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Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd.

RANK AND NAME.

DUTIES.

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

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Charles R. Suter....

Jared A. Smith..

N. Y.; Raritan Bay, N. J.; channel in Gowanus Bay and Buttermilk Channel; deepening Gedney's Channel and Newtown Creek and Bay, N. Y. In charge of preliminary examination of Cohasset Harbor; Weymouth River; Goose Point Channel; Plymouth Harbor to public wharf at Kingston; Weir River; Salem Harbor, including South River; Beverly Harbor; Cranes and Waters rivers of Essex Branch; Stage Harbor at Chatham; and Malden River, Mass. In charge of resurvey of public land at Sandy Hook, N. J. In charge of survey for a ship channel between Jersey City and Ellis Island, N. Y.; of survey of Bushwick Creek; Wappinger's Creek, from Wappinger's Falls to its mouth; and of East River, with view to the removal of a ledge of rocks in the same, from foot of Broome street to the foot of Twenty-third street, in New York City, N. Y. In charge of the removal of obstructions in East River and Hell Gate, N. Y. In charge of removal of wrecks of schooners Mary and Goldsmith Maid from Boston Harbor, Mass.; and of wreck of steamship Atlas from the Hudson River at New York city. To mark the boundaries of the military reservation of Fort Sewall, Mass., with suitable monuments. To exercise supervision over construction of proposed bridge across the East River between the city of New York and Long Island. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers on subject of permanent improvement of Delaware River and Bay; for the examination of certain named officers of the Corps of Engineers, with view to their promotion; on improvement of Charleston Harbor, S. C.; on improving Cumberland Sound and Savannah River below Savannah, Ga.; to consider the matter of the harbor lines of the port of Boston; to establish the harbor lines of New York Harbor and its adjacent waters; and on "surveys for deep-water harbor, Gulf of Mexico." Member of Board of Visitors for Engineer School of Application at Willets Point, N. Y. Member of General Court-Martial convened at Washington on March 25, 1889. Member of the Mississippi River Commission, created by act of Congress approved June 28, 1879. Member and president of the Missouri River Commission, created by act of Congress approved July 5, 1884. To exercise supervision over the construction of bridges across the Missouri River at or near Sioux City, Iowa; opposite to or within the corporate limits of Nebraska City, Nebr.; between the cities of Omaha, Nebr., and Council Bluffs, Iowa; and between Kansas City and Sibley, Mo. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers on the proposed bridge across the Ohio River between Jeffersonville, Ind., and Louisville, Ky., and on bridge across the Mississippi River at La Crosse, Wis. Engineer fifteenth and sixteenth Light-house districts.

In charge of the defensive works at Forts Knox, Popham, Gorges, Scammel, Preble, and McClary; batteries at Portland Head and Gerrish's Island, Me., and at Fort Constitution and Jerry's Point, N. H. In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Bangor, Belfast, Camden, Rockport, Rockland, Portland, and York, Me., Pertsmouth, N. II., harbor of refuge at Little Harbor, N. H., and the construction of breakwater from Mount Desert to Porcupine Island, Me. In charge of the improvement

Statement showing rank and duties of officers of Corps of Engineers-Cont'd.

RANK AND NAME.

LIEUTENANT-COLONELS.

DUTIES.

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Samuel M. Mansfield....

William R. King..

