1148 · FIFTY-FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. Ch. 425. 1899. tary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to carry out the revised project printed in House Document Number One hundred and eighty-six, Fifty-fifth Congress, second session, and House Document Number Forty-eight, Fifty-fifth Congress, third session, to be paid ior as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand Cggmtgpl **,0**; ggllars, excguwe of almoupt herein audi heretofore approprlrateél. The; .., i. .-;,.4, retary o ar is ere y authorize to accept rom the tate o t 0 California the use of any dredger, or appliances owned or controlled by said State conformably to any offer- thereof by the said State · and the Secretary ,of War is hereby authorized to use any such drzedger or " appliances in any river or harbor improvement that may be prosecuted therein by the United States, either on the part of the United States gmuo. t alone or conjointly with said State: Provided, That nothing shall be °P“”‘°”' paid to the State of California for the use of said dredger, and that réothing herein contained shall create any liability against the United tates. hf§%*={d¤¤gEIig£:_·i*:· That the provisions of an Act of Congress, entitled “An Act making 3,,,,, ,,{'m_ approprsationrs for tslpindiryucivil elxspensles og th;. Gogernment for the dispel year en mg une e , eng een un re an nine y-nine an or other purposes/’ approved July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, trgeggzpgntggtsggj authorizing the Secretary of War, in expending certain specified approly ,0 Sm., f.,, hai; priations iu_ the preparation for and construction of certain works for g:y§;•;;o;q_g°¤;I;l¥ °° the restraining or impounding of mining debris in the State of Califorma, to enter into a contract or contracts wherein the contractor or contractors shall look solely to that State for one-half of such expense, and that the United States shall in no_wise be liable for said one-half, a1;eh<;r·ebyae1xtpnded_(§o any appropriations, when made, that may herea r m e or said purposes. ,_,fg:*v}h*1g:¤a*;{_,¥{8*,:;•: That the Secretary of War, in carrying out the provisions of any mms sumcsm, em. Act of Congress providm g for the restraining or impounding of mining debris in Califorma, may, in his discretion, when in his judgment the aggregate of appropriations already made by said State and Congress an available therefor are sufficient to complete the same, undertake theiworksurgecesslzqitheretg by hired labor and by purchase oftspipplies an ma s re or, an may accep paymen s on accoun nereo as the work progresse under and according to the provisions of the so J D Ri"' acts of the legislature of said State for such purposes. _ (M_" °“*““‘ · I¤|P1‘0V1¤g SBD J08q¤1¤ River, California: Continuing improvement, twenty thousand dollars, to expended in dredging, making cut-oifs, or otherwise improvm g said river, and Stockton and Mormon Channels to the heads of navigation. P¤=·*¤·¤¤ <>*¤¤k~€·¤- Improving Petaluma Creek, California: Continuing improvement, foiir thousand dollars. U ¤G¤¤¤¤¤·*·¤¤dU C lumbia d Sn k ri O ‘ . pw mproving pper o an a e vers regon and Washing IIR , . . . 1..; ;€·,§}f°” °”°‘ ton: Continuing improvement, seven thousand five hundred dollars. Coos mver, ole;. thimproyelmaut of Coos River, Oregon: Completingimprovement, three ousan dollars. gg2z2a?;,';;; mglaznsglbsgz Eagcadpa, Coluimsiig River, Oregon: Continuing improveca es. H y- VB thousand 0 SFS. O};?'? T"'" R"'“'· Improving Long Tom River, Oregon: The sum of three thousand aim.-, P. 47.f dollars, or so much thereof as may be necessary to be expended in the pri,ii3E*?£,r°w°5lit: d!$¤¥`¤tl0¤ <>f_%l}6 Secretary of War, is hereby transferred from the pggmiga-er. ¤n»¤v¤ balance remaining to the credit of the appropriation made June fourth,
- lg:1te(;_nth‘ur¥i‘;e{1 and1:1§ety-sey)en, Suudpy Civil Act, for the improve
e _ e 1 ame 1ver a ove ort and. R,I;g:°‘{,nl,_;Yf‘$;”,}_$ Improving Lower Willamette River in front of and below Portland, ns. mm, omg. and Ore n, and Columbia River below the Will’ · wml. g° . _ _ amette River in O1 egon €:(duSVg:is»h11(r1lgmn: Continuing improvement, one hundred and fifty _ _ a _ ars. _ °°‘“““°““’°’·°’°" _ Improving Coquille River, below Coquille City, Oregon: Continuing 1mprovement, forty thousand dollars.
