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 FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 411. 1889. 97] be alppointed by the Secretary of XVar, the compensation for said civi ian experts to be fixed by the Secretary of IVar and to be paid from this approlpriation; and the whole work of preparation and To be completed in publication s al be completed within five years. And from and ”"° >`°“· after the passage of this act the records which have been, or which may hereafter be. selected for publication shall be accessible to the Accessible to the public, under such regulations as the Secretary of \¤Var may pre- i’“"“°· scribe. but in no case shall such regulations ermit the removal of the original records from the Department building. ARTILLERY SCHOOL AT FORTRESS IVIONROE, VIRGINIA; To pro- Artillery senmi. vide for means of instruction, such as text-books, instruments, draw- F°""“ °“’"‘"°"·V“· ing materials, and stationery, required in the courses of artillery, engineering. law, and the art and science of war, and for other necessary expenses of the school. five thousand dollars. HARBOR OF NEW YORK: For expenses in reventing obstructive NewYork Harbor, and injurious deposits in the harbor and adjacent waters of New u£§`Q§’§ling °b“'“°` York City. including sixty thousand dollars for the purchase or construction of a vessel, ninety four thousand and seventy dollars. For the construction of an iron bridge over Mill Creek, between F<>r¤·¤¤¤ M<>¤¤‘9¤· _ the military reservation of Fortress Monroe and Elizabeth City Cgzigge °°’°s“ Mm County, Virginia. twenty thousand dollars, to be expended under _ the direction of the Secretary of War. Scnvmvs ron DEEP-YITATER HARnoR, GULF or MEXICO: The guifei ¤g¤==i¤¤a Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to appoint a wsiiyih-b3l.a Rp board of three engineer officers of the United States Army, whose duty it shall be to make a careful and critical examination of the northwest coast of the Gulf of Mexico, west of ninety three degrees and thirty minutes west longitude, and report as to the most eligible point or points for a deep harbor, to be of ample depth, width, and capacity to accommodate the largest ocean-going vessels and the commercial and naval necessities of the country, which can be secured and maintained in the shortest time and at the least cost: Provided, 1>¤»m.». _ That this action shall not be construed to imply a cessation of work c€£°’ ""` "°t t° on other points on the Gulf coast, the improvement of which is deemed necessary for commercial or naval purposes. And the board of engineers shall report the result of its investigations to the Secretary of YVar as soon as practicable. To pay the expenses of said board, two thousand dollars, or so E¤¤i>·—¤¤~. much thereof as may be necessary. IYASHINGTON AQUEDUCT TUNNEL: For expenses incurred and to ‘__;;{];x*,[$:" *“““°‘ l" be incurred by the Joint Select Committee of the two Houses of Con- Expi~ns•·<. gress upon the subject of the Vtfashington aqueduct tunnel and the water supply of \Vashington, twenty thousand dollars. or so much thereof as may be necessary, the same to be paid on vouchers approved by the chairman of said committee, and to be immediate y _ UN revenues of the District of Columbia, and one half out of the r¤-r¤¤¤·s- Treasury of the United States. _ SITE AND Pm>1=;s·1·AL ron Srpgrcn or Gnxnnxi. PHILIP. H. SHER- ,,0§·;;jU$_g}j P*d€**¤** IDAN: For the ireparation of a site and the erection of a pedestal for drmi,em1sprI.s1ien- {I Stfltllc of thelate General Philip, H. Sheridan in the city of VY 3»Sl1— “"‘ mgton. forty thousand dollars; said site to be selected by, and said pedestal to be cre<·tc<l under the supervision of the Secretary of Vt ar, the chairman of the Joint Committee on the Library, and the_cha1r- man of the Sheridan Equestrian Statue Committee of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland. SITE AND PEDESTAL pon STATUE or GENERAL JOHN A. LOGAN: G*¤-mm A-L°€°“· For the preparation of asite and the erection of a pedestal for a statue of the late General John. A. Logan. in the city o Washington. forty thousand dollars; said site to be selected by, and said pedestal to  erected under the supervision of the Secretary of War, the chairman of the Joint Committee on the L1brary, an the chairman
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