LAWS AFFECTING THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, UNITED STATES ARMY, FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION. 1883-'84. 371 LAWS AFFECTING THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, UNITED STATES ARMY. FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION, 1883-'84. CHAP. 2.-An act making an appropriation for continuing the improvement of the Jan. 19, 1884. Mississippi River. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of one million dollars be, and is hereby, appropriated or so much thereof as may be nec- Appropriation, essary, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, continuing im for the improvement of the Mississippi River, which said sum shall be provement of Mississippi expended, under the direction of the Secretary of War, in accordance River. with the plans, specifications, estimates, and recommendations of the Mississippi River Commission created by an act entitled "An act to provide for the appointment of a Mississippi River Commission for the improvement of said river from the Head of the Passes, near its mouth, to its head-waters", approved June twenty-eighth, eighteen hundred and seventy-nine: Provided, That the money hereby appropriated shall be used solely for the improvement of the navigation of the Mississippi River and no part thereof shall be expended with the view to the improvement of private property. Approved, January 19, 1884. Proviso. CHAP. 10.-An act to complete a statue of the late Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Mar. 3, 1884. Rear Admiral Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the sum of three thousand two hundred dollars, being the unexpended balance of the sum appropriated under an act entitled "An act making an appropriation for the base and pedestal of a monument to the late Rear-Admiral Samuel Fran- Samuel Francis cis Du Pont, United States Navy", approved February twenty-fifth, Du Pont; approeighteen hundred and eighty-two, be, and the same is hereby, appro- priation for compriated, together with the further sum of ten thousand five hundred pletion of statue dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, out of any money in of the late, etc. 22 Stat., 4. the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the erection and completion of a statue of the late Rear-Admiral Samuel Francis Du Pont, United States Navy, to be placed in Du Pont Circle, in the city of Washington; and all money hereby appropriated shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War. Approved, March 3d, 1884. Mar. 12, 1884. CHAP. 11.-An act making appropriation to supply deficiency in amount required for expenditure to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, for examination and surveys required by acts of March third, eighteen hundred and seventyfive, and June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, to ascertain depth of water and width of channel of South Pass of Mississippi River, also for gauging the waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United Deficiency ap States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums be and propriations, the same are hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury South Pass of the not otherwise appropriated, to wit: Mississippi Riv. er. 18 Stat., 465. 20 Stat., 169. Gauging waters of the Missis sippi River. 16 Stat., 598. To supply deficiency in amount required for expenditure to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, for examinations and surveys required by the acts of March third, eighteen hundred and seventyfive, and June nineteenth, eighteen hundred and seventy-eight, to ascertain the depth of water and width of channel secured and maintained from time to time by James B. Eads at South Pass of the Mississippi River, and to enable the Secretary of War, to report to Congress during the maintenance of the work, six thousand dollars. To supply deficiency in amount required for expenditure to June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four, for gauging waters of lower Mississippi River and its tributaries: For annual expense of gauging the waters of the Mississippi River and its tributaries, continuing observations of the rise and fall of the river and its chief tributaries, as required by Joint Resolution of February twenty-first, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, two thousand one hundred dollars. SEC. 2. That the moneys hereby appropriated shall be immediately available. Approved, March 12, 1884. April 28, 1884. CHAP. 31.-An act to authorize the construction of a railroad bridge across the Saint River. Croix River in the States of Wisconsin and Minnesota. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Chippewa Falls and Chippewa Falls and Western Western Railway Company, created and existing under the laws of the Railway Com- State of Wisconsin, is hereby granted the right to construct an iron or pany to construct steel bridge, with masonry piers, to be used by it, its successors or asrailroad bridge across St. Croix signs, for railroad purposes, or for railroad and highway purposes, and as a puble highway, with continuous span, across the Saint Croix River, from such point in the State of Wisconsin in township numbered thirty north, of range numbered twenty west of the fourth principal meridian, in the county of Saint Croix, which said corporation may select, to such point in the county of Washington, in the State of Minnesota, opposite thereto, as said corporation may select: Provided, That the bridge to be constructed under the authority hereby granted shall not interfere with Free naviga the free navigation of said stream beyond what is necessary in order to tion of river to be carry into full effect the rights and privileges hereby granted; and that said piers shall be built at right angles with the current of the stream where said bridge may be erected, and that each span shall be not less than one hundred and twenty-five feet: Provided, That said bridge shall Legal struct be and be considered a legal structure, and shall be a post-road for the ure; and a post- transmission of the United States mails: And provided further, That the Proviso. maintained. Proviso. road. Proviso. War bridge shall be built with one span of not less than one hundred and fifty feet in the clear over the navigable channel, with a height of not less than sixty feet in the clear above low-water mark. Building and SEC. 2. That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act location subject shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the to regulations of Secretary of security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall from time to time prescribe; and to secure that object the said company shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridge, and a map of the proposed location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understand |