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Improving Clark River, South Carolina: Completing improve-Clark River, ment, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Beaufort River, South Carolina: Completing improvement, twelve thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Altamaha River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars.

S. C.

Beaufort River, S. C.

Altamaha River, Ga.

and Ala.

Improving Chattahoochee River, Georgia and Alabama: Con- Chattahootinuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars, of which five chee River, Ga. thousand dollars are to be used on that portion of the river between West Point and Franklin.

Ga.

Improving Flint River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, fif- Flint River, teen thousand dollars, of which four thousand dollars are to be expended between Albany and Montezuma, and eleven thousand below Albany.

River, Ga.

Ga.

Improving Ocmulgee River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, Ocmulgee twenty-five thousand dollars, of which twelve thousand five hundred dollars are to be expended between Macon and Hawkinsville, and the like sum below Hawkinsville. Improving Oconee River, Georgia: Continuing improement, Oconee River, twenty-five thousand dollars, of which five thousand dollars are to be expended between Milledgeville and the Central Railroad bridge. Improving Savannah River, between Augusta and Savannah: River, Ga. Continuing improvement, thirty-five thousand dollars. Improving Jekyl Creek, Georgia: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars.

Savannah

Augusta to Savannah.

Jekyl Creek, Ga.

Coosa River,

Improving Coosa River in Georgia and Alabama, between Rome, Georgia, and the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad Ga. and Ala. bridge in Alabama: Continuing improvement, one hundred and thirty thousand dollars.

Improving Coosa River between Wetumpka, Alabama and the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad bridge: ContinuMag improvement, one hundred thousand dollars, and the restriction as to the size of the locks to be constructed on the Coosa River, placed in the river and harbor act of September nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, is hereby repealed.

Coosa River, Ala.

Locks.

Vol.26, p. 442. Water way. Savannah, Ga.,

Inside water route between Savannah, Georgia, and Fernandina, to Fernandina, Florida, fifteen thousand dollars.

Improving Savannah River, Georgia, above Augusta, ten thousand dollars.

Improving Apalachicola River, Florida, including Lee's Slough and its connection with the Chipola River, and from said connection to the mouth of the Chipola River: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Caloosahatchee River, Florida: For maintenance, one thousand dollars.

Improving Choctawhatchee River, Florida, and Alabama: Continuing improvement, twelve thousand five hundred dollars: Provided, That no part of said sum shall be expended above Hollis Bridge until a draw approved by the Secretary of War is put in said bridge.

Fla.

Savannah

River, Ga., above Augusta.

Apalachicola River, Fla.

Caloosa hatchee River, Fla. Choctaw hatchee River, Fla. and Ala.

Proviso.

Drawbridge.

Fla.

Improving Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Florida: Continuing Escambia and improvement, eight thousand dollars, of which three thousand Conecuh rivers, dollars are for snag boat and five thousand dollars for operating the same.

Improving Manatee River, Florida: Continuing improvement, Manatee River, six thousand dollars.

Fla.

Johns

Proviso.
Contracts.

Improving the channel over the bar at the mouth of the Saint Saint Johns River, Florida: Continuing improvement, one hundred and River, Fla. twelve thousand five hundred dollars: Provided, That contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to carry out the project of June eleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed Limit. in the aggregate two hundred and eighty-four thousand five hundred dollars, exclusive of the amount herein and heretofore appropriated.

Suwanee Improving Suwanee River, Florida: Continuing improvement, River, Fla. three thousand dollars.

Volusia Bar, Improving Volusia Bar, Florida: For repairs, one thousand dol

Fla.

Ocklawaha

River, Fla.
Sarasota Bay,

Fla.

Indian River,

Fla.

Proviso.

Alabama River, Ala.

lars.

Improving Ocklawaha River, Florida: For maintenance, one thousand dollars.

Improving Sarasota Bay, Florida: Continuing improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Indian River, Florida, between Goat Creek and Jupiter Inlet, fifteen thousand dollars: Provided. That no part of the money hereby appropriated shall be expended until the Florida Coast Line Canal and Transportation Company surrenders and relinquishes to the United States all the rights and privileges which it now holds under State charter along the entire route.

Improving Alabama River, Alabama: Continuing improvement, seventy thousand dollars. Improving Black Warrior River, Alabama, from Tuscaloosa to rior River, Ala. Daniels Creek: Continuing improvement, two hundred thousand dollars.

