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Condemnation.

Chicago River, Ill.

Proviso.

Contracts.

Limit.

Mississippi River.
Reservoirs.

From Saint Paul to Minneapolis.

From month of the

Minn.

Distribution.

Provisos.
Contracts.

Limitations.

the completion of said canal or part thereof adjacent to the bridge sites: Provided further, That in the event that the Secretary of War shall be unable to obtain such right of way as may be necessary in the prosecution of this work, upon reasonable terms by agreement, purchase, or voluntary conveyance, he is hereby authorized to apply åt any term of the circuit or district court of the United States for the northern district of Illinois, and in the name of the United States institute and carry on proceedings to condemn such lands as may be necessary for right of way as aforesaid; and in such proceedings said court shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois so far as the same may be applicable to the subject of condemning private property for public use. For improving the Chicago River, in Illinois, from its mouth to the stock yards on the South Branch and to Belmont avenue on the North Branch, as far as may be permitted by existing docks and wharves, to be dredged to admit passage by vessels drawing sixteen feet of water, according to the recommendation of Captain W. L. Marshall, of the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army, in his report under date of August ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three: Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to complete the said project of improvement, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate six hundred and fifty thousand dollars, exclusive of the amount herein and heretofore appropriated.

Reservoirs at the head waters of the Mississippi River: Continuing improvement, eighty thousand dollars.

Improving the Mississippi River between the Chicago, Saint Paul, Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad bridge at Saint Paul and the Washington avenue bridge at Minneapolis: Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars.

Improving the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Ohio River to Ohio to Saint Paul, Saint Paul, Minnesota: Continuing improvement, four hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, of which amount two hundred thousand dollars shall be expended on that portion of said river from Saint Paul to the mouth of the Missouri River, and two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars from the mouth of the Missouri River to the mouth of the Ohio River: Provided, That on and after the passage of this Act additional contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to carry on continuously the systematic improvement of the Mississippi River between the points mentioned, or said materials may be purchased and work may be done otherwise than by contract, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not exceeding in the aggregate five million twenty-five thousand dollars, exclusive of the amount herein appropriated: Provided further, That for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, said contracts and materials purchased and work done otherwise than by contract for the section of Saint Paul to mouth said river between Saint Paul and the mouth of the Missouri River shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars, and thereafter shall not exceed for the three years beginning July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, the sum of eight hundred and twenty-six thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty-seven cents annually: ProMouth of Missouri vided further, That such contracts and materials purchased and work done otherwise than by contract for that section of the said river between the mouth of the Missouri and the mouth of the Ohio River for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, shall not exceed the sum of three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, and thereafter for the three years commencing July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, shall not exceed the sum of six hundred and seventy-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents annually: And provided further, That any balance of former appropriations now available and the money hereby appropriated and authorized to be expended for the said section of said river between

of Missouri River.

to the Ohio.

Dredge boats, jetties, etc.

the mouth of the Missouri River and the mouth of the Ohio River, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended in the construction of suitable dredge boats, portable jetties, and other suitable appliances, and in the maintenance and operation of the same, with the view of ultimately obtaining and maintaining a navigable channel from Saint Louis to Cairo not less than two hundred and fifty feet in width and nine feet in depth at all periods of the year except when navigation of the river is closed by ice.

That of the money herein appropriated for the improvement of the Mississippi River between Cairo and the mouth of the Missouri River there may be expended, under the direction of the Secretary of War, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in order to improve the channel of the river, and to protect the east bank of the Mississippi River from caving in and being washed away at or near a point opposite the mouth of the Missouri River and extending south along said east bank, and thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended in removing the bar in front of Chester, Illinois, and protecting the west bank of the Mississippi River opposite Chester.

That of the money herein appropriated and authorized to be expended for the improvement of the Mississippi River from Saint Paul to the mouth of the Missouri River there shall be expended the following respective amounts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, under the direction of the Secretary of War, in improvements at the following places, to wit:

Specific objects. Protection, etc. mouth of Missouri.

