Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1904 |
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... bank of the river for the abutment of the dam , and the other of 32.9 acres on the right , or Ohio , bank where the lock and all buildings required for operating the lock and dam will be located . The smaller tract was acquired by ...
... bank of the river for the abutment of the dam , and the other of 32.9 acres on the right , or Ohio , bank where the lock and all buildings required for operating the lock and dam will be located . The smaller tract was acquired by ...
Página 2460
... bank almost to Cache River . At Mound City the Illinois bank is building out rather than cutting away , and there is as yet no indication of the necessity of any special new protection to the levees . Cairo , Alexander County , Ill ...
... bank almost to Cache River . At Mound City the Illinois bank is building out rather than cutting away , and there is as yet no indication of the necessity of any special new protection to the levees . Cairo , Alexander County , Ill ...
Página 2461
... banks or levees . The Illinois bank from the lower end of Mound City to the upper end of Cairo , about 4 miles in length , is the portion of the bank evidently referred to in the act of March 3 , 1899 , as that to be examined with a ...
... banks or levees . The Illinois bank from the lower end of Mound City to the upper end of Cairo , about 4 miles in length , is the portion of the bank evidently referred to in the act of March 3 , 1899 , as that to be examined with a ...
Página 2462
... bank within recent years is that the portions of the bank now exposed to river action show evidence of a stratum of fine sand , in some cases 3 feet in thickness , underlying the natural surface of the drainage district property at a ...
... bank within recent years is that the portions of the bank now exposed to river action show evidence of a stratum of fine sand , in some cases 3 feet in thickness , underlying the natural surface of the drainage district property at a ...
Página 2463
... bank is not essential either to Mound City or to Cairo and can have no decided effect on the commerce of either place , and that the only large special interests involved at the present time or for the next few years are those of the ...
... bank is not essential either to Mound City or to Cairo and can have no decided effect on the commerce of either place , and that the only large special interests involved at the present time or for the next few years are those of the ...
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20 feet act of June amount expended April August 18 basin Board of Engineers boats breakwater bridge Brig canal cents per cubic channel Chief of Engineers coal cofferdam commerce Company completed concrete Congress construction contract contractor Corps of Engineers crib cubic yards Date of approval Date of beginning Date of expiration December depth Division Engineer dredging ending June 30 ENGINEER OFFICE Engineers for Rivers Erie excavation feet B. M. feet long feet wide fiscal year ending freight G. L. GILLESPIE Green River harbor act harbor lines indorsement June 13 June 30 Kanawha Lake linear feet locks and dams March Michigan miles Monongahela River mouth Muskingum River navigation Ohio River operations piles preliminary examination proposed Railroad removed repairs revetment riprap river and harbor rock sand September south pier station steamer stone superstructure survey timber tonnage tons Total U. S. ARMY United States Army vessels wall width
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Página 2456 - Congress legislated on the subject as far as was reasonably practicable, and from the necessities of the case was compelled to leave to executive officials the duty of bringing about the result pointed out by the statute. To deny the power of Congress to delegate such a duty would, in effect, amount but to declaring that the plenary power vested in Congress to regulate foreign commerce could not be efficaciously exerted.
Página 2456 - 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...
Página 2453 - ... prescribed : Provided, That in any case arising under the provisions of this section an appeal or writ of error may be taken from the district courts or from the existing circuit courts direct to the Supreme Court either by the United States or by the defendants.
Página 2445 - 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 their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph purposes...
Página 3305 - The Legislature shall not sell, lease or otherwise dispose of the Erie canal, the Oswego canal, the Champlain canal, the Cayuga and Seneca canal, or the Black River canal; but they shall remain the property of the State and under its management forever.
Página 2452 - ... be taken. If the persons, corporation, or association owning or controlling any railroad or other bridge shall, after receiving notice to that effect, as hereinbefore required, from the Secretary of War, and within the time prescribed by him...
Página 2773 - ... shall have arrived within half a mile of such curve or bend, shall give a signal by one long blast of the steam whistle...
Página 2445 - Congress over the whole subject matter, that the consent of Congress is so frequently asked to the erection of bridges over navigable streams. It might itself give original authority for the erection of such bridges when called for by the demands of interstate commerce by land; but in many, perhaps the majority of cases, its assent only is asked, and the primary authority is sought at the hands of the State
Página 2773 - That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to prescribe such regulations for the use, administration, and navigation of the navigable waters of the United States as in his judgment the public necessity may require...
Página 2773 - Rule V. Whenever a steamer is nearing a short bend or curve in the channel where, from the height of the banks or other cause, a steamer approaching from the opposite direction cannot be seen for a distance of half a mile...