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Page 2560
This canal was given a severe test during the early part of this year when a
succession of floods caused unusually high water several times , but the levee on
the lower side of the canal proved ample to withstand all water turned into the
canal .
This canal was given a severe test during the early part of this year when a
succession of floods caused unusually high water several times , but the levee on
the lower side of the canal proved ample to withstand all water turned into the
canal .
Page 2561
against the bridges over the canal , some pile supports were knocked out ,
approaches to the bridge were washed out , and the retaining levee broken at
one place . All damage done to bridges and approaches except in the case of the
...
against the bridges over the canal , some pile supports were knocked out ,
approaches to the bridge were washed out , and the retaining levee broken at
one place . All damage done to bridges and approaches except in the case of the
...
Page 2742
15,150 for levee machine . $ 22,272 . $ 15,132.13 . S $ 19,200 . Finished cost
with outfit . $ 30,315.85 , including barge and quar- Equipment transferred from
old $ 6,056 . 1 $ 20,200 . terboat . dredge . Bucket : Type . Hayward orange - peel
...
15,150 for levee machine . $ 22,272 . $ 15,132.13 . S $ 19,200 . Finished cost
with outfit . $ 30,315.85 , including barge and quar- Equipment transferred from
old $ 6,056 . 1 $ 20,200 . terboat . dredge . Bucket : Type . Hayward orange - peel
...
Page 2928
2262–2269 ) on the subject of the control of mine débris , improving navigability ,
and the control of floods in the Sacramento and Feather Rivers , by means of
dredging and levees . The general recommendations contained in this report
were ...
2262–2269 ) on the subject of the control of mine débris , improving navigability ,
and the control of floods in the Sacramento and Feather Rivers , by means of
dredging and levees . The general recommendations contained in this report
were ...
Page 2932
... of two hydraulic dredges and to their operation and maintenance in
accordance with the general terms of this report ; provided , furthermore , that all
rights of way for levees and spoil banks shall be furnished free of cost to the
United States .
... of two hydraulic dredges and to their operation and maintenance in
accordance with the general terms of this report ; provided , furthermore , that all
rights of way for levees and spoil banks shall be furnished free of cost to the
United States .
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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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