Black War

Cahaba River,

Ala.

improving Cahaba River, Alabama: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars.

Tombigbee Improving Tombigbee and Warrior Rivers, Alabama, from mouth and Warrior of Tombigbee River to Tuscaloosa: Continuing improvement, two Rivers, Ala. hundred thousand dollars, of which one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars are to be expended on the Tombigbee River and seventy-five thousand dollars on the Warrior River, and so much of said sums as may be necessary is authorized to be expended in acquiring by purchase or condemnation, under the laws of Alabama, the lands needed in making such improvements.

Tombigbee River, Ala.

Big Sunflower River, Miss.

Noxubee Riv

er, Miss.

Pascagoula River, Miss.

Pearl River,

Miss.

Steele's ou, Miss.

Bay

Improving Tombigbee River from Fulton to Columbus: Continuing improvement, six thousand dollars,

Improving Tombigbee River, from Demopolis, Alabama, to Columbus, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, thirty-five thou sand dollars.

Improving Tombigbee River, from Walker's Bridge to Fulton: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars.

Improving Big Sunflower River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Noxubee River, Mississippi: For maintenance, three thousand dollars.

Improving Pascagoula River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars.

Improving Pearl River, Mississippi, between Edinburg and Carthage: For maintenance, five hundred dollars.

Improving Pearl River, Mississippi, between Carthage and Jackson: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Pearl River, Mississippi, below Jackson: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars.

Improving Steele's Bayou, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Tehula Lake, Improving Tchula Lake, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars.

Miss.

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Improving Yazoo River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars.

Improving Tallahatchee River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars, of which amount two thousand dollars may be used in the improvement of said river between the bridge at Panola, Mississippi and the mouth of the Coldwater River at the discretion of the Secretary of War.

Improving Leaf River, Mississippi, from its mouth to Bowie Creek Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Big Black River, Mississippi: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Chickasahay River, Mississippi, from the mouth up to railroad bridge near Shubuta: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Yazoo River,

Right of way.

Improving mouth of the Yazoo River, Mississippi, in accordance with plan of Captain J. H. Williard, Corps of Engineers, United Miss., mouth of. States Army, dated February fourth, eighteen hundred and ninetytwo, contained in House Executive Document numbered One hundred and twenty-five, Fifty-second Congress, first session, including borings and gauges, seventy-five thousand dollars; and should the Secretary of War be unable to obtain such right of way as may bo necessary in the prosecution of this work, upon reasonable terms, by agreement, purchase, or voluntary conveyance, he is hereby authorized to apply at any term of the circuit or district court of the United States for the western division of the southern district of Mississippi, and in the name of the United States institute and carry on proceedings to condemn such lands as may be Condemnanecessary for right of way as aforesaid and in such proceedings said tion. court shall be governed by the laws of the State of Mississippi so far as the same may be applicable to the subject of condemning private property for public use.

Amite River and Bayou Manchac, La.

Improving Amite River and Bayou Manchac, Louisiana: For maintenance, two thousand five hundred dollars, of which one thousaud dollars may be used to construct a turning basin for boats at or near the mouth of Ward's Creek on Bayou Manchac. Improving Boeuf River, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, Boeuf River, ten thousand dollars.

La.

Bayou Bartholomew, La. and Ark.

Bayou D'Arbonne, La.

Improving Bayou Bartholomew, Louisiana and Arkansas: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving Bayou D'Arbonne, Louisiana: Completing improvement, four thousand dollars; one thousand dollars of which shall be expended in improvement of the Cornie from Steins Bluff to the head of navigation on said stream. Improving Tensas River and Bayou Macon, Louisiana and Ar- and Bayou Makansas: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Tensas River

con, La. and Ark.

Improving Red River, Louisiana and Arkansas, from Fulton, Red River, Arkansas, to the Atchafalaya River: Continuing improvement, Ark and La. according to plan of Captain J. H. Willard, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, and for completion of survey, including the work at Alexandria, the widening of that portion of the river known as Little River, the necessary work at the harbor of Shreveport, the closing of outlets on the west bank of the river above Shreveport, and the removal of the "tow head" just above Rush Point, in Caddo Parish, one hundred and forty-five thousand dollars, of which five thousand dollars may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, for work in Cypress Bayou and the lakes between Shreveport, Louisiana, and Jefferson, Texas.

