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FIFTY-SEVENTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 1079. 1902. 371 lars. of which amount fifteen thousand dollars, or so much thereof as · may be necessary, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be ,,,*§§,,'Q,‘]}§f,‘},f,"If§*F,,lf"“ expended in removing the log jam in Nooksack River, and the Secretary of War may modify the existing plans for removing the said log jam, or, in his discretion, a channel may be cut from a oint at or near thehead of said jam to Bellingham Bay: Provided, That roper title to the lands necessary for said cut be given to the United States to the ` satisfaction of the Secretarv of War: Andprocidedfurthw, That the *·’”°‘*‘ °* °°**· cost of cutting said channel or removing sa1d log jam shall not exceed said sum of fifteen thousand dollars. Improving Swinomish Slough, Washington: Continuing improve- WSw:¤¤¤¤i=·1¤ Slough. ment, thirty thousand dollars. " ' Improving the Okanogan and Pend Oreille rivers, Vifashington, O0§e¤;f¤¤¤g;g{¤<1 twenty-two thousand five hundred dollars, of which amount so much N ° vm' ' as ma be necessary shall be used for completing the improvement of the Okanogan, and the remainder for continuing improvement and for ` maintenance of the imiprovement of the Pend Oreille. For emergencies: o provide for the restoration of channels, or !_m¤,gg¤¤¤i¤¤ °PP"°‘ river and harbor improvements heretofore established or made by the P ` Government, or herein provided for, where by reason of emergency occurring after the passage of this Act the usual de th of such channels or customary use of such improvement can notbe maintained and there is no sufficient fund available for such restoration, two hundred thousand dollars. The amount herein provided shall be allotted by mAUg;Q9,,°£_*bv‘5¤°** the Secretary of War: fivvidecl, That in no case shall such allotment iiwm. ' be made unless recommended by the local engineer having such chan- by*};ggf;;?£gji°¤ nel or im rovement in charge, and by the Chief of Engineers, respec- ` tively: £1·0z·idedfurther, That for no single channel or improvement Limit of allotmentshall a sum greater than ten thousand dollars be allotted, and in spend- ' ing any such allotment advertising for bids may be dispensed with on the recommendation of the local engineer. Any person or persons, corporations, municipal or private, who Nq~·1s¤bjegi)*¤r imdesire to improve any navigab e river, or any part thereof, at their $,,'§L$,”§j(Zi.j ’ °°"’° or its own expense and risk may do so upon the approval of the plans bs?’g;‘g§;Q;’,j°Q§’Q$§;{* and specifications of said proposed improvement by the Secretary of ew- ° \Var and Chief of Engineers of the Army. The plan of said improvement must conform with the general plan of the Government improvements, must not impede navigation, and no toll shall be imposed on account thereof, and said improvement shall at all times be under the control and supervision of the Secretary of War and Chief of Engineers. — The depth of water in tidal waters whenever referred to in this Act '¤`*<i¤1w¤¢¤¤*•¤v¢¤· shall be understood to mean the depth at mean low water unless otherwise expressed. A propriations made for the respective works herein named, or so nvm of ¤m>r¤vri¤· much thereof as may be necessary, may, in the discretion of the Sec- °`"‘ retary of War, be used for maintenance and for the repair and restoration of said works whenever from any cause they have become seriously impaired as well as for the further improvement of said works. Surveys and examinations rovided for in this section shall, unless njgggw ·=¤¤ ¤¤¤¤i otherwise expressed, be paid fdr from the appropriations made for the " respective improvements or projects to whic they pertain, or in connection with which they are mentioned. All works of improvement heretofore or herein authorized to be pros- C°¤*¤°'¤·°*¢- ecuted or completed under contracts may, in the discretion of the Secretary of War. be _ carried on by contract or otherwise, as may be most economical or advantageous to the Government. \Vhere separate works or items are consolidated in this Act the ·*“°*'¤°“°’· amounts herein appropriated shall be expended in securing mainte-