Bar, Chester, Ill.

etc.

For the protection from erosion of the east bank of the Mississippi Sny Island Levee, River along and in front of the Sny Island Levee in the counties of Adams, Pike, and Calhoun, in the State of Illinois and for the improvement and maintenance of the channel of the river, by revetment work or otherwise, not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, in the opinion of the Secretary of War.

For the removal of the bar in the Mississippi River, on the east side Dubuque, Iowa. thereof, opposite the city of Dubuque, in the State of Iowa, five thousand dollars.

For the repair and maintenance of the natural and artificial banks of the Mississippi River from Warsaw to Quincy, in the State of Illinois, five thousand dollars.

Warsaw to Quincy, Ill., banks.

For dredging the channel at Quincy Bay, at Quincy, in the State of Quincy, Ill. Illinois, fifteen thousand dollars.

For removing the sand bar in front of the steamboat landing at Quincy, in the State of Illinois, ten thousand dollars.

For maintaining the harbor at Rock Island, Illinois, five thousand dollars.

For maintaining the harbor at La Crosse, Wisconsin, five thousand dollars.

For the purpose of constructing a harbor of refuge on the west shore of Lake Pepin, Mississippi River, at or near Kings Coulee, between Lake City and Reeds Landing, Minnesota, thirty thousand dollars.

For the purpose of continuing the work of constructing artificial banks between the mouth of Flint River, in Des Moines County, Iowa, and running along the west bank of the Mississippi River to the mouth of the Iowa River, seventy-five thousand dollars.

Rock Island, Ill.

La Crosse, Wis.

Lake Pepin, Minn.

Mouth of Flint to the Iowa.

Surveys, etc.

Drurys Landing,

And the Secretary of War, out of the money herein appropriated and authorized to be expended for the improvement of the Mississippi River from Saint Paul to the mouth of the Missouri River, shall cause surveys to be made and cost of improvements to be estimated as follows: On the east side of the Mississippi River, commencing at Drurys, to New Boston. Landing, in Rock Island County, State of Illinois, and running along the east bank of said river to New Boston, with a view to the improvement of navigation by preventing the overflow of the natural and artificial banks, and by deepening the channel; also along the east bank of said river, from at or near the city of Oquawka, Illinois, to at or near Dallas City, in the said State, with a view to the improvement of

Oquawka, Ill.

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tine, Iowa.

navigation by preventing the overflow of the natural and artificial banks and by deepening the channel; also on the west side of said river from Madison to Musca the bluff above the city of Madison, Lee County, in the State of Iowa, along the west bank of said river to the mouth of Skunk River, in said Lee County, and along the west bank of the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Iowa River, in Louisa County, to the city of Muscatine, in Muscatine County, Iowa, with a view of improving the navigation by preventing the.overflow of the natural and artificial banks and by deepening the channel.

Lagrange to Hannibal. Mo.

Egyptian levee.

Mississippi River
Commission.

the Ohic.
Expenses, etc.

Provisos.
Contracts.

Also on the west side of the Mississippi River, commencing at a point near Lagrange, in the county of Lewis and State of Missouri, above high water, running along the bank of the river to a point near the railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, near and above the city of Hannibal, in the county of Marion and State of Missouri, with the view of improving navigation by preventing the water from overflowing the natural and artificial banks along that part of the river and deepening the channel.

Also of the Egyptian levee, beginning at a point on the Des Moines River, in the county of Clark, State of Missouri, running along the south bank of said river to or near the Mississippi River at Alexandria, thence along the west bank of said river to terminus of said Egyptian levee, and estimate the cost of raising and strengthening said levee so as to confine the water to the river and thereby deepen the channel and improve navigation.

