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Corps, United States Army, in his letter of April eigh-
teenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, to the honorable
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Secretary of State.
Approved, February 25, 1893.

PRIVATE ACTS.

CHAP. 60.-An act for the relief of Clement Reeves.

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 is hereby directed to pay to Clement Reeves, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of six hundred and twentyseven dollars and eighty-five cents, in payment for earth deposited by him on the battery near Delaware City, Delaware, in eighteen hundred and seventy-six.

Approved, February 3, 1893.

February 3,

1893.
Vol. 27, p. 814.

Clement Reeves.
Payment to.

CHAP. 80.-An act to refer the claim of Jessie Benton Fremont to certain lands, and the improvement thereon, in San Francisco, California, to the Court of Claims.

1893.

February 10,

Vol, 27, p. 816.

Jessie Benton

to Court of

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Fremont. the claim of Jessie Benton Fremont to certain lands, and Claim referred the improvements thereon, at Port San Jose, in San Fran- Claims. cisco, State of California, and her claim for compensation for the taking, use, and occupation thereof, be referred to the Court of Claims to hear and determine the same to judgment, notwithstanding the lapse of time, with right of appeal as in other cases. The said Jessie Benton Fremont, her heirs, assigns, or legal representatives, shall commencé their action in said Court of Claims by petition, filed within six months from the passage of this act, and the said court is hereby directed to ascertain concerning the ownership or claim in law or equity of the said Jessie Benton Fremont, her heirs, assigns, or legal representatives, to the said land; also the facts constituting the ownership or claim in law of the United States thereto. Said court shall also ascertain and determine the value of said lands at the time they were taken by the United States for military purposes and the value of all improvements thereon. It shall also ascertain and determine the present value of said lands and what would be fair compensation for the use and occupation thereof from the time they were taken by the Government to the date of the finding by the court and report its judgment as to the sum that should be paid said Jessie Benton Fremont in full payment for the taking and use of said land by the United States. Approved, February 10, 1893,

APPENDIXES

TO THE

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,

UNITED STATES ARMY.

597

APPENDIXES

TO THE

REPORT OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS,

UNITED STATES ARMY.

FORTIFICATIONS, ETC.

APPENDIX No. 1.

GUN AND MORTAR BATTERIES-TORPEDO SHED, NEW YORK HARBOR.

REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. GEORGE L. GILLESPIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS, OFFICER IN charge, for THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1893.

IMPROVEMENTS.

a. Mortar battery.

b. Gun-lift battery.

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c. Torpedo shed.

ENGINEER OFFICE, U. S. ARMY,
New York, N. Y., July 8, 1893.

GENERAL: I have the honor to transmit herewith annual reports, in duplicate, for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1893, upon fortifications in my charge.

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

G. L. GILLESPIE, Lieut. Col., Corps of Engineers.

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