Cal. Humboldt, For improving harbor and bay at Humboldt, California: Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars. Gowanus Bay, New York. Savannah, Ga. Cumberland Sound, Georgia and Florida. Portland, Me. Rockland, Me. Boston, Mass. Providence River and Nar Improving channel in Gowanus Bay, New York: For completing improvement of Bay Ridge Channel, the triangular area between Bay Ridge and Red Hook channels, and Red Hook and Buttermilk channels in the harbor of New York, New York, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Savannah, Georgia: For continuing improvement, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Improving Cumberland Sound, Georgia and Florida: For continuing improvement, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Portland, Maine: For continuing improvement, two hundred thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Rockland, Maine: For continuing improvement, three hundred thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Boston, Massachusetts: For continuing improvement, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Improving Providence River and Narragansett Bay, ragansett Bay, Rhode Island: For continuing improvement, one hundred Rhode Island. and twenty-five thousand dollars. Bridgeport Buffalo, N. Y. Delaware Bay, harbor of refuge. South Carolina. Sabine Pass, Tex. Duluth, Minn. Oakland, Cal. The provision in the river and harbor Act of June third, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, authorizing the expenditure of ten thousand dollars upon Yellow Mill Pond, so called, in Bridgeport Harbor, conditioned upon the construction by the city of Bridgeport of a drawbridge upon plans approved by the Secretary of War, is hereby so amended as to permit the immediate expenditure of said sum in the discretion of the Secretary of War, the plans for said bridge having been approved by him and the sum of twenty thousand dollars appropriated therefor by the city of Bridgeport. Improving harbor at Buffalo, New York: For continuing improvement, four hundred and eighty-nine thousand seven hundred and forty-six dollars. Harbor of refuge, Delaware Bay, Delaware: For continuing construction, eight hundred thousand dollars. Improving Winyaw Bay, South Carolina: For continuing improvement of harbor at Winyaw Bay, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Improving Sabine Pass, Texas: For continuing improvement of harbor at Sabine Pass, four hundred thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin: For continuing improvement, seven hundred and seventy thousand one hundred and thirty-eight dollars. Improving harbor at Oakland, California: For continuing improvement, under existing project, one hundred and thirty-three thousand dollars. and Feather riv ers, California. Restraining barriers, etc. Vol. 29, p. 232. For the purpose of carrying out the following provision Scramento of the river and harbor Act of eighteen hundred and ninety-six: "For the construction of restraining barriers for the protection of the Sacramento and Feather rivers in California, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, such restraining barriers to be constructed under the direction of the Secretary of War in accordance with the recommendations of the California Debris Commission, pursuant to the provisions of, and for the purposes set forth in, section twenty-five of the Act of the Congress of the United States, entitled, 'An Act to create the California Vol. 27, p. 511. Debris Commission and regulate hydraulic mining in the State of California,' approved March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three: Provided, That the Treasurer of Proviso. Receipt and the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to use of State apreceive from the State of California, through the debris propriations. commission of said State, or other officer thereunto duly authorized, any and all sums of money that have been, or may hereafter be, appropriated by said State for the purposes herein set forth. And said sums when so received and hereby appropriated for the purposes above named, to be expended in the manner above provided," and for the further purpose of making available to the United States the appropriation, or any part thereof, made by the provisions of an act of the legislature of the State of California, approved March seventeenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act to provide for the appointment, duties, and compensation of a debris commissioner, and to make appropriation to be expended under his directions in the discharge of his duties as such commissioner, approved March twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ninetythree," and of said amended act, the Secretary of War is hereby authorized, in the preparation for and construction of the proposed works authorized and appropriated for by the aforesaid provisions, to enter into an agreement that Agreement the contractor shall look solely to the State of California for shall look solely one-half of such expense, to be paid out of said State to State for half appropriation, and the United States shall in no manner be liable for said one-half. that contractor expenses, etc. San Pedro Cal. Improving harbor at San Pedro, California: For construction of a deep-water harbor for commerce and of refuge at San Pedro, California, in accordance with the plans and specifications of the board appointed by the President, as provided in the Act of June third, eighteen hun- Vol. 29, p. 213. dred and ninety-six, four hundred thousand dollars; but nothing herein shall be construed to extend the limit of cost of improvement of the harbor at San Pedro, California, as authorized by said Act of June third, eighteen hundred and ninety-six. That the provisions of the river and harbor acts of August eighteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, and June three, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, making appropriations for improving harbor at Coos Bay, Ore Coos Bay, Ore gon. Vol. 28, p. 346. gon, by deepening harbor and removing obstructions. therefrom, are hereby so amended as to authorize the Secretary of Secretary of War, in his discretion, to expend any or all War may con of the funds so appropriated in carrying on the required dredging and other work by contract, or in any manner that in his judgment may be most economical and advantageous to the Government. tract for work, etc. Allegheny vania. Locks and dams in Allegheny River, Pennsylvania: For River, Pennsyl- continuing improvement by construction of locks and dams at Herr Island, above the head of Six-Mile Island, and at Springdale, three hundred thousand dollars. Monongahela Improving upper Monongahela River, West Virginia: River, West Vir- For continuing improvement by the construction of six locks and dams, four hundred thousand dollars. ginia. Cumberland River. Kentucky Improving Cumberland River above Nashville, Tennessee: For continuing improvement by construction of locks numbered five, six, and seven, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Improving Kentucky River, Kentucky: For continuing River, Ken-improvement, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. tucky. Falls of Ohio Ky. Improving Falls of Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky: at Louisville, For completing improvement, including Indiana Chute Falls, one hundred and sixty-seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, of which sum fifteen thousand dollars shall be used for restoring the levee and banks of the Ohio River at or near Shawneetown, Illinois, recently swept away by the high waters in said river, such sum to be immediately available. Dams Nos. 2, 3, 4,5. Chicago River, Illinois. Illinois and nal. Proviso. For continuing construction of dams numbered two, three, four, and five, between Davis Island Dam and dam numbered six, five hundred and ninety-five thousand dollars. Improving Chicago River, Illinois: For continuing improvement from its mouth to the stock yards on the South Branch, and to Belmont avenue on the North Branch, four hundred thousand dollars. Illinois and Mississippi Canal: For continuing construcMississippi Ca- tion, one million four hundred and twenty-seven thousand seven hundred and forty dollars: Provided, That twentyfive thousand dollars of said sum shall be used under the direction of the Secretary of War for the purpose of conBridge over Structing a high bridge across Rock River on the line of Rock River, etc. said canal, in lieu of the one known as the Moline bridge in the county of Rock Island. Cleveland, Ohio. Improving harbor at Cleveland, Ohio: For continuing improvement, three hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That six thousand dollars of said sum may be used for the Levee of Mus- repair and extension of the levee of the Muskingum River kingum River. at Zanesville, Ohio, in the discretion of the Secretary of War. Waterway Improving waterway from Keweenaw Bay to Lake Supefrom Kewee rior, Michigan: For continuing improvement of water naw Bay to Lake Superior. communication across Keweenaw Point, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Improving Mississippi River from the mouth of the Ohio River to Saint Paul, Minnesota: For continuing improve ment from the mouth of the Ohio River to the mouth of Mouth of Ohio to St. Paul. the Missouri River, six hundred and seventy-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirtythree cents. souri to St. Paul. For continuing improvement from the mouth of the Mouth of MisMissouri River to Saint Paul, eight hundred and twentysix thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixtyseven cents, of which sum forty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Secretary of War, shall be expended to complete the construction of the levee from Flint Creek to the Iowa River, according to the existing project of improvement. River Commis Head of Passes Caruthers ville, Mo. Miss. Improving Mississippi River: For continuing improve-Mississippi ment of Mississippi River from Head of the Passes to the sion. mouth of the Ohio River, including salaries, clerical, office, to the Ohio. traveling, and miscellaneous expenses of the Mississippi River Commission, one million nine hundred and eightythree thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars, of which the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much Expenses, etc. thereof as may be necessary, shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in protecting the bank at and near the town of Caruthersville, Missouri; the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in the rectification of the banks at Greenville, Greenville, Mississippi; the sum of thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, for the completion of the revetment work at or near the town of Helena, Arkansas; Helena, Ark. the sum of thirty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, for the completion of the revetment work along the bluff at the harbor of Memphis, Tennes-Memphis see; the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, for repairing the damage which was done by the flood of eighteen hundred and ninetyseven to the revetment work which was built by the United States Government in eighteen hundred and ninety-five along the bluff at said harbor of Memphis, Tennessee; and the sum of fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, for continuing improvement of the Mississippi River at New Madrid, Missouri, revetment of the New Madrid, banks, and preventing destruction of the same. Tenn. Mo. Missouri River Improving Missouri River from mouth to Sioux City, Commission. Iowa: For continuing improvement of Missouri River from Expenses, etc. its mouth to Sioux City, Iowa, including salaries, clerical, office, traveling, and miscellaneous expenses of the Missouri River Commission, surveys, permanent bench marks, and gauges, three hundred thousand dollars, of which the sum of fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Secretary of War, shall be expended in protecting the bank in Pelican Bend, Pelican Bend, Missouri River, and improvement of river in that vicinity, to be immediately available, the sum of ten thousand etc. Huntsdale, Mo. Glasgow, etc. St. Joseph, Mo. Little Blue, Missouri. Kaw River. Mobile Harbor. dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Secretary of War, shall be expended in improving the river and protecting the north bank thereof from erosion at and near Huntsdale, in Boone County, Missouri, the sum of fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Secretary of War, shall be expended in protecting the channel and the shore line above Glasgow from the foot of Bowling Green Bend to the head of Harrison Island, the sum of thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Secretary of War, shall be expended in protecting the banks and existing Government works at and near the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri, and the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be expended in protecting the right bank of said river at and near the mouth of the Little Blue, in Jackson County, Missouri, and in the discretion of the Secretary of War the further sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended in widening and cleaning out the mouth of the Kaw river where it empties into the Missouri river at Kansas City. For maintenance of the channel in Mobile Harbor, by dredging, thirty thousand dollars, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War. California Débris Commission. MISCELLANEOUS OBJECTS, WAR DEPARTMENT. SURVEY OF NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES: For printing and issuing charts for use of navigators and electrotyping plates for chart printing, three thousand dollars. For surveys, additions to, and correcting engraved plates, to be available until expended, twenty-five thousand dollars. TRANSPORTATION OF REPORTS AND MAPS TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES: For the transportation of reports and maps to foreign countries through the Smithsonian Institution, one hundred dollars. * * * * CALIFORNIA DÉBRIS COMMISSION: For defraying the expenses of the Commission in carrying on the work Vol. 27. p. 507. authorized by the Act of Congress approved March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, fifteen thousand dollars. Harbor. New York HARBOR OF NEW YORK: For prevention of obstructive and injurious deposits within the harbor and adjacent waters of New York City. Inspectors, etc. Vessels. For pay of inspectors and deputy inspectors, office force and expenses of office, ten thousand two hundred and sixty dollars; For pay of crews and maintenance of four steam tugs |