Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1902 |
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Page 2654
... park highway leading to said bridge , and no dynamo furnishing power to this portion of the road shall be in any manner connected with the ground , and that the cost of asphalt paving between the tracks and two feet outside thereof ...
... park highway leading to said bridge , and no dynamo furnishing power to this portion of the road shall be in any manner connected with the ground , and that the cost of asphalt paving between the tracks and two feet outside thereof ...
Page 2657
... Park and the future development of Alexandria County , Va . , near the south- west end of the bridge , and the requirements of special occasions , a large amount of foot travel should be provided for . As the structure is to be a ...
... Park and the future development of Alexandria County , Va . , near the south- west end of the bridge , and the requirements of special occasions , a large amount of foot travel should be provided for . As the structure is to be a ...
Page 2660
... Park under the present proj- ect , approved in 1882 , is 3 feet above the freshet line of 1877 , and this grade at the proposed site of the highway bridge would be about 13 feet above mean low tide . On the Virginia side of the river ...
... Park under the present proj- ect , approved in 1882 , is 3 feet above the freshet line of 1877 , and this grade at the proposed site of the highway bridge would be about 13 feet above mean low tide . On the Virginia side of the river ...
Page 2661
... Park , reference is here made to the requirement of section 12 of the act of Congress of February 12 , 1901 , which provides that— * * a standard underground electric system of street car propulsion shall be installed by said company on ...
... Park , reference is here made to the requirement of section 12 of the act of Congress of February 12 , 1901 , which provides that— * * a standard underground electric system of street car propulsion shall be installed by said company on ...
Page 2662
... Park from Fourteenth street to north abutment of the bridge ( including trestle crossing of tidal reservoir , $ 8,100 ) . North and south abutments of the bridge 11 masonry piers for fixed spans . Pivot pier ( masɔnry ) . Pile and ...
... Park from Fourteenth street to north abutment of the bridge ( including trestle crossing of tidal reservoir , $ 8,100 ) . North and south abutments of the bridge 11 masonry piers for fixed spans . Pivot pier ( masɔnry ) . Pile and ...
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Page 3100 - Provided, That a contract or contracts may be entered into by the Secretary of War for such materials and work...
Page 3063 - That any bridge constructed under this act, and according to its limitations, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge...
Page 3086 - Sec. 3. That any bridge constructed under this Act, and according to its limitations, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troop*, and the munitions of war of the United States, than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge ; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph...
Page 3058 - ... approved June thirteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight, entitled "An Act to provide ways and means to meet war expenditures, and for other purposes...
Page 3069 - ... payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any one of them, desiring such use, shall fail to agree upon the sum, or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, opon a hearing of the allegations and! proofs of the parties.
Page 3042 - That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and, to secure that object, the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of...
Page 3196 - Act shall be a lawful structure and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over any railroad, street railway, or public highway leading to said bridge...
Page 3087 - War ; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to navigation created by the construction of any bridge under this Act.
Page 3095 - That the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers...
Page 3094 - Where said works are done by contract, such contract shall be made after sufficient public advertisement for proposals, in such manner and form as the...