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F IFIY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sisss. I. Ch. 1079. 1902. 359 purchasing a site for a lock and dam, and the construction of a lock on each of the said forks next above their junction, and any remaining sum may be expended in raising the crest of the lock and dam at or near Louisa in the Big Sandy River. Green River, Kentucky: Continuing improvement above the mouth G'"“ Rf"" KY of Big Barren River by the construction of Lock and Dam Numbered Six, one hundred and eighty thousand dollars. ‘ Improving Ohio River from its head to its mouth: Continuing ,,9g,f,,If;;’§Qbm0u,h improvement, four hundred thousand dollars, of which amount twenty- ` one thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be KF Pl‘°"· M“""m"· expended in the construction of an ice pier at Maysville, Kentucky; Y¤11¤<>ft1¤¤01¤i<>. forty-one thousand dollars in the improvement of the Falls of the Ohio _ near Louisville: Provided, That not to exceed three thousand dollars ilimzéggiiordepmim. of this appropriation, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, in removing the deposits of every description which have accumulated at and near the ice piers now standing at various places along said river: Provided further, That twenty-five thousand dollars of this appropriation, or so Shaw°°°t°w°’m‘ much thereof as may be necessary, may be used, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, for the improvementof the levee at Shawneetown, Illinois, so far as the same is in the interest of navigation. The unexpended balances of funds appropriated by the river and ],p“j{§,d¥,’§j?({"““°G°'· harbor Acts of eighteen hundred and eighty-six, eighteen hundred U¤<>$ri>¤_¤&¤_•1 buland ninety, and eighteen hundred and ninety-four, for the construe- imyigi.iiif:sgi1im' tion of ice piers in the Ohio River at Ripley, Portsmouth, Pomerov QQ} Center, Kerrs Run (upper Pomeroy), Hartford City, Ironton, Ashland,` i ` Middleport, and Gallipolis, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be expended in rebuilding in a permanent and substantial manner the ice piers constructed at Middleport and Gallipolis. _ The unexpended balance of funds appropriated by the river and B,Q°§,,*Q§,,é“I§’,‘§};}_°’ harbor Act of June_third, eighteen hundred and ninety-six, for the V¤l-29·P·22?>- construction of ice piers in the Ohio River at M iddleport, Syracuse, and at or near the mouth of Big Hocking River, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of YVar, be expended in constructing in a permanent and substantial manner one ice pier at or near the mouth of the Big Hocking River, such construction to include removal, as far as practicable, of the rock reef in the harbor to be formed by such pier. Improving Ohio River: Continuing construction of Locks and Dams Nksogkg geduugzm Numbered Two, Three, Four, Five, and Six, two hundred and seventy- `’'’` ` five thousand dollars, of which amount one hundred and seventy- five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be expended in completing Lock and Dam Numbered Six: Provided, *’"”"’°· That a contract or contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of C°”"”°*¤· VVar for such materials and work as may be re uired to prosecute the construction of Locks and Dams Numbered Two, Three, Four, and Five for an amount not to exceed three hundred thousand dollars, to be aid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, _ excdiusivo of the amounts herein and heretofore appropriated. An §Q§§§,’Q{§* ff; md, examination at and below Pool Numbered One in said r1ver shall be ggrml harbor facilimade with a view of securing increased depth and additional harbor s` facilities for the city of Pittsburg, and the estimate of the cost thereof shall be submitted. For improving Ohio River, Pennsylvania: For surveys and purchase mk md D¤¤¤N<>·7— of site for Lock and Dam Numbered Seven, twenty-three thousand dollars, and any part thereof which may not be required for such purpose shall be available for construction of said lock and dam. Improving Ohio River: Continuing improvement by the construe- 3,L°°k md Dm Ne tion of a Lock and Dam Numbered Thirty-seven at Home City, between ` Cullums Ripple and Medoc Bar, below Cincinnati, Ohio, in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Three hun-