of the rivers Penobscot, Kennebunk, Saco, Narragaugus, Bagaduce, and Kennebec, Me., Cocheco and Bellamy, N. H., Saco River Breakwater, Lubec Channel, Moose-a-bec Bar, and Back Cove, Portland Harbor, Me. In charge of resurvey of St. Croix River; preliminary examination of Monhegan Island Harbor; Belfast Harbor; harbor and channel at Pembroke; Union River and Union River Bay; Harrissecket, Médomac, and Kennebunk Rivers, and Pleasant River from Columbia Falls to its mouth, Me.; Cocheco River from Dover to its month, and Hampton River, N. H. In charge of survey of Belfast Harbor; Union River and Union River Bay; St. Croix River; Pleasant River, from Columbia Falls to its mouth, and Kennebunk River, Me., and Cocheco River, from Dover to its mouth, N. H. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on "Surveys for deep-water harbor, Gulf of Mexico." In charge of the defensive works at Forts Warren, Winthrop, Standish, Andrew, Independence, and on Long Island Head, Mass. In charge of the improvements of the harbors at Newburyport, Lynn, Boston (including sea-walls on Point Allerton, Great Brewster Island, Lovell's Island, Gallop's Island, Long Island Head, Rainsford Island, and Deer Island; Mystic and Charles rivers, and channel leading to Nantasket Beach), Provincetown, Plymouth, Scituate, Hingham, Gloucester, Winthrop, Wellfleet, and Manchester, Mass.; Charlevoix, Frankfort, Manistee, Ludington, Pentwater, White River, Muskegon, Grand Haven, Black Lake, Saugatuck, South Haven, and St. Joseph, and harbor of refuge at Portage Lake, Mich., and harbor at Michigan City, Ind. In charge of construction of a national harbor of refuge (of the first class) at Sandy Bay, Cape Ann, Mass. In charge of the improvement of the rivers Merrimac, Ipswich, and Powow, Mass.; and of St. Joseph River, Mich., from its mouth to Berrien Springs. In charge of preliminary examination of Petoskey Harbor for breakwater and harbor of refuge; Saugatuck Harbor; and Grand River, from Grand Rapids to Lake Michigan, Mich. In charge of survey of Weymouth River; Salem Harbor, including South River; Beverly Harbor; and Waters River of Essex Branch, Mass. In charge of removal of wrecks of schooners Mary and Goldsmith Maid from Boston Harbor, Mass. Member of the Board of Engineer Officers to consider the matter of the harbor lines of the port of Boston. Engineer ninth and eleventh Light-house districts. Member of the Board of Engineers. Commanding Post and Engineer School of Application at Willets Point, N. Y., and the Battalion of Engineers. In charge of the defensive work at Fort Schuyler and Willets Point, of the Engineer Depot at Willets Point; torpedoes for harbor defense, and experiments with the same. In charge of funds pertaining to the library of the Engineer School of Application. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers to report upon the "Auto-Mobile Controllable Torpedo," of Mr. J. N. H. Patrick; for the examination of certain named officers of the Corps of Engineers, with view to their promotion; on improvement of Charleston Harbor, S. C.; on improving Cumberland Sound and Savannah River below Savannah, Ga.; on improvement of Buffalo and Erie harbors; and to establish the harbor lines of New York Harbor and its adjacent waters.

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Wm. H. H. Benyaurd.... In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Wilming

Garrett J. Lydecker.

Amos Stickney

ton, San Diego, and Redwood, and construction of breakwater at San Luis Obispo Harbor, Cal. In charge of examination and survey for establishment of breakwater at San Luis Obispo Harbor, Cal. In charge of preliminary examination of San Buenaventura Harbor and San Simeon Bay, Cal.; Colorado River between Camp Mojave and El Dorado Cañon, and between Camp Mojave and the boundary line between Nevada and Utah Territory, Ariz. In charge of removal of wreck of a lighter from channel of Wilmington Harbor, Cal. In temporary charge of the defensive works at Alcatraz Island, at Lime Point, Fort Winfield Scott, and battery at Fort Mason, in San Francisco Bay, and of the battery at San Diego, Cal.; the improvement of Oakland Harbor and of Napa River, Cal.; survey of San Francisco Harbor, San Pablo and Suisun bays, Strait of Carquinx, and mouths of San Joaquin and Sacramento rivers, Cal. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers to establish the harbor lines of San Francisco and San Diego harbors and adjacent waters; and on the mining débris question in the State of California, etc. In charge of the Washington Aqueduct; increasing water supply of the city of Washington, and the erection of fish-ways at Great Falls of the Potomac River.

In charge of the Louisville and Portland Canal. In charge of the improvement of the Falls of the Ohio River, the Indiana Chute Fall, Ohio River, Wabash River, Ind. and Ill., and White River, Ind. In temporary charge of the improvement of the Tradewater River, Ky. To exercise supervision over the construction of the bridge across the Tradewater River, and of bridge across the Ohio River at Louisville, Ky. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers on proposed bridge across the Ohio River at Louisville, Ky.; on improving the Ohio River below Pittsburgh by means of movable dams; to examine and report upon the bridge now being constructed across the Green River below Lock No. 1; and on improvement of Indiana Chute and the Falls of the Ohio at the head of the Louisville and Portland Canai.

