APPENDIX A A A. OCCUPANCY OF AND INJURY TO PUBLIC WORKS BY CORPORATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS. [Reported under section 2, river and harbor act of 1884, and section 4, river and harbor act of 1886.] 1. Report of Col. Wm. P. Craighill, Corps of Engineers. 2. Report of Capt. O. M. Carter, Corps of Engineers. 3. Report of Col, O. M. Poe, Corps of Engineers. 4. Report of Capt. T. W. Symons, Corps of Engineers. (1) REPORT OF COL. WM. P. CRAIGHILL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS. UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, Baltimore, Md., July 3, 1894. GENERAL: In compliance with the requirements of General Orders 6 and 7, series of 1887, and 9 of 1888, from headquarters Corps of Engineers, I have the honor to report, concerning the rivers and harbors in my charge, that no additional information on the subject of those orders has been received by me since the last annual report, except as shown by the following statements: Unknown persons removed pieces of the wales from some of the wing dams on the James River, probably for firewood. On the Great Kanawha River there has been more or less trouble at the movable dams with drift from booms and from cutting brush, etc., on the banks, but there appear to have been no material or flagrant violations of the law in this respect. The sawmills, so far as this office is informed, have either been burning their slabs, sawdust, etc., or putting it where it is not liable to be washed into the streams. The Winifrede Coal Company and some parties at Charleston (the latter were not thoroughly identified) made some trouble at one time during the year by throwing heavy refuse in the river when repairing boats and barges. This was promptly stopped when notification was given about it. In regard to the old mill dams on Elk River, no legal action has been taken toward their removal. Gen. C. C. Watts, district attorney for the State of West Virginia, has lately stated that while it is thought an indictment against the owners of these dams could not be maintained, he is of the opinion that the United States has the right to summarily remove the dams as obstructions to navigation. He also said that in a recent conversation with the Attorney-General at Washington the latter expressed himself as of the same opinion in regard to the power of the Government to remove these old dams. General Watts intends to write to the Attorney-General soon to ask for a formal opinion in regard to the matter. Complaints about these dams continue. Three letters from prominent lumber men on Elk have been received recently complaining about the serious obstruction to the running of rafts and bateaux made by these dams-particular stress being laid on the Frametown dam and Ashleys dam. The Elk Island boom at Sutton continues to be the cause of complaint on the part of sawmill men at Charleston, as before reported. (Report of Chief of Engineers for 1892, pp. 3343, 3344.) So far as this office is informed, no legal action has been taken against the company on account of this boom during the year. This same company has built a temporary dam about 8 feet high clear across the river just below the boom for the purpose of floating logs out of the boom. This temporary dam is the cause of considerable complaint on the part of flatboat men, etc., who are obliged to transfer around it in going to and from Sutton with produce and merchandise. The Elk Island Boom Company was indicted by the grand jury of Braxton County at the last April term on account of such complaint about this temporary dam. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Brig. Gen. THOMAS L. CASEY, WM. P. CRAIGHILL, Colonel, Corps of Engineers. (2) REPORT OF CAPT. O. M. CARTER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS. UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, Savannah, Ga., June 30, 1894. GENERAL: I have the honor to report that "no structures or works built or made by the United States in aid of commerce or navigation" within the district under my charge "have been used, occupied or injured by a corporation or individual" during the year, with the following exceptions: 1. The cluster of fender piles and about two pile bents of Dam No. 4, and one of the clusters of fender piles at the end of Dam No. 6, Darien Harbor, Georgia, have been destroyed by an unknown vessel. 2. About 35 feet of the outer end of Jones Island Spur Dam No. 26, Savannah Harbor, Georgia, was destroyed by the British vessel EdenThis was reported to the United States district attorney, as required by law, but no action was taken by him. more. 3. About 24 feet of the outer end of Elba Island Spur Dam No. 7 (including one cluster of piles), Savannah Harbor, Georgia, was destroyed by an unknown vessel. 4. About 70 feet of Barnwell Island Spur Dam No. 3, Savannah Harbor, was destroyed by the British steamship Cynthiana. Some minor injuries to pile training walls have been caused by unknown parties, and small quantities of stone have been removed from the dams at Big Gap and Philbrick Cut, Savannah Harbor, Georgia. Respectfully submitted. Brig. Gen. THOMAS L. CASEY, Chief of Engineers, U. S. A. O. M. CARTER, Captain, Corps of Engineers. (3) REPORT OF COL. 0. M. POE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS. UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, Detroit, Mich., July 10, 1894. GENERAL: In accordance with section 4 of the river and harbor act of August 5, 1886, and General Orders No. 9, Headquarters, Corps of Engineers, June 26, 1888, I have the honor to report the following cases where "piers, breakwaters, etc.," under my charge "have been used, occupied, or injured by a corporation or individual" during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894. LANDS OCCUPIED BY