Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Volume 12, Part 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903 |
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Page 2389
... pipes allows water to settle in the pipes when steam dies down with the not infre- quent result in cold weather of freezing and bursting of pipes . Traps and valves to insure circulation and allow drainage are too delicate for the ...
... pipes allows water to settle in the pipes when steam dies down with the not infre- quent result in cold weather of freezing and bursting of pipes . Traps and valves to insure circulation and allow drainage are too delicate for the ...
Page 2393
... pipes , the ventilators are small ( 6 inches or less in diameter ) , leading vertically from the rooms . They are intended to be always open , and are therefore suited for the slow , continuous , pernicious movement just described ...
... pipes , the ventilators are small ( 6 inches or less in diameter ) , leading vertically from the rooms . They are intended to be always open , and are therefore suited for the slow , continuous , pernicious movement just described ...
Page 2394
... 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 length of pipe being ...
... 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 length of pipe being ...
Page 2395
... pipe or two pipes abreast , all other openings being closed , compared with fore - and - aft ventilation through two or more ventilators separated the length or width of the ship measured in the direction of the wind current . The ...
... pipe or two pipes abreast , all other openings being closed , compared with fore - and - aft ventilation through two or more ventilators separated the length or width of the ship measured in the direction of the wind current . The ...
Page 2404
... pipe coverings depend entirely upon the air which they occlude . The " paper ( unsized ) " used exten- sively as " deadening felt " in floor coverings and partitions derives its great nonconductivity from the same principle . And so in ...
... pipe coverings depend entirely upon the air which they occlude . The " paper ( unsized ) " used exten- sively as " deadening felt " in floor coverings and partitions derives its great nonconductivity from the same principle . And so in ...
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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...