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FIFTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 860. 1888. 421 Improying Mississippi River from Des Moines Rapids to the mouth R'fyGI{¤°¤*'* °* mims of Illinois River. two hundred thousand dollars, including the re- ` inoval of bars at the inouth of Cedar Creek, in Quincy Bay, dredging in said bay: opening \Villow Slough, and removing the bars at the mouth of Wh1p7ple Creek and Hamburg Bay, if in the opinion of the Secretary of I ar the same is deemed advisable in the interest of commerce and navigation; and fifty thousand dollars of said sum, or so much thereof as may be necessary may be expended in improving and strengthening Sny Island Levee where it crosses Sincarte Slough and other sloughs, and in repairing wash outs in said levee. Improving dry-dock at Des Moines Rapids; To complete, sixteen Dry-d<>ck.DesM<>in¤s thousand two hundred and fifty dollars. R”*"dS‘ Improving the Mississippi River from the mouth of the Illinois R'!`°erm<>¤**= ¤* 0**0 River to the mouth of the Ohio River, including the completion of W ` the work at Alton, and at the discretion of the Secretary of War, the protection of the Illinois shore opposite the mouth of the Missouri River, and the improvement of Saint Louis harbor: Continuing improvement, three hundred thousand dollars. Improving Mississippi River from head of the Passes to the mouth uf};;,?) gigs Pm6s of the Ohio River: ontinuing improvement, two million dollars; ` which sum shall be expended under the direction of the Secretar of War in accordance with the plans, specifications, and recommendyi ations of the Mississippi River Commission: Provided, That no por- Prwiws. tion of this appropriation shall be expended to repair or build levees L°"°°S· for the purpose of reclaiming lands or preventing injury to lands or private property by overflows: Provided, however, That the Commission is authorized to repair and build levees if in their judgment it should be done as part of their plans to afford ease and safety to the navigation and commerce of the river and to deepen the _Pro¤ecti¤g navigachannel. Of the foregoing sum one hundred and fiftyethousand dol- °‘°“‘ lars, or so much thereof as shall be necessary, shall expended in protecting the bank along the Lake Bolivar front,:; revetment. For survey of the Mississippi River from the he of the (passes to Survey- its headwaters: Continuing survey, seventy-five thousand ollars. For continuing the removal of snags, wrecks, and other obstruc- Srwzs. ew tions in the Mississippi River, one hundred thousand dollars. For work in accordance with the plans and specifications of the Mississippi River Commission: At Columbus, Kentucky: Continuing improvement, twenty-five commbus, xy- thousand dollars. At Hickman, Kentucky: Continuing improvement, seventy thou· Hickman, xy. sand dollars. At Helena, Arkansas, sevent —five thousand dollars. n¤1s¤¤,Ark. At Greenville, Mississippi: Ciontinuing improvement, seventy-five Greenville. mss. thousand dollars. At Vicksbur , Mississippi: Continuing improvement, one hun- vmksbmg. ni. dred and fifty thousand dollars. At New Orleans, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, two hun- New one¤¤s,1,¤. dred thousand dollars. _ _ _ At the head of the Atchafalaya and mouth of Red River, Louisi- Rgtgméalaya and ana, for rectification thereof, by preventing further enlargement of ` the Atchafalaya and restricting its outlet capacity, and for turning the waters of Red River into the north or upp)er channel around Turnbull’s Island, and for keeping open a naviga le channel through the mouth of Red or Old River into the Mississippi, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. ‘ _ _ _ _ _ _ For gauging the waters of the Lower_M1ss1ss1pp1 River and its Gaugmg. tributaries as provided for in joint resolution of twenty-first of Feb- V0!-16·v—599· ruary, eighteen hundred and seventy-one, nine thousand six hundred dollars : Provided, That three thousand six hundred dollars of same Prcvieo. is authorized to be expended in paying the expenses of gauging the Deficiency.