Tickfaw Riv

er, La.

Improving Tickfaw River, Louisiana: For maintenance, one thousand dollars. Improving Bayou Plaquemine, Louisiana: Continuing improve- Bayou Plaquement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, of which sum not mine, La. exceeding ten thousand dollars may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in removing obstructions from Grand River and Pigeon bayous, forming part of the Bayou Plaquemine route. Improving Bayou Lafourche, Louisiana: Continuing improvement and removing obstructions, fifty thousand dollars. Improving Tchefuncte River and Bogue Falia, Louisiana: For maintenance, one thousand dollars. Improving Bogue Chitto, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving the channel, bay, and passes of Bayou Vermillion,
Louisiana, seven thousand five hundred dollars.
Improving Mermentau River and tributaries, Louisiana, seven
thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Buffalo Bayou, Texas: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Improving Trinity River, Texas: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars.

Bayou La

fourche, La.

Tchefuncte

River and
Bogue Falia.La.

Bogue Chitto,

La.

Bayou Vermillion, La.

Mermentau River, La.

Buffalo Bayou,

Tex.

Trinity River,

Tex.

Improving Cedar Bayou, Texas: Completing improvement, four-Cedar Bayou, teen thousand dollars.

Tex.

Cypress Bayou and Lakes, Tex. Sabine River,

Tex.

Arkansas

Ind. T.

Improving Cypress Bayou and Lakes, Texas and Louisiana: Completing survey, two thousand dollars. Improving Sabine River, up to Sudduth's Bluff, Texas, five thousand dollars.

Improving Arkansas River, Arkansas and Indian Territory, two River, Ark. and hundred and fifty thousand dollars, two-fifths of which amount shall be expended from the mouth of the river to Little Rock, twofifths from Little Rock to Fort Smith, and one-fifth above Fort Smith.

Saint Francis Improving Saint Francis River, Arkansas: Continuing improvement, eight thousand dollars.

River, Ark.

Arkansas

River.

Improving Arkansas River: Removing obstructions and operating snag boats, twenty thousand dollars.

Black River, Improving Black River, Arkansas and Missouri: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Ark. and Mo.

Petit Jean

River, Ark.

Ark.

Improving Petit Jean River, Arkansas: Completing improvement, three thousand five hundred dollars.

White River, Improving White River, Arkansas: Continuing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars, fifty-three thousand eight hundred and fifteen dollars of which shall be used for completion of the existing project, the remainder to be expended in the discretion of the Secretary of War.

Ouachita and

Ark. and La.

Improving Ouachita and Black Rivers, Arkansas and Louisiana : Black Rivers, Continuing improvement, forty thousand dollars, of which not exceeding five thousand dollars may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, at the harbor of Camden, Arkansas. Improving Red River, above Fulton, Arkansas: Continuing improvement, three thousand five hundred dollars.

Red River,

Ark.

Cache River,

Ark.

Big Hatchee River, Tenn.

Clinch River,

Tenn.

Cumberland River, Tenn.and

Ky.

Improving Cache River, Arkansas: Continuing improvement, two thousand dollars.

Improving Big Hatchee River, Tennessee: Continuing improvement, three thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Clinch River, Tennessee: Continuing improvement, four thousand dollars.

Improving Cumberland River, Tennessee and Kentucky: Continuing improvement above Nashville, two hundred and fifty thouAbove Nash- sand dollars, of which five thousand dollars may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in the improvement of the river above the town of Burnside.

ville.

Below Nashville.

Proviso.

Improving Cumberland River, Tennessee, below Nashville: Continuing improvement, including the work at the mouth of the river, forty thousand dollars: Provided. That ten thousand dollars of this sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be available for Lock and dam. acquiring site and locating lock and dam near the mouth of Harpeth River, Tennessee, according to the survey and plan of Lieutenant-Colonel Barlow, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, submitted in December, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine.

French Broad River, Tenn.

Forked Deer River, Tenn.

Tennessee

River.

Below Chattanooga, Tenn.

Above Chattanooga.

Obion River, Tenn

Kentucky River, Ky.

Ohio River, Ky.

