Boards and Commissions-Continued.

Page.

734, 816

Deep Waterways Commission____.
International Waterways Commission, creation of, and expenses
and salaries of American members_.
992, 1007, 1205, 1294
International Waterways Commission, regulations for diversion of
water from St. Marys River, Mich., for power purposes.
International Waterways Commission, rental of rooms in Washing-
ton by American members___.

International Waterways Commission, report and duties of, in re
preservation of Niagara Falls_____

991, 992

1282

1144

International Waterways Commission, service upon, of retired
officers of Corps of Engineers____

1205

Light-House Board, establishment of certain aids to navigation by
persons not under control of___.

1182

1027

Mississippi River Commission. See Mississippi River Commission.
Missouri River Commision. See Missouri River Commission.
Permanent International Commission of Congresses of Navigation_
Philippine Commission, improvement under, of rivers and harbors,
and erection of various structures in aid of commerce; control of
property and rights acquired from Spain-----
1029, 1030, 1063, 1064
St. John River Commission___.

Boats.

See Dredge boats, Tolls, Vessels, and Wrecks.
Boca Ceiga Bay, Fla. :

1179

Examination and survey from Clearwater Harbor to Tampa Bay,
including

1273

Examination and survey, including the Narrows into Clearwater
Harbor

464

Examination and survey of channel from Clearwater Harbor to
Tampa.

385

Boca Grande, Fla. See Charlotte Harbor.
Bodie Island, N. C. See Roanoke Sound.
Boeuf Bayou, or River, La. and Ark. :

Examinations and surveys.

328, 419, 714

Improvement. 349, 373, 406, 451, 502, 568, 631, 697, 773, 871, 983, 1098, 1242
Boggs Bay, Va., waterway from Franklin to Cape Charles, via. See

Bogue Inlet, N. C., examinations and surveys for jetty in Bogue Sound. 795, 801
Bogue Phalia, Miss. See Phalia, Bogue.

Bogue Sound, N. C.:

See also Morehead City.

Examinations and surveys.

Examinations and surveys for jetty near Bogue Inlet.-

Waterways via. See Beaufort Harbor-New River, Beaufort Har-

bor-Swansboro, and Norfolk Harbor waterways.

Bois de Sioux River, Minn. and N. Dak. :

See also Reservoirs, under Red River of the North.

Examination and survey of Big Stone Lake, Lake Traverse, and,

for diversion of flood waters of Red River of the North into
Minnesota River___

Bolivar channel, Galveston Bay, Tex. See Galveston Bay and Harbor.
Bolivar Lake, Mississippi River. See Mississippi River.

385, 422

795, 801

1275

Bonded warehouses in the Philippines, construction of... - 1029, 1063, 1064
Bonds:

Of contractors to cover payment of liabilities for labor and ma-
terial.
324, 352, 382, 383, 415, 463, 676, 1072
Regulations regarding bids for contracts under War Department___
To be furnished by contractors__.

264
155

164, 243, 262, 277, 298, 324, 352, 382, 383, 415, 463, 515, 676, 1072
To be furnished by disbursing officers not of the regular army__. 155, 164
To be furnished by private parties in legal proceedings for acquisi-
tion at private expense of lands or easements for Government

use_.

Bonfuca Bayou, La., examination and survey-

1162, 1197

715

Bonita channel, San Francisco Harbor, Cal. See San Francisco Bay
and Harbor.

Bon Secours Bay, Ala., survey for route to Pensacola Bay..

61

Books:

See also Compilations.

Page.

Book of Estimates. See Estimates, etc.

Printing and binding, exclusion of unnecessary matter; certificate

as to necessity of printing reports, including illustrations. 726, 1042, 1137
Restriction upon printing of, by Executive Departments_-_.

Booms. See Structures.

1138

Boone Fork, Kentucky River, Ky. See Kentucky River.

Boquet (Bouquet) River, N. Y. See Bouquet River.

794, 896

Borgne Lake, La.:

Route from Bayou St. John to Ship Island, Miss., via, examination
and survey.

Transportation routes to the seaboard, survey (see also Canals,
etc.)

Boston Harbor, Mass.:

Allerton Point, examination and survey.

