Money statement. Amount appropriated by act approved March 4, 1907_ June 30, 1908, amount expended during fiscal year__-. July 1, 1908, amount covered by uncompleted contracts- $25,000.00 .75 25,000. 75 12, 869. 56 12, 131. 19 9, 264. 75 Name and address of contractor: M. P. Doullut, New Orleans, La. Work: Completion of monument to memory of American soldiers who fell in the battle of New Orleans, at Chalmette, La., in the war of 1812. Unit prices: Brickwork, $29.20 per cubic yard; marble in place, face of shaft and pyramid, $5 per cubic foot; base of monument $4.70 per cubic foot; sills and caps $6.60 per cubic foot; marble veneer or slabs in place in walls of observation chamber, $1.45 per square foot; concrete slabs, $11.10 per square yard; concrete pavement, $2 per square yard; cement coating, $1 per square yard; cleaning old marble facing, 40 cents per square foot; cast-iron steps in place, 15 cents per pound; excavation, 95 cents per cubic yard; bronze door, hand rails, etc., at $1,500 for the lot. Date of approval: January 2, 1908. Date of beginning work: January 16, 1908. Date of expiration: April 6, 1909. Name and address of contractor: M. P. Doullut, New Orleans, La. Work Repointing joints in old masonry. Unit price: 5 cents per square foot. Date of approval: Supplemental contract, approved by Chief of Engineers, March 7, 1908, by Assistant Secretary of War, March 9, 1908. Date of expiration: April 6, 1909. Work completed in May, 1908. Name and address of contractor: M. P. Doullut, New Orleans, La. Work: Modification of plan of base, reducing amount of marble and brickwork and excavation. Unit prices: Marble in place, $6 per cubic foot; brickwork, $36.75 per cubic yard. Date of approval: Supplemental contract, approved by Acting Chief of Engineers, June 23, 1908, by Assistant Secretary of War, June 30, 1908. Date of beginning work: June, 1908. Date of expiration: April 6, 1909. APPENDIX N N N. MONUMENT TO COMMEMORATE THE BATTLE OF KINGS MOUNTAIN, SOUTH CAROLINA. REPORT OF CAPT. E. R. STUART, CORPS OF ENGINEERs, officeR IN CHARGE, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1908. By act of Congress approved June 16, 1906, the sum of $30,000 was appropriated for the erection of a monument and an inclosure for same on Kings Mountain, York County, S. C., to commemorate the victory of the American forces at that place October 7, 1780. After consideration it was recommended and approved that the firm of McKim, Mead & White, architects, New York City, be employed to prepare designs and specifications for this monument. The type of monument decided upon is an obelisk bearing four tablets, for inscriptions, within an inclosure. Specifications were prepared and approved, and bids opened April 23, 1908, for the construction of this monument, and contract was awarded to The Southern Marble and Granite Company, Spartanburg, S. G., to construct a monument 115 feet 3 inches high, of granite from the quarry of The North Carolina Granite Corporation, Mount Airy, N. C., for the sum of $25,000. At the close of the fiscal year the plan of the monument had been approved, the inscriptions for the bronze tablets had received the approval of the Secretary of War, and everything was in readiness for the construction of the monument; the contractor had built storage sheds and office on the site, and ground had been broken for the excavation for the foundation on June 23. Money statement. July 1, 1907, balance unexpended-- June 30, 1908, amount expended during fiscal year... July 1, 1908, outstanding liabilities___ July 1, 1908, balance unexpended_ July 1, 1908, balance available_-_ July 1, 1908, amount covered by uncompleted contracts_-_-_ $29, 927. 77 617.39 29, 310. 38 170.94 29, 139. 44 25,000.00 CONTRACT IN FORCE. Name of contractor: The Southern Marble and Granite Company. Contract for: Construction of monument. Price: $25,000. Date of contract: June 4, 1908. Date of beginning: July 19, 1908. Date of expiration: March 19, 1909. 57101-ENG 1908-161 2561 APPENDIX O O O. LAWS AFFECTING THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, UNITED STATES ARMY. SIXTIETH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, 1907-1908. CHAP. 1.