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... entirely completed , and that of front I very nearly completed . The embankment for the parados , and coverings of bomb- proofs , on the southerly and western fronts , was begun in June . This is expected to be nearly completed by the ...
... entirely completed , and that of front I very nearly completed . The embankment for the parados , and coverings of bomb- proofs , on the southerly and western fronts , was begun in June . This is expected to be nearly completed by the ...
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... entirely destroyed by the sea - worm , has been rebuilt , by the substitu- tion of iron screw - piles for the wooden piles which supported the super- structure , and the stone , brick , and wood pier leading to it has also been renewed ...
... entirely destroyed by the sea - worm , has been rebuilt , by the substitu- tion of iron screw - piles for the wooden piles which supported the super- structure , and the stone , brick , and wood pier leading to it has also been renewed ...
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... entirely crossed the bar , and the Wisconsin pier has passed over its crest . The effect of this extension has been to confine the current and in- crease its scouring effect upon the bar . The least depth reported ( Octo- ber 4 , 1872 ) ...
... entirely crossed the bar , and the Wisconsin pier has passed over its crest . The effect of this extension has been to confine the current and in- crease its scouring effect upon the bar . The least depth reported ( Octo- ber 4 , 1872 ) ...
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... entirely expended this season in ballasting the piers and dredging , the work for which it was intended . To make the piers complete , as originally designed , and as called for in 1870 , the south pier should be extended 136 feet ...
... entirely expended this season in ballasting the piers and dredging , the work for which it was intended . To make the piers complete , as originally designed , and as called for in 1870 , the south pier should be extended 136 feet ...
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... entirely re- built for a distance of 250 feet , and partially rebuilt for a distance of 90 feet . A channel , parallel to the pier , 1,200 feet long , 200 feet wide , and 12 feet deep at mean low water , has been excavated . During the ...
... entirely re- built for a distance of 250 feet , and partially rebuilt for a distance of 90 feet . A channel , parallel to the pier , 1,200 feet long , 200 feet wide , and 12 feet deep at mean low water , has been excavated . During the ...
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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...