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 2896
... construction was devoted to strengthening the levee at Catfish Point ( 423 L ) and build- ing loops to cover breaks ... construction . It was duly completed . With the small amount available for levee construction this year the levee at ...
... construction was devoted to strengthening the levee at Catfish Point ( 423 L ) and build- ing loops to cover breaks ... construction . It was duly completed . With the small amount available for levee construction this year the levee at ...
Page 2898
... construction was continued in the early part of the present year . When dredging was suspended orders were given to suspend work upon the dam also , as soon as convenient , but to use up such ma- terial as had been accumulated . Its ...
... construction was continued in the early part of the present year . When dredging was suspended orders were given to suspend work upon the dam also , as soon as convenient , but to use up such ma- terial as had been accumulated . Its ...
Page 3153
... construction parties then in the field being able to consume the stone as fast as received . The total amount of stone stored upon the bank was 16,914 cubic yards . The machine used for unloading stone , and which has been described in ...
... construction parties then in the field being able to consume the stone as fast as received . The total amount of stone stored upon the bank was 16,914 cubic yards . The machine used for unloading stone , and which has been described in ...
Page 3154
... construction followed for this and all subsequent river mats constructed during the season , except at Ashport Bend , was that laid down in " Details of construc- tion " and its essential features are that the inshore edge of the mat is ...
... construction followed for this and all subsequent river mats constructed during the season , except at Ashport Bend , was that laid down in " Details of construc- tion " and its essential features are that the inshore edge of the mat is ...
Page 3156
... construction of River Mat No. 1. There being no timber where the anchorage for the mat would come , " dead men " were used for the mooring and shackle lines . On the 24th the plant was swung into position for Mat No. 1 , which , on ...
... construction of River Mat No. 1. There being no timber where the anchorage for the mat would come , " dead men " were used for the mooring and shackle lines . On the 24th the plant was swung into position for Mat No. 1 , which , on ...
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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...