weymouth) River, Mass. See Weymouth River. Forest reserves, rights of way for dams, reservoirs, water plants, ditches, flumes, pipes, tunnels, and canals for mining, etc., purposes 1063 Forestville Harbor, Mich., examinations and surveys 466,522 Forked Deer River, Tenn. : Examination and survey (limits not defined) 1020 Improvement 381, 408, 453, 505, 571, 633, 775 a , 875, 987, 1101, 1247- North (or Middle) Fork, examination and survey 327,468 North (or Middle) Fork and main stream, examinations and sur- veys 219, 724, 802 South Fork, examinations and surveys 327, 1279 Forked River, N. J., examination and survey up to town of Forked River 1276 Fort Brown, Tex. See Rio Grande River. Fort Covington, N. Y. See Salmon River (tributary of the St. Law- rence). Fort Crockett, Galveston, Tex. See Galveston Bay and Harbor. Fort Gibson, Ind. T. See Arkansas River. Fort Hamilton channel, New York Harbor, N. Y. See New York Bay and Harbor. Fortifications. See Forts. Fort Keogh, Mont. See Tongue River. Fort Leavenworth, Kans. See Missouri River. Fort Madison Harbor, Iowa. See Mississippi River. Fort Mifflin, Pa. See Delaware Bay and River. Fort Morgan, Ala. See Mobile Bay, Harbor, and River. Fort Niobrara Military Reservation, Nebr., dam across Niobrara River. 1180 Fort Pierre, S. Dak. See Missouri River. Fort Point channel, Boston Harbor, Mass. See Boston Harbor. Fort Pond Harbor (Bay), N. Y., examinations and surveys 524,646 Fort Porter, Buffalo, N. Y., waterworks tunnel under Black Rock Har- bor and, to Lake Erie. See Buffalo Harbor. Fort Ross Cove, Cal., examination and survey 519 Forts, location of each work with reference to nearest, to be stated in annual reports 155, 164 Fort Smith, Ark. See Arkansas River. Foster, James H., payment to 330 Foulweather, Cape, Oreg., examination and survey 277 Fountain City, Wis. See Mississippi River. Four Channels, at the Narrows, Lake Champlain, N. Y. See Four Channels and Narrows, under Champlain Lake, and Whitehall Har- bor. Fourche La Faive River, Ark. See Fourche Le Fevre River. Fourche Le Fevre River, Ark. : Examinations and surveys 195,278,643 Improvement 290, 315, 345, 373, 453, 570 Four Lakes, River of the, Wis., survey (under Rock River) i . 88 Fourmile bar, Ohio River, harbor of refuge. See Cincinnati, under Ohio River. Fox Islands Thoroughfare, Me. See North Haven Harbor. Fox River, 111. and Wis. (tributary of Illinois River), dam of Fox River Navigable Waterway Association near McHenry, 111 995, 1259, 1260 Fox River, Iowa and Mo., survey for levee (under Egyptian levee) 784 Fox River, Wis. (tributary of Green Bay) : Brothertown Harbor, improvement 1258 Calumet Harbor, examination and survey < 649 Calumet Harbor, improvement 993,1258 Calumet Harbor, survey for harbor of refuge (on east shore of Lake Winnebago) 779 Canal from Lake Winnebago to Rock River, survey 156 Depere, below, improvement 620,757 Examinations and surveys, including connection with Wisconsin River 88,150 Flashboards, use of, directed 779 H. Doc. 425, 58-3, vol 1 39 LXX INDEX. Fox River, Wis. (tributary of Green Bay) — Continued. Pa s e - Flowage damages, investigation and adjustment of, payment of judgments and awards, limitation as to bringing of suits, etc 252, 283, 330, 331, 392, 426, 431, 432, 433, 434, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 535, 536, 599, 600, 654, 670 2 , 727 Fond du Lac Harbor, examination and survey 528 Fond du Lac Harbor, improvement 573, 574, 635, 702, 1258 Green Bay and Mississippi Ganal Company, acquisition of property and rights of 180,201,202 Green Bay Harbor. See Green Bay Harbor. Harbor of refuge, east shore of Lake Winnebago. See Calumet Harbor, supra, and Mud Creek and Stockbridge Harbor, infra. Improvement 89, 180, 201, 202, 212, 227, 236, 252, 260, 272, 283, 292, 318, 330, 331, 348, 375, 392, 409, 426,^31, 432, 433, 434, 455, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 508 2 , 535, 536, 573, 599, 600, 635, 654, 670 2 , 702, 727, 779 3 , 878, 993, 1111, 1258 Improvement, including canal (Portage) to Wisconsin River, grant to State of land in aid of 110, 114, 127, 130, 137, 166 Kaukauna, protection wall, examination 649 Lands and materials needed in improvements may be taken and used therefor 252 Miller Bay harbor of refuge, improvement 993 Mud Creek, harbor of refuge, survey (on east shore of Lake Win- nebago) 779 Payment to laborers employed under Day, Call & Co., contractors — 391 Property and rights of U. S., investigation of character and limita- tions, with description, regarding 779 Purchase of real estate required for right of way or for flowage 227 Stockbridge Harbor, examination and survey 649 Stockbridge Harbor, improvement of harbor of refuge 779, 878, 993, 1258 Stockbridge Harbor, survey for harbor of refuge (on east shore of Lake Winnebago) 779 Transportation route to the seaboard, survey 233 Winnebago Lake, survey for purposes of charting 1133 Fox River Navigable Waterway Association. See Fox River, 111. and Wis. Foys flats, Trent River, N. C. See Trent River. Frankford Creek, Pa. : Examination and survey 352 Improvement 379, 691 Frankfort Harbor, Me. See Marsh River. Frankfort (Aux Bees Scies) Harbor, Mich., improvement 153. 161, 171, 175, 176, 177, 182, 191, 202, 212, 227, 237, 255, 272, 292, 312, 336, 364, 400, 441, 491, 553, 619, 685, 756, 857, 968, 1108, 1252 Franklin, La. : Waterway to Mermentau River, examination and survey, in connec- tion with route from the Rio Grande to the Mississippi (see also Rio Grande River) '. 1127 Waterway to Mermentau River, improvement 1242 Franklin, Va., waterway to Cape Charles, examination 720 Frederica River, Ga., examination and survey 1013 Fredericksburg, Va. See Rappahannock River. Freedom, Pa. See Ohio River. Freeport, Me. See Harraseeket River. Freeport, X. Y. See Freeport Creek. Freeport Creek, N. Y. : Channel connecting Great South Bay with Freeport, on, examina- tion 646 Channel to, examination and survey 1277 Freeport (Harraseeket) River, Me. See Harraseeket River. Freight statistics. See Commerce. Fremont, Ohio. See Sandusky Harbor and River. French Broad River, N. C. and Tenn. : Examinations and surveys 186,235,244,245,875 Improvement 257, 268, 287, 313, 322, 342, 345, 370, 374, 408, 453, 505, 571, 633, 699, 775, 874, 986, 1103, 1248 INDEX. LXXI French Island, Ohio River. See Ohio River. Page. Frenchs Beach Harbor, Me., examination and survey 645 Fresh Pond, Falmouth, Mass. See Falmouth Harbor. Fries, F. H., dam of 909 Frontberg (Troutberg) Harbor, N. Y. See Troutberg Bay. Front River, Ga. See Savannah Harbor. Fuca, Juan de, Strait, Wash. See Juan de Fuca Strait. Fulton, Ark. : See also Red River. Waterway to Shreveport, La., via Cypress Bayou and connecting lakes, etc., examination and survey 463,465 Fund, surplus. See Appropriations and' Surplus fund. Funds : See also Appropriations, Contracts, Estimates, Expenditures, etc., and Surplus fund. Receipts from various sources,not paid into Treasury, annual state- ment regarding 1205 Fusilier Bayou, La., examination and survey 326 O. Galena Harbor and River, 111. : Examination and survey : 218 Improvement by city of Galena ; payment of consideration therefor by U. S 574', 575 2 Improvement by U. S 274,290,309,336 Galien River, Mich. See New Buffalo Harbor. Gallipolis, Ohio. See Ohio River. Gallops Island, Boston Harbor, Mass. See Boston Harbor. Galveston and Brazos Canal, Tex. : Acquisition by U. S 984 Waterway from Aransas Pass to West Galveston Bay at Brazos River and to Sabine Pass. See Brazos River. Waterway from Galveston Bay to Brazos River, via West Galves- ton Bay and. See Mouths of tributaries and Waterway, etc., under Galveston Bay and Harbor. Waterway from the Rio Grande to Mississippi River. See Rio Grande River. Galveston Bay and Harbor, Tex. : Bay, examinations and surveys 195,262,809 • Bay, improvement, including Morgan Cut and Canal 205, 234, 240, 243, 262, 268,^ 291, 315, 344, 373, 398, 440, 490, 552, 585, 617, 684, 753, 806, 906 Channel from inner bar to Fifty-first street, examination and survey 918 Channel from inner bar to Fifty-seventh street, examination and survey 1131 Channel from inner bar westward, diversion of improvement funds from appropriation for harbor 1099 Channel from inner bar westward, expenditure of improvement funds conditioned upon execution by city of bond in re convey- ance to U. S. of Pelican Spit land -1243 Channel from inner bar westward, improvement 963, 1038, 1099, 1243 Chart of 809 Dredges, documenting of certain, of foreign construction 1163 Fort Crockett, etc., sea wall (protection of port and of U. S. prop- erty), examination and survey 963 Fort Crockett, etc., sea wall (protection of port and of U. S. prop- erty), improvement 1060, 1204 Galveston Island, erosion of easterly end, examinations and surveys. 724, 802 Harbor, examinations and surveys 123, 165, 209, 262, 539, 809, 919, 1131 Harbor, improvement * 184, 195, 205, 233, 242, 259, 265, 268, 288, 309, 335, 356, 363, 440, 489, 552. 609, 656, 667, 669, 725, 729, 731, 737, 753, 804, 809, 853, 963, 1038, 1058, 1098, 1202, 1243 LXXII INDEX. Galveston Bay and Harbor, Tex, — Continued. Page- Morgan Cut and Canal, acquisition by U. S 291, 398, 585 Mouths of tributaries, improvement, including West Bay, Brazos River between Velasco and Richmond, mouth of Trinity River, Anahuac channel, Clear and Oyster creeks, Double, Turtle, Dick- inson, Chocolate, Cedar, Bastrop, and East Bay bayous, and Gal- veston and Brazos Canal 872, 984, 1099, 1244 Port Bolivar channel, examination and survey 1132 Port Bolivar channel, improvement 1244 Texas City channel, examination and survey 1279 Texas City channel, improvement 854,963,1244 Texas City channel, permanent indefinite appropriation for exami- nation of contract work 963,964 Waterway from the Rio Grande to Mississippi River. See Rio Grande Riverf Waterway to Brazos River, via West Galveston Bay and Galveston and Brazos Canal, examinations and surveys (see also West Gal- veston Bay) 298, 796, 1127 Waterway to Brazos River, via West Galveston Bay and Galveston and Brazos Canal, improvement (see also Mouths of tributaries, supra, and Galveston and Brazos Canal and West Galveston Bay ) _ 1244 Waterway to Houston (Galveston Bay ship channel, Buffalo Bayou, etc.), examinations and surveys 186,806 Waterway to Houston (Galveston Bay ship channel, Buffalo Bayou, etc.), improvement 853 2 , 905 4 , 984, 1040, 1059, 1099,1202, 1245 Waterway to Sabine Lake, examination and survey (see also Waterway from the Rio Grande to Mississippi River, under Rio Grande River) 209 West Bay. See Mouths of tributaries and Waterway to Brazos River, supra, and West Galveston Bay. Garbage, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Gardiner, Me. See Kennebec River. Gardiners Bay, N. Y. : Examination and survey of channel between Threemile Harbor and- 1277 Examination and survey of Threemile Harbor (including connec- tion with) 1 898 Garland, Ark., gauging. See Gauging, under Mississippi River. Garritsons Creek, Long Island, N. Y. See Dead Horse Inlet. Gary Harbor, Ind. : Examination and survey 1273 Pilling of Lake Michigan at, and construction of wharves, etc., by private parties 1163 Gasconade River, Mo. : Examinations and surveys 209,298,1276 Improvement 321, 347, 378, 409, 457, 513, 578, 639, 705, 785, 881, 1000, 1001, 1115, 1263 Gasparilla Sound, Fla., channel to Lemon Bay, examination and survey. 1012 Gatesville, N. C. See Bennetts Creek, or River. Gauging. See Columbia and Mississippi rivers. Gauley River, W. Va. : Examination and survey 469 •Improvement 499, 563, 627, 693, 769 Gedney channel, New York Harbor, N. Y. See New York Bay and Harbor. Genesee River, N. Y. See Charlotte Harbor. Geneva, Ohio. See Cowles Creek. George Lake, St. Marys River, Mich. See St. Marys River. George Lake, N. Y., examination and survey 524 Georges Island, Boston Harbor, Mass. See Boston Harbor. Georges (St. George) River, Me.: Examinations and surveys 465, 645, 722 Improvement 762, 861, 973 Georgetown Harbor, D. C See Alexandria Canal, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Commissioners of the District of Columbia, Harbor lines, and Potomac River. tftDES. liXXIIl Georgetown Harbor, S. C. : Page. Examinations and surveys 78,123,325 Improvement 380, 398, 439, 488, 551, 616 Improvement, with funds appropriated for Winyah Bay 922, 958 Sampit River, including, examination aud survey 899, 1020 Georgiana River, Cal., examination 1 714 Georgia, State of, tonnage duties for improving Savannah River 15, 1G 3 , 17, 20 2 , 24 Gere, R. Nelson, relief of 199 Gibson, Fort, Ind. T. See Arkansas River. Gila River, Ariz. See Colorado River. Gillespie (dredge), maintenance of depths in Saugatuck, Pentwater, and White Lake harbors, Mich., sufficient to accommodate 1251, 1252 Gladstone Harbor, Mich. : Examination and survey 1010 Improvement 1107 Glasgow, Mo. See Glasgow and West Glasgow, under Missouri River. Glencove Harbor, Me., examination 710 Glencove Harbor, N. Y. : See also Hempstead Bay and Harbor. Examination and survey 468 Improvement 487, 549, 014, 080, 748, 954, 1084 Glen Island, New Rochelle Harbor, N. T. See New Rochelle Harbor. Gloucester Harbor, Mass. : Examinations and surveys 186,420,045,1275 Improvement- 207, 436, 484, 546, 612, 678, 745, 845, 950, 1038. 1058, 1135, 1200 Squam (Annisquam) Harbor to, examination and survey 25 Squam (Annisquam) Harbor to, improvement: 25 Vincents Cove, examination 645 Goat Island, Newport, R. I. See Newport Harbor. Goat Island ledge (Pull-and-be-damned Point), Portsmouth Harbor, N. H. See Portsmouth Harbor. Godard, Thatcher, repair of pier in Kennebunk River, Me 17 Golconda, 111. See Ohio River. Golden Gate, San Francisco Bay, Cal. See San Francisco Bay and Harbor. Gold mining in Bering Sea, Alaska 910, 911 Goodyear, C. P., improvement by, of Brunswick outer bar, Ga. Sec Brunswick Harbor. Goose Creek, S. C, dam of Charleston Light and Water Co 1175 Goose Lake, Oreg. and Cal., changing of level 1066 Goose Point channel, Plymouth Harbor, Mass. See Plymouth Bay and Harbor. Gordon Lake, Del., waterway via. See Rehoboth Bay. Gordons Landing Harbor, Lake Champlain, Yt. : See also Champlain Lake. Improvement 435, 484 Goshen Creek, N. J. : Examination and survey 593 Improvement 025, 690, 7G5, 863 Gosport, Ind. See White River. Gosport, N. H. See Isles of Shoals. Government funds: See also Appropriations, Contracts, Estimates, Expenditures, etc., and Surplus fund. Receipts from various sources not paid into Treasury, annual state- ment regarding 1205 Government property. See Materials, Property, and Structures. Governors Island, Boston Harbor, Mass. See Boston Harbor. Governors Island, New York Harbor, N. Y. See Gowanus Bay, Canal, and Creek and New York Bay and Harbor. Gowanus Bay, Canal, and Creek, N. Y. : Anchorage grounds. See New York Bay and Harbor. Bay, examinations and surveys 327, 592 Bay, improvement 334,361,397,437,486,548 Bay Ridge channel, examinations and surveys 592,800,1130 LXXIV INDEX. Gowanus Bay, Canal, and Creek, N. Y. — Continued. Page. Bay Ridge channel, improvement 548,614,680, 748, 809, 828, 848, 928, 941, 1025, 1037, 1057, 1134, 1199, 1225, 1291 Buttermilk channel. See Buttermilk channel. Canal, improvement 748 Creek, construction of bulkhead by estate of J. P. Robinson 748 Creek, examinations and surveys 384,801 Creek, improvement 614, 680, 748, 848, 954 Creek, to Fort Hamilton (at The Narrows), width of piers, and fill- ing of same with solid materials, between pierhead and bulkhead lines 748 Red Hook channel, improvement 614, 680, 748, 809, 828, 848, 928, 941, 1025, 1037, 1057, 1134, 1199, 1225, 1291 Red Hook channel, survey 800 Triangular area between Bay Ridge and Red Hook channels, improvement : 748, 809, 828 Triangular area between Bay Ridge and Red Hook channels, survey 800 Grand Caillou Bayou, La., examination and survey 326 Grand Calumet River, 111. and Ind. See Calumet Harbor and River. Grand Chain, Ohio River. See Ohio River. Grand Detour, 111. See Rock River. Grande, Boca, Fla. See Charlotte Harbor. Grande, Rio, Tex. See Rio Grande River. Grand Gulf Harbor, Miss. See Mississippi River. Grand Haven Harbor, Mich. . Channel to Spring Lake, improvement 967 Improvement • 122, 153, 161, 176, 177, 182, 191, 202. 212, 228, 255, 272, 292, 310, 336, 365, 400, 441, 491, 553, 619, 685, 756, 857, 967, 1107, 1252 Grand Isle, Lake Champlain, Vt. See Gordons Landing Harbor. Grand Lake (part of Atchafalaya River), La. See Atchafalaya and , Grand rivers and Charenton Canal. Grand Lake (part of Mermentau River), La. See. Mermentau River. Grand Marais Harbor, Mich. : Examination and survey 196 Improvement 320, 336, 365, 400, 441, 491, 553, 619, 686, 756, 857, 925, 968, 1107, 1251 Grand Marais Harbor, Minn. : Examinations and surveys 235, 1016, 1275 Improvement 295, 311, 338, 366, 401, 443, 493, 555, 621, 688, 759, 860, 970, 1111, 1258 Grand Pass, La., to New Orleans. See Barataria Bay and Barataria Ship Canal. Grand Portage Bay, Minn., examination and survey 353 Grand Portage Indian Reservation, Minn., improvement - of Pigeon River along 942 Grand Rapids, Mich. See Grand River. Grand Rapids, Minn. See Mississippi River. Grand rapids, Wabash River, Ind. See Wabash River. Grand Rapids Water Power and Boom Company 839,906 Grand River, La. : Examinations and surveys. See Grand Lake (route to Bayou Plaquemine), under Atchafalaya River. Improvement (under Plaquemine Bayou) 632,697,773,1097,1241 Removal of water hyacinths. See Water hyacinths. Grand River, Mich. : See also Grand Haven Harbor. Examination with view to regulating floods • 1253 Examinations and surveys 327 2 , 466, 523, 591 Improvement ' 337, 375, 408, 778, 878, 993, 1108, 1253 Grand River, Mo. : Above Brunswick, declared not navigable 1067 Examinations and surveys 327,523 INDEX. LXXV Grand River, Ohio : Page. See also Fairport Harbor. Canal via (Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal) 1207 Examination and survey between Richmond and the mouth 593 Grand Traverse Bay, Mich., examination and survey for connection with Torch Lake, near Eastport 466 Grand View, N. T. See Hudson River. Grant River, Wis., grant to State of land for improvement at Potosi 101 Grant Slue (River), Wis. See Grant River. Grass River, N. Y. : Canal of St. Lawrence Power Co. to St. Lawrence River 975 Examinations and surveys .327,916 Improvement 380, 495, 559, 728 Grassy Sound, N. J., Thoroughfare, etc., from Cape May to Great Bay. See Cape May. Gravel. See Deposits and Excavations. Gravesend Bay, N. Y., examination and survey 718 Graveyard Point, Port Orford, Oreg. See Port Orford Harbor. Grays Harbor, Wash. : Canal to Puget Sound, examination and survey 1280 Examinations and surveys 355,595,724,1132 Improvement T _ 622, 688, 761, 811, 841, 927, 940, 972, 1025, 1117 2 , 1266, 1207 Transfer of Government plant belonging to mouth of Columbia River 761,702 Grays River, Wash. : Examinations and surveys 595, 590 Improvement 1267 Grayville, 111. See Wabash River. Great Bay, N. J. : Examination and survey 593 Sound between Barnegat Bay and Great Egg Bay. See Barnegat Bay, Harbor, and Inlet. Thoroughfare, etc., to Cape May, examinations and surveys 467, 593 Great Bay, N. H., examination and survey , . 388 Great Brewster Island, Boston Harbor, Mass. See Boston Harbor. Great Britain. See Canada. Great Cacapon River, W. Va., examination and survey 528 Great Chazy River, N. Y. : Examination and survey 52S Improvement : 559, 624, 690 Great Ohoptank River, Md. See Choptank River. Great Diamond Island, Portland Harbor, Me. See Portland Harbor. Great ,Egg Bay, N. J. : Sound between Barnegat Bay and, examination and survey 593 Thoroughfare, etc., from Cape May to Great Bay. See Cape May. Great Palls, Missouri River, Mont. See Missouri River. Great Harbor, Culebra Island, P. R. : See also Porto Rico. Examination and survey 1133 Great Harbor, Woods Hole, Mass. See Woods Hole Harbor and channel. Great (Winthrop) Head, Boston Harbor, Mass. See Boston Harbor. Great Kanawha River, W. Va. See Kanawha River. Great Lakes. See Northern and Northwestern Lakes and each par- ticular lake. Great Miami River, Ohio. See Miami River, under Ohio River. Great Peconic Bay, N. Y. See Peconic Bay. Great Pedee River, S. C. : Examinations and surveys 219,279,300,918,1279 Improvement 322, 343, 371, 404, 448, 500, 565, 628, 694, 770, 867, 979, 1039, 1059, 1091, 1135, 1234, 1292 Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R. I. See Block Island. Great (Big) Sodus Bay Harbor, N. Y. : Improvement 48, 52, 56, 59, 64. 67, 71, 74, 80, 85, 100, 123, 153, 162, 183, 204, 229, 238, 255, 273, 293, 308, 334, 361, 397, 437, 480, 549, 614, 680, 749, 847, 954, 1226 Survey of harbors between Genesee and Oswego rivers, including 43 lxxvi index. Great South Bay, N. Y. : Page. Channel connecting Freeport with, examination 646 Channel from Jamaica Bay to Peconic Bay, through, examination and survey 1277 Examinations and surveys (Fire Island Inlet to Patchogue, on Patchogue River) 899, 916 Improvement (Fire Island Inlet to Patchogue, on Patchogue River) L 955, 1085, 1224 Great Wicomico River, Md. (on western shore). See Wicomico River. Great Wicomico River, Va. (Northumberland County), examinations and surveys 388,595,720 Great Woods Hole Harbor, Mass. See Woods Hole Harbor and channel. Green and Barren River Navigation Company. See Barren and Green rivers. Green Bay (arm of Hike Michigan), Wis. See Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal. Green Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal, Wis. See Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal. Green Bay and Mississippi Canal, Wis. See Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Company, acquisition of property and rights of „ 180, 201, 202 Green Bay Harbor, Fox River, Wis. : Examinations and surveys 649,901 Improvement 154, 162, 171, 175, 176, 177, 181, 190, 212, 227, 236, 255, 270, 292, 310, 337, 365, 400, 442, 492, 554, 620, 687, 757, 818, 858, 969, 1111, 1258 Greenbrier River, W. Va., examination and survey 423 Green, David M., payment to 330 Greene, B. D., relief of 728 Green, Harvey S., dams of 1077,1217 Green Jacket shoal, Providence River, R. I. See Providence Harbor and River. Greenleaf bend, w Mississippi River. See Beechridge, under Mississippi River. Greenport Harbor, N. Y. : Examinations and surveys 354, 718 Improvement 380, 397, 437, 486, 549, 614 Green River, Ky. : Acquisition by U. S. of rights, etc., of Green and Barren River Navigation Company 419, 453, 505 Examinations and surveys 299,588,798,895,1127 Examination and survey for dam in Ohio River to increase depth in_ 1013 Improvement 634, 670, 700 2 , 776, 875, 988,1103 Leases for use of surplus water, and of land for mill sites ; item- ized statements of moneys received to accompany annual reports. 572 Green River, N. C, examination and survey 422 Greenville Harbor and reach, Miss. See Mississippi River. Greenwich Bay and Cove, R. I. See Greenwich Harbor. Greenwich Harbor, Conn. : Examination and survey 714 Improvement 747, 954, 1084, 1224 Greenwich (East Greenwich) Harbor, Greenwich Bay, R. I.: Harbor (Greenwich Bay and Cove), examination and survey 648 Long Point bar, examination and survey 527 Long Point bar, improvement 547 Greenwich Point, Delaware River, Philadelphia, Pa. See Philadelphia, under Delaware Bay and River. Gregg shoals, Savannah River, Ga. and S. C. See Savannah Harbor and River. Griffin Lake, Fla. See Oklawaha River. Griffith, G. C, payment to 654,670 Grossepoint channel, Lake St. Clair, Mich. See St. Clair Lake. Grossetete Bayou, La. : Examinations and surveys -_ 793 1015 Removal of water hyacinths. See Water hyacinths. Index, ixxvit Guadalupe River? Tex. : Page. Channel from Aransas Pass to Victoria, improvement 1244 Channel from Aransas Pass to Victoria and Cuero, survey 1127 Examinations and surveys 235, 527, 719, 1021 Guam Island, Mariana Islands, survey for harbor 924 Guaranties. See Bonds. Guild, J. C, construction of Scott Point (Hales bar) lock and dam, Tennessee River 1050,1062 Guilford, Conn. See Falkners Island Harbor. ' Gulf of Mexico. See Mexico, Gulf of. Gulfport Harbor, Miss. : Channel, etc., to Ship Island Harbor, application, to dredge boat for Mississippi coast, of improvement' funds for 1240 Channel, etc., to Ship Island Harbor, examinations and surveys with view to improvement i 522,795,799,827,1129 Channel, etc., to Ship Island Harbor, improvement and maintenance under contract, etc 852, 1026, 1058, 1177, 1240.1291 Channel, etc., to Ship Island Harbor, payments to Spencer S. Bullis. and annulment of contract 1177, 1240 Channel, etc., to Ship Island Harbor, surveys to determine work done by contractor 852 Channel, etc., to Ship Island Harbor, wharfage, etc., charges to be approved by Secretary of War 1177, 1178 Gulf States, removal of water hyacinths. See Water hyacinths. Gull Lake, Minn., reservoir. See Reservoirs, under Mississippi River. Gull River Lumber Company 1067 Gunstons Cove, Va. See Pohick Creek, under Potomac River. Gunters Creek, Ala., examination and survey 586 Guntersville, Ala. See Tennessee River. Gurnet rock, Plymouth Harbor, Mass. See Plymouth Bay and Harbor. Guttenberg, Iowa. See Mississippi River. Gut, The, Lake Champlain, Vt. See North and South Hero islands, under Champlain Lake. Gut, The, Sasanoa River, Me. See Sasanoa River. Guyandot River, W. Va. : Examinations and surveys 234,720,901,1280 Improvement 273, 291, 313, 342, 370, 403, 447, 497, 563, 627, 693, 769, 866 Hackensack River, N. J., examinations and surveys 525,593 Haines, H. W., dam of 1167 Hales bar (Scott Point) lock and dam, Tennessee River. Src Ten- nessee River. Halifax River, Fla., improvement of communication between Indian River and {see also Haulover Canal) 36 Hallowell, Me. See Kennebec River. Hamburg Bay, 111. See Mississippi River. Hamburg Cove (Eightmile River), Conn., examination and survey 1272 Hamilton, 111. See Hamilton Slough, under Mississippi River. Hamilton, Fort, channel, New York Harbor, N. Y. See New York Bay and Harbor. Hamilton Slough, Mississippi River, 111. See Mississippi River. Hammonasset River, Conn. See Clinton Harbor. Hammond, Ind. See Calumet Harbor and River. Hammond Bay, Lake Huron, Mich., examination 646 Hampton Creek, or River, Va. : Examinations and surveys 234, 527 Improvement 273, 287, 563 Hampton Harbor and River, N. H., examinations and surveys 523. 1017 Hampton River, or Creek, Va. See Hampton Creek, or River. Hampton Roads, Va. : Anchorage grounds in, and adjacent waters, establishment of (dur- ing continuance of Jamestown Exposition) 1151 Jamestown Exposition grounds, construction of piers, and dredging to and between the same 1199 Middle Ground bar, examination and survey 901 Middle Ground bar, improvement 957,1038,1231 LXXVIII INDEX. Handkerchief shoal, Mass., examination for harbor of refuge (under Page. Vineyard and Nantucket sounds) 953 Handsboro, Miss. See Bernard Bayou. Hannegan, John, relief of 197 Hannegan, William, relief of 197 Hannibal, Mo. See Mississippi River. Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company, payment to 538 Hannibal Ferry Company, payment to 637 Hanover, Mass. See Scituate Harbor. Harbor Beach (Sandbeach), Mich., harbor of refuge: Examinations and surveys 186, 1108 Improvement 191, 203, 212, 228, 237, 260, 272, 293, 310, 337, 357, 365, 400, 442, 491, 554, 619, 086, 756, 857, 930, 966, 1058, 1108, 1253 Regulations for government of; appointment,. duties, etc., of custo- dian ; control of.works before and after completion 357 Harbor Cove, Gloucester, Mass. See Gloucester Harbor. Harbor lines : Compensation for displacement of tidewater by structures or de- posits beyond 713, 887 2 , 890, 893, 906 2 , 1010 District of Columbia, to be determined by Chief of Engineers and Commissioners of, and approved by Secretary of War 903,904 Establishment, etc., of, funds applicable for payment of expenses incurred prior to March 3, 1905, when not derived from appropri- ations for improvement, etc., at the localities affected. See Ex- aminations and surveys. Establishment, etc., of, funds applicable for payment of expenses incurred subsequent to March 3, 1905 1123 Establishment of; general provisions of law regarding 462, 518, 584, 887 2 , 890, 893, 906 2 , 1010 Use of appropriations for dredging inside of, prohibited 643 Harbors and rivers. See Navigable waters and Rivers and harbors. Harlem (Bronx) Kills, N. Y. See Harlem River. Harlem River, N. Y. : Bridges, modification of certain ; regulations governing the open- ing and closing of draws, including draw of bridge at mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek, and height, etc., of pilot houses, flag poles, and smokestacks of tugboats 558,559,763,764 Bronx (or Harlem) Kills to East River, examinations and surveys. 352, 1018 Improvement, including Spuyten Duyvil Creek 231, 243, 275, 297, 495, 558, 624, 690, 763, 863, 974, 1086, 1227 Near East River, examination and survey 218 Randalls Island, via Spuyten Duyvil Creek, to Hudson River, exam- ination and survey 235 Transfer of land to Edward J. Farrell 1067 Harlingen, Tex. See Arroyo Colorado. Harlowe Creek, N. C. : See also Norfolk Harbor waterways. Examination and survey 388 Harpers Ferry, W. 'Vji., right of way of Winchester and Potomac R. R. Co 65 Harraseeket River, Me. : Examinations and surveys 353,523,798 Improvement 557] 623', 689 Harris Creek, Va., examination 720 Harrisons bar, James River, Va. See James River. Harrisonville Harbor, 111. See Mississippi River. Harris Slough (outlet or mouth of Galena River), 111. See Galena River. Hartenstein, Herman L., dam of 1287 Hartf ord, W. Va. See Ohio River. Hartford and New York Steamboat Company, payment to 283 Hartford and New York Transportation Company, payments to 425 2 ,427, 535 Harwich, Mass. See Herring River and Salt Pond. Haskell, John C, relief of 98 Haskell, Josiah, relief of 113 Hatchee (Big Hatchee) River, Term. : Examinations and surveys 1020, 1279 Improvement 321, 345, 374, 407, 453, 505, 570, 633 INDEX. LXXIX Hat Slough, Wash. See Puget Sound and tributaries. Page. Hattons Ford, Savannah River, Ga., and S. C. See Savannah Harbor and River. Haulover Canal ( Indian River to Mosquito Lagoon ) , Fla. : Examinations- and surveys 354,386 Improvement 36, 103, 124 Waterway from St. Johns River to Jupiter Inlet and Lake Worth, via. See St. Johns River. Havens Anchorage, Cal. See Fishrock Harbor. Haverhill, Mass. See Merrimac River. Havre de Grace, Md. See Susquehanna River. Hawaiian Islands. See Hilo, Honolulu, and Pearl harbors. Hay (West) Harbor, Fishers Island, N. Y. See West (Hay) Harbor. Hay Lake channel, St. Marys River, Mich. See St. Marys River. Hayward, Charlotte G., payment to administrator of, etc 1218 Hayward, Columbus F., payment to executor of, etc 1218 Hayward, Edwin T., payments to, etc 1218 Heavens (Havens) Anchorage, Cal. See Fishrock Harbor. Helena, Ark. See Mississippi River. Hell Gate, East River, N. Y. See East River. Hellgate River, Mont, examinations and surveys of Clark Fork River, including 591, 592 Hempstead Bay, N. Y. (south shore of Long Island) : Channel connecting Freeport with Great South Bay. See Freeport. Channel connecting Jamaica and Peconic bays. See Jamaica Bay. Channel from Pearsall's dock to Flat Creek, examination and survey : 387 Woodsburg Channel, examination 718 Hempstead Bay and Harbor, N. Y. (north shore of Long Island) : Examinations and surveys 326,718,1277 Glencove Harbor. See Glencove Harbor. Roslyn Harbor. See Roslyn Harbor. Henderson Harbor, Ohio River, Ky. See Ohio River. Henderson, Henry T., dam of 1212 Hendersons Point, Portsmouth Harbor, Me. and N. H. See Ports- mouth Harbor. Hendricks Harbor, Me., examination and survey 1128 Hennepin Canal, III. See Illinois and Mississippi Canal. Hermann, Mo. See Missouri River. Heron, Pass au, Ala. See Dauphin Island-Cedar Point shoal, under •Mobile Bay, Harbor, and River. Herring River, Mass., examination and survey 794 Herr Island lock and dam, Allegheny River, Pa. See Allegheny River. Hertford, N. C. See Perquimans River. Hickman Harbor, Ky. See Mississippi River. Highland Bayou, Tex., examination and survey 900 Hillsboro Bay and River, Fla. See Tampa Bay and Harbor. Hillsboro (steamer), payment to Independent Line Steamers for damage to steamer Manatee by 1028, 1071, 1072 Hilo Harbor, Hawaii : Examination and survey 1133 Improvement 1269 Hingham Harbor, Mass. : Examinations and surveys 235,420 Improvement 242, 436, 484, 547, 612, 1221 Hiring of labor. See Employees, Labor, etc. Hiring of private dredging plants, payment for, in customary manner or on reimbursement and percentage basis 1281 Hiring or leasing of public property. See Leases and Property. Hiwassee River, Tenn. : Examinations and surveys 234,648,900,1020 Improvement— 257, 270, 291, 315, 345, 374, 408, 453, 505, 571, 987, 1103, 124S Waterway from Tennessee River to Savannah River, via, examina- tion and survey 326 Hoboken, N. J. See New York Bay and Harbor. LXXX INDEX. Hocking (Big Hockhocking) River, Ohio: Pagi: Examination and survey . 468 Harbor of refuge at or near mouth. See Ohio River. Improvement 506 Hodgkins Cove, Ipswich Bay, Mass., examination and survey 219 Hogs Back, Sacramento River, Cal. See Sacramento River. Holbrook, John B. (under Stubbs & Lackey) 603 Holland (Black Lake) Harbor, Mich. : Examination and survey 800 Improvement 122, 154, 161, 182, 191, 203, 212, 228, 237, 258, 272, 292, 309, 336, 364, 399. 442, 491, 554, 619, 686, 756, 857, 925, 967, 1107, 1202, 1252, 1293 Holm (dredge), documenting of, as a vessel of the U. S 1163 Holmes Greek, or River, Fla. See Holmes River, or Creek. Holmes, Elisha H, relief of , 98 Holmes Hole Harbor, Mass., survey 30 Holmes River, or Creek, Fla. : Examination and survey 326 Improvement 103, 501, 567, 869, 1095, 1238 Holston River, Tenn. and Va. : Examinations and surveys 325,423,900 Improvement 987,1248 Holyoke, Mass. See Connecticut River. Home City, Ohio. See Lock and Dam 37, under Ohio River. Hommacks, the, Md., examination and survey at, for inlet into the Atlantic ' 209 Homochitto River, Miss. : Examinations and surveys 421, 646. 794, 127G Improvement 871, 983, 1097, 1240 Homosassa Bay and River, Fla. : Bay, examination and survey 41S River, examination and survey 519 Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii : Examinations and surveys 1120, 1121 Improvement 1120, 1202, 1269 Quarantine Island, reclamation 1142 Hood Canal, Wash., channel to North Bay (Cases Inlet), examination. 720 Hookton, Cal. See Humboldt Bay and Harbor. Hoquarten Slough, Oreg. See Tillamook Bay. Hoquiam, Wash. See Grays Harbor. Horn Harbor, Va., examination and survey 1280 Horn Island Harbor and Pass, Miss. : Dredge boat for harbors and adjacent channels on coast of Mis- sissippi 1240 Harbor, improvement 870,930 Harbor and pass, examinations and surveys 799,824 Pass, examinations and surveys * 354,717,1017 Pass, improvement (sometimes under Pascagoula River) 406, 450, 696, 772, 1096, 1240 Horn River, N. Y., examination and survey of channel to Peters Neck Point, through Peters Neck (Long Beach) Bay 1277 Horseshoe shoals, Delaware River. See Delaware Bay and River. Hortons Point, N. Y., examination and survey for breakwater 422 Hospital Point, Norfolk Harbor, Va. See Norfolk Harbor. Hotchkiss, Robert H., payment to 283 Housatonic River, Conn. : Examinations and surveys 185, 797 Improvement 194, 207, 217, 232,241, 276, 311, 339, 367, 402, 445, 494, 558, 623, 690, 763, 862, 974, 1084, 1224 House of Representatives. See Congress and Documents. Houston, Tex. See Buffalo Bayou and Galveston Bay and Harbor. Howard, Lyon &, payment to 92 ; 130 Hubbard, Henry, relief of ' 138 Hudson Harbor, Fla., examination and survey 894 Hudson Harbor, Wis. See St. Croix River and Lake. INDEX. LXXXI Hudson River, N. Y. : Page. Anchorage grounds, establishment, etc., of 4S0 Channel to Upper Nyack, Nyack, South Nyack, Grand View, Pier- mont, through the (stone) pier, to mouth of Sparkill River, and thence to main channel, examination and survey 1277 Cornwall, from Moodna Creek, or River, to deep water in, examina- tion and survey 1 592 Coxsackie to Albany, gorges and freshets, investigation regarding-. 074 Coxsackie to New Baltimore, examination and survey 467 Coxsackie to Troy, examination and survey 592 Deep waterway from Great Lakes to Atlantic Ocean, via. See Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Deep waterway to the Great Lakes, examination and survey 795 Improvement 69, 74, 81, 86, 119, 145, 152, 162, 171, 175, 176, 177, 183, 193, 206, 217, 231, 241, 258, 276, 285, 312, 339, 367, 402, 445, 495, 558, 592, 593, 624, 668, 669, 725, 731, 804, 809, 828, 862, 929, 941, 974, 1086, 1227 New York Harbor. See New York Bay and Harbor. New York to Albany, examination and survey 592 New York to Troy, examination and survey 592 North River. See New York Bay and Harbor. Nyack Harbor. See Channel to Upper Nyack, supra, and Nyack Harbor. Peekskill Harbor. See Peekskill Harbor. Piermont, examination and survey of stone pier (see also Channel to Upper Nyack, etc., supra) 1086 Rondout Harbor. See Rondout Creek and Harbor. Saugerties Harbor. See Saugerties Harbor. Stonehouse bar, opposite New Baltimore, removal of^ 1086 Stuyvesant Harbor, shoal off. See Stuyvesant Harbor. Tarrytown Harbor. See Tarrytown Harbor. Troy to mouth of Champlain Canal at Waterford, examination and survey 422 Troy to Waterford, examination and survey 1130 Hughes, Charles H., et al., dam of 1140 Hugh McGlincy and Company, payment to assignee of 214 Hugh MacRae Company : Dam across Savannah River at Calhoun Falls, Ga. and S. C 1285 Dam across Savannah River at Cherokee shoals, Ga. and S. C 1287 Dam across Savannah River at Hattons Ford, Ga. and S. C 1280 Dam across Savannah River at Trotters shoals, Ga. and S. C 1287 Hull, Mass. See Boston Harbor. Hulls Creek, Va., examinations and surveys 388, .">27 Humboldt Bay and Harbor, Cal. : Examinations and surveys, including channels in front of Eureka, Areata, and Hookton 195,280,329,793,824,1125,1272 Improvement 338, 366, 401, 443, 493, 555, 621, 669 2 , 733, 805, 809, 828, 840, 860, 1265 Humptulips River, Wash., examination and survey 386 Hunters Creek, Va., examination and survey 469 Hunting Creek, Va. (Accomac County), examinations and surveys 388,720 Hunting Creek, Va. (Fairfax County) : Examination and survey 528 Examination and survey, and thence across Potomac River to Mary- land shore 1021 Huntington Bay, N. Y. : Channel to Lloyds and Cold Spring harbors, examination and survey 1130 Channel between Lloyds Harbor and Cold Spring Bay, examination and survey 328 Channel from Oyster Bay and Lloyds Harbor to Cold Spring Bay, examination , 795 Huntington Harbor. A„_ = 934, 1043,1064 CV1 INDEX. Mississippi River — Continued. Page. Des Moines rapids, dam, etc., of Des Moines Rapids Power Co., between Nauvoo and Hamilton, 111 672 Des Moines rapids, including canal, improvement, release of con- tractors and sureties from liability on bond 197 Des Moines rapids, including canal, dry dock, etc., improvement — 119, 135, 152, 163, 169, 171, 175, 176, 177, 178, 183, 188, 193, 204, 214, 229, 239, 256, 277, 290, 317, 346, 377 2 , 412 2 , 460 2 , 511 2 , 577 Des Moines rapids to Illinois River, appropriations not to be expended for levees, except to improve navigation 382, 413 Des Moines rapids to Illinois River, improvement 290, 317, 346, 382, 413 2 , 460, 511, 577 Des Moines rapids to Minneapolis, Minn. See Minneapolis to Des Moines rapids, infra. Des Moines rapids to Ohio River, improvement 269 Des Moines rapids to St. Paul, Minn. See St. Paul to Des Moines rapids, infra. Des Moines River, Iowa, to Canton, Mo., including Egyptian levee, survey 784 Dickey Island to Ohio River. See Ohio River to Dickey Island, infra. Discharge measurements. See Gauging, infra. Donaldsonville, La., waterway to Rio Grande River, Tex., examina- tions and surveys 219, 1127 Donaldsonville, La., waterway to Rio Grande River, Tex., via Berwick Bay, shortening of route. See Black (tributary of Bayou Boeuf ) and Terrebonne bayous. Donaldsonville, La., waterway to Sabine Pass, Tex., examination and survey 1127 Dredges and snag boats in lower river, operation of (permanent • annual appropriation) ; itemized statements of expenditures to accompany annual reports 516 Dredges and snag boats in lower river, operation of (specific appropriations) 413, 461, 512 Dredges and snag boats in upper river, appropriation not to be expended for certain patents or patented machines 193 Dredges and snag boats in upper river, operation of, availability of permanent annual appropriation for, for similar purposes on Illinois River 516,1259 Dredges and snag boats in upper river, operation of (permanent annual appropriation) ; itemized statements of expenditures to accompany annual reports 516 Dredges and snag boats in upper river, operation of (specific appro- priations) 171, 175, 176, 177, 183, 193, 204, 214, 229. 239, 260, 277, 290, 317, 346, 377, 459, 510 Dredges of Mississippi River Commission. See Ohio River to Head of Passes, infra. Dredges for outlets, or passes. See Passes, infra. Drurys Landing, 111., to New Boston, survey 783 Dubuque Harbor, Iowa, examination and survey 103 Dubuque Harbor, Iowa, improvement 103, 109, 123, 261, 269, 290, 317, 346, 379, 401, 460, 783, 813 Duck Creek Chain, Rock Island rapids. See also Rock Island rap- ids, infra. Duck Creek Chain, Rock Island rapids, improvement 459 Eads, James B., improvements at South Pass. See South Pass, in fra. East St. Louis, 111. See St. Louis Harbor, etc., infra. Egyptian levee. See Des Moines River to Canton, supra. Falls of St. Anthony, Minn. See St. Anthony Falls, infra. Fish bend, near Fort Chartres, 111., examination and survey 354 Flint Creek, Iowa, to Iowa River, improvement.. 732, 783, 813, 831, 841, 842 Flint Creek, Iowa, to Iowa River, survey 704 Floods at the delta, investigation for prevention of 116, 125, 128 Floods between Sandy Lake dam, Minn., and Brainerd. See Brainerd to Sandy Lake, supra. Floods in alluvial basin, investigation for prevention of 226, 266 Index. cvii Mississippi River — Continued. Page. Floods, pier and crib constructions for protection of mills and rafts against ± 220 Flood sufferers, appropriations for improvement to be used in acquiring boats for relief of .._ 541 Florida, canals to and across. See Atlantic seaboard, supra. Flowage lands. See Floods, supra, and Reservoirs, infra. Fort Madison Harbor, Iowa, improvement 259, 269, 290, 338, 412 Fort Pillow, Tenn., to Asbport. See Asbport, supra. Fort Snelling, Minn., to Rock Island rapids, improvement 163 Fort Snelling, Minn., to St. Anthony Falls. See St. Anthony Falls to Fort Snelling, infra. Fort Snelling, Minn., use, for public and private purposes, of sur- plus water not needed for navigation flowing over Government dams between St. Paul and Minneapolis 1187 Fountain City Harbor, Wis., improvement 997 Fox River, Wis., to. See Fox and Wisconsin rivers and Milwaukee and Rock River Canal. Freshets. See Floods, supra. Fulton County, Ky., to Lake County, Tenn. See Reelfoot levee dis- trict, infra. Galena, 111., to St. Louis, Mo. See St Louis, etc., infra. Gauging, at St. Paul, Minn., authorized, to be paid from appropria- tions for gauging the river and its principal tributaries 510 Gauging, including principal tributaries (permanent annual appro- priation) ; itemized statements of expenditures to accompany an- nual reports 516, 1009 Gauging, including principal tributaries (specific appropriations) 189, 261, 269, 289, 317, 346, 377, 394, 414, 461, 512, 535 Grande, Rio, Tex., to, waterway. See Donaldsonville, supra. Grand Gulf Harbor, Miss., examination and survey 327 Grand Island, opposite La Crosse, Wis. See La Crosse, infra. Grand Pass, La., to New Orleans. See Barataria Ship Canal, supra, and New Orleans to the Gulf, infra. Grand Rapids, Minn., dam of Grand Rapids Water Power and Boom Co 839,906 Grand Rapids, Minn., to Brainerd. See Brainerd to Grand Rapids, Green Bay and Mississippi Canal, Wis. See Fox and Wisconsin rivers. Greenleaf bend. See Beechridge, supra. Greenville Harbor, Miss., improvement 413, 460, 461 2 , 512, 577, 638, 704, 785, 831, 842, 999 Greenville reach, Miss. See Greenville Harbor, supra. Gulf of Mexico. See Mexico, Gulf of, infra. Gull Lake, Minn., reservoir. See Reservoirs, infra. Guttenberg, Iowa, examination and survey 419 Guttenberg, Iowa, improvement 317,346 Hamburg Bay, 111., examinations and surveys 404, 644, 1127 Hamburg Bay, 111., improvement 460,511 Hamburg Bay, 111., included in general project for river improve- ment 997 Hamilton, 111., to Nauvoo, water-power dams, etc. See Des Moines rapids, supra. Hamilton Slough, Hamilton, 111., examinations and surveys 520, 587 Hannibal, Mo., improvement 322, 346, 638, 997 Hannibal, Mo., to La Grange. See La Grange to Hannibal, infra. Harbors under control of Mississippi River Commission, authority for allotment to, of funds from appropriations for improvement, etc., between Ohio River and Head of Passes 1114, 1261 Harrisonville Harbor, 111., examination and survey 915 Head of Passes to Cape Girardeau, Mo. See Cape Girardeau to Head of Passes, supra. Head of Passes to headwaters, surveys. See Ohio River to Head of Passes, infra. Head of Passes to Ohio River (Cairo). See Ohio River to Head of Passes, infra. OVIII INDEX. Mississippi River — Continued. Page. Headwaters to Head of Passes. See Ohio River to Head of Passes, infra. Helena Harbor, Ark., gauging. See Gauging, supra. Helena Harbor, Ark., improvement 512,577,785,831,842,999 Hennepin Canal, 111. See Illinois and Mississippi Canal. Hickman Harbor, Ky., improvement 413, 460, 461 2 , 512, 577, 704 Hickman, Ky., to Slough Landing, Tenn. See Reelfoot levee district, infra. Ice damage, pier and crib constructions for protection of mills and rafts against 220 Illinois and Mississippi Canal, 111. See Illinois and Mississippi Canal. Illinois River to Des Moines rapids. See Des Moines rapids to Illinois River, supra. Illinois River to Missouri River, improvement 205 229, 239, 261, 269, 289, 346 Illinois River to Ohio River. See Ohio River to Illinois River, infra. Inundations. See Floods, supra. Iowa River, Iowa, to Burlington, examination and survey 644 Iowa River, Iowa, to Flint Creek. See Flint Creek to Iowa River, supra. Iowa River, Iowa, to Muscatine, survey 784 Islands 14 and 15 (near Kaskaskia), between, improvement 261, 269, 289, 290 Ivy Landing, 111. See Rush Island bend, etc., infra. Kaskaskia, 111., improvement 261,269,289,290,316 Kaskaskia bend. See Kaskaskia, supra. Keokuk, Iowa. See Des Moines rapids, supra. Keokuk (Des Moines Rapids) Canal, Iowa. See Des Moines rapids, supra. Kings Coulee, Minn., harbor of refuge, improvement 783 La Crosse, Wis., West channel, at Grand Island, opposite, de- clared not navigable (relieving city of necessity of maintaining bridge) 936 La Crosse Harbor, Wis., examinations and surveys 720, 803 La Crosse Harbor, Wis., improvement 783, 860 La Grange, Mo., to Hannibal, survey 784 Lake City, Minn., harbor of refuge, examinations and surveys 352, 1016 Lake City, Minn., harbor of refuge, etc., improvement 379,412,443,637 Lake City, Minn., to Reeds Landing, harbor of refuge. See Kings Coulee, supra. Lake County, Tenn., to Fulton County, Ky. See Reelfoot levee district, infra. Lake Providence, La., gauging. See Gauging, supra. Le Claire, Iowa, water-power dam in Rock Island rapids. See Rock Island rapids, infra. Leech Lake, Minn., reservoir. See Reservoirs, infra. Liberty Island, Mo., improvement 239 Liberty reach, or bend. See Wagners Landing, infra. Little Falls, Minn., dams, etc., of Little Falls Water Power Com- pany 429, 430 Little Rock Island, Iowa. See Clinton Harbor, supra. Log rafts, pier and crib constructions for protection of_, 220 Long Prairie River, Minn., reservoir, examination 920 Louisiana, Mo., examination and survey 327 Louisiana, Mo., improvement 349 Loutre, Pass a. See also Passes, infra. Loutre, Pass a, closing crevasse 807 Loutre, Pass a, closing crevasse, diversion of funds for survey of Southwest Pass 819 Loutre, Pass a, closing crevasse, liability of James B. Eads, etc 807 Loutre, Pass a, improvement, including construction of sill 131, 853, 929 Loutre, Pass a, regulations respecting navigation, establishment of_ 224 Lower river, dredges and snag boats. See Dredges, etc., supra. Lower river, gauging. See Gauging, supra. INDEX. CIX Mississippi River — Continued. Page. Madison, Iowa, to Skunk River, survey.— _.. 784 Maramec (Meramec) River, Mo. See Meramec River, infra. Materials from bars and islands within river banks or adjacent to or near works, taking of, for use in improvements 416 Meekers Island, Minn. See St. Paul to Minneapolis, infra. Memphis Harbor, Tenn. (Wolf River). See Wolf River. Memphis Harbor, Tenn., examinations and surveys 595, 648, 880 Memphis Harbor, Tenn., gauging. See Gauging, supra. Memphis Harbor, Tenn., improvement 273, 288, 309, 336, 382, 413% 460, 461 2 , 638, 704, 785, 831 2 , 999 Meramec River, Mo., to Alton, 111. See Alton, supra. Meramec River, Mo., to Missouri River. See Missouri River to Meramec River, i)ifra. Mexico, Gulf of, inland route along, to the Rio Grande. See Don- aldsonville, supra. Mexico, Gulf of, canal, etc., to, and thence to and across Florida, survey 245 Mexico, Gulf of, transportation route to, survey (sec also Canals, etc.) 233 . Mexico, Republic of, inland route to. 2, 207, 241, 260, 276, 285, 308, 334, 361, 549, 615, 681, 749, 848, 954, 1084, 1224 Portland, Ky., canal to Louisville. See Falls at Louisville, etc., under Ohio River. Portland Canal, or Channel, Alaska, survey 762 Portland General Electric Light Company, rights of, at Willamette Falls Canal ; acquisition of canal, etc., by U. S 899, 1019 Portland Harbor, Me. . Back Cove, improvement 435, 483, 545, 611, 677, 744, 1133, 1134 Examinations and surveys, including Back Cove and Fore River 645, 741, 915, 1128 Harbor of refuge between Boston, Mass., and. See Sandy Bay. Improvement, including Fore River 76, 80, 86, 120, 152, 169, 184, 194, 207, 217, 232, 242, 350, 360, 396. 