River and its tributaries and by the Red River of the North, by the recent floods. And the Secretary of War is authorized to use the steamers and other boats and vessels belonging to or now employed by the Government upon the Mississippi River and its tributaries in the transporta tion and distribution of the supplies furnished by the United States or individuals to and among said destitute and suffering people, and he may employ such other means of transportation as he may deem necessary to carry the purpose of this Joint Resolution into effect. Approved, April 7, 1897. [No. 19.] Joint Resolution Granting permission for the erection of July 15, 1897. a temporary studio in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, for use in the construction and completion of the statue of General Sherman. Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to grant a permit, under such regulations as he may deem best for the public interest, to the General Sherman Statue Committee, of the Society of the Army of the Tennessee, and to the General Sherman Statue Commission, for the erection on the public grounds in the city of Washington, District of Columbia, and on such site as he may deem best, of a temporary studio for use in the construction and completion of the statue of General Sherman, for which the contract has been awarded to Mr. Carl Rohl-Smith, sculptor. Approved, July 15, 1897. ENG 97-265 Statue of General Sherman. Permission for erection of tem porary studio, . INDEX. [The references in Roman are to part (or volume), and those in Arabic to page.] Survey of.. 1, 386; III, 2588 I, 398; IV, 2672 VI, 3984 1, 408; IV, 2755 Aid to injured employees engaged on public works, necessity of legislation Ailsa (steamship), removal of wreck of Alabama Great Northwestern Railway Company, bridge of Alabama River, Ala.: Bridge near Montgomery, construction of...... Improvement of.... Alameda, Cal., alteration of bridge between Oakland and.. 1,25 I, 114, 1039 Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, N. C., improvement of waterway via. 1, 195; II, 1374 I, 195; II, 1374 Alburgh Point, Vt., construction of bridge across Missisquoi Bay at.... Allegheny River, Pa.: Construction of locks and dams in.... Improvement of... Allouez Bay, Wis., modification of harbor lines in. Alloway Creek, N. J., improvement of.... I, 535 1, 482; IV, 3312 1, 363; III, 2428 1, 362; 111, 2424 I, 150; II, 1220 Almora (bark), removal of wreck of, from Man of War Harbor, Key West, Anna Augusta (schooner), removal of wreck of.. Annapolis Harbor, Md., survey of...... Ann, Cape, Mass., construction of harbor of refuge at Sandy Bay. Anto (bark), removal of wreck of, from Man of War Harbor, Key Apalachicola, Fla., survey of approaches to. Survey of, including approaches to Apalachicola. Apalachicola River, Fla., improvement of, including the Cut-off. Appoquinimink River, Del., improvement of.. Aqueduct Bridge, Potomac River, at Washington, D. C., repair of. Aransas Harbor Terminal Railway Company, bridge of... ENG 97-1 Arkansas River, Ark. and Kans.: Improvement of.. Removal of obstructions in.. 1, 23, 309; II, 1936 Surveys of, at Little Rock, Vanburen, Fort Smith, and Pinebluff, Ark Ashtabula River, Ohio. See Ashtabula Harbor. Assawaman Bay, Del., improvement of waterway via. Assistants to Chief of Engineers.. Astoria and Columbia River Railroad Company, bridge of.. Atchafalaya Bay, La., examination of.. 1, 316; 1, 1989, 1990 1,525; V, 3505 1, 228; 11, 1506 Atchafalaya River, La., rectification of mouth, by Mississippi River Commis- sion 1, 227; 11, 1503 B. Babylon Creek, N. Y., examination of Back Cove, Portland, Me. See Portland. Back River, Mass., construction of bridge across, at Bourne. I, 140, 1172 Baker, Adelaide (schooner), removal of wreck of, from Man of War Harbor, I, 534 I, 251; 11, 1566 Balls Ferry, Cal., construction of bridge across Sacramento River at...... Defenses of Improvement of channel to.. Improvement of channel to Curtis Bay. Survey of 1.533 Bar Harbor, Me., construction of breakwater from Mount Desert to Porcupine Improvement of Spring Garden.. Barren River, Ky., operating and care of locks and dams on. Battery, New York Harbor, N. Y., survey of channel between Governors Improvement of.. Bay Ridge Channel and triangular area to Red Hook Channel, New York 1, 141, 1182 Survey of... Bayville, N. Y., construction of bridge across Mill Neck Creek Inlet at.. Beach Thoroughfare, N. J., examination of.. Improvement of waterway to New River. Beaufort Harbor, S. C., improvement of channel to Savannah, Ga. Beaufort River, S. C., improvement of... Beaumont, Tex., construction of bridge across Neches River at. Belfast Harbor, Me., improvement of. Bell, Alice (schooner), removal of wreck of.. Belle River, Mich., improvement of....... Bellingham Bay, Wash., survey of... Benton Harbor, Mich. See St. Joseph Harbor. Beverly, Mass., construction of bridge between Salem and. Bibb County, Ala., construction of bridge across Cahaba River, in. Big Assawaman Bay, Del., improvement of waterway via.... Improvement of. Improvement of Levisa Fork. Improvement of Tug Fork.. Big Sunflower River, Miss., improvement of.. Bills authorizing construction of bridges, examination of.. Birmingham, Ala.: Examination for canal to Black Warrior River.. Biscayne Bay, Fla., survey of.... 1, 252; 11, 1588 Bishop and Clerks Light, Vineyard Sonnd, Mass., removal of wreck near.. 1, 80, 928 Sioux City. Black Lake, Mich. : Improvement of Holland Harbor. Survey of Holland Harbor Black River, Ark. and Mo., improvement of. Black River, La., improvement of.. Black River, Mich. : Bridge at Port Huron, construction of. Improvement of, at Port Huron.. Improvement of mouth of.. Black River, N. Y., examination of, to harbor at Dexter. Black River, N. C., improvement of.. Black River, Ohio, improvement of harbor at Lorain. Black River, Wash., construction of bridge across. Black Rock Harbor, N. Y., survey of Buffalo entrance to...... Bridge in Tuscaloosa County, construction of.. Canal to Birmingham, survey for... Improvement of, below Tuscaloosa.. Improvement of, between Tuscaloosa and Daniels Creek Locks and dams on, operating and care of... Blind Slough, Oreg., construction of bridge across Block Island, R. I.: Construction of harbor of refuge at. Blood River, La., improvement of.. Board of Engineers, The.. Bœuf River, La., improvement of. Bogue Chitto, La., improvement of. Bogue Falia, La., improvement of.. Bogue Inlet, N. C., examination and survey for jetty near. Bogue Sound, N. C., improvement of waterway via Boonville, Mo., construction of bridge across Missouri River at. Boonville and Howard County Bridge Company, bridge of..... Boston Harbor, Mass.: Defenses at.. I, 78, 922 I, 79, 925 I, 279; II, 1753 1, 303; III, 1917 1, 278; 11, 1751 I, 211; II, 1418, 1421 Harbor lines in Charles River at Cambridge, modification of... Bourne, Mass., construction of bridges by town of.. Braddock and Duquesne Bridge Company, bridge of.. I, 529 1, 529 I, 7, 12, 600 Braddock Township, Pa., construction of bridge across Monongahela River Brandon (bark), removal of wreck of, from Man of War Harbor, Key West, Branford, Conn., removal of wreck at Thimble Islands east of..... I, 23, 881 1, 55, 843 1, 534 I, 530 1,530 1, 251; II, 1566 I, 138, 1156 |