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IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ. M. B. ADAMS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-

Shoal between Sister Islands and Cross-over Light, St. Lawrence River, N. Y., Og-

densburg Harbor, N. Y., 383; Grass River, N. Y., breakwater at Rouse Point, Lake

Champlain, N. Y., 384; Great Chazy River, N. Y., breakwater at Gordon Landing,

Lake Champlain, Vt., Plattsburg Harbor, N. Y., 385; Burlington Harbor, Vt.,

Otter Creek, Vt., 386; Ticonderoga River, N. Y., Narrows of Lake Champlain,

N. Y. and Vt., 387; examinations, 388.

PACIFIC COAST.

IN THE CHARGE OF COL. G. H. MENDELL, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-

Oakland Harbor, Cal., 388; survey of San Francisco Harbor, San Pablo and Suisun

bays, Strait of Carquinez, and mouths of San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers, Cal.,

389.

IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. W. H. H. BENYAURD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS—

Napa River, Cal., 389; Redwood Harbor, Cal., Redwood Creek, Cal., 390; San Luis

Obispo Harbor, Cal., Wilmington Harbor, Cal., 391; San Diego Harbor, Cal., 392;

examinations, 393.

IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ. W. H. HEUER, CORPS OF ENGINEERS—

San Joaquin River, Cal., 394; Mokelumne River, Cal., 395; Sacramento and Feather

rivers, Cal., 396; Petaluma Creek, Cal., Humboldt Harbor and Bay, Cal., 397;

examination and survey, investigation of mining-débris question in State of Cali-

fornia, 399.

IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT. THOMAS W. SYMONS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS—

Coquille River, Oregon, 399; entrance to Coos Bay and Harbor, Oregon, 401; Ump-

qua River, Oregon, Siuslaw River, Oregon, 402; Yaquina Bay, Oregon, 403; Tilla-

mook Bay and Bar, Oregon, 404; Nehalem Bay, Oregon, Upper Columbia and Snake

rivers, Oregon and Wash., 405; Columbia River between head of Rock Island

Rapids and foot of Priest Rapids, Wash., 406; Chehalis River, Wash., 407; Skagit,

Steilaquamish, Nootsack, Snohomish, and Snoqualmie rivers, Wash., 408; examin-

ations and surveys, 409.

IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ. THOMAS H. HANDBURY, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-

Mouth of Columbia River, Oregon and Wash., 412; construction of canal at the Cas-

cades, Columbia River, Oregon, 414; Columbia and Lower Willamette rivers below

Portland, Oregon, 416; Willamette River above Portland, Oregon, 417; Cowlitz

River, Wash., 418; Young's and Klaskuine rivers, Oregon, gauging waters of Co-

lumbia River, Oregon and Wash., 419; removing sunken vessels or craft obstruct-

ing or endangering navigation, examinations and surveys, 420.

EXAMINATIONS, SURVEYS, AND CONTINGENCIES OF RIVERS AND HAR-

421

BORS

SUPERVISION OF THE HARBOR OF NEW YORK.

MISSISSIPPI RIVER COMMISSION..

MISSOURI RIVER COMMISSION........

Lubec, Me., Kennebec River at Bath, Me., Boston Harbor, Mass., New York Har-

bor and its adjacent waters, 424; Philadelphia, Pa., New Castle, Del., St. Augus-

tine Harbor, Fla., 425; Duluth Harbor, Bay of St. Louis, Superior Bay and adja-

jent waters, Minn. and Wis., Portage Lake, Mich., Chicago Harbor, Ill., San

Francisco Harbor and adjacent waters, Cal., San Pedro, Wilmington Harbor, Cal.,

426; Humboldt Bay, Cal., Astoria Harbor, Oregon, 427.

423

BRIDGING NAVIGABLE WATERS OF THE UNITED STATES.