435, 483, 545, 611, 744, 809, 828, 940, 1133, 1199, 1291 Passage between Peaks and Great Diamond islands, from main channel to Husseys Sound, examination and survey 1274 Portland (Barcelona) Harbor, N. Y., improvement 77,80,85,104 Port Lavaca, Tex., examination and survey of channel from Pass Cavallo to (see also Lavaca Bay) 1279 Tort Los Angeles, Cal. See Santa Monica Bay and Harbor. Port Marshall Harbor, N. Y. : See also Champlain Lake. Examination and survey 387 Port Norfolk, Va. See Norfolk Harbor. Port O'Connor, Tex., examination and survey from Pass Cavallo to, for harbor 1279 Port' Ontario Harbor, N. Y. See Salmon River, Mexico Bay. Port Orford Harbor, Oreg. : Examinations and surveys 208,281,556,723,801 Improvement 297, 383, 556, 761 Porto Rico : See also Great Harbor (Culebra Island) and Mayaguez, Ponce, and San Juan harbors. Construction by private parties, on lands of U. S. under water, of wharves, piers, etc., and filling in and dredging of such lands 1171, 1271 Harbor areas, navigable waters, and submerged lands underlying the same, jurisdiction of Federal Government 1030 Port Penn (Reedy Island) Harbor, Del. See Delaware Bay and River. Port Ropes Company 651 Port Royal bar, S. C. See Port Royal Sound. Port Royal (Beaufort) River, S. C. See Beaufort Harbor and River. Port Royal Sound, S. C, examination and survey of Port Royal bar 1020 Port Sanilac Harbor, Mich., examination and survey 522 Portsmouth Harbor, N. H. : Examination and survey (purpose or limits not defined) ^_ 277 From the sea to the wharf, examination and survey 421 Gerrish Island- Wood Island breakwater, examination and survey— 219 Goat Island ledge (Pull-and-be-damned Point), examination and survey 898 Goat Island-Newcastle breakwater, examination and survey 38S Hendersons Point, Piscataqua River, examination and survey 916 Improvement 24, 296, 307, 333, 360, 396, 435, 484, 540 Payment to Isaac A. Sylvester for damages, etc., to plant 391 Pepperell Cove, examinations and surveys 590, 1274 Sunken rocks, or ledge, examination and survey for pier 24 OLH INDEX. Portsmouth Harbor, Ohio. See Ohio River. Page. Portsmouth Harbor, Va. /See Norfolk Harbor. Ports of entry, location of each work with reference to nearest, and amount of revenue collected, to be stated in annual reports 155, 161 Port Tampa, Fla. See Tampa Bay and Harbor. Port Tobacco Creek, or River, Md. : See also Chapel Point Harbor. Examination and survey 388 Port Townsend Bay, Wash. See Puget Sound. Port Washington Harbor, Wis. : Examinations and surveys 901, 1022 Improvement 182, 190, 202, 212, 227, 237, 258, 271, 292, 311, 338, 366, 401, 442, 492, 554, 621, 687, 758, 859, 969 Port Wing Harbor (Flag Lake and River), Wis.: Examinations and surveys 720,796,902 Improvement * 970, 1111, 1258 Potecasi Creek, N. C, examination 795 Potohunk River, N. C, examination and survey 047 Potomac Creek, Va., examination and survey 595 ■ Potomac River : Alexandria Canal, D. C. and Va., improvement 82 Alexandria Harbor, Va., channel in Hunting Creek and thence to Maryland shore, examination and survey 1021 Alexandria Harbor, Va., channel to Maryland shore, examination and survey 528 Alexandria Harbor, Va., examination and survey for removal of bar 1279 Chapel Point Harbor, Md. See Chapel Point Harbor. Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Sec Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Cockpit Point, Va., examination and survey 423 Colonial Beach, Va., examination and survey 423 District of Columbia. See Washington, infra. Eastern Branch, Md. and D. C. See Anacostia River. Georgetown, D. C. See Washington, infra. Harpers Ferry, W. Va., right of way of Winchester and Potomac R. R. not to injure canals at 65 Lower Cedar Point, Md., to, examination and survey 1274 Mount Vernon, Va., examination and survey 1279 Mount Vernon, Va., improvement 297,312,341,496,562 North Branch, W. Va. and Md., canal via. See Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. Pohick Creek, Va., mouth of, examination and survey 326 South Branch, W. Va., canal via. See Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. South Branch, W. V/l., examination and survey 528 Washington, D. C, anchorage of vessels 1151 Washington, D. C, at and below, improvement, etc., rental of office- 768 Washington, D. C, below, examinations and surveys 596, 1279 Washington, D. C, below, improvement 865, 930, 94l! 1089 Washington, D. C, deposits of ballast or refuse matter into, includ- ing tributaries, prohibition regarding 743 Washington, D. C, examinations and surveys 115, 165, 198, 354 Washington, D. C, harbor lines to be determined by Chief of Engi-' neers and Commissioners of the District, and approved by Secre- tary of War 903,904 Washington, D. C, improvement 63, 185, 212, 233, 276, 287 308 334, 368, 403, 438, 470, 496, 562, 626, 692, 768, 865, 977, 1089, 1231 Washington, D. C, title to flats, examination, suits, etc., regarding- 368, 369, 438, 439, 470 Potonowut (Potowomut) River, R. I. See Potowomut River. Potosi, Wis., grant of land for improving Grant River at 101 Potosi Canal, Wis. See Potosi. Potowannet (Potowomut) River, R. I. See Potowomut River. Potowomut River, R. I. : Examination and survey 328 Improvement 339 Pottawatomie Lake, Mich. See New Buffalo Harbor. INDEX. OLIII Potts Point, South Harpswell, Me., examination and survey of ledge Page, off 127 4 Pound River, Va., examination and survey (under Big Sandy River) „_ 1279 Powell, Capt. Charles F., cancellation of contract with Oregon Paving and Contract Co 606 Powells River, Va. and Tenn., examinations and surveys 245,325,900 Power dams. See Dams and Structures. Power plants in forest reserves, rights of way 1063 Powow River, Mass. : Examination and survey 420 Improvement 494, 558, 623, 689, 762, 862 Improvement discontinued 1123 Prairie du Chien, Wis. See Mississippi River. Precious metals, mining for, in Bering Sea, Alaska 910,911 Preservation and repairs : See also Arrearages. Appropriation for 94, 96 2 , 101, 124 2 , 144, 145 Canals, locks, dams, etc., operating and care under permanent indefinite appropriation. See Appropriations. Deterioration in works, etc., extent of, to be given in annual reports, with estimated cost of restoration 885 Incidental repairs, appropriation for, when not otherwise provided for. See Examinations and surveys. . Maintenance or restoration, use of appropriations for, as well as for further improvement 884, 1005, 1121, 1270 Restoration of improvements, emergency appropriations for 911, 912, 925, 1004, 1056, .1121, 1124, 1269 Preservation, etc., of navigable waters, laws for. See Navigable waters. Presque Isle Bay, Pa. See Erie Harbor. Presque Isle Harbor, Mich. See Marquette Bay and Harbor. Presque Isle Harbor and peninsula, Pa. See Erie Harbor. Primehook Creek, Del. : . Examination and survey 519 Examination for waterway via : 643 Princess Bay, Staten Island, N. Y., examination and survey for break- water 592 Printing : See also Compilations. Annual Reports of the Chief of Engineers. See Reports. Exclusion from reports of unnecessary matter; certificate as to necessity of, including illustrations 726, 1042, 1137 Of reports of examinations and surveys prior to assembling of Con- gress in December 1125, 1213, 1281 Restriction upon printing of books by Executive Departments 1138 Private persons. See Parties. Proceedings, legal, in cases of violations of laws for protection, etc, of navigable waters. See Attorney-General and District attorneys. Proceeds from various sources not paid into Treasury, annual statement regarding 1205 Process, swearing out of, in cases of violations of laws for protection, etc., of navigable waters ____ 890, 1122, 1123 Projects. See Rivers and harbors and other general subjects'. Property : See also Land, Materials, etc., and Preservation, etc. Damage or danger to, from currents deflected by bridge piers or abutments, provisions of law regarding 515 Leasing of public, authorized 602, 655, 728 Moneys received from various sources and not paid into Treasury, annual statement regarding 1205 Occupancy, etc., of public (other than structures), by private per- sons, cases to be reported to Congress 886 Occupancy, etc., of public structures. See Structures. Philippine Islands, control of rights, etc., acquired from Spain 1029, 1030 Sale or transfer of, when not needed 1008 Use, etc., of public materials. See" Materials. Voluntary or personal service, acceptance forbidden, except to pre- vent destruction of, etc 394 CLIV INDEX. Proposals : Page. See also Bonds and Contracts. Advertisements for, to precede letting of contracts 155, 164, 243, 262, 277, 297, 324, 352, 382, 415, 463, 515 Advertisements may be dispensed with in cases of restoration under emergency appropriation 912, 1004, 1005 Combination in single, of two or more separate works 580, 1006, 1122, 1270 Continuing contracts, authority to invite, when estimates exceed appropriations provided 893 Continuing contracts, rejection of disadvantageous bids and issu- ance of new 642 Regulations regarding, for contracts under War Department 264 To be separate for each work and for each class of material or labor ; all bids, wit£ names of bidders, to be reported to Congress- 155, 164 Prosecution of offenders against laws for protection, etc., of navigable waters. See Attorney-General and. District attorneys. Prosecution of work, when appropriations or authorizations are insuffi- cient for completion 1056, 1122, 1271 Prospect (St. Lucia) Inlet, Fla. See St. Lucia Inlet and River. Protection, etc., of navigable waters, laws for. See Navigable waters. Protection of persons furnishing materials and labor 324, 352, 382, 383, 415, 463, 676, 1072 Providence Harbor and River, R. I. : See also Pawtuxet Harbor and River. Examinations and surveys 123,208,740,899,1278 Green Jacket shoal, improvement 445, 494, 558, 623, 689, 763, 974, 1083, 1203, 1293 Improvement 120, 125, 163, 184, 188, 206, 217, 276 2 , 285, 311, 339, 367, 402, 445, 494, 558, 623, 689, 763, 811, 828, 841, 927, 940, 974, 1025, 1083, 1203, 1223, 1293 Providence Plantation, R. I. See Rhode Island State. Providence River, R. I. See Providence Harbor and River. Provincetown Harbor, Mass. : Examination and survey 799 Improvement 33, 49, 56, 58, 66, 71, 74, 87, 120, 145, 152. 159, 176, 177, 194, 208, 218, 232, 242, 260, 275, 285, 307, 333, 360, 396, 436, 484, 546, 612, 678, 745, 845, 952, 1082, 1221 Publications. See Binding, Books, Compilations, Documents, Illustra- tions, Printing, and Reports. Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service : Quarantine anchorages 1151 Use of pier at Lewes, Del 608 Public Printer. See Binding, Books, Documents, Illustrations, Printing, and Reports. Public property. See Land, Materials, etc., Preservation and repairs, and Property. Public works. See Navigable waters, Preservation and repairs, Rivers ' and harbors, and other subjects. Puget Sound, Wash. : Hood Canal to North Bay (Cases Inlet), channel, examination 720 Improvement, including tributaries (Skagit, Stilaguamish, Nooksak, Snohomish, Snoqualmie, Duwamish, and Puyallup rivers and Hat Slough, etc.) 641, 707, 790, 883, 1004, 1119, 1268 Port Townsend Bay to Oak Bay, channel, examination and survey. 596 Waterway connecting Elliott Bay with Lakes Union and Washing- ton, proposals from Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Co. for construction of 972 Waterway to Grays Harbor, examination and survey 1280 Waterway to Lakes Union and Washington, cadastral map 733 Waterway to Lakes Union and Washington, construction of, by James A. Moore 1170, 12G7 Waterway to Lakes Union and Washington, examinations and sur- veys ;.._ 733, 972, 1267 Waterway to Lakes Union and Washington, improvement by U. S__ 708. 733, 790, 972, 1117, .1267 Waterway to Lakes Union, Washington, and Samamish, examina- tion and survey 580 INDEX. OLV Page. Puget Sound Canal, Wash. See Waterway to Lake Union, etc., under Puget Sound. Pull-and-be-damned Point, Portsmouth Harbor, N. H. See Portsmouth Harbor. Pultneyville Harbor, N. Y. : Examination and survey 165 Harbors between Genesee and Oswego rivers, including, surveys 43 Improvement 183, 192, 203, 213, 228, 238, 255, 273, 293, 308, 334, 361, 549, 615, 681, 749, 849, 1226 Pungo River, N. 0., examination and survey of waterway to Slades- ville (on Slades Creek) 593 Pungoteague Creek, Va., examination and survey,! 388 Punishments. See Penalties. Punta Gorda, Fla. See Charlotte Harbor. Puntarasa Harbor, Fla. : Examination and survey 464 Inside passage to Charlotte Harbor (Pine Island Harbor, or Sound), examinations and surveys 793, S94 Inside passage to Charlotte Harbor (Pine Island Harbor, or Sound), improvement 695, 980 Purchases. See Appropriations, Bonds, Contracts, Expenditures, Land, Materials, etc. Puyallup, Wash. See Puyallup River. Puyallup River, Wash. . See also Puget Sound and tributaries and Tacoma Harbor. Examinations and surveys 244,423,595,803,1280 Puyallup waterway, Tacoma Harbor, Wash. See Tacoma Harbor. Q- Quanicassee River, Mich., examination and survey 522 Quantico Bay and Creek, Va., examinations and surveys 197, 384, 527, 720, 919, 1132 Quarintine anchorages. See Public Health and Marine - Hospital Service. Quarantine Island, Honolulu Harbor, Hawaii. See Honolulu Harbor. Quarantine Service. See Public Health and Marine-Hospital Service. Queens Creek, Va., examination and survey 1279 Queenstown Creek, Md. See Queenstown Harbor. Queenstown Harbor, Md. : Examinations and surveys 187,896 Improvement 193, 206, 295, 751, 957, 1088, 1230 Quillayute Harbor and River, Wash., examinations and surveys 720,803 Quincy Bay and Harbor, 111. See Mississippi River. Quinnipiac River, New Haven, Conn. See New Haven Harbor. B. Raccoon Creek, N. J. : Examination and survey 898 Improvement 381, 975, 1087, 1229 Raccoon River, Ohio, examination 647 Racine Harbor, Wis. : Effect of wave action, with plans for overcoming same 837, 1108 Examinations and surveys 165, 528, 803, 837, 96S, 1108 Improvement 102, 121, 145, 154, 161, 176, 177, 181, 191, 212, 227, 237, 262, 271, 292, 311, 338, 366, 401, 442, 492, 555, 621, 687, 758, 859, 930, 968, 1110, 1256 Racine reef, Wis. See Racine Harbor. Rafts : See also Wrecks. Running of, general provisions of law regarding 889 2 , 890 2 , 893, 908, 1010 Towing of, on the Great Lakes and connecting waters 657 Rahway River, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 279,719,800,1276 Improvement 294, 312, 340, 367 OLVi INDE*. Railroads : Page. See also Bridges. Rights of way, and construction of piers and wharves, in Alaska 825 Rights of way, etc., through certain water-reserve lands, Mississippi River and tributaries, Minn, and Wis 251,532,536,936 Rainsford Island, Boston Harbor, Mass. See Boston Harbor. Rainy Lake and River, Minn. : Darn of the Koochiching Co 823, 907, 1027, 1074 Dam of the Rainy River Improvement Co 1074 Examination and survey of river 1129 Rainy River Improvement Company, dam of, across Rainy River, Minn_ 1074 Raisin River, Mich. See Monroe Harbor. Rancocas River, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 325, 718 2 Improvement _* 349, 367, 560, 625, 690, 765, 864, 975 Randall, George, relief of 98 Randolph bend, Missouri River, Mo. See Missouri River. Rappahannock River, Va. : Examinations and surveys 122,185,1089 Improvement 193, 206, 216, 231, 240, 257, 267, 286, 313, 341, 369, 403, 447, 497, 563, 626, 693, 768, 866, 977, 1089, 1232 Relief of B. D. Greene, bondsman of George E. Ward 728 Raritan Bay, N. Y. and N. J. : See also Keyport Harbor, Princess Bay, and Shoal Harbor. Anchorage grounds, establishment, etc., of 480, 1151 Examinations and surveys 326,682,1017 Improvement 349, 367, 397, 438, 487, 549, 615, 682, 750, 849, 956, 1086, 1227 Raritan River, N. J. : See also New Brunswick Harbor. Improvement 77, 82, 273, 286 313, 334, 367, 402, 445, 495, 559, 624, 690, 764, 863, 975, 1087, 1228 New Brunswick, below, including the Middle Ground, examination and survey 219 Raymond's Index to the Annual Reports of the Chief of Engineers 1010 Read, G. H., payment to 477 Real Estate Bank of Washington, Ark., relief of (under Red River) 112 Reappropriations. See Appropriations. Receipts : See also Materials, etc., and Property. Moneys received from various sources, and not paid into Treasury, annual statement regarding 1205 Red Bank Creek, Pa., examination and survey 328 Red Bayou, La. (probably one of the four near Gilmer), navigation not to be impaired by operations for removal of Red River raft 142 Red Bayou, La. (the one about 6 miles above Gilmer), waterway from Shreveport to Pulton, via. See Shreveport. Red Cedar River, Iowa, survey 90 Redfish bar, Galveston Bay, Tex. See Galveston Bay and Harbor. Redfork, Ark. See Arkansas River. Red Lake and Red Lake River, Minn. : Reservoirs. See Red River of the North. River, dam of William J. Murphy 1144 River, examinations and surveys _ 4g6 j 717 River, improvement (under Red River of the North) 779,878^993 Redondo Beach Harbor, Cal., examination and survey ' 586 Red River, La., Ark., Ind. T., and Tex.: See also Western, etc., rivers. Alexandria Harbor, "La., examinations and surveys ._ 235 389 871 ' Alexandria Harbor, La., examination and survey at the falls__. ' ' 277 Alexandria Harbor, La., ganging. See Gauging, under Mississippi River. Alexandria Harbor, La., improvement— 373,407,451,503,569,632,697 1098 Bayou, etc., outlets, closure of. See Improvement, infra. Boyce Landing, La., examination and survey 1274 Discharge measurements. See Gauging, under Mississippi River. ~ Falls near Alexandria, La. See Alexandria Harbor, supra. INDEX. 0LVI1 Red River, La., Ark., Ind. T., and Tex.— Continued. Page. Fulton, Ark., above, examination and survey 418 Fulton, Ark., gauging. See Gauging, under Mississippi River. Fulton, Ark., to the Atchafalaya, examination and survey 389, 451, 502, 509, 632, 697 Fulton, Ark., to Denison, Tex., examination and survey 1012 Fulton, Ark., to mouth, examination and survey 384 Fulton, Ark., to Washita River, Ind. T., examination and survey— 1246 Gauging. See Gauging, under Mississippi River. Improvement 43, 59, 67, 72, 75 2 , 81, 84, 92, 108, 112, 119, 125, 127, 142, 205, 215, 230, 240, 258, 264, 269 s , 288 s , 295, 314 2 , 318, 344 2 , 373, 383, 407, 413, 451, 452, 461, 503, 504, 569, 570, 577, 578, 032, 633, 697, 699, 773, 774, 871, 983, 1098, 1242 Improvement, assent of Congress to State legislation for removal of the great raft '. 142 Kiamichi River to Blue River, examination and survey 900 Mississippi River, separation between, at present junction, and maintaining navigation between the same through Bayou Plaque- mine or by canal, examination 704 Mouth, examination and survey 344 Mouth, rectification by Mississippi River Commission 344, 382, 383, 413, 461, 512, 577, 639, 704, 785, 880, 999 Mouth, rectification by Mississippi River Commission, authority for allotment to, of funds from appropriations for Mississippi River between Ohio River and Head of Passes 1114, 1261 Mouth to above the raft, examination 'and survey 197 Raft, survey 57 Raft to Missouri, Kansas and Texas R. R. bridge, examination and survey 278 Shreveport, La., improvement 632, 983 Shreveport, La., to Denison, Tex., examination and survey 912 Water-level observations. Sec Gauging, under Mississippi River. Waterway from Shreveport, La., to Fulton, Ark., via Cypress Bayou and connecting lakes, etc. See Shreveport. Red River, Tenn. : Examination and survey 327 Improvement 345 Red River Landing, La. See Mississippi River. Red River of the North, Minn, and N. Dak. : Breckenridge, Minn., to Fargo, N. Dak., examination and survey 327 Breckenridge, Minn., to Moorhead, examination and survey 235 Control of floods and prevention of bank erosion, examination and survey 897 Deepening and straightening of channel, examination and survey 1278 Diversion of flood waters of, into Minnesota River, examination and survey of Bois de Sioux River, Lake Traverse, and Big Stone Lake for 1275 Fargo, N. Dak., to international boundary, examination and survey. 1129 Improvement 260, 270, 290, 318, 348 2 , 378 2 , 409, 457, 508, 574, 636, 702, 779, 878, 993, 1111, 1259 Lock and dam at Goose rapids, construction 348, 378, 457 Lock and dam at Goose rapids, examination and survey 587 Moorhead, Minn., to Fergus Falls (on Ottertail River), examination and survey 466 Moorhead, Minn., to Pembina, N. Dak., examination and survey 219 Reservoirs in Ottertail Lake and River, examinations and sur- veys l 794,879, 1010 Reservoirs in Red Lake and Red Lake River, examinations and surveys 794, 879, 1016 Reservoirs, tributaries above Fergus Falls (on Ottertail River) and Crookston, and Big Stone Lake (including Lake Traverse, Red Lake and Red Lake River, Ottertail Lake and River, and Bois de Sioux River), examination and survey 591 Redwood Creek (or Slough) and Harbor, Cal. : Creek, examinations and surveys 385,586,797 Creek, improvement 579, 1001 Harbor, improvement 401, 444, 493 CLV1II INDEX. Redwood Slough (Creek ),"Cal. See Redwood Creek and Harbor. . Page. Reedy Island Harbor, Del. See Port Penn Harbor, under Delaware Bay and River. Reelfoot levee district, Mississippi River. See Mississippi River. Reference planes, depths referred to mean low water 884, 1005, 1121, 1270 Refuse matter, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Registration (documenting) of foreign-built dredges 1163 Regulations and rules : Anchorage grounds, Hampton Roads, Va., and adjacent waters 1151 Anchorage grounds, Kennebec River, Bath, Me 1151 Anchorage grounds, New York Bay and Harbor, Hudson and Bast rivers, Kill van Kull and Arthur Kill, and Newark and Raritan bays, N. Y. and N. J 480, 1151 Anchorage ground* Potomac River, at Washington, D. C 1151 Anchorage grounds, quarantine 1151 Anchorage grounds and movement of vessels, Chicago Harbor, III., and adjacent waters of Lake Michigan 657 Anchorage grounds and movement of vessels, St. Marys River, Mich 1151 Arthur Kill, N. Y. and X. J., anchorage grounds 480, 1151 Bids for contracts under War Department, regulations regarding 264 Bridges, opening of draws 711, 890, 1008 California, hydraulic mining in, control of 659,1218 Canals and similar works (general), use, administration, and navigation of 711, 890, 1008, 1009, 1010 Channels, improved, speed, movement, etc., of vessels, to prevent injury to (general) 711,890,1008,1009,1010 Chicago Harbor, 111., and adjacent waters of Lake Michigan, anchorage and movement of vessels 657 Contracts, proposals for, under War Department, regulations re- garding 264 Coosa River, Lock and Dam No. 4, Ala., use of water power, etc 1169 Des Moines Rapids Canal and dry dock, Iowa. See Mississippi River, infra. East River, N. Y., anchorage grounds 480 Erie Canal, N. Y., diversion of water for power, etc., purposes 1192 Hales bar (Scott Point) lock and dam, etc., Tennessee River. See Tennessee River, infra. Hampton Roads, Va., and adjacent waters, anchorage grounds 1151 Harbor Beach (Sandbeach) harbor of refuge, Mich., use and ad- ministration of 357 Harlem River, N. Y., opening and closing of draws, including draw of bridge at mouth of Spuyten Duyvil Creek, and height, etc., of pilot houses, flag poles, and smokestacks of tugboats.. 558, 559, 763, 764 Hudson River, N. Y., anchorage grounds 480 Kennebec River, at Bath, Me., anchorage grounds 1151 Kill van Kull, N. Y. and N. J., anchorage grounds 480,1151 Lights, beacons, fog signals, buoys, etc., establishment of, by per- sons not under control of Light-House Board 1182 Logs, rafts, etc., running of, on streams navigated by steamboats, general provisions of law regarding 889 2 , 890 2 , 893, 908, 1010 Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky. See Ohio River, infra. Michigan Lake, adjacent to and including Chicago Harbor, 111., anchorage grounds and movement of vessels 657 Mississippi River, Des Moines Rapids Canal and dry dock, Iowa. use, administration, and navigation of 416,533,584,585 Mississippi River, at mouth, for protection of navigation 224 . Mississippi River, reservoirs at headwaters, use and administration of 510 Mississippi River, South Pass, prevention of obstruction of channel and of injury to works 516, 580 Newark Bay, N. Y. and N. J., anchorage grounds 480, 1151 New York Bay and Harbor, N. Y., anchorage grounds 480,1151 New York Harbor, N. Y., Ambrose channel, navigation by vessels of certain draft 1225 Niagara River, N. Y., and tributaries, diversion of water for power, etc., purposes 1192 INDEX. OLlX Regulations and rules — Continued. Page. North (Hudson) River, N. Y., anchorage grounds 480 Ohio River, Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky., use, administra- tion, and navigation of 416,533 Philippine Islands, rivers and harbors, and use, etc., of various structures erected in aid of commerce 1029, 1030 Potomac River, at Washington, D. C, anchorage grounds 1151 Proposals for contracts under War Department, regulations regard- ing 264 Raritan Bay, N. Y. and N. J., anchorage grounds 480, 1151 Refuse matter, transportation and dumping into navigable waters. 