Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1884 |
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Page 1537
... shore line . The average width of the erosion for a distance of about 7,300 feet is 321 feet . The river now shows a tendency to leave the Missouri shore at Bee Creek and to cross directly from that point to Fort Leavenworth , Kans . It ...
... shore line . The average width of the erosion for a distance of about 7,300 feet is 321 feet . The river now shows a tendency to leave the Missouri shore at Bee Creek and to cross directly from that point to Fort Leavenworth , Kans . It ...
Page 1547
... shore protections until September 9 . On September 9 she was put in commission for snagging and got away for below , arriving at Saint Louis September 11. Returning , she reached Keokuk September 20 , and was laid up in the canal . On ...
... shore protections until September 9 . On September 9 she was put in commission for snagging and got away for below , arriving at Saint Louis September 11. Returning , she reached Keokuk September 20 , and was laid up in the canal . On ...
Page 1548
... shore . Below Britt's Landing , near shore . In Big Bend , Coon Slough . Head of Picayune Island . On shore opposite Dakota . Above Diamond Bluff ( middle crossing ) on shore . Chapman Barge . Sarah Ann Head Island 500 . Highland Mary ...
... shore . Below Britt's Landing , near shore . In Big Bend , Coon Slough . Head of Picayune Island . On shore opposite Dakota . Above Diamond Bluff ( middle crossing ) on shore . Chapman Barge . Sarah Ann Head Island 500 . Highland Mary ...
Page 1554
... shore protec- tion on the west side of the island was commenced . This work was continued until August 15 , when the bar below Nininger proving a serious obstruction to navigation , the working force was moved to that point . In the ...
... shore protec- tion on the west side of the island was commenced . This work was continued until August 15 , when the bar below Nininger proving a serious obstruction to navigation , the working force was moved to that point . In the ...
Page 1555
... Shore protections on Islands 16 , 17 , and 18 were repaired and extended , and the work in this vicinity completed for the season September 25 , 1883 . Work was then commenced on the shore protection of Island 12. The island is composed ...
... Shore protections on Islands 16 , 17 , and 18 were repaired and extended , and the work in this vicinity completed for the season September 25 , 1883 . Work was then commenced on the shore protection of Island 12. The island is composed ...
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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.