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Page 2584
the bay to the projected depth , by redredging between Bay City Cut and a point
below Memaloose Point . During these four months about 40,510 cubic yards of
material , composed of sand and silt , were excavated and removed to about 150
...
the bay to the projected depth , by redredging between Bay City Cut and a point
below Memaloose Point . During these four months about 40,510 cubic yards of
material , composed of sand and silt , were excavated and removed to about 150
...
Page 2622
Gauges were established during March , 1911 , as follows : One on the
Willamette at Linnton ; one at the mouth of the Willamette and nine on the
Columbia River at the following points : Willow Bar , Warrior Rock , Martins Bluff ,
Kalama ...
Gauges were established during March , 1911 , as follows : One on the
Willamette at Linnton ; one at the mouth of the Willamette and nine on the
Columbia River at the following points : Willow Bar , Warrior Rock , Martins Bluff ,
Kalama ...
Page 2641
The most feasible method that presents itself of improving the river at this point ,
without the use of locks , is the construction of a channel in the rock bench along
the left bank . This channel must be of sufficient length to reduce the velocity of ...
The most feasible method that presents itself of improving the river at this point ,
without the use of locks , is the construction of a channel in the rock bench along
the left bank . This channel must be of sufficient length to reduce the velocity of ...
Page 2662
Sparrows Point , Md . When built . 1904-5 . Builder . Maryland Steel Co Contract
cost .. $ 304,000 1 . Cost of outfit . $ 37,577.24 . Time to build 20 months .
Material of hull . Steel ... Length over all . 288 feet .. Length between
perpendiculars .
Sparrows Point , Md . When built . 1904-5 . Builder . Maryland Steel Co Contract
cost .. $ 304,000 1 . Cost of outfit . $ 37,577.24 . Time to build 20 months .
Material of hull . Steel ... Length over all . 288 feet .. Length between
perpendiculars .
Page 2674
Sparrows Point , Md . Sparrows Point , Md . Wilmington , Del . When built . 1902 .
1905 . 1908 . 1887 . Builder Geo . A. Gilchrist . Maryland Steel Co. Maryland
Steel Co. Jackson & Sharpe . Contract cost . $ 144,750 1 . $ 358,400 .. $ 357,500
.
Sparrows Point , Md . Sparrows Point , Md . Wilmington , Del . When built . 1902 .
1905 . 1908 . 1887 . Builder Geo . A. Gilchrist . Maryland Steel Co. Maryland
Steel Co. Jackson & Sharpe . Contract cost . $ 144,750 1 . $ 358,400 .. $ 357,500
.
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Page 3155 - ... 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 3102 - Agriculture to examine, locate and recommend for purchase such forested, cut-over or denuded lands within the watersheds of navigable streams as in his judgment may be necessary to the regulation of the flow of navigable streams or for the production of timber...
Page 3117 - 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 surveys...
Page 3145 - Missouri, in accordance with the provisions of the act entitled "An act to regulate the construction of bridges over navigable waters," approved March 23, 1906, and subject to the conditions and limitations contained in this act.
Page 3066 - 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 3087 - That the Secretary of War may enter into a contract or contracts for such materials and work as may be necessary to complete...
Page 3110 - ... extra-duty pay to soldiers necessarily employed for periods not less than ten days as artificers on work in addition to and not strictly in the line of their military duties, such as carpenters, blacksmiths, draftsmen, printers, lithographers, photographers, engine drivers, telegraph operators, teamsters...
Page 3136 - Under appropriations herein contained no contract shall be made for making or repairing concrete or asphalt pavements in Washington City at a higher price than one dollar and eighty-five cents per square yard for a quality equal to the best laid in the District of Columbia prior to July first, eighteen hundred and eighty-six, and with a base of not less than six inches in thickness.
Page 3102 - That before any lands are purchased by the National Forest Reservation Commission said lands shall be examined by the Geological Survey and a report made to the Secretary of Agriculture, showing that the control of such lands will promote or protect the navigation of streams on whose watersheds they lie.
Page 3066 - ... project, to be paid for as appropriations may from time to time be made by law...
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| Title | Report of the Chief of Engineers, U.S. Army, Volume 3 |
| Author | United States. Army. Corps of Engineers |
| Publisher | U.S. Government Printing Office, 1911 |
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