1122, 1123 Reservoirs at headwaters of Mississippi River, use and administra- tion of 510 St. Clair Flats Canal, Mich., use, administration, and navigation of. 533 St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich., use, administration, and navigation of . 416, 533 St. Marys River, Mich., anchorage grounds and movement of vessels. 1151 St. Marys River, Mich., diversion of water for power purposes 992 Sandbeach (Harbor Beach) harbor of refuge, Mich., use and admin- istration of 357 Scott Point (Hales bar) lock and dam, etc., Tennessee River. See Tennessee River, infra. Snake River, Alaska, navigation, etc., at mouth 1120 South Pass, Mississippi River. See Mississippi River, supra. Spuyten Duyvil Creek, N. Y. See Harlem River, supra. Staten Island Sound (Arthur Kill), N. Y. and N. J., anchorage grounds 480, 1151 Tennessee River, Scott Point (Hales bar) lock and dam, etc 1050, 1062 Vessels and other craft, speed, movement, etc., in canals and im- proved channels (general) 711,890,1008,1009,1010 Washington, D. C, anchorage grounds in Potomac River 1151 White River, Ark., lock and dam above Lock No. 3 1194 Rehoboth Bay, Del. : Waterway from Chincoteague Bay, Va., to Delaware Bay at Lewes, via. See Chincoteague Bay and Inlet. Waterway to Delaware Bay at Lewes, via Lewes Creek and Gordon Lake, examination and survey 1273 Reimbursement and percentage basis of payment in hiring of private dredging plants 1281 Reiss (C.) Coal Company, payment to, for work at Sheboygan Harbor, Wis 687 Renting of public property, etc. See Leases. Repairs, preservation, etc. See Arrearages, Examinations and surveys, and Preservation and repairs. Repeal of provisions of law concerning prosecution of certain improve- ments : Discontinuance of appropriations for unworthy works, recommenda- tions regarding, to accompany annual reports 886 Discontinuance of certain projects 1008, 1009, 1123, 1124 Temporary suspension of improvement of Wateree River, S. C 1020 Reports : Annual, Barren River, Ky., leases for use of surplus water, and of land for mill sites, itemized statements of moneys received to accompany 572 Annual, bids for labor or material, list of, with names of bidders, to be reported to Congress 155,164 Annual, etc., bridges, causeways, etc., obstructing navigation, cases to be reported to Congress 414,415,462 Annual, California Debris Commission 660 Annual, canals, locks, dams, etc., operating and care under perma- nent indefinite appropriation, itemized statements of expenditures to accompany 415 Annual, civilian engineers, information relative to employment to be furnished Congress 469 Annual estimates. See Estimates, etc. Annual, Green River, Ky., leases for use of surplus water, and of , land for mill sites, itemized statements of moneys received to accompany 572 ChX INDEX. Reports — Continued. Page. Annual, Illinois River, III., operation of dredges and snag boats, under permanent annual appropriation ; itemized statements of expenditures to accompany 516, 517, 1259 Annual, leases of public property to be reported to Congress 655 Annual, Mississippi River Commission, requirements regarding sub- mission, etc 340, 382, 391, 393, 462, 517 Annual, Mississippi River, gauging, including principal tributaries, under permanent annual appropriation, itemized statements of expenditures to accompany 516, 1009 Annual, Mississippi River, lower, operation of dredges and snag boats, under permanent annual appropriation, itemized state- ments of expenditures to accompany 516,517 Annual, Mississippi*River, South Pass, examinations and surveys, under permanent annual appropriation, itemized statements of expenditures to accompany 515,516,962 Annual, Mississippi River, South Pass, to contain certain informa- tion regarding improvement by James B. Eads 249 Annual, Mississippi River, upper, operation of dredges and snag boats, under permanent annual appropriation, itemized state- ments of expenditures to accompany 516.517,1259 Annual, Missouri River Commission, requirements regarding sub- mission, etc 411,517,1000 Annual, Muskingum River, Ohio, leases for use of surplus water, and of land for mill sites, itemized statements of moneys re- ceived to accompany 507 Annual, Ohio River snag boats, operation of, under permanent, annual appropriation ; itemized statements of expenditures to accompany 584, 791 Annual,, proposals for labor or material, list of, with names of bid- ders, to be reported to Congress 155, 164 Annual, rivers and harbors, Index (Raymond's) to the 1010 Annual, etc., rivers and harbors, etc., to be carefully examined before transmittal to Congress and unnecessary matter, includ- ing illustrations, excluded; certificate as to necessity of print- ing 726, 1042, 1137 Annual, rivers and harbors, to be in hands of Public Printer by October fifteenth, each year, and be printed, with comprehensive index, by first Monday in December (act of 1888) 517 Annual, rivers and harbors, to contain certain information and be submitted to Congress at the commencement of its regular ses- sions (acts of 1866 and 1867) 155,164,607 Annual, rivers and harbors, to contain certain information and be submitted to Congress by January first (acts of 1882, 1884) 382,414 Annual, rivers and harbors, to contain certain information and be submitted to Congress by December first (act of 1886) 462 Annual, rivers and harbors, to contain recommendations regarding discontinuance of appropriations for unworthy works 886 Annual, rivers and harbors, to give extent of deterioration in works, etc., with estimated cost of restoration 885 Annual, statement of moneys received from various sources, and not paid into Treasury 1205 Annual, etc., use, occupancy, or injury of public structures by private parties, to be reported to Congress 263,414,462,886 Books, restriction upon printing of, by Executive Departments (see also Printing, etc., infra) 1138 Chief of Engineers, Index (Raymond's) to the 1010 Estimates of funds required. See Estimates, etc. Examinations and surveys. See Printing and Supplemental, infra, and Examinations and surveys. Illustrations, unnecessary, to be excluded from reports to be printed; certificate as to necessity of printing 726,1042 1137 Index (Raymond's) to Annual Reports of the Chief of Engineers'.- ' 1010 New works, for, not to be made unless authorized by Congress 649 724, 791, 884, 1006", 1122, 1271 Printing and binding, requirements regarding exclusion of unneces- sary matter; certificate as to necessity of printing, including illustrations _ 726, 1042, 1137 INDEX. OLXI Reports — Continued. Page. Printing and binding, restriction upon publication of books by Executive Departments 1138 Printing of, upon examinations and surveys, prior to assembling of Congress in December 1125, 1213, 1281 Supplemental or additional, on examinations, surveys, projects, or estimates, not to be made after submission of regular reports thereon 1 649, 724, 791, 884, 100G, 1122,1271 Surveys and examinations. See Printing and Supplemental, supra, and Examinations and surveys. Representatives, House of. See Congress and Documents. Reservations, forest. Sec Forest reserves. Reservoirs : Big Sioux River, S. Dak. See Big Sioux River. Big Stone Lake, Minn. See Minnesota River. Bois de Sioux River, Minn. See Red River of the North. California, for restraining mining debris. See California Debris Commission and California State. Cannon River, Minn. See Cannon River. Chippewa River, Wis. See Chippewa River. Colorado, State of. See Colorado State. Forest reserves. See Forest reserves. Goose Lake, Oreg. and Cal., levels. 93 318, 348, 375, 408, 454, 507, 573, 635, 701, 777, 877, 991, 1109,' 1253 Sailors Encampment, St. Marys River, Mich. See St. Marys River St. Albans Harbor, Vt. : See also Champlain Lake. Examination and survey 1279 INDEX. CLXVII St. Andrews Bay, Fla. : Page. Examinations and surveys 519, 1012, 1273 Survey for route to Chattahoochee River 61 Survey for route to Choctawhatchee Bay and River 61 St. Augustine Creek (Thunderbolt River), Ga., improvement 287 St. Augustine Harbor, Fla. : Examinations and surveys 48,66,418,464,489,587 Improvement 92, 94, 108, 115, 124, 489, 552, 617, 683 St. Charles, Mo. See Missouri River. St. Charles Bay, Tex., examinations and surveys 595, 1020 St. Clair Flats Canal, Mich. : See also St. Clair River and Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Examination and survey 916 Improvement 122, 133, 153, 161, 171. 175, 176, 177, 182, 192, 203, 213, 272, 293, 318, 454, 507, 573, 990 Improvement, diversion of funds from St. Marys River appropria- tions 992, 1008 Permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and care 346, 347 Project for Improvement to be embraced in that for Northern and Northwestern Lakes ship channel 639,701 Regulations for use and administration of 533 St. Clair Harbor, Mich. See Pine and St. Clair rivers. St. Clair Lake, Mich. : See also St. Clair River and Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Examination and survey 1 328 At mouth of Clinton River, improvement 144 Grossepoint channel, examination and survey 522 Grossepoint channel, improvement 507 Ship channel in waters connecting Great Lakes between Chicago, Duluth, and Buffalo. See Northern and Northwestern Lakes. St. Clair River, Mich. : See also Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Algonac Harbor, examination and survey 523 At mouth of Black River. See Black River (St. Clair County). At mouth of Pine River. See Pine River (St. Clair County). Bridges (railroad) between Lakes Huron and Erie, construction of, with regard to interests of navigation 219 Channel between Russell Island and Grand Point, examination and survey 1275 Lake Huron to Lake St. Clair, examination and survey 420 St. Clair Flats Canal. Sec St. Clair Flats Canal. St. Clair Harbor, examination and survey • 466 Ship channel in waters connecting Great Lakes between Chicago, Duluth, and Buffalo. See Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Uses, levels, etc., of waters of Great Lakes, including. See Inter- national Waterways Commission, under Northern and North- western Lakes. St. Cloud, Minn. See Sauk rapids, under Mississippi River. St. Cloud Electric Power Company 1189 St. Cloud Water Power and Mill Company 424 St. Croix Falls, Wis. See St. Croix River and Lake. St. Croix Falls Minnesota Improvement Co., dam across St. Croix. River, Wis. and Minn 1033 St. Croix Falls Wisconsin Improvement Co., dam across St. Croix River, Wis. 'and Minn , 1033 St. Croix Lake, Wis. and Minn. See St. Croix River and Lake. St. Croix River, Me. : Examinations and surveys 156,466,523,798 Improvement 162, 217, 232, 296, 349, 557 Transfer of unexpended balance to Lubec Channel improvement 689 St. Croix River and Lake, Wis. and Minn. : See also Reservoirs, under Mississippi River. Canal from Lake Superior to Mississippi River, via, examinations and surveys 703, 897 Examinations and surveys 235,897,1129 Hudson Harbor, Wis., examinations and surveys — 469,596 CLXVIII INDEX. St. Croix River and Lake, Wis. and Minn. — Continued. Page. Improvement 274, 290, 318, 348, 375, 409, 455, 508, 574, 635, 702, 779, 878, 993, 1111, 1258 Piers and cribs for protection of mills and rafts against damage by floods and ice, construction of 220,357 Reservoirs at headwaters, examinations and surveys 263, 280, 294 Reservoirs at headwaters, railroads granted right of way, through flowage lands, etc 251,532,536 Reservoirs at headwaters, restoration to public domain, subject to rights of flowage, etc., of lands heretofore withdrawn from market 544, 1076 Stillwater Harbor, Minn., improvement 779 Water-power dam at St. Croix Falls, Wis ^__ 1033 St. Francis River, Mo. and Ark. : Acquisition of, Cut-off Canal from Dunklin County Transportation Co 578 Examinations and surveys 62, 79, 186, 209, 325, 326, 467, 716, 774, 797, 898, 1125 In Arkansas, improvement 194, 214, 269, 295, 315, 320, 345, 373, 407, 452, 504, 570, 601, 632, 698, 774, 873, 986, 1101, 1246 In Missouri, improvement 513,578.705,1001 In Missouri, improvement discontinued 1123,1124 Prevention of break from Mississippi River at Walnut bend. See Walnut bend, under Mississippi River. Ste. Genevieve, Mo. See Mississippi River. St. George (Georges) River, Me. See Georges River. St. George Sound, Fla. : See also Carrabelle Harbor. Examination and survey . 1126 St. Helens bar, Columbia River, Oreg. See Columbia River. St. Jeromes Bay and Creek, Md. : Examination and survey 589 Improvement 351, 362, 403 St. Joe (St. Josephs) River, Idaho, examination and survey 423 St. John Bayou, La. : Carondelet Canal, survey and improvement 20 Channel in Lake Pontchartrain to West End and Milneburg, exam- ination and survey 1274 Examination and survey 521 Route to Ship Island, Miss., via Lake Pontchartrain and the Rigo- lets, examination and survey 186 St. John River, Me. and N. B. : Examination and survey at Big rapids 465 Investigation by international Commission of conditions and uses of. 1179 St. John River Commission 1179 St. Johns River, Fla. : See also Florida State, canal across. George Lake to Lake Monroe, examinations and surveys 281, 385 George Lake to Lake Monroe, improvement 405 Jacksonville Harbor, examination and survey 1126 Jacksonville Harbor, improvement 1237 Jacksonville to the ocean, examinations and surveys 196, 280, 721 Jacksonville' to the ocean, improvement : 124, 183, 195, 205, 215, 230, 268, 323, 343, 371, 405, 450, 501, 566, 629 668, 669, 771, 869, 926, 981, 1039, 1059, 1094, 1135, 1204, 1237 Jacksonville to Palatka. See Orange Mills flats, infra. Jacksonville to Sanford, examinations and surveys 587,1273 Monroe Lake, entrance and exit, examination and survey 385 Monroe Lake, through river and connecting lakes, to head of steam- boat navigation, examination and survey 587 Mouth, above, improvement 371 Orange Mills flats, examination and survey 587 Orange Mills flats, improvement 869,981,1094,1237 Orange Mills fiats, and channel to and above Sanford, examina- tion and survey 715 Palatka, Orange Mills flats. See Orange Mills flats, supra. Sanford to Lake Harney, examination and survey 1273 INDEX. OLXIX St. Johns River, Fla. — Continued. rage. South Jacksonville Harbor, examination and survey 1126 Volusia bar, examination and survey 281 Volusia bar, improvement : ' 323, 343, 371, 405, 450, 501, 566, 630, 605, 771, 869, 980, 1094, 1237 Volusia bar to Lake Monroe, improvement 980 Water hyacinths, removal of. See Water hyacinths. Waterway to Charlotte Harbor or Peace Creek, examination and survey 328 Waterway to Fernandina, examination and survey 235 Waterway to Fernandina, improvement 287,314 Waterway to Gulf of Mexico, surveys 1__ 30, 54, 124, 328 Waterway to Jupiter Inlet and Lake Worth, examination and sur- vey 418 Waterway to Nassau Inlet or Sound, improvement 230 Waterway to St. Marys Harbor, 6a., improvement. _ 44, 53, 64, 72, 75, 81, 86 Waterway to St. Marys River, Ga., surveys 30, 54, 124 Waterway to Vassasousa (Waccasassa) Bay, surveys 30,54,124 St. Johns River, Me. See St. John River. St. Jones River, or Creek, Del. : Connection, near Dover, with Little River by canal, etc., examina- tion and survey 1126 Examinations and surveys 328,643,793,894,1273 Improvement 351, 404, 446, 496, 691, 926, 1230 Improvement at mouth under allotment from appropriation for Murderkill River 691 St. Joseph Harbor, Mo. See Missouri River. St. Joseph Harbor and River, Mich, and Ind. : Benton Harbor Canal (or channel), examination and survey 299 Benton Harbor Canal (or channel), improvement 310, 337, 365, 491, 554, 619, 730, 756 Benton Harbor Canal (or channel), use of wing dam by Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan R. R 619 Harbor improvement 79 a , 84, 99, 101, 121, 145, 154, 161, 182, 191, 203, 228, 243, 258, 272, 293, 310, 337, 365, 400, 442, 491, 554, 619, 686, 730, 756, 857, 930, 942, 1107 Harbor and river, improvement 966, 1251 River, dam of Herman L. Hartenstein at Mottville, Mich 1287 River, dam of Berrien Springs Power and Electric Co. at Berrien Springs, Mich ,___:_ 1147 River, examination and survey 299 River, improvement 508, 573, 702, 778 St. Josephs Bay, Fla., examinations and surveys 464, 1273 St. Josephs (St. Joe) River, Idaho, examination and survey 423 St. Lawrence Power Company, canal from St. Lawrence River to Grass River 975 St. Lawrence River, N. Y. : Alexandria Bay Harbor. See Alexandria Bay Harbor. Cape Vincent Harbor. See Cape Vincent Harbor. Clayton Harbor. See Clayton Harbor. Dam from Les Galops Island to Adams Island 1022 Improvement 559, 624, 690, 764, 863 Long Sault Island, examination and survey 916 Long Sault Island, improvement 974 Long Sault Island, improvement discontinued 1123, 1124 Morristown Harbor. See Morristown Harbor. Ogdensburg Harbor. See Ogdensburg Harbor. St. Lawrence Power Co.'s canal to Grass River 975 Sister Islands to Crossover light, examination and survey 524 Thousand Island Park. See Thousand Island Park. Uses, levels, etc., of waters of Great Lakes, including. See Inter- national Waterways Commission, under Northern and North- western Lakes. Waddington, canal around rapids, examination and survey 244 Waddington Harbor. See Waddington Harbor. St. Leonard Creek, Md., examination and survey 589 St. Louis Bay, Minn, and Wis. See Duluth-Superior Harbor. CLXX INDEX. St. Louis Harbor, Mo. See Mississippi River. Page. St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway Company, right of way at Lock No. 1, White River, Ark '. 1288 St. Louis River, Minn. : See also Duluth-Superior Harbor. Foot of the first falls, up to, examination and survey , 421 Foot of the rapids to New Duluth, examination and survey 1016 Grassy Point to Fond du Lac, examination and survey 591 St. Lucia Inlet and River, Fla. : Inlet, examination and survey 1273 Inlet and river, examinations and surveys 715,797 St. Marks Harbor and River, Fla. : Examination and survey 44 Harbor, improvement 48 Improvement * 53, 57, 59, 04, 67 River, examinations and surveys 196,387,519,1273* River, improvement 103 St. Marys Bayou, Tex. See Matagorda Bay. St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich. See St. Marys River. St. Marys Harbor and River, Ga. and Fla. : Canal to Apalachicola River and Bay, surveys 30, 54, 124 Canal to Gulf of Mexico, examinations and surveys 30, 54, 124, 280 Canal to Vassasousa (Waccasassa) Bay, via St. Johns River, surveys — 30, 54, 124 Inland passage to St. Johns River, survey 30, 54, 124 Inland passage to St. Johns River, improvement 44, 53, 64, 72, 75, 81, 86 St. Marys River, Mich. : See also Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Acquisition of land for construction of new lock and canal 1253 Acquisition by TJ. S. of canal from State of Michigan 319 Anchorage grounds, establishment of 1151 Claim of U. S. against State of Michigan in re construction, etc., of canal, settlement of 1158 Diversion of water by Michigan Lake Superior Power Co., acquisi- tion of lands by U. S. for 1250 Diversion of water by Michigan Lake Superior Power Co., subject to regulations of an international Commission 991, 902 2 Diversion of water, etc., in vicinity of new canal, permits for 1250 Dry dock, examination and survey 420 Dry dock, old lock to be converted into ; uses of dry dock defined 377 Examinations and surveys 292, 300 Grant to State of Michigan of lands, including right of way, for construction of canal 117 Hay Lake and Neebish channels, improvement 380, 408, 454, 507 573 609 656, 667, 669, 725, 877, 929, 991, 1026, 1041, 1109, 1136. 1201, 1292 Huron Lake to Lake Superior, including Hay Lake, Neebisb. chan- nel, Mud Lake, and, surveys 126, 877 Improvement, including canal, diversion of funds to Lake George channel 1 921,993 Improvement, including canal, diversion of funds to Sailors En- campment, International Waterways Commission, and St. Clair Flats Canal, etc 992, 993, 1008 Improvement, including canals and dry dock at falls 117 132, 138, 145, 153, 161, 176, 177, 182,. 188, 191, 203, ~212, 228! 237, 259, 272, 292, 319, 348, 377, 454, 507 2 , 573, 609, 668, 669, 725, 732, 805, 992, 993, 1109, 1204, 1253, 1254, 1255, 1256, 1293 Lease of canal lands to State board of fish commissioners; other occupants to vacate 395 Permanent indefinite appropriation for operating and care of canal_ 319, 346 Regulations for use and administration of canal 410^ 533 Ship channel in waters connecting Great Lakes between Chicago, Duluth, and Buffalo. See Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Suit in ejectment against canal superintendent, relative to owner- ship of land, payment of cost 818 Uses, levels, etc., of waters of Great Lakes, including. See Inter" national Waterways Commission, under Northern and Northwest- ern Lakes. INDEX. CLXXI Page. St. Marys River, Ohio and Ind., examinations and surveys 210, 328 St. Michael Canal, Alaska : Examination and survey 1133 Improvement 1268 St. Paul, Minn. See Mississippi River. St. Peter, Minn. See Minnesota River. St. Petersburg Harbor, Fla., examination and survey 1126 St. Peters (Minnesota) River, Minn.: See also Minnesota River. To be known and designated as Minnesota River 117 St. Pierre River, S. C. See Edisto River. St. Tammany Water Works Company . 359 Sakonnet Harbor and River, R. I. : Harbor, examination and survey for removal of rocks 918 Harbor, examinations and surveys of Churchs (Pishing Place) Cove, Little Compton 37,527,719,802 Harbor, improvement of Churchs (Fishing Place) Cove, Little Compton 76, 87, 846, 1223 River, examination (widening and deepening passage through Tiv- erton bridge) 719 River, improvement (widening and deepening passage through Tiv- erton bridge) 763, 862 Sakonnet Point Harbor, R. I. See Sakonnet Harbor and River. Sakonnet River, R. I. See Sakonnet Harbor and River. Sale and Murphy Canal, La., closure of outlet from Red River. See Red River. Salem Harbor, Mass. : Examinations and surveys 210, 420, 521, 590, 678, 1015 Improvement 218, 232, 547, 613, 678, 1081 Salem Harbor, Oreg. Sec Willamette River. Salem River, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 185, 278, 352, 421, 718, 800 Improvement 191, 274, 312, 350, 367, 625, 690, 1229 Sales : Moneys received from various sources, and not paid into Treasury, annual statement regarding 1205- Of land or other property when not needed 1008 Saline Creek, Ark. (tributary of Little River), examination and survey. 384 Saline River, Ark. (tributary of Ouachita River) : Examinations and surveys 278, 463, 643, 1272 Improvement 321, 345, 373, 407 Salisbury, Md. See Wicomico River (on the eastern shore). Salkahatchie River, S. C. : Combahee (lower portion of the Salkahatchie) River, examination and survey of break from Bull River 526 Examination and survey 1 325 Improvement 380, 404, 448, 500, 565 Salmon Bay, Wash. : See also Waterway to Lake Washington, etc., under Puget Sound. Improvement (under Puget Sound-Lake Washington waterway) — 708 733, 790, 972, 1117 Salmon Creek, or River (Pultneyville), N. Y. See Pultneyville Harbor. Salmon Palls River (Berwick Branch of the Piscataqua), Me. and N. H. See Berwick Branch. Salmon River, Conn., improvement (sometimes under Connecticut River) 1 276, 367, 974 Salmon (or Salmon Falls) River (Berwick Branch of the Piscataqua), Me. and N. H. See Berwick Branch. Salmon River, Mexico Bay (Port Ontario), N. Y. : Examinations and surveys 186,422,524 Improvement 77, 80, 85, 100 Salmon River, or Creek (Pultneyville), N. Y. See Pultneyville Harbor. Salmon River (tributary of the St. Lawrence), N. Y. : At and below Fort Covington, examination and survey 422 Fort Covington to the international line, examination and survey 524 CLXXII INDEX. Salt Pond, Falmouth, Mass. See Falmouth Harbor. Page. Salt Pond, Harwich, Mass., examination and survey 794 Salt (Great) Pond, R. I. See Block Island. Salt River, Ky. : Examinations and surveys 465, 1014 Laying of conduit pipes across _ 529 Saluda River, S. C, examinations and surveys 526,1278 Samamish Lake, Wash., waterway to Puget Sound. See Puget Sound. Sampit River, S. C. : See also Georgetown Harbor. Examinations and surveys 899, 1020 San Antonio Bay, Tex. : Channel from Aransas Pass to Guadalupe River. See Aransas Bay, Harbor, and Pass. Waterway from fhe Rio Grande to Mississippi River. See Rio Grande River. San Antonio Creek, Cal. See Oakland Harbor. San Antonio River, Tex., survey 123 San Bernard River, Tex., examination and survey 900 San Buenaventura Harbor, Cal., examinations and surveys 279, 519 San Carlos Bay, Fla. : Examination and survey 464 Puntarasa Harbor, and inside route thence to Charlotte Harbor (Pine Island Harbor, or Sound). See Puntarasa Harbor. Sand. See Deposits and Excavations. Sandbeach (Harbor Beach), Mich. See Harbor Beach. San Diego Harbor and River, Cal. . Examinations and surveys 209,444,1272 Improvement 124, 242, 295, 493, 555, 622, 688, 759, 860, 970, 1039, 1115, 1264 Sand Island, Ilwaco Harbor, Columbia River, Wash. Sec Ilwaco Harbor, under Columbia River. Sand Island, Ohio River, Ky. See Ohio River. ■Sandusky Harbor and River, Ohio : Dredge boat for harbors on Lake Erie (see also Erie Lake) 965,966 Harbor, examinations and surveys 34, 293, 309, 468, 685, 755, 917 Harbor, improvement 101, 122, 145, 153, 182, 203, 213, 228, 238, 265, 273, 293, 309, 335, 364, 399, 441, 490, 553, 618, 685, 755, 855, 965, 1104, 1204, 1248, 1293 River, examinations and surveys 155.325,1018 River, improvement 161, 203, 316, 346, 374, 573, 634 Sandwich Harbor, Mass., examination and survey 897 Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands. See Hilo, Honolulu, and Pearl harbors. Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass. : Harbor of refuge, examinations and surveys 385,386,396,845,896,950 Harbor of refuge, improvement 396 436, 485, 547, 612, 678, 745, 845, 950, 1081, 1204, 1220 Rockport Harbor, examinations and surveys 47,896 Rockport Harbor, improvement 76, 80, 86, 106, 113, 950 Sandy Creek, N. Y. See Big Sandy Creek. Sandy Creek, Pa., control of flood waters by Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal Co 1209 Sandy Hook, N. J. See New York Bay and Harbor. Sandy Hook Bay, N. J., examination and survey at Atlantic Highlands- 1130 Sandy Lake, Minn., reservoir. See Reservoirs, under Mississippi River. San Francisco Bay and Harbor, Cal. : Arch and Shag rocks, improvement 860,930,971 Belvedere Harbor. See Belvedere. Harbor. Blossom rock, examinations and surveys 156 > 105 Blossom rock, improvement 171, 175, 176, 177, 971, 1037 Blossom, Noonday, Mile, Sunken, Anita, Arch, Shag, Two Mission, Invincible, Whiting, and Fifteen-foot rocks, examinations ' 714 Blossom, Shag, Arch, Two Mission, and Anita rocks, examinations and surveys 797 Examination and survey of San Joaquin River and Stockton Chan- nel from Stockton to San Francisco Bay 1272 Golden Gate, examination and survey 643 Golden Gate to Carquinez Strait. See San Pablo Bay. INDEX. CLXXIII San Francisco Bay and Harbor, Cal.— Continued. Page. Harbor, examination and survey (locality not otherwise defined) _._ 444 Harbor, improvement 233, 655, 671 Harbor of refuge between Strait of Juan de Fuca and. See Port Orford Harbor. Islais Creek. See Islais Creek. Mission Bay, Packard, Whiting, Invincible, Noonday, Anita, and Fifteen-foot rocks ; also Centissima and Sears rock and two other rocks near Mail Dock in Bonita channel, examinations and sur- veys 1272 Oakland Harbor. See Oakland Harbor. Rincon rock, examination and survey 156 Rincon rock, improvement 208 South San Francisco Harbor. See South San Francisco Harbor. Sangamon River, 111., examination and survey 384 Sanitary District of Chicago, 111. : Connection of drainage canal with Des Plaines River for route to Mississippi River 914, 995, 1261, 1262 Lowering of height of Lagrange and Kampsville dams, Illinois River 1049 San Jacinto River, Tex. See Waterway to Houston, under Galveston Bay and Harbor. San Joaquin River, Cal. : Antioch to Carquinez Strait, through Suisun Bay, examinations and surveys 913 Examination and survey from San Francisco Bay to Stockton, on Stockton Channel 1272 Examination and survey, including tributaries, with a view to im- provement in conjunction with State of California 1116 Hills Ferry to Firebaugh Ferry, including closure of sloughs above Stockton, examination and survey 643 Improvement . 258, 321, 348, 378, 410, 458, 514, 579, 640, 705, 788, 833, 882, 1001, 1116, 1265 Mormon Channel, or Slough, improvement, including canal to Cala- veras River 348 378, 410, 458, 705, 788, 833, 882, 883, 1001, 1041,' 1059, 1136, 1265 Mouth, examination and survey 444 Old River, examinations and surveys 643,721 Protection, etc., of, and tributaries from injury from mining debris. See California Debris Commission and California State. Receipt and use by United States of State dredge, etc., for river and harbor improvements 882 Stanislaus River, above mouth of, examinations and surveys 714, 913 Stockton, below, examination and survey 234 Stockton Channel, or Slough, improvement 410, 458, 640, 705, 706, 788, 833, 882, 883, 1001, 1041, 1059, 1136, 1265 San Juan Harbor, P. R. : See also Porto Rico. Examination and survey 1133 Improvement 1269 San Leandro Bay, Cal. See Oakland Harbor. San Luis d'Apra Harbor, Guam Island, survey 924 San Luis Obispo Harbor, Cal. . Examinations and surveys 278,352,444 Improvement 493, 555, 622, 688, 760, 860, 971, 1115, 1264 San Mateo River, Cal., examination and survey 418 San Pablo Bay, Cal. : Channel between Carquinez Strait and Golden Gate, off Points Pinole and Wilson and Lone Tree Point, examination and sur- vey 893 Channel between Carquinez Strait and Golden Gate, off Points Pinole and Wilson and Lone Tree Point, improvement 971, 1039, 1200 Dredge for tributary rivers 409,410,457 Examination and survey 444 Examination and survey of San Joaquin River and Stockton Chan- nel from Stockton to San Francisco Bay 1272 CLXXIV INDEX. San Pedro Bay and Harbor, Cal. See Wilmington Harbor. Page. San Rafael Creek, or River, Cal., examinations and surveys 58G, 714, 1125 San Simeon Bay, Cal., examinations and surveys - — 519,586 Santa Ana River, Cal. See Newport Harbor. Santa Barbara Channel and Harbor, Cal. : See also Estero Bay. Examinations and surveys 234,279 Santa Cruz Bay and Harbor, Cal., examinations and surveys 195, 219, 586, 1012 Santa Monica Bay and Harbor, Cal. : Bay, examination and survey 385 Deep-water harbor, etc., examinations and surveys 622, 759, 806, 810, 811 Deep-water harbor, etc., improvement 759 Deep-water harbor between points Dume and Capistrano, exam- ination and survey 555 Harbor, examination and survey 366 Santa Rosa Sound, Pit., bar at junction with Choctawhatchee Bay, examination 643 Santee Canal, S. C, examination and survey 325 Santee River, S. C. : See also Norfolk Harbor waterways. Canal to Cooper River. See Santee Canal. Examination and survey 300 Improvement, including Estherville-Minim Creek and Mosquito Creek canals... 350, 371, 404, 448, 500, 565, 628, 694, 770, 867, 979, 1091, 1234 Waterway from, and to and opposite McClellanville, to Bulls Bay and Charleston, via Alligator Creek and Wando and Owendaw rivers. See Charleston Harbor. Santiam River, Oreg., examination 796 Sapelo Sound, Ga. : Waterway from Doboy to Sapelo, examination and survey , 587 Waterway from Savannah, Ga., to Pernandina, Fla., via. See Savannah Harbor and River. Saranac River, N. Y. See Plattsburg Harbor. Sarasota Bay, Fla. : Examination and survey 519 Improvement 567, 630, 695, 771, 869, 961, 1093, 1237 Route to Lemon Bay, examination and survey 894 Sasanoa River (The Gut, opposite Bath, etc.), Me. : Examinations and surveys 105.722 Improvement 184, 194, 271, 307, 338, 762, 1220 Sassafras River, Md., examinations and surveys 420, 521 Sassafras route, Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. See Chesapeake and Delaware Canal. Saugatuck Harbor, Conn. See Westport Harbor. Saugatuck Harbor, Kalamazoo River, Mich. : See also Kalamazoo River. Examinations and surveys 165,522*730 Improvement 171, 175, 176, 177, 182, 191, 203, 212, 228. 237, 258,' 272, 292, 310, 337, 365, 400, 442, 491, 620, 686, 757, 778, 858, 878, 926, 967. 1039, 1107, 1251 Maintenance of depth sufficient to accommodate dredge Gillespie- 1251, 1252 Saugatuck River, Conn. See Westport Harbor. Saugerties Harbor, N. T. : Examinations and surveys 386,898 Extension of improvement upstream by private parties, etc., per-' mitted; TJ. S. funds not to be used therefor " 1085 Improvement 397, 437, 487, 549, 614, 681, 749, 848, 954, 1085, 1225 Saugus River, Mass. : See also Lynn Harbor. Examinations and surveys 645. 1128 Sauk Rapids (falls and village), Minn. See Mississippi River. Sauk Rapids Manufacturing Company, dam of 1069 Sauk Rapids Water Power Company, dam of 1042, 1219 Sauk River, Wis. Sre Port Washington Harbor. Sault Ste. Marie Canal, Mich. See St. Marys River. Sausal Creek, Cal. See Oakland Harbor. INDEX. CLXXV Savannah Harbor and River, Ga. and S. C. : Page. Andersonville shoals, dam of J. R. Earle Development Co 1286 Augusta, Ga., above, examinations and surveys 278,520 Augusta, Ga., above, improvement, 323, 343, 371, 629, 695, 770, 868, 1092, 1235 Augusta, Ga., to Andersonville, S. C., examination and survey 520 Augusta, Ga., to Savannah, examinations and surveys 124, 320, 1273 Augusta, Ga., to Savannah, improvement 349, 371, 405, 449, 501, 566, 629, 695, 770, 868, 930, 042, 1020, 1092, 1235 Calhoun Falls, dam of Hugh MacRae Co 1285 Cherokee shoals, dam of Hugh MacRae Co 1287 Dortons Creek, S. C, at, dams of Twin City Power Co 933,1217 Gregg shoals, dam of Savannah River Power Co 1213 Harbor, examinations and surveys 196, 210, 353, 464, 526, 682, 914, 1126 Harbor, improvement 33, 51, 61, 62, 65, 67, 71, 87, 119, 129, 134, 205, 215, 222, 230, 240, 257, 268, 287, 308, 335, 363, 398, 439, 489, 551, 616, 668, 669, 682, 720, 732, 751, 809, 828, 840, 851. 926, 958, 1038, 1058, 1092, 1135, 1204, 1235, 1293 Hattons Ford, dam of Hugh MacRae Co 1280 McDaniel shoals, dam of Anderson Guaranty and Trust Co 1284 Middleton shoals, dam of Anderson Guaranty and Trust Co 1285 Prices Island, S. C, dams of Twin City Power Co 933, 1217 Spirit Island, Ga., to Charleston and Savannah Rwy. crossing, ex- aminations and surveys 043, 722 Tonnage duties, etc 15, 10», 17, 20 2 , 24 Trotters shoals, dam of Hugh MacRae Co 1287 Turner shoals, dam of Anderson Guaranty and Trust Co 1285 Waterway to Beaufort, S. C, examination and survey 723 Waterway to Beaufort, S. C, improvement (under Savannah Har- bor) 752,851 Waterway to Fernandina, Fla., examinations and surveys (see also waterway from Doboy to Sapelo, under Doboy Sound) 587, 1236 Waterway to Fernandina, Fla., improvement. __ 629,695,771,980,1092,1236 Waterway to Tennessee River, via Hiwassee River, examination and survey 326 Savannah River Power Company, dam of 1213 Sawdust, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Sawyers bend, Mississippi River. See St. Louis Harbor, under Missis- sippi River. Saxton, Minn., examination and survey 897 Saybrook Harbor, Conn. : See also Connecticut River. Improvement 77, 89, 98, 207 Sayville, N. Y. See Browns Creek. Scajacuada Creek, N. Y. See Buffalo Harbor. Scappoose Bay and Creek, Oreg., examination 796 Schodack Creek, N. Y., improvement at mouth (under Hudson River).. 1227 Schuylkill River, Pa. : Construction of bulkhead at Philadelphia by the Schuylkill River Bast Side R. R 429 ' Examination and survey 802 Improvement 182, 192, 200, 210. 231, 241, 258, 277, 286, 312, 340, 368, 402, 446, 495, 560, G25, 691, 765 Schuylkill River East Side Railroad Company 429 Schwartztrawber, Philip, relief of 108 Scioto River, Ohio, examination and survey 422 Scituate Harbor, Mass. : Harbor of refuge, examination and survey 279 Improvement 320, 350, 360, 396, 436, 484, 546, 613, 678, 745, 845 North River and, examination and survey 120 North River, mouth, examinations and surveys 47, 590 Scotland (steamship), removal of wreck of 159, 166, 168, 171 Scott Point, Tennessee River, Tenn. See Tennessee River. Scranten, Gilmore G., suit of 818 CLXXVI INDEX. Scuppernong River, N. C. : Page. Examinations and surveys 718,917 Improvement 275, 294, 313, 342, 404, 978, 1090, 1233 Seaboard, transportation routes to. See Canals and Transportation routes. Seabright, N. J., to Deal, examination and survey for breakwater to protect harbor, etc., at Long Branch^ 387 Seaconnet Harbor and. River, R. I. See Sakonnet Harbor and River. Seaford, Del. See Nanticoke River. Seaford Creek, N. Y., examination and survey 646 Sea Lion (dredge), documenting of, as a vessel of the U. S 1163 Seattle and Lake Washington Waterway Company (under Puget Sound-Lake Washington waterway) 972 Seattle Canal, Wash. See Waterway to Lake Union, etc., under Puget Sound. * Sea walls. See Structures. Sebastian Inlet, Indian River, Fla., examinations and surveys 1094, 1126 Sebewaing Harbor and River, Mich. : Examinations and surveys 219,235,299,386,590,646,722 Improvement 242, 323, 778, 878, 1109," 1253 Secretary Creek (Warwick River), Md. See Warwick River. Secretary of War. See Appropriations, Bridges, Contracts, Estimates, Land, Navigable waters, Regulations, Reports, Rivers and harbors, and other general subjects. Security. See Bonds. Sedro Woolley, Wash. See Skagit River. Seekonk (Pawtucket) River, R. I. See Pawtucket River. Selkirk Harbor, N. Y. See Salmon River, Mexico Bay. Semiamoo Bay, Wash. See Blaine Harbor. , Senate, U. S. See Congress and Documents. Sequatchie River, Tenn., examination and survey 648 Service, voluntary or personal, acceptance of, forbidden, except in cer- tain emergencies , 394 Severn River, Md. See Annapolis Harbor. Seward, Emory R., payments to : For work in Hudson River, N. Y 231 For work in New Rochelle Harbor, N. Y 480 Shallotte River, N. C. : Examinations and surveys 525, 1131 Improvement 1234 Shallow Bag Bay, N. C, examination and survey 1 1277 Shark River, N. J. : Examinations and surveys __ 326,593 Inlet at mouth, examination for harbor of refuge 718 Shawneetovvn Harbor, 111. See Ohio River. Shaws Cove, Thames River, Conn. See New London Harbor. Shears, the, Delaware Bay, Del. See Delaware Breakwater Harbor and Harbor of refuge in bay, under Delaware Bay and River. Sheboygan Harbor and River, Wis. : Effect of wave action, with plans for overcoming same 826, 1108 Examinations and surveys 186, 803, 826, 1108 Improvement 121, 130, 145 154, 162, 176, 177, 181, 190, 202, 212, 227, 237, 258, 271, 292, 311 338, 366, 401, 443, 492, 555, 621, 687, 758, 859, 930, 969, 1110, 1257 Payment to C. Reiss Coal Co. for dredging work 687 Payment to Sheboygan Tug Boat Line for damages to tug Sheboy- gan 834 Sheboygan Tug Boat Line, payment to 834 Sheepscot River, Me. See Hendricks Harbor. Sheepshead Bay, N. Y. : Examinations and surveys 278,1018 Improvement 315, 350, 361, 397, 437, 485 Shellfish : Fishing or dredging for, New York Harbor, N. Y. See New York Bay and Harbor. Prohibition against depositing of refuse, etc., matter upon lands used for cultivation of oysters 1122, 1123 INDEX. OLXXVII Page. Shelter Cove, Cal., examination and survey 519 Shem River, S. 0., examination and survey , 1279 Shenandoah River, Va. and W. Va. : Examination and survey 298 Improvement 322, 336 Location of right of way of Winchester and Potomac R. R. at Harpers Ferry not to injure canalization of ' 65 Shenango River, Pa., canal via (Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal)- 1207 Sheyenne (Cheyenne) River, S. Dak. See Cheyenne River. Shiawassee River, Mich. : Diversion to Saginaw River of unexpended balance of appropria- tion for improvement 1109 Examinations and surveys 716,778 Improvement (under Saginaw River) 991 Shilshole Bay, Wash., waterway from Puget Sound to Lake Union, etc., via. See Puget Sound. Ship Island Harbor and Pass, Miss. : Channel to Biloxi, examination and survey 1017 Channel, etc., to Gulfport, application to dredge boat for Missis- sippi coast of improvement funds for 1240 Channel, etc., to Gulfport, examinations and surveys with view to improvement—^ 522, 795, 1129 Channel, etc . to Gulfport, improvement and maintenance under contract, etc 852, 1026, 1058, 1177, 1240, 1291 Channel, etc., to Gulfport, payments to Spencer S. Bullis and annul- ment, of contract 1177,1240 Channel, etc., to Gulfport, surveys to determine work done by con- tractor J : 852 Channel, etc., to Gulfport, wharfage, etc., charges to be approved by Secretary of War ■_ 1177,1178 Channel to Gulfport and to Biloxi, examination and survey 827 Channels to mainland (i. e., to Gulfport, Biloxi, mouth of East Pearl, or mouth of Pascagoula), survey 799 Pass, examinations and surveys 354, 645, 795, 827, 1129 Pass, improvement 852, 1240 Route to Bayou St. John, La., via the Rigolets and Lake Pont- chartrain, examination and survey . 186 Shipman, John J., payment to 742 Shipping, levying of duties on. See Tolls. Ships. See Tolls, Vessels, and Wrecks. Shipyard River, S. C, examination and survey 1279 Shoal Harbor, N. J. : Examination and survey 386 Improvement 560, 625, 690, 765, 863, 975, 1087, 1228 Shoalwater (Willapa) Bay, Wash. See Willapa Bay, Harbor, and River. Shooters Island, Newark Bay, N. Y. See Staten Island-New Jersey channel. Shore lines, cases of improvements by U. S. within, to be reported 1011 Shreveport, La. : Harbor. See Red River. Waterway to Jefferson, Tex., via Cypress Bayou and connecting lakes, etc. See Cypress Bayou. Waterway to Pulton, Ark., via Cypress Bayou and connecting lakes, etc., examinations and surveys 463,465 Shreveport Water Works Company 934 Shreve's (Henry M.) snag-boat invention, payment of claims for 332 Shrewsbury River, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 123,186,243,1017 Improvement : 191, 216, 277, 297, 312, 335, 368, 445, 495, 559, 624, 690, 764, 863, 926, 975, 1087, 1228 Shyenne (Cheyenne) River, S. Dak. See Cheyenne River. Signals, fog, light, etc. See Light-houses and Lights. Siletz River, Oreg., examination 796 CLXXVnt INDEX. Silver Springs Run, Fla. : Page. Examination and survey, in connection with Oklawaha River 1126 Improvement (under Oklawaha River) 1237 Sinepuxent Bay, Md. : Inlet into the Atlantic at the Hommacks, examination and survey — 209 Waterway from Chincoteague Bay, Va., to Delaware Bay, .via. See Chincoteague Bay and Inlet. Waterway to Isle of Wight Bay and Indian River, examination and survey 387 Waterway to Pocomoke River, examinations and surveys 646, 722 Sioux City, Iowa. See Missouri River. Sioux (Big) River, S. Dak., survey for dam for storage of water in Lakes Kampeska and Poinsett - 918,920 Sipsey River (tributary of Tombigbee River), Ala., examinations and surveys . 300, 518, 1272 Sites, land. See Land. Siuslaw Bay and River, Oreg. : Examinations and surveys 329,468,525,1004 Improvement 579, 641, 707, 789, 861, 1004 Improvement to be discontinued 1123, 1124 Sixmile Island, Allegheny River, Pa. See Allegheny River. Skagit Bay, Wash. »S'ee Swinomish Slough. Skagit River, Wash. : See also Puget Sound arid tributaries. Examinations and surveys 233, 595, 803, 1280 Improvement 320, 379, 410, 458, 515, 580 Skamokawa, Wash. See Columbia River. Skamokawa River, Wash., examination and survey 595 Skidaway Narrows, Ga. : Examinations and surveys 914, 1013 Improvement 1092, 1198, 1236 Skipanon River, Oreg., examination and survey 353 Skipton Creek, Md., examinations and surveys 355,420 Slabs, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Slack-water systems. See Appropriations, Canals, Dams, Land, Locks, Navigable waters, Rivers and harbors, Structures, Tolls, Wrecks, and other subjects. Slades Creek, X. C. See Pungo River. Sladesville, X. C. See Pungo River. Slag, depositing of. into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Slate, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Slaughter Creek, Del., examination for waterway via 643 Slaughter Creek, Md., examination and survey 298 Sludge, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Sluiceways. See Xavigable waters and Structures. Smith, Edward A., dams of 1077,1217 Smith, Isaac S., relief of 128 Smith Island, Delaware River, Pa. See Philadelphia, under Delaware Bay and River. Smithland Harbor, Ky. See Ohio River. Smiths Cove, Wash., waterway from Puget Sound to Lake Union, etc., via. See Puget Sound. Smiths Creek, Md., examination and survey 5g9 Smiths River, Cal., examination and survey 463 Smith. Thomas Rhys, claim of 675 Smithtown Harbor, N. Y., examination 795 Smith, W. H. (canal boat), payment to owners of 834 Smutty Xose Island, Me. See Isles of Shoals. Smyrna River, Del. : Examinations and surveys 280, 464, 913, 1273 Improvement ' 320 341, 368, 496, 562. 625, 691, 767, 865, 976, 1088, 1230 Snake River, Alaska, improvement by Xome Improvement Co__ 1119, 1120, 1268 Snake River, Minn., examination and survey ' 326 INDEX. OLXXIX Snake River, Oreg., Wash., and Idaho : Page. Asotin, Wash., to Pittsburg Landing, Oreg., examination and survey. 899 Examination and survey (limits not denned ; under Columbia River) 1132 Huntington bridge, Oreg., to Seven Devils mining district, examina- tion and survey 588 Improvement 258, 274, 294, 319, 348, 378, 410, 458, 514, 579, OH 2 , 700, 707, 788, 883, 1003, 1116, 1260. Improvement, diversion of funds from appropriation for Clear- water River 1003 Improvement, use upon, of moneys furnished by State of Oregon or Washington 126G Lewiston, Idaho, to Boise River, examination and survey 423 Lewiston, Idaho, to mouth, examination and survey 919 Lewiston, Idaho, to Salmon River, examination and survey 353 Riparia. Wash., to mouth, examination and survey 803 Shoshone Falls to Lewiston, Idaho, examination and survey 234 Snohomish River, Wash. : See also Everett Harbor and Puget Sound and tributaries. Examinations and surveys 233, 32S, 595, 648, 649, 1021, 1280 Improvement 379, 410, 458, 515, 580, 708, 1119 Snoqualmie River, Wash. : See also Puget Sound and tributaries. Improvement 379, 410, 458, 515, 580 Sny Island levee, Mississippi River. See Mississippi River. Socastee Creek, or River, S. C, examination and survey 526 Soda (or Sodo) Lakes, La.: Waterway from Shreveport, La., to Fulton, Ark., via. See Shreve- port. Waterway from Shreveport, La., to Jefferson, Tex., via. See Cypress Bayou. Somers Cove, Little Annemessex, Md. See Crisfield Harbor. Somerville, Mass. See Mystic River. Sonoma Creek, Cal., examination and survey 893 Soo Canal, Mich. See St. Marys River. South Amboy, N. J. See Raritan Bay. South Atlantic States, removal of water hyacinths. See Water hya- cinths. South Bar Lake, Leelanaw County, Mich. See Arcadia Harbor. South Bass Island, Lake Erie, Ohio. See Erie Lake. South Bay, Lake Superior, Mich. See Munising Harbor. South Beach, Edgartown Harbor, Mass. See Edgartown Harbor. South Bend, Wash. See Willapa Bay, Harbor, and River. South Black River, Mich. See South Haven Harbor. South Branch, Chicago River, 111. See Chicago Harbor and River. South Branch, Patapsco River, Md. See Baltimore Harbor. South Branch, Penobscot River, Me. See Marsh River. South Branch, Potomac River, W. Va. See Chesapeake and Ohio Canal and Potomac River. South Branch, Shrewsbury River, N. J. See Shrewsbury River. South Buffalo, N. Y. See Buffalo Harbor. South channel, New York Harbor, N. Y. See New York Bay and Harbor. South Chicago Harbor, 111. See Calumet Harbor and River. South Creek, N. C, examination 718 South (Ocella) Creek, S. C. See Edisto River. Southeast River, Md., examination and survey 521 South Edisto River, S. C. See Edisto River. Southern Branch, Elizabeth River, Va. See Elizabeth River and Nor- folk Harbor. Southern Pacific Company, agreements with, relative to deep-water harbor in Santa Monica Bay, Cal 759,760 South Fork, Bagaduce River, Me. See Bagaduce River. South Fork, Cumberland River, Ky. See Cumberland River. South Fork, Edisto River, S. C. See Edisto River. South Fork, Forked Deer River, Tenn. See Forked Deer River. OLXXX INDEX. South Fork, Kentucky Itiver, Ky. See Kentucky River. Page. South Harpswell, Me., examination and survey of ledge off Potts Point- 1274 South Haven Harbor, Mich. : Establishment of dock lines, building of bulkheads without Govern- ment expense, and deeding to U. S. of certain land, limitation upon expenditure of improvement funds in re 1107,1198,1251 Examinations and surveys 156,800,1015 Improvement 162, 182, 191, 203, 212, 228, 237, 259, 272, 292, 310, 337, 365, 400, 442, 491, 554, 620, 686, 756, 858, 926, 966, 1107, 1198, 1251 South Hero Island, Vt. See North and South Hero islands, under Champlain Lake. South Jacksonville, Pla. See St. Johns River. South Kingston, R. L See Narrow River and Point Judith Harbor and Pond. South Mills, N. C, waterways from Norfolk, Va., to North Carolina, by way of. See Norfolk Harbor. South Milwaukee Harbor, Wis. . Examinations and surveys 687, 1022 Improvement 758 South Norwalk Harbor, Conn. See Norwalk Harbor. South Nyack, N. Y. See Hudson River. Southold Harbor, N. T., examinations and surveys 387, 646 South Pass, Mississippi River. See Passes and South Pass, under Mis- sissippi River. Southport Harbor, Mill River, Conn. : Examinations and surveys •- 185,797 Improvement 47, 59, 77, 81, 243, 258, 307, 333, 361, 954, 1084, 1224 Southport (Kenosha) Harbor, Wis. See Kenosha Harbor. South River, Salem, Mass. See Salem Harbor. South River, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 185,299,1130 Improvement . 