Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army, Parte1

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1893
Includes the Report of the Mississippi River Commission, 1881-19 .
 

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IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT THomas L Casey Corps of ENGINEERS
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Delaware River N J and Pa 119 harbor between Philadelphia Pa and Camden
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REPORT OF WM F SMITH UNITED STATES AGENT MAJOR OF ENGI
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Wilmington Harbor Del 129 ice harbor at New Castle Del 130 Appoquinimink
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IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ CHARLES E L B DAVIS CORPS OF ENGINEERS 13
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Potomac River and Anacostia River at Washington D C 148 Occoquan Creek
157
EXAMINATIONS Potohunk River N C 1451 Durhams Estuary N C 1454
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IN THE CHARGE of Capt FREDERIC V ABBOT CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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APPENDIX
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St Johns River Fla 199 Upper St Johns River Fla 200 Volusia Bar Fla 201
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IMPROVEMENTS Apalachicola Bay Fla 1690 Apalachicola River the Cutoff
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IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT PHILLIP M PRICE Corps of ENGINEERS
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THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS
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EXAMINATIONS Bar at mouth of Alaqua Bayou Fla 1738 bar at junction
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Mobile Harbor Ala 228 Black Warrior River Ala from Tuscaloosa to Daniels Creek
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EXAMINATIONS Mississippi Sound 1783 Back Bay Biloxi Miss 1784 mouth
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EXAMINATIONS Homochitto River Miss 1839 harbor of refuge on Lake Pont
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IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT JOHN MILLIS CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT J H WILLARD CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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APPENDIX V
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Red River La and Ark 258 Red River above Fulton Ark 260 Ouachita
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Removing obstructions in Arkansas River improving Arkansas River 272 Fourche
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EXAMINATIONS Saline River Ark 2122 Fourche Le Fevre River Ark 2125 Cur
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IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ A MACKENZIE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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IMPROVEMENTS Mississippi River above Falls of St Anthony Minn 2261 reser
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IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT HARRY F HODges Corps of ENGINEERS
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IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT JOHN Biddle CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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APPENDIX H
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PART IV
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IMPROVEMENTS Harbor at Grand Marais Minn 2651 harbor at Agate Bay Minn
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IMPROVEMENTS Chicago Harbor Ill 2791 Calumet Harbor Ill 2810 Calumet
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IMPROVEMENTS Michigan City Harbor Ind 2858 St Joseph Harbor Mich 2864
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IMPROVEMENTS Shoals between Sister Islands and Crossover Light St Lawrence
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APPENDIX T
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IN THE CHARGE of MAJ W H HEUER CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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EXAMINATIONS Twelvemile Creek San Francisco Bay Cal 3235 Alviso Slough
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IN THE CHARGe of Capt ThOMAS W SYMONS CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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OFFICERS on duty at headquarters of military departments operations in Depart
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EXAMINATIONS Hamburg Bay on Mississippi River Calhoun County Ill 2248
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EXAMINATION James River S Dak 2321
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Report of Capt John Millis Corps of Engineers on operations in
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IMPROVEMENTS Wilmington Harbor Del 1194 ice harbor at New Castle Del
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LAWS AFFECTING THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS FIFTYSECOND CONGRESS
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APPENDIX I
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APPENDIX No 4
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HARBOR LINES St Marys River at Sault Ste Marie Mich 3037 Detroit Mich
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POST OF WILLETS POINT NEW YORKU S ENGINEER SCHOOL
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study and instruction for winter season December 1892 to May 1893 662 C pro
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REPORT OF LIEUT COL PETER C HAINS CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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IMPROVEMENTS St Croix River Me 670 Lubec Channel Me 671 Moosabec Bar
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EXAMINATIONS Channel near Hardys Point below Pembroke Me 722 South
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APPENDIX
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774 Scituate Harbor Mass 776 Plymouth Harbor Mass 778 Kingston Har
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EXAMINATIONS Gloucester Harbor Mass 787 Vincent Cove Gloucester Harbor
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IMPROVEMENTS Harbor of refuge at Hyannis Mass 804 harbor of refuge at Nan
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EXAMINATIONS Woods Holl Mass 860 Tarpaulin Cove Naushon Island Mass
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Point Judith breakwater R I 877 breachway into Salt Pond Block Island R I
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REPORT OF LIEUT COL HENRY M ROBERT CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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IMPROVEMENTS Mystic River Conn 898 Thames River Conn 901 Connecticut
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950 Five Mile River Harbor Conn 952 Stamford Harbor Conn 954 Harbor
950
EXAMINATIONS Wesport Harbor Conn 990 Norwalk Harbor Conn 991 Ber
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REPORT OF LIEUT COL G L GILLESPIE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
1005
IMPROVEMENTS Hudson River N Y 1006 harbor at Saugerties N Y 1019
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IMPROVEMENTS Patapsco River and channel to Baltimore Md 1243 channel
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EXAMINATIONS Fort Pond Bay N Y 1077 channel west of Robbins Reef Light
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APPENDIX
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IMPROVEMENTS Sumpawanus Inlet N Y 1100 Canarsie Bay N Y 1101 Sheeps
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EXAMINATIONS Seaford Creek Long Island N Y 1134 channel counecting Free
1138
EXAMINATION South and Middle branches of Patapsco River Baltimore Md
EXAMINATIONS Ohio River between Livingston Point and Tennessee Island 2404
IMPROVEMENTS Ohio River 2438 operating snag boats on Ohio River 2478 oper
EXAMINATIONS Green Bay Wis from lighthouse to first bridge on Fox River
EXAMINATIONS Mouth of Parish Creek Md 1310 Wicomico River Md 1312
HARBOR LINES Savannah River in vicinity of quarantine station near Fort

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Página 583 - War, obstruct such navigation, he is hereby authorized to cause such change or alteration of said bridge or bridges to be made as will effectually obviate such obstruction; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge. And in...
Página 527 - ... security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and, to secure that object, the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile...
Página 540 - War shall pre- lon' scribe; And to secure that object, the said company or corporation shall sub- Plans, mit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below the proposed location, the topography of the banks of the river, the shore-lines at high and low water, the direction and strength of the currents at all stages, and the soundings, accurately showing the bed of...
Página 527 - ... rules and conditions, to which each shall conform in using said bridge, all matters at issue between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties...
Página 582 - Act shall be a lawful structure and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over any railroad, street railway, or public highway leading to said bridge...
Página 546 - ... such use; and in case the owner or owners of said bridge and the several railroad companies, or any one of them, desiring such use shall fail to agree upon the sum or sums to be paid, and ujwn rules and conditions to which each...
Página 526 - That any bridge constructed under this act, and according to its limitations, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge...
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Página 535 - And all railroad companies desiring the use of said bridge .shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges* relative to the passage of railway trains or cars over the same, and over the approaches thereto, upon payment of a reasonable compensation for such use ; and in case...

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