Annual Reports of the War Department, Volume 2, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1891 |
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... riprap wall with dimension stone capping was substituted for the masonry wall originally designed , the cost being less and the wall equally effective . The sea wall was completed in April , 1890 ; work on the embankment , which was in ...
... riprap wall with dimension stone capping was substituted for the masonry wall originally designed , the cost being less and the wall equally effective . The sea wall was completed in April , 1890 ; work on the embankment , which was in ...
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... riprap granite 1,170 feet long was constructed , covering an anchorage of about 175 acres , the entrance to which has a depth of about 15 feet . Between the years 1852 and 1882 extensive repairs were made in increasing the width of its ...
... riprap granite 1,170 feet long was constructed , covering an anchorage of about 175 acres , the entrance to which has a depth of about 15 feet . Between the years 1852 and 1882 extensive repairs were made in increasing the width of its ...
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United States. War Department. The present approved project is to construct jetties of riprap stone , projecting from either side of the present entrance to the harbor , for the purpose of concentrating the strength of the tidal currents ...
United States. War Department. The present approved project is to construct jetties of riprap stone , projecting from either side of the present entrance to the harbor , for the purpose of concentrating the strength of the tidal currents ...
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... riprap breakwaters on Squid Ledge and between the southern extremity of this ledge and Point Judith . This is a new work . By act of September 19 , 1890 , Congress appropriated $ 75,000 for the work . Preparations have been made for ...
... riprap breakwaters on Squid Ledge and between the southern extremity of this ledge and Point Judith . This is a new work . By act of September 19 , 1890 , Congress appropriated $ 75,000 for the work . Preparations have been made for ...
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... riprap break water , which has been built . About 300 feet from the sea end of this breakwater , which is 1,900 feet long , a gap 200 feet long was left for the convenience of vessels . The present project contemplates the enlargement ...
... riprap break water , which has been built . About 300 feet from the sea end of this breakwater , which is 1,900 feet long , a gap 200 feet long was left for the convenience of vessels . The present project contemplates the enlargement ...
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100 feet wide 12 feet 1893 Submitted act approved September act of September amount covered Amount estimated amount expended Appendix appropriated by act approved September 19 August 11 balance available balance unexpended balance unexpended July breakwater bridge Chief of Engineers commenced completion of existing compliance with requirements construction Corps of Engineers covered by uncompleted Creek cubic yards deep at mean dike Division Engineer dredging ending June 30 entrance estimated cost expended during fiscal expended in fiscal feet deep feet long fiscal year ending fiscal year July harbor acts harbor lines House Ex jetty Lieut Long Island Sound low-water mean low water miles mouth navigation obstructions outstanding liabilities piers Point profitably expended removal repairs required for completion requirements of sections riprap river and harbor Rock Secretary Secretary of War shoals shore snags Submitted in compliance survey tons uncompleted contracts vessels wharf width Willets Point worthy of improvement
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Page 484 - 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 425 - If the persons, corporation, or association owning or controlling any railroad or other bridge shall, after receiving notice to that effect, as hereinbefore required, from the Secretary of War, and within the time prescribed by him...
Page 9 - Ohio shall have ceded to the United States exclusive jurisdiction over the same, during the time the United States shall be or remain the owner thereof, for all purposes except the administration of the criminal laws of said State and the service of civil process therein.
Page 502 - ... accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said...
Page xxi - For protection, preservation, and repair of fortifications for which there may be no special appropriation available...
Page 413 - An Act to prevent obstructive and injurious deposits within the harbor and adjacent waters of New York City, by dumping or otherwise, and to punish and prevent such offenses," as amended by section three of the river and harbor Act of August eighteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four.
Page 475 - ... to be sufficiently in detail to enable the Secretary of War to judge of the proper location of said bridge, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for the t'ulraud satisfactory understanding of the subject.
Page 495 - Provided further, That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt this bridge from the operation of the same.SEC.
Page 505 - Provided, That no portion of this appropriation shall be expended to repair or build levees for the purpose of reclaiming lands or preventing injury to Lands or private property by overflows: Provided, however.
Page 502 - 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.