Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1879 |
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... tons ; the 12 - inch , 35 tons ; and the 14 - inch , 81 tons ; and these guns are immeasurably superior to our 15 - inch smooth - bore . They are the kinds of guns we must mount in batteries against the iron - plated vessels . But their ...
... tons ; the 12 - inch , 35 tons ; and the 14 - inch , 81 tons ; and these guns are immeasurably superior to our 15 - inch smooth - bore . They are the kinds of guns we must mount in batteries against the iron - plated vessels . But their ...
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... tons . She was anchored in water 15 feet deep . Two torpedoes , each a beer - keg containing 50 pounds of mortar powder , were suspended 10 feet apart and 3 feet below her bottom amidships . They were submerged 7 feet . Six cameras were ...
... tons . She was anchored in water 15 feet deep . Two torpedoes , each a beer - keg containing 50 pounds of mortar powder , were suspended 10 feet apart and 3 feet below her bottom amidships . They were submerged 7 feet . Six cameras were ...
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... tons of granite grout has been furnished and placed upon the work , under two separate contracts . To complete it in accordance with the original project , 6,000 tons more will be needed , for which an appropria- tion of $ 6,000 will be ...
... tons of granite grout has been furnished and placed upon the work , under two separate contracts . To complete it in accordance with the original project , 6,000 tons more will be needed , for which an appropria- tion of $ 6,000 will be ...
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... tons of granite were used in lengthening the west jetty 450 feet , and 2,427 tons in repairing and carrying out the east jetty 70 feet . The jetties have protected the narrow cut made through the bar in 1877 from filling , and it is now ...
... tons of granite were used in lengthening the west jetty 450 feet , and 2,427 tons in repairing and carrying out the east jetty 70 feet . The jetties have protected the narrow cut made through the bar in 1877 from filling , and it is now ...
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... tons of rock were removed . Their contract was completed May 31 , 1879 , and when the grappling - ma- chines were removed and examination of the reef was made , the shoalest point found was 14.7 feet below mean low - water , while over ...
... tons of rock were removed . Their contract was completed May 31 , 1879 , and when the grappling - ma- chines were removed and examination of the reef was made , the shoalest point found was 14.7 feet below mean low - water , while over ...
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Page 228 - 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 above and one mile below the proposed location...
Page v - An act to provide for the appointment of a 'Mississippi River Commission' for the improvement of said river from the Head of the Passes near its mouth to its headwaters".
Page vi - Pass to secure and maintain a channel 26 feet in depth through the pass, and through the jetties at the mouth of the pass a channel " twenty-six feet in depth, not less than two hundred feet in width at the bottom, and having through it a central depth of thirty feet without regard to width.
Page 220 - And in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, the cause may be tried before the district court of the United States of any State in which any portion of said obstruction or bridge touches.
Page 228 - That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe...
Page 43 - ... a full estimate for its entire and permanent completion, with the amount that can be profitably expended in the next fiscal year...
Page 218 - Where said works are done by contract, such contract shall be made after sufficient public advertisement for proposals, in such manner and form as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and such contracts shall be made with the lowest responsible bidders, accompanied by such securities as the Secretary of War shall require, conditioned for the faithful prosecution and completion of the work according to such contract^ and for the prompt payment of all liabilities incurred in the prosecution thereof...
Page 220 - ... the sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars is hereby appropriated, to be paid out of any moneys in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated.
Page 194 - April 15, 1875, or as soon thereafter as practicable, for the purpose of determining by actual tests the strength and value of all kinds of iron, steel, and other metals which may be submitted to them...
Page 221 - 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 across said bridge.