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Page 80
It extends into Lake Michigan to the depth of twenty ( 20 ) feet , and is nearly nine
hundred ( 900 ) feet long . It affords ample accommodations for the present
shipping interests . An attempt was made to open a straight cut eight ( 8 ) feet
deep ...
It extends into Lake Michigan to the depth of twenty ( 20 ) feet , and is nearly nine
hundred ( 900 ) feet long . It affords ample accommodations for the present
shipping interests . An attempt was made to open a straight cut eight ( 8 ) feet
deep ...
Page 197
Having located the draw spans , I make the next span , as the law requires , 250
feet in the clear . The abutment on the Davenport side I place on the line of low
water . The curve of the shore is such that there is still water at all medium stages
...
Having located the draw spans , I make the next span , as the law requires , 250
feet in the clear . The abutment on the Davenport side I place on the line of low
water . The curve of the shore is such that there is still water at all medium stages
...
Page 220
... 494 cubic yards of loose stone in riprap wall from borrow pits ; which material
formed an embankment in the river 2 , 750 feet in length , averaging ten feet
above surface of water , and twenty - five feet wide , with slopes of one and one -
half ...
... 494 cubic yards of loose stone in riprap wall from borrow pits ; which material
formed an embankment in the river 2 , 750 feet in length , averaging ten feet
above surface of water , and twenty - five feet wide , with slopes of one and one -
half ...
Page 257
The town of Beardstown is from twenty - two to twenty - six feet above low water ;
the soil is very sandy . The river bottom here is five and a half miles wide , almost
all of it above high water , and intersected by numerous sand ridges . The bluff ...
The town of Beardstown is from twenty - two to twenty - six feet above low water ;
the soil is very sandy . The river bottom here is five and a half miles wide , almost
all of it above high water , and intersected by numerous sand ridges . The bluff ...
Page 535
110 feet 52 feet . . 40 feet . 70 feet . 60 feet 50 feet 56 feet . . 132 feet . . 15 feet .
40 feet . 17 feet . 15 feet . 18 . 8 feet . 15 feet . 15 feet . 22 feet . 43 feet . According
to the pool system ” the above dimensions would have to be increased , and the ...
110 feet 52 feet . . 40 feet . 70 feet . 60 feet 50 feet 56 feet . . 132 feet . . 15 feet .
40 feet . 17 feet . 15 feet . 18 . 8 feet . 15 feet . 15 feet . 22 feet . 43 feet . According
to the pool system ” the above dimensions would have to be increased , and the ...
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Page 300 - 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 388 - not to obstruct, impair, or injuriously modify the navigation of the river" was prepared by myself, and with reference to the meaning attached to those words by the best authorities; and they were, I believe, used in the act with that understanding of them. I would further recommend that the bridge company be furnished with a copy of the report of the commission. Very respectfully, your obedient servant, AA HUMPHREYS, Brigadier General and Chief of Engineers. Hon.
Page 515 - An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868 and for other purposes...
Page 52 - ... of the same, together with all other information touching said bridge and river as may be deemed requisite by the Secretary of War to determine whether the said bridge, when built, will conform to the prescribed conditions of the act, not to obstruct, impair, or injuriously modify the navigation of the river.
Page 388 - An Act providing that the bridge in the course of construction over the East River, between the cities of New York and Brooklyn, by the New York Bridge Company, shall be a public work of the cities of New York and Brooklyn, and for the dissolution of said Company, and the completion and management of the said bridge by the said cities.
Page 403 - Congress, full statements of all existing facts tending to show to what extent the general commerce of the country will be promoted by the several works of improvements contemplated by such examinations and surveys, to the end that public moneys shall not be applied excepting where such improvements shall tend to subserve the general commercial and navigation interests of the United States.
Page 510 - An act authorizing the erection of a bridge over the river Potomac to Alexander's Island," approved February 5, 1808. — (Vol. 1, page 177.) The following in brief are some of the features of this act : To be a good and sufficient bridge at least thirty-six feet wide, with a secure railing on each side four feet high and a width of six feet for a way for foot passengers ; to have a convenient and sufficient draw, at least thirty feet wide, over the main channel for the passing and repassing of vessels...
Page 456 - U 2. UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE, Portland, Maine, March 15, 1869. GENERAL : I have the honor to report that, in compliance with your instructions, I have visited New York and Boston, for the purpose of examining into the merits of the dredging machine known as Morris & Cummings's patent, in operation in New York Harbor, and Boschke's patent, in Boston Harbor, with a view to ascertaining the most suitable and desirable machine for dredging in this harbor.
Page 300 - Missouri for such purpose, to build a bridge across the Mississippi River at Quincy, Illinois, and to lay on and over said bridge railway tracks for the more perfect connection of any railroads that are or shall be constructed to the said river at or opposite said point...
Page 300 - ... mark, measuring to the bottom chord of the bridge, and the piers of said bridge shall be parallel with the current of the river...
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| Title | Annual Reports ...., Part 2 |
| Author | United States. War Department |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1869 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 22 Aug 2005 |
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