Onancock, Va. Cape Charles City, Va. Proviso. Use of basin. Wharf charges. Beaufort, N.C. Charleston, S. C. Limit. Improving harbor at Onancock, Virginia: Completing improvement, six thousand five hundred and eleven dollars. Improving harbor at Cape Charles City, Virginia, and its approaches: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars, to be expended in dredging and for such prot ctive works as are recommended by the engineer: Provided, That, before any Government money shall be expended in the improvement of this harbor or any of its approaches, the owners of the basin forming the harbor and the channel or canal leading thereto, or connecting said harbor withe Cherrystone Inlet, shall execute, or cause to be executed, and file with the Secretary of War an instrument in writing, satisfactory to the said Secretary of War, giving to any and all vessels, upon any and all occasions for all time to come, the right to enter and remain in said harbor and transact business therein without charge, except legitimate, usual, and reasonable wharf charges to be determined by the Secretary of War in event of disagreement and shall further legally dedicate.or cause to be dedicated to public use an approach to the wharves of said harbor from the nearest public highway of not less than forty feet in width, to be approved by the Secretary of War. Improving harbor at Beaufort, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Charleston, including Sullivan Island and Mount Pleasant Shore, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars: Provided, That contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to complete the present project of improvement, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate one million nine hundred and fifty-three thousand dollars, exclusive of the amount herein and heretofore appropriated. Georgetown, Improving harbor at Georgetown, South Carolina: Completing improvement, twelve thousand dollars. S. C. Winyaw Bay, S. C. Brunswick, Ga. Cumberland Sound, Ga. Savannah, Ga. Proviso. Contracts. Limit. Darien, Ga. Improving harbor at Winyaw Bay, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Brunswick, Georgia: Completing improvement, twenty-seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Cumberland Sound, Georgia: Continuing improvement, one hundred and seventy thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Savannah, Georgia: Continuing improvement, three hundred and eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars: Provided, That contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to complete the present project of improvement, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate two million eight hundred and thirty-one thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, exclusive of the amount herein and heretofore appropriated. Improving harbor at Darien, Georgia: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Apalachicola Improving harbor at Apalachicola Bay and River, Florida: ConBay and River, tinuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Fla. Fla. Pensacola, Improving harbor at Pensacola, Florida: Continuing improvement, to obtain twenty-four feet of water by dredging, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Tampa Bay, Florida: Completing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving entrance to harbor at Key West, Florida: Continuing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Saint Augustine, Florida: Completing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Mobile, Alabama: Continuing improvement, two hundred and 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 complete the present project of improvement, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the ag gregate one million one hundred and eighty-one thousand three hundred dollars, exclusive of the amount herein and heretofore appropriated. Limit. Improving mouth and passes of Calcasieu River, Louisiana: Calcasieu Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars, of which River, La. twenty thousand dollars or so much thereof as may be necessary, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be used on the inner bars. Improving and maintaining ship channel in Galveston Bay, Galveston Texas. from Bolivar Channel through Morgan's Cut and the chan- Bay, Tex. nel constructed through Morgan's Point to the San Jacinto River: Continuing improvement, forty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Sabine Pass, Texas: Continuing improve-Sabine Pass, ment, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Tex. West Galves Improving channel in West Galveston Bay, in accordance with plan recommended by Major Charles J. Allen, Corps of Engineers, ton Bay, Tex. submitted December twelfth, eighteen hundred and ninety, and printed in House Executive Document Numbered Twenty-two, Fifty-second Congress, first session, fifteen thousand dollars. Removal of Improving harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio: Continuing improve- Ashtabula, ment, seventy thousand dollars, a portion of which may be used, Ohio. in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in removing the ledge of rocks on the west side of the river channel inside the mouth. The Secretary of War, is hereby authorized to grant permission, under such regulations and orders as may be prescribed by him, to the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway Company to remove so much of the easterly Government pier at the port of part of pier. Ashtabula as, in his judgment.may be removed without detriment to the navigation and commerce of the port: Provided, That said Proviso. railway company shall, at its own cost and expense, construct a pier Construction further eastward on its own ground, to answer the purpose of the of new pier. one removed; the new pier to be constructed under plans to be approved by the Secretary of War. And the space between where the old pier was and the new pier shall be dredged to a depth to be prescribed by the Secretary of War, at the expense of said company, and be maintained at such depth by said company; and the Government of the United States shall, at all times, have the use of said substituted pier for its own vessels free of cost or charges. Improving harbor at the mouth of Black River, Ohio: Continuing Black River, improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Cleveland, Ohio: Continuing improvement, Use by Government ves sels. Ohio. Cleveland, one hundred thousand dollars. Ohio. Improving harbor at