Provisos.
Allotments.

Vol. 32, p. 331.
Restriction.

Maximum.

Exception.

Use of former appropriations.

Mississippi River. Repairing damages to levees.

Passes.

Contracts.
Vol. 32, p. 366.

maintenance of channels, or of river and harbor improvements, established or made by the Government, where the usual depth of such channels or customary use of such improvement has become, or may be, impaired and there is no sufficient fund available for such restoration or maintenance, with a view to preserve in their normal condition of efficiency existing channels and improvements: Provided, That allotments from the amount herein named shall be made by the Secretary of War, and no such allotment shall be made unless the necessity for such restoration or maintenance shall have arisen since the passage of the river and harbor Act of June thirteenth, nineteen hundred and two, and the same shall be recommended by the local engineer having such channel or improvement in charge and the Chief of Engineers, respectively: Provided further, That no single channel or improvement shall be allotted a sum greater than fifty thousand dollars, nor any portion of the said appropriation, unless the same is necessary in the interest of navigation or to protect and preserve any existing Government work in the interest of navigation.

SEC. 2. That in all cases in which appropriations or authorizations have heretofore been made for the completion of river and harbor works the Secretary of War may, in his discretion, on the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers, apply such amounts as have been appropriated or authorized for the prosecution of such work.

SEC. 3. That in order to repair the damage caused by the flood of nineteen hundred and three, and to restore and continue the improvement in the levee system of the Mississippi River interrupted by that flood, the Secretary of War may, as recommended by the Mississippi Cairo to Head of the River Commission, enter into contract or contracts for levee work upon the Mississippi River between Cairo and the Head of the Passes during the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, to the extent of one million dollars, to be paid for out of the appropriation for that stretch of the river, authorized by the river and harbor Use of former appro- Act of nineteen hundred and two, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, when the appropriation for the last-named fiscal year shall become available.

priation.

SEC. 4. That no appropriations heretofore or hereafter made for improving harbors and deepening channels shall be used for the construction of Government dredges for use on the Great Lakes or on the Atlantic coast north of Cape Henry unless there shall be a specific appropriation for that purpose: Provided, however, That this provision shall not apply to any dredge the construction of which has heretofore been authorized by the Secretary of War..

Approved, April 28, 1904.

April 28, 1904. [Ĥ. R. 14416.] [Public, No. 194.]

Sundry civil nenses appropriations.

CHAP. 1762.-An Act Making appropriations for sundry civil expenses of the Government for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United ex States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be, and the same are hereby, appropriated, for the objects hereinafter expressed, for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and five, namely:

Treasury Depart

ment.

Public buildings

Allentown, Pa.

UNDER THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS.

Allentown, Pennsylvania, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Anderson, Indiana, post-office: For continuation of building under Anderson, Ind. present limit, fifteen thousand dollars.

Anniston, Alabama, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, fifteen thousand dollars.

Athens, Georgia, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, forty thousand dollars. Atlantic, Iowa, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.

Atlantic City, New Jersey, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Baltimore, Maryland, custom-house: For continuation of building under present limit, one hundred thousand dollars. The Secretary of the Treasury is hereby authorized to acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, the properties known as the Peabody and Gunton properties, immediately adjacent to the site of the said custom-house building, abutting on Water street, Exchange place, and Post-Office avenue, in the city of Baltimore, Maryland, at a cost not to exceed the sum of ninety thousand dollars; and the said Secretary is hereby authorized to use for that purpose the sum of twenty-four thousand nine hundred and eighty-eight dollars and eighty-one cents remaining" available from the purchase of the Merchants National Bank property, together with the further sum of sixty-five thousand and eleven dollars and nineteen cents, which sum is hereby appropriated for that purpose.

And the sum of one hundred and seventy-one thousand six hundred dollars is hereby appropriated, or so much thereof as may be necessary, to make good the damage to the Baltimore, Maryland, customhouse by the great fire in Baltimorê on February seventh and eighth, nineteen hundred and four, and not covered by insurance, and the contractors, Henry Smith and Sons, are released to the extent of said sum or so much thereof as the Secretary of the Treasury may determine may be necessary to replace any work or materials in said customhouse destroyed or injured by said fire: Provided, That said release shall operate as a bar to any claim of said Henry Smith and Sons for any damages incurred by them in constructing said building in excess of said sum of one hundred and seventy-one thousand six hundred dollars.

For rental of temporary quarters for the accommodation of certain Government officials at Baltimore, Maryland, one thousand eight hundred and fifty dollars.

Bangor, Maine, custom-house and post-office: To reimburse the appropriation for construction the amount necessarily used in repairing the foundation, six thousand dollars.

Baraboo, Wiscousin, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, twenty-three thousand five hundred dollars.

Batesville, Arkansas, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Battle Creek, Michigan, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Centerville, Iowa, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Champaign, Illinois, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Charlottesville, Virginia, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Chicago, Illinois, temporary building for post-office: For rental of temporary quarters for the accommodation of certain Government officials for the year ending March twenty-eighth, nineteen hundred and five, twenty-six thousand seven hundred and fifty-eight dollars and seventy-nine cents.

Anniston, Ala.

Athens, Ga.

Atlantic, Iowa.

Atlantic City, N. J.

Baltimore, Md.

Custom-house.
Additional land.

Payment for damages by fire.

ors.

Release of contract

Proviso.

To be in full.

Rent.

Bangor, Me.

Baraboo, Wis.

Batesville, Ark.

Battle Creek, Mich.

Centerville, Iowa.

Champaign, Ill.

Charlottesville, Va.

Chicago, Ill.

Rent.

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New building.

Chillicothe, Ohio.

Cleveland, Ohio.

Colorado Springs, Colo.

Deadwood, S. Dak.

Dekalb, Ill.

Detroit, Mich.

Durham, N. C.

Elkhart, Ind.

Evanston, Wyo.

Fargo, N. Dak.

Findlay, Ohio.

Flint, Mich.

Florence, S. C.

Fond du Lac, Wis.

Fresno, Cal.

Gainesville, Fla.

Gainesville, Tex.

Geneva. N. Y.

Georgetown, S. C.

Gloversville, N. Y.

Goldsboro, N. C.

Grand Forks, N. Dak.

Grand Haven, Mich.

Green Bay, Wis.

Greenville, Tenn.

Greensboro, N. C.
Rent.

Chicago, Illinois, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, five hundred thousand dollars.

Chillicothe, Ohio, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty-five thousand dollars,

Cleveland, Ohio, rent of buildings: For rent of temporary quarters for the accommodation of Government officials, and all expenses incident thereto, fifty-two thousand dollars.

Colorado Springs, Colorado, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, eleven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

Deadwood, South Dakota, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty-five thousand dollars. Dekalb, Illinois, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Detroit, Michigan, post-office and court-house: For repairs and improvements to enlarge the accommodations of the post-office room in the post-office and court-house building at Detroit, Michigan, fifteen thousand dollars.

Durham, North Carolina, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Elkhart, Indiana, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, thirteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars.

Evanston, Wyoming, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Fargo, North Dakota, post-office and court-house: For commencement of work under present limit, thirty thousand dollars.

Findlay, Ohio, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, ten thousand dollars.

Flint, Michigan, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, ten thousand dollars.

Florence, South Carolina, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, ten thousand dollars.

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, fifteen-thousand dollars.

Fresno, California, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Gainesville, Florida, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars..

Gainesville, Texas, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Geneva, New York, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

Georgetown, South Carolina, post-office and custom-house: For continuation of building under present limit, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars.

Gloversville, New York, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Goldsboro, North Carolina, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars.

Grand Forks, North Dakota, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty-five thousand dollars. Grand Haven, Michigan, post-office and custom-house: For continuation of building under present limit, ten thousand dollars.

Green Bay, Wisconsin, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Greenville, Tennessee, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, forty-seven thousand five hundred dollars.

For rental of temporary quarters for the accommodation-of certain Government officials at Greensboro, North Carolina, and for expenses incidental thereto, five thousand five hundred dollars.

