Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. MAJORS. (continued.) Charles R. Suter.. Jared A. Smith Samuel M. Mansfield, Rahway, Elizabeth, Manasquan, South, Raritan, and Passaic rivers, Raritan Bay, and Woodbridge, Cheesequakes, and Mattawan creeks, N. J.; Sheepshead, and Canarsie bays, Sumpawanus Inlet, and East Chester Creek, N. Y., and channel between Staten Island and New Jersey, and deepening Gedney's Channel, N. Y. In charge of the manufacture and supply of Mastic. In charge of the removal of the wreck of steamer Nankin at entrance to New York Harbor. To represent the General Government in the arrangement for, and the erection of, a pedestal to be built to receive the colossal bronze statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, to be erected upon Bedloe's Island, N. Y. H. In charge of preliminary examination and of survey of Hudson River, New Jersey side, from Weehawken to Bergen Point. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on subject of permanent improvment of Delaware River and Bay. Member of Board of Officers to determine whether the moneys raised and appropriated are sufficient to complete the proposed Bennington Battle Monument in accordance with the approved design. In charge of Forts Winthrop, Standish, Andrew, Independence, and work on Long Island Head, and of the construction of Fort Warren, Mass. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Newburyport, Lynn, Boston (including sea-walls on Point Allerton, Great Brewster Island, Lovell's Island, Gallops Island, Long Island Head, Rainsford Island, and Deer Island; Mystic and Charles rivers; and channel leading to Nantasket Beach), Provincetown, Plymouth, and Scituate, Mass. In charge of construction of a national harbor of refuge (of the first class) at Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass. In charge of the improvement of the rivers Merrimac and Malden, Mass. In charge of the improvement of the Missouri River from its mouth to Sioux City, Iowa. Member of the Mississippi River Commission created by act of Congress approved June 28, 1879. Member and president of the Missouri River Commission, created by act of Congress approved July 5, 1884. Engineer 15th Lighthouse District. Engineer 5th and 6th Lighthouse Districts. In charge of Forts Knox, Popham, Gorges, Scammel, McClary, and batteries at Portland Head and Gerrish's Island, Me., and Fort Constitution and Battery at Jerry's Point, N. H., and of construction of Fort Preble, Me. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Bangor, Belfast, Rockland, and Portland, Me., and Portsmouth, N. H. In charge of the improvement of the rivers Penobscot and Kennebunk, Me., and Cocheco, N. H., Saco River Breakwater, Lubec Channel, and Moose-a-bec Bar, Me. To take steps towards the removal of the wreck of the schooner Waldemar in Belfast Harbor, Me. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Galveston and Brazos Santiago, Tex. In charge of the improvement of ship channel in Galveston Bay, Pass Cavallo, Aransas Pass and Bay up to Rockport and Corpus Christi, Brazos River, Buffalo Bayou, deepening channel at mouth of Trinity River and removal of obstructions to Liberty, and the protection of river bank at Fort Brown, Tex. Engineer 10th and 11th Lighthouse Districts. Member of commission to run and mark the boundary lines between a portion of the Indian Territory and the State of Texas, Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. William R. King..... In charge of the improvement of the rivers Tennessee, Tenn., Ala., and Ky., Cumberland above and below Nashville, Ky. and Tenn., Hiawassee, Caney Fork, Duck, French Broad, Clinch, and Little Tennessee, Tenn., and South Fork of the Cumberland, Ky. In charge of preliminary examinations of Cumberland River above the mouth of Jellico and Holston River, Tenn., and extension of survey of Caney Fork River to Frank's Ferry, Tenn. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers on plan for a lock and dam at Grand Rapids, Wabash River, and on project for improvement of Black Warrior River, Ala. Commanding Battalion of Engineers. In charge of Torpedoes for harbor defense and the Engineer Depot at Willets Point, N. Y. Wm. H. H. Benyaurd.. In charge of improvement of the harbors at Chicago and Calumet, Ill. In charge of the improvement of the Illinois and Calumet rivers. In charge of survey of the Hennepin Canal, and for enlargement of Illinois and Michigan Canal. In charge of preliminary examination and of survey of Calumet River, east of Hammond to the forks of the river. Garret J. Lydecker.... In charge of the Washington Aqueduct; increasing water supply of the city of Washington, and the erection of fishways at Great Falls of the Potomac River. Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia. Member of board of officers on plan of reservoir for additional water supply for the cities of Washington and Georgetown. Amos Stickney... In charge of 4th District of the Mississippi River, from Warrenton to Head of the Passes, for the purpose of improvement and the construction and repair of levees, to include levees and special work on the river, the improvement of the harbor at New Orleans, the Mississippi River at Natchez and Vidalia, the mouth of Red River, and the rectification of the Red and Atchafalaya rivers at mouth of Red River. