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Page 1054
... vessels draw- ing 5 feet , and to remove logs and snags , and make cut - offs to accom- modate the commerce of the region on and near the river . The following are the appropriations thus far made : June 3 , 1878 .. March 3 , 1879 ...
... vessels draw- ing 5 feet , and to remove logs and snags , and make cut - offs to accom- modate the commerce of the region on and near the river . The following are the appropriations thus far made : June 3 , 1878 .. March 3 , 1879 ...
Page 1064
... vessels would not ordinarily have come into the inner harbor in previous years . Of the larger sail - vessels we cite the German ship Julius , of 899 tons , taking entire cargo at the wharf , while in previous years this vessel ...
... vessels would not ordinarily have come into the inner harbor in previous years . Of the larger sail - vessels we cite the German ship Julius , of 899 tons , taking entire cargo at the wharf , while in previous years this vessel ...
Page 1065
United States. War Department. entire fleet of vessels trading to Galveston , added to which the saving in time and ex- pense of lightering the amount of cargoes is very considerable , and the facility with which a larger class of vessels ...
United States. War Department. entire fleet of vessels trading to Galveston , added to which the saving in time and ex- pense of lightering the amount of cargoes is very considerable , and the facility with which a larger class of vessels ...
Page 1079
... vessels drawing 7 feet , the mate- rial being deposited on the side of the cut . ( See Chief of Engineers ' Re- port for 1873 , page 634. ) Under an appropriation of $ 10,000 , made June 23 , 1874 , work was con- tinued , resulting in ...
... vessels drawing 7 feet , the mate- rial being deposited on the side of the cut . ( See Chief of Engineers ' Re- port for 1873 , page 634. ) Under an appropriation of $ 10,000 , made June 23 , 1874 , work was con- tinued , resulting in ...
Page 1080
... vessels plying this route , and two reasons may be assigned for their not using it : First , the cut was not sufficiently marked to enable them to keep in it ; and , second , there was as much water in the bay outside of the cut as in ...
... vessels plying this route , and two reasons may be assigned for their not using it : First , the cut was not sufficiently marked to enable them to keep in it ; and , second , there was as much water in the bay outside of the cut as in ...
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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.