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... lower battery ; the grading and construction of drains in the lower battery ; the completion of the concrete work for five magazine- traverses in the lower battery , one in battery in lower end of covered way , and in the collection of ...
... lower battery ; the grading and construction of drains in the lower battery ; the completion of the concrete work for five magazine- traverses in the lower battery , one in battery in lower end of covered way , and in the collection of ...
Page 51
... lower and middle locks , and on the prism of the canal . Lower lock . The construction of this lock was pushed on with great vigor as long as the funds available would allow , both the weather and stage of water being favorable , not ...
... lower and middle locks , and on the prism of the canal . Lower lock . The construction of this lock was pushed on with great vigor as long as the funds available would allow , both the weather and stage of water being favorable , not ...
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... lower channel , under contracts to be completed in 1872 , the extent of which was 25,000 cubic yards in the Brewerton Channel , and 60,000 yards in the lower channel . The recent appropria- tion of June 10 , 1872 , of $ 100,000 , will ...
... lower channel , under contracts to be completed in 1872 , the extent of which was 25,000 cubic yards in the Brewerton Channel , and 60,000 yards in the lower channel . The recent appropria- tion of June 10 , 1872 , of $ 100,000 , will ...
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... Lower Narrows , " to a width of 75 feet , and a depth of 4 feet at mean low water ; and all the sunken rocks were removed from the river between the " Upper Narrows " and Dover Point , five miles below Dover . Amount available July 1 ...
... Lower Narrows , " to a width of 75 feet , and a depth of 4 feet at mean low water ; and all the sunken rocks were removed from the river between the " Upper Narrows " and Dover Point , five miles below Dover . Amount available July 1 ...
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... lower end of Allen's Flats , which will correct itself in a short time . The one above Dekorra will require the work shown in red . The principal part of the channel is above 4 feet , whereas the working - boats had great difficulty in ...
... lower end of Allen's Flats , which will correct itself in a short time . The one above Dekorra will require the work shown in red . The principal part of the channel is above 4 feet , whereas the working - boats had great difficulty in ...
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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...