Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1893 |
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... adopted in 1879 , and subsequently modified , was for a channel 275 feet wide , 300 feet wide in the bends , and 12 feet deep at mean low water . The expenditures to June 30 , 1892 , amounted to $ 168,954.42 . There were no expenditures ...
... adopted in 1879 , and subsequently modified , was for a channel 275 feet wide , 300 feet wide in the bends , and 12 feet deep at mean low water . The expenditures to June 30 , 1892 , amounted to $ 168,954.42 . There were no expenditures ...
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... adopted , and the work was com- pleted in 1879 , at a cost of $ 22,000 . No more work was done until 1890 , when a new project was adopted by which it was proposed to dredge a channel 250 to 300 feet wide , and 15 feet deep at mean low ...
... adopted , and the work was com- pleted in 1879 , at a cost of $ 22,000 . No more work was done until 1890 , when a new project was adopted by which it was proposed to dredge a channel 250 to 300 feet wide , and 15 feet deep at mean low ...
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... adopted the harbor was open to easterly storms , the anchorage was unsafe , and the seas often broke over the wharves . The project as originally adopted in 1881 provided for two break- waters , one starting from southwest ledge in the ...
... adopted the harbor was open to easterly storms , the anchorage was unsafe , and the seas often broke over the wharves . The project as originally adopted in 1881 provided for two break- waters , one starting from southwest ledge in the ...
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... adopted only in 1866 , and was for removing rocks and straightening and deepening the upper part of the river . The estimated cost was $ 50,000 . In 1868 the project was amended so as to give a wider channel , and the estimate was ...
... adopted only in 1866 , and was for removing rocks and straightening and deepening the upper part of the river . The estimated cost was $ 50,000 . In 1868 the project was amended so as to give a wider channel , and the estimate was ...
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... adopted looking to the entire removal of the shoal known as the middle ground , at an estimated cost of $ 160,000 . The project was completed in 1885 . In 1886 the board of trade of Portland asked for the further improve- ment of the ...
... adopted looking to the entire removal of the shoal known as the middle ground , at an estimated cost of $ 160,000 . The project was completed in 1885 . In 1886 the board of trade of Portland asked for the further improve- ment of the ...
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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 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 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 uncompleted contracts unexpended Amount appropriated width worthy of improvement
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Page 560 - 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 569 - ... 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 Secretary of War, the bridge eh nil not be built; and should any change be made in the plan...
Page 584 - 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 528 - 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 571 - ... shall be made and all such obstructions shall 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 550 - That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt this bridge from the operation of the same.
Page 527 - And 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 or cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use ; and in case...
Page 553 - That the structure herein authorized shall be built and located under and subject to snch regulations for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe ; and to secure that object the said...
Page 569 - ... 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...
Page 21 - ... regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof in any district court of the United States within whose territorial jurisdiction such offense may have been committed, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment (in the case of a natural person) not exceeding six months, in the discretion of the court.