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... falls , which will be found in the appendix to this communica- tion ; from which it will be seen that the longer the construction of all the works necessary for the preservation of the falls is delayed the greater will be their cost ...
... falls , which will be found in the appendix to this communica- tion ; from which it will be seen that the longer the construction of all the works necessary for the preservation of the falls is delayed the greater will be their cost ...
Page 101
... Falls . About half of this has been spent in surveys and investigations . There is no place found above the falls where improvement is now required , and the bal- ance is too small to accomplish anything at the falls . As the wing ...
... Falls . About half of this has been spent in surveys and investigations . There is no place found above the falls where improvement is now required , and the bal- ance is too small to accomplish anything at the falls . As the wing ...
Page 105
... falls , from Freeman's Point , and between there and the bridge at Cherryfield ; about 5,000 cubic yards of slabs , edgings , & c . , removed at and below Freeman's Point , and between there and Cherryfield bridge , making altogether a ...
... falls , from Freeman's Point , and between there and the bridge at Cherryfield ; about 5,000 cubic yards of slabs , edgings , & c . , removed at and below Freeman's Point , and between there and Cherryfield bridge , making altogether a ...
Page 106
... falls to a depth of 7 feet at mean low water . This comprises all the work that is projected for the improvement of this river and the falls , for doing which the available funds are sufficient . Balance in Treasury of United States ...
... falls to a depth of 7 feet at mean low water . This comprises all the work that is projected for the improvement of this river and the falls , for doing which the available funds are sufficient . Balance in Treasury of United States ...
Page 110
... fall of the tide at the lower narrows is 6.8 feet . The improvement projected for this river consisted in widening ... Falls , above Haverhill , Mass . , so as to have a channel 60 feet wide and 4 feet deep in the lowest stages of the ...
... fall of the tide at the lower narrows is 6.8 feet . The improvement projected for this river consisted in widening ... Falls , above Haverhill , Mass . , so as to have a channel 60 feet wide and 4 feet deep in the lowest stages of the ...
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Page 565 - That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this act shall be built and located under and subject to euch regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe...
Page 484 - An Act to procure the necessary surveys, plans, and estimates upon the subject of roads and canals." It authorized the President to cause surveys and estimates to be made of the routes of such roads and canals...
Page 141 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 380 - Congress directing the topographical and hydrographical survey of the delta of the Mississippi River, with such investigations as might lead to determine the most practicable plan for securing it from inundation, and the best mode of deepening the channels at the mouths of the river.
Page 625 - 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 560 - WeitzePs report is to be found at page 463 of the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1872.
Page 202 - The United States may construct works for the improvement or security of a given harbor, or as a shelter for ships from storms, or in time of war, and they may interpose for the conservation of said works, or to guard against any diminution of the existing advantages of a river, lake, or sea by the usurpation of individuals, or even of a sovereign State of the Union. But so also iu my judgment may that State itself.
Page 324 - ... for the improvement of the Mississippi River between the mouths of the Illinois and Ohio Rivers, the distribution of the sum to be at the discretion of the Chief of Engineers.
Page 34 - ... Commonwealth, having immediate cognizance of the crime with which such prisoner is charged, or of the court by which such prisoner has been convicted, to appoint a commission of three citizens of this Commonwealth, of whom one shall be of the profession of medicine, and one of the profession of law, whose duty it shall be to inquire into and report upon the mental condition of such prisoner ; and if, in a report signed by a majority or all of the members of such commission, it shall appear that...
Page 625 - ... mark, as understood at the point of location, to the bottom chord of the bridge, nor shall the spans of said bridge be less than two hundred and fifty feet in length, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of said river...