Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1907 |
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Page 1874
... feet easterly from the bridge in mid - channel , where the minimum depth is about 18.4 feet . The width of channel in the vicinity of Hills Point has been increased about 180 feet , and is now about 300 feet wide . Dredging now in ...
... feet easterly from the bridge in mid - channel , where the minimum depth is about 18.4 feet . The width of channel in the vicinity of Hills Point has been increased about 180 feet , and is now about 300 feet wide . Dredging now in ...
Page 1881
... feet , rough , at $ 12.50 per thousand feet B. M .; 10 by 12 inches by 24 feet , at $ 12.50 per thousand feet B. M. , rough ; 6 by 12 inches by 24 feet , rough , at $ 12.50 per thousand feet B. M .; 4 by 12 inches by 14 , 16 , and 24 ...
... feet , rough , at $ 12.50 per thousand feet B. M .; 10 by 12 inches by 24 feet , at $ 12.50 per thousand feet B. M. , rough ; 6 by 12 inches by 24 feet , rough , at $ 12.50 per thousand feet B. M .; 4 by 12 inches by 14 , 16 , and 24 ...
Page 1887
... feet B. M .; removing old crib piers , at $ 11 per linear foot ; round piles , at 30 cents per lin- ear foot ; sheet piling , at $ 40 per thousand feet B. M .; Douglas or Oregon fir timber , at $ 45 per thousand feet B. M .; pine plank ...
... feet B. M .; removing old crib piers , at $ 11 per linear foot ; round piles , at 30 cents per lin- ear foot ; sheet piling , at $ 40 per thousand feet B. M .; Douglas or Oregon fir timber , at $ 45 per thousand feet B. M .; pine plank ...
Page 1888
... feet B. M .; framing timber and plank furnished by the United States , at $ 20 per thousand feet B. M .; wrought - iron or steel driftbolts , at 5 cents per pound ; wrought - iron or steel screw bolts and tie - rods , at 5 cents per ...
... feet B. M .; framing timber and plank furnished by the United States , at $ 20 per thousand feet B. M .; wrought - iron or steel driftbolts , at 5 cents per pound ; wrought - iron or steel screw bolts and tie - rods , at 5 cents per ...
Page 1891
... feet ; 6 by 12 inches by 28 and 16 feet , at $ 12.50 per thousand feet B. M .; surfacing timber , at $ 2.50 per thousand feet B. M. Name of contractor : J. G. Newbegin . Date of contract : September 4 , 1906 . Time of commencement ...
... feet ; 6 by 12 inches by 28 and 16 feet , at $ 12.50 per thousand feet B. M .; surfacing timber , at $ 2.50 per thousand feet B. M. Name of contractor : J. G. Newbegin . Date of contract : September 4 , 1906 . Time of commencement ...
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act approved March act of June allotted Amount appropriated amount expended appropriated by river April August 18 balance unexpended July balance unexpended__ bank barges Bend breakwater bridge canal channel Chief of Engineers COMMERCIAL STATISTICS Company completed construction cost cubic yards Date of beginning Date of contract December 31 depth Detroit River dredging ending June 30 expended during fiscal expended in fiscal fiscal year ending freight gauge harbor act approved hereby Improving harbor July 13 June 13 June 30 Lake Lake Michigan levee district linear feet lock maintenance of improvement mattress Michigan miles Mississippi River Commission Money statement Name of contractor navigation nineteen hundred operations Park pier plant profitably expended removed repairs requirements of sundry revetment riprap river and harbor rock season Secretary Secretary of War September 19 shoals steamer stone Submitted in compliance sundry civil act survey thousand dollars tonnage tons Total United vessels
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Page 2607 - It shall be the duty of said commission to take into consideration and mature such plan or plans and estimates as will correct, permanently locate, and deepen the channel and protect the banks of the Mississippi River; improve and give safety and ease to the navigation thereof ; prevent destructive floods ; promote and facilitate commerce, trade, and the postal service...
Page 2511 - That the Secretary of War may enter into a contract or contracts for such materials and work as may be necessary to prosecute the said project, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law.
Page 2544 - Provided, That the Secretary of War may enter into a contract or contracts for such materials and work as may be necessary to...
Page 2511 - ... said project, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate one hundred thousand dollars, exclusive of the amounts herein and heretofore appropriated.
Page 2583 - An act to amend an act entitled <An act to regulate the construction of dams across navigable waters,' approved June twenty-first, nineteen hundred and six.
Page 2596 - ... and authority is hereby given to substitute other illuminating material for the same or less price, and to use so much of the sum hereby appropriated as may be...
Page 2500 - June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and seven, shall not exceed ten thousand dollars; and that the Secretary of War shall each year, in the annual estimates, report to Congress the number of persons so employed, their duties, and the amount paid to each.
Page 2527 - An Act making appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors and for other purposes...
Page 2608 - For continuing the improvement of the Mississippi River from Head of Passes to the mouth of the Ohio River, including salaries and clerical , office, traveling, and miscellaneous expenses of the Mississippi River Com missi< m $3, 000, 000 Improving harbor at Memphis, Tenn.
Page 2351 - ... to be purchased by contract or otherwise, as the Secretary of War may determine; care, construction, and repair of fountains; abating nuisances; cleaning statues and repairing pedestals, $18,550.