Fairport, Ohio: Continuing improvement, Fairport, thirty-five thousand dollars. Ohio. Improving harbor at Huron, Ohio: Continuing improvement, Huron, Ohio. fifteen thousand dollars. Ohio. Improving harbor at Sandusky, Ohio: Completing improve- Sandusky, ment, forty-one thousand seven hundred and twelve dollars, a part of which may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War. in removing shoal at outer approach to harbor. Improving harbor at Toledo-straight channel through Maumee Bay-Ohio: Continuing improvement, two hundred thousand dollars, a part of which may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in removing shoal in old channel, and in extending the improvement up the Maumee River. Toledo, Ohio. Improving harbor at Vermillion, Ohio: For repairs and dredg- Vermillion, ing, two thousand dollars. Ohio. Ohio. Improving Conneaut Harbor, Ohio: For relocation of channel Conneaut, and construction of new piers (Scheme B, of Engineer's report), forty thousand dollars. Charles Roose Improving harbor at Port Clinton, Ohio: Continuing improve- Port Clinton, ment, ten thousand dollars, of which one thousand two hundred Ohio. dollars are to be paid to Charles Roose, of Oak Harbor, Ohio, in full satisfaction for the necessary portion of the sand beach ad- Payment to joining the inner end of the west revetment at Port Clinton Harbor, as recommended by the War Department, and in compliance with the settlement authorized by the act of Congress entitled Vol. 24, p. 314. "An act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes," approved August fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-six. Michigan City, Improving outer harbor at Michigan City, Indiana: Continuing improvoment, thirty thousand dollars. Ind. Calumet, Ill. Ill. Chicago, Ill. Improving inner harbor at Michigan City, Indiana: Completing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Calumet Harbor, Illinois: For maintenance of existing works, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Chicago, Illinois: Completing improvement, seventy-two thousand dollars; and the engineer in charge of the harbor is directed, in his next report, to submit what, if any, improvement should be made by the Government in Chicago River, and the cost of same. Waukegan, Improving harbor at Waukegan, Illinois: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Charlevoix, Mich. Frankfort, Mich. Grand Haven, Mich. Grand Marais, Mich. Mich. Proviso. Improving harbor at Charlevoix and entrance to Pine Lake, Michigan: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Frankfort, Michigan: Continuing improvement and repairs, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Grand Haven, Michigan: Continuing improvement, ninety thousand dollars. Improving harbor of refuge at Grand Marais, Michigan: Continuing improvement, thirty thousand dollars. Manistee, Improving harbor at Manistee, Michigan: Continuing improvement and for repairs, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of this sum shall be used in aid of the inner navigation until Protection of the city authorities, or private owners, have taken proper steps to prevent erosion of the banks and the washing of silt into the bed of the river. banks. Holland, Mich. Monroe, Mich. Muskegon, Ontonagon, Mich. Mich. Mich. Pentwa ter, Sand Beach, Mich. Saint Joseph, Mich. Use of dam. South Haven, Mich. Improving harbor at Holland (Black Lake), Michigan: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Monroe, Michigan: Continuing improvement and maintenance, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Muskegon, Michigan: Continuing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Ontonagon, Michigan: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Pentwater, Michigan: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor of refuge at Sand Beach, Michigan: For repairs, custody, control of harbor, dredging and beginning construction of permanent superstructure, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Saint Joseph, including Benton Harbor Canal, Michigan: Continuing improvement, sixty thousand dollars, of which one thousand dollars may be expended on the Saint Joseph River, in the discretion of the Secretary of War. The Cincinnati, Wabash and Michigan Railroad Company, owners of the lands abutting on the north side of Saint Joseph River and harbor, shall have the right to load and unload freight over the east three hundred feet of the wing dam or wall constructed at the entrance to Benton Harbor Canal, in the harbor at Saint Joseph, Michigan, under such regulations and orders as may be approved by the Secretary of War; said right to be at any time revocable by him or Congress, after twenty days' notice to said company; and in consideration thereof the said railroad company shall, at their own proper cost and expense, rebuild, repair, renew, and protect the said three hundred feet of wing dam; all such rebuilding, repairs, and renewals to be done under the direction of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army. Improving harbor at South Haven, Michigan: Continuing improvement ten thousand dollars. White Lake, Improving harbor at White Lake, Michigan: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Mich. Improving harbor at Marquette, Michigan: Continuing im- Marquette, provement, eighty thousand dollars." Mich. Improving harbor at Ludington, Michigan: Continuing im- Ludington, provements, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Petosky, Michigan: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars, which amount, together with the sum appropriated for this harbor in the act of September nineteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety, shall be used in the improvement of the harbor according to the plans for the smaller of the two projects submitted in the report of December twenty-first, eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, and printed in the annual report for eighteen hundred and ninety, pages twenty-six hundred and seventy-four and twenty-six hundred and seventy-five. Improving harbor at Saugatuck, Michigan: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. Mich. Petos ky, Mich. Vol. 26, p. 433. Saugatuck, Mich. Ahnapee, Wis. Wis. Improving harbor at Ahnapee, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, seven thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Green Bay, Wisconsin, twenty-five thousand dollars, to be expended on the existing project and in securing a sixteen-foot channel, in accordance with the