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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... anchorage and winding room . For the location of every portion of the harbor line a reason should be stated ; or should no adequate reason exist in any particular case , this should be frankly acknowledged , in order that a change may ...
... anchorage and winding room . For the location of every portion of the harbor line a reason should be stated ; or should no adequate reason exist in any particular case , this should be frankly acknowledged , in order that a change may ...
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... anchorage sheltered by the breakwater . The funds now available are thought to be sufficient to complete the smaller breakwater , designed for the business of the island . The original survey , upon which estimates were made for this ...
... anchorage sheltered by the breakwater . The funds now available are thought to be sufficient to complete the smaller breakwater , designed for the business of the island . The original survey , upon which estimates were made for this ...
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... anchorage can probably be doubled or trebled by removing bowlders and dredging , and as far as the enlarge- ment can be made in this way , it is probably cheaper than by extend- ing the break water . At the close of this season's work ...
... anchorage can probably be doubled or trebled by removing bowlders and dredging , and as far as the enlarge- ment can be made in this way , it is probably cheaper than by extend- ing the break water . At the close of this season's work ...
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... anchorage sheltered by it . The break - water now extends out 1,425 feet from the shore . A detached piece 300 feet in length has been built from a point 200 feet from the head or outer end of the main work . A contract has been made ...
... anchorage sheltered by it . The break - water now extends out 1,425 feet from the shore . A detached piece 300 feet in length has been built from a point 200 feet from the head or outer end of the main work . A contract has been made ...
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... anchorage and for a beating channel for sailing vessels follow . For making such a channel 200 feet wide and 23 feet deep at mean low - water , I have estimated would require , " etc. You , however , refer to a communication to you by ...
... anchorage and for a beating channel for sailing vessels follow . For making such a channel 200 feet wide and 23 feet deep at mean low - water , I have estimated would require , " etc. You , however , refer to a communication to you by ...
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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...