Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1893 |
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... feet at extreme low water . The project for improvement is to dredge a channel not less than 200 feet wide , having 11 feet depth at mean low water from the deep water of the bay to Long Point , and a depth of 9 feet from thence to the ...
... feet at extreme low water . The project for improvement is to dredge a channel not less than 200 feet wide , having 11 feet depth at mean low water from the deep water of the bay to Long Point , and a depth of 9 feet from thence to the ...
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... feet wide through the southern slope of the middle ground to a depth of 20 feet at mean low tide . In 1870 the project was amended so as to provide for a channel 400 feet wide , and in 1871 it was again amended so as to provide for a ...
... feet wide through the southern slope of the middle ground to a depth of 20 feet at mean low tide . In 1870 the project was amended so as to provide for a channel 400 feet wide , and in 1871 it was again amended so as to provide for a ...
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... foot channel is now 160 feet wide for a length of about 1,400 feet , 265 feet wide for a distance of about 1,400 feet more , and 90 feet wide the remaining length . Proposals for dredging , involving the expenditure of the appropria ...
... foot channel is now 160 feet wide for a length of about 1,400 feet , 265 feet wide for a distance of about 1,400 feet more , and 90 feet wide the remaining length . Proposals for dredging , involving the expenditure of the appropria ...
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... feet wide and 63 feet deep at mean low water up to Proctor's Point ; it then shoaled rapidly to a depth of 15 feet at the " Narrows , " 1,400 feet from Proctor's Point , and for a further distance of 2,500 feet to the town wharves no ...
... feet wide and 63 feet deep at mean low water up to Proctor's Point ; it then shoaled rapidly to a depth of 15 feet at the " Narrows , " 1,400 feet from Proctor's Point , and for a further distance of 2,500 feet to the town wharves no ...
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... feet wide , and 8 feet deep at mean low water . This project was essentially completed in 1873-275 . The present project was submitted December 2 , 1889. It proposed to clear out the channel as originally dredged , and to extend it to ...
... feet wide , and 8 feet deep at mean low water . This project was essentially completed in 1873-275 . The present project was submitted December 2 , 1889. It proposed to clear out the channel as originally dredged , and to extend it to ...
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100 feet wide 1895 Submitted 50 feet act approved July act of March amount covered Amount estimated amount expended Appendix appropriated by act approved July 13 balance available balance unexpended Amount balance unexpended July breakwater bridge canal Chief of Engineers commenced completion of existing compliance with requirements Congress and printed construction Corps of Engineers covered by uncompleted Creek cubic yards dams deep at mean dikes division engineer dredging ending June 30 entrance estimated cost examination under date existing project expended during fiscal expended in fiscal expenditures feet at low fiscal year ending harbor acts House Ex Island jetty Lake mean low water miles Mississippi River mouth navigation obstructions piers printed as House profitably expended removal repairs required for completion requirements of sections riprap river and harbor rock Secretary Secretary of War September 19 shoals snags Submitted in compliance sundry civil act survey uncompleted contracts width worthy of improvement
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Page 552 - War ; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to navigation created by the construction of any bridge under this Act.
Page 521 - ... at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges, and shall furnish such other information as may be required for a full and satisfactory understanding of the subject; and until the said plan and location of the bridge are approved by the...
Page 563 - ... shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge. And in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river...
Page 577 - ... as will effectually obviate such obstruction; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge. And in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the...
Page 521 - ... security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and, to secure that object, the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving...
Page 517 - 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 576 - Tuat апУ bridge built under the provisions of rout«. ' this act and subject 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, or passengers or freight passing over the said bridge, than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroad or public highways leading to the said bridge...
Page 514 - War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below...
Page 521 - ... between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties...
Page 579 - Mansion, eighteen thousand dollars, to be expended by contract or otherwise, as the President may determine. For fuel for the Executive Mansion, greenhouses, and stable, three thousand dollars.