The Scow No. 9

DODGE, District Judge.

The two vessels proceeded against by way of libel in these cases belonged to the same owners, who were engaged in dredging operations in Boston Harbor under contract with the United States. On November 1, 1906, the tug was engaged in towing the scow, which had on board a load consisting of refuse material brought up from the bottom in the course of the dredging-work, toward a place outside the harbor where it is contended that dumping had been duly permitted by the War Department, according to Act March 3, 1899, c. 425, § 13, 30 Stat. 1152 [U. S. Comp. St. 1901, p.…