The advocate., 1896-12-23
.$2O5,742,852 80

lotal. $2O5, 742,S52 80
'This amount for rivers and harbors sppro.
priated in sundry civil bill, is included here
under river and harbor bill and deducted
from sUndry civil hill
Total amount, 1877 to 1896, inclusive, S2O5.
742S529O. Average, $l0,2S6,426.
1t will be seen from this statement
that the appropriations made In the
bill we are now writing about (for the
years 1897 and 1889 are less by nearly
81 100000 year than the average Of
the last twenty years.
And as to the continuing sppropris.
tions-and they constitute much the
larger part of this bill-they are all
subject to future action of Congress.
Here are examples copied from the
bill:
Improving Newtown creek, part OF the har-
Dor at New York: Continuing improvement
in accordance with modified project, sub
mitted March twenty-ffth, eighteen hundred
and ninety-six, thirty thousand dollars:
Provided, That contracts may b9 entered into
by the Secretary Of War for such materials
and work as may be necessary to complete the
modified project Of improvement to be paid
for as appropriations may from time to time be
made by ldw, not to exCsed in the aggregate
four hundred and twenty thousand dollars,
exclusive Of the Eamount herein and hereto.
fore appropriated.
Constructing harbor OF refuge, Delaware
bay, Delaware, in accordance with plans sub
mitted by the Chief Of Engineers January
twenty.ninth, eighteen hundred and ninety
two, FIVE thousand dollars: Provided, That
contracts may be entered into by the Secre-
tary OF War for such material and work as
may be necessary to complete said harbor OF
refuge, to be paid for as appropriations may From
time to time be made by LalV, not to exceed in the
aggregate four million six hundred and sixty
thousand dollars, exclusive of the amount
herein appropriated: PrOUided further, That
in making such contracts, the Secretary Of
War shall not obligate the government to pay
In any one fiscal year, beginning July first,
eighteen hundred and ninety-seVen, more
than twenty-five per centum of the whole
amount authorized to be expended.
Improving harbor at Winyaw bay, South
Carolina: Continuing improvement, twenty
thousand dollars: Provided That contracts
may be entered into by the Secretary Of War
for such materials and work as may be neces.
ssry to complete the present project. to be paid
Jor as appropriations may from time to time be
made by ldtO, not to exceed in the aggregate
one million nine hundred and ninety-six
thousand two hundred and fifty dollars, ex-
elusive OF the amount herein appropriated.
Improving harbor at Sabine pass, Texas:
Continuing improvement seventy-five thou
sand dollars Prorided, That contracts may
be entered into by the Secretary Of War for
such materials and work as may be necessary
to complete the present project Of improve.
ment, to be paid for as appropriations may from
time to time be made by LGW, not to exceed In the
aggregate one million and fifty thousand dol
lars, exclusive Of the amount herein and here.
tofore appropriated.
Then, in some cases, the time and
amount are limited-thst not more
than q certain amount shall be ex-
pended in any one year of a term of
three years or more. Here Is q sample:
Improving Missouri river, including sala-
rtes, clerical, office, travelling and miscella-
neous expenses Ofshs Missouri River Commits
sion, survey, permanent bench marks, and