Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the Year ..., Part 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1888 |
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Page 2193
... condition of the channel works is reported . On account of the unfinished state of the works this reach is not in as satisfactory condition as Plum Point Reach . At Stack Island Crossing , where the channel is inclined to divide more ...
... condition of the channel works is reported . On account of the unfinished state of the works this reach is not in as satisfactory condition as Plum Point Reach . At Stack Island Crossing , where the channel is inclined to divide more ...
Page 2195
... condition and the results obtained and maintained have been chronicled from time to time , my last report bring- ing the subject down to the close of the last fiscal year . There has been but little change in the condition of the ...
... condition and the results obtained and maintained have been chronicled from time to time , my last report bring- ing the subject down to the close of the last fiscal year . There has been but little change in the condition of the ...
Page 2196
... condition the actual depths , determined frequently and with care , have never fallen below 9 feet , thus making this place twice as deep as formerly , and better than twenty - two other places which used to exceed it in depth . This ...
... condition the actual depths , determined frequently and with care , have never fallen below 9 feet , thus making this place twice as deep as formerly , and better than twenty - two other places which used to exceed it in depth . This ...
Page 2203
... condition . By a provision of the river and harbor act of August 2 , 1882 , this work passed into the control of the Mississippi River Commission , and they made an allotment of $ 25,000 from that appropriation APPENDIX UU - REPORT OF ...
... condition . By a provision of the river and harbor act of August 2 , 1882 , this work passed into the control of the Mississippi River Commission , and they made an allotment of $ 25,000 from that appropriation APPENDIX UU - REPORT OF ...
Page 2205
... condition as when built , not a stick nor a stone can be seen to be displaced , and not a foot of earth has been lost behind the revetment . The degree of confidence placed in the work by those most familiar with it may be inferred from ...
... condition as when built , not a stick nor a stone can be seen to be displaced , and not a foot of earth has been lost behind the revetment . The degree of confidence placed in the work by those most familiar with it may be inferred from ...
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Page 2867 - 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.
Page 2841 - And in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river...
Page 2434 - Illinois for the construction of a railroad from the southern terminus of the Illinois and Michigan Canal to a point at or near the junction of the Ohio and Mississippi rivers, with a branch of the same to Chicago, on Lake Michigan, and another via the town of Galena, in said State, to Dubuque, in the state of Iowa...
Page 2412 - ... made at the expense of the United States, and shall refer the matter without delay to the Attorney-General of the United States, whose duty it shall be to institute, in the name of the United States, proceedings in any circuit court of the United States in which such bridge, or any part thereof, is located, for the recovery of the cost thereof; and all moneys accruing from such proceedings shall bo covered into the Treasury of the United States.
Page 2841 - 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 the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge...
Page 2843 - 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 2859 - Provided also, That said draw shall be opened promptly upon reasonable signal for the passing of boats ; and said company or corporation sliall maintain, at its own expense, from sunset till sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light...
Page 2859 - That if any bridge built under this act shall be constructed as a draw-bridge, the same shall be constructed as a pivot drawbridge with a draw over the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable point, and with spans of not less than one hundred...
Page 2843 - ... no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over tho same of the mails, the troops, and munitions of war of the United States, or for through passengers or freight passing over said bridge, than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads leading to the said...
Page 2412 - ... feet apart, determined by accurate soundings, and also showing over the whole width of this part of the river the force and direction of the currents at low water, at high water, and at least one intermediate stage, by triangulated observations on suitable floate.