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 FIFTY-THIRD CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 299. 1894. 343 Mobile Bay and the Mississippi Sound for the proper accommodation of commerce; and the expenses of said two surveys shall be paid out of P¤S¤¤·>¤*- guy appropriation made for the improvement of the channel of Mobile P°"`"‘ M` ar r. The Secretary of War is authorized, at his discretion, to use not ¤l¤=¤¤: ¤¤¤¤¤•>¤- exceeding ten thousand dollars of the amount appropriated for the improvement of Mobile Harbor in keeping the channel clear of timber, logs and other obstructions. The Secretary of War is authorized, at his discretion, to use such L.F¤¤;·>vi¤g pgtryg amount as may be necessary, not to exceed fifty thousand dollars, of rggitsguu-Ss ¤i)m€.a° the amount appropriated for the improvement of Mobile Harbor by the sundry civil bill for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-tive, in removing shoals and other obstructions in the Mobile and Tombigbee rivers, between the mouth of Chickasabogue Creek and Nannahubba Bluii', so as to secure a depth of sixteen feet at low water: Provided, That if a contract has been entered into for the Promo. improvement of said harbor, by the terms of which the amount to be so ,,,'{‘,§',§’,,‘§,,,§§{,,,,°°,,'?ff,‘§‘F" appropriated for said fiscal year should be paid to a contractor or contractors for work to be done by him or them, then no part of said appropriation shall be so diverted without the consent of such contractor or contractors. _ Improving mouth and passes of Calcasieu River, Louisiana: Contin· °“°’°‘°“R'""· L"· ning improvement, ninety thousand dollars, of which fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used on the inner bars.` Improving harbor at Vicksburg, Mississippi, not including work at V*°‘*¤”¤*8· Mm Delta Point, Louisiana: Continuing improvement under the direction of the Secretary of War, forty thousand dollars. Improving and maintaining ship channel in Galveston Bay, Texas: g¤¤v¤¤¤>¤F¤y.T¢¤·. Continuing improvement according to the existing project, fifty thou- ° lp °h“”"°` sand dollars. - Improving channel in West Galveston Bay, Texas: Continuing im- B,,°;°}*j,f'“"°’*°“ provement according to existing project, five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Sabine Pass, Texas: Continuing improvement, sauna rm. re;. two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Ashtabula, Ohio: Continuing improvement, A¤M¤¤»¤¤··· ori¤- seventy-fivethonsand dollars, including a survey to determine what improvement thereof should be made with a view to making it a harbor of refuge and enlarging its capacity for the purposes of commerce. Improving harbor at the mouth of Black River, Ohio: Continuing 1¤¤¤k Riwt <·•¤¤¤- improvement, ten thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Cleveland, Ohio: Continuing improvement,fifty C‘"°***'“’· °*‘*°· thousand dollars. Improving harbor at Fairport, Ohio: Continuing improvement, F¤**P°"· °'*‘°· twenty thousand dollars. “ Improving harbor at Huron, Ohio: Continuing improvement, ten Hum. 0¤¤i··- thousand dollars. _ _ Improving harbor at Port Clinton. Ohio: Continuing improvement, *’°'° """‘°"· °'“°· six thousand dollars. _ _ lmprovin g harbor at Sandusky, Ohio: Continuing improvement, S““‘i"“"*· °‘“°‘ thirty thousand dollars, five thousand dollars of which may be used in removing shoal at outer approach to harbor; and the Secretary of War is authorized and directed, in his discretion, to cause a survey, if necessary for the purpose, and an estimate to be made of the cost of further necessary improvement of said harbor, including the channel over said outer bar. lmprovin g harbor at Toledo, straight channel through Maumee Bay, T°'°‘*°~ °*“"· Ohio: Continnin g improvement, seventy thousand dollars, a part oi which may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in removing shoal in the old channel and in extending the improvement up the Maumee River.