Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1874 Includes the Report of the Mississippi River Commission, 1881-19 . |
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Page 104
... distance of about five miles , with a view to deciding upon a definite plan for its improvement by the two governments . But information was subsequently received from the minister of public works that he would not consent to the ...
... distance of about five miles , with a view to deciding upon a definite plan for its improvement by the two governments . But information was subsequently received from the minister of public works that he would not consent to the ...
Page 140
... distances of 30 feet apart . The soundings were taken upon the cross - section lines at distances of 20 feet apart . This survey shows that an extensive bar has been formed across the channel at a point commencing at a distance of about ...
... distances of 30 feet apart . The soundings were taken upon the cross - section lines at distances of 20 feet apart . This survey shows that an extensive bar has been formed across the channel at a point commencing at a distance of about ...
Page 141
... distance of 425 feet from the axis of the canal , making a distance between them of 850 feet , and which forms the base of a triangle . The angles of convergence , which the piers make with this base , are respect- ively 76 ° 41 ' for ...
... distance of 425 feet from the axis of the canal , making a distance between them of 850 feet , and which forms the base of a triangle . The angles of convergence , which the piers make with this base , are respect- ively 76 ° 41 ' for ...
Page 142
... distance of 6,600 feet , which will make Sturgeon Bay a har- bor of refuge easily accessible from Lake Michigan . During the season of 1873 considerable progress was made on the canal , it being estimated by the State authorities that ...
... distance of 6,600 feet , which will make Sturgeon Bay a har- bor of refuge easily accessible from Lake Michigan . During the season of 1873 considerable progress was made on the canal , it being estimated by the State authorities that ...
Page 145
... distance from the present eastern extremities of the piers to the line of 18 feet of water is 300 feet . Under the present appropriation , the distance will be shortened to 200 feet , which will involve the con- struction of eight cribs ...
... distance from the present eastern extremities of the piers to the line of 18 feet of water is 300 feet . Under the present appropriation , the distance will be shortened to 200 feet , which will involve the con- struction of eight cribs ...
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Page 502 - An Act to procure the necessary surveys, plans, and estimates upon the subject of roads and canals." It authorized the President to cause surveys and estimates to be made of the routes of such roads and canals...
Page 71 - An act making appropriations for the repair, preservation, and completion of certain public works heretofore commenced under the authority of law...
Page 583 - Act shall be built and located under and subject i.uui, etc. to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe...
Page 643 - In the district in which such structure may, in whole or in part, exist, and proper proceedings to this end may be instituted under the direction of the AttorneyGeneral of the United States at the request of the Secretary of 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 643 - ... feet above extreme high water mark, as understood at the point of location, to the bottom chord of the bridge, nor shall the spans of said bridge be less than two hundred and fifty feet in length, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of said river...
Page 80 - The first work was done in 1874, when $5,000 was expended in building a dike and dredging to a width of 25 feet and a depth of 6 feet at mean low water in front of it and for about 300 feet below. Two years later the channel was made 40 feet wide from the bridge at Elkton to about...
Page 644 - That the right to alter or amend this act, so as to prevent or remove all material obstructions to the navigation of said river by the future construction of bridges, is hereby expressly reserved...
Page 324 - IMPROVEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE MOUTHS OF THE ILLINOIS AND OHIO RIVERS.
Page 638 - to examine the construction of the St. Louis and Illinois Bridge across the Mississippi river at St. Louis, and report whether the Bridge will prove a serious obstruction to the navigation of the river; and, if so, in what manner its construction can be modified.