Report on Bridging the Mississippi River Between Saint Paul, Minn., and St. Louis, MoU.S. Government Printing Office, 1878 - 232 pages |
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... whole river and decide , at least as to the future , what should be the char- acter of the bridges there . And in another place : To survey the river , and settle the essential points to be guarded in the construction of these bridges ...
... whole river and decide , at least as to the future , what should be the char- acter of the bridges there . And in another place : To survey the river , and settle the essential points to be guarded in the construction of these bridges ...
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... whole of this investigation and report sustains ) is , that high bridges with wide spans are the only kind that will with certainty " accommodate the railroads , and at the same time pre- serve the navigation . " СНАРТER II . VALLEY OF ...
... whole of this investigation and report sustains ) is , that high bridges with wide spans are the only kind that will with certainty " accommodate the railroads , and at the same time pre- serve the navigation . " СНАРТER II . VALLEY OF ...
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... whole distance from the mouth of the Minnesota to the Ohio ; this is an extent of about 760 miles along the general course of the valley , and we have prepared a map of it in twenty - two sheets on a scale of two inches to a mile . The ...
... whole distance from the mouth of the Minnesota to the Ohio ; this is an extent of about 760 miles along the general course of the valley , and we have prepared a map of it in twenty - two sheets on a scale of two inches to a mile . The ...
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... whole , was formed in the region of glacial deposits , partly during the period this great field of ice was receding , and partly since it left the ancient Mississippi basin , for the following reasons : When this ice - period was on ...
... whole , was formed in the region of glacial deposits , partly during the period this great field of ice was receding , and partly since it left the ancient Mississippi basin , for the following reasons : When this ice - period was on ...
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... whole , widens as we descend . It widens where the rocks on the banks are soft , and narrows where they are harder and capable of resisting atmospheric erosion , as they are near Dubuque . This is in accordance with usually received ...
... whole , widens as we descend . It widens where the rocks on the banks are soft , and narrows where they are harder and capable of resisting atmospheric erosion , as they are near Dubuque . This is in accordance with usually received ...
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Report on Bridging the Mississippi River Between Saint Paul, Minn., And St ... G. K. Warren No preview available - 2018 |
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Page 174 - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
Page 10 - Accompanying the report is a general map of the valley of that part of the great river required for the consideration of the subject, which is, in itself, a valuable contribution. In transmitting this report I desire" to express my full concurrence in the views and recommendations of General Warren.
Page 70 - ... shall -be changed, at the cost and expense of the owners thereof, from time to time, as Congress may direct, so as to preserve the free and convenient navigation of said river ; and the authority To erect and continue said bridge shall be subject to revocation or modification by law, whenever the public good shall, in the judgment of Congress, so require, without any expense or charge to the United states.
Page 9 - April 25, 1878. The Secretary of War has the honor to transmit to the United States Senate, for the Committee on Commerce, report of Bvt.
Page 170 - Nowlen, that if any implication is to be indulged from the delivery of the goods under the general notice, it is as strong that the owner intended to insist upon his rights, and the duties of the carrier, as it is that he assented to their qualification. The burden of proof lies on the carrier, and nothing short of an express stipulation by parol, or in writing, should be permitted to discharge him from duties which the law has annexed to his employment.
Page 132 - War ; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to navigation created by the construction of any bridge under this Act.
Page 120 - To build, maintain, and use a railroad-bridge over the Mississippi River, or that portion within the jurisdiction of the State of Illinois, at or near Rock Island, in such manner as shall not materially obstruct or interfere with the free navigation of said river, and to connect by a railroad, either in the State of Illinois or Iowa, terminating at or near said point...
Page 56 - An examination of the preceding discussion of relative headway at Saint Louis, Quincy, Rock Islan'd, and Dubuque, where the observations extend over long periods (and which leaves out extraordinary floods), shows the probable existence of a law, that the equivalent headway in all cases will be secured by establishing a fixed height, not above low water or high water, but above the midway height. Place.
Page 70 - That all railway companies desiring to use said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges in the passage of the same, and in the use of the machinery and fixtures thereof, and of all the approaches thereto, under and upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War, upon hearing the allegations and proofs of the parties, in case they shall not agree.
Page 70 - ... to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe...