Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 6U.S. Government Printing Office, 1894 |
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Page 3060
... Side Ele- vated Railroad Company between Jackson and Van Buren streets , across South Branch of Chicago River , Chicago , Ill . , ( 17 ) bridge of Knox County , Tenn . , across Holston River at Boyds Ferry near Knoxville , ( 18 ) bridge ...
... Side Ele- vated Railroad Company between Jackson and Van Buren streets , across South Branch of Chicago River , Chicago , Ill . , ( 17 ) bridge of Knox County , Tenn . , across Holston River at Boyds Ferry near Knoxville , ( 18 ) bridge ...
Page 3084
... side . Careful measurements were made at the two bridges over the Missouri River below Sioux City - Bellefontaine Bluffs , Missouri and Leavenworth , Kans . - completed during the fiscal year , to determine the lowest points of ...
... side . Careful measurements were made at the two bridges over the Missouri River below Sioux City - Bellefontaine Bluffs , Missouri and Leavenworth , Kans . - completed during the fiscal year , to determine the lowest points of ...
Page 3085
... sides and terminates at the top in a truncated pyramid 3 inches in height with an upper base 14 inches square . For 8 inches above the ground the smaller stone is patent hammer dressed on three sides and dressed and polished on the ...
... sides and terminates at the top in a truncated pyramid 3 inches in height with an upper base 14 inches square . For 8 inches above the ground the smaller stone is patent hammer dressed on three sides and dressed and polished on the ...
Page 3088
... side ) , Hannibal and St. Joseph R. R. Bridge ( north pier , east side ) , Missouri Pacific R. R. , Kaw River . New York Life ( roof , northeast corner ) . Evans ( roof over elevator shaft ) Stations . O Latitude . Longitude . 20.98 38 ...
... side ) , Hannibal and St. Joseph R. R. Bridge ( north pier , east side ) , Missouri Pacific R. R. , Kaw River . New York Life ( roof , northeast corner ) . Evans ( roof over elevator shaft ) Stations . O Latitude . Longitude . 20.98 38 ...
Page 3089
... side of the 40 and 174 paces east from the stone fence of the road along the west side of the 40 paces ( assumed to be 3 feet each ) . It is marked by a 2 - inch iron pile 4 feet in length , driven down nearly flush with the surface of ...
... side of the 40 and 174 paces east from the stone fence of the road along the west side of the 40 paces ( assumed to be 3 feet each ) . It is marked by a 2 - inch iron pile 4 feet in length , driven down nearly flush with the surface of ...
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Page 3550 - That hereafter any person or persons entering into a formal contract with the United States for the construction of any public building, or the prosecution and completion of any public work, or for repairs upon any public building or public work...
Page 3486 - That any bridge authorized to be constructed under this Act shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe...
Page 3580 - An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes...
Page 3201 - ... in accordance with regulations to be adopted by the secretary of the treasury, and the treasurer of the United States is hereby authorized to receive the same. All sums of money paid into the treasury under this section shall be set apart and credited to a fund to be known as the "Debris Fund...
Page 3499 - That said bridge built under this act and subject 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 munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or publie highways leading to the said bridge...
Page 3508 - ... shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge. And in case of any Litigation.
Page 15 - ... 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 3540 - That all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway-trains over the same, and over the approaches 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...
Page 3521 - War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawing of the bridge and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below...
Page 3486 - ... at all stages, and the soundings, 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 plan and location of the bridge are approved by the Secretary of War...