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[No. 23.] Joint Resolution Directing the Secretary of War to cause an examination to be made to determine if there is probability and danger of the Mississippi River cutting through the space dividing such river from the Saint Francis River in the vicinity of Walnut Bend, Arkansas.

May 4, 1894.

River.

Bend, Ark., as to

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Mississippi Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and Examination directed to cause an examination to be made to determine near Walnut if there is probability and danger of the Mississippi River danger to St. cutting through the space dividing such river from the Francis River. Saint Francis River in the vicinity of Walnut Bend, Arkansas, some twenty miles above the mouth of the Saint Francis River, and if such danger exists, to cause to be made a survey and estimate of the amount necessary to prevent damage to the navigation of the Saint Francis River. Approved, May 4, 1894.

[No. 33.] Joint Resolution Directing the Secretary of War to appoint June 29, 1894. a commission of engineers to examine and report upon the cost of deep

ening the harbors of Superior and Duluth and their entrances to a uniform depth of twenty feet.

rior.

examine cost of

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Harbors of DuSecretary of War be, and he is hereby, directed to appoint luth and Supe a commission, to consist of three engineers, to examine the Commission to harbors of Superior and Duluth and the entrances thereto, deepening en with a view of ascertaining the cost of deepening said har- trance. bors and entrances to a uniform depth of twenty feet, and to report their conclusions to the Secretary of War without delay, to be by him transmitted to Congress.

Approved, June 29, 1894.

PRIVATE ACTS.

CHAP. 115.-An Act To provide for the adjustment and payment of the claim of Thomas Rhys Smith for work done and materials furnished for the breakwater at Bar Harbor, Maine.

June 23, 1894.

Me., to be ad

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Thomas Rhys the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and Smith. directed to examine and adjust the claim of Thomas Rhys Claim for work, Smith against the Government of the United States for etc., Bar Harbor, work done and materials furnished for the breakwater at justed. Bar Harbor, Maine, under a contract between said Thomas Rhys Smith and the United States, and determine what amount of work was done and materials furnished thereunder, the amount paid on account thereof, and the balance remaining unpaid, which balance he shall certify to the proper accounting officers for payment in the manner prescribed by law; and for the payment of said claim the sum Payment.

Proviso.

of six thousand three hundred and ninety-one dollars and twelve cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated: Provided, That before making any payment the Secretary of War shall exact from said Indemnity Thomas Rhys Smith a bond in the penal sum of ten thousand dollars, with sufficient sureties, to be approved by him, conditioned to indemnify the United States against any lawful claim of any other party or parties.

bond.

Approved, June 23, 1894.

August 8, 1894.

Transportation

CHAP. 240.-An Act To provide for the adjustment and payment of the claim of the American Transportation Company for dredging done at Fairport Harbor, in the State of Ohio.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives American of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Company. the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized and Payment of claim for dredg. directed to examine and adjust the claim of the American ing Fairport Transportation Company against the Government of the Harbor, Ohio. United States for dredging done at Fairport Harbor, in the State of Ohio, under a contract between said American Transportation Company and the United States, and determine what amount of dredging was done thereunder, the amount paid on account thereof, and the balance remaining unpaid, which balance he shall certify to the proper accounting officers for payment in the manner prescribed by law; and for the payment of said claim the sum of five thousand four hundred and thirty-four dollars and eighteen cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropri ated.

Approved, August 8, 1894.

August 17, 1894.

Abert.

CHAP. 298.-An Act To authorize the appointment of James William Abert to the retired list of the Army.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of James William the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President be, and he is hereby, authorized, by and with May be appoint the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint James ed major, Army retired list. William Abert to the Army of the United States, and to place said Abert on the retired list thereof with the rank of major of engineers.

Received by the President, August 6, 1894.

[NOTE BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.-The foregoing act having been presented to the President of the United States for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the house of Congress in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution of the United States, has become a law without his approval.]

CHAP. 324.-An Act For the relief of B. D. Greene.

August 23, 1894.

Payment to, as

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That B. B. Greene. the Secretary of the Treasury is directed to pay, out of bondsman of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to George E. Ward. B. D. Greene, bondsman of George E. Ward, who shall file the proper vouchers for money advanced or labor and materials furnished in and about the work of improvement on the Rappahannock River during the year eighteen hundred and eighty-nine, the sum of one thousand nine hundred and sixteen dollars and ninety-seven cents, being the amount due George E. Ward by the Government, which said sum shall be paid to the said B. D. Greene. Approved, August 23, 1894.

