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... excavation . Amount appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30 , 1873 , $ 75,000 . Appropriation asked for next ... excavation in this battery and those adjoining was continued , and the excavation in battery V was nearly completed ...
... excavation . Amount appropriated for fiscal year ending June 30 , 1873 , $ 75,000 . Appropriation asked for next ... excavation in this battery and those adjoining was continued , and the excavation in battery V was nearly completed ...
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... excavation in the channel and basin . Owing to the character of the bottom at this lo- cality , a stiff clay , the work done has remained permanent , and the re- sult has been most satisfactory . No further extension of the pier and ...
... excavation in the channel and basin . Owing to the character of the bottom at this lo- cality , a stiff clay , the work done has remained permanent , and the re- sult has been most satisfactory . No further extension of the pier and ...
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... excavation of the channel . It is estimated that the north pier can be extended out to a depth of 14 feet of water , which will entirely protect the narrow channel which it is proposed to excavate . The sum of $ 75,000 is estimated for ...
... excavation of the channel . It is estimated that the north pier can be extended out to a depth of 14 feet of water , which will entirely protect the narrow channel which it is proposed to excavate . The sum of $ 75,000 is estimated for ...
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... excavation of 17,741.16 cubic yards of rock ; 26,839.40 cubic yards of gravel . In addition , 57,681.11 cubic feet of revetment , estimated as revetting - wall , was placed in the work , and the guard - gates rebuilt . The act of ...
... excavation of 17,741.16 cubic yards of rock ; 26,839.40 cubic yards of gravel . In addition , 57,681.11 cubic feet of revetment , estimated as revetting - wall , was placed in the work , and the guard - gates rebuilt . The act of ...
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... excavation of the basin joining the new branch with the old canal ; the excavation of the new branch and the locks , lock - gates , and machin- ery , were all completed . The new side walls were carried up to within about 5 feet of ...
... excavation of the basin joining the new branch with the old canal ; the excavation of the new branch and the locks , lock - gates , and machin- ery , were all completed . The new side walls were carried up to within about 5 feet of ...
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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...