Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the Year ..., Part 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1887 |
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... trees and shrubbery . the Executive Mansion Grounds handsome ornamental flower - beds laid out and planted , and a few new trees , a number of rhododendr and other handsome shrubs set out . In the western portion of the p south of the ...
... trees and shrubbery . the Executive Mansion Grounds handsome ornamental flower - beds laid out and planted , and a few new trees , a number of rhododendr and other handsome shrubs set out . In the western portion of the p south of the ...
Page 2572
... trees and shrubs were properly cared i the roadways and gutters kept in order , and the grass mown from t to time ; 3,196 plants and 1,800 young trees and shrubs were set ont : stock and for summer bloom . A new drain to carry off the ...
... trees and shrubs were properly cared i the roadways and gutters kept in order , and the grass mown from t to time ; 3,196 plants and 1,800 young trees and shrubs were set ont : stock and for summer bloom . A new drain to carry off the ...
Page 2573
... trees removed . By authority of the War Department sacred concerts were permitted a these grounds on Sunday ... trees planted . The circle in front of the Armory was graded , a handsome willow- tree planted in the center and surrounded ...
... trees removed . By authority of the War Department sacred concerts were permitted a these grounds on Sunday ... trees planted . The circle in front of the Armory was graded , a handsome willow- tree planted in the center and surrounded ...
Page 2574
... trees and shrubs pruned , cleared of caterpillars , the young trees and shrubs and flower beds watered during the 3 season ; new trees and shrubs were planted and beds of ornamental liage , flowering and tropical plants set out . This ...
... trees and shrubs pruned , cleared of caterpillars , the young trees and shrubs and flower beds watered during the 3 season ; new trees and shrubs were planted and beds of ornamental liage , flowering and tropical plants set out . This ...
Page 2575
... trees and hrubs . Two of them have been inclosed with posts and chain fences . They are as follows : Reservation No. 20 , corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Twenty- ighth street northwest , containing an area of 3,502 square feet . The ...
... trees and hrubs . Two of them have been inclosed with posts and chain fences . They are as follows : Reservation No. 20 , corner of Pennsylvania avenue and Twenty- ighth street northwest , containing an area of 3,502 square feet . The ...
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amount appropriation approved August avenue bank barges bench-mark Benton Board of Engineers boats cent chain fence channel Chief of Engineers Cincinnati construction Corps of Engineers cost cubic yards datum areas depth dike district east estimate expended Fort Benton freight gauge H street north harbor high bridge high water highly improved inches Inclosed with post indorsement intersection Island July June 30 land lawn surfaces levees low bridge low water measurement meter miles Mississippi River Commission Missouri River Missouri River Commission navigation obedient servant Ohio River park partially improved piers planted post and chain proposed Red River repairs reservoir respectfully revetment rock Saint Joseph Saint Louis Secretary Secretary of War Shreveport span square feet Stack Island station steamer street north streets west submitted sugar-house chimney survey tape tion Total Trapezoid area Triangle area tunnel unimproved velocity Washington WASHINGTON AQUEDUCT width Willamette River
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Page 2682 - An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors and for other purposes...
Page 2674 - That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt this bridge from the operation of the same.
Page 2763 - River, which sum shall be immediately available and shall be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War in accordance with the plans, specifications, and recommendations of the Mississippi River...
Page 3143 - Rivers; thence east to the place of beginning, is hereby reserved and withdrawn from settlement, occupancy, or sale under the laws of the United States, and dedicated and set apart as a public park or pleasuring ground for the benefit and enjoyment of the people...
Page 2591 - There are eighteen offices connected with these lines, the main battery being at this office. The lineman is constantly engaged in the care of the main and local batteries and such necessary repairs and extensions as a system of wires of this kind requires. He is industrious, efficient, and capable, and has won the confidence of all with whom he has come in contact by faithful attention to his duties.
Page 2763 - Provided, however. That the Commission is authorized to repair and build levees if, in their judgment, it should be done as part of their plan to afford ease and safety to the navigation and commerce of the river and to deepen the channel.
Page 2674 - 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 ; and to secure that object the said company...
Page 2661 - ... to be constructed, placed, and maintained, at their own cost and expense, in the form of booms, dikes, piers, or other suitable and proper structures for the guiding of said rafts, steamboats, and other water-craft safely through said opening as shall be specified in his order in that behalf...
Page 2677 - ... as shall be specified in his order in that behalf; and on failure of the company or persons aforesaid to make and establish such additional structures within a reasonable time, the said Secretary shall proceed to cause the same to be built or 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 or district court of the United...
Page 2688 - ... 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 Secretary of War, the bridge shall not be...