CHAP. 354.-An Act Directing the issue of a duplicate of a lost August 27, 1894. check drawn by Captain W. H. Bixby, Engineers United States Army, at Newport, Rhode Island, in favor of Messrs. Hughes Brothers and Bangs.

ers and Bangs.

p. 717.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Hughes Broth Captain W. H. Bixby, Engineers United States Army, Duplicate check be, and is hereby, authorized and instructed to issue a to issue to. duplicate of an original check under such regulations in regard to its issue and payment as have been prescribed by the Secretary of the Treasury for the issue of duplicate checks under the provisions of section thirty-six hundred R. S., sec. 3646, and forty-six, Revised Statutes of the United States. Said duplicate check to take the place of an original check issued by said W. H. Bixby on September twenty-fifth, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, upon the subtreasury at New York, in favor of Hughes Brothers and Bangs, for the sum of five thousand and eleven dollars and ninetythree cents, and numbered two hundred and fifty-nine thousand and one, being for services in August, eighteen hundred and ninety-three, under their contract with the United States for work at Point Judith, Rhode Island, which check is alleged to have been lost in its transmission through the United States mail,

Approved, August 27, 1894.

INDEX.

[The references in Roman are to part (or volume), and those in Arabic to page.]

A.

Acacia (schooner), removal of wreck of..
Agate Bay, Minn., improvement of harbor at

Ahnapee and Western Railway Company, bridge of.
Ahnapee Harbor, Wis., improvement of..

Aitken, Kate V. (schooner), removal of wreck of
Akers, Annie W. (schooner), removal of wreck of.
Alabama River, Ala.:

Bridge near Montgomery, construction of..
Improvement of.

Alameda Harbor, Cal., establishment of harbor lines

1, 62, 611
1, 308; IV, 2011
1, 428

1, 321; IV, 2064
I, 174; II, 1128
1, 63, 614

I, 425

1, 205; II, 1277
1, 424; IV, 2505

Albemarle Sound, N. C., improvement of waterway between Norfolk Harbor

and.

Allegheny River, Pa.:

Bridge at Creighton, construction of...
Bridge below Tarentum, construction of..
Dam at Herr Island, construction of..
Improvement of..

Alloway Creek, N. J., improvement of.
Alma (vessel), removal of wreck of.
Alpena Harbor, Mich., improvement of
Altamaha River, Ga., improvement of.
Alva (steam yacht), removal of wreck of.
Amite River, La., improvement of....
Anacostia River, D. C., improvement of.

Anderson, Eliza (schooner), removal of wreck of

Anderson, G. W. (steamer), removal of wreck of.

Ann, Cape, Mass., improvement of harbor of refuge at Sandy Bay.

Apalachicola Bay, Fla., improvement of..

Apalachicola River, Fla., improvement of..

Appomattox River, Va., improvement of

Appoquinimink River, Del., improvement of
Aquia Creek, Va., improvement of
Arkansas River:

Bridge at Little Rock, Ark., construction of
Improvement of...

Removing obstructions in

Arthur Kill, N. Y. and N. J., improvement of..

Arthur, Lake, La., improvement of.

Ashland, Wis., improvement of harbor at....

Ashley River, S. C..

Improvement of.

Removal of wreck in.

Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio:

Improvement of...

Removal of wreck off

Assateague Bay, Va., removal of wreck off Popes Island.
Assistants to the Chief of Engineers

Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Company, bridge of.
Atlantic Ocean, removal of wreck off Southampton, N. Y.

Augusta, Ga., bridge across Savannah River near, protection of, etc.

I, 151; II, 983

I, 428

I, 428

I, 292; III, 1918
I, 292; III, 1913
1, 116; II, 855
I, 62, 609

I, 354; IV, 2241
I, 178; II, 1169
I, 62, 604
I, 222; III, 1354
I, 138; II, 939
I, 82, 712

1, 232; III, 1383
I, 39, 536
196; II, 1249
1, 197; II, 1252

I, 149; II, 981
I, 119; II, 875
I, 139; II, 944

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