Charles River. See Charles River.

186

922

1128

Chelsea Creek. See Chelsea Creek.

East Boston channel, examinations and surveys_

Fort Point channel, examination and survey.

Fort Point channel, and channel leading to wharves of New York

and New England R. R., examination and survey.

Governors Island, use and improvement by municipality.

Great (Winthrop) Head, examination and survey..
Great (Winthrop) Head, improvement----

645, 722

420

385

949

1128

744

385

Harbor of refuge between Portland, Me., and. See Sandy Bay.
Hull, headland, examination and survey.
Improvement..

29.41.

43, 51, 55, 56, 58, 59, 76, 87, 91, 92, 96, 98, 113, 120, 146, 147,
1512, 163, 171, 175, 176, 1772, 184, 194, 207, 218, 232, 242, 260, 275,
295, 310, 333, 360, 396, 435, 484, 546, 612, 678, 744, 809, 828, 840.
844, 928, 940, 951, 1025, 1037, 1058, 1082, 1134, 1200, 12212, 1292
Mystic River. See Mystic River.

Thirty-five-foot channel, examination and survey.
Thirty-foot channel, examination and survey.

Bouquet River, N. Y., examinations and surveys.
Bowen, Franklin, payment to‒‒‒‒‒

Bowes, John R., relief of

Boyce Landing, Red River, La. See Red River.

Brainerd, Minn. See Mississippi River.

Brandenburg, Ky. See Ohio River.

Brandywine Creek, or River, Del.:

See also Wilmington Harbor.
Examination and survey.

Branford Harbor and River, Conn.:

Examinations and surveys__

Improvement

Brazos de Santiago Harbor, Tex. See Brazos Santiago Harbor.
Brazos River, Tex.:

Examination and survey (limits not defined).

915

799

378,593

600

128

389

386, 913, 1272

953, 1084, 1223

Galveston and Brazos Canal. See Galveston Bay and Harbor and
Galveston and Brazos Canal.

Mouth, acquisition by U. S. of improvements made by Brazos
River Channel and Dock Co----

123

Mouth, examinations and surveys.

753, 854
235,854, 1244

Mouth, improvement by Brazos River Channel and Dock Co.......
Mouth, improvement by Engineer Department__

530,854
321.

344, 373, 407, 452, 854, 962, 1098, 1201, 1244
Mouth, and thence 8 miles upstream, examination and survey-- 278

Old Washington to Waco, examination and survey.
Old Washington to Waco, improvement..

Waterway from the Rio Grande to Mississippi River.
Grande River.

Page.

1099, 1245

724

872,984

235, 595, 919

719

See Rio

Waterway to Aransas Pass and to Sabine Pass, via West Galveston
Bay channel, examination and survey_.

Waterway to Galveston Bay, via Galveston and Brazos Canal and
West Galveston Bay, examinations and surveys (see also West
Galveston Bay).......

1127

298, 796, 1127

Waterway to Galveston Bay, via Galveston and Brazos Canal and
West Galveston Bay, improvement (see also Mouths of tribu-
taries, under Galveston Bay and Harbor, and Galveston and
Brazos Canal and West Galveston Bay)-
Brazos River Channel and Dock Company.
Brazos San Jago Harbor, Tex. See Brazos Santiago Harbor.
Brazos Santiago Harbor, Tex.:

See Brazos River.

Channel to Point Isabel, through Laguna Madre. See Laguna

Madre.

Examinations and surveys_-
Improvement

Breakwaters. See Structures.
Breton Bay, Md.:

1244

123, 186, 900
272, 323, 350, 363, 398, 440, 489, 719

Examinations and surveys..
Improvement

235, 896

276, 286, 308, 334, 362, 398, 438, 488, 550, 956, 1088

Brick, depositing of, into navigable waters. See Deposits, etc.
Brickyard Creek (part of Beaufort River), S. C. See Beaufort Harbor
and River.

Brickyard, the, Beaufort River, S. C. See Beaufort Harbor and River.
Bridesburg, Pa. See Delaware Bay and River.

