REPORT

OF THE

SECRETARY OF WAR;

BEING PART OF

THE MESSAGE AND DOCUMENTS

COMMUNICATED TO THE

TWO HOUSES OF CONGRESS

AT THE

BEGINNING OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE FIFTY-FIRST CONGRESS.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOLUME II-IN FOUR PARTS
PART 1.

WASHINGTON:

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE.

1889.

Officers constituting Board, 8; subjects considered and reported upon, 8; additional

duties of individual members, 10; sea-coast fortifications, 11.

WHARF AT FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA.

IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. PETER C. HAINS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

12

IRON PILE BRIDGE OVER MILL CREEK, AT FORT MONROE, VIRGINIA.

IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. PETER C. HAINS, CORPS OF ENGINEERS.

12

POST OF WILLETS POINT, NEW YORK.-ENGINEER SCHOOL OF APPLICA-

TION.-BATTALION OF ENGINEERS.-ENGINEER DEPOT.

OFFICER IN COMMAND, LIEUT. COL. W. R. KING, Corps of ENGINEERS—

Post of Willets Point, 12; School of Application, Battalion of Engineers, 13; Engineer

Depot, statement of funds, 14.

RIVER AND HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS.

GENERAL STATEMENT

ATLANTIC COAST AND GULF OF MEXICO.

15

IN CHARGE OF Lieut. Col. Jared A. Smith, Corps of EngINEERS—

Lubec Channel, Me., 15; Moose-a-bec Bar, Me., Narragaugus River, Me., 20; Break-

water from Mount Desert to Porcupine Island, Me., Bagaduce River, Me., 21; Penob-

scot River, Me., 22; Belfast Harbor, Me., Camden Harbor, Me., 23; Rockport Harbor,

Me., Rockland Harbor, Me., 24; Kennebec River, Me., Portland Harbor, Me., 25; Chan-

nel in Back Cove, Portland, Me., 26; Breakwater at mouth of Saco River, Me., Saco River,

Me., 27; Kennebunk River, Me., York Harbor, Me., 28; Portsmouth Harbor, N. H.,

Bellamy River, N. H., 29; Cocheco River, N. H., Harbor of Refuge at Little Harbor,

N. H., 30; examinations and surveys, 31.

IN CHARGE OF LIEUT. COL. S. M. MANSFIELD, CORPS OF ENGINEERS-

Newburyport Harbor, Mass., 32; Merrimac River, Mass. ; Powow River., Mass, 33.; Ipswich

River, Mass.; Harbor of Refuge, Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass., 34; Gloucester Har-

bor, Mass., 35: Manchester Harbor, Mass., 36; Lynn Harbor, Mass., Winthrop Harbor,

Mass., 37; Boston Harbor, Mass., 38; Hingham Harbor, Mass., 39; Scituate Harbor,

Mass., 40; Plymouth Harbor, Mass., 41; Wellfleet Harbor, Mass.; Provincetown Har-

bor, Mass., 42; removal of sunken vessels or craft obstructing or endangering naviga-

tion, 43; examinations and surveys, 43,

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