Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. Chas. E. L. B. Davis.... James B. Quinn....... waters. of the sewerage system at Fort Monroe, Va. To supervise the reconstruction of the Washington shore end of the "Long Bridge" at Washington, D. C.; the construction of bridges across Potomac River at "The Three Sisters," D. C.; across Patuxent River at Mount Calvert, Md., and across Hunting Creek, and of a street railway, and a bridge across Mill Creek, at Fort Monroe, Va. Member of boards of engineer officers to fix the damages for the use and occupation of the right of way granted to the Metropolitan Southern Railroad Company through the property of the United States in Montgomery County, Md., and to investigate the subject of raft-towing on the Great Lakes and their connecting In charge of the defensive works at Forts Jackson, St. Philip, Livingston, Pike, and Macomb, Tower Dupré, Battery Bienvenue, and Tower at Proctorsville, La. In charge of the improvement of the Amite River and Bayou Manchac, Tickfaw, Tchefuncte, and Bogue Falia rivers, Mermentan River and tributaries, mouth and passes of Calcasieu River, bayous Terrebonne, Courtableau, Teche, from mouth to St. Martinsville, La Fourche and Plaquemine, including removing obstructions from Grand River and Pigeon bayous; channel, bay, and passes of Bayou Vermillion, La.; harbor at Sabine Pass and Neches River, Tex.; and Sabine River, La. and Tex. In charge of examinations for harbor of refuge on Lake Pontchartrain; bayous Black and Terrebonne, with a view of connecting them; Homochitto River, from its mouth to the Louisville, New Orleans and Texas Railroad Bridge, Miss.; channel through Sabine Lake from Sabine Pass to mouths of Sabine and Neches rivers; Sabine River, from Sudduths Bluff to Logansport, La.; and from the mouth of Neches River to Shooks Bluff, Tex. In charge of removal of the wrecks of two coal barges in Bayou Teche, La. To report upon the depth and width of a channel secured and maintained by jetties at the mouth of the Mississippi River. To supervise the construction of two bridges across Bayou La Fourche, La. Engineer Seventh and Eighth Light-House districts. Daniel W. Lockwood... In charge of the improvement of Little Kanawha, Guyan dotte, and Buckhannon rivers, W. Va., Tug Fork of Big Sandy River, Big Sandy River, near Louisa, for movable dam, Kentucky, Tradewater, Green, and Barren rivers; Levisa Fork of Big Sandy River, Rough River, and of Licking River from Farmers to West Liberty, Ky. In charge of examinations of Licking River, and of Big Sandy River from its junction with the Ohio River to the crossing of the Big Sandy by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Bridge, Ky. In charge of removal of wreck of stone barge in Kentucky River at Frankfort, Ky. To exercise supervision over the construction of two bridges across the Tug Fork of the Big Sandy River above Catlettsburg; the rebuilding of bridge across Big Sandy River; the rebuilding of bridge, and the alterations of bridge across the Kentucky River at Frankfort, Ky. Member of boards of engineer officers to consider and report upon the subject of harbor lines at Pittsburg, Pa., and on the Ohio to Davis Island Dam; on both sides of the Ohio River from the upper end of Martins Ferry to the lower end of the city of Bellaire, Ohio; and at Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. Daniel W. Lockwood... Ernest H. Ruffner..... John C. Mallery... Clinton B. Sears.... Thomas Turtle... CAPTAINS. Cincinnati, including the Licking River between its mouth and the bridge of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Erie, Pa., In charge of the defensive works at forts Marion and Tay- In charge of the fourth and fifth divisions, Office of the Edward Maguire....... Detached; engineer Fourth Light-House District. His Frederick A. Mahan... death at Philadelphia, Pa., October 11, 1892, announced in General Orders No. 8, Headquarters, Corps of Engi neers, October 13, 1892. Detached; engineer secretary of the Light-House Board. In charge of the