EEE 3. EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF THE PLATTE. REPORT OF CAPTAIN CHARLES A. WORDEN, SEVENTH INFANTRY, FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1892. ENGINEER Office, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE PLATTE, Omaha, Nebr., July 5, 1892. SIR: I have the honor to submit my annual report as acting engineer officer of the Department of the Platte for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. October 21, 1891, by order of the department commander, I surveyed the northern, eastern, and southern boundary lines of the Fort Omaha military reservation. Work has been continued on the compilation of the map of this department east of the one hundred and third meridian, which will be completed for reproduction and publication in the course of a few weeks. Engineering instruments have been received from the commanding officer of Willets Point Engineer Depot. Instruments, notebooks, maps, tracings, and blue prints have been supplied to the various posts from time to time whenever requested. Several maps of this department west of the one hundred and third meridian have been issued to the officers in the field in Wyoming, on which were marked the counties, recently constructed railroads, etc. Large-scale blue-print maps of northeastern Wyoming, showing the location of all the cattle ranches and other points of importance, have been issued to the troops in the field. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, CHAS. A. WORDEN, Captain, Seventh Infantry, Acting Engineer Officer. Brig. Gen. THOMAS L. CASEY, Chief of Engineers, U. S. A. EEE 4. EXPLORATIONS AND SURVEYS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA. ANNUAL REPORT OF LIEUTENANT CHARLES G. LYMAN, SECOND CAVALRY, A. D. C., FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1892. ENGINEER OFFICE, HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF CALIFORNIA, San Francisco, Cal., June 30, 1892. SIR: I have the honor to submit the following report of operations of this office for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1892. From the close of the last fiscal year to April 3, 1892, this office was in charge of First Lieut. James E. Runcie, First Artillery, acting engi neer officer, who on that day was relieved from duty at these headquarters, and turned over the property belonging thereto to First. Lieut. Leonard A. Lovering, Fourth Infantry, Aide de Camp, under Special Orders No. 35, dated Headquarters Department of California, April 2, 1892. By virtue of Special Orders No. 53, dated Headquarters Department of California, May 16, 1892, I relieved Lieut. Lovering and took charge of the office. Assistant C. Winstanley, general service clerk, has been continually on duty as topographer and draftsman. The office work has involved the preparation of original drawings, tracings, and blue prints of maps, etc., for use at these headquarters and the posts in the department, the distribution of maps, and the care and preservation of the surveying and other instruments in store. Maps have been prepared, colored, and mounted, to supply the different offices at these headquarters, and such assistance as has been called for by officers at posts has been rendered. Instruments have been furnished for use at the different posts and to the Quartermas ter's Department, when required. No field work of any importance has been entered into during the year. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, CHAS. G. LYMAN, Second Lieutenant, Second Cavalry, A. D. C., in charge of office. Brig. Gen. THOMAS L. CASEY, Chief of Engineers, U. §. A. LAWS. AFFECTING THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, UNITED STATES ARMY. FIFTY SECOND CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. 1891-192. 3461 LAWS AFFECTING THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, UNITED STATES ARMY. FIFTY-SECOND CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, 1891-'92. PUBLIC ACTS. February 15, CHAP. 8.-An act to amend an act entitled “An act for the construction of a railroad and wagon bridge across the Mississippi River at South Saint Paul, 1892. Minnesota", approved April twenty-six, eighteen hundred and ninety. Rail Paul over Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the act entitled "An South Saint act for the construction of a railroad and wagon bridge across the Mississippi River at South Saint Paul, Minnesota," approved April bridge twenty-six, eighteen hundred and ninety, as amended by an act Mississippi entitled "An act to amend an act entitled 'An act for the construc- River. South tion of a bridge at South Saint Paul, Minnesota,'" approved Feb- Minn. ruary twenty-fourth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, be, and hereby is, amended as follows: First, by striking out section one of said bill as amended and substituting in lieu thereof the following: Saint Paul. Vol. 26, pp. 69, 788. Change of location authorized. Location. "That the South Saint Paul Belt Railroad Company, its successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby, authorized to construct and maintain, at a point suitable to the interest of navigation, a railroad bridge, or a combined railroad, wagon, and foot passenger bridge, across the Mississippi River from a suitable point on its west bank, at or near the city of South Saint Paul, in the State of Minnesota, and within the limits of section two, township twenty-seven, range twenty-two west, to a corresponding point on its east bank, and to lay on or over said bridge a railroad track or tracks for the more perfect connection of any railroad or railroads that are or shall be constructed to said river, on either or both sides thereof, at or opposite said places, under the limitations and conditions hereinafter provided: that said bridge shall not interfere with the free navigation of said river beyond what is necessary to carry into effect the rights and privileges hereby granted; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to Litigation. the free navigation of said river, or damage resulting from the same, the cause may be tried before the circuit court of the United States in and for any district in which any portion of said bridge or obstruction touches; said bridge may, at the option of the company building the same, be constructed to provide for the passage Railway. of railroad trains alone, or for the passage of railroad trains and railway.wagon, for the safe passage of wagons and vehicles of all kinds, for the and foot bridge. transit of animals and for foot passengers, all for such reasonable rates of toll as may be fixed from time to time by the Secretary of Tolls. 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