Improving French Broad River, Tennessee: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars, of which one thousand dollars may be used in removing the bar or shoal in Little Pigeon River, a tributary of the French Broad River.

Improving Forked Deer River, Tennessee: Completeing improvement, three thousand dollars.

Improving Tennessee River, below Chattanooga, Tennessee: Continuing improvement, five hundred thousand dollars, of which twenty-five thousand dollars may be used in continuing the work at Livingston Point, Kentucky.

Improving Tennessee River, above Chattanooga Tennessee : Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Improving Obion River, Tennessee, from its mouth to the crossing of the Louisville and Memphis Railroad in Obion County, seven thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Kentucky River, Kentucky: Continuing improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

Improving the falls of the Ohio River, Kentucky: Continuing improvement, sixty thousand dollars.

Improving Indiana Chute Fall. Ohio River: Continuing im- Indiana Chute provement, thirty-five thousand dollars.

Fall.

Improving Rough River, Kentucky: Continuing improvement, Rough River, fifteen thousand dollars.

Improving Levisa Fork, Big Sandy River, Kentucky: For maintenance, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Ky.

Levisa Fork, Big Sandy River, Ky..

Improving Tug Fork, Big Sandy River, Kentucky: For mainte-Tug Fork, Big nance, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Sandy River,
Ky.

Big Sandy

Movable dam.

Proviso.

Improving Big Sandy River, near Louisa, Kentucky:,For movable dam in lieu of fixed dam according to report and recommenda- River, Ky. tion of Board of Engineers, dated November tenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, and found in House Executive Document numbered twenty-five, Fifty-second Congress, first session, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That in addition to the said sum the balance on hand from former appropriations made for the fixed dam at that point is hereby made available for the movable dam herein provided for.

Improving Green River, Kentucky, above the mouth of the Big Barren River: For lock number five, according to report and recommendation of Major D. W. Lockwood, Corps of Engineers, United States Army, submitted August eleventh, eighteen hundred and ninety-one, fifty thousand dollars.

Improving Sandusky River, Ohio: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Balance avail

able.

Green River,
Lock No. 5.

Ky.

Sandusky

River, Ohio.

Ohio River.

Mouth

of

Improving Ohio River: Continuing improvement, three hundred and sixty thousand dollars, of which sum thirteen thousand dollars may be expended in completing the embankment on the south side of the Great Miami River near its junction with the Ohio River, to confine the waters of said Miami River' in great Great Miami. floods to the general course of its channel at or near the Ohio, to the end that the formation of the bar in the Ohio now obstructing navigation may be arrested; and of said sum thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be used in improving the navigation of the river at Mound City, Illinois, and Mound City, ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, for Ill dredging in Brooklyn Harbor, Illinois, and seven thousand dollars Brooklyn, Ill. in completing the work at Shawneetown, Illinois.

Shawneetown,

Ill.

Dam at mouth

Improving Ohio River by the construction of a movable dam at or below the mouth of Beaver River, Pennsylvania: Continuing of Beaver River improvement, one hundred thousand dollars; and the Secretary of Pa. War in his discretion may use so much thereof as may be necessary for the survey, location, and obtaining title to land for dam numbered two.

Improving Saginaw River, Michigan: Continuing improvement, Saginaw one hundred thousand dollars, of which five thousand dollars shall River, Mich. be expended on the West channel at Bay City, and forty thousand dollars, or such less sum as may be necessary, on the river above Bay City.

Improving mouth of Black River, Michigan: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars.

Improving Clinton River, Michigan: Completing improvement, eight thousand five hundred and sixty-four dollars. Improving Rouge River, Michigan: Completing improvement, eleven thousand six hundred and ninety dollars.

Improving Detroit River, Michigan, by removal of shoals from city of Detroit to Lake Erie: Continuing improvement, thirty thousand dollars.

Improving Thunder Bay River, Alpena, Michigan: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars.

Black River, Mich.

Clinton River,

Mich.

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Improving Black River at Port Huron, Michigan: Continuing improvement up to Washington avenue, ten thousand dollars. Improving the water communication across Keweenaw Point, Water way across KeweeLake Superior, from Keweenaw Bay to Lake Superior, in the State naw Point, of Michigan, for a navigable depth of sixteen feet with a minimum Lakes Superior width of seventy feet at the bottom, and for repairs to existing and Michigan. revetments, fifty thousand dollars.

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