FIFTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. H. Ch. 2509. 1907. 1]].]. In all cases in which appropriations or authorizations have hereto- r}B“g';’Qs‘fi°“' °PP'°· fore been made, or are herein made, for the completion of river and P · · harbor works, and the amounts appropriated or authorized shall prove msumcient for completion, the Secretar of War may, in his discretion, on the recommendation of the Chief of `lilngineers, apply such amounts appropriated or authorized for the prosecution of such work. nc. 2. For preliminary examinations and surveys éother than those rrpiimumy exammentioned in section one), contingencies, and for inci ental repairs for l°X2§'Q.’fg,,.;,m,,,_ which there is no special appro riation for rivers and harbors, three hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Bwided, That no preliminary mmm. examination, survey, project, or` estimate for new works other than N"' W"]"' those designated in this or some prior Act or joint resolution shall be made: .Pr0vided further, That after the regular or formal reports suppimsnm rsmade as required by law on any examination, survey, project, or work "°"“‘ under way or proposed are submitted no sup lemental or additional report or estimate shall be made unless ordered) by a concurrent resolution of Congress. The Government shall not be deemed to have entered upon any project for the improvement of any waterway o1· harbor mentioned in t is Act until funds for the commencement of the pro sed work shall have been actually appropriated by law: Pra-
her, That all expenses heretofore and hereafter incurred by °§,'},£',§
the ar Department for examinations, reports, inspections, superin- mj<;;,gi¤¤é;‘*¤· tendence, or any other action necessary in executing the provisions of 'P' ` . the Act of Con ress approved June eleventh, nineteen hundred and six, entitled “An get to empower the Secretary of War, under certain restrictions, to authorize the construction, extension, and maintenance of wharves, piers, and other structures on lands underlying harbor areas and navi ble streams and bodies of water in or surrounding Porto Rico andgllhe islands adjacent thereto," shall be payable from funds herein and hereafter appropriated for examinations, surveys, and contingencies of rivers and harbors, the allotments for such ex nses to be made by the Chief of Engineers. Sho. 3. That the Secretary of War is hereby directed to cause pre- m_P,¤jj}g:·g·1·;{l¥°r;*x{,d¤¤· liminary examinations or surveys to be made at the following localities: ' ALABAMA_ AlB.bt\lDB. Choctawhatchee River, to rovide depth of three feet u toNewton. The channels connecting lllobile Bay and Mississippi Sldund, with a view to obtaining a channel of adepth of ten feet. Alabama and (Joosa rivers. between Montgomery and Wetumpka. Coosa River, with a view to locating an constructing Dam Numbered Five. _ _ Sipsey River, from its mouth to Payette. ALASKA. . Alaska. ' Dry Straits, with a view to securing an alternative channel to Wrangell Narrows. _ _ _ Katalla Bay and adjacent bays, with a view to the establishment of a harbor. ARKANSAS. Arknnss Saline River, from the mouth of same north to Turtle Bar, on said river, with a view of dredging and other work. cAL1r·o1m1A. Cnlifcmin. Islais River, with a view of obtaining a depth of twenty-six feet from its mouth in San Francisco Bay for a distance of one mile. San Francisco Harbor, with a view to the removal of Mission Bay rocks, Packard rock, Whiting rock, Fifteen foot rock, Invincible rocks,
