Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1910 |
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Page 2356
... approval : Emergency contract not approved by Chief of Engineers . Date of expiration : October 22 , 1909 . Contract dated February 14 , 1910 , for lease of clam - shell dredge Golden Gate , for dredging in San Joaquin River ...
... approval : Emergency contract not approved by Chief of Engineers . Date of expiration : October 22 , 1909 . Contract dated February 14 , 1910 , for lease of clam - shell dredge Golden Gate , for dredging in San Joaquin River ...
Page 2358
... approval : Emergency contract , not approved . Date of expiration : August 27 , 1909 . SS 8 . IMPROVEMENT OF MOKELUMNE RIVER , CALIFORNIA . During March and April , 1910 , the river was meandered and sounded from the Galt - New Hope ...
... approval : Emergency contract , not approved . Date of expiration : August 27 , 1909 . SS 8 . IMPROVEMENT OF MOKELUMNE RIVER , CALIFORNIA . During March and April , 1910 , the river was meandered and sounded from the Galt - New Hope ...
Page 2359
... approved project , so that no further work will be necessary until after the next rainy season has passed . This locality is considered worthy of further improvement to the extent of maintaining the width and depth of channel authorized ...
... approved project , so that no further work will be necessary until after the next rainy season has passed . This locality is considered worthy of further improvement to the extent of maintaining the width and depth of channel authorized ...
Page 2361
... approval : This was an emergency contract and was not approved by the Chief of Engineers . Date of expiration : May 7 , 1909 . Contract dated May 24 , 1909 , for dredging 12,000 cubic yards of material from Petaluma Creek , California ...
... approval : This was an emergency contract and was not approved by the Chief of Engineers . Date of expiration : May 7 , 1909 . Contract dated May 24 , 1909 , for dredging 12,000 cubic yards of material from Petaluma Creek , California ...
Page 2363
... approval : Emergency contract not approved by Chief of Engineers . Date of expiration : June 21 , 1910 . Contract dated May 7 , 1910 , for lease of clam - shell dredge Tule Queen for dredging in Napa River , California . Rate : $ 125 ...
... approval : Emergency contract not approved by Chief of Engineers . Date of expiration : June 21 , 1910 . Contract dated May 7 , 1910 , for lease of clam - shell dredge Tule Queen for dredging in Napa River , California . Rate : $ 125 ...
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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...