191, 216, 312, 340, 368, 445, 495, 559, 624, 690, 764, 863, 975, 1087, 1228 South River, N. C, examination and survey 1277 South San Francisco Harbor, Cal., examination and survey 893 South Scituate, Mass. See Scituate Harbor. South Sioux City, Iowa. See Sioux City, under Missouri River. Southwest Louisiana Rice Growers' Association, locks and dam in Bayou Vermilion, La 1032 Southwest Pass, Mississippi River. See Passes and Southwest Pass, under Mississippi River. Spain, control of property and rights acquired from, in Philippine Islands 1029, 1030 Spanish Fort, La. See Pontchartrain Lake. Spanish Lake, La., securing United States against damage claims from draining, in improvement of Teche Bayou 1241,1242 Sparkill Creek, or River, N. Y. See Channel to Upper Nyack and Piermont, under Hudson River. Specific appropriations, permanent. See Appropriations. Speed, Bryne &, basin in Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky 601 Speed of vessels, etc., regulation of. See Vessels. Split Rock Harbor and River, Minn., examination and survey 1016 Spokane Indian Reservation, Wash. See. Spokane River. Spokane River, Idaho and Wash. : Examination and survey 644 Use of waters of, along Spokane Indian Reservation for power purposes 1078 Sponge Harbor, Fla. See Anclote Harbor and River. Spooner, M. A., dam of IO79 Spring Creek, N. Y., examination and survey 467 Springdale, Pa. See Allegheny River. Spring Garden, Baltimore, Md. See Baltimore Harbor. Spring Lake Harbor, Mich. See Grand Haven Harbor. Springwells, Mich. See Detroit River. INDEX. CLXXXI Spuyten Duyvil Creek, N. Y. See Harlem River. Page. Squam (Annisquarn) Harbor, Mass., examination, survey, and improve- ment between Gloucester Harbor and 25 Squan (Manasquan) River, N. J. See Manasquan River. Squash Meadow shoals, Vineyard Sound, Mass., examination for harbor of refuge (under Vineyard Sound) 953 Stage Harbor, Chatham, Mass. See Chatham Harbor. Stamford Harbor, Conn. : See also Tomac Harbor. Examinations and surveys 47,386,586 Improvement 437, 485, 548, 614, 679, 747, 846, 954, 1084, 1224 Stanford ledge, Portland Harbor, Me. See Portland Harbor. Stanislaus River, Oil., examination and survey 643 Starr rock, Bellingham Bay, Wash. See Bellingham Bay and Harbor. Starve Island reef, Lake Erie, Ohio. Sec Erie Lake. Staten Island. N. Y. : See also Lemon Creek and New York Bay and Harbor. Breakwater at Princess Bay, examination and survey 592 Ice breaker, improvement 1 77 Staten Island-New Jersey channel, N. Y. and N. J. : See also New York Bay and Harbor. Anchorage grounds in Kill van Kull, Newark Bay, and Arthur Kill, establishment, etc., of 480, 1151 Arthur Kill (Station Island Sound), Pralls Island to north of Piles Creek, examination and survey 1129 Arthur Kill (Staten Island Sound), west side of Buckwheat Island, examination and survey 1276 Channel in Newark Bay, north of Shooters Island, from Kill van Kull to Corner Stake light, including reef at Bergen Point light, examination and survey 1129 Examinations and surveys (Arthur Kill (Staten Island Sound), Newark Bay, and Kill van Kull) 208,245,898 Improvement (Arthur Kill (Staten Island Sound), Newark Bay, and Kill van Kull) 232,260,276,323,367,397,438, 487 2 , 549 2 , 615 2 , 681*, 749, 848, 955 z , 1038, 1086, 1135, 1200, 1292 Staten Island Sound (Arthur Kill), N. Y. and N. J. See Staten Island- New Jersey channel. States of the Union : Land, cession of jurisdiction by, to precede expenditure by United States of funds for improvements 95,479 Land, grants to those admitted as, after 1841, for purposes of internal improvement - 93 Prohibition against depositing of refuse, etc., matter upon lands used for cultivation of oysters within jurisdictional boundaries of » 1122,1123 Statistics, commercial. See Commerce. Statutes. See Laws and Navigable waters. Staunton River, Va. : Examinations and surveys 279,353 Improvement 295, 313, 341, 369, 403, 447, 497, 563 Steamboat Channel, or Slough, Cal. See Sacramento River. Steamboats. See Dredge boats, Tolls, Vessels, and Wrecks. Steele Bayou, Miss. : Examinations and surveys 389, 1275 Improvement 406, 451, 502, 568, 631 Steels ledge, Belfast Harbor, Me. See Belfast Bay and Harbor. Sterling, 111. See Rock River. Sterling Hydraulic Company, power station, etc., of, in Rock River, 111. 1260 Stielaquamish (Stilaguamish) River, Wash. See Stilaguamish River. Stilaguamish River, Wash. : See also Puget Sound and tributaries. Examination and survey 328 Improvement 379, 410, 458, 515, 580 Stiles Sound, N. J., thoroughfare, etc., from Cape May to Great Bay. See Cape May. Stillpond Harbor, Md., examination and survey 521 H. Doc. 425, 58-3, vol 1 46 CLXXXII INDEX. Stillwater Harbor, Minn. See St. Croix River and Lake. p as e - Stilson, Eli, payment to 330 Stockbridge Harbor, Wis. See Fox River. Stockholm, Wis. See Mississippi River. Stockton, Cal. See San Joaquin River. Stockton Channel, or Slough, Cal. See San Joaquin River. Stone. See Deposits, Materials, and Property. Stone Haven Harbor, Wis., examination and survey 1022 Stonehouse bar, Hudson River, N. Y. See Hudson River. Stonington Harbor, Conn. : Examinations and surveys 37, 196, 643, 721 Improvement 43, 52, 66, 217, 232, 241, 276, 285, 320, 334, 361, 396, 436, 485, 548, 613, 679, 746 Stono River, S. C, improvement 205 Stonybrook Harbor, N.< Y., examination and survey 386 Stony Creek and Lake, Oceana County, Mich., examination and survey. 897 Stonycreek Harbor and River, Conn., examination and survey 586 Storage reservoirs. See Reservoirs. Straight Island, Ohio RiVer. See Ohio River. Straight, or Rollingstone, Slough, Mississippi River, Wis. See Rolling- stone Slough, under Mississippi River. Streams. See Navigable and Nonnavigable waters. Stretchs riffle, Snohomish River, Wash. See Snohomish River. Structures : See also Bridges, Buildings, Dams, Land, Light-houses, Lights, Locks, Property, and other subjects. Alaska, Bering Sea, mining for gold, etc 910, 911 Alaska, wharves and piers in, construction of, by railroads 825 Causeways, etc., obstructing navigation, cases of those erected or in process of erection, with method of altering to overcome obstruc- tion, to be reported to Congress 414,415,462 Compensation for displacement of tidewater— 713, 887 2 , 890, 893, 906 2 , 1010 Damage or danger to property from currents deflected by bridge piers or abutments, provisions of law regarding 515 Dams, dikes, and causeways, general provisions of law regarding construction of, to apply to Illinois and Mississippi Canal 886, 1009 Dams, private, for power, etc., purposes, special act (June 21, 1906) regulating construction 1183 Dams, private, general laws enacted prior to special act of 1906 regulating construction, etc., with reference to preservation, etc., of navigable waters. See the various subheadings under Struc- tures. Dams, reservoirs, water plants, ditches, flumes, pipes, tunnels, and canals, rights of way for, in forest reserves 1063 Establishment of harbor lines beyond which no piers, wharves, bulkheads, etc., shall extend without permission 518. 584, 887 2 , 890, 893, 906 2 , 1010 Locks, booms, sluices, etc., provision for, in connection with dams constructed by private parties (see also Locks) 1184 Missouri River, dikes, etc., of riparian owners for protection of property 1000 New Jersey coast, construction by State, etc., authorities of piers, jetties, breakwaters, etc., in connection with river and harbor improvements 1200 Philippine Islands, construction, of warehouses, wharves, piers, lighthouses, signal and life-saving stations, buoys, etc. ; control of property and rights acquired from Spain 1029, 1030, 1063, 1064 Plans, sites, etc., of, in navigable waters, examination of, funds applicable for payment of expenses incurred prior to March 3, 1905, when not derived from appropriations for improvement, etc., at the localities affected. See Examinations and surveys. Plans, sites, etc., of, in navigable waters, examination of, funds applicable for payment of expenses incurred subsequent to March 3, 1905 1123 Porto Rico, construction, by private parties, of wharves, piers, dolphins, booms, weirs, breakwaters, sea walls, bulkheads, jetties, etc T 1171, 1271 INDEX. CLXXXIII Structures — Continued. Pa S e - Public, leasing of, authorized 602,655,728 Public, use, occupancy, or injury by private parties, cases to be reported annually, etc 263,414,462,886 Public, use, occupancy, or injury by private parties forbidden unless authorized 263, 583 2 , 584, 712, 713 2 , 888, 889, 890 2 , 893, 1010 Public, use, occupancy, or injury by private parties, report as to what legislation is necessary for protection, etc., of 263,886 Wharves, channels adjacent to, cases to be reported where projects include 1011 Wharves, piers, dolphins, booms, dams, dikes, causeways, weirs, breakwaters, bulkheads, jetties, etc., general provisions of law regarding construction of (see also Dams, supra) 582, 583, 584, 642, 886 2 , 887 2 , 890, 893, 900, 1010 Stubbs & Lackey, relief of 603 Stubbs Ferry, Mont. See Missouri River. Sturgeon Bay, Mississippi River, 111. See Mississippi River. Sturgeon Bay, Wis. See Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal. Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal, Wis. : Bridge across Sturgeon Bay at city of Sturgeon Bay, removal, relo- cation, or changing of 1110 Canal, acquisition of, by the U. S 443,635 Canal, examinations and surveys 443,919 Canal, improvement 702, 758, 859 Canal and harbor of refuge, examination and survey 195 Canal and harbor of refuge, improvement 969,1039,1110,1257 Grant of land to State of Wisconsin for construction of; tolls 149, 198 Harbor of refuge, appropriation not to be expended until private right to charge toll shall have been relinquished 311 Harbor of refuge, improvement— 214, 227, 271, 292, 311, 338, 366, 401, 443, 555, 621, 687, 758, 859 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Ship Canal and Harbor Company Canal See Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal. Stuyvesant Harbor, Hudson River, N. Y., examination and survey of shoal off 1277 Sucarnoochee River, Ala., examination and survey 586 Suisun Bay, Cal. : Channel between Carquinez Strait and Antioch, San Joaquin River, examination and survey 913 Channel between Carquinez Strait and Golden Gate. See San Pablo Bay. Dredge for tributary rivers 409,410,457 Examination and survey 444 Examination and survey of San Joaquin River and Stockton Chan- nel from San Francisco Bay to Stockton 1272 Examination and survey of Suisun channel 1272 Suisun Creek, Cal., examinations and surveys 715, 793, 893 Sullivan Falls Harbor, Me. See Sullivan River and Falls. Sullivan Island, Charleston Harbor, S. C. See Charleston Harbor. Sullivan River and Falls, Me. : Examinations and surveys 185 2 , 590 Improvement - 194, 207, 744, 844, 949 Sullivans Slough, Wash. See Puget Sound and tributaries. Sulphur River, Tex. and Ark. : Examinations and surveys 386,648,1021,1131 Improvement (sometimes under Red River) 697,983,1246 Sumpawams (Sumpawanus) Creek, or Inlet, or River, N. Y. See Sumpawanus, etc. Sumpawanus Creek, or Inlet, or River, N. Y. : Examination and survey 326 Examination and survey of channel to 1277 Improvement 351, 361 Sumpwams (Sumpawanus) Creek, or Inlet, or River, N. Y. See Sumpawanus", etc. Sunken craft. See Wrecks. Sunken rocks (ledge), Portsmouth Harbor, N. H. See Portsmouth Harbor. CLXXXIV INDEX. Superior Bay, Minn, and Wis. See Duluth-Superior Harbor. Page. Superior Harbor, Wis. See Duluth-Superior Harbor. Superior Lake: See also Northern and Northwestern Lakes. Canal to Mississippi River, examinations and surveys 703, 897 Harbors of refuge on north shore, examination and survey 1275 Harbor of refuge on south shore, in vicinity of Keweenaw Point, Mich., examination and survey 1129 Harbors on, improvement 144,145 Huron Lake to, including St. Marys River, Hay Lake, Neebish chan- nel, and Mud Lake, surveys 126,877 Keweenaw Bay waterway. See Keweenaw Bay-Lake Superior waterway. Lac La Belle Canal, Mich., grant of public lands for construction of. 157 Portage Lake and Lake Superior canals. See Keweenaw Bay-Lake Superior waterway. Supervision of the harbor of New York, N. Y. See Pishing, etc., and Prevention of obstructive, etc., deposits, under New York Bay and Harbor. Supplemental reports. See Reports. Supplies. See Contracts, Expenditures, Materials, Property, etc. Sureties. See Bonds, Contracts, Labor, and Materials. Surface levels. See Gauging, under Columbia and Mississippi rivers, International Waterways Commission, under Northern and North- western Lakes, and Depths. Surplus fund: See also Balances, under Appropriations. River and harbor appropriations not required to be carried to 225 Unexpended balances belonging to certain discontinued improve- ments to be carried to : : 1008, 1009, 1123, 1124 Unexpended balances, certain, to be carried to ; reappropriation 225 Surveys. See Examinations and surveys. Suspension (abandonment) of certain improvements. See Abandon- ment, etc., and Wateree River. Susquehanna River, Pa. and Md. : Havre de Grace, Md., examinations and surveys 589,692,915 Havre de Grace, Md., improvement, including channel etc., at Bat- tery Island 121, 145, 152, 171, 175, 176, 177, 187, 319, 350, 356, 379, 402, 446 2 , 496, 562, 625, 692, 976, 1089, 1231 North Branch, Pa., improvement 319,350,381 North Branch, Pa., Nanticoke dam up to New York-Pennsylvania boundary, examination and survey 299 North Branch, Pa., Nanticoke to Pittston, examination 719 North Branch, Pa., Pittston to Athens, examination and survey 385 North Branch, Pa., Wilkesbarre dikes, examination and survey for removal 1019 Northumberland, Pa., below, examination and survey 1019 West Branch, Pa., examinations and surveys 422,594 Suwanee River r Pla. : Examinations and surveys 89,278 Improvement 89 321, 343, 371, 405, 450, 501, 566, 630, 095, 771, 814, 869, 981. 1094, 1238 Inside passage to Cedar Keys, via Suwanee Sound and Derrick Island Gap, improvement 551,566 Swan & Palmer, payment to ' 112 Swan Creek, Mich., examination and survey 327 Swan Quarter Bay, N. C, examination and survey of waterway to Deep Bay (see also Norfolk Harbor waterways) 1278 Swansboro, N. C. : See also Beaufort Harbor-New River and Norfolk Harbor water- ways. Waterway to New River, examination and survey 525 Waterway to New River, improvement 564 ? 1233 Swanton Harbor, Maquam Bay, Vt. : Examinations and surveys ^ 209 423 527 Improvement 213, 229, 239, 256, 277, 286, 307,' 333,' 360 INDEX. OLXXXV Swanton Harbor, Missisquoi River, Vt. See Missisquoi Bay and River. Page. Swash channel, New York Harbor, N. Y. See New York Bay and Harbor. Swash channel, Pamlico Sound, N. C. See Pamlico Sound. Sweany, Charles, payment to 432,470 Swearing out of process in cases of violations of laws for protection, etc., of navigable waters 890, 1122, 1123 Swedback, E. J., dam of : 1079 Sweeting (Swetting), J. Volney. See Swetting. Swetting, J. Volney, payment to 330, 477 2 , 536, 599 Swift Creek, N. C, examination and survey 525 Swinomish Slough, Wash. : See also Puget Sound and tributaries. Examination and survey 59G Improvement Oil, 707, 790, 884, 1004, 1119, 1268 Sylvester, Isaac A., payment to ■_ 391 Symons, Maj. Thomas W., leave of absence for service in connection with New York State canals 1047 Synepuxent (Sinepuxent) Bay, Md. See Sinepuxent Bay. Syracuse, Ohio. See Ohio River. T. Tacoma Harbor, Wash. : See also Puyallup River. Examinations and surveys 919, 1021 Expenditure of funds upon Puyallup waterway project contingent upon maintenance after completion without expense to U. S 1118 Improvement 1 971, 1039, 1118, 1204 Tallahatchie River, Miss. : Examinations and surveys 278, 1016, 1129 Improvement 295, 315, 344, 372, 406, 451, 502, 568, 631, 696, 772, 871, 983, 1097, 1241 2 Tallapoosa River, Ala. : Examinations and surveys 324,325 Improvement 380, 405, 450, 501, 567 Tampa Bay and Harbor, Fla. : Clearwater Harbor and Cedar Keys, channel to, examination and survey 385 Clearwater Harbor to, including Boca Ceiga Bay, examination and survey (see also Boca Ceiga Bay) 1273 Hillsboro Bay, from turning basin to head of estuary toward Ybor City, examination and survey 1273 Hillsboro Bay and River (Tampa Bay to Tampa), examinations and surveys 793, 824, 1013 Hillsboro Bay and River (Tampa Bay to Tampa), improvement — 852, 961, 1093, 1202 Improvement between Gulf of Mexico and Port Tampa, expenditure of funds contingent upon approval by Secretary of War of schedule of wharfage charges of dock companies 1093 Improvement, including channel to Port Tampa 321, 335, 363, 398, 440, 489, 551, 617, 851, 930, 942, 1026, 1037, 1093 Payment to Independent Line Steamers for damages to steamer Manatee 1028, 1071, 1072 St. Petersburg Harbor. See St. Petersburg Harbor. Tampa Bay to Old Tampa Bay, channel from, examination and survey 278 Tampa Bay, at Tampa, examination and survey 190 Tampa Bay, including Hillsboro River up to Tampa, examination and survey 464 Tampa Bay, mouth to Port Tampa, examinations and surveys— 715, 797, 820 Tampa Bay to Old Tampa Bay, channel from, examination and survey 519 Tangier Harbor, Va., examinations and surveys 595,901 Tangier Sound, Md. and Va. : Tangier (Cod) Harbor, Va. See Tangier Harbor. Upper ( Laws ) and Lower thoroughfares, Deal Island, Md. See Deal Island. CLXXXVI INDEX. • Tangipahoa River, La. : Page. Examinations and surveys 197,279,521,1015 Examination and survey of channels in Lake Pontchartrain to 1273, 1274 Improvement 205, 321, 344, 407 Tanyard Branch, Pearl River. See Pearl River. Tarentum, Pa. See Allegheny River. Tarpaulin Cove, Mass., examinations and surveys 645, 722 Tarpon Bayou, Fla. (leading from Anclote River to Tarpon Springs). See Anclote Harbor and River. Tarpon Springs, Fla. See Anclote Harbor and River. Tar River, N. C. : Examinations and surveys 280, 525, 718, 1130 Improvement 296, 313, 342, 371, 404, 448, 499, 564, 627, 693, 769, 867, 978, 1090, 1233 Tarrytown Harbor, Hudson River, N. Y. : Examinations and surveys 524,899 Improvement 1086,1227 Taunton River, Mass. : Examinations and surveys 122,466,521 Pall River Harbor. See Fall River Harbor. Improvement 184, 194, 207, 218 231, 241, 276, 285, 320, 339, 366, 402, 558, 623, 689, 762, 862, 973, 1083 Taxes, tonnage. See Tolls. Taylors Bayou, Tex., channel connecting Port Arthur Canal with Sabine Lake, via. See Port Arthur Canal and Sabine River. Tchefuncte (Chefuncte) River, La. See Chefuncte River. Tchula Lake, Miss. : Examination and survey 299 Improvement (sometimes under Yazoo River) 350, 372, 406, 451, 502, 568, 631, 696, 983, 1097, 1241 Teche Bayou, or River, La. : Canal to Grand Lake. See Charenton Canal. Examinations and surveys 48, 179, 298, 465, 520, 521, 589, 715, 798. 1097 Expenditure of funds between St. Martinville and Arnaudville con- ditioned upon deeding of land to U. S. free of cost and securing U. S. against damage claims 1241,1242 Improvement 185, 319, 344, 406, 569, 698, 773, 872, 983, 1097, 1241 Water hyacinths, removal of. See Water hyacinths. Waterway from Franklin to Mermentau River. See Franklin. Tenants Harbor, Me. : Examinations and surveys 645, 1274 Long Cove. See Long Cove. Tennessee River : Bee Tree Shoals Canal, Ala. See Chattanooga, below, infra. Big Muscle Shoals Canal, Ala. See Chattanooga, below, etc., and Muscle Shoals Canal, infra. Black Warrior River, Ala., canal to, survey 196 Bridgeport, Ala., to Decatur, survey 874 Browns Ferry to Florence, Ala., survey 196 Chattanooga, Tenn., above, improvement 176, 177, 195, 205, 215, 230, 239, 261, 270, 290, 316, 345, 374, 408, 453, 505, 371, 634, 699, 775, 875, 986, 1103, 1247 Chattanooga, Tenn., below, improvement, including Livingston Point 140, 171, 175, 176, 177, 184, 195, 205, 215, 230, 239, 261, 270, 284, 290, 316, 345, 374, 408, 453, 505, 571, 633, 699, 775, 874, 875, 926, 986, 1040, 1103 2 , 1136, 1204, 1247 2 , 1294 Chattanooga Tenn., to junction of Holston and French Broad rivers, survey 571 Chattanooga, Tenn., to mouth, examination and survey 165 Chattanooga, Tenn., to Riverton, Ala., survey 874,875 Chattanooga, Tenn., to Shellmound, surveys 874,875 Colbert Shoals Canal, Ala., improvement, grant of land in aid of (see also Chattanooga, below, etc., supra) 44,53,61,64,73 Colbert Shoals Canal, Ala., survey 37 •Coosa River, canal to, assent of Congress to act of Alabama for 26 Coosa River, canal to, survey 196 Dams for water power, rights of parties to erect, not to be impaired by provisions of law authorizing dams in Bear River 1148, 1150 INDEX. OLXXXVH Tennessee River — Continued. Page. Decatur, Ala., to Florence, acquisition of land, etc 290 Discharge measurements. See Gauging, under Mississippi River. Elk River, Ala., and, grant of land for connecting navigation of 44, 45, 73 Elk River shoals, Ala., head of, to Florence Rwy. bridge, examina- tion relative to improvement by locks and dams by private parties in conjunction with development of water power 1247 Florence, Ala., below, improvement, grant of land in aid of (see also Chattanooga, below, etc., supra) 44,53,61,64,73 Florence, Ala., gauging. See Gauging, under Mississippi River. Gauging. See Gauging, under Mississippi River. Guntersville, Ala., canal to Black Warrior or Coosa River, survey 196 Hales bar (Scott Point) lock and dam, construction of, partly by U. S. and partly by private parties (Chattanooga and Tennessee River Power Co.) , 1050,1062,1103,1204,1247 Improvement, assent of Congress to acts of Alabama for 26 Improvement, grant to State of Alabama of land in aid of 44, 53, 54, 61, 64, 73 Knoxville, Tenn., to Kelleys Ferry, improvement 124,140 Little Muscle Shoals Canal, Ala. See Chattanooga, below, etc., supra, and Muscle Shoals Canal, infra. Mobile Bay, Ala., to, internal improvement, proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to 92 Moccasin bend, canal across, survey 875 Mouth, examination and survey 798 Muscle shoals, Ala., power dams, authority to construct ; withhold- ing of permits (see also Dams, supra) 1142,1248 Muscle Shoals Canal, Ala., canal, dam, etc., of Muscle Shoals Power Co. (see also Dams, supra) 903,910,937,1034 Muscle Shoals Canal, Ala., improvement, grant of land in aid of (see also Chattanooga, below, etc., supra) 44,53,54,04,73 Paducah Harbor, Ky. See Paducah Harbor. Riverton, Ala., below, improvement (see also Chattanooga, below,, etc., supra) 699, 874, 986, 1103, 1248 Riverton, Ala., survey ■ 699 Savannah River, Ga., to, via Hiwassee River, waterw.ay, examina- tion and survey 326 Scott Point, Tenn., Hales bar lock and dam. See Hales bar, supra. Scott Point, Tenn., to Lock A, Muscle Shoals Canal, and to Chatta- nooga. See Chattanooga to Riverton, supra. Suck, the. See Chattanooga to Shellmound, supra. Tombigbee River, canal to, via Bear Creek, or River, examination and survey 234 Transportation route to the seaboard, survey 233 Warrior River, Ala. See Black Warrior River, supra. Water-level observations. See Gauging, under Mississippi River. Tensas River, La. : Examination and survey 325 Improvement 349, 407, 451, 502, 569, 632, 697, 773, 871, 983, 1098. 1242 Terraceia Cut-off, Manatee River, Fla. See Manatee River. Terrebonne Bayou, La. : Examinations and surveys 299,465,521,589,1274 Examinations and surveys of, with a view to opening a shorter waterway between Mississippi River and Berwick Bay, Texas and Mexico. (See also Rio Grande River) 521,589,645 Improvement 319, 344, 373, 451, 502 Texas City, Tex., channel to Galveston. See Galveston Bay and Harbor. Texas-Mexican Electric Light and Power Company 597 Texas, State of : Assent of Congress to State legislation for removal of Red River raft 142 Deep-water harbor on northwest coast of Gulf of Mexico, survey 539 Dredge-and-snag boat for improvements on coast. See Mouths of tributaries, under Galveston Bay and Harbor. Waterway from the Rio Grande to Mississippi River. See Rio Grande River. CLXXXVIII INDEX. Thames River, Conn. : Page. See also New London Harbor. Examinations and surveys. 47,278,1125 Improvement 23, 77, 81, 86, 152, 162, 166, 193, 207, 276, 285, 311, 339, 367, 402, 445, 495, 558, 623, 690, 763, 862, 974, 1084, 1224 The Bay, Ark. (tributary of St. Francis River), examination and survey, 327 The Dalles (Fivemile) ) rapids, Columbia River. See Columbia River. The Gut, Lake Champlain, Vt. See North and South Hero islands, under Champlain Lake. The Gut, Sasanoa River, Me. See Sasanoa River. The Lake Brie and Ohio River Ship Canal Company 1207 The Mississippi River Power Company : Dam above Monticello, Minn 1174, 1283 Dam at Clearwater, Minn 1176, 1284 The Pike Rapids Power Company, dam of 1165, 1282 The St. Cloud Electric Power Company 1189 The Weirs, N. H. See Winnepesaukee Lake. Third Haven Creek, or River, Md. See Tred Avon Creek, or River. Thomas, Kirby, dam of 1079 Thomaston Harbor, Me. See Georges River. Thompson, J. C, payment to 330,477 Thoroughfare, the (connecting Roanoke and Cashie rivers), N. C, im- provement 448 Thousand Island Park, N. Y., examination and survey of St. Lawrence River 1130 Threemile (Cornells) Creek, N. Y. See Cornells Creek and Landing. Threemile Harbor, N. T. : Examination and survey 898 Examination and survey of channel between Gardiners Bay and 1277 Thunder Bay Harbor and River, Mich. See Alpena Harbor. Thunderbolt River (St. Augustine Creek), Ga., improvement 287 Tickf aw River, La. : Examination of, including tributaries 715 I Examinations and surveys 299.521 Improvement, including tributaries (Blood, Natalbany. and Poncha- toula rivers) 350, 373, 452, 503, 569, 632, 697, 773, 871, 983, 1097, 1242 Ticonderoga River, N. Y. : Examination and survey 325,1017 Improvement 334, 367, 445, 495, 559 Tidal waters : See also Navigable waters. Compensation for displacement of. See Deposits and Structures. Tigre Bayou (St. James Parish), La., examination and survey 5Sn Tigre Bayou (Vermilion Parish), La., examination and survey 1015 Tillamook Bay, Oreg. : Examinations and surveys 468,593,801,971,1278 Improvement 494. 