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222 FIFTY-FUURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 314. 1896. Improving Pearl River, between Carthage and Jackson, Mississippi: For maintenance, two thousand four hundred dollars. _ Improving Pearl River, below Jackson, Mississippi: Continuing 1m- provement, ten thousand dollars, which shall be expended in work on the river, beginning at the head of Holmes Bayou and continuing up the river to Monticello. ’rd1•h•¤=1¤»• River. Improving Tallahatclnee River, Mississippi : Continuing improvement, m"' four thousand dollars. Yum mvsr, mu. ImprovingYazoo Biver,Mississippi : Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars, of which so much as may be necessary shall be ex nded in removing the bar at Yazoo City. cnakamy 1¤·•¤. Ibmproving Chickasahay Biver, Mississippi, from the mouth up to railm“‘ road brid near Bucatunna: Continuing improvement, two thousand 8*1 I»••f1¤v¤r-11¤•- Improving Leaf River, Mississippi, from its mouth to Bowie Creek: Continuing improvement, two thousand five hundred dollars.

i¤¥=¤¤¤¤si Improving mouth of Yazoo River and harbor of Vicksburg, Missis-

•ap;i°¤-`¥»;isippi. For the purpose of completing the project of improvement as heretofore adopted and entered npon, in addition to expending the balcauumu. ance on hand, contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessaryto complete the same, or said materials may be purchased and work may be done otherwise than by contract to be paid for asappropriations may from time to time Limit he made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate eight hundred and sixty ‘ _ thousand dollars, exclusive of the amount heretofore appropriated. B·¥¤¤Y·**°°*°‘*··I·°· Improving Bayou Lalburche, Continuing improvement, twentydlvc thousand dollars. · A¤»ir¤ Rim ni Improving Anne River and Bayou Manehac, Louisiana: For main- B"°“ ”“°]"°' I" tenance, two thousand ilve hundred dollars. nnwcmm-,1.s. Improving Boeuf Biver, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, six thousand dollars. 1iv•¤¤•r¤¤i·¤¤v· Improving Bayou Bartholomew, Louisiana and Arkansas: Continu- I"" "'I A"' ing improvement, four thousand dollars. rum mm an Improving Tensas River and Bayou Macon, Louisiana and Arkansas: f}{‘f““"’°“· L"“"° Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. naw. csuunim. Improving Bayou Courtableau, by removing raft in same, two thousand five hundred dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary. ma nm:. I-s md Improving Red River, Louisiana and Arkansas, from Fulton, Arkan-

  • ""· sas, to the Atchafalaya River: Continuing improvement, one hundred

thousand dollars. rmx"- mve, 1.. Improving Tickfaw River, Louisiana: For maintenance, one thousand dollars. Bayou P¤•q¤·¤¤i¤¢·. Improving Bayou Plaquemine, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, L" twenty thousand dollars, of which amount ten thousand dollars may be rrmn. applied to the improvement of Pigeon Bayous and Grand River: Pro- G¤¤¤—~¤¤¢¤- vided, That contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to complete the present project of improvement, to be paid for as appropriations may from time Limit. to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate one million one hundred and seventy-three thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, exclusive of the amount herein and heretofore appropriated. Chefupcte ns»·»mm Improving Chefuncte River and Bogue Falia, Louisiana: For main- B°*F"'I“““"*"“‘ tenance, one thousand dollars. B¤s•¤¤ Chim. M Improving Bogue Chitto, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. nuytu vsmsntn, Improving channel, bay, and passes of Bayou Vermilion, Louisiana: L" Continuing improvement, one thousand dollars. Bnyw '1`•>¤h¤. Le- Improving Bayou Teche, Louisiana: Continuing improvement, ten . thousand dollars. LaM¤¤‘¤¤·*¤°¤¤ R*"°*» Improving Mermentau River and tributaries, Louisiana: Continuing ` improvement, five thousand dollars. B¤¤`¤1·>B•y¤¤. TM. Improving Buffalo Bayou, Texas: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars.