Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1884 |
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Page 1512
... Pass of the Mississippi River , 206 ; Sabine Pass and Blue Buck Bar , Tex . , 207 ; Sabine River , La . and Tex . , Neches River , Tex . , 208 . IN CHARGE OF MAJ . AMOS STICKNEY , CORPS OF ENGINEERS— Pearl River from Jackson to Carthage ...
... Pass of the Mississippi River , 206 ; Sabine Pass and Blue Buck Bar , Tex . , 207 ; Sabine River , La . and Tex . , Neches River , Tex . , 208 . IN CHARGE OF MAJ . AMOS STICKNEY , CORPS OF ENGINEERS— Pearl River from Jackson to Carthage ...
Page 1520
... Pass of the Mississippi River , 1235 . APPENDIX P. REPORT OF CAPT . THOMAS TURTLE , CORPS OF ENGINEERS . IMPROVEMENTS . - Sabine Pass and Blue Buck Bar , Tex . , 1249 ; Sabine River , La . and Tex . , 1255 ; Neches River , Tex . , 1256 ...
... Pass of the Mississippi River , 1235 . APPENDIX P. REPORT OF CAPT . THOMAS TURTLE , CORPS OF ENGINEERS . IMPROVEMENTS . - Sabine Pass and Blue Buck Bar , Tex . , 1249 ; Sabine River , La . and Tex . , 1255 ; Neches River , Tex . , 1256 ...
Page 1521
... Pass Cavallo Inlet to Matagorda Bay , 1310 ; Aransas Pass and Bay , up to Rockport and Corpus Christi , Tex . , 1312 ; harbor at Brazos Santiago , Tex . , 1316 ; protection of river bank at Fort Brown , Tex . , 1320 . APPENDIX S. REPORT ...
... Pass Cavallo Inlet to Matagorda Bay , 1310 ; Aransas Pass and Bay , up to Rockport and Corpus Christi , Tex . , 1312 ; harbor at Brazos Santiago , Tex . , 1316 ; protection of river bank at Fort Brown , Tex . , 1320 . APPENDIX S. REPORT ...
Page 1577
... pass across the canal into the river , and even if all material is not carried off in this way the means will be furnished for pumping what may remain over or through the sluices , thus avoiding the exces sive length of tow now ...
... pass across the canal into the river , and even if all material is not carried off in this way the means will be furnished for pumping what may remain over or through the sluices , thus avoiding the exces sive length of tow now ...
Page 1582
... passing boats and rafts through the lock . The expense of maintaining it is nominal , as the light is only used when a boat is passing the lock . The plant consists of one 5 horse - power New York Safety Steam - Power Company vertical ...
... passing boats and rafts through the lock . The expense of maintaining it is nominal , as the light is only used when a boat is passing the lock . The plant consists of one 5 horse - power New York Safety Steam - Power Company vertical ...
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12 feet act approved July Amount appropriated amount available Amount estimated amount expended appropriated by act Assistant Engineer August avenue bank boats bowlders breakwater bridge canal cents channel Chief of Engineers commenced completion of existing construction contract Corps of Engineers cost Creek crib cubic yards depth dredging ending June 30 exclusive of outstanding existing project expended during fiscal expended in fiscal feet feet long feet wide fiscal year ending foot H street north harbor improvement inches intersection Island Kanawha River Lake linear feet low water Mary's Falls Canal miles Mississippi River Money statement mouth navigation obstructions Ohio Ohio River outstanding liabilities July piles pounds profitably expended railroad rapid removed repairs respectfully revetment riprap rock Saint Saint Paul Secretary of War shoal shore south pier square feet steamers stone street north streets west superstructure survey timber tons Total Triangle area vacant and unimproved vessels width Wisconsin rivers
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Page 1781 - 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 1662 - If a river is not itself a highway for commerce with other States or foreign countries, or does not form such highway by its connection with other waters, and is only navigable between different places within the State, then it is not a navigable water of the United States...
Page 2367 - For continuing improvement of reservation numbered seventeen, and site of old canal, northwest of same, twenty thousand dollars : Provided, That no part thereof shall be expended upon other than property belonging to the United States. For construction and repair of iron fences, five hundred dollars.
Page 1902 - This case relates to the construction of a dam for purposes of navigation and the use of the surplus water incident thereto. In 1846, Congress made a grant of land to the State of Wisconsin for the improvement of the navigation of the Fox and Wisconsin Rivers.
Page 1860 - SIR: in compliance with your instructions, I have the honor to submit the following report of the...
Page 1803 - 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, npon 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...
Page 1947 - Provided, however, that no part of said sum shall be expended until the right of way shall have been conveyed to the United States, free from expense, and the United States shall be fully released from all liability for damages to adjacent property owners, to the satisfaction of the Secretary of War.
Page 1898 - US 106, requires no constitutional recognition. The provision found in the Fifth Amendment to the federal Constitution, and in the Constitutions of the several States, for just compensation for the property taken, -is merely a limitation upon the use of the power. It is no part of...
Page 1923 - If they did not carry a pound of freight it would be wise to keep them in order, so that they would be ready for use to defeat unjust and hurtful charges against the business of New York. The chief element in the prosperity of every State or nation is the economy of transportation of persons and property. It is the most marked fact in the difference between civilization and barbarism.
Page 1898 - ... preliminary to the actual taking ; and it may be prosecuted before commissioners, or special boards, or the courts, with or without the intervention of a jury, as the legislative power may designate. All that is required is that it shall be conducted in some fair and just manner, with opportunity to the owners of the property to present evidence as to its value, and to be heard thereon.