improvement of the Missouri River from the Great Falls, Mont., to Sioux City, Iowa, including removing snags and other like obstructions above Sioux City; and of the Yellowstone River, Mont. and N. Dak. In charge of survey of Missouri River between Sioux City, Iowa, and Fort Benton, Mont.; and of examinations of Missouri River from Three Forks to Canyon Ferry, Mont., and of James River, S. Dak. Detached; Engineer Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. CAPTAINS. (continued.) Charles F. Powell.... John G. D. Knight..... Commissioner of the District of Columbia. Member of Rock Creek Park Commission by virtue of act of Congress approved September 27, 1890. In charge of the first and second divisions, Office of the Chief of Engineers. Member of boards of officers to test range and position finders; to examine certain buildings and rooms tendered for the temporary use of the Record and Pension Office of the War Department, and to examine the buildings in Washington now occupied by the War Department; and to consider the subject of printing, and to recommend any amendments to paragraphs 616 and 901 of the Regulations, as may be advisable. Commanding Company B, Battalion of Engineers. Instructor in military engineering at the U. S. Engineer School. Member of general courts-martial convened at Willets Point, N. Y., March 24 and September 21, 1892. William L. Marshall.... In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Chicago Richard L. Hoxie..... Joseph H. Willard.. and Calumet, Ill.; of the improvement of the Illinois and Calumet rivers; and of the construction of the Illinois and Mississippi Canal. In charge of examinations of Wolf River Harbor, Lake Michigan, Ind., and outer harbor at mouth of Calumet River, Ill. To supervise the construction of bridges across the south branch of the Chicago River at South Halstead street; across west fork of south branch of Chicago River at Chicago; across Chicago River in West Chicago; and across the Illinois River at Kampsville or Columbiana, and at Havana; and the alterations of the bridge across south branch of Chicago River near Nineteenth street, Chicago, Ill. Member of board of officers on World's Columbian Exposition, and of board of engineer officers to consider and report upon a project for the construction of a navigable pass through the Sandy Lake Dam. In charge of the improvement of Tensas River and Bayou Macon, La; Ouachita and Black rivers, including the harbor at Camden; and Bayou Bartholomew in La. and Ark.; Bœuf River and Bayou D'Arbonne, including improvement of the Cornie, La.; bayous Rondeway and Vidal, La.; Cypress Bayou, La. and Tex.; Red River, La. and Ark.; Red River above the Atchafalaya River, Ark.; Forked Deer River and North Fork of same, and the Big Hatchie River, Tenn.; of the rivers Big Sunflower, Yazoo, Big Black, and Tallahatchie, Tchula Lake, Steele's and Washington bayous, and mouth of Yazoo River, Miss. In charge of survey of Red River from Fulton, Ark., to the Atchafalaya River, La., and Cypress Bayou, and the lakes between Jefferson, Tex., and Shreveport, La. ; and of examinations of Little River; Ouachita River, above Camden, Ark.; Cassidys Bayou, Cold Water River, Miss.; and Sulphur River from its mouth to Sulphur Station, Tex. In charge of the water gauges on the Lower Mississippi River and its principal tributaries. To supervise the construction of the bridges across the Tensas River at Clayton's Plantation; across Little River; across Bœuf River near Rayville; across Red River at Upper Falls near Alexandria; across Ouachita River near Columbia, La.; and across Big Black River at Baldwin's Ferry; and to supervise changes and alterations in the bridge across Big Black River at Allen's Station, Miss. Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. CAPTAINS. (continued.) Philip M. Price...... Carl F. Palfrey.. William H. Bixby..... Henry S. Taber... In charge of the defensive works at Forts McRee, Pickens, and Barrancas, Fla. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Apalachicola Bay and River, and at Pensacola, Fla. In charge of the improvement of the rivers Coosa and Chattahoochee, Ga. and Ala.; Flint, Ga.; Choctawhatchee, Escambia, and Conecuh, Fla. and Ala.; Apalachicola River, including Lee's Slough and its connection with the Chipola River, and from said connection to the mouth of Chipola River, Fla.; Alabama, Cahaba, and Tallapoosa, Ala.; and La Grange Bayou, improving Holmes River, Fla. In charge of examinations of the bar at the junction of Choctawhatchee Bay and Santa Rosa Sound; and bar at the mouth of Alaqua Bayou, at its entrance into Choctawhatchee Bay, Fla. To supervise the construction of bridge across the Alabama River near Montgomery, Ala. Secretary and disbursing officer of the Mississippi River In charge of the improvement of the Arkansas River, in- Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd. CAPTAINS. (continued.) Henry S. Taber. Eric Bergland... William T. Rossell. Mo. and Ark.; Little and St Francis, Mo., and of removal of rock shoals in Fourche River, Ark. In charge of examinations of Fourche Le Fevre and Current River, and of Saline River, Ark. In charge of removal of wreck of steamer John Matthews in Arkansas River. To supervise the construction of bridges across the Poteau River in the Choctaw Nation, near Fort Smith; and across the Arkansas River at Cummings Landing, Ark. Detached; engineer Fifth and Sixth Light-House districts. Detached; Engineer Commissioner of the District of Columbia. Member of Rock Creek Park Commission by virtue of act of Congress approved September 27, 1890. On leave of absence. Thomas W. Symons..... In charge of the improvement of harbor at Yaquina Bay, entrance to harbor at Nehalem Bay, month of Siuslaw River, Umpqua and Coquille rivers, Tillamook Bay, entrance and harbor at Coos Bay, and Upper Coquille River between Coquille City and Myrtle Point, Oregon; the Upper Columbia and Snake rivers, Oregon, and Wash.; Upper Snake River between Huntington Bridge and Seven Devils mining district, Idaho; Olympia Harbor, Grays Harbor and Chehalis River; the Columbia River from the head of Rock Island Rapids to the foot of Priest Rapids; Puget Sound and its tributary waters; Swinomish Slough, Nasel River, and Willapa River and Harbor, Wash. In charge of examinations of Kootenai River from Fry, Idaho, to international boundary line; Spokane River, from Post Falls to Lake Cœur d'Alene, Idaho; Chetco River; inner navigation of Alsea River; Nestucca River, as far as Woods; Rogue River, from Grant Pass to the mouth; navigable tide-water channels of Coos River, Oregon; Snohomish River from mouth to Lowell; Nooksack River; Everett Harbor, including mouth of Snohomish River; and Upper Columbia River, from the international boundary to Rock Island Rapids, Wash. To exercise supervision over the construction of bridges across Clearwater River above Lewiston, Idaho; across D'Wamish River near Seattle; across Snohomish River (three); across Chehalis River; across Swinomish Slough; across the south arm of Willapa River; across Skagit River at Mount Vernon; across Nooksack River at Ferndale, and at Lynden; across South Bay, Elk River, between Bay City and Laidlaw; and across Columbia River between Douglas and Kittitas counties, Wash. Member of board of engineer officers to consider and report upon the subject of harbor lines at Port Townsend, Port Angeles, Anacortes, Aberdeen, Ocosta, Ballard, Seattle, Edmonds, Sidney, Hoquiam, South Bend, Taconma, Steilacoom, Blaine, Cosmopolis, Ilwaco, La Conner, Shelton, Marysville, and Snohomish, Wash., and at Flavel, Oregon. Smith S. Leach..... On duty under the immediate orders of Lieut. Col. Mansfield upon the fortifications of Boston Harbor; in charge of the defensive works at Fort Montgomery, N. Y.; in charge of the improvement of the harbors at Ogdensburg and Plattsburg, N. Y., and Burlington, Vt., and construction of breakwater at Rouses Point, N. Y.; in charge of the improvement of St. Lawrence, Ticonderoga, and Great Chazy rivers; of narrows at Lake Champlain, N. Y., and of Otter Creek, Vt. |