Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1904 |
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Página 2461
... Basin reaches so near the eastern bank of the Mississippi River a few miles above Cairo that in recent years it has been thought desirable to strengthen the Mississippi River embankment a few miles above Cairo to prevent the Mississippi ...
... Basin reaches so near the eastern bank of the Mississippi River a few miles above Cairo that in recent years it has been thought desirable to strengthen the Mississippi River embankment a few miles above Cairo to prevent the Mississippi ...
Página 2462
... Basin , goes by the name of the " drainage district , " belongs almost all to the Cairo Trust , and is given up almost entirely to agricultural purposes , there being no city or town properly so called within its limits . The railroad ...
... Basin , goes by the name of the " drainage district , " belongs almost all to the Cairo Trust , and is given up almost entirely to agricultural purposes , there being no city or town properly so called within its limits . The railroad ...
Página 2587
... basin described , a bed or seam of coal , known as the North Coalburg in the upper measures , is being extensively mined and shipped to the markets of the north and west , where as a fine domestic coal it is in great demand . It is also ...
... basin described , a bed or seam of coal , known as the North Coalburg in the upper measures , is being extensively mined and shipped to the markets of the north and west , where as a fine domestic coal it is in great demand . It is also ...
Página 2589
... basin , a deep pool extending to the foot of the Falls . The river bank on either side is steep , with little or no bottom land between the river and the mountains which inclose it on either hand . There is no commerce on this part of ...
... basin , a deep pool extending to the foot of the Falls . The river bank on either side is steep , with little or no bottom land between the river and the mountains which inclose it on either hand . There is no commerce on this part of ...
Página 2595
... basin ( 618.8 ) indicates that two locks with an aggregate lift of 20 feet 3 inches will be required to carry the slack water into the Falls basin at an elevation for the upper pool of eight - tenths of a foot below low water , and a ...
... basin ( 618.8 ) indicates that two locks with an aggregate lift of 20 feet 3 inches will be required to carry the slack water into the Falls basin at an elevation for the upper pool of eight - tenths of a foot below low water , and a ...
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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...