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on building and repair of levees on the Mississippi River. In charge of the Louisville and Portland Canal. In charge of the improvement of the Falls of the Ohio River, Wabash River, Ind. and Ill., and White River, Ind. Alexander Mackenzie.. In charge of the improvement of the harbor at Rock Island, Ill. In charge of the improvement of the Mississippi River from Saint Paul to Des Moines Rapids; the Upper Mississippi River, and Rock Island Rapids and Des Moines Rapids of the Mississippi River; and of removing bar in Mississippi River opposite Dubuque, Iowa. In charge of the construction of a dry-dock at the Des Moines Rapids Canal; of ice-harbor at Dubuque, Iowa, and of harbors of refuge on Lake Pepin at Stockholm, Wis., and Lake City, Minn. In charge of operating the Des Moines Rapids Canal. Member of the Missouri River Commission, created by act of Congress approved July 5, 1884. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers on plan for lock and dam at Grand Rapids, Wabash River; on proposed bridge across the Mississippi River at Minneapolis, &c., and on bridge over the Ohio River at or near Cairo, III, Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. MAJORS. (continued.) Oswald H. Ernst....... David P. Heap..... William Ludlow... In charge of the improvement of Mississippi River between the months of the Illinois and Ohio rivers, opposite Saint Louis, Mo., and at Cape Girardeau, Mo., and Minton's Point, and the harbor at Alton, Ill. Member of the Missouri River Commission, created by act of Congress approved July 5, 1884. Detached; Engineer Secretary to the Lighthouse Board. On leave of absence for one year from April 1, 1885, under provisions of joint resolution of Congress approved February 13, 1885. Detached; Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia. William A. Jones...... In charge of the improvement of the Columbia River at Cascades, Oreg., Upper and Lower Columbia and Snake rivers, Oreg. and Wash., Willamette River above Portland, and Lower Willamette River below Portland, Oreg., Cowlitz River, Wash., Yamhill River, Oreg., and Lower Clearwater River, Idaho. In charge of survey of Columbia River above mouth of Snake River, Wash. Andrew N. Damrell.... In charge of Forts Morgan and Gaines, Ala., and fort on Ship Island, Miss. In charge of the improvement of the harbor at Mobile, Ala. In charge of the improvement of the rivers Black Warrior, Ala., Pascagoula, Pearl, and Noxubee, Miss., Tombigbee, Ala. and Miss., the roadstead leading into Back Bay of Biloxi in Mississippi Sound, channel of Biloxi Bay, and Old Town Creek and Horn Island Pass, Miss. In charge of preliminary examinations and of surveys of Wacissa River, and Pascagoula River from the mills at Moss Point to the anchorage in the bay. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers to consider question of a bridge over the Alabama River at Selma, Ala., and on proj ect for improvement of Black Warrior River, Ala. Charles J. Allen In charge of the improvement of the harbors of Duluth, Grand Marais, and Superior Bay, on Lake Superior. In charge of the improvement of the Chippewa River, and protection of sand-banks on the same; of the Minnesota and Saint Croix rivers, and the Red River of the North; of the Mississippi River above the Falls of Saint Anthony; of the Falls of Saint Anthony; construction of Meeker's Island lock and dam, and lock and dam at Goose Rapids on Red River of the North. In charge of the construction of reservoirs at headwaters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. In charge of the examination and surveys of the sources of the Mississippi, Saint Croix, Chippewa, and Wisconsin rivers, with a view to ascertaining the practicability and cost of creating and maintaining reservoirs, &c. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers on proposed bridge across the Mississippi River at Minneapolis, &c., and on bridge over the Ohio River at or near Cairo, Ill. Charles W. Raymond.. In charge of Forts Winthrop, Standish, Andrew, Independ ence, and work on Long Island Head, and of the construction of Fort Warren, Mass. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Newburyport, Lynn, Boston (including sea-walls on Point Allerton, Great Brewstar Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. L. Cooper Overman.......... Island, Lovell's Island, Long Island Head, Rainsford Island, and Deer Island; Mystic and Charles rivers; and channel leading to Nantasket Beach), Provincetown, Plymouth, and Scituate, Mass. In charge of construction of a national harbor of refuge (of the first class) at Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass. In charge of the improvement of the rivers Merrimac and Malden, Mass. Engineer, temporarily, of 1st and 2d Lighthouse Districts. In charge of Fourth District of the Mississippi River, from Warrenton to Head of the Passes, for the purpose of improvement and the construction and repair of levees, to include levees and special work on the river, the improvement of the harbor at New Orleans, the Mississippi River at Natchez and Vidalia, the mouth of Red River, and the rectification of the Red and Atchafalaya rivers at mouth of Red River. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on building and repair of levees on the Mississippi River. In charge of the improvement of harbors at Port Clinton, Monroe, Toledo, Sandusky, Huron, Vermillion, Black River, Rocky River, Cleveland, Fairport, Couneaut, and Ashtabula, Ohio, and Dunkirk, N. Y. In charge of improvement of Sandusky River, Ohio. In charge of waterlevel observations on Lake Erie. In charge of the removal of wreck of schooner J. J. Hill, in Fairport Harbor, Ohio. Alexander M. Miller ... In charge of the improvement of the rivers Mississippi and Milton B. Adams. Wm. R. Livermore.... William H. Heuer ..... Missouri, removal of snags, &c.; Osage River, Mo. and In charge of the construction of Fort Montgomery, N. Y. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Ogdensburg, on the river Saint Lawrence, and Plattsburg, Burlington, and Swanton, and construction of breakwater at Rouse's Point, on Lake Champlain. In charge of the improvement of Ticonderoga and Grass rivers, N. Y., and Otter Creek, Vt. Detached; Engineer Officer, Department of Texas. Member of Commission to run and mark the boundary lines between a portion of the Indian Territory and the State of Texas. Member of general court-martial to meet at Fort Clark, Tex., August 12, 1885. In charge of the improvement of the Missouri River from its mouth to Sioux City, Iowa. In charge of Forts Taylor and Jefferson, Fla., Jackson, St. Philip, Livingston, Pike, and Macomb, Tower Dupré, Battery Bienvenue, and Tower at Proctorsville, La. In charge of the improvement of the Amite, Tangipahoa, Tickfaw, Tchefuncte, Bogue Falia, and Calcasieu rivers, bayous Terrebonne, Teche, Black, and Courtableau, and Calcasieu Pass, La., Sabine Pass, Blue Buck Bar, and Neches River, Tex., and Sabine River, La. and Tex., and of removal of obstructions in Bayou La Fourche, La. In charge of connecting Bayou Teche with Grand Lake at Charenton, La. To report upon the depth and width of a channel secured and maintained by jetties constructed by Statement showing rank aud duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. RANK AND NAME. DUTIES. MAJORS. (continued.) William S. Stanton James B. Eads at the mouth of the Mississippi River. In charge of removal of wrecks in Mississippi River in front of the wharves at New Orleans, La., and of wreck of steamer John M. Chambers in Bayou Teche. In charge of preliminary examinations of Atchafalaya River above Berwick Bay, and Bayou Pierre, Miss. Engineer 7th and 8th Lighthouse Districts. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on subject of permanent improvement of Delaware River and Bay. Detached; on duty at the Military Academy as instructor of practical military engineering, and in command of Company E, Battalion of Engineers. Member of general courtmartial to meet at West Point, N. Y., August 17, 1885. Engineer of 1st and 2d Lighthouse Districts. Thomas H. Handbury.. Engineer Officer Division of the Missouri. In temporary charge of improvement of the harbors at Chicago and Calumet, Ill. In temporary charge of the improvement of the Illinois and Calumet rivers. In temporary charge of survey of the Hennepin Canal. CAPTAINS. James C. Post James F. Gregory Henry M. Adams In charge of the improvement of the Little Kanawha, Guyandotte, and Buckhannon rivers, W. Va.; the Big Sandy River, W. Va. and Ky., and the Kentucky and Tradewater rivers, Ky. In charge of preliminary examination and of survey of Rough River, Ky. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on project for improvement of Black Warrior River, Ala. Detached; aid-de-camp on the personal staff of the Lieuten- In charge of the 4th and 5th Divisions, Office of the Chief of Charles E. L. B. Davis. Engineer 10th and 11th Lighthouse Districts. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Ontonagon, Eagle Harbor, Marquette, Manistique, and Cedar River, Mich.; Menomonee, Green Bay, Ahnepee, Two Rivers, Manitowoc, Sheboygan, Port Washington, Kewaunee, Pensaukee, and Oconto, Wis. In charge of harbors of refuge at entrance to Sturgeon Bay Canal, Lake Michigan, and Grand Marais, Mich. In charge of water-level observations on Lake Superior. Advisory Engineer for improvement of Kewaunee Harbor, Wis. George M. Wheeler..... On temporary duty to supervise certain publications pertaining to Geographical Surveys West of the 100th Meridian. In charge of the improvement of the Yellowstone River; and the Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, to Fort Benton, Mont. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Charlevoix, |