Preservation of Niagara Falls: Hearings Before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, House of Representatives, January 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 26, and 27, 1912 on H.R. 6746 ... and H.R. 7694 ...U.S. Government Printing Office, 1912 - 448 páginas |
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... legislation which will permit the use for indus- trial purposes of that portion of the water of the Niagara River that is not necessary for scenic beauty , and thus conserve the use of such water for the benefit of a great section of ...
... legislation which will permit the use for indus- trial purposes of that portion of the water of the Niagara River that is not necessary for scenic beauty , and thus conserve the use of such water for the benefit of a great section of ...
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... legislation was proposed here which was seeking a diversion of the water of the Niagara River to the extent that it would impair the scenic beauty of the Falls , the people I represent would be the first to raise their voices in ...
... legislation was proposed here which was seeking a diversion of the water of the Niagara River to the extent that it would impair the scenic beauty of the Falls , the people I represent would be the first to raise their voices in ...
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... legislation sought to be attained by the said act of June 29 , 1906 . Mr. FLOOD . You make no limitation on Canada in your bill ? Mr. SIMMONS . No ; Canada was the one , if anyone should have desired to prohibit its coming over . They ...
... legislation sought to be attained by the said act of June 29 , 1906 . Mr. FLOOD . You make no limitation on Canada in your bill ? Mr. SIMMONS . No ; Canada was the one , if anyone should have desired to prohibit its coming over . They ...
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... legislation by this Govern- ment ? Mr. SMITH . That legislation was prior to the establishment of the treaty . I want to say , Mr. Chairman , that I do not desire to go into the merits of the legislation now . My main purpose in address ...
... legislation by this Govern- ment ? Mr. SMITH . That legislation was prior to the establishment of the treaty . I want to say , Mr. Chairman , that I do not desire to go into the merits of the legislation now . My main purpose in address ...
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... legislation appro- priate to the situation , and such treaty not having been negotiated , it is de- sirable that the provisions of said act should be continued until such permanent settlement can be made : Therefore , be it Resolved ...
... legislation appro- priate to the situation , and such treaty not having been negotiated , it is de- sirable that the provisions of said act should be continued until such permanent settlement can be made : Therefore , be it Resolved ...
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American Falls American side amount of power amount of water authorized BARTON bill BIXBY BROWN Burton Act Burton law Canadian Niagara Power Canadian side CARMODY cent CHAIRMAN Chief of Engineers city of Buffalo commissioners committee Congress contract corporations cost cubic feet DIFENDERFER diversion of water Dominion of Canada effect Electrical Development electrical horsepower electrical power Erie Canal feet of water feet per second FENNEWICK flow GARNER Government grandeur of Niagara granted GREENE HAMMOND hearing Horseshoe Falls interest International Waterways June 29 Lake Erie legislation limit McFarland ment navigation Niagara Falls Power Niagara River Ontario Power permits power companies power from Canada power house power purposes present preservation of Niagara provisions public service commission question regulate represent scenic beauty scenic grandeur SCOVELL Secretary Secretary of War statement stream tion transmission transmitted treaty United waters of Niagara WATROUS WILLIAM SULZER York
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Página 396 - America, have caused the said treaty and the said understanding, as forming a part thereof, to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the city of Washington this...
Página 392 - The High Contracting Parties agree that the navigation of all navigable boundary waters shall forever continue free and open for the purposes of commerce to the inhabitants and to the ships, vessels, and boats of both countries equally, subject, however, to any laws and regulations of either country, within its own territory, not inconsistent with such privilege of free navigation and applying equally and without discrimination to the inhabitants, ships, vessels, and boats of both countries.
Página 395 - Any questions or matters of difference arising between the High Contracting Parties involving the rights, obligations, or interests of the United States or of the Dominion of Canada either in relation to each other or to their respective inhabitants...
Página 12 - India, being equally desirous to prevent disputes regarding the use of boundary waters and to settle all questions which are now pending between the United States and the Dominion of Canada involving the rights, obligations, or interests of either in relation to the other or to the inhabitants of the other, along their common frontier, and to make provision for the adjustment and settlement of all such questions as may hereafter arise...
Página 124 - It is further agreed that the waters herein defined as boundary waters and waters flowing across the boundary shall not be polluted on either side to the injury of health or property on the other.
Página 396 - The present treaty shall be ratified by the President of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by His Britannic Majesty.
Página 393 - The channel of the Milk River in Canada may be used at the convenience of the United States for the conveyance, while passing through Canadian territory, of waters diverted from the St. Mary River. The provisions of Article...
Página 119 - Canada, or the Province of Ontario, may authorize and permit the diversion within the Province of Ontario of the waters of said river above the Falls of Niagara, for power purposes, not exceeding in the aggregate a daily diversion at the rate of thirty-six thousand cubic feet of water per second.
Página 12 - Governments on the other, ns the case may be, subject to any treaty provisions now existing with respect thereto, the exclusive jurisdiction and control over the use and diversion, whether temporary or permanent, of all waters on its own side of the line which in their natural channels would flow across the boundary or into boundary waters...
Página 392 - For the purposes of this treaty boundary waters are defined as the waters from main shore to main shore of the lakes and rivers and connecting waterways, or the portions thereof, along which the international boundary between the United States and the Dominion of Canada passes, including all bays, arms, and inlets thereof, but not including tributary waters which in their natural channels would flow into such lakes, rivers, and waterways, or waters flowing from such lakes, rivers, and waterways,...