1138 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 425. 1899. i or purchase of a dredge boat to be used on the Chattahoochee, Flint, ¤¤¤<·¥¤· and Appalachicola rivers; and five thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary, shall be applied to the survey of that portion of ` the river between West Point and Franklin, and, in addition, the balance of appropriation heretofore made now on hand shall be available for the purpose of the survey. mm mvtsos. Improving Flint River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. 0<¤¤¤1z¤¤Riv¤¤»G=· Improving Ocmulgee River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, Pmicv- twenty thousand dollars: Provided, That a contract or contracts may °"""""°°" be entered into by the Secretary of War to complete the present project of improvement, namely: The project proposed in the report of a preliminary examination and survey of Captain O. M. Carter, printed in House Executive Document Number Two hundred and fifteen, Fit'ty- first Congress, iirst session, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate one hundred and thirty-six thousand dollars, exclusive of amounts herein and heretofore appropriated. Oconee Biv¤¤·,Gm Improving Oconee River, Georgia: Continuing improvement, ten thousand dollars. &*¤¤¤¤¤¤*¤¤··G·~ Improving Savannah River between Augusta and Savannah: Con- Pr•w¢•<>- tinuiug improvement, twenty thousand dollars: Provided, That a con- °‘”"“"'°°‘ tract or contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for the materials and work that may be necessary to complete the existing project of improvement, namely: The project provided by the survey of eighteen hundred and ninety, and published in the Appendix to the Report of the Chief of Engineers, eighteen hundred and ninety, pages thirteen hundred and twenty-eight to thirteen hundred and sixty-three, ` or the required materials may be purchased and the work done otherwise than by contract, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate two hundred and fifty thousanddollars, exclusive of the amounts herein and hereto- - foiie appropriaged. R ¤•v•¤¤¤1¤ Hur. mproving avannah iver above Augusta, Geer ia: Continuin °b°v° A"g°°°°' improvement, one thousand dollars. g g A1Cw¤•Riv¤r.G¤-md Improving Coosa River between Rome, Georgia, and the East Ten- °' nessee, Virginia and Georgia Railroad bridge in Alabama: For maintenance and deepening the channel over the shoals and removing obstructions therefrom, twenty thousand dollars. mjP¤*=•°l¤*°°l* ***'°*· Improving Apalachicola River, Florida, including the cnt-off and ` Lower Chipola River: Continuing improvement, three thousand dollars. R£¤1¤]g¤¤h•¢<=h_·¤ Improving Caloosahatchee River, Florida: For maintenance, two °" “‘ thousand dollars. mQl;·!g¤;_e_*:¤g*:;j_·¤ Improving Choctawhatchee River, Florida and Alabama: Continu- ' °ing improvement, sixteen thousand dollars; 'of which amount ten thousand dollars shall be expended for the improvement of the river between Newton and Geneva. c;¤§=;y¤;;9?,¤;2¤¤¤¤- Improving Escambia and Conecuh rivers, Florida: Continuing im- ° ’ provement, five thousand dollars. Mnunwv Riv¤r.F1¤- Improving Manatee River, Florida: Continuing improvement, ten Diggsé Cm on thousand dollars: Provided, That eight thousand dollars, or so much c;,,,.,.; thereof as may be necessary, be used in dredging, deepening, and otherwise improving the navigation of the channel known as the Cut- Off, extending from said Manatee River, on the north side thereof, and below the town of Palmetto, in Terraceia Bay. S¤··T¤¤¤¤Ri*¤*·Fl=•- Improving Saint Johns River, Florida, from Jacksonville to the ocean: Continuing improvement, two hundred thousand dollars. S¤w¤¤¤¤ Riv¤r.F¤¤- Improving Suwanee River, Florida: Continuing improvement, five thousand dollars. "°'¤*** ”“·F'* d Ifnproving Volusia Bar, Florida: For maintenance, two thousand o ars. mgruswm River. Improving Ocklawaha River, Florida: For maintenance, three thou- ' sand dollars.
