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632 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 546. 1898. mS¤¤=¤‘¤*=¤‘{ ¤*cf’;* therefrom, are hcrebyso amended as to authorize the Secretary of War, wdrk, gt? H °r in his discretion, to expend any or all of the funds so appropriated in carrying on the required dredging and other work by contract, or in any manner that in his judgment may be most economical and advantageous to the Government. human! mn:. Locks and dams in Allegheny River, Pennsylvania: For continuing P°"“""°“" improvement by construction of locks and dams at Herr Island, above the head of Six-Mile Island, and at Springdale, three hundred thousand dollars. ` momngquqia mm, Improving upper Monon gahela River, West Virginia: For continuing w°" V“’g“"‘“ improvement by the construction of six locks and dams, four hundred thousand dollars. Cumberland River- Improving Cumberland River above Nashville, Tennessee: For continuing improvement by construction of locks numbered five, six, and seven, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Kentucky mv", Improving Kentuckylfiver, Kentucky: For continuing improvement, K*"““°"¥· three hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Falls or om at Improving Falls of Ohio River at Louisville, Kentucky: For com- I""“""“°· KY" pleting improvement, including Indiana Chute Falls, one hundred and sixty-seven thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, of which sum fifteen thousand dollars shall be used for restoring the levee and banks of the Ohio River at or near Shawneetown, Illinois, recently swept away the high waters in said river, such sum to be immediately availa e. mmrm. z. s, 4, s. For continuing construction of dams numbered two, three, four, and five, between Davis Island Dam and dam numbered six, five hundred and ninetynve thousand dollars. chicago m,,,,_ mi. Improving Chicago River, Illinois: For continuing improvement from mss. its mouth to the stock yards on the South Branch, and to Belmont avenue on the North Branch, four hundred thousand dollars. _Illinoi.s me Illinoi and Mississippi Canal: For continuing construction, one mil- - "”‘°“"“1‘ lion four hundred and twenty-seven thousand seven hundred and forty nano. dollars: Provided, That twenty-five thousand dollars of said sum shall R}},’;f§$c_°'“ R°°" be used under the direction of the Secretary of War for the purpose of ’ constructing a high bridge across Rock River on the line of said canal, inllieg of the one known as the Moline bridge in the county of Bock s an . Cleveland, om. Improving harbor at Cleveland, Ohio: For continuing improvement, 2mm.. _ three hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That six thousand dollars g,,I;§§§f,_,$f M“"k“" of said sum may be used for the repair and extension of the levee of the Muskingum River at Zanesville, Ohio, in the discretion of the Secretary of War. waterway n-om icy- Improving waterway from Keweenaw Bay to Lake Superior, Michi- §§§f,‘§X,_"“" ‘° L‘“‘° gan: For continuing improvement of water communication across Keweenaw Point, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars. Mississippi aim. Improving Mississippi River from the mouth of the Ohio River to 1,,},;;***** °*'*’**l‘*°°$*· Saint Paul, Minnesota: For continuing improvement from the mouth of the Ohio River to the mouth of the Missouri River, six hundred and seventy-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and thirty-three cents. Mem of rrammi For continuing improvement from the mouth of the Missouri River °" °"‘ P““l‘ to Saint Paul, eight hundred and twenty-six thousand six hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixty- seven cents, of which sum torty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Secretary of War, shall be expended to complete the construction of the levee from Flint Creek to the Iowa River, according to the existing project of improvement. srmlsqrsppa nm., Improving Mississippi River: For continuing improvement of Mis- C'g';Q,{j*’jjy",,”M t_) sissippi River from Head of the Passes to the month of the Ohio River, ni.-om". including salaries, clerical, office, traveling, and miscellaneous expenses Expenses, em. of the Mississippi River Commission, one million nine hundred and eighty-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars, of which J the sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be nec-