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... width and of not less than 10 feet in depth at mean low - water at the shoals at the upper end of Swan Island and at Hatch's Rocks , 2 miles below ; and not less than 11 feet at mean low- water at the foot of Swan Island . The channel ...
... width and of not less than 10 feet in depth at mean low - water at the shoals at the upper end of Swan Island and at Hatch's Rocks , 2 miles below ; and not less than 11 feet at mean low- water at the foot of Swan Island . The channel ...
Page 67
... width at and near " Upper Hell Gate , " in Back River , and of not less than 11 feet in depth at mean low - water above the gate , and 12 feet in depth below it . The channel was originally very crooked and narrow , and much obstructed ...
... width at and near " Upper Hell Gate , " in Back River , and of not less than 11 feet in depth at mean low - water above the gate , and 12 feet in depth below it . The channel was originally very crooked and narrow , and much obstructed ...
Page 68
... width of about 400 feet to the main channel , making its aggregate width about 900 feet for a depth of about 21 feet at mean low - water . To complete this channel will require about 500,000 cubic yards of dredging additional , the ...
... width of about 400 feet to the main channel , making its aggregate width about 900 feet for a depth of about 21 feet at mean low - water . To complete this channel will require about 500,000 cubic yards of dredging additional , the ...
Page 73
... width and depth , in places where abso- lutely necessary to make its navigation practicable ; also in dredging at Haverhill between the bridges , and at Silsby's Island Shoals , as well as at Currier's Shoal ( about 4 miles below ...
... width and depth , in places where abso- lutely necessary to make its navigation practicable ; also in dredging at Haverhill between the bridges , and at Silsby's Island Shoals , as well as at Currier's Shoal ( about 4 miles below ...
Page 74
... width of 400 feet and a depth of 23 feet at mean low - water , in the shoalest part of which there was before not more than 16 feet at mean low - water . 5. Opening a navigable channel from the mouth of Charles River , in the upper ...
... width of 400 feet and a depth of 23 feet at mean low - water , in the shoalest part of which there was before not more than 16 feet at mean low - water . 5. Opening a navigable channel from the mouth of Charles River , in the upper ...
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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...