Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1873 |
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Page 58
... stone had been put in at Buffington , and the work has since been finished . The dike at Evansville has been extended out from the shore 400 feet , requiring 2,367 yards of stone , 2,672 cords of brush , and 147 piles . Although but one ...
... stone had been put in at Buffington , and the work has since been finished . The dike at Evansville has been extended out from the shore 400 feet , requiring 2,367 yards of stone , 2,672 cords of brush , and 147 piles . Although but one ...
Page 99
... stone . To complete this work will require the additional quantity of 14,000 tons of stone , for which a further appropriation will be necessary . Amount available July 1 , 1872 ... Amount appropriated by act of March 3 , 1873 ...
... stone . To complete this work will require the additional quantity of 14,000 tons of stone , for which a further appropriation will be necessary . Amount available July 1 , 1872 ... Amount appropriated by act of March 3 , 1873 ...
Page 103
... stone apron - work for the protection of its foun- dation . This work , with the exception , perhaps , of some of the granite paving , will probably be completed before the close of the present season . 2. Sea - wall on Great Brewster ...
... stone apron - work for the protection of its foun- dation . This work , with the exception , perhaps , of some of the granite paving , will probably be completed before the close of the present season . 2. Sea - wall on Great Brewster ...
Page 105
... stone , but where most exposed to the sea they are built of stone . This work serves to form a new bank of sand , which is eventually enlarged and straightened by planting beach - grass upon it . Thus far it has been attended with very ...
... stone , but where most exposed to the sea they are built of stone . This work serves to form a new bank of sand , which is eventually enlarged and straightened by planting beach - grass upon it . Thus far it has been attended with very ...
Page 109
... stone abutments and iron superstructure ... .. 367 , 536 55 , 956 Making a total of ... ( See Appendix AA . ) 829 , 042 2. Washington Aqueduct . - The stone dam at Great Falls is in good order . The temporary dams at the head of Conn's ...
... stone abutments and iron superstructure ... .. 367 , 536 55 , 956 Making a total of ... ( See Appendix AA . ) 829 , 042 2. Washington Aqueduct . - The stone dam at Great Falls is in good order . The temporary dams at the head of Conn's ...
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