Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1882 |
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... river and harbor works . On duty , fortifications , river and harbor works , and light - house duty On duty , fortifications , river and harbor works , and “ The Mississippi River Com- mission " On duty , Board of Engineers On duty ...
... river and harbor works . On duty , fortifications , river and harbor works , and light - house duty On duty , fortifications , river and harbor works , and “ The Mississippi River Com- mission " On duty , Board of Engineers On duty ...
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United States. War Department. On duty , river and harbor works , light - house duty , and " The Mississippi River Commission " . On duty , river and harbor works and light - house duty . On duty , survey of northern and northwestern ...
United States. War Department. On duty , river and harbor works , light - house duty , and " The Mississippi River Commission " . On duty , river and harbor works and light - house duty . On duty , survey of northern and northwestern ...
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... river and harbor act of August 2 , 1882 , have been distributed and assigned to the officers in charge of the sev eral river and harbor districts . The act provides that no survey shall be made of any of the harbors or rivers therein ...
... river and harbor act of August 2 , 1882 , have been distributed and assigned to the officers in charge of the sev eral river and harbor districts . The act provides that no survey shall be made of any of the harbors or rivers therein ...
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... River , Maine . - The project for the im- provement of this harbor was adopted in 1881 , the object being to afford ... harbor by the river and harbor act of March 3 , 1881 , the projected wing - dam at the head of Swan Island was ...
... River , Maine . - The project for the im- provement of this harbor was adopted in 1881 , the object being to afford ... harbor by the river and harbor act of March 3 , 1881 , the projected wing - dam at the head of Swan Island was ...
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... Harbor Commissioner's Line , from Atlantic Wharf up to Merrill's Wharf , to a depth of 16 feet , where before , on ... river and harbor act of August 2 , 1882 . The officer in charge asks that $ 75,000 be appropriated for the fiscal year ...
... Harbor Commissioner's Line , from Atlantic Wharf up to Merrill's Wharf , to a depth of 16 feet , where before , on ... river and harbor act of August 2 , 1882 . The officer in charge asks that $ 75,000 be appropriated for the fiscal year ...
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00 Amount available 00 Amount estimated 00 See Appendix 12 feet act of March act passed August Amount appropriated amount available amount expended appropriated by act Appropriation asked available for fiscal batteries beach Board of Engineers breakwater bridge canal channel Chief of Engineers commenced completion of existing Congress construction Continuing improvement contract Corps of Engineers Creek cubic yards defense Delaware River dike dredging ending June 30 entrance exclusive of outstanding expended during fiscal expended in fiscal expended to June feet at mean feet deep feet wide fiscal year ending Frankford Creek harbor act harbor of refuge Island jetty June 14 Lake Lieut mean low-water miles mouth navigation obstructions outstanding liabilities July piers port present project profitably expended proposed removal repairs required for completion riprap river and harbor Rock Secretary of War shoal shore snags survey thousand dollars tion tons Total vessels wharf width Willets Point
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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...