the discretion of the Secretary of War, be applied to the improvement of the west branch of Newtown Creek.

Improving Ticonderoga River, New York: Continuing improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Harlem River, New York, seventy thousand dollars. Improving East River and Hell Gate, New York: Removing obstructions, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

Improving Narrows at Lake Champlain, New York, from Benson, Vermont, to canal locks at Whitehall, New York, fifteen thousand dollars.

Improving Grass River at Massena, New York: The Secretary of War is authorized and directed to expend the balance remaining on hand of the sum heretofore appropriated in dredging operations according to the original plan.

Improving Maurice River, New Jersey: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars.

Improving Passaic River, New Jersey: Continuing improvement, thirty-five thousand dollars; of which seven thousand five hundred dollars are to be used to complete improvement above Newark.

Improving Raritan River, New Jersey: Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars..

Improving Shrewsbury River, New Jersey: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars.

Improving South River, New Jersey: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Allegheny River, Pennsylvania: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Improving Schuylkill River, Pennsylvania: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars.

Improving Delaware River, Pennsylvania and New Jersey: Continuing improvement from Trenton to its mouth, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars; of which ten thousand dollars is to be expended upon said river and its tidal tributaries between Cooper's Creek and Trenton.

For continuation of construction of the dam at Herr's Island, in the Allegheny River, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, thirty-five thousand dollars; and the Secretary of War is hereby authorized to purchase the lands required for said dam and its appurtenances, or, at his discretion, to cause suit to be instituted for the condemnation of such lands as may be necessary therefor; and said sum of thirtyfive thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby made available for paying for said lands, whether procured by purchase or by condemnation, as authorized by the act of the legislature of Pennsylvania approved May eighteenth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven.

Improving Saint Jones River, Delaware: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars.

Improving Duck Creek, Delaware, by dredging, ten thousand dollars.

Improving Mispillion Creek, Delaware: To complete from Milford to its mouth, three thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Broadkiln River, Delaware: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars.

Improving Broad Creek, Delaware: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Choptank River, Maryland: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Corsica River, Maryland: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars.

Improving Susquehanna River, Maryland and Pennsylvania: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars, to be expended above the Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad bridge.

Improving Fairlee Creek or Inlet, Maryland, five thousand dollars. Improving Patuxent River, Maryland, five thousand dollars. Improving Potomac River at Washington: Continuing improvement, three hundred thousand dollars.

Improving Appomattox River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars; and the Chief of Engineers is directed to cause to be examined and surveyed, and the cost estimated, for diverting the water of the river above the harbor at Petersburgh to the old North Channel, and report upon the same.

Improving Chickahominy River, Virginia: Continuing improve ment, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving James River, Virginia: Continuing improvement below Richmond, two hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars.

Improving Mattaponi River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars.

Improving channel at Mount Vernon: Continuing improvement, six thousand dollars.

Improving Nomini Creek, Virginia: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Pamunky River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars.

Improving Rappahannock River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars; of which three thousand dollars may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be used in continuing the improvement of Urbana Creek, a tidal tributary thereof.

Improving Staunton River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving York River, Virginia: Continuing improvement, thirty thousand dollars.

Improving, by dredging and otherwise, the inland water-way, from Chincoteague Bay, Virginia, to Delaware Bay, at or near Lewes, Delaware, to be used from Chincoteague Bay to Indian River Bay: Continuing improvement, fifty thousand dollars, no part of which shall be expended until the right of way is secured free of cost to the United States.

Improving Nansemond River, Virginia, including the mouths of Bennett and Chuckatuck Creeks, ten thousand dollars.

Improving Big Sandy River, West Virginia and Kentucky: Continuing improvement, thirty-one thousand five hundred dollars. Improving Elk River, West Virginia: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars.

Improving Buckhannon River, West Virginia: Continuing improvement, one thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Great Kanawha River, West Virginia: Continuing improvement, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars.

Improving Guyandotte River, West Virginia: Continuing improvement, two thousand dollars.

Improving Little Kanawha River, West Virginia: Continuing improvement, twenty-five thousand dollars; but no toll shall be col

lected by any person or corporation for this improved navigation; and such right, if any exist, shall be relinquished in a manner satisfactory to the Secretary of War before the expenditure of any of the money herein appropriated for this work.

Improving Monongahela River, West Virginia: To complete dam number eight, thirty-five thousand dollars; and for continuing improvements.

The Secretary of War be, and is hereby, authorized and directed to negotiate for and purchase, at a cost not to exceed one hundred and sixty-one thousand seven hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirteen cents, lock and dam number seven, otherwise known as "the Upper Lock and Dam," and its appurtenances, of the Monongahela Navigation Company, a corporation organized under the laws of Pennsylvania, which lock and dam number seven and its appurtenances constitute a part of the improvements in water communication in the Monongahela River, between Pittsburgh, in the State of Pennsylvania, and a point at or near Morgantown, in the State of West Virginia. And the sum of one hundred and sixty-one thousand seven hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirteen cents, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for consummating said purchase, the same to be paid on the warrant of the Secretary of War, upon full and absolute conveyance to the United States of the said lock and dam number seven, and its appurtenances, of the said Monongahela Navigation Company.

In the event of the inability of the Secretary of War to make voluntary purchase of said lock and dam number seven and its appurtenances for said sum of one hundred and sixty-one thousand seven hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirteen cents, or a less sum, then the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to institute and carry to completion proceedings for the condemnation of said lock and dam number seven and its appurtenances, said condemnation proceedings to be as prescribed and regulated by the provisions of the general railroad law of Pennsylvania, approved February nineteenth, eighteen hundred and forty-nine, and its supplements, except that the United States shall not be required to give any bond, and except that jurisdiction of said proceedings is hereby given to the circuit court of the United States for the western district of Pennsylvania, with right of appeal by either party to the Supreme Court of the United States: Provided, That in estimating the sum to be paid by the United States, the franchise of said corporation to collect tolls shall not be considered or estimated; and the sum of five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated, out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to pay the necessary costs of said condemnation proceedings; and upon final judgment being entered therein the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to draw his warrant on the Treasury for the amount of said judgment and costs, and said amount for the payment thereof is hereby appropriated out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated. And when said lock and dam number seven and its appurtenances shall have been acquired by the United States, whether by purchase or condemnation, the Secretary of War shall take charge thereof, and the same shall thereafter be subject to the provisions of section four of an act entitled "An act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation for certain public work on rivers and

harbors, and for other purposes," approved July fifth, eighteen hundred and eighty-four.

The Secretary of War is authorized and directed to appoint a board of three engineer officers of the United States Army, whose duty it shall be to thoroughly examine the Ohio river below Pittsburgh, as to the practicability of the improvement of the navigation of said river by means of movable dams; and said board shall report on or before the first Monday of December next, as to the feasibility and advisability of such project of improvement, the number of dams required, their location, with the cost of the same together with the cost of maintaining them after the completion of the project. The Secretary of War shall transmit said report to Congress at its next session, together with the views of himself and the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army thereon.

The sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, is hereby appropriated out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated to pay the expenses of said board and

survey.

Improving Gauley River, West Virginia: For cleaning out channel, three thousand dollars.

Improving New River, West Virginia: Continuing improvement from mouth of Wilson Creek to mouth of Greenbrier River, balance now available from former appropriations for improving New River, Virginia, is hereby directed to be spent in improving said river between Ivanhoe Furnace in Wythe County and mouth of Wilson Creek.

Improving Cape Fear River, North Carolina, above Wilmington: Continuing improvement, twelve thousand dollars.

To complete the improvement of Cape Fear River below Wilmington, North Carolina, two hundred and forty-five thousand dollars. Improving Contentnia Creek, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Currituck Sound, Coanjok Bay, and North River Bar, North Carolina, seven thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Neuse River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars.

Improving New River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars.

Improving Pamlico and Tar Rivers from the mouths to the Falls at Rocky Mount, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars.

Improving Trent River, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Lumber River, North Carolina, five thousand dollars. Improving Roanoke River, North Carolina, from its mouth to Clarksville, Virginia, forty thousand dollars.

Improving Yadkin River, North Carolina, ten thousand dollars. Improving Edisto River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Great Pee Dee River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars.

Improving Salkehatchee River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars.

Improving Santee River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, twenty-four thousand dollars.

Improving Waccamaw River, North and South Carolina, to Wac

camaw Lake, North Carolina: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars.

Improving Wappoo Cut, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars.

Improving Wateree River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, twelve thousand dollars: Provided, That no part of said appropriation shall be expended until the Wilmington, Columbia and Augusta Railroad Company, and the Camden branch of the South Carolina Railroad Company, shall have built suitable draw-spans in their bridges over said river, to be approved by the Secretary of War.

Improving Congaree River, South Carolina: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars: Provided, That no part of said appropriation shall be expended until the South Carolina Railroad Company shall have built a suitable draw-span in its bridge over said river, to be approved by the Secretary of War.

Improving Mingo Creek or river, South Carolina, five thousand dollars.

Improving Clark Creek or River, South Carolina, two thousand five hundred dollars.

Improving Little Pee Dee River, South Carolina, five thousand dollars.

Improving Altamaha River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars.

Improving Chattahoochee River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars.

Improving Coosa River, Georgia and Alabama: Continuing improvement, sixty thousand dollars.

Improving Flint River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars; of which sum five thousand dollars are to be expended between Albany and Montezuma, and fifteen thousand below Albany.

Improving Ocmulgee River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, fifteen thousand dollars.

Improving Oconee River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, twelve thousand five hundred dollars; a portion of which may be expended on said river between Skull Shoals and the Georgia railroad bridge.

Improving the Savannah River, Georgia, between the cities of Augusta and Savannah, completing the present project and commencing the extended project contained in the report of Engineer for year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and eighty-seven, twentyone thousand dollars.

Improving Jekyl Creek, Georgia, five thousand dollars.

Romerly Marsh, Georgia: To pay for completing the existing project four thousand six hundred and thirty-three dollars and seventy-seven cents.

Improving Apalachicola River, Florida: To maintain, two thousand dollars.

Improving Caloosahatchie River, Florida: To complete improvement of upper river, ten thousand dollars.

Improving Choctawatchie River, Florida and Alabama: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars.

Improving Escambia and Conecuh Rivers, Florida and Alabama: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars.

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