House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d Session-49th Congress, 1st Session, Volume 2, Part 2 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 31
... width , except for the distance of about one mile , where the channel is but 160 feet in width . Notwithstanding this , the varia- tion in the water - level at this harbor is so great that vessels are reported as occasionally grounding ...
... width , except for the distance of about one mile , where the channel is but 160 feet in width . Notwithstanding this , the varia- tion in the water - level at this harbor is so great that vessels are reported as occasionally grounding ...
Page 62
... width and depth mentioned above . On the 11th of June the work of dredging Dog River Bar to the width of 200 feet and depth of 13 feet at mean low water was com- menced by the contractors . As the plans for improving the harbor and bay ...
... width and depth mentioned above . On the 11th of June the work of dredging Dog River Bar to the width of 200 feet and depth of 13 feet at mean low water was com- menced by the contractors . As the plans for improving the harbor and bay ...
Page 63
... width of 100 feet and 11 feet deep ; the width to be afterwards increased , if found expedient , to 150 or 200 feet . The estimate for the whole work is $ 100,000 , and the officer in charge recommends an appropriation of $ 50,000 of ...
... width of 100 feet and 11 feet deep ; the width to be afterwards increased , if found expedient , to 150 or 200 feet . The estimate for the whole work is $ 100,000 , and the officer in charge recommends an appropriation of $ 50,000 of ...
Page 67
... width to Alexander's Mill , about 1,000 feet further . No expenditure in last year . Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30 , 1873 , $ 10,000 . No further appropriation required . ( See appendix Q 2. ) 3. Improvement of the ...
... width to Alexander's Mill , about 1,000 feet further . No expenditure in last year . Amount available for fiscal year ending June 30 , 1873 , $ 10,000 . No further appropriation required . ( See appendix Q 2. ) 3. Improvement of the ...
Page 68
... width of 25 feet , was completed , and a second cut nearly so . The appropriation of $ 6,000 , made June 10 , 1872 ... width and 9 feet in depth at low water , was made from the Choptank River to the mouth of the creek leading into the ...
... width of 25 feet , was completed , and a second cut nearly so . The appropriation of $ 6,000 , made June 10 , 1872 ... width and 9 feet in depth at low water , was made from the Choptank River to the mouth of the creek leading into the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
12 feet act of June Amount appropriated Amount available July Amount expended Amount required Apalachicola Appendix appropriated by act bank boats breakwater canal cents channel Chattahoochee River Chief of Engineers Choctawhatchee River Colonel commenced completed construction contract Corps of Engineers cost Creek cribs cubic yards depth of water dike distance dredging east ending June 30 ENGINEER OFFICE estimate excavation feet long feet of water feet wide fiscal year ending foot gravel harbor improvement inches Island John's River Lake locks mean low water miles Mississippi Mobile Mobile River mouth Muscle Shoals Natural pool navigation obedient servant obstructions pier port portion pounds proposed protection Railroad removed repairs respectfully riprap river Roanoke River rock Saint Louis Saint Louis River sand season Secretary of War Shoals shore snags steamers stone stream submitted survey timber tion Total United States Army UNITED STATES ENGINEER vessels width
Popular passages
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...