First- Forty-second Annual Report of the Board of Harbor Commissioners to the General Assembly at Its January Session 1877- 1918Pawtucket linotyping Company, 1877 |
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... Island . With a small balance of the appropriation of March 3 , 1875 , and the assistance of the officers of the ... Block Island Harbor , Rhode Island . Work has been commenced on the proposed detached pier , under the appropriation ...
... Island . With a small balance of the appropriation of March 3 , 1875 , and the assistance of the officers of the ... Block Island Harbor , Rhode Island . Work has been commenced on the proposed detached pier , under the appropriation ...
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... Island , which has served effectually to prevent the shore sands and gravel from drifting into the inner harbor . No ... Block Island Harbor , Rhode Island . $ 954 06 923 92 30 14 At the beginning of the present fiscal year , the amount ...
... Island , which has served effectually to prevent the shore sands and gravel from drifting into the inner harbor . No ... Block Island Harbor , Rhode Island . $ 954 06 923 92 30 14 At the beginning of the present fiscal year , the amount ...
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Rhode Island. Harbor Commissioners. Number . Abstract of Proposals received at the Engineer Office United States Army , Newport , Rhode Island , March 22 , 1877 , at 10 A. M. , for furnishing riprap granite for Block Island Breakwater ...
Rhode Island. Harbor Commissioners. Number . Abstract of Proposals received at the Engineer Office United States Army , Newport , Rhode Island , March 22 , 1877 , at 10 A. M. , for furnishing riprap granite for Block Island Breakwater ...
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Rhode Island. Harbor Commissioners. At the close of this season's work it is proposed to submit a final report , reviewing the subject in detail , and giving plans and estimates of cost of meeting the probable wants of the future . Block ...
Rhode Island. Harbor Commissioners. At the close of this season's work it is proposed to submit a final report , reviewing the subject in detail , and giving plans and estimates of cost of meeting the probable wants of the future . Block ...
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Rhode Island. Harbor Commissioners. amount of material equal to that displaced from the river or harbor , at such ... Block Company , for pile wharf , 104x108 feet , near India street , west of Ives street , in Provi- dence . 3. May 1 ...
Rhode Island. Harbor Commissioners. amount of material equal to that displaced from the river or harbor , at such ... Block Company , for pile wharf , 104x108 feet , near India street , west of Ives street , in Provi- dence . 3. May 1 ...
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00 Amount 12 feet 25 feet 300 feet wide amount available amount expended Annual Report appropriated by act Block Island bowlders breakwater channel Chief of Engineers city of Providence collection district commenced Congress contract cubic yards December deepening dredging east ending June 30 ENGINEER OFFICE excavation existing project expended during fiscal feet at mean feet deep feet depth Field's Point fiscal year ending Fort Adams Fox Point G. K. WARREN Goat Island harbor acts Harbor Commissioners harbor line harbor of refuge herewith inner harbor July last fiscal Little Narragansett Bay mean low water mean low-water mean rise miles MONEY STATEMENT navigation nearest fortification obstructions outstanding liabilities Pawcatuck River Pawtucket River Pawtuxet Point Judith port of entry profitably expended Providence River railroad Red Bridge removed respectfully RESULTS TO JUNE revenue collected Rhode Island riprap river and harbor Seekonk river shore side steamers survey tide tons vessels Washington Bridge Westerly wharf wharves
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Página 9 - And they constitute navigable waters of the United States within the meaning of the acts of Congress, in contradistinction from the navigable waters of the States, when they form in their ordinary condition by themselves, or by uniting with other waters, a continued highway over which commerce is or may be carried on with other States or foreign countries in the customary modes in which such commerce is conducted by water.
Página 20 - War, and within the time prescribed by him willfully fail or refuse to remove the same or to comply with the lawful order of the Secretary of War in the premises, such persons, corporation, or association shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor...
Página 20 - That whenever the Secretary of War shall have good reason to believe that any railroad or other bridge now constructed, or which may hereafter be constructed, over any of the navigable waterways of the United States is an unreasonable obstruction to the free navigation of such waters...
Página 19 - That it shall be the duty of all persons owning, operating, and tending the drawbridges now built, or which may hereafter be built across the navigable rivers and other waters of the United States, to open, or cause to be opened, the draws of such bridges under such...
Página 19 - States for examination of the offense alleged against him, and such commissioner, judge, or court shall proceed in respect thereto as authorized by law in cases of crimes against the United States.
Página 8 - Besides the wants of the mackerel-fishing fleet and the general coast navigation, the island is an important point on our shores for ocean navigation. It has a signal station connected by submarine telegraph with the mainland. Vessels are passing the island at all times and on all sides of it, and its position renders it of national importance.
Página 22 - In pursuance of the provisions of the said section fourteen, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not exceeding twenty-five hundred dollars nor less than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment (in the case of a natural person) not exceeding one year, or by both such punishments, In the discretion of the court...
Página 22 - ... That the creation of any obstruction, not affirmatively authorized by law, to the navigable capacity of any waters, in respect of which the United States has jurisdiction, is hereby prohibited. The continuance of any such obstruction, except bridges, piers, docks, and wharves, and similar structures erected for business purposes, whether heretofore or hereafter created, shall constitute an offense, and each week's continuance of any such obstruction shall be deemed a separate offense.
Página 23 - That where it is made manifest to the Secretary of War that the establishment of harbor lines is essential to the preservation and protection of harbors he may, and is hereby, authorized to cause such lines to be established, beyond which no piers, wharves, bulkheads, or other works shall be extended or deposits made, except under such regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by him...