Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1908 |
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Page 2170
... dredging will be required in the channel from time to time . The preservation of the peninsula is of vital importance to Erie Harbor , and it is for the purpose of preserving the harbor that the protection of the weak parts of the ...
... dredging will be required in the channel from time to time . The preservation of the peninsula is of vital importance to Erie Harbor , and it is for the purpose of preserving the harbor that the protection of the weak parts of the ...
Page 2171
... Dredge & Dock Company , Chicago , Ill . Rates , extending south pier : Dredging for foundation , per cubic yard , scow measure . $ 1.00 Foundation stone , per cubic yard ... 2.10 Riprap stone , per cubic yard .. 2.10 Timber cribs filled ...
... Dredge & Dock Company , Chicago , Ill . Rates , extending south pier : Dredging for foundation , per cubic yard , scow measure . $ 1.00 Foundation stone , per cubic yard ... 2.10 Riprap stone , per cubic yard .. 2.10 Timber cribs filled ...
Page 2175
... Dredging at south end of harbor . - The river and harbor act of March 2 , 1907 , appropriated $ 25,000 for dredging at entrance to canals at South Buffalo , in outer harbor . A project for this work was submitted and approved and ...
... Dredging at south end of harbor . - The river and harbor act of March 2 , 1907 , appropriated $ 25,000 for dredging at entrance to canals at South Buffalo , in outer harbor . A project for this work was submitted and approved and ...
Page 2176
... dredged to a depth of 23 feet at mean lake level at a cost , exclusive of office and engineering expenses , of ... Dredging Company , the lowest bidder . At the beginning of the fiscal year work had been commenced , and it was ...
... dredged to a depth of 23 feet at mean lake level at a cost , exclusive of office and engineering expenses , of ... Dredging Company , the lowest bidder . At the beginning of the fiscal year work had been commenced , and it was ...
Page 2180
... Dredging Company , continued slowly during the year . This work should have been completed December 31 , 1906 , but ... dredge worked from August 16 to September 5 , 1907 , was again placed on the work June 4 , 1908 , and continued to ...
... Dredging Company , continued slowly during the year . This work should have been completed December 31 , 1906 , but ... dredge worked from August 16 to September 5 , 1907 , was again placed on the work June 4 , 1908 , and continued to ...
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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...
Page 2625 - That whenever any arrest is made under the provisions of this act, the person so arrested shall be brought forthwith before a commissioner, judge, or court of the United States for examination of the offenses alleged against him ; and such commissioner, judge, or court shall proceed in respect thereto as authorized by law In case of crimes against the United States.
Page 2635 - Every package containing explosives or other dangerous articles when presented to a common carrier for shipment shall have plainly marked on the outside thereof the contents thereof, and it shall be unlawful for any person to deliver, for interstate or foreign transportation, to any common carrier engaged in interstate or foreign commerce by land or water...
Page 2626 - Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be liable to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars nor less than one hundred dollars.
Page 2637 - Labor, be sooner able to resume work, the same pay as if he continued to be employed, such payment to be made under such regulations as the Secretary of Commerce and Labor may prescribe: Provided, That no compensation shall be paid under this Act where the injury is due to the negligence or misconduct of the employee injured, nor unless said injury shall continue for more than fifteen days.
Page 2637 - SEC. 2. That if any artisan or laborer so employed shall die during the said year by reason of such injury received in the course of such employment, leaving a widow, or a child or children under sixteen years of age, or a dependent parent...
Page 2635 - ... precautions necessary to determine whether the material when offered is in proper condition to transport. Such regulations, as well as all changes or modifications thereof, shall...
Page 2637 - Commission, is injured in the course of such employment, such employee shall be entitled to receive for one year thereafter, unless such employee, in the opinion of the Secretary of Commerce and Labor, be sooner able to resume work, the same pay as if he continued to be employed...
Page 2625 - States collectors of customs and other revenue officers, shall have power and authority to swear out process and to arrest and take into custody, with or without process, any person or persons who may commit any of the acts or offenses prohibited by...
Page 2573 - SEC. 2. That for the payment of the following claims certified to be due by the several accounting officers of the Treasury Department under appropriations the balances of which have been exhausted or carried to the surplus fund...