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... ENGINEERS . OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS , Washington , D. C. , October 19 , 1872 . SIR : I have the honor to present for your information the following report upon the duties and operations of the Engineer Department for the fiscal ...
... ENGINEERS . OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS , Washington , D. C. , October 19 , 1872 . SIR : I have the honor to present for your information the following report upon the duties and operations of the Engineer Department for the fiscal ...
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... Engineers . - This work is situated at the mouth of the Niagara River , commanding its debouch into Lake Ontario . During the past year the force upon the work has been engaged in re- pairing and pointing scarp - wall ; constructing ...
... Engineers . - This work is situated at the mouth of the Niagara River , commanding its debouch into Lake Ontario . During the past year the force upon the work has been engaged in re- pairing and pointing scarp - wall ; constructing ...
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... Engineers . Further than the com- pletion of the projects and making - drawings for this work , no work of construction has yet been done . As soon as the title to the lands can be perfected , the work will be commenced . Amount ...
... Engineers . Further than the com- pletion of the projects and making - drawings for this work , no work of construction has yet been done . As soon as the title to the lands can be perfected , the work will be commenced . Amount ...
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... Engineers . - Nothing has been done at this work during the past year , and it has been under the charge of a fort - keeper . The board of engineers has recommended an earthen barbette - battery for twenty - six heavy rifled or smooth ...
... Engineers . - Nothing has been done at this work during the past year , and it has been under the charge of a fort - keeper . The board of engineers has recommended an earthen barbette - battery for twenty - six heavy rifled or smooth ...
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... engineers , and a contour survey has been recommended to enable this to be done . This survey should be made as soon as prac- ticable . No appropriation was made for fiscal year ending June 30 , 1873 . Appropriation asked for next ...
... engineers , and a contour survey has been recommended to enable this to be done . This survey should be made as soon as prac- ticable . No appropriation was made for fiscal year ending June 30 , 1873 . Appropriation asked for next ...
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Page 35 - making appropriations for the repair, preservation and completion of certain public works on rivers and harbors and for other purposes...
Page 441 - ... mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the...
Page 159 - Very respectfully, your obedient servant, AA HUMPHREYS, Brigadier- General and Chief of Engineers. Hon. WW BELKNAP, Secretary of War.
Page 56 - Mexico, to be completed within twenty years; of the Mississippi River between the mouth of the Missouri and the mouth of the Ohio River...
Page 746 - GENERAL : I have the honor to transmit herewith my annual reports for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877, upon the works of river-improvement under my charge.
Page 441 - 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 29 - ... with a statement showing the amount expended during the fiscal year, and the amount that can be profitably expended during the next fiscal year, is submitted herewith. For more detailed information in regard to the improvements, and for the results of the surveys and examinations ordered by Congress, and not found in...
Page 543 - GENERAL : In compliance with your instructions I have the honor to submit the following report of the...
Page 426 - Rouge, and Carrollton, on the Mississippi, between the mouth of the Missouri and the Gulf of Mexico; and at or in the vicinity of Fort...
Page 441 - ... and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; And until...