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 claim for dredg. Harbor, Ohio. 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 directed to examine and adjust the claim of the American ing Fairport Transportation Company against the Government of the 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 appropriated. 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 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. ed major, Army retired list. 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 BrothCaptain 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.. Ahnapee and Western Railway Company, bridge of. Aitken, Kate V. (schooner), removal of wreck of Bridge near Montgomery, construction of.. Alameda Harbor, Cal., establishment of harbor lines 1, 62, 611 1, 321; IV, 2064 1, 205; II, 1277 Albemarle Sound, N. C., improvement of waterway between Norfolk Harbor and Allegheny River, Pa.: Bridge at Creighton, construction of... Alloway Creek, N. J., 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 Bridge at Little Rock, Ark., construction of Removing obstructions in Arthur Kill, N. Y. and N. J., 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.. I, 151; II, 983 I, 428 I, 428 1, 292; III, 1918 1, 222; 1, 1354 Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad Company, bridge of. ....... 1, 429 Bar Harbor, Me. construction of breakwater from Mount Desert to Porcupine Barber, G. (schooner), removal of wreck of. Barmore, E. H. (steamer), removal of wreck of. Barren River, Ky., operating and care of lock and dam on. Battalion of Engineers.. Batteries.... Bay Ridge Channel, New York Harbor, N Y., improvement of. Beaufort Harbor, N. C.: 1, 14 I, 23, 496 1, 232; III, 1383 . 1, 63, 620 1, 63, 616, 617 Improvement of waterway between Newbern (on Neuse River) and. 1, 159; 11, 1030 Improvement of Improvement of waterway between New River and.. Beaver River, Pa., dam in Ohio River below. Bedloes Island, N. Y., sea wall at .... Beaufort River, S. C., improvement of 1, 160; 11, 1031 I, 161; II, 1034 Belfast Harbor, Me., improvement of. Bellaire, Ohio, establishment of harbor lines in Ohio River. Bellamy River, N. H., improvement of.... Benton Harbor, Mich., improvement of harbor at (St. Joseph Harbor). Berwind, Edith (schooner), removal of wreck of . Big Black River, Miss. : Bridge at Hankinsons Ferry, construction of . Big Hatchee River, Tenn., improvement of Big Pigeon Bayou, La., removal of wreck in. Improvement●of. Improvement of Levisa Fork of, Ky Big Sunflower River, Miss., improvement of. Biloxi Bay, Miss., improvement of harbor at. Black River, Mich. : Improvement-of, at Port Huron Black River, N. C., improvement of Black River Harbor, Ohio, improvement of. Improvement of (below Tuscaloosa).. Improvement of, between Tuscaloosa and Daniels Creek. Block Island Sound, R. I., removal of wreck in.. Blood River, La, improvement of... Board of Engineers, The: Members. Members, additional duties of. Personal examinations Reports, summary of Board on Fortifications or other Defenses. I. 14 1,428 |