Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1889 |
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... miles . The channel originally was narrow , crooked , and much obstructed by ledges , bowlders , and shoals ; and below Newburyport by ledges , cribs , piers , and wrecks . At mean low water vessels drawing not to exceed 7 feet could ...
... miles . The channel originally was narrow , crooked , and much obstructed by ledges , bowlders , and shoals ; and below Newburyport by ledges , cribs , piers , and wrecks . At mean low water vessels drawing not to exceed 7 feet could ...
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... miles south to Long Island Sound . For 11 miles above its mouth the depth ranges from 13 to 80 feet . Improve- ments have , until 1889 , been confined to a stretch of 33 miles below Norwich , in which the most troublesome bars lay . In ...
... miles south to Long Island Sound . For 11 miles above its mouth the depth ranges from 13 to 80 feet . Improve- ments have , until 1889 , been confined to a stretch of 33 miles below Norwich , in which the most troublesome bars lay . In ...
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... miles above Hartford , down to Enfield Falls or Rapids , a distance of 18 miles , there is a fair channel 4 to 5 feet deep . Enfield Rapids extends about 5 miles over a rocky and uneven bed , with a total fall of 32 feet . From the foot ...
... miles above Hartford , down to Enfield Falls or Rapids , a distance of 18 miles , there is a fair channel 4 to 5 feet deep . Enfield Rapids extends about 5 miles over a rocky and uneven bed , with a total fall of 32 feet . From the foot ...
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... miles in length from its mouth to the head of navigation at Broad street , Elizabeth , has a width of from 50 to 90 ... miles ; 7 feet to Edgar's Dock , 44 miles ; 4.4 feet to Milton Avenue Bridge , 43 miles ; and 4 feet to Main Street ...
... miles in length from its mouth to the head of navigation at Broad street , Elizabeth , has a width of from 50 to 90 ... miles ; 7 feet to Edgar's Dock , 44 miles ; 4.4 feet to Milton Avenue Bridge , 43 miles ; and 4 feet to Main Street ...
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... miles ; of 7.5 feet at Whitehead's Sand Dock , 84 miles ; and between this point and New Brunswick , 124 miles above the mouth , the channel was obstructed by a number of rocky shoals with depths of from 8.4 to 6.9 feet at mean low ...
... miles ; of 7.5 feet at Whitehead's Sand Dock , 84 miles ; and between this point and New Brunswick , 124 miles above the mouth , the channel was obstructed by a number of rocky shoals with depths of from 8.4 to 6.9 feet at mean low ...
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100 feet wide 12 feet 1891 Submitted act of August adopted amount available Amount amount covered Amount estimated Appendix appropriated by act approved August 11 available Amount appropriated balance available Bayou breakwater bridge canal Chief of Engineers commenced completion of existing compliance with requirements construction Corps of Engineers covered by existing Creek cubic yards dike dredging dredging a channel ending June 30 entrance estimated cost exclusive of liabilities existing contracts existing project expended during fiscal expended in fiscal expended to June expenditure feet at low feet at mean feet deep feet depth fiscal year ending harbor acts Island jetty Lake liabilities outstanding July low-water mean low water miles mouth obstructions officer in charge original project Point present project profitably expended proposed provement repairs required for completion requirements of sections river and harbor rock Secretary Secretary of War shoals Submitted in compliance vessels width worthy of improvement
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Page 436 - 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 15 - That where it is made manifest to the Secretary of War that the establishment of harbor lines is essential to the preservation and protection of harbors he may, and is hereby, authorized to cause such lines to be established, beyond which no piers, wharves, bulkheads, or other works shall be extended or deposits made, except under such regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by him...
Page 444 - 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...
Page 422 - War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings oí" 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 17 - ... of the channel of any navigable water of the United States, unless the work has been recommended by the Chief of Engineers and authorized by the Secretary of War...
Page 440 - ... 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 the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the...
Page 434 - ... 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...
Page 440 - ... as will effectually obviate such obstruction; aud all such alterations 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 arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction...
Page 16 - ... to deposit, or cause, suffer, or procure to be deposited material of any kind in any place on the bank of any navigable water, or on the bank of any tributary of any navigable water, where the same shall be liable to be washed into such navigable water, either by ordinary or high tides, or by storms or floods, or otherwise, whereby navigation shall or may be impeded or obstructed...
Page 451 - ... and repairing and renewing the pipes of the same that supply the Capitol, the Executive Mansion, and the building for the State, War, and Navy Departments, two thousand five hundred dollars.