Alexander Mackenzie.. In charge of the improvement of the Mississippi River from Minneapolis to Des Moines Rapids; the Upper Mississippi River, and Rock Island Rapids and Des Moines Rapids of the Mississippi River. In charge of the construction of a dry-dock at the Des Moines Rapids Canal; of ice-harbor at Dubuque, Iowa, and of harbors of refuge on Lake Pepin at Stockholm, Wis., and Lake City, Minn. In charge of operating the Des Moines Rapids Canal and of operating snag-boats and dredge-boats on Upper Mississippi River. In charge of preliminary examination of Moline City Harbor and Main Slough, Mississippi River, at Hamilton, Ill. In charge of examination and survey of the Mississippi River at Rock Island Rapids, and of the Mississippi River at and near the head of Beaver Island at Clinton, Iowa. In charge of the work in connection with the Adams Flume, Mississippi River. To supervise the work of alteration in the ponton bridge across the Mississippi River at Prairie du Chien, Wis. Member of Boards of Engineer Officers on improving the Ohio River below Pittsburgh by means of movable dams; on im

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MAJORS.

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Oswald H. Ernst ......

David P. Heap
William Ludlow

Bvt. Lieut. Colonel.

William A. Jones..................

provement of navigation at Rock Island Rapids, Mis-
sissippi River; on improvement of Indiana Chute and
the Falls of the Ohio at the head of the Louisville and
Portland Canal; to establish the harbor lines in Quincy
Bay, Ill.; and on bridge across the Mississippi River at
La Crosse, Wis. Member of the Missouri River Commis-
sion created by act of Congress approved July 5, 1884.
In charge of the improvement of the entrance to Galveston
Harbor and of the harbor at Brazos Santiago, Tex. In
charge of the improvement of ship channel in Galveston
Bay, Pass Cavallo, Aransas Pass and Bay up to Rockport
and Corpus Christi, mouth of Brazos River, Buffalo Bayou,
and Trinity River, Tex. In charge of preliminary exam-
ination of Rio Grande River from Embudo, N. Mex., to
El Paso, Tex. ; for removal of raft on Guadalupe River;
mouth of Caney Creek where it empties into Matagorda
Bay; and for removal of bar at mouth of Cedar Bayou
where it empties into Galveston Bay, Texas. In charge
of survey for removal of bar at mouth of Cedar Bayou
where it empties into Galveston Bay, Tex. Member of
Board of Engineer Officers on proposed bridge across
the Mississippi River at Memphis, Tenn. Member of the
Mississippi River Commission created by act of Congress
approved June 28, 1879. Member of the Missouri River
Commission created by Act of Congress approved July
5, 1884. On duty connected with the Department of State
at El Paso, Tex., temporarily.

Detached; Engineer third Light-house District.
In charge of the improvement of the harbors at Frankfort,
Manistee, Pentwater, White River, Muskegon, Grand
Haven, Black Lake, Saugatuck, South Haven, St. Joseph,
and Charlevoix, and entrance to Pine Lake, and harbors
of refuge at Ludington and Portage Lake, Mich., and
harbor at Michigan City, Ind. In charge of the improve-
ment of St. Joseph River, Mich., from its mouth to Ber-
rien Springs. In charge of survey of Petoskey Harbor,
Mich. Engineer fourth, ninth, and eleventh Light-house
Districts.

In charge of the improvement of the Upper and Lower
Columbia and Snake rivers, Oregon and Wash.; Willa-
mette River above Portland, and Lower Willamette
River below Portand, Oregon; Cowlitz River, Wash., and
Yamhill River, Oregon. In charge of the preliminary ex-
amination of Upper Columbia River between Wallula
and British Line, and of North Palouse River, Wash.
In charge of survey of Upper Columbia River between
Wallula and British Line. To supervise the construction
of bridge across the Snake River, near Texas Ferry,
Wash. Member of Board of Engineer Officers on im-
provement of Coos and Yaquina bays, Oregon.

Andrew N. Damrell..... In charge of the defensive works at Forts Morgan and

Gaines, Ala., and fort on Ship Island, Miss. In charge of the improvement of the harbor at Mobile, Ala. In charge of the improvement of the rivers Warrior and Black Warrior, Ala.; Pascagoula, Pearl, and Noxuber, Miss.; Tombigbee, Ala. and Miss., the roadstead leading into Back Bay of Biloxi in Mississippi Sound, channel of Biloxi Bay, and Old Town Creek, Miss. In charge of sur vey of Tombigbee River from Vienna, Ala., to Walker's Bridge, Miss. In charge of preliminary examination of Warrior River from Tuscaloosa to Demopolis; Sipsey

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Charles J. Allen......

Charles W. Raymond...

L. Cooper Overman.....

River from the Tombigbee River at Vienna to Texas, Ala. ;
Gulf Port Harbor; Leaf River from its mouth to mouth
of Bowie Creek; Chickasahay River from its mouth to
Enterprise; Bluff Creek from its mouth to the head of
navigation; and Tombigbee River between Vienna and
Cotton Gin, Miss. In charge of preliminary examination
and survey of Bogue Chitta River, La. To exercise su-
pervision over the construction of bridge across Tombig-
bee River at Waverly, Miss.

In charge of the improvement of the Chippewa River and
protection of Yellow Banks on the same; of the Minne-
sota and St. Croix rivers, and the Red River of the North;
of the Mississippi River above the Falls of St. Anthony;
of the Falls of St. Anthony; construction of Meeker's
Island lock and dam, and lock and dam at Goose Rapids
on Red River of the North. In charge of the improve-
ment of the Yellowstone River, Mont. and Dak., and
the Missouri River from Sioux City, Iowa, to Fort Benton,
Mont. In charge of construction and improvement of
roads and bridges in Yellowstone National Park. In
charge of the construction of reservoirs at headwaters
of the Mississippi River and its tributaries. In charge
of the examination and surveys of the sources of the
Mississippi, St. Croix, Chippewa, and Wisconsin rivers,
with the view to ascertaining the practicability and cost
of creating and maintaining reservoirs, etc. In charge
of preliminary examination of ice-harbor at or near Bis-
marck, Upper Missouri River, Dak. To exercise super-
vision over construction of bridges across Red River of
the North at Alpha, De Mers, and Minnesota avenues,
Grand Forks, Dak. Member of Boards of Engineer Of-
ficers to establish the harbor lines in Marquette Harbor;
on bridge across the Detroit River at Detroit, Mich.; and
on the proposed bridge across the Ohio River between
Jeffersonville, Ind., and Louisville, Ky.
Detached; Engineer Commissioner of the District of Co-
lumbia.
In charge of the improvement of harbors at Monroe,
Mich., Toledo, Port Clinton, Sandusky, Vermillion,
Huron, Rocky River, Cleveland, Fairport, Ashtabula,
Conneaut, and mouth of Black River, Ohio. In charge
of improvement of Sandusky River, Ohio. In charge of
preliminary examination of Monroe Harbor, Mich.; Con-
neaut Harbor; Cowles Creek or Geneva; and month of
Chagrin River, near Willoughby, Ohio. In charge of
water-level observations on Lake Erie. In charge of re-
moval of wreck of schooner Joy from Ashtabula Harbor,
Ohio. Member of Board of Enginner Officers on improve-
ment of Buffalo and Erie harbors. Engineer tenth Light-
house District.

Alexander M. Miller..... In charge of the improvement of the rivers Mississippi and Missouri-removal of snags, etc.; Mississippi River between the mouths of the Illinois and Ohio rivers; Osage and Gasconade rivers, Mo. In charge of preliminary examination of St. Louis Harbor, Grand River and Missouri River at Miami, Mo. In charge of survey of Osage River, with a view to constructing locks and dams, Mo. To exercise supervision over the construction of bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, Mo. To examine and report on the question of the water supply for the post of

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