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... depth attained over the section of 125 feet was in no place less than 113 feet . Only 738 cubic yards of stone were ... depth of 163 feet below mean low water , and to begin and possibly finish the necessary dredging in Beach Channel to ...
... depth attained over the section of 125 feet was in no place less than 113 feet . Only 738 cubic yards of stone were ... depth of 163 feet below mean low water , and to begin and possibly finish the necessary dredging in Beach Channel to ...
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... depth , and $ 36,000 for a depth of 10 feet at low water . Congress appropriated $ 10,000 March 3 , 1871 , $ 10,000 June 10 , 1872 , and $ 5,000 March 3 , 1873 ; total , $ 25,000 . If the whole of the estimate , $ 21,600 , had been ...
... depth , and $ 36,000 for a depth of 10 feet at low water . Congress appropriated $ 10,000 March 3 , 1871 , $ 10,000 June 10 , 1872 , and $ 5,000 March 3 , 1873 ; total , $ 25,000 . If the whole of the estimate , $ 21,600 , had been ...
Page 92
... depth of water at low water , has been excavated from the New Jersey channel on the south to the Pennsylvania channel on the north . And on the west a cut of the same extent in length has been made , with a width of 225 feet , affording ...
... depth of water at low water , has been excavated from the New Jersey channel on the south to the Pennsylvania channel on the north . And on the west a cut of the same extent in length has been made , with a width of 225 feet , affording ...
Page 102
... depth than 7 feet at mean low water is required , which has been gained at all points except the bar at the mouth , where the depth is only 5 feet . The im- provement of this is such a serious matter that it is not at present rec ...
... depth than 7 feet at mean low water is required , which has been gained at all points except the bar at the mouth , where the depth is only 5 feet . The im- provement of this is such a serious matter that it is not at present rec ...
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... depth of 10 feet below mean low water of three bridge - piers above the falls , affording a channel for that depth 350 feet in width . 3. Wrought - iron spindles with day - marks have been placed upon Half tide Rock and Low - water Rock ...
... depth of 10 feet below mean low water of three bridge - piers above the falls , affording a channel for that depth 350 feet in width . 3. Wrought - iron spindles with day - marks have been placed upon Half tide Rock and Low - water Rock ...
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Page 71 - ... the Secretary of War, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties. SEC. 5. — 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 141 - Ocean, the first thing which strikes us is, that, the north-east and south-east monsoons, which are found the one on the north and the other on...
Page 122 - Annual report upon the geographical explorations and surveys •/ west of the one hundredth meridian in California, Nevada, Nebraska, Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Wyoming and Montana, by George M. Wheeler, First Lieutenant of Engineers, USA; being Appendix LL of the Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers for 1875.
Page 324 - IMPROVEMENT OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER BETWEEN THE MOUTHS OF THE ILLINOIS AND OHIO RIVERS.
Page 330 - ... for the improvement of the Mississippi River between the mouths of the Illinois and Ohio Rivers, the distribution of the sum to be at the discretion of the Chief of Engineers.
Page 35 - An act to provide for the appointment of a commission of engineers to investigate and report a permanent plan for the reclamation of the alluvial basin of the Mississippi River subject to inundation," I appointed a commission of engineers.
Page 3 - I have the honor to present for your information the following report upon the duties and operations of the Engineer Department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1877 : OFFICEES OF THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS.
Page 524 - It would thus absorb the whole surplus mass of the reservoirs, after the waste of lockage, and require a much greater expenditure of water than the Deep Creek summit-level. Thus the important advantages of a greater supply of water, of a length shorter by nine miles, of a tunnel shorter by two and a half miles, render the Deep Creek route superior to the other ; though the final surveys only can settle that point, yet at this stage of our operations we would recommend that route in preference.
Page 71 - ... and further, to inquire into the number and character of the vessels navigating said channel, and the number of trips made by each, and, if said bridging be practicable, to report what extent of span or spans and elevation above the water will be required in the construction of such bridge or bridges, so as not seriously to injure the navigation of said channel.
Page 104 - March 2, 1SG7, contains a proviso that " the province of New Brunswick contribute and pay to the proper disbursing officer a like sum for said purpose; said payment being made on condition that in no event shall the province of New Brunswick be called upon for more than half the sum actually expended for said purpose.