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HOUSE BILL.

provement in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered One hundred and nine, Sixty-third Congress, first session, $2,750.

Improving Indiana Harbor, Indiana: For maintenance, $25,000.

Inproving harbor at Michigan City, Indiana: Completing improvement and for maintenance in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Six hundred and fifty-nine, Sixty-third Congress, second session, $48,600.

REPORTED SUBSTITUTE.

provement in accordance with the
report submitted in House Docu-
ment Numbered One hundred and
nine, Sixty-third Congress, first
session, $2,750.

Improving Red River of the North,
Minnesota and North Dakota: Con-
tinuing improvement and for mainte-
nance, $7,500.

Improving Indiana Harbor, Indiana: For maintenance, $25,000.

Improving harbor at Michigan City, Indiana: Completing improvement and for maintenance in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Six hundred and fifty-nine, Sixty-third Congress, second session, $48,600.

BURTON SUBSTITUTE.

provement in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered One hundred and nine, Sixty-third Congress, first session, $2,750.

Improving Red River of the North, Minnesota and North Dakota: Continuing improvement and for maintenance, $7,500.

Improving Indiana Harbor, Indiana: For maintenance, $25,000.

Improving harbor at Michigan City, Indiana: Completing improvement and for maintenance in accordance with the report submitted in House Document Numbered Six hundred and fifty-nine, Sixty-third Congress, second session, $48,600.

Grand Calumet River, Indiana: Grand Calumet River, Indiana: That a change in the location of the That a change in the location of the channel of the Grand Calumet River channel of the Grand Calumet River through the lands of the Gary Land through the lands of the Gary Land Company and the Indiana Steel Company and the Indiana Steel Company, corporations organized Company, corporations organized under the laws of the State of In- under the laws of the State of Indiana, in sections thirty-four, thirty- diana, in sections thirty-four, thirtyfive, and thirty-six, township thirty- five, and thirty-six, township thirtyseven north, range eight west, and in seven north, range eight west, and in sections two and three, township sections two and three, township thirty-six north, range eight west, thirty-six north, range eight west, Lake County, Indiana, from the orig- Lake County, Indiana, from the original location of such channel to a inal location of such channel to a new location within the strip of land new location within the strip of land hereinafter described and the con- hereinafter described and the construction of a new channel within struction of a new channel within said strip of land, as the same has said strip of land, as the same has been done by said companies, is been done by said companies, is hereby authorized and approved: Pro- hereby authorized and approved: Provided, That the said Gary Land Com- vided, That the said Gary Land Company and the said Indiana Steel Company and the said Indiana Steel Company shall convey to the United States, free of cost, the right and easement to use said new channel and said strip of land as and for a free public waterway of the United States, and upon the acceptance of such conveyance by the Secretary of War the old channel of the river through the said lands shall be abandoned as a navigable waterway, and in its stead the aforesaid new channel, and any enlargement thereof which Congress may hereafter authorize, shall become and forever remain a free public waterway of the United States and shall be subject to the laws heretofore and hereafter enacted by Congress for the improvement, preservation, and protection of navigable waters: Provided further, That the said companies or corporations shall have the right to occupy and use so much of the said strip of land as lies outside the high

pany shall convey to the United States, free of cost, the right and easement to use said new channel and said strip of land as and for a free public_waterway of the United States, and upon the acceptance of such conveyance by the Secretary of War the old channel of the river through the said lands shall be abandoned as a navigable waterway, and in its stead the aforesaid new channel, and any enlargement thereof which Congress may hereafter authorize, shall become and forever remain a free public waterway of the United States and shall be subject to the laws heretofore and hereafter enacted by Congress for the improvement, preservation, and protection of navigable waters: Provided further, That the said companies or corporations shall have the right to occupy and use so much of the said strip of land as lies outside the high

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water limits of the said new channel until such time as Congress shall authorize and make provision for the enlargement, widening, or other improvement of said channel, it being understood that such occupation and use shall be for temporary purposes only and that the said companies or corporations shall place no structures or works of any kind on said strip or do anything that will tend to obstruct said channel or interfere with its free navigation by the public: And provided further, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as conferring any right, power, or privilege in conflict with any law or statute of the State of Indiana, in

which said river is located.

The said strip of land above referred to is described as follows: Beginning at a point on the west line of section three, township thirty-six north, range eight west, Lake County, Indiana, which is three hundred and twenty-three and three-tenths feet south of the northwest corner of said section; thence running easterly three thousand four hundred and thirty feet, more or less, along a straight line which, if continued, would intersect the east line of said section three at a point which is three hundred and nineteen and six-tenths feet south of the northeast corner of said section three; thence along a curve convex to the south one thousand and seventeen and forty-five one-hundredths feet, said curve having a radius of five thousand eight hundred and twentynine and six-tenths feet; thence northeasterly one thousand five hundred and eighty feet, more or less, along a straight line, said straight line making an angle of ten degrees with the first-described straight line; thence along a curve convex to the north nine hundred feet, more or less, said curve having a radius of five thousand six hundred and twenty-nine and sixtenths feet, to a point which is one hundred feet, more or less, north of the south line of section thirty-five and also one thousand one hundred and seventy feet, more or less, west of the middle line of said section thirtyfive; thence along a curve convex to the north one thousand one hundred and seventy-one and five-tenths feet, more or less, said curve having a radius of eleven thousand five hundred and sixty-three and two-tenths feet, to a point on the middle line of section thirty-five which is one hundred and fifty-four feet north of the south line of said section thirty-five;

BURTON SUBSTITUTE.

water limits of the said new channel until such time as Congress shall authorize and make provision for the enlargement, widening, or other improvement of said channel, it being understood that such occupation and use shall be for temporary purposes only and that the said companies or corporations shall place no structures or works of any kind on said strip or do anything that will tend to obstruct said channel or interfere with its free navigation by the public: And provided further, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as conferring any right, power, or privilege in conflict with any law or statute of the State of Indiana, in

which said river is located.

The said strip of land above referred to is described as follows: Beginning at a point on the west line of section three, township thirty-six north, range eight west, Lake County, Indiana, which is three hundred and twenty-three and three-tenths feet south of the northwest corner of said section; thence running easterly three thousand four hundred and thirty feet, more or less, along a straight line which, if continued, would intersect the east line of said section three at a point which is three hundred and nineteen and six-tenths feet south of the northeast corner of said section three; thence along a curve convex to the south one thousand and seventeen and forty-five one-hundredths feet, said curve having a radius of five thousand eight hundred and twentynine and six-tenths feet; thence northeasterly one thousand five hundred and eighty feet, more or less, along a straight line, said straight line making an angle of ten degrees with the first-described straight line; thence along a curve convex to the north nine hundred feet, more or less, said curve having a radius of five thousand six hundred and twenty-nine and sixtenths feet, to a point which is one hundred feet, more or less, north of the south line of section thirty-five and also one thousand one hundred and seventy feet, more or less, west of the middle line of said section thirtyfive; thence along a curve convex to the north one thousand one hundred and seventy-one and five-tenths feet, more or less, said curve having a radius of eleven thousand five hundred and sixty-three and two-tenths feet, to a point on the middle line of section thirty-five which is one hundred and fifty-four feet north of the south line of said section thirty-five;

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