Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army, Part 7U.S. Government Printing Office, 1895 Includes the Report of the Mississippi River Commission, 1881-19 . |
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Page 3935
... Banks , Wis . , 296 ; St. Croix River , Wis . and Minn . , 297 ; Minnesota River , Minn . , 298 ; Red River of the North , Minn . and N. Dak . , gauging Mississippi River at or near St. Paul , Minn . , 299 ; examinations , 300 . IN THE ...
... Banks , Wis . , 296 ; St. Croix River , Wis . and Minn . , 297 ; Minnesota River , Minn . , 298 ; Red River of the North , Minn . and N. Dak . , gauging Mississippi River at or near St. Paul , Minn . , 299 ; examinations , 300 . IN THE ...
Page 3947
... bank of Mississippi River from Flint Creek to the Iowa River , 2168 . APPENDIX Y. REPORT OF MAJ . W. A. JONES ... Banks , Wis . , 2183 ; St. Croix River , Wis . and Minn . , 2191 ; Minnesota River , Minn . , 2194 ; Red River of the North ...
... bank of Mississippi River from Flint Creek to the Iowa River , 2168 . APPENDIX Y. REPORT OF MAJ . W. A. JONES ... Banks , Wis . , 2183 ; St. Croix River , Wis . and Minn . , 2191 ; Minnesota River , Minn . , 2194 ; Red River of the North ...
Page 3959
... bank at the location of the gauge , and temporary gauges have had to be used for low - water readings . A new gauge will shortly be erected at this point . At Brownville , Nebr . , due to a radical change in the channel , the water at ...
... bank at the location of the gauge , and temporary gauges have had to be used for low - water readings . A new gauge will shortly be erected at this point . At Brownville , Nebr . , due to a radical change in the channel , the water at ...
Page 3960
... bank line just above the Interstate Bridge . This pocket , by interrupting the regularity of curve of the bend , produced a varying and unfavorable approach to the bridge . The dikes provided for are a longitudinal dike , 2,600 feet ...
... bank line just above the Interstate Bridge . This pocket , by interrupting the regularity of curve of the bend , produced a varying and unfavorable approach to the bridge . The dikes provided for are a longitudinal dike , 2,600 feet ...
Page 3961
... bank protection . Work was carried on , with some interruptions , from March 16 to May 11 , at which time the repair ... bank above Atchison , with the destruction of the former railroad approaches from the north to the Atchison Bridge ...
... bank protection . Work was carried on , with some interruptions , from March 16 to May 11 , at which time the repair ... bank above Atchison , with the destruction of the former railroad approaches from the north to the Atchison Bridge ...
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Page 4275 - War, obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction ; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners Litigation.
Page 4265 - ... now we are engaged in a great civil war testing whether that nation or any nation so conceived and so dedicated can long endure we are met on a great battlefield of that war we have come to dedicate a portion of that field as a final resting place for those who here gave their lives that that nation might live...
Page 4295 - An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes...
Page 4276 - War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed...
Page 4270 - That the structure herein authorized 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 4285 - 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 4066 - That said commission, or a committee therefrom or officer of said corps assigned to duty under its orders, shall, whenever deemed necessary, visit said territory and all mines operating under the provisions of this act. A report of such examination shall be placed on file.
Page 4288 - June thirtieth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four, shall not exceed sixty thousand dollars; and that the Secretary of War shall each year, in the annual estimates, report to Congress the number of persons so employed and the amount paid to each.
Page 4276 - ... upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties.
Page 4281 - Company"; and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and shall be able to sue and to be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and...