Service Monographs of the United States Government, Tema 27Brookings Institution, 1923 - 166 páginas |
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... maintaining this channel at the mouth of the Mississippi River , which was the biggest single project that had been under- taken up to that time , was one of the few river and harbor improvements made by the national government through ...
... maintaining this channel at the mouth of the Mississippi River , which was the biggest single project that had been under- taken up to that time , was one of the few river and harbor improvements made by the national government through ...
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... maintained by the United States . " Another development of interest that took place during this time was the numerous instances of the construction of large equipment by the Corps of Engineers . As early as 1867 a joint resolution ...
... maintained by the United States . " Another development of interest that took place during this time was the numerous instances of the construction of large equipment by the Corps of Engineers . As early as 1867 a joint resolution ...
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... maintained by the levee district protected by it , but for all other purposes the United States had control over it . A further authorization of appropriations of not over $ 10,000,000 a year for a period of six years was made in 1923 ...
... maintained by the levee district protected by it , but for all other purposes the United States had control over it . A further authorization of appropriations of not over $ 10,000,000 a year for a period of six years was made in 1923 ...
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... in 1859 and from the Potomac four years later . In 1867 the Chief of Engi- S9 War Department Special Order No. 27 . 90 neers was charged with the duty of maintaining and 52 OFFICE OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS The Washington Aqueduct.
... in 1859 and from the Potomac four years later . In 1867 the Chief of Engi- S9 War Department Special Order No. 27 . 90 neers was charged with the duty of maintaining and 52 OFFICE OF CHIEF OF ENGINEERS The Washington Aqueduct.
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... maintaining and operating the aqueduct . In 1870 the construction of Conduit Road above and along the aqueduct was started to allow easier access for inspection and repairing . The tunnel from Georgetown Reservoir to Mc- Millan Park ...
... maintaining and operating the aqueduct . In 1870 the construction of Conduit Road above and along the aqueduct was started to allow easier access for inspection and repairing . The tunnel from Georgetown Reservoir to Mc- Millan Park ...
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Página 133 - 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...
Página 122 - Columbia is hereby placed under the exclusive charge and control of the Chief of Engineers of the United States Army, under such regulations as may be prescribed by the President of the United States, through the Secretary of War.
Página 129 - States providing for taxes on business and trade, or to the act entitled " an act to provide for the construction and maintenance of roads, the establishment and maintenance of schools, and the care and support of insane persons in the District of Alaska, and for other purposes...
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Página ix - Congress the monograph should prove of no less value. At present these officials are called upon to legislate and appropriate money for services concerning whose needs and real problems they can secure but imperfect information. That the possession by each member of a set of monographs, such as is here projected, prepared according to a uniform plan, will be a great aid to intelligent legislation and appropriation of funds can hardly be questioned. To the public, finally, these monographs will give...
Página 2 - That the said corps, when so organized, shall be stationed at West Point in the state of New York, and shall constitute a military academy; and the engineers, assistant engineers, and cadets of the said corps, shall be subject, at all times, to do duty in such places, and on such service, as the President of the United States shall direct.
Página 20 - That no survey shall be made of any harbors or rivers until the Chief of 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...
Página 27 - It is hereby declared to be the policy of the Congress that water terminals are essential at all cities and towns located upon harbors or navigable waterways and that at least one public terminal should exist, constructed, owned, and regulated by the municipality, or other public agency of the State and open to the use of all on equal terms...
Página 45 - Provided further, That no license affecting the navigable capacity of any navigable waters of the United States shall be issued until the plans of the dam or other structures affecting navigation have been approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War.
Página 72 - ... suitable terminal facilities; to investigate the existing status of water transportation upon the different inland waterways of the country, with a view to determining whether such waterways are being utilized to the extent of their capacity, and to what extent they are meeting the demands of traffic, and whether the water carriers utilizing such waterways are interchanging traffic with the railroads; and to investigate any other matter that may tend to promote and encourage inland water transportation....