-An Act To authorize the county of Saint Francis, in the State of Arkansas, to construct a bridge across Saint Francis River at or near the town of Madison, in said county and State. January 16, 1908. [II. R. 194.] [Public, No. 1.] Vol. 35, p. 1. St. Francis River. St. Francis County may Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the county of Saint Francis, one of the counties of the State of Arkansas, duly created and organized under the laws of said State, be, and it is hereby, bridge, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a bridge Madison, Ark. and approaches thereto, across the Saint Francis River, at or near the town of Madison, in said county and State, at in accordance with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Vol. 34, p. 84. Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six. SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Approved, January 16, 1908. Amendment. January 20, CHAP. 2.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize Washington and Westmoreland counties, in the State of 1908. Pennsylvania, to construct and maintain a bridge across the II. R. 9087.] Monongahela River, in the State of Pennsylvania," approved [Public, No. 2.] February twenty-first, nineteen hundred and three. Vol. 35, p. 1. Monongahela River, Pa. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That section seven of an Act entitled "An Act to authorize Washington and Westmoreland counties, in Time extendthe State of Pennsylvania, to construct and maintain a ing, by Washbridge across the Monongahela River, in the State of ington and Pennsylvania," approved February twenty-first, nine- counties, Pa. teen hundred and three, as amended by the Acts approved 851. ed for bridg Westmoreland Vol. 32, p. 604. Vol. 33, P. January eleventh, nineteen hundred and five, February Vol. 34, p. 17. twenty-first, nineteen hundred and six, and February 876, amended. fifth, nineteen hundred and seven, be, and is hereby, further amended to read as follows: Vol. 34. Time of construction. "SEC. 7. That this Act shall be null and void if actual construction of the bridge herein authorized be not commenced within one year and completed within three years from February twenty-first, nineteen hundred and eight." Approved, January 20, 1908. January 23, 1908. [H. R. 251.] CHAP. 3.-An Act To amend an Act entitled "An Act to authorize the city of Saint Louis, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Missouri, to construct a bridge across the Missis[Public, No. 3.] sippi River," approved February sixth, nineteen hundred and Vol. 35, p. 2. River. ing, by Saint Vol. 34. seven. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assemMississippi bled, That the city of Saint Louis shall have authority to Time extend- construct the bridge mentioned in the Act entitled "To ed for bridg amend an Act to authorize the city of Saint Louis, a corLouis, Mo. poration organized under the laws of the State of Mis883, amended. Souri, to construct a bridge across the Mississippi River," approved February sixth, nineteen hundred and seven, under and subject to the limitations and restrictions menVol. 34, P. tioned in the Act entitled "An Act to authorize the city of Time of con- Saint Louis, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Missouri, to construct a bridge across the Mississippi River," approved June twenty-fifth, nineteen hundred and six, if the actual construction of the bridge therein authorized shall be commenced within one year from the approval of this Act and completed within three years from same date. 461. struction. Approved, January 23, 1908. January 23, 1908. [H. R. 4891.] [Public, No. 4.] River. Iowa, bridge. may CHAP. 4.-An Act To authorize the city of Burlington, Iowa, to construct a bridge across the Mississippi River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of RepresentaVol. 35, p. 2. tives of the United States of America in Congress assemMississippi bled, That the city of Burlington, Iowa, a corporation Burlington, organized under the laws of the State of Iowa, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct, maintain, and operate a railroad and wagon bridge and approaches thereto across the Mississippi River at Burlington, in the State of Iowa, in accordance Vol. 34, p. 84. with the provisions of the Act entitled "An Act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March twenty-third, nineteen hundred and six. SEC. 2. That the right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is hereby expressly reserved. Location. Amendment. Approved, January 23, 1908. |