324 FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 929. 1886. _T nd ew M ¤ F Improving Tradewater River, Kentucky: Continuing improvement, R""- two thousand dollars. _ Fails of the 9i¤i¤ Improving the Falls of the Ohio Riverat Louisville, Kentucky: Continu- R“’°’» L°“'“"‘""· ing improvement, according to the last plan of the engineer in charge, · and to be first applied to the completion of the work now in progress, I"rou»i.so_ one hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That of that sum fifty thousand dollars shall be expended in enlarging the canal basin, as recommended in the last report of the engineer in charge. _ Beard ¤f wci- The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to ascertain "lfc" '° '°P°"* °';. the value and commercial importance of the works and property of the
- ,,3 Jgfffjgggggu Green and Barren River Navigation Company, situated on the Green
mm Barren River and Barren Rivers, in the State of Kentucky, and of the Monongahela Navigation 0¤¤¤- Navigation Company, situated on the Monongahela River, in the State i’“,';X, “é’d M°"°“‘ of Pennsylvania- and in order to acquire such information the Secrega° °mp°‘°y‘ tary of War shall appointa board of three competent engineers from the Engineer Corps of the United States Army, which board shall in each case report to the Secretary of War, who shall report thereon to Congress at its next succeeding session; and the cost of such examination shall be paid out of the sum appropriated by this act for sur- Pmmn. veys: Provided, That nothing herein shall be construed as committing Congress to the purchase of the said works. M u sk 1 n g u m Improvement of the Muskingum River, Ohio, between Zanesville and Rj"°¤‘- f- the mouth of the river, and foroperating the same, twenty thousand 0h{f,"”(}}*‘;;"‘fQk§;,'; dollars. And the United States hereby accepts from the State of Ohio nm g;,,.,,.;,,.,,,,,.,.- the said Muskingum River improvement, and all the locks, dams, and ments, canal,etc. their appurtenances, and the canals, belonging to said improvement, and all the franchises and property of every kind, and rights, in said river, and its improvements, now owned, held, and enjoyed by the State of Ohio, including all water leases and rights to use water under and by virtue of any lease of water now running and in force between the State of Ohio and all persons using said water, hereby intending to transfer to the United States such rights in said leases and contracts as are now owned, held, or reserved by the State of Ohio; but not to affect any right to the use of the water of said river now owned and held by the lessees of any water right under any lease or contract with the State of Ohio. And the United States hereby assumes control of said To take enact river, subject to the paramount interest of navigation. The provisions Wl¤¤¤ r•¤>1·¢>¤y ¤¤ of this act, so far as they relate to the Muskingum River, shall not take "‘"’“‘l °""· effect, nor shall the money hereby appropriated be available, until the State of Ohio, acting by its duly authorized agent, turns over to the United States all property ceded by the act of the general assembly aforesaid, and all personal property belonging to the improvement aforesaid, and used in its care and improvement, and any balance of money appropriated by said State for the improvement of said river, and which is not expended on the ilfteenth day of July, eighteen hundred and eighty-six. Clinton mm-. Improving Clinton River, Michigan: Continuing improvement, six thousand dollars. Detroit River. Improving Detroit River, Michigan : Continuingimprovement, thirty- seven thousand five hundred dollars. Saint Clair Ship- Improving Saint Clair Ship-Canal, Michigan: Continuing improve- C¤¤=>i· ment, eighteen thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars. Saint M:u·y’s Improving Saint Mary’s River, Michigan: Continuing improvement River. byla new loekéznd Epproaches, two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. my Lake Chan- mproving ay ke Channel, Michi n: Continuin im rovemen rmi- one hundred and fifty thousand dollarsga g P f Singin w River. Improving Saginaw River, Michigan: Continuing improvement, thirty-three thousand seven hundred and fifty dollars; of which sixteen thousand eight hundred and seventy-tive dollars are to be used above Bay City, and five thousand dollars in improving the west channel along West Bay City. _
