Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1882 |
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... approved July 11 , 1870 , published in General Orders 93 , July 22 , 1870 , permission was granted to the city of Buffalo , through its park commissioners , " to improve and beautify the grounds known as Fort Porter , situated in said ...
... approved July 11 , 1870 , published in General Orders 93 , July 22 , 1870 , permission was granted to the city of Buffalo , through its park commissioners , " to improve and beautify the grounds known as Fort Porter , situated in said ...
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... approved , the following sums are required , viz : For strengthening casemate arches , curtains I and V. For thickening magazine walls . Total No appropriation having been made , no work was done at this fortification during the last ...
... approved , the following sums are required , viz : For strengthening casemate arches , curtains I and V. For thickening magazine walls . Total No appropriation having been made , no work was done at this fortification during the last ...
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... approved by the Sec- retary of War , but it has not yet been commenced . The condition of this work has remained unchanged since the date of the last Annual Report , no operations having been carried on except for the necessary care and ...
... approved by the Sec- retary of War , but it has not yet been commenced . The condition of this work has remained unchanged since the date of the last Annual Report , no operations having been carried on except for the necessary care and ...
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... approved by the Secretary of War , and no work has been done since that year for want of appropria- tions . An allotment of $ 10,000 was made to this work from the appropria- tion for protection , preservation , and repair of ...
... approved by the Secretary of War , and no work has been done since that year for want of appropria- tions . An allotment of $ 10,000 was made to this work from the appropria- tion for protection , preservation , and repair of ...
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... approved . These include the rebuilding of this battery in order to prepare it to receive eight of the heaviest modern guns mounted in double position . So modified , it would be a very effective defense to the harbor . The sum of ...
... approved . These include the rebuilding of this battery in order to prepare it to receive eight of the heaviest modern guns mounted in double position . So modified , it would be a very effective defense to the harbor . The sum of ...
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Page 358 - ... 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...
Page 358 - ... shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge.
Page 367 - 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 357 - 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 367 - And in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river...
Page 357 - ... of them, desiring such use, shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and upon rules and conditions to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties.
Page 364 - ... location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the current at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream...
Page 363 - That any 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 the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge...
Page 371 - ... shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges relative to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for...
Page 371 - 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 the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge...