Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1883 |
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Page 1049
... built wedge shaped , thin at one edge and thick at the other , the thin edge exposed to the sea , the thick edge toward the axis of the jetty . This shape offers a small resistance to the action of the sea and prevents a mat from being ...
... built wedge shaped , thin at one edge and thick at the other , the thin edge exposed to the sea , the thick edge toward the axis of the jetty . This shape offers a small resistance to the action of the sea and prevents a mat from being ...
Page 1050
... built simultaneously if funds were available , it is probable that $ 600,000 could profitably be expended on this work in a fiscal year . It is certain that the jetties can be built for less than my estimates of 1882. My estimate was at ...
... built simultaneously if funds were available , it is probable that $ 600,000 could profitably be expended on this work in a fiscal year . It is certain that the jetties can be built for less than my estimates of 1882. My estimate was at ...
Page 1053
... built up between the stakes with brush passed directly from the barge on which it was transported to the work . When the proper height has been reached the top grillage is laid on and the mattress is " tied down " with all the ...
... built up between the stakes with brush passed directly from the barge on which it was transported to the work . When the proper height has been reached the top grillage is laid on and the mattress is " tied down " with all the ...
Page 1054
... built at once n mean high tide over a length of 1,400 feet , the width being 15 feet for the first 1 feet , and gradually increasing to 30 feet width . Over the next 700 feet to Station the width was increased to 45 feet , with a view ...
... built at once n mean high tide over a length of 1,400 feet , the width being 15 feet for the first 1 feet , and gradually increasing to 30 feet width . Over the next 700 feet to Station the width was increased to 45 feet , with a view ...
Page 1112
... built and the bayou dredged and cleared below Saint Martinsville . The commerce of Bayou Teche is rapidly increasing , and the improvement of the navigation would seem to be well worth the expenditure of a reasonable amount of money ...
... built and the bayou dredged and cleared below Saint Martinsville . The commerce of Bayou Teche is rapidly increasing , and the improvement of the navigation would seem to be well worth the expenditure of a reasonable amount of money ...
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12 feet act approved act passed August Amount appropriated amount available amount expended appropriated by act Assistant Engineer bank barges Bayou boats bridge brush canal cents channel Chief of Engineers chute commenced completion of existing construction contract Corps of Engineers crib cubic yards depth dike dredging ending June 30 excavation exclusive of outstanding existing project expended during fiscal expended in fiscal feet long feet wide fiscal year ending harbor Hennepin Canal high water hurdle Illinois River improvement inches Island jetty Lake Lake Michigan Lake Winnebago linear feet lock low water low-water mattress miles Mississippi River Missouri River Money statement mouth navigation November obstructions October operations outstanding liabilities July pier piles pounds profitably expended railroad removed repairs respectfully revetment riprap rock Saint Louis Saint Paul season Secretary of War September shoals snags steamboat steamer stone Sturgeon Bay survey timber tons Total vessels width
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Page 1657 - ... a public highway, for the use of the government of the United States, free from toll or other charge upon the transportation of any property or troops of the United States.
Page 1608 - ... in the opinion of the Secretary of 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...
Page 1608 - ... own expense, from sunset till sunrise, such lights or other signals on said bridge as the Light-House Board shall prescribe. No bridge shall be erected or maintained under the authority of this act which shall at any time substantially or materially obstruct the free navigation of said river; and if any bridge erected under such authority shall, in the opinion of the Secretary of War, obstruct »uch navigation.
Page 1546 - An act making appropriations for the repair, preservation, and completion of certain public works heretofore commenced under the authority of law...
Page 1787 - The Illinois and Michigan canal, or other canal or waterway owned by the State shall never be sold or leased until the specific proposition for the sale or lease thereof shall first have been submitted to a vote of the people of the State at a general election, and have been approved by a majority of all the votes polled at such election.
Page 1725 - The recommendation of the Chief of Engineers is approved. By order of the Secretary of War. JOHN TWEEDALE, Chief Clerk.
Page 1438 - ISLAND, MINNESOTA. The project for this work is given in the Report of the Chief of Engineers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874, and the cost estimated at...
Page 1543 - Treasury shall vote for president and directors of said company, according to such number of shares, and shall receive upon the said stock, the proportion of the tolls which shall, from time to time, be due to the United States for the stock aforesaid.
Page 1788 - Constitution as was not separately submitted to be voted on by articles and sections, shall be the supreme law of the State of Illinois, on and after...
Page 1438 - AT MEEKER'S ISLAND, MINNESOTA. The present project is given in the report of the Chief of Engineers for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1874, aud based upon the results of a survey made during that year.