Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army, Part 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1892 Includes the Report of the Mississippi River Commission, 1881-19 . |
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Page 2917
... labor . Many of the earlier marks were even with the ground surface , and were not well indicated by blazes or other guide marks . It is very possible that a sufficient expend- iture of time , should the need of them justify it , may ...
... labor . Many of the earlier marks were even with the ground surface , and were not well indicated by blazes or other guide marks . It is very possible that a sufficient expend- iture of time , should the need of them justify it , may ...
Page 2919
... labor of cleaning her was considerable . The outriggers of one side were crushed . Apart from the breaking of all connections by the displacement of the boilers and the breaking of the capstan engine , her machinery has suffered very ...
... labor of cleaning her was considerable . The outriggers of one side were crushed . Apart from the breaking of all connections by the displacement of the boilers and the breaking of the capstan engine , her machinery has suffered very ...
Page 2946
... labor paid for by the Commission on properly signed vouchers . The Kern precise levels Nos . 1 , 3 , and 5 , with Kern precise - leveling rods Nos . 11 , 13 , 18 , and 19 , with the accompanying articles , were assigned to the party ...
... labor paid for by the Commission on properly signed vouchers . The Kern precise levels Nos . 1 , 3 , and 5 , with Kern precise - leveling rods Nos . 11 , 13 , 18 , and 19 , with the accompanying articles , were assigned to the party ...
Page 3075
... labor and rest are different to that of other occupations , and in order to arrange these details to suit the weather conditions a camp and cook are necessary . In the 156 miles of main line there were 62 miles over which there was no ...
... labor and rest are different to that of other occupations , and in order to arrange these details to suit the weather conditions a camp and cook are necessary . In the 156 miles of main line there were 62 miles over which there was no ...
Page 3110
... labor . Enough marks , however , have been found in all localities to furnish connections for future surveys . The small number of triangulation stations remaining is due to the fact that they were generally placed near the banks and ...
... labor . Enough marks , however , have been found in all localities to furnish connections for future surveys . The small number of triangulation stations remaining is due to the fact that they were generally placed near the banks and ...
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Assistant Engineer bank barges Bench marks marked bluff boat bolt in tile bridge Burlington and Northern cap on iron center of track Chicago Chief of Engineers City construction Continuing improvement copper bolt leaded cost cubic yards dike district Duluth Elevation above Cairo F.
F. Mean feet west fence foot gauge highest point Improving harbor inches iron pipe set Island J.
J. Mean June 30 Lake Lake Pepin Landing levee linear feet marked U.S. mattress meters miles Milwaukee and St Minn Mississippi River Mississippi River Commission Missouri River October 20 Old B. M. Paul Railway point in square precise leveling railroad repairs reservoir Results of precise revetment road rock Savanna Secretary Secretary of War set over P. B. M. shore side spike station stone street survey T. B. M Dir T. B. M. Dir Rev thousand dollars tion top of cap top of copper Total Washington Aqueduct wire
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Page 3527 - 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 their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph purposes...
Page 3528 - ... security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and, to secure that object, the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of...
Page 3472 - Sec. 3. 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 troop*, and the munitions of war of the United States, than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge ; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph...
Page 3473 - ... direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges...
Page 3541 - Columbia, is hereby limited and restricted to eight hours in any one calendar day, and it shall be unlawful for any officer of the United States Government or...
Page 3507 - Commission as aforesaid, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate two million dollars, exclusive of the amounts herein and heretofore appropriated...
Page 3484 - War, for his examination and approval, л design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore- lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream...
Page 3530 - That said draw shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats...
Page 3527 - 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...
Page 3517 - ... thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any one...