Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Volume 12, Part 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903 |
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Page 2437
... River , a stream sui generis in the strictest sense of the words , methods of improvement must necessarily be the outgrowth of expe- rience . It is no criticism upon the engineer that methods which seemed a priori certain of success ...
... River , a stream sui generis in the strictest sense of the words , methods of improvement must necessarily be the outgrowth of expe- rience . It is no criticism upon the engineer that methods which seemed a priori certain of success ...
Page 2672
... river and harbor improvements , latest magnetic determinations , additional and corrected sailing courses , and the ... River No. 6 ; scale 1 : 30000 . 3. St. Lawrence River No. 5 ; scale 1 : 30000 . 4. Coast chart No. 5 , Lake Erie ...
... river and harbor improvements , latest magnetic determinations , additional and corrected sailing courses , and the ... River No. 6 ; scale 1 : 30000 . 3. St. Lawrence River No. 5 ; scale 1 : 30000 . 4. Coast chart No. 5 , Lake Erie ...
Page 2673
... River , Lake St. Clair , and St. Clair River , including the foot of Lake Huron , were reduced , separately engraved on stone , and transferred to this chart , increasing both its value and appearance . The second edition in colors ...
... River , Lake St. Clair , and St. Clair River , including the foot of Lake Huron , were reduced , separately engraved on stone , and transferred to this chart , increasing both its value and appearance . The second edition in colors ...
Page 2674
... River , Michigan , showing condition of available channel in April , 1903 ; scale , 1 : 24000 . 11. Arcadia Harbor , Lake Michigan ; scale , 1 : 10000 . 12. Manistique Harbor , Lake Michigan ; scale , 1 : 12000 . The last three ...
... River , Michigan , showing condition of available channel in April , 1903 ; scale , 1 : 24000 . 11. Arcadia Harbor , Lake Michigan ; scale , 1 : 10000 . 12. Manistique Harbor , Lake Michigan ; scale , 1 : 12000 . The last three ...
Page 2676
... River , in progress by the party under Assistant Engineer F. C. Shenehon at the date of last report , was com- pleted up to Clayton , N. Y. , by the close of the season . It developed a great number of hitherto uncharted rocks and ...
... River , in progress by the party under Assistant Engineer F. C. Shenehon at the date of last report , was com- pleted up to Clayton , N. Y. , by the close of the season . It developed a great number of hitherto uncharted rocks and ...
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Page 2934 - ... 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 2925 - Duties of. be to prepare plans for the national defense and for the mobilization of the military forces in time of war; to investigate and report upon all questions affecting the efficiency of the Army and its state of preparation for military operations...
Page 2921 - That any bridge built in accordance with the provisions of this Act shall be a lawful structure and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which 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 any railroad, street railway, or public highway leading to said bridge...
Page 2921 - That said bridge shall be built and located under and subject to such regulations for the security of navigation of such river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe...
Page 2919 - ... said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and, to secure that object, the said...
Page 2971 - City at a higher price than one dollar and eighty-five cents per square yard for a quality equal to the best laid in the District of Columbia prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and with a base of not less than six inches in thickness.
Page 2915 - 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 2958 - 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 over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any...
Page 2927 - 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...
Page 2964 - ... to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate...