Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army, Part 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1892 Includes the Report of the Mississippi River Commission, 1881-19 . |
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Page 2897
... continuing it to a junction with the Mississippi by excavation through Carrs Point . The difficult part of this project is the excavation of the channel north of Turnbull Island . The old waterway has much diminished in size in the last ...
... continuing it to a junction with the Mississippi by excavation through Carrs Point . The difficult part of this project is the excavation of the channel north of Turnbull Island . The old waterway has much diminished in size in the last ...
Page 3149
... continuing levee work in the Yazoo district , and $ 16,683 for the White River Basin . Under suballotments of the board of district officers on levees in its report of August 28 , 1891 , these sums , less five per cent re- tained for ...
... continuing levee work in the Yazoo district , and $ 16,683 for the White River Basin . Under suballotments of the board of district officers on levees in its report of August 28 , 1891 , these sums , less five per cent re- tained for ...
Page 3173
... continuing above them , the spurs of 1889 formed a sharp salient , pro- jecting into the river . The flood of 1891 cut across this salient , destroying these spurs . The caving then rapidly extended down the river , eating into the bank ...
... continuing above them , the spurs of 1889 formed a sharp salient , pro- jecting into the river . The flood of 1891 cut across this salient , destroying these spurs . The caving then rapidly extended down the river , eating into the bank ...
Page 3181
... continuing the same to the river . The excavation measured in scows up to date on present contract is as follows : March April May June July August September Total .... 1891 . 1892 . Cubic yards . 49 , 532 58,598 February . March ...
... continuing the same to the river . The excavation measured in scows up to date on present contract is as follows : March April May June July August September Total .... 1891 . 1892 . Cubic yards . 49 , 532 58,598 February . March ...
Page 3219
... continuing the work had been made , and several of the barges and other portions of the plant had been repaired or extensively rebuilt . All the completed work remained in place and served the purpose for which it was constructed ...
... continuing the work had been made , and several of the barges and other portions of the plant had been repaired or extensively rebuilt . All the completed work remained in place and served the purpose for which it was constructed ...
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Page 3527 - 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, upon 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 paid for their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph purposes...
Page 3528 - ... security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and, to secure that object, the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of...
Page 3472 - Sec. 3. 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, upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troop*, and the munitions of war of the United States, than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge ; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph...
Page 3473 - ... direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream, the location of any other bridge or bridges...
Page 3541 - Columbia, is hereby limited and restricted to eight hours in any one calendar day, and it shall be unlawful for any officer of the United States Government or...
Page 3507 - Commission as aforesaid, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law, not to exceed in the aggregate two million dollars, exclusive of the amounts herein and heretofore appropriated...
Page 3484 - War, for his examination and approval, л design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore- lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of the stream...
Page 3530 - That said draw shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats...
Page 3527 - That if any bridge built under this act shall be constructed as a drawbridge, the same shall be constructed as a pivot drawbridge with a draw over the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable point...
Page 3517 - ... thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any one...