·1110 FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 2509. 1907. S’“‘ ·“”“‘· "· R- Improving the harbor of San Juan, Porto Rico, in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Nine hundred and _ fourteen, Fifty-ninth Congress, first session, one hundred and fifty- f;',g"',;‘j,_°é,_,,_ seven thousan five hundred dollars: Provided, That the Secretary of War may enter into a contract or contracts for such materials and work as are necessary for the prosecution of said project, to be paid for as · appropriations may from time to time be made by law, to an amount not exceeding in the aggregate six hundred thousand dollars, in addi- Dredgine tion to the amount herein appropriated, and in the prosecution of the same may be included the dredging of the entrance channel and areas ` to the east of the Puntilla de la Marina for passage and anchorage, of three hundred and ninety-eight thousand six hundred s uare ards to be dredged to a depth of thirty feet, and seventy thousand two hundred square yards to a depth of twenty-four feet. ggggwdw ¤PP¤>· For emergencies: To provide for the restoration of channels, or P river and harbor improvements heretofore established or made by the Government, or herein provided for, where by reason of emergency occurring after the passage of this Act the usual depth of such chan- · nels or customary use of such improvement can not be maintained, · and there is no sufficient fund available for such restoration three _ hundred thousand dollars. The amount herein provided shall be allotted _{{gj;_j’;b,8_ by the Secretary of War: Provided, That in no case shall such allotment be made unless recommended by the local engineer having such chan-
- nel or improvement in charge and by the Chief of Engineers, re-
Msximum allot- spectively: Provided further, That for no single channel or improvem°“"“ ment shall a sum greater than ten thousand dollars be allotted. 'm** "**°’ "°P“”'· The depth of water in tidal waters, as well as in rivers and nontidal channels whenever referred to in this Act shall be understood to mean the depth at mean low water unless otherwise expressed. tig]? °* **PP*°P’*¤· Appropriations made for the respective works herein named. or so ` much thereof as may be necessary, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be used for maintenance and for the repair and restoration of said works whenever from any cause they have become seriously impaired, as well as for the further improvement of said works. ,n§Q£Y° md °¤¤*· Surveys and examinations provided for in this section shall, unless ` otherwise expressed, be paid for from the appropriations made for the respective improvements or projects to which they pertain or in connection with which they are mentioned. °°¤"•°**· °*°· All works of improvement heretofore or herein authorized to be rosecuted or completed under contracts may, in the discretion of the Secretary of YVar, be carried on by contract or otherwise, as may be most economical or advantageous to the United States. mm’g°:;rg °°“‘ Where separate works or items are consolidated in this Act and an aggregate amount is appropriated therefor, the amounts herein appropriated shall, unless otherwise expressed, be expended in securing maintenance and improvement according to the respective projects herein or heretofore adopted by Con ress, after giving due regard to the respective needs of trafiic. The ahotments to the respective works herein consolidated shall be made by the Secretary of War upon recommendations by the Chief of Engineers. In case such works or items are consolidated and separate amounts are given with each project, the amounts so named shall be expended upon such separate projects unless in the discretion of the Secretary of War another rss imbalances. allotment or division should be made of the same. Any balances now remaining to the credit of the consolidated items in this Act shall be carried to the credit of the respective aggregate amounts appropriated _ for the consolidated items herein contained. ufc‘{a¤*"“‘*“¤ °°“‘ In all cases where appropriations are made for works in this Act, if money can be more advantageously expended by combining under one contract two or more such works, such combinations are authorized and shall be made.
