816 SIXTIETH CONGRESS. Sess. II. C11. 264. 1909. ,°Q:,°¤*°¤· °*°-· “· Sec. 3. That appropriations or authorizations for appropriations ` heretofore made may, in the discretion of the Secretary of 'ar, and upon the recommen ation of the Chief of Engineers, be diverted or applield uppnlfuodiiied projects for the rivers and harbors hereinafter name as o ows: n§j*,{a§;ffg,'§__“d Improving harbors of New Bedford and Fairhaven, Massachusetts: Extension cr nn- The authorization for the 1mprovement of said harbors contained ID "3Y,‘j’}'§f‘;;_ 1g7g_ the river and harbor Act of March second, nineteen hundred and seven, g hlergby elxtended so as to (Include the extension of the basin north of is lan , now bein dre ged under the adopted roject, southward between the harbor Iiues to the bridge between lllew Bedford and Eshbhland, and gh? extepsion of the twenty-five foot channel along e ew or ront rom its terminus, as contemplated by the present project, northerly between established harbor lines to said
up ridge}; Promdgd,_That a contract or contracts for such improvement
§n h madedwithm thehlimét pif cppt authorized by the said Act of arc secon nineteen un re an seven. R5f“"“""°' m'°'· Pawtucket Biver, Rhode Island: Any balance remaining unexpended after the completion of the work provided for under the existing contracts for improving the Pawtucket River, Rhode Island, may be used c,::;g¢¤i¤¢. ¤¢¢-- in deepening the chaunel·of said river to eighteen feet, and in increas- _ vcmi, p. ima. ing the widths thereof at such tplaces between Pawtucket and Provipmm. dence as may best subserve e interests of commerce: Prozréded, °°‘“°“‘°‘ ““°‘· That the work herein authorized shall not be undertaken until the consent of the State of Rhode Island shall have been given for the zppii$p)tip;id to igusl pixgrploie eg] the_poé·tt;<;1 of said balance heretofore n u an p e e y e said . P•r¤v¤c<>Rivcr·M¤. ThImpr¢;vingtI’atap1scollEtiver and Chanueg to Baltimore, Maryland: _ _ e authoriza ion or the improvement o said rbor contained i ¥,}f°,'_{f“,{ §§,§'f"°’· the river and harbor Act of March second, nineteen hundred and seve nl: 1S hereby extended so as to include the widening of the channel in the Fort McHenry d1vision, in the vicinity of its intersection with the channel leading to Curtis Bay,_so as to provide at the most practicable _ point an additional width of six hundred feet for a distance of about meg, cm three thousand five hundred feet, with project depth: 1)7’O'D?:lZ¢’d, That a contract or contracts for such improvement can be made within the iimitt og cosit authorized by the said Act of March second, nineteen un re an seven. mwéglyrggntflydj Inland waterway between Franklin and Mermentau, Louisiana; To mgm of way. secure a suitable right of way for the proposed inland waterway chanvc1.;;4,p.1oss. neil fxrorpoliznklir} tpl llriefmentag, adopted by Congress in the river , an ar r ct o r arc secon nineteen l nmdr d d · th location of the eastern terminus of, said channdl ma; beadlharilgddnfronli _ the town of Franklin, on Bayou Teche, to such other point on said gmiegb be me of bayou as the Secretary of War may select: Provided, That the modigpg; fication herein authorized shall not be made unless a valid title to the _ V necessary right of way be secured to the United States free of cost. xfssésiogm Bt _ Improving Bulfalo entrance to Erie Basin and Black Rock Harbor guts? Bw.; Rock New fork: The balance remaining of appropriations heretofore madd vm_ Q p_ 3,6; VOL for this improvement is hereby transferred and reappropriated for imarsélpphim, 1%; prep proving harbor at_Bulfalo, New York, and the breakwater constructed 13,,; ‘"" ‘ ‘ with said ezppropriations shall hereafter be counted as an integral part w§]:j¤¢¤¤ W *>*¢¤·k· of the br _ water system protecting Buffalo Harbor and be cared for and maintained with funds appropriated for improving said harbor. x§,g,*;j,*;;¤,g{vef_¤¤*· Southwest Pass, Mississippi River: The sum of six hundred thou- ,é:g,§,§E, sand dollars, or so much_ thereof as may be necessar , of the funds · · · appropriated and authorized for the improvement of Southwest Pass, Mississippi River, may, in the discretion of the Secretary of lVar be mgadegng plant au- applied to the construction or purchase of a suitable dredging plant ‘ for use on the said improvement.
