Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1893 |
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... mean low water , and but 2 feet at low water of spring tides . The project , adopted in 1879 , and subsequently modified , was for a channel 275 feet wide , 300 feet wide in the bends , and 12 feet deep at mean low water . The ...
... mean low water , and but 2 feet at low water of spring tides . The project , adopted in 1879 , and subsequently modified , was for a channel 275 feet wide , 300 feet wide in the bends , and 12 feet deep at mean low water . The ...
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... low tide . The improvement projected is to dredge an area at the eastern part of the entrance to a depth of 12 feet at mean low tide ; to dredge a channel on each side of the harbor , and the approach to the same , to a depth of 10 feet at ...
... low tide . The improvement projected is to dredge an area at the eastern part of the entrance to a depth of 12 feet at mean low tide ; to dredge a channel on each side of the harbor , and the approach to the same , to a depth of 10 feet at ...
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... waters was first undertaken by authority of act of Congress of 1868 . The project was at that time to excavate a channel 300 feet wide through the southern slope of the middle ground to a depth of 20 feet at mean low tide . In 1870 the ...
... waters was first undertaken by authority of act of Congress of 1868 . The project was at that time to excavate a channel 300 feet wide through the southern slope of the middle ground to a depth of 20 feet at mean low tide . In 1870 the ...
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... mean low water , or 24 feet at mean high water . The project , adopted in 1880 and modified in 1883 , is to build two converging rubblestone jetties , so located as to give a proper direction to the current , and thereby produce and ...
... mean low water , or 24 feet at mean high water . The project , adopted in 1880 and modified in 1883 , is to build two converging rubblestone jetties , so located as to give a proper direction to the current , and thereby produce and ...
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... mean low water up to Proctor's Point ; it then shoaled rapidly to a depth of 14 feet at the " Narrows , " 1,400 feet from Proctor's Point , and for a further distance of 2,500 feet to the town wharves no low - water channel existed ...
... mean low water up to Proctor's Point ; it then shoaled rapidly to a depth of 14 feet at the " Narrows , " 1,400 feet from Proctor's Point , and for a further distance of 2,500 feet to the town wharves no low - water channel existed ...
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100 feet wide 1895 Submitted 50 feet act approved July act of March amount covered Amount estimated amount expended Appendix appropriated by act approved July 13 balance available balance unexpended Amount balance unexpended July breakwater bridge canal Chief of Engineers commenced completion of existing compliance with requirements Congress and printed construction Corps of Engineers covered by uncompleted Creek cubic yards dams deep at mean dikes division engineer dredging ending June 30 entrance estimated cost examination under date expended during fiscal expended in fiscal feet at low fiscal year ending harbor acts House Ex Island jetty Lake mean low water miles Mississippi River mouth navigation obstructions outstanding liabilities July piers printed as House profitably expended removal required for completion requirements of sections riprap river and harbor rock Secretary of War September 19 shoals snags Submitted in compliance sundry civil act uncompleted contracts unexpended Amount appropriated width worthy of improvement
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Page 558 - 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 527 - ... at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the...
Page 539 - That any bridge constructed under this Act and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States, than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph purposes...
Page 544 - ... payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any one of them, desiring such use shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issiie between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties; and equal privileges in the use of said bridge shall bo...
Page 585 - That no bridge shall be erected or maintained under the authority of this act which shall at any time substantially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said rivers; and if any bridge erected under such authority shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge or bridges to be made as will...
Page 540 - War shall pre- lon' scribe; And to secure that object, the said company or corporation shall sub- Plans, mit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile...
Page 527 - ... security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and, to secure that object, the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving...
Page 55 - June 14, 1880, provides for the widening and deepening of the river so as to secure a channel of at least 12 feet depth at high water, with 100 feet width from its mouth up to Berkley Bridge (above Dighton); thence 12 feet depth with 80 feet width (100 feet width at bends) up to Briggs shoal; thence 11 feet depth with 80 feet width up to the "shipyard...
Page 569 - ... shall be made and all such obstructions shall be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge, and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river...
Page 563 - ... or such as may be provided by government authority require same, modify the order granting the privilege to mine by the hydraulic mining process so as to reduce amount thereof to meet the capacities of the facilities then in use, or, if actually required in order to protect the navigable rivers from damage, may revoke same until the further notice of the commission.