thrée one-hundredths seconds east tangent to the lastmentioned course, eight hundred and eighty-six and thirty-four one-hundredths feet to the point of beginning; the above tract being a strip of land and land under water having a uniform width of one hundred and thirtyfive feet; to be used for construction of a road; and, in addition thereto, a strip of land under water, adjacent to and on the southerly side of the strip of land above described, not exceeding twenty feet in width, for the purpose of placing riprap stone to form the foundation of a sea wall bounding said road. All bearings are referred to true north.

Conditions for maintenance, etc.,

without Govern ment expense.

Protection of

tres

SEC. 2. That authority for the said easement is granted upon the conditions that the said highway shall be constructed and maintained by the city of New York without expense to the United States; that the area of land under water between mean high-water line and the inshore line of said highway, as laid out, shall be filled up to the grade established for said highway, such fill to be made by said city without expense to the United States; and that the construction and maintenance of said high- etc., from Fort Hamilton, way under the easement herein granted shall be subject pass, etc. to such terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary of War for the protection of the reservation and the Fort Hamilton Wharf from trespass and other improper use, as well as for the construction of suitable means of access from said highway to the reservation; the terms and conditions, so prescribed, to be performed by said city without expense to the United States. Approved, July 2, 1926.

CHAP. 754.-An Act Granting the consent of Congress to compacts or agreements between the States of Idaho, Wyoming, Washington, and Oregon with respect to the division and apportionment of the waters of the Snake River and its tributaries.

July 3, 1926. [S. 4348.] [Public, No. 475.} Vol. 44, p. 831.

Snake River,

ming, Washing

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, etc. Consent of ConThat the consent of Congress is hereby given to the gress to compacts States of Idaho, Wyoming, Washington, and Oregon to of Idaho, Wyonegotiate and enter into compacts or agreements provid- ton, and Oregon, ing for an equitable division and apportionment among water supply of. such States of the water supply of the Snake River and of the streams tributary thereto.

SEC. 2. Such consent is given upon condition that a representative of the United States from the Department of the Interior, to be appointed by the President, shall participate in the negotiations and shall make report to Congress of the proceedings and of any compact or agreement entered into.

as to division of

Federal repre

ticipate and

re

sentative to parport.

Legislative and. Congressional ap-

SEC. 3. No such compact or agreement shall be binding or obligatory upon either of such States unless and proval required.

Amendment.

until it has been approved by the legislature of each of such States and by the Congress of the United States. SEC. 4. The right to alter, amend, or repeal this Act is herewith expressly reserved.

Approved, July 3, 1926.

July 3, 1926.

[S. 4033.]

[Public, No. 479.] Vol. 44, p. 832.

Fox River.

Kaukauna

Government

ca

nal lands on, for

public road.

CHAP. 758.-An Act To authorize the Secretary of War to grant easements in and upon the public lands and properties at Canal Bridge, on the Fox River, in Kaukauna, Wisconsin, to the city of Kaukauna for public-road purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives Wis., granted of the United States of America in Congress assembled, right of way over That the Secretary of War be, and he is hereby, authorized, empowered, and directed, under such terms and conditions as are deemed advisable by him, to grant to the city of Kaukauna, Wisconsin, an interminable easement for a right of way over, across, in, and upon the Government land consisting of the right canal bank and that portion lying between the said canal at the juncture of the canal bridge and the new municipal bridge and also the lands immediately adjacent to the left end of the canal bridge and including the left canal bank proper, the said grant being for the purpose of creating the right of way over the Government property to and from the new municipal bridge, with permission to lay necessary pavements and roadway, subject to the condition that the United States may require the city to vacate any part of the right of way thus created or make such changes in the layout of the roadway or the pavements as may be necessitated by future improvements of the canal in the interests of navigation.

Conditions.

July 3, 1926. [H. R. 13040.]

[Public, No. 492.] Vol. 44, pp. 841, 876, 878, 879.

Second Defi

Approved, July 3, 1926.

CHAP. 771.-An Act Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives ciency Act, 1926. of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to supply deficiencies in certain appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1926, and prior fiscal years, to provide supplemental appropriations for the fiscal years ending June 30, 1926, and June 30, 1927, and for other purposes, namely:

Payment of collision damages

Vol. 41, p. 1015.

River and harbor damage claims: To pay the claims adjusted and settled by the Chief of Engineers, United claims. States Army, with the approval of the Secretary of War, in accordance with the authority contained in section 9 of the Act approved June 5, 1920 (Forty-first Statutes, page 1015), and certified to Congress in House Document Numbered 297, Sixty-ninth Congress, $2,892.28.

Coast and Lakes ContractAdditional contract allowance. Vol. 40, p. 1290.

For the amount found to be due the Coast and Lakes Contracting Corporation of New York City, under its ing Corporation. contract dated July 11, 1914, for completing dike construction in the Delaware River, being an additional allowance under the provisions of section 10, river and harbor Act, approved March 2, 1919, for work performed on account of the increased cost of labor and materials, and other unforeseen conditions arising out of the war with Germany, fiscal year 1926, $17,653.30.

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CHAP. 796.-An Act To provide for an examination and report on the condition and possible development and reclamation of the swamp lands on the Yazoo, Tallahatchie, and Coldwater Rivers in Mississippi.

Yazoo River, etc., Miss.

Investigation of swamp lands on,

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Interior be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to have an examination and investigation made of the swamp and overflow lands on for reclaiming, the Yazoo, Tallahatchie, and Coldwater Rivers in the etc. State of Mississippi, with a view to determining the area, location, and general character of the swamp and overflow lands in the valley of the Yazoo River and its said tributaries, which can be developed and reclaimed at a reasonable cost, and the character, extent, and cost of a reclamation and development system of the swamp and overflow lands along the Yazoo River and its said tributaries.

Report to Con

SEC. 2. That the said Secretary shall report to Congress as soon as practicable the results of his examina-gress of feasibility. tion and investigation, together with a recommendation as to the feasibility, necessity, and advisability of the undertaking, and of the participation by the United States in a plan of reclamation in connection with the development of the swamp and overflow lands in the valley of the said Yazoo River and its tributaries.

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Detailed estimate of cost, etc.

Further details to be reported.

SEC. 3. That the said Secretary shall report in detail as to the character and estimated cost of the plan or plans on which he may report.

SEC. 4. That the said Secretary shall also report as to the extent, if any, to which in his opinion, the United States should contribute to the cost of carrying out the plan or plans which he may propose; the approximate proportion of the total cost which should be borne by the various drainage districts or other public agencies now organized or which may be organized; the manner in which their contribution should be made; to what extent and in what manner the United States should control, operate, or supervise the carrying out of the plan proposed, and what assurances he has been able to secure as to the approval of, participation in, and contribution to, the plan or plans proposed by the various contributing agencies.

Approved, July 3, 1926.

July 3, 1926. [H. R. 7.] [Public, No. 522.] Vol. 44, p. 904.

Retirement of

classified civil

service employ

ees.

May 29, 1926. [H. R. 4902.] [Private, No. 81.] Vol. 44, p. 1484.

River, Dam No. 3.

Payment of des

thorized.

CHAP. 801.-An Act To amend the Act entitled "An Act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes,' approved May 22, 1920, and Acts in amendment thereof.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Act entitled "An Act for the retirement of employees in the classified civil service, and for other purposes," approved May 22, 1920, and Acts in amendment thereof, be, and they are hereby, amended to read as follows:

[NOTE. In view of its accessibility in other publications the text of the act is not included in this compilation.]

CHAP. 430.--An Act For the relief of Washington County, Ohio, S. C. Kile estate, and Malinda Frye estate.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, Muskingum That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any money in the ignated claims for Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the sum of flood damages, au- $1,518.30 to Washington County, Ohio, the sum of $3,800 to the estate of S. C. Kile, and the sum of $1,680 to the estate of Malinda Frye, 20 per centum of the two latter amounts to be withheld until title to the land damaged and covered by the adjustment shall have been conveyed to the United States. Payment of these sums shall be in full settlement of all claims arising out of this break in Dam Numbered 3, Muskingum River.

Cause stated.

Such sums represent the amount of damages, as determined by the Chief of Engineers, United States

Army, resulting from a break, during the winter of 19191920, in Dam Numbered 3, Muskingum River.

Approved, May 29, 1926.

CHAP. 611.--An Act For the relief of Joseph Mayhew.

June 17, 1926. [S. 856.] [Private, No. 173.] Vol. 44, p. 1606.

Joseph Mayhew.

Land patent to.

Conditions.

Vol. 26, p. 391.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the President of the United States is hereby authorized to issue a patent to Joseph Mayhew, of Bowdoin, Montana, for the northwest quarter of the southwest quarter and lot 12 of section 5, township 30 north, range 32 east, Montana principal meridian, subject to a lien to the United States for the payment of the construction and operation and maintenance charges for the Milk River project, Montana, and subject also to the right of way reserved to the United States for ditches and canals under the Act of August 30, 1890 (Twenty-sixth Statutes, page 391): Provided, That prior to the issuance of such patent, the said Joseph Mayhew and all other parties ages having an interest in or a lien upon the north half of the southeast quarter and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section 6, township 30 north, range 32 east, Montana principal meridian, shall release the United States from liability on all present or future claims for damage by seepage to said land in said section. 6: And provided further, That nothing herein shall be construed as an admission that said claims for damage by seepage would be valid, if the United States were liable to suit thereon.

Approved, June 17, 1926.

Provisos.

Claims for dam

leased.

to

be re

No admission of seepage damages.

CHAP. 635.-An Act For the relief of M. Bar de and Sons (In corporated), Portland, Oregon.

June 19, 1926. [S. 2098.] [Private, No. 189.] Vol. 44, p. 1611

M. Barde and Sons (Incorpo

Payment to.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Secretary of the Treasury be, and he is hereby, authorized and directed to pay, out of any moneys in rated). the Treasury of the United States not otherwise appropriated, the sum of $32,600 to M. Barde and Sons (Incorporated), of Portland, Oregon, on a contract with the United States to remove from the channel of the Columbia River the wreck of the steamship Welsh Prince. Approved, June 19, 1926.

CHAP. 640.-An Act For the relief of the Andrew Radel Oyster Company.

June 21, 1926. [S. 2335.] [Private, No. 193.] Vol. 44, p. 1612. Andrew Radel Oyster Company. Claim of, re

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the United States Court of Claims be, and it is hereby, authorized and directed to hear and determine ferred to Court of