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Page 2514
Length , 1,000 feet , running in a northwesterly direction from the north end of the
present Stony Point section , at an angle of 150 ° from the axis of said section ,
and built of stone ; it is called the south entrance arm . ” The foundation , to a ...
Length , 1,000 feet , running in a northwesterly direction from the north end of the
present Stony Point section , at an angle of 150 ° from the axis of said section ,
and built of stone ; it is called the south entrance arm . ” The foundation , to a ...
Page 2536
This is on account of the failure of the contractor to furnish stone at the stipulated
rate . The floating plant was overhauled and painted during the winter . A
temporary marine railway for hauling out scows was built in the East Cove at a
cost of ...
This is on account of the failure of the contractor to furnish stone at the stipulated
rate . The floating plant was overhauled and painted during the winter . A
temporary marine railway for hauling out scows was built in the East Cove at a
cost of ...
Page 2545
... to permit of lighters reaching the quarry . A trestle was built across the north
channel ... From station 6 + 70 to station 11 +80 it is built to a height of from 3 to 5
feet above mean lower low water . Some stone has been placed as far out as ...
... to permit of lighters reaching the quarry . A trestle was built across the north
channel ... From station 6 + 70 to station 11 +80 it is built to a height of from 3 to 5
feet above mean lower low water . Some stone has been placed as far out as ...
Page 2571
During the month of July , 1910 , a temporary wing dam was constructed , at a
cost of $ 690 , to concentrate the flow at Monroeville chute , about 5 miles below
Chico Landing ; This wing dam was built by the crew of the snag boat Seizer , the
...
During the month of July , 1910 , a temporary wing dam was constructed , at a
cost of $ 690 , to concentrate the flow at Monroeville chute , about 5 miles below
Chico Landing ; This wing dam was built by the crew of the snag boat Seizer , the
...
Page 2572
The wing - dam system built in former years at Sacramento Bar , Sutterville ,
Edwards break , Brickyard Bar , and Pocket Pump , all lying in the 10 miles of the
river next below Sacramento , was restored by hired labor , and with materials ...
The wing - dam system built in former years at Sacramento Bar , Sutterville ,
Edwards break , Brickyard Bar , and Pocket Pump , all lying in the 10 miles of the
river next below Sacramento , was restored by hired labor , and with materials ...
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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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