Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1887 |
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... built over navigable waters under authority of Congress and subject to the approval of the Secretary of War . Exam- inations were also made , whenever requested by committees of Congress , of proposed bills authorizing the construction ...
... built over navigable waters under authority of Congress and subject to the approval of the Secretary of War . Exam- inations were also made , whenever requested by committees of Congress , of proposed bills authorizing the construction ...
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... built up to low water . The south jetty is 1,300 feet long , of which 1,077 feet are fully com- pleted , and the residue , 223 feet , is a core of stone built up to low water . The Plum Island dike is 817 feet long , 53 feet high above ...
... built up to low water . The south jetty is 1,300 feet long , of which 1,077 feet are fully com- pleted , and the residue , 223 feet , is a core of stone built up to low water . The Plum Island dike is 817 feet long , 53 feet high above ...
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... built . About 300 feet from the sea end of this breakwater , which is 1,900 feet long , a gap 200 feet long was left for the convenience of vessels . The present project contem- plates the filling of this gap , which was found to let in ...
... built . About 300 feet from the sea end of this breakwater , which is 1,900 feet long , a gap 200 feet long was left for the convenience of vessels . The present project contem- plates the filling of this gap , which was found to let in ...
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... built at Hartford and annual dredging done on the bars below Hartford until 1880. In 1873 a pro- ject for the construction of three jetties on Saybrook Bar was adopted ; two of these have been built ; the third will probably not be ...
... built at Hartford and annual dredging done on the bars below Hartford until 1880. In 1873 a pro- ject for the construction of three jetties on Saybrook Bar was adopted ; two of these have been built ; the third will probably not be ...
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... built . During the past fiscal year $ 12,317.31 have been expended in extend- ing the Sandy Point Dike 515 feet . The sum of $ 93,000 is estimated as required to complete the dike and to do the necessary dredging to make 16 feet depth ...
... built . During the past fiscal year $ 12,317.31 have been expended in extend- ing the Sandy Point Dike 515 feet . The sum of $ 93,000 is estimated as required to complete the dike and to do the necessary dredging to make 16 feet depth ...
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100 feet wide 12 feet 1889 Submitted act approved August act of August Amount estimated amount expended Appendix appropriated by act breakwater bridge canal Chief of Engineers commerce completion of existing compliance with requirements Congress construction contract Corps of Engineers Creek cubic yards dike dredging dredging a channel ending June 30 Engineer Officers entrance estimated cost exclusive of liabilities existing project expended during fiscal expended in fiscal expended to June feet at mean feet deep fiscal year ending harbor acts harbor of refuge Harlem River jetty last fiscal liabilities outstanding July light-house Long Island Sound mean low water miles Mississippi River mouth navigation obstructions piers Point present project profitably expended proposed railroad removal repairs required for completion requirements of sections riprap river and harbor Rock Secretary Secretary of War shoal snags Spuyten Duyvil Creek Submitted in compliance tons vessels Vineyard Haven width Willets Point York
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Page 399 - 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 the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge...
Page 381 - Plans, etc., to shall be built and located under and subject to such, regulations for the bo approved by security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall pre-fya"®tttry of b-cribe; 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 the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the...
Page 408 - 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 390 - ... between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties...
Page 388 - That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt this bridge from the operation of the same.
Page 399 - 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, and with spans of not less than one hundred and sixty feet in length in the clear on each side of the central or pivot pier of the draw...
Page 390 - 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...
Page 689 - I have compared the preceding with the original law on file in this office, and do hereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of said original law. ' Given under my hand and the seal of office of the Secretary of State, at the city of Albany, this third day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
Page 402 - That the structure herein authorized shall be built and located pian8t°etcPPTOVe under 'and subject to such regulations for the security of the 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...
Page 376 - ... as will effectually obviate such obstruction ; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge. And in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction...