1142 FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 425. 1899. Secretary of War such plan for the permanent improvement of said river as in their opinion is most feasible and best adapted to the necessities of commerce, together with a statement as to the usefulness of such improvement to navigation and its relation and value to commerce. ntpm on ampme- They shall also report the details of such plan, with estimates of the "'°"*'· cost thereof The cost of such examination and survey and the expenses of said board shall be paid out of the sum above appropriated. sn. rmmas amt. Improvement of Saint Francis River, Arkansas: Continuing improve-
- §f$L,gum_, mM_ ment, eight thousand dollars; of which sum one thousand dollars may,
in the discretion of the Secretary of War, be expended in removing obstructions in the L’Anguille River, its tributary, from its mouth to ` the town of Marianna. pimms ami-. Improving Arkansas River: Removing obstructions and operating snag boats, twenty thou and dollars. umu River, Ark. Improving Black River, in Arkansas and Missouri: Continuing “““ “°· improvement, eight thousand dollars. wma mm-, xi-x. Improving White River, Ark an sas : For completion, fourteen thousand eight hundred and fifteen dollars. umm mm-, Il-k. Improving Cache River, Arkansas: To be expended in removing obstructions, one thousand dollars. uppuwmrsmver, Improving Upper White River, Arkansas: For the construction of
- ’k· Lock and Dam Number One, on Upper White River, at or near Batesville, according to the project, plans, and specifications submitted in
report printed in House Document Number Seventy-eight, Fifty-fourth Congress, second session, to complete said lock and dam, one hundred C•>¤*=¤·=*¤¥ and sixty thousand dollars, and the Secretary of War may also enter into contract or contracts for the completion of Lock and Dam Numbered Two, according to same plan, at a cost not to exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollar , to be paid for as appropriations may from _ time to time be made by law. m‘f,“,‘,}':f'*R'"'·*'k· Improving Current River, in Arkansas and Missouri: Continuing improvement, and for maintenance, five thousand dollars. w};;;Qgi;¢;TFg1§ ¤*` Improving Budalo Fork of White River, Arkansas: For completion ’of improvement, according to project, plans, and specifications printed in the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, pages nineteen hundred and ninety-four et sequentes, _ three thousand five hundred dollars. ,,,§Q§ff,E{_',Q_';,‘},1f_Q{f"" Improving Ouachita and Black rivers, Arkansas and Louisiana: Continuing improvement, one hundred and ten thousand dollars, of which sum o much as may be necessary shall be used by the Secretary ot War in his discretion: for the completion of the survey of said Ouachita River, heretofore authorized, for the purpose of obtaining a plan ot construction and estimates of the cost of the locks and dams necessary to give slack—water navigation.
- ”i¤°** R*'•¤‘·T°¤¤- Improving Clinch River, Tennessee: Completing improvement, eight
thousand five hundred dollars. Tgxumbcrlnnd Rim. Improving Cumberland River above Nashville, Tennessee, one hun- "‘ dred thousand dollars, of which amount so much as may be available, besides the amount required for essential maintenance, may be applied toward the completion of unfinished locks and dams one, live, six, and seven, or either of them. naman sums. Improving Cumberland River below Nashville, Tennessee, one hun- ‘ dred thousand dollars, of which amount so much as may be available, besides the amount required for essential maintenance, shall be applied in the construction of the lock and dam and other projected improvements at Harpeth Shoals. ' mutt xiing and Improving French Broad and Little Pigeon rivers, Tennessee: Con-
P‘$‘*°“ “'°"*· tinuing improvement, five thousand dollars.
_ cre¤¤·»¤¤¤ River- Improving Tennessee River below Riverton, Alabama, one hundred thousand dollars; and so much thereof as may be necessary may be used for the construction and equipment of a dredge boat. Improving Tennessee River between Chattanooga and Riverton, thirty-five thousand dollars, of which amount so much as may be
