IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ. THOMAS W. SYMONS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS—
Erie Harbor, Pa., 463; harbor at Dunkirk, N. Y., 464; Buffalo Harbor, N. Y., 466;
Tonawanda Harbor and Niagara River, N. Y., 469; Niagara River from Tonawanda
to Port Day, N. Y., 470; Wilson Harbor, N. Y., 471; removing sunken vessels or craft
obstructing or endangering navigation, examination and surveys, 472, report upon
House bill No. 7775, 54th Congress, first session, providing for widening the locks
of Erie Canal, N. Y., 473.
IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ. W. S. STANTON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-
Harbor at Charlotte, N. Y., harbor at Pultneyville, N. Y., 474; harbor at Great Sodus
Bay, N. Y., harbor at Little Sodus Bay, N. Y., 475; harbor at Oswego, N. Y., 476;
harbor at Sacketts Harbor, N. Y., harbor at Cape Vincent, N. Y., 477; shoals between
Sister Islands and Crossover Light, and between Ogdensburg and the foot of Lake
Ontario, St. Lawrence River, 478; harbor at Ogdensburg, N. Y., 479: harbor at Bur-
lington, Vt., channel between North and South Hero islands, Lake Champlain, Vt.,
480; Otter Creek, Vt., Narrows of Lake Champlain, N. Y. and Vt., 481; removing
sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, examinations and
surveys, 482; report upon House bill No. 074, 54th Congress, first session, provid-
ing for widening the locks of Oswego Canal, N. Y., 483.
IN THE CHARGE OF COL. CHAS. R. SUTER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS—
Oakland Harbor, Cal., 484.
IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ. CHAS. E. L. B. DAVIS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-
San Luis Obispo Harbor, Cal., 485; Wilmington Harbor, Cal., 486; San Diego Harbor,
Cal., examinations and surveys, 487.
IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT. CASSIUS E. GILLETTE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-
San Joaquin River, Cal., 488; Mokelumne River, Cal., 489; Sacramento and Feather
rivers, Cal., 490; Napa River, Cal., 491; Petaluma Creek, Cal., Humboldt Harbor
and Bay, Cal., 492, examinations, 494.
IN THE CHARGE of Capt. W. L. FISK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS—
Port Orford Harbor, Oreg., 494; Coquille River, Oreg. (general improvement), 495;
Coquille River, Oreg., between Coquille City and Myrtle Point, entrance to Coos
Bay and Harbor, Oreg., 496; harbor at Coos Bay, Oreg. (dredging), 497; Coos River,
Oreg., Umpqua River, Oreg., mouth of Siuslaw River, Oreg., 498; Alsea River,
Oreg., Yaquina Bay, Oreg., 499; Nestugga River, Oreg., Tillamook Bay and Bar,
Oreg., 501; mouth of Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash., Columbia River, Oreg.,
below Tongue Point, 502; Columbia and Lower Willamette rivers below Portland,
Oreg., 503; Columbia River between Vancouver, Wash., and the mouth of Willa-
mette River, canal at the Cascades, Columbia River, Oreg., 504; operating and care
of canal and locks at the Cascades of the Columbia River, Oreg., Columbia River
at Three Mile Rapids, and the construction and equipment of a boat railway from
the foot of The Dalles Rapids to the head of Celilo Falls, Oreg. and Wash., 505;
Willamette River above Portland and Yamhill River, Oreg., 506; gauging waters
of Columbia River, Oreg. and Wash., 507.
IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT. HARRY TAYLOR, Corps of EngiNEERS—
Willapa River and Harbor, Wash., 508; Grays Harbor and bar entrance, Wash., 509;
Chehalis River, Wash., 510; Puget Sound and its tributary waters, Wash., 511;
harbor at Olympia, Wash., 512; waterway connecting Puget Sound with lakes
Union and Washington, 513; Everett Harbor, Wash., 515; Swinomish Slough,
Wash., 516; Columbia River from Rock Island Rapids to Foster Creek Rapids,
Wash., 517; Upper Columbia and Snake rivers, Oreg. and Wash., 518; Cowlitz
River, Wash., 520; Clearwater River, Idaho, Kootenai River, Idaho, between
Bonners Ferry and the international boundary line, 521; Flathead River, Mont.,
522; examinations and surveys, 523.
EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES OF RIVERS AND
SURVEY OF PORTLAND CHANNEL (CANAL), ALASKA.
IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT. D. D. GAILLARD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS..
SUPERVISION OF THE HARBOR OF NEW YORK.
LIEUT. COMMANDER DANIEL DELEHANTY AND LIEUT. JOHN F. PARKER,
U. S. N., SUPERVISORS......
MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION........
BRIDGING NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.
Under authority of special acts of Congress.-(1) Bridge of the Boonville and Howard
County Bridge Company across Missouri River at Boonville, Mo., (2) bridge of
the Yankton Bridge Company across Missouri River at Yankton, S. Dak., (3)
bridge of the Union Railroad Company across Monongahela River between Port
Perry and Mifflin Township, Pa., (4) bridge of the city of Detroit, Mich., across
west channel of Detroit River, 529; (5) bridge of the Braddock and Duquesne
Bridge Company across Monongahela River between Braddock and Mifflin town-
ships, Pa., (6) bridge of the Aransas Harbor Terminal Railway Company across
Corpus Christi Channel (Morris and Cummings Ship Channel), Tex., (7) bridge of
the Delta Cooperage Company and the Yazoo and Mississippi Valley Railroad
Company across Tallahatchie River at Philipp, Miss., (8) bridge of Roane County,
across Clinch River at Kingston, Tenn., (9) bridge of the Mobile and Ohio Rail-
road Company across Cahaba River, in Bibb County, Ala., (10) bridge of the
Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company across Alabama River, near Montgomery, Ala.,
(11) bridge of Marion County, Miss., across Pearl River, (12) bridge of the city of
Monroe, La., across Ouachita River at De Siard street, (13) bridge of the Mobile
and Ohio Railroad Company across Warrior River, in Tuscaloosa County, Ala.,
530; (14) bridge of the St. Francis Bridge and Turnpike Company across Lake St.
Francis at or near Lake City, Ark., (15) bridge of the Northern New York Rail-
road Company across St. Lawrence River, near Hogansburg, N. Y., 531.
Under authority of State laws.—(1) Bridge of the Texarkana and Fort Smith Railway
Company across Neches River at Beaumont, Tex., (2) bridge of the Seattle and
Rainier Beach Railway Company across Black River, Wash., (3) bridge of the
Kansas City, Shreveport and Gulf Railway Company across Calcasieu River at
Lake Charles, La., (4) bridge of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railway
Company across Swan Creek at Toledo, Ohio, (5) bridge of the Kansas City,
Osceola and Southern Railway Company across Osage River at Osceola, Mo., (6)
bridge of Bristol County, Mass., across Acushnet River between New Bedford and
Fairhaven, 531; (7) bridge of the Queen Anne's Railroad Company across Chop-
tank River at Denton, Md., (8) bridge of the city of New York across East River
at Delancey street, (9) bridge of the city of Appleton, Wis., across United States
Fox River Canal at John street, (10) bridge of the city of Green Bay, Wis., across
East River, (11) bridge of the city of Green Bay, Wis., across Fox River at Main
street, (12) bridge of Monmouth and Ocean counties, N. J., across Manasquan
River between Manasquan and Point Pleasant, (13) bridge of the town of Jeaner-
ette, La., across Bayou Teche, (14) bridge of Essex County, Mass. (Essex Bridge),
across Beverly Harbor between Salem and Beverly, 532; (15) bridge of the Superior
Rapid Transit Railway Company and the Duluth Street Railway Company across
St. Louis River between Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis., (16) bridge of Shasta
County, Cal., across Sacramento River at Balls Ferry, (17) bridge of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Company across Pequonnock River at Bridge-
port, Conn., (18) bridge of the West Braddock Bridge Company across Mononga
hela River at Rankin, Pa., (19) bridge of the town of Hempstead, N. Y., across
Long Beach Channel from Barnum Island to Inner Beach, (20) bridge of the city
of Menasha, Wis., across Fox River, (21) bridge of the town of Oyster Bay, N. Y.,
across Mill Neck Creek Inlet from Allens Point at Mill Neck to Pine Island at Bay-