Improving Mississippi River from Head of Passes to the mouth of Head of Passes to the Ohio River, including salaries, clerical, office, traveling, and miscellaneous expenses of the Mississippi River Commission: Continuing improvement, six hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, which sum shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War, in accordance with the plans, specifications, and recommendations of the Mississippi River Commission, as approved by the Chief of Engineers, for the general improvement of the river, for the building and repairing of levees, and for surveys, including the continuation of the survey between Head of Passes and the head waters of the river, such improvement, surveys, building and repairs of levees to be made and carried on in such manner as in their opinion shall best improve navigation and promote the interests of commerce at all stages of the river: Provided, That on and after the passage of this Act additional contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to carry on continuously the plans of the Mississippi River Commission as aforesaid, or said materials may be purchased and work done otherwise than by contract, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not exceeding in the aggregate eight million three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, exclusive of the amount herein appropriated: Prorided further, That for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, said contracts, and materials purchased, and work done otherwise than by contract shall not exceed the sum of six hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, and thereafter shall not exceed the sum of two million five hundred and eighty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars annually for the three years beginning July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven: Provided further, That the money hereby appropriated and authorized to be expended in pursuance of said contracts, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended in the construction of suitable dredge boats and other devices and appliances, and in the maintenance and operation of the same, with the view of ultimately obtaining and maintaining a navigable channel from Cairo down, not less than two hundred and fifty feet in width and nine feet in depth at all periods of the year except when Rectifying banks. navigation is closed by ice: Provided further, That of the sum hereby appropriated and authorized to be expended, the sum of sixty-four thou sand dollars shall be expended in the rectification of the banks at Greenville, Mississippi, and sixty-four thousand dollars in the rectification

Limitations.

Dredge boats, etc.

Greenville, Miss.

of the banks at Helena, Arkansas, according to late plans submitted by Captain Graham D. Fitch, Corps of Engineers, and sixteen thousand dollars in the rectification of the banks at New Madrid, Missouri.

For work in accordance with the plans and specifications of the Mississippi River Commission:

At the harbor of New Orleans, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, one hundred and ten thousand dollars;

Helena, Ark.

New Madrid, Mo.

Specified objects.

New Orleans.

At the harbor of Natchez and Vidalia, Mississippi and Louisiana, Natchez, Miss., Visixty-four thousand dollars;

For rectification of Red and Atchafalaya rivers, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, forty thousand dollars;

dalia, La.

Red and Atchafalaya rivers.

At the harbor of Memphis, Tennessee, seventy thousand dollars; of Memphis. which thirty-five thousand dollars shall be expended in dredging and improving Wolf River from its mouth to the county bridge on Second street, not exceeding two and a half miles up said stream.

Improving Gasconade River, Missouri: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars; and improving Osage River, Missouri: Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars, to be expended by the Missouri River Commission.

Improving Missouri River, including salaries, clerical, office, traveling, and miscellaneous expenses of the Missouri River Commission, survey, permanent bench marks, and gauges: Continuing improvement, three hundred thousand dollars, to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War in the systematic improvement of the river according to the plans and specifications of the Missouri River Commission, as approved by the Chief of Engineers: Provided, That on and after the passage of this Act additional contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such material and work as may be necessary to carry on continuously the plans of the Missouri River Commission for the improvement of said river, or said material may be purchased and work may be done otherwise than by contract, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not exceeding in the aggregate three hundred thousand dollars per annum for three years, commencing July first, eighteen hundred and ninety

seven.

Of the money hereby appropriated and hereby authorized to be contracted for, there may be expended, in the discretion of said Commission, for the purpose of improving the channel by preventing erosion of the banks, not exceeding seventy thousand dollars at Omaha and Council Bluffs, or so much thereof as may be necessary; at Rocheport not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; at Glasgow and for protecting the shore line above Glasgow from the foot of Bowling Green Bend to the head of Harrison's Island not exceeding eighty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; at Miami not exceeding sixty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; at Saint Charles not exceeding fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; at and near the mouth of the Little Blue in Jackson County, Missouri, not exceeding twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; on the banks of the river opposite Leavenworth and Atchison not exceeding fifteen thousand dollars at each of said localities, or so much thereof as may be necessary; at Nebraska City not exceeding twentyfive thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary: Provided, That the Commission may also expend such amounts as may be absolutely necessary at any time in the improvement of the channel by preventing erosion of the banks at other harbors and localities on the river.

