Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 |
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Page 2170
... condition . The north pier is in good condition , except 752 feet with timber super- structure , which should soon be replaced with concrete . The entrance channel and harbor basin are in fair condition , but some dredging will be ...
... condition . The north pier is in good condition , except 752 feet with timber super- structure , which should soon be replaced with concrete . The entrance channel and harbor basin are in fair condition , but some dredging will be ...
Page 2173
... CONDITION OF THE WORKS . Both the west pier and the breakwater are in poor condition and need repairs annually . They were damaged by storm January 20 , 1907 , and are liable to further damage by severe storms . The entrance channel and ...
... CONDITION OF THE WORKS . Both the west pier and the breakwater are in poor condition and need repairs annually . They were damaged by storm January 20 , 1907 , and are liable to further damage by severe storms . The entrance channel and ...
Page 2176
... CONDITION OF THE WORKS . At the close of the fiscal year the condition of the works was as follows : Entrance piers . - These works , forming the entrance to the inner harbor , which comprises Buffalo Creek and city ship canal , were in ...
... CONDITION OF THE WORKS . At the close of the fiscal year the condition of the works was as follows : Entrance piers . - These works , forming the entrance to the inner harbor , which comprises Buffalo Creek and city ship canal , were in ...
Page 2177
... condition . The old breakwater is 7,608 feet long , of which 4,894 feet is in per- manent concrete form and 2,714 feet in timber cribwork . One thousand nine hundred and ten feet of the timber superstructure was wrecked by storm of ...
... condition . The old breakwater is 7,608 feet long , of which 4,894 feet is in per- manent concrete form and 2,714 feet in timber cribwork . One thousand nine hundred and ten feet of the timber superstructure was wrecked by storm of ...
Page 2182
... condition . REMARKS . This breakwater is the most northerly section of the breakwater system protecting Buffalo Harbor . It is recommended , as authorized May 8 , 1908 , that the funds now available be reappropriated for improving ...
... condition . REMARKS . This breakwater is the most northerly section of the breakwater system protecting Buffalo Harbor . It is recommended , as authorized May 8 , 1908 , that the funds now available be reappropriated for improving ...
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Page 2598 - And the services of skilled draftsmen, civil engineers, and such other services as the Secretary of War may deem necessary, may be employed only in the office of the Chief of Engineers to carry into effect the various appropriations for rivers and harbors, fortifications, and...
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