recommendation of Major James F. Gregory, Corps of Engineers, submitted under date of February twelfth, eighteen hundred and ninety-two: Pro- Proviso. vided, That five thousand dollars of said sum may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be expended on the Fox River, below De Pere, Wisconsin. Fox River. Improving harbor at Kenosha, Wisconsin: Continuing improve- Kenosha, Wis. ment, fifteen thousand dollars, not exceeding two thousand five hundred dollars of which may be expended in dredging the inner harbor. Improving harbor at Kewaunee, Wisconsin: Continuing improve-Kewaunee, ment, thirty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Manitowoc, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, and maintenance, twenty-eight thousand dollars. Improving harbor of refuge at Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Milwaukee, Wisconsin: Completing improvement, fourteen thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Port Washington, Wisconsin: Completing improvement, six thousand five hundred dollars. Improving harbor at Racine, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Wis. Wis. Manitowoc, Milwaukee, Wis. Saint Louis Improving harbor at Superior Bay and Saint Louis Bay, Wiscon-Superior and sin: Continuing improvement, seventy thousand dollars, a portion bays, Wis. of which may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be used in dredging in Superior Bay along the dock line between the Quebec Channel and the main channel opposite the base of Connor's Point. Improving harbor at Sheboygan, Wisconsin: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Ashland, Wisconsin: Continuing improve- Ashland, Wis. ment, forty-five thousand dollars. Two Rivers, Improving harbor at Two Rivers, Wisconsin: Continuing im- wis. provement, three thousand dollars. Sturgeon Bay Improving harbor of refuge at Sturgeon Bay Canal, Wisconsin: Canal, Wis. For maintenance of channel and piers, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Oconto, Wisconsin: To maintain works, three thousand dollars. Oconto, Wis. Improving harbor at Duluth, Minnesota, including repairs to the Duluth, Minn. canal, piers, the channel on the north shore of Saint Louis Bay, and the Saint Louis River, one hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, of which forty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in the channel of Saint Louis River above Grassy Point. And the Secretary of War is hereby directed to cause an investigation to be made into the question of ownership of the ground on which is located the canal, canal entrances, and piers in this har Investigation of title to land occupied by canal, etc. bor, with the view of determining whether the grant and conveyance made by the city of Duluth, dated January ninth, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, to the United States, and accepted by Vol. 25. p. 407. the United States in the river and harbor act of August eleventh, eighteen hundred and eighty-eight, covers the same in full, and make report thereof to Congress, and should it appear that a portion of the ground on which is located said canal, canal entrances, and piers has not yet been vested in the United States, to make such recommendations as may be necessary to the end that all the ground pertaining to said canal, canal entrances, and piers may become the property of the United States. Grand Marais, Minn. Agate Bay, Minn. Humboldt. Cal. Proviso. Contracts. Limit. Oakland, Cal. Wilmington, Cal. San Diego, Cal. San Luis Obispo, Cal. harbor, San Pe dro or be made. Improving harbor at Grand Marais, Minnesota: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Agate Bay, Minnesota: Continuing improvement, thirty thousand dollars. In proving harbor and bay at Humboldt, California: Continuing improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to complete the present project of improvement, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate one million five hundred and sixty-five thousand one hundred and fifteen dollars, exclusive of the amount herein and heretofore appropriated. Improving harbor at Oakland, California: Continuing improvement, one hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Wilmington, California: Completing improvement, fifty-one thousand dollars. Improving harbor at San Diego, California: Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars. Improving harbor at San Luis Obispo, California: Continuing improvement, thirty thousand dollars. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to apExamination point a board of five engineer officers of the United States Army, for deep-water whose duty it shall be to make a careful and critical examination Santa for a proposed deep-water harbor at San Pedro or Santa Monica Monica, Cal., to bays, and to report as to which is the more eligible location for such harbor in depth, width, and capacity to accommodate the largest ocean-going vessils and the commercial and naval necessities of the country, together with an estimate of the cost. Said board of engineers shall report the result of its investigations to the Secretary of War on or before the first of November, eighteen hundred and ninety-two; and ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, are hereby appropriated for said purpose. Improving entrance and harbor at Coos Bay, Oregon: Continuing improvement, two hundred and ten thousand dollars. Report. Coos Bay, Oregon. Yaquina Bay, Oregon. Tillamook Bay, Oregon. Improving harbor at Yaquina Bay, Oregon: Continuing improvement, eighty-five thousand dollars. Improving Tillamook Bay, Oregon, fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Grays Harbor and Chehalis River, Washington, fifty bor, Chehalis thousand dollars. Grays Har River, Wash. Olympia, Improving Olympia Harbor, Washington, thirty-five thousand Bagaduce Improving Bagaduce River, Maine: Continuing improvements, five thousand dollars. Improving Kennebec River, Maine: Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars, of which not exceeding five thou sand dollars may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be expended between the cities of Augusta and Waterville. Improving Narraguagus River, Maine: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Penobscot River, Maine: Continuing improvement, forty thousand dollars. Improving Saco River, Maine, including breakwater: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars. Improving Harraseeket River, Maine: Completing improvement, sixteen thousand dollars. |