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SIXTY·FOURTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. C11. 260. 1916. 411 aud survey the engineer or engineers having same in charge shall take mto accormt any proposition by local interests for participation in the expense of said proyect m connection with the development of hydroe ectric power. . Toloyauo River, Alaska. *““"°· Virgin River, Nevada, between its intersection with the east line N°°°°°‘ of the State of Nevada and the Colorado River, with a view to confining such river within its channel and the protecting of the banks agamst erosion.

 and connecting waters of the Great Lakes, with a view to ,,,g'°‘* I"“‘°"‘°“’°”¤

determining what additional improvements would be necessary in order to permit those waterwglys to accommodate vessels able to pass through the Welland Can when enlarged by the Dominion of of Canada, including t;:3f)0I‘l2 as to the character and drafts of vessels which may be expec to use the canal when so enlarged. N I cu _ Sec. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby authorized and new directed to Ex and establish Lpiierhead and bulkhead lines, either or both, at Newport Harbor C ornia, in accordance with plan dated United States Engineer Omce, Los Angeles, California, March twenty- fifth nineteen hundred and thirteen, and entitled Newport Ba , California, showing harbor lines, beyond which no piers, wharfs, bulkheads, or other works shall be extended or deposit made, except under such regulations as shall be prescribed from time to time by the ‘ Secretary of War. md to Sec. 4. That there shall be printed one thousand five hundred repor&x1$6 ¤»E5iii°°t copies of the index to the annual replprts of the Chief of Engineers, ,,,§,;;,';"°¥· °‘°·· United States Army, from eighteen undred and sixty-six to nineteen hundred and seventeen, inclusive, to include the reprintintiuof House Document Numbered Seven hundred and forty, ixty- d Congress, second session, coveringi the dperiod from eighteen hundred and sixty-six to nineteen hundre an twelve, inclusive, authorized by section six of the river and harbor Act szpproved July twenty-fifth, nmeteen hundred and twelve, the addition information covering the period from nineteen hundred and twelve to nineteen hundred and seventeen, inclusive, to be furnished by the Secretary of War. St t I I M { Sec. 5. That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized r<¤w° ii$nr° rrsimi y' to accept for and on behalf of the United States, with thanks to the ,,,,·§,§$§_¥{°‘;}‘,$fg,,§",;,;,j’{ donors, funds raised or to be raised by the New York World by popu- for lisminclar subscription for the construction of an electric lighting plant adequate for the illumination of the Statue of Liberty on edloes Island, New York Harbor, with the understanding that the funds will be applied to the purpose for which donated, and that the lrighting plant, after construction, will be maintained at the expense o the United States. _ B . km an W Sm. 6. That no part of the frmds herein appropriated shall be vgtgqmtract wk, to pay for any work done by private contract 1f the contract price is more than twenty-Eve per centum in excess of the estimated cost of doing the work by Government plant. Approved July 27, 1916.