Bridgeport Harbor, Conn.:

See also Black Rock Harbor.
Examinations and surveys.
Improvement

156, 185, 679, 838, 1125

77,.

124, 194, 207, 217, 232, 242, 258, 275, 285, 307, 333, 360, 396,
436, 485, 547, 613, 679, 746, 828, 846, 928, 941, 1084, 1199, 1223
Yellow Mill Pond, examination and survey.
Yellow Mill Pond, improvement----

Bridges:

Construction of, general provisions of law regarding_.

838

746, 828

5822,

583, 584, 6422, 886, 887, 890, 893, 906, 1010
Construction of, general provisions of law regarding, to apply to
Illinois and Mississippi Canal..........

886, 1009

515
711, 890, 1008

219

253

156

417,

Damage or danger to property from currents deflected by piers or
abutments, provisions of law regarding--
Draws, opening of, regulations, etc., governing.
Huron Lake to Lake Erie, channel from, investigation relative to
construction of railroad, with regard to interests of navigation___
Mississippi River, placing sheer booms on piers to facilitate rafting
Mississippi River, St. Paul to St. Louis, construction of railroad,
with regard to interests of navigation___
Obstructing navigation, alteration of

5172, 580, 581, 584, 890, 891, 893, 1010

Obstructing navigation, alteration of, by U. S. upon failure of
owners, etc., to do so..

Obstructing navigation, cases of those erected or in process of
erection, with method of altering to prevent such obstruction, to
be reported to Congress___

417

414, 415, 462

Ohio River, obstructing navigation; modifications required, with
cost; legislation necessary to secure alterations; opinion of At-
torney-General.

Plans, sites, etc., examination of, funds applicable for payment of
expenses incurred subsequent to March 3, 1905_-

Plans, sites, etc., examination of, funds applicable for payment of
expenses incurred prior to March 3, 1905. See Examinations
and surveys.

187, 990

1123

Waterway from Lynnhaven Bay to Elizabeth River, via.
Lynnhaven Bay.

Broad Creek (Broad Creek River), Del. See Broad Creek River.
Broad Creek, Md., examinations and surveys_---

Broad Creek River, Del.:

Application to Nanticoke River of appropriation for.
Examinations and surveys..

Improvement

298

See

353,589

691

300, 586

320, 340, 368, 496, 625, 691, 767, 865, 1230

446

715, 1126

216, 320, 340, 368, 496, 1230

643

Improvement (with appropriation for Nanticoke River).

Broadkill Creek, or River, Del.:
Examinations and surveys_.

Improvement

Waterway to Mispillion River, via Cedar, Slaughter, and Prime-
hook creeks, examination____

Broadkiln (Broadkill) Creek, or River, Del. See Broadkill Creek, or
River.

Broad River, N. C. and S. C., examinations and surveys___ 300, 387, 526, 1278
Brodie, Charles, relief of administratrix of..
Brodie, Lucretia A., relief of______

Brooklyn Harbor, Ohio River, Ill. See Ohio River.
Brooklyn Harbor, Me. See Center Harbor.

Brooklyn Harbor, N. Y. See Buttermilk channel, East River, Gowanus

Brucken, Anton, construction of locks and dams in Pond River, Ky-
Brunswick Harbor, Ga. :

1031

Inner harbor, examinations and surveys.

894. 1092, 1126

Outer bar, examination by Engineer Department of work done by
C. P. Goodyear__

653, 667

Outer bar, examination by Board of officers of work done by C. P.
Goodyear

683, 752

Outer bar, examination by Coast and Geodetic Survey of work done
by C. P. Goodyear_--

752

Outer bar, examinations and surveys by Engineer Department.

587,

850, 1092, 1126

Outer bar, improvement by C. P. Goodyear------ 652, 666, 682, 752, 850, 959
Outer and inner harbors, improvement by Engineer Department---- 78.

296, 308, 335, 363, 398, 439, 488, 551, 616, 682, 752, 850, 959, 1092, 1235
Route to Altamaha River. See Club and Plantation creeks.
Wharfage privileges and charges, inquiry relative to discriminations
in

1233

353

978

388

403, 447, 497, 563

Brunswick Harbor, Me., examination and survey_.