U. S. LIGHT-HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT. The United States Light-House Establishment occupies as site for light-keeper's dwelling a portion of the St. Marys Falls Canal grounds, 100 feet by 200 feet, extending from the south bank of the canal to Canal street, in the city of Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., and just west of the prin cipal meridian of Michigan, the authority for this occupation being a letter of Secretary of War William C. Endicott, dated March 25, 1885, and being terminable at pleasure of the War Department; also, the extreme end of the northwest pier by a light-house, and a portion of the northwest pier by a range light; authority by act of Congress dated March 3, 1879. The United States Light-House Establishment also occupies the lower and upper ends of the west pier of the St. Clair Flats Ship Canal by light-houses; authority by acts of Congress dated July 28, 1866, and March 3, 1871. OCCUPANCY OF PUBLIC LANDS, ETC., BELONGING TO THE RESERVATION OF ST. MARYS FALLS CANAL, MICHIGAN. During the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894, the reservation has been occupied, as reported in my Annual Report for 1893, printed on p. 4271 et seq., of the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1893. The following new case of occupancy has occurred: By the Edison Sault Electric Company, widening tail race now in use by company. The authority for this action is a "revocable license" to the Edison Sault Electric Company. granted by acting Secretary of War L. A. Grant, on July 6, 1893. INJURIES TO PIERS, ETC., OF ST. MARYS FALLS CANAL, MICHIGAN. On August 3, 1893, the schooner Moravia ran into south pier, doing $38.83 damage. On August 7, 1893, the propeller Athabasca ran into lock wall (lock 1881), doing $25.50 damage. On October 16, 1893, the steamer Tampa ran into south pier of canal, doing $17.42 damage. On May 19, 1894, the steamer Andaste ran into pier in front of the movable dam of the canal, doing $89.60 damage. INJURIES TO PIERS, ETC., OF ST. CLAIR FLATS CANAL, MICHIGAN. On August 19, 1893, the steamer Marina ran into west dike of canal, doing $112.18 damage. On August 27, 1893, the steamer C. F. Beilman ran into east pier of canal, doing $121.38 damage. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Brig. Gen. THOMAS L. CASEY, Chief of Engineers, U. S. A. O. M. POE, Colonel, Corps of Engineers, (4) REPORT OF CAPT. T. W. SYMONS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS. Portland, Oreg., July 1, 1894. GENERAL: In compliance with General Order No. 6, 1887, and General Order No. 9, 1888, Headquarters, Corps of Engineers, I have the honor to state that no structure or works built or made by the United States in aid of commerce or navigation in the district under my charge are used or occupied by a corporation or an individual. During the year the jetty being built by the Government at Coos Bay, Oregon, was injured under the following circumstances: During the summer of 1893, a cigar-shaped raft of piles was constructed in Coos Bay, which it was intended to take to San Francisco. The raft contained 3,500 piles from 60 to 100 feet long, bound together with heavy chains. In attempting to tow this raft out of the bay, it struck on the South Spit, and as the tide was ebbing it could not be gotten off. During the high tide at night it floated off and passed around and grounded against the Government jetty, on the north side thereof. Here it continued for three days striking the jetty tramway with terrific force and beating and breaking it down. It was finally taken away, but not until damage had been done which cost $700 to repair. The matter was reported to the United States district attorney for Oregon. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Brig. Gen. THOMAS L. CASEY, Chief of Engineers, U. S. A. T. W. SYMONS, Captain, Corps of Engineers. APPENDIX B B B. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT-INCREASING THE WATER SUPPLY OF WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-ERECTION OF FISHWAYS AT GREAT FALLS. REPORT OF col. GeorGE H. ELLIOT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OFFICER IN CHARGE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1894. 1. Washington Aqueduct. 2. Increasing the water supply of Wash ington, D. C. 3. Erection of fishways at Great Falls. OFFICE OF THE WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT, GENERAL: I have the honor to transmit herewith report of operations for the following works in my charge for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894, viz: Washington Aqueduct; increasing the water supply of Washington, D. C.; erection of fishways at Great Falls. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Brig. Gen. THOMAS L. CASEY, Chief of Engineers, U. S. A. GEORGE H. ELLIOT, BBB 1. WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT. Appropriations for the Washington Aqueduct are applied to the improvement, the maintenance, and repair of those portions of the Washington water supply, other than the tunnel from the distributing reservoir to the new reservoir near Howard University, that have been placed under the supervision of the Chief of Engineers. The works include the masonry dam, 2,877 feet long, extending from the Maryland to the Virginia shore at Great Falls of the Potomac, 14 miles west of Washington; the works at Great Falls for regulating the supply of the conduit; the conduit from Great Falls, 9 feet in diameter; the three reservoirs, viz, the Dalecarlia receiving reservoir, about 4 miles west of the city, the distributing reservoir, about 2 miles west of the city, and the high-service reservoir in Georgetown for the supply of the higher portions of that city; the mains by which the water is 3193 |