Annual Report (or Report) of the Secretary of War, Volume 12, Part 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1903 |
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Page 2376
... standing in shallow pools on the floors . Magazine No. 2. - Lining and floor the same as magazine No. 1 , with the addition of a lining of magnesia lumber on walls and ceiling inside . of the planking . No condensation was visible in ...
... standing in shallow pools on the floors . Magazine No. 2. - Lining and floor the same as magazine No. 1 , with the addition of a lining of magnesia lumber on walls and ceiling inside . of the planking . No condensation was visible in ...
Page 2377
... standing any- where in the room , except a little condensation on the electric - light fittings . Door of the magazine was closed , outside doors in the vicinity closed . Rooms and passages in the vicinity dripping with condensation ...
... standing any- where in the room , except a little condensation on the electric - light fittings . Door of the magazine was closed , outside doors in the vicinity closed . Rooms and passages in the vicinity dripping with condensation ...
Page 2409
... stands at about reference 8 feet . The mass of sand impounded behind the scarp wall has no drainage beyond the natural soaking of the water through the sand to the ground water . The top surfaces were made with Portland cement ...
... stands at about reference 8 feet . The mass of sand impounded behind the scarp wall has no drainage beyond the natural soaking of the water through the sand to the ground water . The top surfaces were made with Portland cement ...
Page 2409
... stands at about reference 8 feet . The mass of sand impounded behind the scarp wall has no drainage beyond the natural soaking of the water through the sand to the ground water . Waterproofing methods were not employed in building the ...
... stands at about reference 8 feet . The mass of sand impounded behind the scarp wall has no drainage beyond the natural soaking of the water through the sand to the ground water . Waterproofing methods were not employed in building the ...
Page 2410
... standing nine months , shows not the slightest sign of a check or crack anywhere . The lines of junction between the respective masses can not be found in the galleries by a most critical examination . The range of temperatures in a ...
... standing nine months , shows not the slightest sign of a check or crack anywhere . The lines of junction between the respective masses can not be found in the galleries by a most critical examination . The range of temperatures in a ...
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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...