ville, (22) bridges of the Chicago and Northwestern Railway Company across
Kinnickinick River at Milwaukee, Wis., (23) bridge of the New York, Philadel
phia and Norfolk Railroad Company across the Southern Branch of Elizabeth
River at Norfolk, Va., (24) bridge of the Astoria and Columbia River Railroad
Company across Blind Slough, Oreg., (25) bridge of the St. Joseph Valley Railway
Company across St. Joseph River, Mich., (26) bridge of Jefferson County, Tex.,
across Hillebrandt Bayou, (27) bridge of the Allegheny and Westmoreland Bridge
Company across Youghiogheny River at Suterville, Pa., 533; (28) bridge of the
city of Philadelphia, Pa., across Schuylkill River, (29) bridge of the city of New
Haven, Conn., across Mill River at Chapel street, (30) bridge of Mr. J. B. Levert
across Bayou Teche, in St. Martin Parish, La., (31) bridge of the Houston, East
and West Texas Railway Company across Trinity River above Marianna, Tex.,
(32) bridge of the town of Yarmouth, Me., across Casco Bay, between Cousins
and Littlejohns islands, (33) bridge of the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern
Railway Company across Ashtabula River at Ashtabula, Ohio, (34) bridge of the
city of Brooklyn, N. Y., across Coney Island Creek from West Seventeenth street
to West Eighteenth street, (35) bridge of the city of Manitowoc, Wis., across
Manitowoc River at Main street, (36) bridge of the Portsmouth, Kittery and York
Street Railway Company across Piscataqua River channel between Kittery and
Badgers Island, Me., (37) bridge of the Portsmouth, Kittery and York Street Rail-
way Company across Brave Boat Harbor between Kittery and York, Me., (38)
bridge of the city of Port Huron, Mich., across Black River at Tenth street, (39)
bridges of the town of Bourne, Mass., across Monument and Back rivers, (40)
bridge of St. Martin Parish, La., across Bayou Teche at St. Martinville, (41) bridge
of Walton County across Álequa Creek near Portland, Fla., 534; (42) temporary
bridge of the Union Street Railway Company across Acushnet River between
Popes Island and Fish Island, New Bedford Harbor, Mass., (43) bridge of the Ver-
mont and Province Line Railroad Company across Missisquoi Bay at Alburgh
Point, Vt., (44) bridge of Iberville Parish across Bayou Plaquemine at Plaque-
mine, La., 535.
Alterations.-(1) Bridge of the Southern Pacific Company across Oakland Harbor,
Cal., at Alice street; (2) bridge of the city of Brooklyn and the county of Queens,
N. Y., across Newtown Creek, at Vernon avenue, Long Island City; (3) bridge of the
city of Portland (Tukeys Bridge), across Back Cove, Portland Harbor, Me., 535.
BRIDGE OBSTRUCTING NAVIGATION.
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR OF WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT AND IN-
CREASING THE WATER SUPPLY OF WASHINGTON, D. C.
IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. CHAS. J. ALLEN and CapT. D. D. GAILLARD, CORPS
OF ENGINEERS-
Washington Aqueduct, 537; increasing the water supply of Washington, D. C., 540.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AND WASHINGTON MONUMENT, DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.
IN THE CHARGE of Col. (now BRIG. GEN.) JOHN M. WILSON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS,
COL. THEO. A. BINGHAM, U. S. A., AND LIEUT. JOHN S. SEWELL, CORPS OF EN-
542
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS.
CHANGES in personnel during the year, members, summary of reports, 553; inspec-
tion of sites for defense of New Orleans, La., and the mouth of the Mississippi
River, additional duties of members, 556.
REPORT OF MAJ. JOHN G. D. KNIGHT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
POST of Willets Point, N. Y., 559; United States Engineer School, 562; Battalion of
Engineers, 570; Engineer Depot, 574.
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FORTIFICATIONS, FISCAL YEAR 1896-97.
(A) COASTS OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE. (In the charge of Lieut. Col. A. N.
Damrell and Maj. R. L. Hoxie, Corps of Engineers.)-Portland Harbor, Me., 581;
Portsmouth Harbor, N. H., 597.
(B) BOSTON HARBOR, MASS. (In the charge of Lieut. Col. S. M. Mansfield, Corps of
Engineers.)-600.
(C) SOUTHEAST COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. (In the charge of
Maj. D. W. Lockwood, Corps of Engineers.)-Narragansett Bay, 603.
(D) EASTERN ENTRANCE TO LONG ISLAND SOUND. (In the charge of Maj. Smith
S. Leach, Corps of Engineers.)-608.
(E) NEW YORK HARBOR, N. Y.-AT EASTERN ENTRANCE, ON ISLANDS IN HARBOR,
AND ON STATEN ISLAND. (In the charge of Maj. H. M. Adams and Maj. John G. D.
Knight, Corps of Engineers.)-610; sea wall at Fort Schuyler, 611; Staten Island,
613.
(F) NEW YORK HARBOR, N. Y.-AT SOUTHERN ENTRANCE, ON LONG ISLAND, AND ON
SANDY HOOK. (In the charge of Col. G. L. Gillespie and Lieut. Col. William
Ludlow, Corps of Engineers.)-Long Island, 614; Sandy Hook, 618.
(G) DELAWARE RIVER, N. J., PA., AND DEL. (In the charge of Maj. C. W. Ray-
mond, Corps of Engineers.)-628; Fort Mifflin, Pa., 638; Red Bank, N. J., 639.
(H) BALTIMORE, MD. (In the charge of Col. Peter C. Hains, Corps of Engineers.)—
Fort McHenry, Md., 639; Rock Point, Md., 649.
(I) WASHINGTON, D. C. (In the charge of Lieut. Col. Chas. J. Allen, Corps of Engi-
neers.)-650.
(J) HAMPTON ROADS, VA. (In the charge of Capt. Thos. L. Casey, Corps of Engi-
neers.)-656; sewerage system, Fort Monroe, 663.
(K) COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA. (In the charge of Lieut. Col. D. P. Heap and
Capt. W. E. Craighill, Corps of Engineers.)—670.
(L) Coast of Soutii CaroliÑA. (In the charge of Capt. Frederic V. Abbot, Corps
of Engineers.)—675.
(M) COAST OF GEORGIA AND CUMBERLAND SOUND. (In the charge of Capt. O. M.
Carter, Corps of Engineers.)—700.
(N) COAST OF FLORIDA. (In the charge of Lieut. Col. W. H. H. Benyaurd, Corps of
Engineers.)-Fort Marion, 702; Key West, 703.
(0) PENSACOLA, FLA. (In the charge of Maj. F. A. Mahan, Corps of Engineers)-714.
(P) MOBILE, ALA., AND MISSISSIPPI SOUND. (In the charge of Maj. Wm. T. Rossell,
Corps of Engineers.)-721.
(Q) NEW ORLEANS, LA. (In the charge of Maj. James B. Quinn and Lieut. C. S.
Riché, Corps of Engineers.)-727.
(R) GALVESTON, TEX. (In the charge of Maj. A. M. Miller, Corps of Engineers.) −737.
(S) LAKE PORTS IN NEW YORK.-(In the charge of Maj. W. S. Stanton, Corps of
Engineers.)-Fort Niagara, 743; Fort Montgomery, 744.
(T) SAN DIEGO, ISLANDS IN SAN FRANCISCO BAY, AND NORTH SIDE OF SAN FRAN-
CISCO BAY, CAL. (In the charge of Maj. Chas. E. L. B. Davis, Corps of Engineers.)—
San Francisco, 744; San Diego, 745.
(U) SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., ON SOUTH SIDE OF SAN FRANCISCO BAY. (In the charge
of Col. Chas. R. Suter, Corps of Engineers.)-748.
(V) MOUTH OF COLUMBIA RIVER. (In the charge of Capt. W. L. Fisk, Corps of
Engineers.)-756.
(W) PUGET SOUND, WASH. (In the charge of Capt. Harry Taylor, Corps of Engi-
neers.)-763.
REPORT UPON WORKS IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. A. N. DAMRELL
AND MAJ. R. L. HOXIE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Lubec Channel, Me., 770; Moosabec Bar, Me., 771; Narraguagus
River, Me., 773; breakwater from Mount Desert to Porcupine Island, Bar Harbor,
Me., 775; harbor at Sullivan Falls, Me., 776; Union River, Me., 777; Bagaducé
River, Me., 778; Penobscot River, Me., 779; Belfast Harbor, Me., 781; harbor at
Camden, Me., 782; harbor at Rockland, Me., 783; Carvers Harbor, Vinalhaven,
Me., Georges River, Me., 785; Kennebec River, Me., 787; Sasanoa River, Me., 789;
Portland Harbor, Me., 790; Saco River, Me., 792; Bellamy River, N. H., Cocheco
River, N. H., 794; harbor of refuge at Little Harbor, N. H., 796; removing sunken
vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 798.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-Chandlers River, Me., 798; Union River, near Ells-
worth, Hancock County, Me., 800; sonth channel of branch of Penobscot River,
in Frankfort, Waldo County, Me., with a view of removing wreck, 801; Boothbay
Harbor, Me., 802; Oyster River, N. H., 804; St. Croix River, below Calais, Me.
and N. B., 805; Machias River, Me., from Machias to Machiasport, 809; Bangor
Harbor and Penobscot River, including mouth of Kenduskeag River, Me., 811;
Harraseeket River, Me., 815; Royal River, Me., 816; Exeter River, N. H., 818.
REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. S. M. MANSFIELD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Newburyport Harbor, Mass., 824; Merrimac River, Mass., 827;
Powow River, Mass., 829; Essex River, Mass., 830; harbor of refuge, Sandy Bay,
Cape Ann, Mass., 832; harbor at Gloucester, Mass., 835; harbor at Manchester, Mass.,
837; harbor at Lynn, Mass., 839; Mystic and Malden rivers, Mass., 841; harbor at
Boston, Mass., 843; Town River, Mass., 818; Weymouth River, Mass., 849; harbor at
Scituate, Mass., 851; harbor at Plymouth, Mass., 854; harbor at Provincetown,
Mass., 856; harbor at Chatham, Mass., 858; removing sunken vessels or craft
obstructing or endangering navigation, 859.
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.—Duxbury Harbor, Mass., 860; Duxbury Beach,
Mass., 862; Gurnet Rock and other rocks at mouth of Plymouth Harbor, Mass., 863;
approaches of the Cape Cod Ship Canal, Mass., 864; Merrimac River, Mass., between
Newburyport and Haverhill, 865; Manchester Harbor, Mass., with a view of secur-
ing 8-foot depth, 866; Manchester Harbor, Mass., for 6-foot depth, 869; Marblehead
Harbor, Mass., for sea wall, 870; Lynn Harbor, Mass., 872; Weymouth (Back)
River, Mass., 873; Neponset River, Mass., 875; harbor at Plymouth, Mass., 877;
Provincetown Harbor, Mass., for dike to protect the same, 878.
HARBOR LINES.-Charles River, at Cambridge, Mass., 881.
REPORT OF MAJ. D. W. LOCKWOOD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
IMPROVEMENTS.-Harbor of refuge at Hyannis, Mass., 884; harbor of refuge at Nan-
tucket, Mass., 886; Marthas Vineyard inner harbor at Edgartown, Mass., 890; Vine-
yard Haven Harbor, Mass., 892; Woods Hole Channel, Mass., 894; New Bedford
Harbor, Mass., 897; Canapitsit Channel, Mass., 900; Taunton River, Mass., 901;
Sakonnet River, R. I., 904; Pawtucket River, R. I., 905; Providence River and
Narragansett Bay, R. I., 908; Green Jacket Shoal, Providence River, R. I., 911;
Wickford Harbor, R. I., 913; Newport Harbor, R. I., 915; harbor of refuge at
Point Judith, R. I., 918; entrance to Point Judith Pond, R. I., 921; harbor of ref-
uge at Block Island, R. I., 922; Great Salt Pond, Block Island, R. I., 925; remov-
ing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering navigation, 927.
EXAMINATION AND SURVEYS.-For obtaining a channel through Conanicut Island,
Narragansett Bay, R. I., 928; channel in New Bedford Harbor, Mass., leading to
the bridge between that city and Fairhaven, 930; Mount Hope Bay and Fall River
Harbor, Mass., 931; Sakonnet Point, R. I., 934; easterly breakwater to shore, Point
Judith, at Point Judith harbor of refuge, R. I., 937.
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