FIFTY—FIFTH CONGRESS. Sess. III. C11. 425. 1899. 1149 Improving Clatskanie River, Oregon: To complete improvement °*¤*¤k¤~¤i¤ River recommended 1.H report printed in House Document Number Two Ol"` hundred and eighteen, Fiftydifth Congress, second session, thirteen thousand dollars. _ For gauging waters of the Columbia River, measuring tidal and C<>1¤r¤1>i=¤ Riverriver volumes, one thousand dollars. Improving Upper Coquille River, between Coquille City and Myrtle IPPPH C°<1¤i¤<= Point, Oregon: Continuing improvement, nine thousand dollars. `w°r’ Omg' Improving Columbia River below Tongue Point by way of the South C¤}5n¤bi=· Rim be- Channel in front of Astoria, Oregon, in accordance with project sub- I"' 1°"g“" P°'“"‘ mitted in the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for eighteen hundred and ninety-five: Completing improvement, seventy-one thousand dollars. For improving Clearwater River, Idaho: Completing improvement, C1¤¤W·*¤>¤· Rivvr. ten thousand dollars. “*”°· Improving Cowlitz River, Washington: Continuing improvement, cownmnm-,w.»1.. three thousand dollars. For the improvement of the Lewis River, Washington, from its mouth Levi- Rim- W¤¤1¤ to Lacenter, according to the plan submitted by the Chief of Engineers in his annual report for the year eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, ten thousand dollars. Improving Puget Sound and its tributary waters, Washington: Con- P¤s¤¤S·¤¤¤•1.W¤=1¤- tinuing improvement in accordance with approved projects, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Chehalis River, Washington: For snagging, three thou- W‘j_**,jh*“° R*'°*· sand dollars. ‘ ` For the improvement of the Pond Oreille River, Washington, from Wmd 0¤¤i¤¤ Rim- Albany Falls to the town of Metalline, Washington, in accordance with ' approved plans, ten thousand dollars. Improving Swinomish Slough, Washington.: Continuing improve- W§f*j°¤*¤’* Sl°¤¤*=· ment, twenty thousand dollars. Improving Willapa River and Harbor, Washington: Continuing wj_l;il_'·1>· Ri·-¤¤*<=-- improvement in accordance with approved project, five thousand dollars : ` Provided, That in the discretion of the Secretary of War so much of this Hmm gh amount as may be necessary shall be expended for more thoroughly smi.1:1-·m.. clearing a channel through the North River jam. Improving Okanagon River, Washington: Continuing improvement w<:;¤:¤¤z¤¤ Kinrin accordance with project printed in the Annual Report of the Chief ` of Engineers for eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, fifteen thousand dollars. The depth of water in tidal waters, whenever referred to in this Act, u_mQ;Q,c•:_ ];;;md*¤ shall be understood to mean the depth at mean low water unless ` otherwise expressed. Appropriations made for the respective works herein named, or so uv=M:_rm,i:_g]i_;·)m;_¤· much thereof as may be necessary, may, in the discretion of the Secre- wen...-. iu.,-»-.-»L...¤..:.°` tary of War, be used for the repair and restoration of said works whenever from any cause they have beconne seriously impaired, as well as for the further improvement of said works. Sec. 2. For preliminary examinations, surveys (except where other- 1:·>1i¤¤i¤¤¤·y exntngi wise herein especially provided for), contingencies, expenses connected "" °““‘ °“"°’“"° ‘ with inspection of bridges, the service of notice required in such cases, the examination of bridge sites and reports thereon, and for incidental repairs for which there is no special appropriation for rivers and harbors, two hundred thousand dollars: Provided, That no preliminary exami. d nations, survey, project, or estimate for new works other than those ,,,,,,,.,‘,'§‘,$,,,,_ ° °‘*"‘ designated in this or some prior Act or resolution shall be made: And pro:·?i¢ledfuo·ther, That after the regular or formal report on any exami- Reports. esa nation, survey, project, or work under way or proposed is submitted, no supplemental or additional report or estimate for the same nscal year shall be made unless ordered by a concurrent resolution of Congress. The Govemment shall not be deemed to have entered upon any project for the improvement of any waterway or harbor mentioned in this Act
