Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1910 |
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Page 2371
... locks at the Cascades of the Co- lumbia River , Oregon . 12. Columbia River between Van- couver , Washington , and mouth of Willamette River . UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE , Portland , Oreg . , July 11 , 1910 . SIR : I have the honor ...
... locks at the Cascades of the Co- lumbia River , Oregon . 12. Columbia River between Van- couver , Washington , and mouth of Willamette River . UNITED STATES ENGINEER OFFICE , Portland , Oreg . , July 11 , 1910 . SIR : I have the honor ...
Page 2386
... lock were continued under contract with Messrs . Smyth and Jones dated August 10 , 1905. The con- tractors resumed active operations about September 1 , 1909 , as soon as the summer freshet had subsided . This freshet left but a slight ...
... lock were continued under contract with Messrs . Smyth and Jones dated August 10 , 1905. The con- tractors resumed active operations about September 1 , 1909 , as soon as the summer freshet had subsided . This freshet left but a slight ...
Page 2390
... lock is the largest and most important item of the uncompleted project which should be undertaken . This wall would replace a sloping earth bank , restrict the capacity of the lock to its contemplated dimensions , and shorten the time ...
... lock is the largest and most important item of the uncompleted project which should be undertaken . This wall would replace a sloping earth bank , restrict the capacity of the lock to its contemplated dimensions , and shorten the time ...
Page 2391
... lock cutting away past the cut - off wall which extends into the bank opposite the middle gates . During the last ... lock ; also that the open - channel work below the locks is necessary for the safer navigation of the channel ...
... lock cutting away past the cut - off wall which extends into the bank opposite the middle gates . During the last ... lock ; also that the open - channel work below the locks is necessary for the safer navigation of the channel ...
Page 2392
... locks , grounds , pipe line , and machinery , the canal entrances were dredged to clear them of silt deposited by the ... lock gates began in September . The lower sections of the gates were found to be considerably rusted and pitted ...
... locks , grounds , pipe line , and machinery , the canal entrances were dredged to clear them of silt deposited by the ... lock gates began in September . The lower sections of the gates were found to be considerably rusted and pitted ...
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act of June allotment amend America in Congress appropriated approved March authorized Average balance unexpended bank barges Bend bled boat boilers bridge Cairo Canal cent channel Chief of Engineers City coal Columbia River completed Congress assem construction contract cost cubic yards depth District of Columbia dredge ending June 30 feet 6 inches fiscal year ending Galveston gauge House Document Numbered House of Representa Improving harbor Island Jeffersonville July June 25 June 30 Lake levee district linear feet maintenance mattress miles minutes Mississippi River Commission Missouri River mouth navigation nineteen hundred Ohio River operations Oreg Park plant Point Point Pleasant pounds Proviso repairs report submitted revetment river and harbor Rock sand scow season Secretary Secretary of War Senate and House shoal square steamer Steel street submitted in House sundry civil act survey thousand dollars tion tives tons Total United Washington Wood
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Page 2810 - On the starboard side a green light so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of...
Page 2827 - That before any money shall be expended in the construction or test of any gun, gun carriage, ammunition, or implements under the supervision of the said Board, the Board shall be satisfied, after due inquiry, that the Government of the United States has a lawful right to use the inventions involved in the construction of such gun...
Page 2811 - The motor boat shall be liable for the said penalty and may be seized and proceeded against, by way of libel, in the district court of the United States for any district within which such vessel may be found.
Page 2862 - Provided, 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, not to exceed in the aggregate $2,500,000, exclusive of the amounts herein and heretofore appropriated.
Page 2831 - That the following sums of money be, and are hereby, appropriated, to be paid out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers...
Page 2811 - That the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall make such regulations as may be necessary to secure the proper execution of this Act by collectors of customs and other officers of the government.
Page 2917 - 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 2823 - The persons owning or operating any such bridge shall maintain, at their own expense, such lights and other signals thereon as the Secretary of Commerce and Labor shall prescribe.
Page 2936 - Nearly one-half of this is in the Upper Tensas levee district. High water. — In the absence of what is usually considered high water this year, the levees have sustained no damage on this account and no high-water protection has been necessary. The highest gauge readings of this year at selected stations, comprising mainly those at the mouths of the larger tributaries, are given in the following table. It will be noticed that the slopes of the last two years differ materially from those of the...
Page 2821 - That such structures may be built under authority of the Legislature of a State across rivers and other waterways, the navigable portions of which lie wholly within the limits of a single State, provided the location and plans, thereof are submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers and by the Secretary of War...