Annual Report of the Chief of Engineers to the Secretary of War for the Year ..., Part 3U.S. Government Printing Office, 1888 |
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Page 1430
... carried away . The gaps made were each about 75 feet in width . As the mattress was not sunk here the piles were of course unbraced . Only 25 feet of mattress remained to be fabricated before sinking these sections and completing all ...
... carried away . The gaps made were each about 75 feet in width . As the mattress was not sunk here the piles were of course unbraced . Only 25 feet of mattress remained to be fabricated before sinking these sections and completing all ...
Page 1453
... carried to the Evansville Bridge , except over two places - one , the lower , being called Nine - Mile Shoal , about 6 miles from the mouth , and the other , a shoal immediately in the vicinity of Evansville . On the Nine Mile Shoal ...
... carried to the Evansville Bridge , except over two places - one , the lower , being called Nine - Mile Shoal , about 6 miles from the mouth , and the other , a shoal immediately in the vicinity of Evansville . On the Nine Mile Shoal ...
Page 1454
... carried to and from this place by this means . Boats had heretofore not been able to reach New Athens , as the Baldwin Bridge formerly had no draw , but the new bridge has a draw , thus opening up the river to this point . The country ...
... carried to and from this place by this means . Boats had heretofore not been able to reach New Athens , as the Baldwin Bridge formerly had no draw , but the new bridge has a draw , thus opening up the river to this point . The country ...
Page 1459
... carried to a height equal to that of the river , with the Saint Louis gauge - reading 7.8 feet . The river is also obstructed by what is called the " Fish Trap , " just above the bridge , and by sand - bars and snags at various places ...
... carried to a height equal to that of the river , with the Saint Louis gauge - reading 7.8 feet . The river is also obstructed by what is called the " Fish Trap , " just above the bridge , and by sand - bars and snags at various places ...
Page 1467
... carried out on the Upper Mississippi , and tem- porary channels have been cut at many points with varying success . While the members of the Board believe that mere dredging will hardly ever be permanently successful in a river - bed ...
... carried out on the Upper Mississippi , and tem- porary channels have been cut at many points with varying success . While the members of the Board believe that mere dredging will hardly ever be permanently successful in a river - bed ...
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12 feet act of August Amount appropriated amount available Amount estimated amount expended appropriated by act August 11 balance available barges boats breakwater Bridge built canal cents channel Chief of Engineers coal commerce COMMERCIAL STATISTICS completion of existing compliance with requirements construction contract Corps of Engineers cost cribs cubic yards Cumberland River depth dredging ending June 30 exclusive of liabilities existing project expended during fiscal expended in fiscal feet long feet wide fiscal year ending Fort Snelling freight harbor acts improvement Island Lake liabilities outstanding July linear feet lock and dam low water low-water Mary's Falls Canal miles Minnesota River Mississippi River Money statement mouth Muskingum River navigation obstructions Ohio Ohio River piles pounds profitably expended railroad removed repairs requirements of sections revetment riprap river and harbor rock Saint Paul Shoals shore protection snags steam-boat steamers stone Submitted in compliance superstructure survey timber tonnage tons Total vessels width
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Page 2045 - In witness whereof the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company has caused this stipulation to be signed by its president and its corporate seal to be affixed thereto, at its office in the city of New York, this 9th day of December, 1879.
Page 1756 - Virginia, and to use for a right of way through said property a section of land rifty-fpur feet wide and bounded and described as follows, to wit: Beginning at a point in the...
Page 2064 - Engineers shall have directed a preliminary examination of the same by the local engineer in charge of the district, or an engineer detailed for the purpose; and such local or detailed engineer shall report to said Chief of Engineers, whether, in his opinion, said harbor or river is worthy of improvement, and shall state in such report fully and particularly the facts and reasons on which he bases such opinion, including the present and prospective demands of commerce...
Page 1869 - May 14, 1880, which, project as modified contemplates the rebuilding of the Cedars Lock, the renovation of the old locks as they require it, and the deepening and widening the channel of the Fox River throughout to 6 feet depth and 100 feet width, without reference to the original project.
Page 1835 - ... mouth of the river to the 15-foot contour in Green Bay, and dredging a channel between them 14 feet deep. In 1874 it was decided to extend the piers to the 16-foot contour.
Page 1927 - C. ENDICOTT, Secretary of War. The SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. LETTER OF THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS.
Page 1612 - Work was in progress at the beginning of the fiscal year, and was continued until August 1, when the contract was completed.
Page 1756 - That any persons or corporations having lawful authority to erect a bridge or bridges across the Great Kanawha River, in West Virginia, may hereafter erect bridges across said river, for railroad or other uses, upon compliance with the provisions and requirements of this act.