Congressional Serial SetU.S. Government Printing Office, 1874 |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 100
Page 66
... River Ripple . Balance in Treasury of the United States July 1 , 1873 Deduct amount expended in last fiscal year . Amount appropriated by act approved June 23 , 1874 Amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1874 .. Amonnt ...
... River Ripple . Balance in Treasury of the United States July 1 , 1873 Deduct amount expended in last fiscal year . Amount appropriated by act approved June 23 , 1874 Amount expended during the fiscal year ending June 30 , 1874 .. Amonnt ...
Page 70
3. Improvement of Cumberland River below Nashville . - The improvement of this river has , so far , been restricted to that part of it which lies below Nashville . During the past fiscal year operations have been car- ried on at Harpeth ...
3. Improvement of Cumberland River below Nashville . - The improvement of this river has , so far , been restricted to that part of it which lies below Nashville . During the past fiscal year operations have been car- ried on at Harpeth ...
Page 87
... river between October 13 and December 24 , 1873. The second was with Mr. Marshall Parks , who , between March 4 and June 18 , 1874 , removed 11,855 cubic yards , of which 7,118 cubic yards were deposited on the banks of the river at ...
... river between October 13 and December 24 , 1873. The second was with Mr. Marshall Parks , who , between March 4 and June 18 , 1874 , removed 11,855 cubic yards , of which 7,118 cubic yards were deposited on the banks of the river at ...
Page 105
... River , Maine . - The navigation of this river has hith- erto been much obstructed by several ledges and a very large number of sunken bowlders , and by bars composed of slabs , edgings , and saw- dust . The following appropriations ...
... River , Maine . - The navigation of this river has hith- erto been much obstructed by several ledges and a very large number of sunken bowlders , and by bars composed of slabs , edgings , and saw- dust . The following appropriations ...
Page 106
... river . Two spar- buoys have also been placed to mark the new channel opened through the bridge - piers . In addition to the foregoing work , a contract has been made for the removal of all the remaining dangerous sunken ledges from the ...
... river . Two spar- buoys have also been placed to mark the new channel opened through the bridge - piers . In addition to the foregoing work , a contract has been made for the removal of all the remaining dangerous sunken ledges from the ...
Other editions - View all
Common terms and phrases
act approved June Amount appropriated Amount available July Amount expended Amount in hands Amount required Appendix appropriated by act approved June 23 Balance in Treasury Bayou board of engineers board-measure boats breakwater bridge built canal cents channel Cheat River Chief of Engineers commenced completed construction contract Corps of Engineers cost Crabtree Creek cribs cubic feet cubic yards Deep Creek depth Detroit River dike distance dredging ending June 30 estimate excavation feet wide fiscal year ending foot gate hands of officer harbor height improvement inches Island Lake length levee low water low-water lower masonry miles Mississippi River mouth navigation north pier obstruction officer and subject Ohio Ohio River opening pass pool proposed railroad removed repairs riprap rock route sand Savage River season Shoals steamers stone summit-level superstructure survey tons Total Treasury of United tunnel United States July upper vessels weir west pier wickets width Yonne Youghiogheny
Popular passages
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...