Hammond, Indiana, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, fifteen thousand dollars. Harrison, Arkansas, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, thirty-five thousand dollars. Hastings, Nebraska, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Holyoke, Massachusetts, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, forty-five thousand dollars.

Huntington, West Virginia, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty-five thousand dollars. Hutchinson, Kansas, post-office; For continuation of building under present limit, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.

Indianapolis, Indiana, rent of buildings: For rental of temporary quarters for the accommodation of certain Government officials and all expenses incident thereto, twenty-two thousand dollars.

Iowa City, Iowa, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, thirty-five thousand dollars.

Jacksonville, Florida, post-office, custom-house, and so forth: For completion of extension under present limit, fifty thousand dollars. Jacksonville, Illinois, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, ten thousand dollars.

Kankakee, Illinois, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Kingston, New York, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, fifteen thousand dollars.

Lawrence, Kansas, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, seventeen thousand five hundred dollars.

Lawrence, Massachusetts, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, thirty-five thousand dollars.

Lebanon, Pennsylvania, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Logansport, Indiana, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Los Angeles, California, rent of buildings: For rental of temporary quarters for the accommodation of certain Government officials, and all expenses incident thereto, and for electric current for power purposes, fifteen thousand dollars.

Louisiana, Missouri, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, ten thousand dollars.

Marblehead, Massachusetts, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty-five thousand dollars. Marshalltown, Iowa, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Martinsville, Virginia, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, sixteen thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. Maysville, Kentucky, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

McKeesport, Pennsylvania, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Memphis, Tennessee, custom-house, court house, and post-office: For completion of extension under present limit, fifty thousand dollars. Moberly, Missouri, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, fifteen thousand dollars.

Muncie, Indiana, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Nashua, New Hampshire, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Nashville, Tennessee, custom-house and post-office: For continuation of extension under present limit, eighty thousand dollars.

Natchez, Mississippi, post-office: For continuation of building under Natchez, Miss. present limit, ten thousand dollars.

Natchitoches, Louisiana, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, thirty thousand dollars.

Nevada, Missouri, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

New York, New York, custom-house: For continuation of building under present limit, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

New York, New York, rent of old custom-house: For rental of temporary quarters for the accommodation of certain Government officials, one hundred and thirty thousand six hundred dollars.

New York, New York, appraisers' warehouse: For necessary alterations in order to facilitate the business of the customs service, twelve thousand dollars.

Norristown, Pennsylvania, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Northampton, Massachusetts, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, forty-two thousand five hundred dollars, Norwich, Connecticut, post-office: For completion of building under present limit, ten thousand dollars.

Oak Park, Illinois, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, ten thousand dollars.

Oil City, Pennsylvania, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Ottawa, Illinois, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, fifteen thousand dollars.

Owosso, Michigan, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, ten thousand dollars.

Pekin, Illinois, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Perth Amboy, New Jersey, post-office and custom-house: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars. Pierre, South Dakota, post-office and court-house: For continuation of building under present limit, thirty thousand dollars.

Portland, Oregon, rent of buildings: For moving expenses, rent of temporary quarters for the accommodation of certain Government officials, and all expenses incident thereto, twenty-four thousand dollars. Providence, Rhode Island, post-office, court-house, and customhouse: For continuation of building under present limit, fifty thousand dollars.

Reno, Nevada, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, fifteen thousand dollars.

Richmond, Indiana, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Rock Hill, South Carolina, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, ten thousand dollars.

Rome, Georgia, post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, fifteen thousand dollars.

For the rental of temporary quarters for the accommodation of Government officials and all expenses incident thereto, at Rome, Georgia, five thousand dollars.

Saint Joseph, Missouri, post-office: For continuation of extension of building under present limit, forty thousand dollars.

San Francisco, California, custom-house: For continuation of building under present limit, one hundred thousand dollars.

Saratoga Springs, New York, post-office: For commencement of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Savannah, Georgia, marine hospital: For continuation of building under present limit, twenty thousand dollars.

Seattle, Washington, court-house, custom-house, and post-office: For continuation of building under present limit, one hundred thousand dollars.