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Page 41
... distance should not be found to exceed about forty miles from Point Aux Barques light - house . These examinations were re- sumed at once , and have been completed , and at the date of the report the board has been reconvened , and the ...
... distance should not be found to exceed about forty miles from Point Aux Barques light - house . These examinations were re- sumed at once , and have been completed , and at the date of the report the board has been reconvened , and the ...
Page 46
... distance of 215 feet on the east , and 236 feet on the west pier . During the present working season it is proposed to add 120 linear feet of crib - work to each pier . The survey of the harbor has developed an underlying bed of rock ...
... distance of 215 feet on the east , and 236 feet on the west pier . During the present working season it is proposed to add 120 linear feet of crib - work to each pier . The survey of the harbor has developed an underlying bed of rock ...
Page 47
... distance of 350 feet ; a pier - head 30 feet square , for a beacon - light , constructed at its outer end , and the breakwater connecting it with the west shore entirely re- built for a distance of 250 feet , and partially rebuilt for a ...
... distance of 350 feet ; a pier - head 30 feet square , for a beacon - light , constructed at its outer end , and the breakwater connecting it with the west shore entirely re- built for a distance of 250 feet , and partially rebuilt for a ...
Page 83
... distance of 3,125 feet . Thence up to the " canal - dock , " a dis- tance of 750 feet , it was made 300 feet wide ; thence to the steamboat- wharf , a distance of 2,125 feet , it was made 100 feet wide ; the depth throughout at mean low ...
... distance of 3,125 feet . Thence up to the " canal - dock , " a dis- tance of 750 feet , it was made 300 feet wide ; thence to the steamboat- wharf , a distance of 2,125 feet , it was made 100 feet wide ; the depth throughout at mean low ...
Page 113
... distance of 224 feet . The completion of this improvement contemplates the extension of the pier out to a depth of 18 feet of water , at an esti- mated cost of about $ 200,000 . At present there is a channel at the entrance , of 11 feet ...
... distance of 224 feet . The completion of this improvement contemplates the extension of the pier out to a depth of 18 feet of water , at an esti- mated cost of about $ 200,000 . At present there is a channel at the entrance , of 11 feet ...
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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...