INDEX. [A small figure after the number of a page, e g., 2132, indicates the number of times the item appears on the page.] A. Abert, Colonel, improving Cumberland River as per report of, etc Absecom Inlet, N. J., survey, etc., of.. Accotink Bay, Va., examination or survey of, etc.. Adams's Flume, practical test of, etc Adams, M. J., flume invented by, etc. Agate Bay Harbor, Minn., improvement of Agate Bay, Minn., survey, etc., of. Ahnapee Harbor, Wis., improvement of 66 297 175 185 263, 349, 423 408 387 170, 181, 214, 232, 246, 266, Ahnapee River, Wis., survey at mouth of____ 166 Alabama: Territory to form a constitution and State government. Assent to the operation of an act passed by the legislature of, incorporating the Cahawba Navigation Company, etc.. Five per cent. of sales of public lands reserved for public roads, canals, and improving the navigation of rivers, etc.- For internal improvements, a per cent. of land sales, etc.. Lands granted for improvements, may be applied for use of schools, etc.. 96 48 58 Public lands granted to, in aid of the improvement of the Tennessee River Repeal of so much of the act which restricts the sale of land in, etc. Survey for inland navigation along coast of, etc. 31 58 76 222 Titles to land for improvement of Tennessee River as per law of, etc....... 265 41 Two per cent. of sales of land by United States to be paid, to, etc., for internal 77 Alameda Creek, Cal., survey, etc., of... Work suspended on Tennessee River below Florence until the canal be- Alabama River, Ala., survey of, etc.. Albany Flats, Tex., survey, etc., Cypress Bayou, etc 50 221 .244, 262, 287, 314, 341, 373, 414 352 389 ship-channel, etc., between, and the Atlantic Ocean, etc.. 23 109 102 80 Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Line, survey of all water lines from Norfolk 256 Alexandria Canal, Alexandria to transfer all stock to United States through Sec- 67 Stock held by town of Alexandria in, to be deposited with Secretary of 67 489 Dam at Herr's Island, near Pittsburgh.. Alexandria Harbor, La., improvement of. Alexandria Harbor, Mo., improvement of Mississippi River at.. Alexandria, town of, stock of Alexandria Canal held by, to be transferred to Sec- retary of Treasury for United States, etc Alleghany River, Pa., survey below Freeport 374 294 67 221 410 Alligator River, S. C., examination, etc., of, connecting Santee River and Bull's 430 431 (See Thunder Bay).. Improvement of. Alluvial Basin (Mississippi River), balance re-appropriated for report on reclama- Alpena Harbor, Mich., survey at, etc.. Alsea Harbor, Oregon, survey, etc., of, and bar, etc Alsea River and Bar, Oregon, survey, etc., of Altamaha River, Ga., survey, etc., of Alton Harbor, Ill., improvements at, etc Survey, etc., of.. Alverson, Miles T., salary as commissioner to appraise damages to lands by Fox and Wisconsin improvement 166, 273 Amelia Island, improving entrance to Cumberland Sound between Cumberland Island and Amelia River, Fla., survey, etc., of. Amite River, La., improvement of. 302 296 385 293, 315, 415 Survey, etc., of. Anacostia River, D. C., survey, etc., of.. 273 324 Anchorage Shoals, improving Boston Harbor at, etc.. 269 427 385 379 Anderson, John, erection of breakwater on Stanford Ledge, in Portland Harbor, 61 Anderson, Lieutenant-Colonel, Topographical Engineers, survey for breakwater at 62 Anderson, John (Engineer Corps), improvement of Westport Harbor, Conn., as 62 Androscoggin River, Me., survey, etc., of Brunswick Harbor, on.. 323 Survey, of, etc... 352 Angelica River, survey of mouth of Nuches River, at junction of.. 188 Annancock Harbor, Va., survey, etc., of (see Onancock Harbor, Va.). Apalachicola Bay, Fla., compensation of William Gibbs McNeill for survey of East 298 Removal of Bulk Head Shoal in channel from East Pass, etc Survey, etc. Apalachicola Bay and River, Fla., for survey of East Pass into, and relative to Apalachicola Harbor, Fla., improving, etc. Removal of obstructions, etc Apalachicola Harbor and River, Fla., removal of obstructions in. 256 54 64 72 50 30, 40, 43 Survey of route for canal from Saint Mary's River to, etc., connecting the 19 Appeals to Supreme Court of the United States in all suits for title to Potomac Flats Appleton Dam, changes in, etc Appomattox River, Va., improvement of, from Pocahontas Bridge to Broadway, Improvement of.. Improving James River from Richmond to Harrison's Bar, below junction of, etc. Survey, etc., from Petersburgh to mouth of... Appropriations for payment of 2 per cent. to commissioners who superintended 433 344 18 -101, 209, 218, 235, 243, 261, 286, 312, 347, 371, 411 173, 185, 194 165 165 300 8, 170 173 123 76 Aquia Creek, Va. Examination and survey of Improvement of.. Aransas Pass and Bay, Tex., improvement of, etc . Improvement to Rockport and Corpus Christi Survey of, etc. Aroostook River, Me., survey of, etc. Due for roads, harbors, and rivers, etc., and for surveys, etc Arkansas, assent of Congress to acts of, for removal of raft in Red River Per cent. of sales of public lands, etc., applied to internal improvements, etc. 76, 77 Improvement of, and for constructing boat, etc At Fort Smith and at Dardanelles, etc. At Pine Bluff Between Fort Smith and Wichita.. From Little Rock to mouth - Removal of obstructions in, etc., snags, wrecks, etc