Brunswick Harbor, Mo. See Grand River, under Missouri River.
Brunswick River, N. C., improvement (under Cape Fear River)..........
Buckhannon River, W. Va.:

Examination and survey-

Improvement...

Buck rapids, Missouri River, Mont. See Missouri River.

Buckshutem Creek, N. J., examination and survey-

Bucksport Harbor, Me. See Penobscot River.

Bucksport Narrows, Penobscot River, Me. See Penobscot River.
Buckstaff, George H., payment to---.

Buffalo Bayou, Tex.:

See also Buffalo Bayou Ship Channel Company.
Examination and survey.

Improvement__

Waterway to Galveston, via.

Page.

718

4772, 536, 600

327

350, 373, 407, 452, 503, 569, 632, 698, 773, 806, 906
See Galveston Bay and Harbor.

291, 398, 585

Buffalo Bayou Ship Channel Company, acquisition by U. S. of Morgan
Cut and Canal; tolls, including those for Buffalo Bayou----
Buffalo Creek, or River, N. Y. See Buffalo Harbor.
Buffalo Fork, White River, Ark.

See White River.

Buffalo Harbor, N. Y.:

Black Rock Harbor, improvement---- 47, 52, 57, 59, 67, 1085, 1201, 1225, 1292
Black Rock Harbor, improvement, expenditure of funds conditioned
upon construction of barge canal by State of New York..........
Black Rock Harbor, improvement, sharing of expense of, by riparian

1085

owners.

1085

Black Rock Harbor, rapids and shoals at head of Niagara River,
examination and survey –.

Black Rock Harbor, waterworks tunnels, etc., under Lake Erie,
Niagara River, Fort Porter lands, and___

Black Rock Harbor and Erie Basin, Buffalo entrance, examination
and survey.

Black Rock Harbor, waterworks tunnel, etc., under Niagara River
and___

1018

1075, 1187

179, 200
801

Black Rock Harbor and Erie Basin, Buffalo entrance, improvement. 846, 928
Black Rock Harbor and Erie Basin, Lake Erie entrance, examina-
tion and survey.

916

Black Rock Harbor and Erie Basin, Lake Erie entrance, improve-
ment.
955, 1038, 1058, 1135, 1200
Erie Basin, claim of Olivia M. Clifford for alleged use of docks at--
Erie Basin, examination and survey.

Harbor, contract of January 20, 1868, may be extended or contin-
ued___

Harbor, improvement_

938

1017

197

33, 42, 52, 56, 59, 63, 67, 87, 100,
122, 126, 128, 145, 147, 153, 162, 176, 177, 183, 192, 197, 203, 213,
221, 228, 238, 255, 273, 293, 307, 334, 361, 397, 437, 485, 548, 614,
680, 747, 810, 828, 840, 846, 922, 940, 955, 1025, 1085, 1134, 12252
Harbor, outer breakwater, examinations and surveys.
Scajacuada Creek, examination and survey.

Ship channel in waters connecting Great Lakes between Chicago,

680, 1130

422

Duluth, and. See Northern and Northwestern Lakes.

Buffalo River, Miss., examination and survey__.

Buffalo River, N. Y. See Buffalo Harbor.

Buffington Island, Ohio River, W. Va. See Ohio River.

421

Buildings:

See also Dams, Locks, and Structures.

Estimates of appropriations for, requirements regarding.

Funds not to be expended prior to examination by Attorney-General
of title to land and cession of jurisdiction by State_
Protection of persons furnishing materials and labor..

105

95, 479

324.

352, 382, 383, 415, 463, 676, 1072

Bulkhead lines. See Harbor lines.
Bulkhead rock, Providence River, R. I. See Providence Harbor and
River.

Bulkheads. See Harbor lines and Structures.

Bullis, Spencer S., payments to, and annulment of contract, Gulfport-
Ship Island Harbor channel, Miss

Bull River, S. C. See Salkahatchie River.

Bulls Bay, S. C. :

See also Norfolk Harbor waterways.

Waterway from Santee River, to and opposite McClellanville, to
Charleston, via Alligator Creek, or River, Wando and Owendaw
rivers, and. See Charleston Harbor.

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