Missouri River Commission.

Gasconade and Osage rivers, Mo.

Expenses, etc.

Proviso.
Contracts.

Limitation.

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Missouri River. Stubbs Ferry, Mont.,

Improving the upper Missouri River between Stubbs Ferry, in Montana, and the lower limits of Sioux City, Iowa, two hundred and to Sioux City, Iowa. twenty thousand dollars, of which, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, fifty thousand dollars may be expended in the protection and completion of the works at Sioux City; fifty thousand dollars, or so

Sioux City.

much thereof as may be necessary, for the protection of the caving bank from a point three hundred feet above the upper to the lower revetment already constructed on the South Sioux City front, as recommended in House Executive Document Numbered Forty-eight, Fifty-third Congress, third session; fifty thousand dollars in the rectification of the river at Pierre and Fort Pierre; forty thousand dollars for the protection of Bismarck Harbor and the rectification of the river to prevent erosion of the banks, and cutting a new channel at Great Falls to Stubbs or near that point; twenty thousand dollars between the Great Falls,

Pierre, S. Dak.
Bismarck.

Ferry.

Proviso.

Dams permitted.

Yankton.

Elk Point.

Snagging.

Flathead River,

Mont.

Yellowstone, Mont.

Missouri River, Great Falls, Mont.

Sacramento and Feather rivers, Cal.

submit plans, etc.

in Montana, and Stubbs Ferry, in Montana: Provided, That subject to such conditions as the Secretary of War may prescribe, any person, company, or corporation may construct a dam or dams across said river above Stubbs Ferry, with necessary canal and improvements to develop water power and for other useful purposes; forty thousand dollars at Yankton, and twenty thousand dollars for improvement of river at Elk Point, which shall be immediately available.

Improving upper Missouri River by snagging, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Flathead River, Montana, ten thousand dollars, which sum shall be expended in snagging from Demersville to the Flathead Lake, in accordance with the plan submitted in the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for eighteen hundred and ninety-five.

Improving Yellowstone River, Montana: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars, which sum shall be expended at or near Glendive, Montana.

Improving Missouri River, at and near Great Falls, Montana, fifteen thousand dollars.

Improving Sacramento and Feather rivers and their tributaries, California: The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to Board of officers to appoint a board, consisting of three engineers of the United States Army, for the purpose of making surveys and examinations of said rivers, and submit the most feasible plan for the improvement of said rivers and the maintenance of navigation thereon, and to have charge of the work by them recommended as appropriations are made therefor; said board may, under the direction of said Secretary of War, expend any balance now remaining to the credit of said rivers in the improvement of the same, after deducting the expense of said surveys and examinations.

Restraining barriers, as recommended

sion.

Vol. 27, p. 511.

For the construction of restraining barriers for the protection of the by Debris Commis 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 Débris 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 Débris Commission and regulate hydraulic mining in the State of California," approved March first, eighteen hundred and ninety-three: Provided, That the Treasurer of the United States be, and he is hereby, authorized to receive from the State of California, through the Débris 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 are hereby appropriated for the purposes above named, to be expended in the manner above provided.

Proviso.

Receipt and use of State appropriations.

San Joaquin River, Cal.

Napa River, Cal.

Improving San Joaquin River, California: Completing cuts at Twentyone Mile Slough, twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary; and completing cut at Head Reach, thirty-seven thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars, or so much thereof as may be neces sary; and the balance of twenty-four thousand dollars heretofore appropriated may be used in dredging Stockton and Mormon channels to the head of navigation in the city of Stockton.

Improving Napa River, California: Continuing improvement, four thousand dollars.

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