556, 622, 68S, 761, S61, 971, 1116, 1265 Timber, etc., running of, general provisions of law regarding 889 2 . 890 2 , 893. 908, 1010 Tionesta Creek, or River, Pa., examinations and surveys 387. 594. 719 Tisdale, Louis M., construction of channel in Mobile Bay, Ala 1095 Titles, etc., to land. See Land. Tittabawassee River, Mich., examination and survey 716 Tiverton, R. I. See Sakonnet Harbor and River. Tobias (Adams) Landing Harbor, Lake Champlain, Vt, examination 648 Tohopekaliga Lake, Fla. : See also Florida State, canal across. Waterway from Kissimmee River to Gulf of Mexico, via, examina- tion and survey 894 Waterway from St. Johns River to Charlotte Harbor or Peace Creek, via, examination and survey 328 Toledo Harbor, Maumee Bay and River, Ohio : See also Maumee River. Canal to Ohio River. Sec Miami and Erie Canal. Canal to Wabash River. See Wabash and Erie Canal. Dredge boat for harbors on Lake Erie (see also Erie Lake)_ , 965, 966 INDEX. CLXXXIX Toledo Harbor, Maumee Bay and River, Ohio — Continued. rage. Examinations and surveys 325,354,810,1278 Improvement 153, 101, 176, 177, 182, 192, 203, 213, 228, 237, 256, 272, 293, 309, 336, 364, 399, 441, 490 2 , 553 2 , 618, 685, 755, 810, 856, 930, 942, 965, 1026, 1037, 1058, 1104, 1134 Tolls, levying, etc., of: Abolishment of tolls 383,415 Alabama-Mississippi State line to Chattahoochee River, opposite West Point, Ga., internal improvement 93 Alabama Port, Ala., channel to deep wate.- in Mobile Bay 1095, 1096 Alabama, State of , certain internal improvements 44,73,93 Alaska, Snake River 1119,1120,1268 Aransas Bay and Pass, Tex 296,542,543,071,854,855 Arkansas, State of, certain internal improvements 93 Arkansas, State of, Red Rive.' 142 Augusta, Minn., Mississippi River 1189 Baltimore Harbor, Md 15, 10 2 , 17, 20 2 , 24, 41, 83, 97, 116, 140 Barataria Ship Canal, La 260 Bemidji, Minn., Mississippi River 1079,1167 Berrien Springs, Mich., St. Joseph River 1147 Black River. N. C 448 Black Warrior River, Ala 44 Block Island Harbor, R. I 547 Brainerd, Minn.. Mississippi River 427 Brazos River, Tex., mouth 530,854 Buffalo Bayou, Tex 398,585 Cahaba River, Ala 44 Canals, tolls abolished 383,415 Cape Fear River, N. C 342 Charging of tolls abolished 383,415 Chattahoochee River, opposite West Point, to Alabama State line, toward Jackson, Miss., internal improvement 93 Chesapeake and Delaware Canal 29,49 Chesapeake and Ohio Canal 45 Choctawhatchee River, Newton, Ala 1146 Clearwater, Minn., Mississippi River 1176, 1284 Colbert Shoals Canal, Tennessee River, AUi 44,73 Collection of tolls abolished 383,415 Coosa River, Ala 44 Corpus Christi and Padre Island Harbor Company 603,057,855,964 Corpus Christi Bay and Harbor, Tex 296 Crow Wing River, Minn 1179 Cumberland River, Ky., and tributaries above Burnside 1101, 1102, 1103 Dams, levying of maintenance, etc., charges abolished 383,415 Delaware and Chesapeake Canal. ,See Chesapeake and Delaware Canal, supra. Delaware River 19 Des Moines Rapids Canal. See Mississippi River, infra. Des Moines River, Iowa 109 Discontinuance of tolls 383,415 Dismal Swamp Canal, Va. and N. C 32,49 Drummond, Lake, Canal, Va. and N. C. See Dismal Swamp Canal, supra. Dues, tonnage, abolishment of 383,415 Elk River, Tenn. and Ala 44 Fox River. Wis., including canal (Portage) to Wisconsin River. 110, 100, 180 Galena Harbor and River, 111 574,575 Galveston Bay, Tex., Morgan Cut and Canal 398,585 Georgia, State of, Savannah River. See Savannah River, infra. Grand Rapids, Mirm., Mississippi River 839,900 Grass River, N. X., canal of St. Lawrence Power Co. to St. Law- rence River! 975 Green Bay-Lake Michigan Canal, Wis 149 Harbors and rivers. See Rivers and harbors, infra. Illinois and Michigan Canal, 11! 38 Illinois, State of, certain internal improvements 38,93 Improvements, private, etc 1005 CXO INDEX. Tolls, levying, etc., of — Continued. Page - Improvements, State, etc., along New Jersey coast 1206 Indiana, State of, certain internal improvements 39,93,106 Iowa, State of, Des Moines River 109 James River, Va 113 Kennebunk River, Me 17 Keweenaw Bay-Lake Superior waterway, Mich 148 Lac La Belle Canal, Mich 157 Lake Drummond Canal, Va. and N. C. See Dismal Swamp Canal, supra. Lake Erie and Ohio River Ship Canal 1207 Lake Superior Ship Canal, Railway and Iron Company Canal, Mich. See Keweenaw Bay-Lake Superior waterway, supra. Levying of tolls abolished 383,415 Little Falls, Minn* Mississippi River 429,430 Little Kanawha River, W. Va 342,370,403,447,497,563 Locks, operating, etc., charges abolished 383,415 Louisiana, State of, certain internal improvements 93,142 Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky. See Ohio River, infra. Lyndon, 111., Rock River 1077 Maine, State of, Kennebunk River 17 Maryland, State of. See Baltimore Harbor, supra. Massachusetts, State of, Kennebunk River (Me) 17 Massena, N. Y., canal of St. Lawrence Power Co. to St. Lawrence River 975 Meekers Island, Mississippi River, Minn., lock and dam 170,213 Menominee Indian Reservation, Wis., Oconto River, etc 254 Mermentau River, La 1032 Miami and Erie section of Wabash and Erie Canal 39 Michigan City Harbor, Ind ^ 154, 16o Michigan Lake-Sturgeon Bay Canal, Wis 149 Michigan, State of, certain internal improvements 93, 117, 148, 157, 319 Minnesota, State of, Meekers Island lock and dam 170,213 Mississippi-Alabama State line to Chattahoochee River, opposite West Point, Ga., internal improvement 93 Mississippi River, Augusta, Minn 1189 Mississippi River, Bemidji, Minn 1079, 1167 Mississippi River, Brainerd, Minn 427 Mississippi River, Clearwater, Minn 1176, 1284 Mississippi River, Des Moines Rapids Canal 163 Mississippi River, Grand Rapids, Minn_ 839, 906 Mississippi River, Little Falls, Minn 429,430 Mississippi River, Meekers Island, Minn., lock and dam 170, 213 Mississippi River, Monticello, Minn 1174, 1283 Mississippi River, Morrison County, Minn 1165, 1282 Mississippi River, Otsego, Minn l 1044, 1146 Mississippi River, St. Cloud, Minn, (see also Sauk rapids, infra) 424,425 Mississippi River, Sauk rapids, Minn 1042, 1069, 1219 Mississippi River, Watab, Minn 1049 Mississippi, State of, certain internal improvements 93 Missouri, State of, certain internal improvements 93 Mobile Bay, Ala., channel from Alabama Port to deep water 1095, 1096 Mobile Bay, Ala., to Tennessee River, internal improvement 93 Mon Louis Island, Mobile Bay, Ala., channel to deep water 1095, 1096 Monongahela River, W. Va. and Pa ' 446 Monticello, Minn., Mississippi River 1174 ; 1283 Morgan Cut and Canal, Tex 398,585 Muscle Shoals Canal, Tennessee River, Ala 44, 73 Navigable waters, improvement by individuals and corporations 1005 Navigable waters, improvement by State, etc., authorities of chan- nels along New Jersey coast 1206 New Shoreham, R. I. See Block Island Harbor, supra. Newton, Ala., Choctawhatcbee River 1146 Nome, Alaska, Snake River 1119, 1120, 1268 Oconto River, Wis., and tributaries across Menominee Indian Res- ervation 254 Ohio River, Louisville and Portland Canal, Ky 31 50, 139, 204, 215, 222, 306, 323 INDEX. CXOI Tolls, levying, etc, of— Continued. Page. Ohio, State of, certain internal improvements 93 Otsego, Minn., Mississippi Eiver 1044, 1146 Padre Island Harbor, Tex 603, 657, 855, 9€4 Patapsco River, Md. See Baltimore Harbor, supra. Pea River, Ala 1141 Pennsylvania, State of, Delaware River at Philadelphia 19 Philadelphia, Pa., Delaware River 19 Pigeon River, Minn [ 942 Pike rapids, Mississippi River, Minn 1105,1282 Pond River, Ky 1031 Portage Canal, Wis. See Fox River, supra. Portage Lake and Lake Superior canals, Mich. Sec Keweenaw Bay-Lake Superior waterway, supra. Portage Lake and River Improvement Company Canal, Mich. See Keweenaw Bay-Lake Superior waterway, supra. Port Arthur Canal, Tex 983 Porto Rico, approach and entry to private wharves, piers, etc 1171, 1172 Private, etc., improvements 1005 Private, etc., improvements along New Jersey coast 1206 Providence Plantation, R. I. See Rhode Island and Providence plantations, infra. Puget Sound-Lake Washington canal, Wash 1170, 1267; 1268 Red Lake River, Minn 1144,1145 Red River, La 142 Rhode Island and Providence plantations, State of • 15, 16 s Rivers and harbors, improvement by individuals and corporations.- 1005 Rivers and harbors, improvement by State, etc., authorities of chan- nels along New Jersey coast . 1206 Rockport Harbor, Tex 296 Rock River, Lyndon, 111 1077 St. Cloud, Minn., Mississippi River (see also Sauk rapids, infra) 424,425 St. Croix River, Wis. and Minn 1033 St. Joseph River, Mich 1147 St. Lawrence Power Co.'s canal, St. Lawrence River to Grass River, N.T 1 975 St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich 117,319 St Marys River, Mich. See St. Marys Falls Canal, supra. Sauk rapids, Mississippi River, Minn 1042, 1069, 1219 Savannah River, Ga 15, 16 8 , 17, 20 2 , 24 Seattle Canal, Wash 1170, 1267, 1268 Slack-water systems, operating, etc., charges abolished 383,415 Snake River, Alaska 1119, 1120, 1268 South Fork, Cumberland River, Ky 1101,1102,1103 State, etc., improvements "along New Jersey coast (see also Private, supra) 1^06 States admitted into the Union after 1841, certain internal im- provements 93 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal, Wis 149 Superior Lake-Keweenaw Bay waterway, Mich. See Keweenaw Bay, etc., supra. Tennessee River, Muscle and Colbert shoals canals, etc 44, 73 Tennessee River to Mobile Bay, Ala., internal improvement 93 Texas, State of, Red River 142 Tonnage charges abolished 383,415 Vermilion Bayou, La 1032 Virginia, State of, James River 113 Wabash and Erie Canal 39,106 Warrior River, Ala. See Black Warrior River, supra. Washington Lake-Puget Sound canal, Wash 1170, 1267, 1268 Watab, Minn., Mississippi River 1049 West Point, Ga., to Alabama State line, toward Jackson, Miss., internal improvement 93 Wisconsin River, Wis., including Portage Canal to Fox River__ 110, 166, 180 Wisconsin, State of, Fox and Wisconsin rivers, including Portage Canal HO. 166, 180 Wisconsin, State of, Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal 149 CXCII INDEX. Tolomato River, Fla. See St. Augustine Harbor. Page. Tomac Harbor, Conn. : See also Stamford Harbor. Examination and survey 1012 Tombigbee River, Miss, and Ala. : Canal to Tennessee River, via Bear Creek, or River, examination and survey 234 Columbus, Miss., above, improvement 314,344,372 Columbus, Miss., above and below, improvement 268, 287 Columbus, Miss., to Vienna, Ala., improvement 314,344,372 Columbus, Miss., to Walkers Bridge,~improvement 982, 1096, 1239, 1240 Demopolis, Ala., to Columbus, Miss., examination and survey 1125 Demopolis, Ala., to Columbus, Miss., improvement 567, 630, G96, 772, 870, 1090, 1239 Demopolis, Ala., to- mouth, improvement 243,372, 567, 630, 696, 771, 870, 926, 981, 9S2 2 , 1096 2 , 1201, 1239 2 , 1292 Demopolis, Ala., to mouth, Lock and Dam No. 1 (Black Warrior series), just below Demopolis. See Black Warrior River. Demopolis, Ala., to mouth, Locks Nos. 2 and 3, survey for sites 982 Fulton, Miss., to Columbus, examination and survey 209 Fulton, Miss., to Columbus, improvement 630, 696, 772, 870 Fulton,, Miss., to Vienna, Ala., improvement 405, 450, 501, 502, 567 Fulton, Miss., to Warren's mill, examination and survey 352 Improvement (limits not definitely known) 208, 214, 259 Mouth to head of navigation, examination and survey 185 Nannahubba Bluff, Ala., to mouth, improvement 684 Vienna, Ala., below, improvement 314,344,405,450,502 Vienna, Ala., to Cotton Gin, Miss., examination and survey 522 Vienna, Ala., to Demopolis, improvement 372 Vienna, Ala., to Walkers Bridge, Miss., examination and survev 467 Walkers Bridge, Miss., to Fulton, improvement 501,567,630,696,772,870 Toms River, N. J., examinations and surveys 593, 1276 Toms River village, N. J. See Toms River. Tonawanda Creek and Harbor, N. T. : Examinations and surveys ^ 326,468,899 Improvement _' 4S6, 549, 614, 681, 749, 848, 955 Tones Bayou, La. : Closure of. See Red River. Examination and survey 279 Improvement 205 Tongue Point, Columbia River, Oreg. See Columbia River. Tongue River, Mont., examinations and surveys 591, 717 Tonnage : Statistics. See Commerce. Tolls. See Tolls. Topeka Water and Electric Power Company 610 Topokalija (Tohopekaliga) Lake, Fla. See Tohopekaliga Lake. Torch Lake (Antrim County), Lake Michigan, Mich., examination and survey for connecting Grand Traverse Bay with, near Eastport 466 Torch Lake (Houghton County), Lake Superior, Mich. : Examination and survey of Torch Lake Channel 466 Exemption of, from provisions of act of 1890 for protection, etc.. of navigable waters i '__ 534 Torch Light Lake (Antrim County), Lake Michigan, Mich. See Torch Lake. Totten Bay, Devils Lake, N. Dak., examination and survey 586 Totuskey River, Va. : Examinations and surveys 235,1280 Improvement 322.341 369 Towing, raft, on the Great Lakes and connecting waters __' 657 Town Creek, N. C. (Beaufort County), examination and survey 388 Town Creek, N. C. (Brunswick County) : Examinations and surveys 325 gpi Improvement 343' § 6 7 Town Creek, S. C. (branch of Cooper River) : See also Charleston Neck Canal. Improvement 183, 205 index. cxorri Page. Town Creek, S. C. (branch of McClellanville Creek), waterway from Santee River, and to and opposite McClellanville, to Bulls Bay and Charleston, via Wando and Owendaw rivers and. See McClellanville. Town River, Mass. : Examination and survey 590 Expenditure of improvement funds conditioned upon future main- tenance by State of Massachusetts (partly under Weymouth River) 1082,1083 Improvement 703, 862, 973, 1082 Townsend Inlet, N. J., examination and survey 421 Townsend Sound, N. J., thoroughfare, etc., from Cape May to Great Bay. See Cape May. Tradewater River, Ky. : Examinations and surveys 327, 793, 10I-± Improvement 349, 374, 408, 453, 505 Trail Creek, Ind. See Michigan City Harbor. Transfer of land or other property when not needed 1008 Transportation of refuse matter, etc. See Deposits. Transportation routes to the seaboard : See also Canals. Canal, etc., across Florida, and thence along Gulf coast to Missis- sippi River 245 Surveys 233, 243 Trappe (La Trappe) Creek, or River, Md. See La Trappe Creek, or River. Trask River, Oreg. See Tillamook Bay. Traverse Lake, Minn, and S. Dak. : Examination and survey of Bois de Sioux River, Big Stone Lake, and, for diversion of flood waters of Red River of the North into Minnesota River : 1275 Examination and survey to connect with Big Stone Lake 421 Reservoirs. See Minnesota River and Red River of the North. Treadhaven Creek, or River, Md. See Tred Avon Creek, or River. Treaty (Petty) Island, N. J., Delaware River, Pa. See Philadelphia, under Delaware Bay and River. Tred Avon Creek, or River, Md. : Examinations and surveys 298,420 Improvement 320, 341 Trenton, La. See Ouachita River. Trenton, N. J. See Delaware Bay and River, "•"rent River, N. C. : See also Newbern. Examinations and surveys 280,525,917,1277 Improvement 296, 313, 342, 371, 404, 448, 500, 564, 627, 693, 769, 867, 978, 1091, 1233, 1295 Tres Palacios Bay, Tex., examination and survey of channel from Palacios to Matagorda Bay 1279 Trespassing upon public structures by private parties. See Structures. Tributaries, western, of Mississippi River. See Western, etc., rivers. Trinidad Harbor, Cal., examinations and surveys 210,299,519 Trinity (Galveston) Bay, Tex. See Galveston Bay and Harbor. Trinity River, Tex. : Dallas to the East Fork, examination 984 Dallas to the East Fork, payment by citizens of Dallas of money toward work of improvement 1099, 1100 Dallas to Fort Worth, examination and survey 918 Examinations and surveys (limits not defined) 120, 123 Improvement 273, 288, 315, 344, 373, 503, 509, 632, 698, 773, 872, 984, 1040, 1061, 1099, 1201, 1204, 1245, 1294 Improvement of mouth, in connection with mouths of streams tributary to Galveston Bay. See Galveston Bay and Harbor. Magnolia to Dallas, survey 698 Mouth, and thence up to Magnolia, examination and survey 209 Mouth, examination and survey 186 Mouth to Dallas, examinations and surveys 595,872 Mouth to Great Northern R. R. bridge, examination and survey 299 OXCIV INDEX. Page. Triton (dredge), documenting of, as a vessel of the U. S 1163 Troublesome Creek, Ky. See Kentucky River. Troutberg Bay, N. Y., examination and survey 7 — 524 2 Trumbull, Gurdon, payment to 66 Tualitin River, Oreg. : Dairy Fork, survey 801 Examinations and surveys 525,719,801 Tuckahoe Creek, or River, Md., examinations and surveys— 300, 420, 521, 1274 Tuckers Island, N. J. See Flatbeach. Tuckerton Cove, N. J. See Tuckerton Creek. Tuckerton Creek, N. J. : Examinations and surveys 795,898 Improvement 976, 1087, 1229 Tuck, Samuel B., relief„of 104 Tug Fork, Big Sandy River, W. Va. and Ky. See Big Sandy River. Tule (Rhett) Lake, Oreg. and Cal., changing of level 1066 Tumwater, Wash. See Olympia Harbor. Tunnels for mining, etc., purposes in forest reserves, rights of way 1063 Tuolumne River, Cal. : Examination and survey 643 Improvement 706 Turkey Island Creek, or Bayou, Va., improvement (under James River)*- 562 Turners Creek, Md., examination and survey 589 Turners Cut, N. C. : See also Norfolk Harbor waterways. Examination 718 Waterway from Norfolk, Va., to sounds of North Carolina, and to Beaufort Inlet, via. See Norfolk Harbor. Turtle Bayou, Tex. : Examination and survey ' 900 Improvement. See Mouths of tributaries, under Galveston Bay and Harbor. Tnrtle Cove, Tex. : Channel from Corpus Christi to Aransas Pass, via. See Corpus Christi Bay, Harbor, and River. Waterway from the Rio Grande to Mississippi River. See Rio Grande River. Turtle River, Ga. See Brunswick Harbor. Twelvemile Bayou, Caddo Parish, La. : See also Cypress Bayou. Dam and bridge across, and canal to Cross Bayou 934 Twelvemile Creek, Cal., examination and survey 643 Twelvemile (Orange) Creek, Fla. Seje Orange River, or Creek. Twelvemile Creek, N. T. See Wilson Harbor. Twelve Pole River, W. Va., examination and survey 235 Twin City Power Company, dams of 933, 1217 Twin City Rapid Transit Company, dams of 820,907 Twin Island, Ohio River. See Ohio River. Twin rivers, Wis. See Two Rivers Harbor. Two Harbors, Minn. See Agate Bay Harbor and Burlington Bay. Two Islands, Minn., examination and survey 897 Twomile Creek, Ky. See Kentucky River. Two Rivers Harbor, Wis. : Effect of wave action, with plans for overcoming same 1108 Examinations and surveys 186.902.1108,1110 Improvement 191, 202, 212. 227. 236 256 271 292, 311, 338, 366, 401, 492, 555, 621, 687, 758, 859, 969, 1110, 1257 Tyaskin, Md. See Wetipquin Creek. Tyaskin (Wetipquin) Creek, Md. See Wetipquin Creek. Tygarts Valley River, W. Va., examination and survey 388 Tying up of vessels in navigable channels. See Vessels. Tyler, Horace, relief of 221 INDEX. OXCV u. Umpqua River, Oreg. : Page. Examinations and surveys 187, 300, 468, 526, 719, 796, 1019 Improvement 195, 435, 514, 579, 789 Unexpended balances. See Balances, under Appropriations. Union Gas Company 537 Union Lake, Wash., waterway via. See Puget Sound. Union River, Me. : Examinations and surveys 165,523,794,798 Improvement 184, 194, 762, 861, 930 Union River Bay, Me. See Union River. Unlawful obstructions to navigable waters. See Navigable waters. Unnavigable waters. See Nonnavigable waters. Unserviceable land or other property, disposition of 1008 Unworthy works : Directions regarding, in connection with reports .of examinations and surveys. See Examinations and surveys. Discontinuance of appropriations for, recommendations regarding, to accompany annual reports 886 Discontinuance of certain improvements : 1008, 1009, 1123, 1124 Discontinuance (temporary suspension) of improvement of Wateree River, S. C 1020 Upper Machodoc Creek, Va., examinations and surveys 355, 595, 1132 Upper Nyack, N. Y. See Hudson River. Upper (Laws) Thoroughfare, Deal Island, Md. See Deal Island. Urbana Creek, Va. : Examinations and surveys 234,355 Improvement 295, 313, 341, 369, 497, 563, 626, 693, 768, 866, 1089 Useless land or other property, disposition of 1008 Use of public structures by private parties. See Structures. V. Vacherie, St. James Parish, La. See Tigre Bayou. Valley River, Ala., waterway from Black Warrior River to Pivemile Creek, via. See Black Warrior River. Vanburen, Ark. See Arkansas River. Vandruffs Island, Rock River, 111. See Rock River. Van Vleck, B. J.,- administrator of Henry Van Vleck, relief of 805 Vassasousa (Waccasassa) Bay, Fla., surveys for canal to St. Marys River, via St. Johns River 30,54,124 Velasco Harbor, Tex. See Brazos River. Venice, Fla. See Sarasota Bay. Venice, 111. See Mississippi River. Vermilion Bay, Bayou (or River), and passes, La.: Examinations and surveys 298,465,589,1274 Improvement 319, 344, 632, 698, 773, 872, 983, 1097, 1242 Locks and dam of Southwest Louisiana Rice Growers' Association, 1032 Vermilion Harbor and River, Ohio : Examination and survey 1018 Improvement 78, 80, 85, 145, 153, 203, 213, 228, 238, 256, 273, 309, 336, 364, 441, 490, 553, 618, 685, 755, 926, 1104, 1248 Vermilion River, or Bayou, La. See Vermilion Bay, etc. Vermilion River, Ohio. See Vermilion Harbor and River. Vernezobie dike, or freshet bank, Savannah Harbor, Ga. See Savannah Harbor and River. Vessels : See also Bridges, Deposits in navigable waters, Dredge boats, Structures, Tolls, and Wrecks. Anchorage grounds in Hampton Roads, Va., and adjacent waters.. 115\ Anchorage grounds in Kennebec River at Bath, Me 1151 Anchorage grounds in New York Bay and Harbor, Hudson and East rivers, Kill van Kull, Arthur Kill, and Newark and Raritan bays, N. Y. and N. J 480,1151 Anchorage grounds in Potomac River at Washington, D. C 1151 Anchorage grounds, quarantine 1151 CXCVI INDEX. Vessels — Continued. Page. Anchorage grounds and movement of, in Chicago Harbor and adja- cent waters of Lake Michigan 657 Anchorage grounds and movement of, in St. Marys River, Mich — 1151 Anchoring or tying up in navigable channels to detriment of naviga- tion, prohibition against 889 2 , 890 2 , 893, 1010 New York Harbor, N. Y., channels to or from, fishing or dredging for shellfish prohibited 708 Running of logs, rafts, etc., on streams navigated by steamboats, general provisions of law regarding 889 z , 890 2 , 893, 908, 1010 Speed, movement, etc., in canals and improved channels (general), regulations governing 711,890,1008,1009,1010 Vicksburg, Miss. See Mississippi River. Victoria, Tex. See Guadalupe River. Vidal Bayou, La. : * Examinations and surveys 386,465 Improvement ' 503,569 Vidalia, La. See Mississippi River. Villars Bayou, La., not to be closed by Barataria Ship Canal Company.. 266 Vinalhaven, Me. See Carvers Harbor. Vincent, Samuel, payments to - 536,600 Vincents Cove, Mass. See Gloucester Harbor. Vineyard Haven Harbor, Mass : Examination for harbor of refuge (under Vineyard and Nantucket sounds) ' 953 Examinations and surveys . 466,896 Improvement—" 485, 547, 612, 678, 745, 845 Vineyard Sound, Mass., examination for harbors of refuge . 953 Violations of laws for protection, etc., of navigable waters. See Navi- gable waters and Penalties. Virginia, State of : Appomattox River, assent of Congress to act for improvement * 29 James River, assent of Congress to State acts for improvement 18, 21, 113 Voluntary service, acceptance of, forbidden, except in certain emer- gencies 394 Volusia bar, St. Johns River, Fla. See St. Johns River. W. Wabash and Erie Ganal, Ind. and Ohio : See also Miami and Erie Canal. Examination and survey 329 Grant to State of Indiana of land in aid of 39,68,91,106 Wabash Navigation Company. See Wabash River. Wabash River, Ind. and 111. : See also Wabash and Erie Canal. Canal, etc., of Mount Carmel Development Co. at Grand rapids, Mount Carmel 536,537 935 Canal to Lake Michigan, examination and survey _' 244 Extinguishment of rights, etc., of Wabash Navigation Company in Grand rapids lock and dam, etc 230 Logansport, Ind., to Delphi, examination and survey I_ 419 Mouth to Eel River, survey '. '_ 44 Mouth to Lafayette, Ind., survey 19( j Mouth to Wabash, Ind., survey '__ jg-r Terre Haute, Ind., to Lafayette, examination and survey 5gg Vincennes, Ind., above, improvement " 34g 375 409, 508, 574, 636, 703", 780, 879, 993 994 Vincennes, Ind., below, improvement 205 215 230 239 260, 270, 291, 316, 346, 375, 409, 455, 508, 574, 636, 703, 780, 879 993 Vincennes, Ind., below, survey ' ' 994 Vincennes Ind., to Perrysville, examination and survey 994 Waccamaw River, N. C. and S. C. : Examinations and surveys 300,387,1020 Improvement _ ' 300 343, 371, 404. 