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 FIFTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS. Sess. IH. Ch. 1482. 1905. 1135 a point at or near the shore, in accordance with the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers. , Improving Conneaut Harbor, Ohio: Continuing improvement and C°““°”“°»O"‘°- for maintenance, sixty thousand dollars. ` Improving Muskingum River, Ohio: Continuing improvement, ¤¥¤¤ki¤s¤m River. eight thousand dollars. Ohm Improving Muskingum River, Ohio: For the rebuilding of lock and Leek ¤¤<i Dm Ne dam numbered eleven in said river, one hundred and ten thousand dol- u' lars: Pro/vided, That no part of the said amount shall be ex nded Qmgim unless the Secretary of Vi ar shall have satisfactory assurance thdt the 01n:Iii»ii¤¤1.m by State of Ohio, or other agency, will expend a sum of not less than two hundred thousand dollars upon that part of the Ohio Canal system yivhich connects the said river above the lock mentioned with Lake r1e. Improving Ohio River: General improvement, three hundred thou- Ohm R"°’· sand dollars: Provided, That from said amount the Secretary of War Qggfggi Oh n may. in his discretion, ex end from the amount herein appropriated Oc a sum sufficient for the foliiowing, or either of them, namely, to remove the rocks in thechannel of said river or canal near to the Falls at Louisville, Kentucky, for the dredging of Pool Numbered Six in said river, Dredging. and for necessary dredging in said river at and near Middleport, Ohio: Provided further, That the unexpended balance of funds available for Ice pier,M¤ysvi11e. the construction of an ice pier at or near the mouth of Big Hocking KY River may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be expended toward the completion of an ice pier at Maysville, Kentucky. The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to appoint Cannliwion. a board of engineers to examine the Ohio River, and report at the b,,i,Y;°°§}"§f,§;'§,;,$,¥ earliest date by which a thorough examination can be made, the neces- °““’°"”°°- sary data with reference to the canalization of the river, and the approximate location and number of locks and dams in such river, with a view both to a depth of six feet and nine feet; and in said report Dunes. shall include the probable cost of such improvement with each of the depths named, the probable cost of maintenance, and the present and prospective commerce of said river, upstream as well as downstream having regard to both local and through traiiic. They shall also report Repon. whether, in their opinion, such improvement should be made, and whether other plans of improvement could be devised under which the probable demands of tratlic, present and prospective, could be provided for without additional locks and dams, or with a less number than is described in surveys heretofore made, giving general details relating to all of said plans and the approximate cost of completion thereof. They shall also examine the said river from the mouth of the Green >{··¤¤h _—·f <m·¤n River to Cairo, with a view to determining whether an increased depth m15X;,,?.':,f.il}fg,,,,..,_ can be maintained by use of dredges. _ Improving Ohio River in the State of Pennsylvania: By the com- Yi~_<;i§~4¤5i·1 Haynpletion of locks and dams numbered two, three, four, and tive, and the ‘ i" "" ‘°` "° °' moclitication of said locks and dams and of lock and dam numbered six so as to secure a stage of nine feet in the pools belonging thereto, tive hundred thousand dollars: ]’;·m·a'J;»r/, That a contract or ggmmcts {nay Prorism _ be entered into by the Secretary of lVar for such materials and work as C°°m`°t°` may be necessary for the completion of said improvement, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law. not to exceed in the aggregate one million two hundred and eighty-one thousand three hundred and seventy-six dollars, exclusive of the amounts herein and heretofore appropriated. Improving Ohio River in Ohio and YVest Virginia: By the comple~ Locks x¤—.»im.1 ir tion of locks numbered eight and eleven, one hundred and sixty thousand dollars: }’mz·»`dcJ, That a contract or contracts may be entered e~»··ie·. into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be °°"°”°”’ necessary to complete the said locks, to be paid for as appropriations