Money statement.

July 1, 1891, balance unexpended ...

Cash received from overpayments refunded.

June 30, 1892, amount expended during fiscal year.............

July 1, 1892, balance nnexpended
July 1, 1892, outstanding liabilities

July 1, 1892, balance available....
Respectfully submitted.

.$751, 703. 15 94.27

751, 797.42 549, 980. 67

201, 816. 75 33,057.93

168, 758.82

CHAS. R. SUTER,

Lieut. Col. of Engineers,

President Missouri River Commission.
A. MACKENZIE,

Major of Engineers.

O. H. ERNST,

Major, Corps of Engineers, Colonel, U. S. A.
GARLAND C. BROADHEAD.
R. S. BERLIN.

The honorable the SECRETARY OF WAR.
(Through the Chief of Engineers, U. S. A.)

LETTER OF THE MISSOURI RIVER COMMISSION SUBMITTING ESTIMATES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30,

1894.

MISSOURI RIVER COMMISSION,
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT,

St. Louis, Mo., August 22, 1892.

GENERAL: The Missouri River Commission beg leave to submit the following estimate of the amounts that can be profitably expended during the fiscal year ending June 30, 1894, on the improvement of Missouri River between its mouth and Sioux City, Iowa:

Office and traveling expenses and salaries of Commission...
Surveys and observations

Gauges, physical data, and publications.

Operating snag boat.

Systematic improvement in first reach..

Total.....

Very respectfully, your obedient servant,

$20,000

25,000

25,000

35,000

645,000

750,000

CHAS. R. SUTER,
Lieut. Col. of Engineers,
President Missouri River Commission.

The honorable the SECRETARY OF WAR.

(Through the Chief of Engineers, U. S. A.)

Work.

Financial statement from July 1, 1891, to June 30, 1892.

Total specific appropriations..

Balances from former appropriations:

Act of August 2, 1882, applied to works above Sioux City,
Iowa

Survey Missouri River from mouth to Fort Benton...
Act of August 5, 1886, applied to removing obstructions
from Missouri River...

Total balances...

Received from sales and deposits...

Total available

Expended to June 30, 1892

Balance June 30, 1892

$4,000.00
8, 844.39

1,982.80

2,890,000.00

14, 827. 19 1,030. 69

2,905, 857.88

2,704, 041. 13

201, 816.75

List of civilian engineers employed on work of river and harbor improvements in charge of Missouri River Commission from July 1, 1891, to June 30, 1892, inclusive, under the river and harbor acts of July 5, 1884 (survey of Missouri River abore Missouri River Falls, Fort Benton, Mont.), August 11, 1888 (improving Missouri River), and September 19, 1890 (improving Missouri River from its mouth to Sioux City, Iowa).