Snag-boat for use on ------ Water-gauges at Little Rock.. Arrearages, examinations and surveys, etc Defraying expenses of surveys, etc., including, etc For preservation of public property, etc.... 101 57 237 416 293, 315, 342, 375 -66, 240, 244 263, 289, .254, 272, 356, 416 169 197, 273 41 53 78 79 Arsenal Island, improving Mississippi River by building dam across channel east of, and improving island, etc 235 Improvement of Mississippi River at Saint Louis and 351 Ashepoo River, S. C., examination, etc., of Mosquito Creek to connect South Ashtabula Creek, Ohio, removal of obstructions at mouth of.. -22, 29, 38, 42, 47, 49 Removal of obstructions at, etc. Ashtabula Harbor, Ohio, improvement of Relief of Henry Hubbard as agent in charge of property at 53, 56 -83, 103, 107, 134, 140, 171, 182, 191, 207, 216, 236, 219, 267, 282, 307, 333, 367, 405- 119 384 Atchafalaya Bay, La., examination and survey of Atchafalaya River, rectification, etc., of, at mouth of Red River Survey of, from mouth of Red River, etc.. Survey of, etc.. Atlantic City Harbor, N. J., survey and examination of, etc Atlantic and Gulf Railroad, Ga., survey, etc., of Ochalochuee River below. 176 299, 352, 386 403 132, 174 140 165 222 213 23 118 109 19, 41 90 Survey of all water-lines leading from Norfolk Harbor to, etc. (south of Hat- 256 Atrato River, ship-canal across Isthmus of Darien by way of, etc.- 118 78 Awards, reported as flowage damages caused by Menasha Dam. 396, 397 78 Must certify as to perfection of title at Humboldt Bay, etc., Cal., before 403 May institute proceedings to recover cost of building aids at any bridge ob- 384 No public money to be expended until opinion of, is rendered, etc 78 202 To approve papers, etc., of sale of United States stock in Dismal Swamp Canal, 139 To enforce the rights of the United States relative to occupancy of east pier 232 To examine all claims to title, etc., relative to improvement of the Potomac To examine all land sites purchased by United States, etc.. To institute suit, etc., in supreme court of District of Columbia, etc Awards, by reason of overflowed lands from Menasha Dam. -396, 397 rivers -397, 398, 399 B. Babson's Ledge, Mass., survey of, etc... 401 Bache, Hartman, improving New Brunswick Harbor, etc., according to plan re- 63 Improving Wilmington Harbor as per plan of, etc. 63 Back Bay, Me., improvement of, etc 186 Back Bay of Biloxi (Mississippi Sound), improvement of roadstead leading into.. 341 387 Back Cove, Portland Harbor, Me., improvement of chanuel in. 400 Bailey, Daniel E., the Chief of Engineers to pay claim of 216 Baker's Bay, Wash., survey, etc., for canal between Shoalwater Bay and, etc. 325 Balances unexpended of appropriations to be carried to surplus fund, etc 204 388 Balize, survey of Ohio and Mississippi rivers from Falls of Ohio to, etc. 12 Baltimore Harbor, Md., examination and survey of, between Fort McHenry and 136 Baltimore Harbor, Md., examination, etc., for widening, etc., of. Improvement of, etc... Improving entrance to, etc.___ Improvement of Patapsco River, etc.. 428 --63, 66, 71, 114, 133, 155, 157, 209, 218, Ship-canal in Patapsco River leading towards, etc.. Baltimore, Md., wardens for the port of.. Port wardens of, may levy and collect tonnage dues, etc. Bangor Harbor, Me., survey of, etc... --184, 194 .102, 143 -167, 173 ..3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13 -68, 122 Bangor Harbor and Penobscot River, Me., improvement of. Bank of Washington, Ark., money advanced through, to Government agent for Barataria Bay, survey, etc., of.... Barataria Ship-Canal Company, granted right of way, etc., and to construct ship- 352 364 18 94 298 242 Bar Harbor, Me., examination for breakwater at, etc. Barker, Williams & Bangs, claim of, etc Barker & Williams, claim of, etc. Bar Lake, Mich., examination, etc., to connect with Lake Michigan. Barnegat Bay, N. J., survey of Cranberry Inlet, etc. Barnstable Bay, Mass., survey for breakwater at East Dennis. Survey, etc., of Barren River, Ky., survey of, etc... Secretary of War to report to Congress the condition of, etc. Bartholomew Bayou, La. and Ark., improvement of, etc.-- 51 428 215 215 429 102 101 323 273 386 374 34 61, 71 88 411 299 428 274 31 298 -176, 253, 297, 384 Bass River, Mass., survey of harbor at, between Yarmouth and Dennis, etc.... Batchelder, Gideon, and others, relief of, for stone for Sandy Bay breakwater, etc. Bay The, Ark., survey of, etc., a tributary to Saint Francis River, etc. Bayoduce River, Me., examination, etc., of, etc... Bayfield Harbor, Wis., survey, etc., of... Bay of Mobile, deepening the channel through the Pass au Heron near, etc Bayou Bartholomew, Ark., examination or survey of, etc. Bayou Bartholomew, La. and Ark., improvement of Bayou Black, La., improvement of, etc.. Bayou D'Arbonne, La., improvement of, from mouth to Stein's Bluff. Bayou Grand Caillon, survey, etc., of Bayou La Fourche, La., examination, etc., for navigation at low water.. Examination, etc., mouth of, for lock and dam, etc..... Bayou Pierre, La., continuation of examination and for survey of, etc.. Bayou Pierre, Miss., improvement of Survey, etc., of 319, 341, 374 298 319 386 272 292, 315, 374, 415 374 415 273 298 298 428 428 -287, 321, 374 248, 269 102, 197, 355 298 374 -375, 415 299 374 254 356 -341, 415 387 |