The Kansas City Bridge: With an Account of the Regimen of the Missouri River, and a Description of Methods Used for Founding in that RiverD. Van Nostrand, 1870 - 140 pages |
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... timber used in the false works , and in the trestle for the northern approach , was mostly native oak lumber , and obtained in small contracts from time to time , whenever needed . Contracts for the grading of the southern approach ...
... timber used in the false works , and in the trestle for the northern approach , was mostly native oak lumber , and obtained in small contracts from time to time , whenever needed . Contracts for the grading of the southern approach ...
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... timber dock or shore was provided above the bridge , by swinging a series of pontoons above and in line with the southern pier , to enable boats to drop down along their sides in very dark or windy weather ; but although this was only ...
... timber dock or shore was provided above the bridge , by swinging a series of pontoons above and in line with the southern pier , to enable boats to drop down along their sides in very dark or windy weather ; but although this was only ...
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... timber , the cotton - wood being the most common tree , while the sycamore , black walnut , and several varieties of oak and elm also abound ; farther north the timber becomes more scarce , and a large part 20 THE KANSAS CITY BRIDGE .
... timber , the cotton - wood being the most common tree , while the sycamore , black walnut , and several varieties of oak and elm also abound ; farther north the timber becomes more scarce , and a large part 20 THE KANSAS CITY BRIDGE .
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... timber becomes more scarce , and a large part of the bottom land is open prairie . The average elevation of the bottoms is a few feet above the ordinary high - water level , but below the range of the extreme floods of exceptional years ...
... timber becomes more scarce , and a large part of the bottom land is open prairie . The average elevation of the bottoms is a few feet above the ordinary high - water level , but below the range of the extreme floods of exceptional years ...
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... timber land and perhaps farms ; but many of them are of the most temporary nature , swept away and replaced several times in a season . The character of the deposit also varies materially with different floods ; sometimes it is almost ...
... timber land and perhaps farms ; but many of them are of the most temporary nature , swept away and replaced several times in a season . The character of the deposit also varies materially with different floods ; sometimes it is almost ...
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Page 11 - ... above extreme high-water mark, measuring to the bottom chord of the bridge, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of the river...
Page 11 - That if any bridge built under this act shall be constructed as a drawbridge, 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 3 - KANSAS CITY BRIDGE (THE). With an Account of the Regimen of the Missouri River and a Description of the Methods used for Founding in that River. By O. Chanute, Chief Engineer, and George Morrison, Assistant Engineer.
Page 11 - 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 124 - ... shall keep good and sufficient causeways or other adequate facilities for crossing the same ; and said railroad shall not be so constructed as to prevent the public from using any road, street or highway along or across which it may pass, and when said railroad shall be built across any navigable stream said company shall erect a bridge sufficiently high on which to cross, or shall construct a draw-bridge ( the Missouri river excepted) so that in no case shall the free navigation of such stream...
Page 11 - Act and subroad. an p°s ject 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 munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge...
Page 125 - September, 1908, that they call a meeting of the stockholders for the purpose of electing a board of directors. This...
Page 123 - Denver," and by that name shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded...
Page 12 - And be it further enacted, That any company authorized by the legislature of Missouri may construct a bridge across the Missouri River, at the city of Kansas, upon the same terms and conditions provided for in this act.
Page 11 - That any bridge built under the provisions of this act may, at the option of the company building the same, be built as a draw-bridge, with a pivot or other form of draw, or with unbroken or continuous spans...