(1) Bridge of Winona and Southwestern Railway Company across Mississippi River

at Winona, Minn.; (2) bridge across Powow River, between the towns of Ames-

bury and Salisbury, Mass., 427; (3) bridge of Clinton and Illinois Bridge Company

across Mississippi River near Clinton, Iowa; (4) bridge of Leavenworth and Platte

County Bridge Company across Missouri River between Leavenworth, Kans., and

Platte County, Mo., 428; (5) bridge of Charleston and South Side Bridge Company

across Great Kanawha River at Charlestown, W. Va.; (6) bridge of Oregon Rail-

way Extensions Company across Columbia River near Vancouver, Wash.; (7)

bridge of The South Bound Railroad Company across Savannah River near Sister

Ferry, Effingham County, Ga.; (8) bridge of Houston, Central Arkansas and

Northern Railroad Company across Little River, La.; (9) bridge of Wrightsville

and Tennille (Tennville) Railroad Company across Oconee River near Dublin, Ga.,

429; (10) bridge of Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railroad Company

across Ouachita River near Columbia, La.; (11) bridge of Kansas City Terminal

Railway Company across Missouri River near Quindaro, Kans.; (12) bridge of

city of St. Paul, Minn., across Mississippi River at St. Paul, Minn.; (13) bridge

of Cable City Bridge Construction Company across Arkansas River at Dardanelle,

Ark.; (14) bridge of Houston, Central Arkansas and Northern Railroad Company

across Red River at Upper Falls, near Alexandria, La.; (15) bridge of Macon,

Dublin and Savannah Railroad Company across Oconee River at Dublin, Ga.; (16)

bridges of Tacoma, Olympia and Grays Harbor Railroad Company across Chehalis

River between Aberdeen and Cosmopolis, Wash., and across Johns River near its

confluence with Grays Harbor, Wash., 430; (17) bridges of Norfolk and Western

Railroad Company across Tug Fork of Big Sandy River, 91 and 95 miles above Cat-

lettsburg, Ky.; (18) bridge of Port View Bridge Company across Youghiogheny

River at McKeesport, Pa.; (19) bridge of Inter-State Bridge and Street Railway

Company across Missouri River between Council Bluffs, Iowa, and East Omaha,

Nebr.; (20) bridge of Northern Pacific and Puget Sound Shore Railroad Company

across Duwamish (D'Wamish) River near Seattle, Wash.; (21) bridge of Spokane

and Palouse Railway Company across Clearwater River, about 11 miles above

Lewiston, Idaho; (22) bridge of Allegheny Bridge Company across Allegheny

River, at Sixth street, Pittsburg, Pa.; (23) bridge of Messrs. Frederick W. Dick-

inson et al. across channel separating Little Island from mainland at Osterville,

in town of Barnstable, Mass.; (24) bridge of city of Winona, Minn., across Miss-

issippi River at Winona, Minn., 431; (25) bridge of Missouri River and Land

Improvement and Construction Company across Missouri River near mouth of

Kansas River; (26) bridge of Coos Bay, Roseburg and Eastern Railroad and Navi-

gation Company across Coal Bank Slough, in Coos County, Oregon; (27) bridge

of St. Clair, Madison and St. Louis Belt Railroad Company across Mississippi River

at Alton, Ill.; (28) temporary and permanent bridges of Chicago and North-Western

Railway Company across North Branch of Chicago River near Kinzie street,

Chicago, Ill.; (29) bridge of The Upper Bridge Company across Monongahela

River near Pittsburg, Pa.; (30) bridge of Chicago and North Michigan Railroad

Company across Pine Lake, near Charlevoix, Mich.; (31) bridge of commissioners

of public parks of the city of New York across Harlem River at 155th street and

McComb Dam Road, New York City, 432; (32) bridge of North River Bridge Com-

pany across Hudson River at New York City, 433.

BRIDGES OBSTRUCTING NAVIGATION.

(1) Bridge across Ashley River, S. C.; (2) bridge across Swinomish Slough, Wash., 433;

(3) bridge across Green River (below Lock No. 1), at Spottsville, Ky.; (4) bridge

across Muskingum River, between Marietta and Harmar, Ohio; (5) bridge across

Muskingum River, between Taylorsville and Duncan Falls, Ohio; (6) bridge across

canal of Muskingum River at foot of Main street, Zanesville, Ohio; (7) bridge across

Bayou Plaquemine, La., 434; (8) bridge across channel leading to Back Cove, Port-

land Harbor, Me. ; (9) bridge across Savannah River below Augusta, Ga.; (10) bridge

across Tennessee River at Florence, Ala.; (11) bridge across Little Tennessee River,

near Niles Ferry, Tenn.; (12) bridge across Spuyten Duyvil Creek, N. Y.; (13) bridge

across Trout Creek, Fla., 435; (14) bridge across Chicago River at Canal street, Chi-

cago, Ill.; (15) bridge across Kentucky River at Frankfort, Ky., 436.

OCCUPANCY OF AND INJURY TO PUBLIC WORKS BY CORPORATIONS AND

INDIVIDUALS...
436

MISCELLANEOUS.

WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT.

IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. GEORGE H. ELLIOT, CORPS OF ENGINEERS—

Washington Aqueduct, 436; water supply, District of Columbia, 441; increasing

the water supply of Washington, D. C., 442; erection of fishways at Great Falls,

443.

PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AND WASHINGTON MONUMENT, DIS-
TRICT OF COLUMBIA.

IN THE CHARGE of Col. O. H. ERNST, MAJor, Corps of ENGINEERS

SURVEY OF THE NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES.

444

SURVEY at Marquette Harbor, Mich., 445.

PRINTING AND DISTRIBUTION OF CHARTS OF THE NORTHERN AND

NORTHWESTERN LAKES..

445

CONSTRUCTION AND IMPROVEMENT OF ROADS AND BRIDGES IN YEL-

LOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK,

IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ. WILLIAM A. JONES, CORPS OF ENGINEERS

MILITARY AND OTHER MAPS..

447

449

RECONNAISSANCES AND EXPLORATIONS.

OFFICERS on duty at headquarters of military divisions and departments, operations

in Division of the Missouri, 449; operations in Department of the Columbia, De-

partment of the Platte, Division of the Pacific, 450.

ESTIMATES FOR AMOUNTS REQUIRED FOR SURVEYS AND RECONNAIS-

SANCES IN MILITARY DEPARTMENTS, AND FOR MAPS, INCLUSIVE OF

WAR MAPS

450

OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS.

OFFICERS in charge of divisions, 451.

STATEMENT SHOWING RANK AND DUTIES OF OFFICERS OF THE CORPS

OF ENGINEERS DURING THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30, 1891 .. 453

LAWS AFFECTING THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS, FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS,

SECOND SESSION, 1890-'91.

FORTIFICATIONS, ETC.

APPENDIX No. 1.

REPORT OF CAPT. DAN C. KINGMAN, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

PROTECTION of site of Fort Niagara, N. Y., 517.

APPENDIX No. 2.

REPORT OF COL. D. C. HOUSTON, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Sea wall and embankment at Davids Island, New York Harbor,

521; sea walls on Governors Island, New York Harbor, 524.

477

APPENDIX No. 3.

REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. PETER C. HAINS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Beach protection at Fort Monroe, Va., 529; water supply at Fort

Monroe, Va., 530; sewerage system at Fort Monroe, Va., 531.

APPENDIX No. 4.

REPORT OF CAPT. W. M. BLACK, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

REPAIR and preservation of Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Fla., 533.

APPENDIX No. 5.

REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. W. R. KING, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

POST of Willets Point, N. Y., 537; United States Engineer School, 539; Battalion of

Engineers, 540; Engineer Depot, 547; experiments, 550; statement of funds, 551;

estimates, 553. Appendixes: B, programme of study and instruction for winter

season, 553; C, programme of study and instruction for summer season, 556; D,

tests of explosives, 559; E, tests of building materials, 565.

RIVERS AND HARBORS, ETC.

APPENDIX A.

REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. JARED A. SMITH, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-St. Croix River, Me., 570; Lubec Channel, Me., 571; Mooseabec

Bar, Me.. 572; Pleasant River, Me., 573; Narraguagus River, Me., 574; breakwater

from Mount Desert to Porcupine Island, Me., 576; Bagaduce River, Me., 578;

Penobscot River, Me., 579; Belfast Harbor, Me., 586; Camden Harbor, Me., 587;

Rockport Harbor, Me., 588; Rockland Harbor, Me., 589; Kennebec River, Me., 590;

Harraseeket River, Me., 594; Portland Harbor, Me., 595; channel in Back Cove,

Portland, Me., 597; breakwater at mouth of Saco River, Me., 598; Saco River, Me.,

599; Kennebunk River, Me., 601; York Harbor, Me., 602; Portsmouth Harbor, N.

H., 604; Bellamy River, N. H., 605; Cocheco River, N. H., 607; harbor of refuge at

Little Harbor, N. H., 608; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endan-

gering navigation, 609.

EXAMINATIONS.-Harbor of Blue Hill, Me., 611; Pepperell Cove, Me., 614; Lubec

Channel, Me., 616; Sullivan Falls, Me., 619.

HARBOR LINES.--Establishment of harbor lines at Lubec, Me., 621; establishment

of harbor lines in Kennebec River at Bath, Me., 622.

APPENDIX B.

REPORT OF LIEUT. COL. S. M. MANSFIELD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Newburyport Harbor, Mass., 626; Merrimac River, Mass., 628;

Powow River, Mass., 630; Ipswich River, Mass., 631; harbor of refuge, Sandy Bay,

Cape Ann, Mass., 632; Gloucester Harbor, Mass., 635; Manchester Harbor, Mass.,

638; Salem Harbor, Mass., 639; Lynn Harbor, Mass., 641; Winthrop Harbor, Mass.,

644; Boston Harbor, Mass., 645; Weymouth River, Mass., 655; Hingham Harbor,

Mass., 656; Scituate Harbor, Mass., 658; Plymouth Harbor, Mass., 660; Wellfleet

Harbor, Mass., 663; Provincetown Harbor, Mass., 665, Chatham Harbor, Mass., 667.

EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS.-North River, Salem, Mass., 668; shoals at the mouth

of North River, Mass., 670; Mystic and Malden rivers, Mass., 672; Essex River,

Mass., 676; Town River, Mass., 679; Weymouth Back River, Mass., 682; Kingston

Harbor, Mass., 685.

HARBOR LINES.-Establishment of harbor lines in Boston Harbor, Mass., 688.

APPENDIX C.

REPORT OF MAJ. W. R. LIVERMORE, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

IMPROVEMENTS.-Harbor of refuge at Hyannis, Mars., 694; harbor of refuge at

Nantucket, Mass. 696; Marthas Vineyard, inner harbor at Edgartown, Mass., 698;

Vineyar Haven Harbor, Mass., 700; Wareham Harbor, Mass., 701; New Bedford

Harbor, Mass., 701; Westport Harbor, Mass., 706; Taunton River, Mass., 707; Paw-

tucket River. R I., 709; Providence River and Narragansett Bay, R. I., 712;

removal of Green Jacket Shoal, Providence River, R. L., 715; Greenwich Bay, R. I.,

716; cove and water way near Coaster Harbor Island, R. I., 718; Newport Harbor,

R. I.. 71); harbo1 of refuge at Point Judith, R. I., 7:22; harbor of refuge at Block

Island, R. I., 723; Pawcatuck River, R. 1. and Conn., 726; harbor of refuge at

Stonington, Conn., 728; removing sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endanger-

ing navigation, 731.

EXAMINATIONS.-Narragansett Bay Channel, R. I., between Starve Goat Island and

the mainland, 733, Watch Hill Cove, R. I., 735; Newport Harbor, R. I., south of

Goat Island, 736.

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