Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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... UNITED STATES . Owing to the great demand made upon the railways of the United States for uninterrupted and speedy transportation , both of passengers and freight , and in order to prevent delays and avoid transshipments at the ...
... UNITED STATES . Owing to the great demand made upon the railways of the United States for uninterrupted and speedy transportation , both of passengers and freight , and in order to prevent delays and avoid transshipments at the ...
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... United States , under au- thority claimed by the companies or corporations to be derived not from specific acts authorizing the construction of bridges , but from acts granting a right of way over the lands of the United States , and ...
... United States , under au- thority claimed by the companies or corporations to be derived not from specific acts authorizing the construction of bridges , but from acts granting a right of way over the lands of the United States , and ...
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United States. War Department. to Chester River , 100 feet in width , would cost $ 23,000 , if 7 feet deep at mean low water , and $ 15,000 , if 6 feet at mean low water . An appropriation of $ 15,000 was made March 3 , 1873. Some legal ...
United States. War Department. to Chester River , 100 feet in width , would cost $ 23,000 , if 7 feet deep at mean low water , and $ 15,000 , if 6 feet at mean low water . An appropriation of $ 15,000 was made March 3 , 1873. Some legal ...
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United States. War Department. For the improvement of Plattsburgh Harbor , New York , ten thousand dollars . For the improvement of Swanton Harbor , Vermont , fifteen thousand dollars . For the removal of a sand - bar in the harbor at ...
United States. War Department. For the improvement of Plattsburgh Harbor , New York , ten thousand dollars . For the improvement of Swanton Harbor , Vermont , fifteen thousand dollars . For the removal of a sand - bar in the harbor at ...
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United States. War Department. claims he may have against the United States arising out of work done by him under Hugh McGlincy and Company's contract to perform work on said canal , in the years eighteen hundred and seventy - one and ...
United States. War Department. claims he may have against the United States arising out of work done by him under Hugh McGlincy and Company's contract to perform work on said canal , in the years eighteen hundred and seventy - one and ...
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