449, 500, 565, 628, 694, 770, 867, 979, 1091, 1234 Waterway to Cape Fear River, examination and survey ' 354 INDEX. OXOVII Page. Waccasassa (Vassasousa) Bay, Pla., surveys for canal to St. Marys River, via St Johns River 30,54,124 Wacissa River, Fla., examinations and surveys 326,418 Waddington Harbor, N. Y. : Canal around rapids of St. Lawrence River, examination and sur- vey 244 Examinations and surveys 208,467,718 Improvement 213, 229, 243, 271, 321, 334 Wading River, N. J., examination and survey 795 Wadsworth, B. M., payments to 392,477 Wakefield, R. I. See Point Judith Harbor and Pond. Wakulla River, Fla., examinations and surveys 464, 1273 Wallabout channel, East River, N. Y. See East River. Wallace, Pollard &, payment to 1213 Walnut bend, Mississippi River, Ark. See Mississippi River. Walters, Aaron, payment to 283 Wando River, S. C. : See also Norfolk Harbor waterways. Waterway from Charleston to Santee River and to and opposite Mc- Clellanville, via Owendaw River, Bulls Bay, Alligator Creek, or River, and. See Charleston Harbor. Wappinger Creek, N. Y. : Examinations and surveys 524,1130 Improvement 559, 975, 1086, 1227 Wappoo Cut, S. C. : See also Charleston-Beaufort waterway. Examination and survey 325 Improvement (sometimes included with Charleston-Beaufort water- way) 349, 371, 404, 449, 500, 565, 628, 694, 770, 979, 1092 War Department. See Appropriations, Bridges, Contracts, Estimates, Land. Navigable waters, Regulations, Reports, Rivers and harbors, and other general subjects. Ward. George E., relief of B. D. Greene, bondsman of 728 Wareham Harbor, Mass. : Examinations and surveys 328,678,679 Improvement 208, 218, 231, 241, 350, 360, 396, 436, 484, 546, 612, 678 Warehouses in the Philippines, construction of 1029, 1063, 1064 Ware River, Va., examinations and surveys 527, 720 Warren River, R. I. : Examination and survey 422 Improvement 444 Warrior River, Ala. See Black Warrior River. Warrior Southern Railway Company 948 Warroad Harbor and River, Minn. : Examination and survey 916 Improvement 879, 924, 970, 1111 Warsaw, Mo. : See also Osage River. Dam of city across Osage River 932 War, Secretary of. See War Department. Warwick Creek, or River, Md. : Examinations and surveys :£i \%zt Improvement 320, 341, 626, 692, 768, 865, 957, 1088, 1230 Warwick Creek, or River, Va., examination and survey 1132 Washington, D. C. : See also Alexandria and Chesapeake and Ohio canals and Poto- Anacostia River (Eastern Branch of the Potomac). See Anacostia River Commissioners of the District of Columbia. See Commissioners, etc Harbor lines. See Harbor lines and Anacostia and Potomac rivers. Rental of rooms in, by American members of International Water- ways Commission 1282 Washington, N. C. See Pamlico River. H. Doc. 425, 58-3, vol 1 — -47 CXCVIII INDEX. j Washington Bayou, Miss. : Page. Examination and survey 1275 Improvement 451, 502, 568 Washington Lake, Miss., examination and survey 1275 Washington Lake, Wash., waterway via. See Puget Sound. Washington, State of : See also King County. Contribution by, of funds for upper Columbia and Snake rivers — 1266 Dredge boat for harbors and coast waters 1266 Washita (Ouachita) River, Ark. and La. (upper portion of Black River. See Ouachita River. Waste matter, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Watab Rapids Power Company, dam of, at Watab, Minn 1049 Watch Hill, R. I. See Little Narragansett Bay and Pawcatuck River. Watch Hill Cove, R. I. §ee Little Narragansett Bay and Pawcatuck River. Waterboro, N. Y. See Conewango Creek. Water depths. See Depths. Wateree River, S. C. : Examinations and surveys 300, 325, 594, 1020 Improvement— 350, 371, 404, 449, 500, 565, 628, 694, 770, 867, 979, 1091, 1234 Improvement suspended until further action by Congress 1020 Water hyacinths : Destruction by chemical processes injurious to cattle forbidden 1094, 1238 Destruction by mechanical, chemical, or other means authorized 981 Destruction by mechanical means first authorized 869, 870, 872 In waters of Florida, appropriations for removal___ 869, 870, 981, 1094, 1238 In waters of Florida, Louisiana, and other South Atlantic and Gulf States, appropriation for investigations 815 In waters of Louisiana, appropriation for removal 872 In waters of Louisiana and Texas, appropriations for removal 981, 1098, 1242 Water levels. See Gauging, under Columbia and Mississippi rivers, International Waterways Commission, under Northern and North- western Lakes, and Depths. Water-power, etc., dams. . See Dams and Structures. , Water-power, etc., plants, in forest reserves, rights of way 1063 Water-reserve lands, Mississippi River and tributaries. See Reser- voirs under Mississippi River, and Chippewa, St. Croix, and Wiscon- sin rivers. Waters, navigable. See Land, Navigable waters, and Rivers and harbors. Waters, nonnavigable. See Nonnavigable waters. Waters River, Mass., examination and survey 521 Waterways. See Canals, etc. Watson, J. W., payments to 536, 600 Waubesa Lake, Wis., survey (under Rock River) 88 Waukegan Harbor, 111. : Donation to U. S. of right of way, etc 322 Examinations and surveys 208,298,894 Improvement ., 124, 322, 336, 364, 399, 441, 491, 553, 619, 685, 756, 856, 966, 1039, 1058, 1112, 1259 Wauswaugoning Bay, Minn., examination and survey 353 Wave action at certain harbors on Lake Michigan. See Michigan Lake. Weakeyever (Wekiva) Rivjer, Fla. See Wekiva River. Weehawken, N. J. See New York Bay and Harbor. Weepecket rock, Buzzards Bay, Mass. : Examination and survey 1015 Improvement 1082 Weetee Lake, S. C, examination and survey ■ 900 Weir Passage, Va., waterway from Franklin to Cape Charles, via. See Franklin. > . Weir River, Mass., examination and survey 521 Weirs. See Structures. Weirs, The, N. H. See Winnepesaukee Lake. Wekiva River, Fla., examinations and surveys 418,1273 INDEX. CXCIX Wekiwa (Wekiva) River, Fla. See Wekiva River. Page. Weldon, N. O. See Roanoke River. Weller, Samuel, relief of 99 Welles Harbor, Midway Island, examination and survey 1133 Welles, Henry S., relief of 222 Wellfleet Harbor, Mass. : Examination and survey 466 Improvement 208, 485, 547 Wells Harbor, Me. : Examination and survey 196 Improvement 208 Wells Island, Ohio River. See Ohio River. Wenona, Md. See Lower Thoroughfare, under Deal Island. Wepauwog River, Conn. See Milford Harbor. West Bay City, Mich. See Saginaw River. West Branch, Newtown Creek, N. Y. See Newtown Bay and Creek. West Branch, Patapsco River, Md. See Patapsco River. West Branch, Susquehanna River, Pa. See Susquehanna River. West Branch, Westport River, Mass. See Westport Harbor and River. Westbrook Harbor, Conn., survey 47 Westchester Creek, N. ¥., examinations and surveys 593,899 West Chop, Vineyard Haven, Mass. See Vineyard Haven Harbor. West, David, payment to 1219 West End, La. See Pontchartrain Lake. Westerly, R. I. See Paweatuck River. Western Branch, Elizabeth River, Va. See Elizabeth River and Nor- folk Harbor. Western, northern, and northwestern rivers : Northern and northwestern rivers, examinations and surveys 185, 195 Western and northwestern rivers, employment of civil engineers 168 Western and northwestern rivers, examinations and surveys 151, 160, 188, 266 Western rivers, construction and operation of snag boats 152 Western tributaries of Mississippi River, including those north- west of Ohio River, surveys 21,22 Western Seamen's Friend Society, use of south pier at Chicago, 111 602, 728 West Farms tidewater creek, N. Y. See Bronx River. West Fork of South Branch, Chicago River, 111. See Chicago Harbor and River. West Fork River, W. Va., examination and survey 822 West Fork, White River, Ind. See White River. West Galveston Bay, Tex. : Examinations and surveys 595 Improvement 617,684,753 Improvement of mouths of tributaries. See Galveston Bay and Harbor. Waterway from Brazos River to Aransas Pass and to Sabine Pass, via. See Brazos River. Waterway from Galveston Bay to Brazos River, via Galveston and Brazos Canal and. See Mouths of tributaries and Waterway, etc., under Galveston Bay and Harbor. Waterway from the Rio Grande to Mississippi River. See Rio Grande River. West Glasgow, Mo. See Glasgow and West Glasgow, under Missouri River. West (Hay) Harbor, Fishers Island, N. Y., examination and survey — 1130 West Haven Harbor, West River, Conn. See New Haven Harbor. West, John, payment to 1219 West Neck River, Va., examination and survey 595 West Norfolk, Va. See Norfolk Harbor. Weston, Mo. See Missouri River. West Pearl River, La. See Pearl River. West Point, Ga., to Alabama State line, toward Jackson, Miss., proceeds of sales of lands to be applied to internal improvement from 92 West Point, Va. See York River. CC INDEX. Westport Harbor (Saugatuek Harbor and River), Conn.: Page. Examinations and surveys 386,643,721 Improvement 37, 54, 77, 81, 86, 166, 184, 623, 690, 747, 1224 2 Saugatuek Harbor and River, examination and survey 34 Saugatuek River, examination and survey 586 Westport Harbor and River, Mass. : Examinations and surveys 279,522,896 Improvement i _' 436, 547, 613 Westport Point Harbor, Mass. See Westport Harbor and River. Westport River, Mass. See Westport Harbor and River. West River, New Haven, Conn. See New Haven Harbor. West Superior, Wis. See Duluth-Superior Harbor. Wetipquin (Tyaskin) Creek, or River, Md. : Examinations and surveys 385,521,896,1128 Improvement _*. 957, 1088, 1230 Weymouth River, Mass. : Back River, examinations and surveys .590,799 Examination and survey (limits not defined) 521 Fore River, examination and survey 1015 Fore River, expenditure of improvement funds below Quincy Point conditioned upon future maintenance above that point by State of Massachusetts 1082, 1083 Improvement 558, 623, 689, 762, 862, 973, 1082, 1222 Whale Creek, N. J., examination 646 Wharves. See Structures. Whatcom Creek waterway, Bellingham, Wash. See Bellingham Bay and Harbor. Whatcom (Bellingham) Harbor, Wash. See Bellingham Bay and Harbor. AVheeler, Eben S., superintendent St. Marys Falls Canal, Mich., suit against 818 Wheeler, Geo. F., payment to 283 Whitefish River, Mich., examination at mouth of Little Bay de Noc (Noquette) 716 Whitehall Harbor, N. Y. : See also Four Channels and Narrows, etc., under Champlain Lake. Examination and survey 422 Improvement 77, 79, 85, 925 Whitehead Brothers Company, payment to 834 White Lake, Mermentau River, La. See Mermentau River. White Lake Harbor, Mich. : Improvement 162, 176, 177, 182, 191, 202, 212, 228, 237, 255, 272, 292, 310, 337, 365, 400, 442, 491, 554, 620, 686, 756, 858, 968, 1107, 1252 Maintenance of depth sufficient to accommodate dredge Gillespie 1252 Survey 156 White Oak River, N. C. : Examinations and surveys 355,385,525,593,1277 Waterways via. See Beaufort Harbor-New River and Norfolk Harbor waterways, and Swansboro. White Point, Potomac River, Va. See Colonial Beach, under Potomac River. White River, Ark. and Mo. . Augusta Narrows, Ark., examination and survey and improvement- 1246 Batesville, Ark., to Buffalo shoals (locks and dams), examinations and surveys , „ 797, 1101 Buffalo Fork, examination and survey 797 Buffalo Fork, improvement. 874 Buffalo shoals to mouth of James Fork, examination and survey 196 Clarendon, Ark., and lower river, examination and survey 585 Devall Bluff, Ark., Memphis and Little Rock R. R. bridge near, examination and survey 385 Examinations and surveys (limits not defined) 62,79,82,186,407,452 Gauging. See Gauging, under Mississippi River. Lock No. 1, right of way, etc., of St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Rwy. across U. S. lands 1288 INDEX. COI White River, Ark. and Mo. — Continued. Page. Lock No. 3, right of way, etc., of White River Rwy. across U. S. lands 944 Lock and Dam No. 1, canal and power stations of Batesville Power Co 1188 Lock and dam of J. A. Omberg, jr., or others above Lock No. 3 1194 Open-channel improvement 194, 214, 229, 258, 269, 290, 295, 315, 320 2 , 345 2 , 373 2 , 380, 407, 452, 504, 570, 633, 698, 774, 873, 985, 1101, 1246 2 Slack-water improvement 873, 923, 930, 985, 1101, 1246 Upper (i. e., above mouth of Black River), examination and survey. 714 White River, Ind. : East and West forks, examination and survey 279 Examinations and surveys 279,703 Improvement 296, 316, 346, 376, 409, 456, 509, 574, 636, 703, 780 White River, Mich. See White Lake Harbor. White River, Wash. See Duwamish River. White River Harbor, Mich. See White Lake Harbor. White River Railway Company. See White River, Ark and Mo. Wickford Harbor, R. I. : Examinations and surveys 208,648,723,1278 Improvement — 217, 232, 746 Mill Cove, examination and survey 1020 Wickliffe Harbor, Ky. See Mississippi River. Wicomico River, Md. (on eastern shore) : Examinations and surveys 387,521,1128 Improvement 206, 216, 230, 240, 259, 267, 286, 312, 341, 403, 562, 626, 692, 767, 910, 957, 1089, 1231 Wicomico River, Md. (on western shore), examination 646 Wicomico River, Va. (Northumberland County). See Great Wicomico River. Wilhoite bend, Missouri River, Mo. See Missouri River. Wilkesbarre, Pa. See Susquehanna River. Willamette Falls Canal, Oreg. See Willamette River. Willamette River, Oreg. : Albany, opposite, examination and survey 1019 Clackamas rapids, examination and survey 594 Corvallis, examination and survey 594 Oregon City, above, examinations and surveys 187,647 Portland, above, transfer of funds to Long Tom River 883 Portland, at and above, improvement! 195, 218, 232, 242, 258, 274, 294, 319, 348, 379, 410, 458, 514, 579, 641, 707, 789, 814, 926, 1002, 1116, 1265 Portland, at and below, examinations and surveys 593, 899 Portland, at and below, improvement 154, 163 171, 175, 176, 177, 184, 208, 218, 232, 242, 257, 274, 294, 319, 348, 378, 410, 458, 514, 579, 641, 707, 788, 883, 1002, 1117, 1202, 1265 Portland to Eugene, examination and survey 723 Portland to Oregon City, examination and survey 1019 Ross Island, examination and survey 594 Salem, examination and survey 801 Swan Island, examination and survey 594 Willamette Falls, acquisition by United States of exsiting canal__ 899, 1019 Willamette, Falls, examination for new canal 1019 Willapa Bay, Harbor, and River, Wash. : Bay and river up to Woodwards Landing (Willapa), examination and survey nA . ^ Canal to Columbia River, examinations and surveys 244,355 Improvement 642 > 707 > 884 > 1268 Improvement, diversion of funds to North and Nasel rivers 1004 River, examination and survey (limits not defined) 423 River (mouth) and Mailboat Slough, examination and survey 803 River, South Bend to Raymond, examination and survey 1132 Williams & Bangs, Barker, claims of 237 CCII INDEX. Page. Williams, Barker &, claims of 237 Williams, George, relief of representatives of 284 Willoughby, Ohio. See Chagrin River. Willow Island, Ohio River. See Ohio River. Willow River, Minn., examination and survey (under Mississippi River reservoirs) 996 Willow River, Wis., examination and survey (see Hudson Harbor) 596 Willow Slough, 111. See Mississippi River. Wilmington (San Pedro) Harbor, Cal. : Inner harbor, examinations and surveys 797, 893, 1272 Inner harbor, improvement 195,208,218,242,274,293,319, 338, 366, 401, 444, 493, 555, 622, 760, 970, 1115, 1204, 1264, 1294 San Pedro Bay, deep-water harbor between points Dume and Oapistrano, examination and survey 555 San Pedro Bay, deep-water harbor, etc., examinations and sur- veys 463,622,759,806,810,811, 1272 San Pedro Bay, deep-water harbor, etc., improvement 759, 829, 840, 940, 1025, 1037, 1057, 1134, 1199, 1291 Wilmington Harbor, Christiana River, Del. : See also Brandywine Creek, or River. Examinations and surveys. 308,328,550,682,715 Improvement 78, 81, 86, 184, 206, 216, 231, 241, 256, 277, 286, 308, 349, 362, 397, 438, 487, 550, 615, 682, 750, 827, 849, 930, 956, 1088, 1230 Wilmington Harbor, N. C. See Cape Pear River. Wilmington Lagoon, Cal. See Wilmington Harbor. Wilson Harbor, N. Y. : Examination and survey 219 Improvement 243, 255, 321, 334, 362, 437, 487, 747, 848, 955 Improvement discontinued 1123 Wilson, Point, Cal. See San Pablo Bay. Wilsons Point Harbor, Conn. : See also Norwalk Harbor and River. Improvement 485, 548 Wincey (Winsey) Bayou, La. See Winsey Bayou. Winchester and Potomac Railroad Company, right of way at Harpers Ferry, W. Va 65 Windmill Island, Delaware River, Pa. See Philadelphia, under Dela- ware Bay and River. Winnebago Lake, Fox River, Wis. See Fox River. Winnepesaukee Lake, N. H. : At The Weirs, examination and survey 421 Examination and survey (purpose or location not stated) 322 For placing buoys, examination and survey 234 Improvement 322, 338 Outlet, examination and survey 298 Winnibigoshish Lake, Minn., reservoir. See Reservoirs, under Missis- sippi River. Winnipiseogee (Winnepesaukee) Lake, N. H. See Winnepesaukee Lake. Winona, Minn. See Mississippi River. Winsey Bayou, La., examination and survey 279 Winthrop Cove, Thames River, Conn. See New London Harbor. Winthrop Harbor, Mass. : Examinations and surveys 466,896 Great (Winthrop) Head. See Boston Harbor. Improvement 466, 484, 547, 613 Winthrop Harbor, Mo. See Missouri River. Winthrop (Great) Head, Boston Harbor, Mass. See Boston Harbor. Winyah Bay, S. C. : See also Norfolk Harbor and Santee River waterways. Examinations and surveys 353, 423, 488 Improvement 439, 488, 551, 616, 682, 751, 810, 828, 840, 927, 940, 1025, 1037, 1057, 1091, 1134, 1234, 1291 Sampit River and Georgetown Harbor, including, examination and survey 899,1020 Use of appropriations for, in improvement up to Georgetown 922,958 Waterway to Dismal Swamp Canal, N. C, survey 82 INDEX. com Page. Wisconsin Entrance (or Entry), Wis. See Duluth-Superior Harbor. Wisconsin River, Wis. : See also Reservoirs, under Mississippi River. Examinations and surveys, including connection with Fox River 88, 156, 165 Flowage, damages, improvement of Fox River and, investigation and adjustment of, payment of judgments and awards, limitation as to bringing of suits, etc 252, 283, 330, 331, 392, 426, 431, 432, 433 434, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 535, 536, 599, 600, 654, 670 2 , 727 Green Bay and Mississippi Canal Co., acquisition by U. S. of prop- erty and rights of 180, 201, 202 Improvement 163 180, 183, 201, 202, 212, 227, 236, 252, 260, 272, 283, 292, 318, 330, 331, 348, 375, 392, 409, 426, 431, 432, 433, 434, 455, 472, 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 508 2 , 535, 536, 599, 600, 654, 670 2 , 727, 779 Improvement, including canal (Portage) to Fox River, grant to State of land in aid of 110, 114, 127, 130, 137, 166 Land, etc., needed in improvements, for right of way or for flowage, purchase of 227 Lands and materials needed in improvements may be taken and used 252 Portage to Merrill, examination and survey 387 Portage to mouth, examination and survey 455 Property and rights of U. S., investigation of character and limita- tions, with description, regarding improvement of Fox River and- 779 Reservoirs at headwaters, examinations and surveys 263, 280, 294 Reservoirs at headwaters, railroads granted right of way through flowage lands, etc 251, 532, 536 Reservoirs at headwaters, restoration to public domain, subject to rights of flowage, etc., of lands heretofore withdrawn from market 544, 1076 Transportation route to the seaboard, via, survey 233 Wisconsin, State of : Fox and Wisconsin rivers improvement, including their connection by canal (Portage), grant of land for 110,114,127,130,137,166 Grant River, improvement, grant of land for 101 Milwaukee and Rock River Canal, adjustment of claims of canal company, and of the canal land-grant accounts with the U. S 145 Rights of way, etc., through certain water-reserve lands, Mississippi River and tributaries, granted to railroads 251, 532, 536 Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan Canal, grant of jpublic lands for construction of 149, 198 Withlacoochee River, Fla. : Examinations and surveys 234,299,696,715,797,1126 Improvement 343, 405, 450, 501, 567, 696, 981, 1094, 1238 Removal of water hyacinths. See Water hyacinths. Witlee, Daniel T., and others, relief of (under Red River) 112 Wittenberg, Mo. See Mississippi River. Wolf Lake and River, 111. and Ind. : Examinations and surveys 234, 300, 419, 644, 798 Improvement 756 Improvement discontinued 1008, 1009 Wolf River, Miss. : Examinations and surveys 646, 1129 Improvement ' 1240 Wolf River, Tenn. : Examinations and surveys 648, 719 Improvement (sometimes under Memphis Harbor) by Mississippi River Commission 704, 785, 999 Improvement, etc., by Mississippi River Commission, authority for allotment to, of funds from appropriations for Mississippi River between Ohio River and Head of Passes 1114, 1261 Wolf (Ahnapee) River, Wis. See Algoma Harbor. Wolf River (tributary of Fox River), Wis.: Examinations and surveys 279, 299 Improvement (under Fox River) 779,878,993 CCIV INDEX. Page. Wolverton, Hiram, relief of 65 Woodbridge Creek, N. J. : Examinations and surveys r. 279,898 Improvement 294, 312, 340, 368, 975, 1087, 1228 Woodbury Creek, N. J. : Dike in Delaware River at (under Cooper Creek) 765 Improvement 380 Wood Island Harbor, Me., examination and survey 420 Wood Eiver, Oreg., examination and survey 468 Woodsburg channel, Hempstead Bay, south shore of Long Island, N. Y. See Hempstead Bay. Woods Hole Harbor and channel, Mass. : Examinations and surveys 218,279,645,722 Improvement 120, 295, 367, 397, 436, 734, 745, 845, 952, 1082 2 , 1204 Little Harbor, examinations and surveys 722, 1015 Woodwards Landing (Willapa), Wash. See Willapa Bay, Harbor, and River. Wormer, Daniel, relief of : 143 Worn-out property, disposition of 1008 Worth Lake, Fla. : See also Palmbeach. Waterway to Jupiter Inlet and St. Johns River, examination and survey 418 Worthless property, disposition of 1008 Worton Creek and Harbor, Md., improvement 206 Wrangell Narrows, Alaska : Examination and survey 1012 Examination and survey of Dry Straits for channel to 1272 Wrecks : , General provisions of law regarding removal of 329, 383, 583, 889 3 , 890 2 , 891, 892, 893, 1010 Permanent indefinite appropriations for removal of 329, 330, 891, 892 Removal of, in emergent cases 892, 893, 1010 Wrecked materials and other refuse, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc. Wrecks, the, Savannah Harbor, Ga. See Savannah Harbor. Wright, Judd, dam of 1179 Wyandotte, Mich. See Detroit River. Wyoming, State of, examination for reservoirs 796 Yadkin River, N. C. : Examinations and surveys 278,467 Improvement 297, 320, 342, 370, 415, 416, 448, 500, 564, 627 Yalobusha River, Miss. : Examinations and surveys 298, 384, 717, 1016 Improvement 350, 372, 406, 451 Yamhill River, Oreg. : Examinations and surveys 219, 233, 593, 647, 723, 1019 Improvement 319, 348, 379, 641, 707, 789, 814, 1002, 1116,1265 Transfer to Long Tom River of funds from joint appropriation for Willamette River and 883 Yankton, S. Dak. See Missouri River. Yaquina Bay, Harbor, and River, Oreg. : Bay and harbor, examinations and surveys 647, 719, 733, 860 Bay and harbor, improvement 323, ' 350, 366, 401, 444, 494, 556, 622, 688, 733, 761, 860, 923 Bay and harbor, improvement to be discontinued 1123, 1124 River, examinations and surveys 796, 1019 Yazoo City, Miss. See Yazoo River. Yazoo Pass, Miss., examinations and surveys, including connection with Mississippi River 389, 421 INDEX. GOV Yazoo River, Miss. : Page. Examinations and surveys 210,568 Improvement 214, 240, 258, 268, 289, 314, 344, 372, 406, 451, 502, 568, 631, 697, 772, 871, 983, 1097, 1241 Mouth and Vicksburg Harbor. See Vicksburg Harbor, uDder Mississippi River. Ybor City, Fla. See Tampa Bay and Harbor. Yellow Mill Pond, Bridgeport, Conn. See Bridgeport Harbor. Yellow River, Fla., survey - 89 Yellow River, Ga., examination and survey 587 Yellowstone River, Mont, and N. Dak. : Examinations and surveys 278,300,591 Improvement 294, 323, 348, 378, 409, 412, 457, 787, 902 Improvement discontinued . 1008, 1009 Reservoir dams ' 1080 Yellowwater (Yellow) River, Fla. See Yellow River. York Harbor and River, Me. : Examinations and surveys 420, 1015 Improvement 435, 483, 545, 611, 1081 York River, Va. : Examination and survey 300 Improvement 322, 341, 309, 403, 447, 497, 563, 626, 693, 768, 866, 977, 1089, 1231 York Spit, Chesapeake Bay, Va., channel through (included in project for Baltimore Harbor, Md.) 1088,1089,1203,1230,1293 Youghiogheny River, Pa. : Examinations and surveys 219,233,243,325,384,899,1278 Extension of Chesapeake and Ohio Canal from Cumberland, Md., to Ohio River, via, surveys 233,243 Youngs Bay, Columbia River, Oreg. See Columbia River. Youngs River, Oreg. : Examinations and surveys 353,526 Improvement 579 Yuba River, Cal. : See also California Debris Commission, California State, and Feather River. Examination and survey 418 Examination and survey of Feather River and tributaries, includ- ing, with a view to improvement in conjunction with State of California 1116 Yuma, Ariz. See Colorado River. Z. Zambro (Zumbro) River, Minn. See Zumbro River. Zanesville, Ohio. See Muskingum River. Zumbro River, Minn., examination and survey 156 O _x !