Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Volume 12, Part 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903 |
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Page 2371
... necessary to collect this leakage . This lining was made of 16 - ounce copper , soldered together in the shop into as large sheets as could be conveniently handled , the remain1 1 I ing joints being soldered after the sheets had been ...
... necessary to collect this leakage . This lining was made of 16 - ounce copper , soldered together in the shop into as large sheets as could be conveniently handled , the remain1 1 I ing joints being soldered after the sheets had been ...
Page 2380
... necessary and no special pre- cautions have been taken to keep the doors closed . In the early spring during one unseasonably hot spell , when the relative humidity was high , slight condensation was noticed on a few of the hardest ...
... necessary and no special pre- cautions have been taken to keep the doors closed . In the early spring during one unseasonably hot spell , when the relative humidity was high , slight condensation was noticed on a few of the hardest ...
Page 2394
... necessary for drainage . Drain pipes are closed at higher and opened at lower ends . Whenever dry weather sets in the pipes or tiles are opened . Warm air by gravity enters , and cold air flows out in equal volume at the lower end ( the ...
... necessary for drainage . Drain pipes are closed at higher and opened at lower ends . Whenever dry weather sets in the pipes or tiles are opened . Warm air by gravity enters , and cold air flows out in equal volume at the lower end ( the ...
Page 2410
... has been very successful . There is reason to believe , however , that the layer of asphalt is not necessary . At Tampa some of the rooms are protected by a layer of asphalt ; others are APPENDIX B B B - TECHNICAL DETAILS . 2413.
... has been very successful . There is reason to believe , however , that the layer of asphalt is not necessary . At Tampa some of the rooms are protected by a layer of asphalt ; others are APPENDIX B B B - TECHNICAL DETAILS . 2413.
Page 2411
... necessary to delay this report one month after the rendition of the annual report , as indicated in General Orders , No. 5 , as the effects of these methods have already been observed . The magazines of all the modern batteries at Forts ...
... necessary to delay this report one month after the rendition of the annual report , as indicated in General Orders , No. 5 , as the effects of these methods have already been observed . The magazines of all the modern batteries at Forts ...
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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...