228 FIFT Y—FOURTH_ CONGRESS. Sess. I. Ch. 314. 1896. the completion of said canal or part thereof adjacent to the bridge C¤¤<l¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤· sites: Providcdfurther, That in the event that the Secretary of War shall be unable to obtain such right of way as may be necessary in the prosecution of this work, upon reasonable terms by agreement, purchase, or voluntary conveyance, he is hereby authorized to apply at any term of the circuit or district court of the United States for the northern district of Illinois, and in the name of the United States institute and carry on proceedings to condemn such lands as may be necessary for right of way as aforesaid; and in such proceedings said court shall be governed by the laws of the State of Illinois so far as the same may be applicable to the subject of condemning private property for public use. cmcrgouavu, m. For improving the Chicago River, in Illinois, from its mouth to the stock yards on the South Branch and to Belmont avenue on the North Branch, as far as may be permitted by existing docks and wharves, to be dredged to admit passage by vessels drawing sixteen feet of water, according to the recommendation of Captain W. L. Marshall, of the Corps of Engineers of the United States Army, in his report under date of August ninth, eighteen hundred and niuety-three : Continuing p,,,,,;_,,_ improvement, fifty thousand dollars: Provided, That contracts may be C¤¤*=¤¢*¤- entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to complete the said project of improvement, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not Limit to exceed in the aggregate six hundred and fifty thousand dollars, exclusive of the amount herein and heretofore appropriated. .1R;i;;gj_*rrgiRi*¤- Reservoirs at the head waters of the Mississippi River: Continuing ‘ improvement, eighty thousand dollars. . rm. stm rm to Improving the Mississippi River between the Chicago, Saint Paul, m“"“¥"’"“· Minneapolis and Omaha Railroad bridge at Saint Paul and the Washington avenue bridge at Minneapolis: Continuing improvement, one hundred thousand dollars. rp-sm mouth of the Improving the Mississippi Biver from the mouth of the Ohio River to Q,';},';" S'““" P““‘· Saint Paul, Minnesota: Continuing improvement, four hundred and Distribution- seventy-five thousand dollars, of which amount two hundred thousand dollars shall be expended on that portion of said river from Saint Paul to the mouth of the Missouri River, and two hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars from the mouth of the Missouri River to the mouth of p,,,,,,,,,,_ the Ohio River: Prmaided, That on and after the passage of this Act ummm. additional contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work as may be necessary to carry on continuously the systematic improvement of the Mississippi River between the points mentioned, or said materials may be purchased and work may be done otherwise than by contract, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not exceeding in the aggregate five million twentydive thousand dollars, exclusive of the amount herein appro- L,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,_ priated: Pro#vi¢ledfzu·ther, That for the fiscal yeurcndin g June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven. said contracts and materials purchased and work done otherwise than by contract for the section of _s=·i¤rP=·g¤1j5>¤¤·>¤¤¤b said river between Saint Paul and the mouth of the Missouri River '"M‘”`°“" X""' shall not exceed two hundred thousand dollars, and thereafter shall not exceed for the three years beginning July first, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, the sum of eight hundred and twenty-six thousand _ _ six hundred and sixty-six dollars and sixtyseven cents annually: Pro- ' t0Q{$f*fff,;f M‘”"““ ricledfurtluzr, That such contracts and materials purchased and work done otherwise than bycontract for that section of the said river between the mouth of the Missouri and the mouth of the Ohio River for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, shall not exceed the sum of three hundred and twenty-five thousand dollars, and thereafter for the three years commencing July nrst, eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, shall not exceed the sum of six hundred and Drum Mm jab seventy-three thousand three hundred and thirty-three dollars and em, ae. ’ thirty-three cents annually: And prorided further, That any balance of former appropriations now available and the money hereby appropriated and authorized to be expended for the said section of said river between
