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FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. II. Ch. 546. 1898. 633 essary, shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in protecting the bank at and near the town of Caruthersville, Missouri; the C·¤·¤¢l¤·=¤·¤vi11¤· Mw sum of one hundred thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be — necessary, shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in the rectification of the banks at Greenville, Mississippi; the sum of Greenville, mss. thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, for the completion of the revetment work at or near the town of Helena, Arkansas; the ntisnanrx. sum of thirty-five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, for the completion of the revetment work along the bluif at the harbor of Memphi , Tennessee; the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much M¤¤¤1>bi¤·T¤¤¤· thereof as may be necessary, shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, for repairing the damage which was done by the ilood of eighteen hundred and ninety-seven to the revetment work which was built by the United States Government in eighteen hundred and ninety- live along the bluff at said harbor of Memphis, Tennessee; and the sum of iitty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, - shall be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, for continuing improvement of the Mississippi River at New Madrid, Missouri, revet- Nswnmlnmn. ment of the banks, and preventing destruction of the same. Improving Missouri River from mouth to Sioux City, Iowa:- For con- cMi¤;_·;i¤ ri River tinuing improvement of Missouri River from its mouth to Sioux City, °E$.,..,Q°:',y,_ Iowa, including salaries, clerical, onice, traveling, and miscellaneous expenses of the Missouri River Commission, surveys, permanent bench marks, and gauges, three hundred thousand dollars, of which . the sum ot fifty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be - necessary in the discretion of the Secretary of War, shall be ` expended in protecting the bank in Pelican Bend, Missouri River, P¤1i¤•¤ B·m·i.¤•¤· and improvement of 1'lV0l‘ in that vicinity, to be immediately available, the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Secretary of War, shall be expended in improving the river and protecting the north bank thereof from erosion at and near Huntsdale, in Boone County, Missouri, the sum of fifteen H°¤*¤d°l°·M°· thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Secretary of War, shall be expended in protecting the channel and the shore line above Glasgow from the foot of Bowling G1•¤s¤w,¤w. Green Bend to the head of Harrison Island, the sum of thirty thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary in the discretion of the Secretary of War, shall be expended in protecting the banks and existing Government works at and near the city of Saint Joseph, Missouri, S*— ·¥°¤·Pl··¥~ and the sum of ten thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be expended in protecting the right bank of said river at and near the mouth of the Little Blue, in Jackson County, Missouri, and in the discretion of the Little sms, mn- Seeretary of War the further sum of twenty thousand dollars, or so '°“"· much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended in widening and cleaning out the mouth of the Kaw river where it empties into the Kaw Riwr- Missouri river at Kansas City. For maintenance of the channel in Mobile Harbor, by dredging, M¤bi1¤ H¤rb¤¤·· thirty thousand dollars, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War. NATIONAL crzunrnnms. N.u.,,,,1,,,,,,,,,,.,,,,_ Fon iurroiur. cnmnrmmnsz For maintainingand improving national ¥·*··*•¤•¤¤~ cemeteries, including fuel for superintendents of national cemeteries, pay of laborers and other employees, purchase of tools and materials, one hundred thousand dollars. Fon. snrnninrnnnnnrs or NATIONAL cnmntmnmsz For pay of S¤1>¤r¤¤¢¤¤•1¤¤¢· seventy-five superintendents of national cemeteries, sixty-one thousand eight hundred and eighty dollars.