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... dike .. communicates relative to the case of Kerry Sullivan .... communicates relative to the claims of Wil- liam H. Newman and L. A. Van Hoofman . communicates relative to the repair , preser- vation , and completion of certain public ...
... dike .. communicates relative to the case of Kerry Sullivan .... communicates relative to the claims of Wil- liam H. Newman and L. A. Van Hoofman . communicates relative to the repair , preser- vation , and completion of certain public ...
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... dike on south boundary - line ; complete the exterior battery for nine guns ; rebuild the existing wharf , and make requisite repairs to quarters occupied by Engineer Depart ment . Fort Delaware , Delaware River , Delaware , in charge ...
... dike on south boundary - line ; complete the exterior battery for nine guns ; rebuild the existing wharf , and make requisite repairs to quarters occupied by Engineer Depart ment . Fort Delaware , Delaware River , Delaware , in charge ...
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... dike along the water - front , and commence the construction of the battery . Fort McHenry , Baltimore Harbor , Maryland , in charge of Major Wil liam P. Craighill , Corps of Engineers . - This work forms part of the inner line of ...
... dike along the water - front , and commence the construction of the battery . Fort McHenry , Baltimore Harbor , Maryland , in charge of Major Wil liam P. Craighill , Corps of Engineers . - This work forms part of the inner line of ...
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... dike has been constructed , connecting Rice's Point with Minne- sota Point , in compliance with the requirements of the Government , for the purpose of preventing a divergence of the waters of the Saint Louis River through the canal ...
... dike has been constructed , connecting Rice's Point with Minne- sota Point , in compliance with the requirements of the Government , for the purpose of preventing a divergence of the waters of the Saint Louis River through the canal ...
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... dike , as may be determined upon . 2. The board do not believe that there are valid grounds for appre- hending that the Mississippi will change its course so as to flow into the valley of Long Lake , or will form any considerable ...
... dike , as may be determined upon . 2. The board do not believe that there are valid grounds for appre- hending that the Mississippi will change its course so as to flow into the valley of Long Lake , or will form any considerable ...
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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...