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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... miles to a dumping ground , and for the year to come the price includes the transferring the material by cars on trestle to ground too high to be reached in scows . This is required in order to develop wharf property . Very respectfully ...
... miles to a dumping ground , and for the year to come the price includes the transferring the material by cars on trestle to ground too high to be reached in scows . This is required in order to develop wharf property . Very respectfully ...
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... miles , or at such points on the margins of Providence harbor or river as the riparian owners might agree to , and the local authorities permit . The price at which the cost of the whole scheme was estimated was at the rate of seven ...
... miles , or at such points on the margins of Providence harbor or river as the riparian owners might agree to , and the local authorities permit . The price at which the cost of the whole scheme was estimated was at the rate of seven ...
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... miles an hour . When it is remembered that in a clear way a current of six knots an hour is navigable only with great difficulty , one appreciates that to pursue a sinuous course which runs athwart the line of a five - mile cur- rent ...
... miles an hour . When it is remembered that in a clear way a current of six knots an hour is navigable only with great difficulty , one appreciates that to pursue a sinuous course which runs athwart the line of a five - mile cur- rent ...
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... miles per hour . Previous to the The present railroad bridge was built in 1867-8 . construction of the present bridge , a bridge built in 1835 , and suc- ceeding repairs on it , contributed to the formation of an obstruction at this ...
... miles per hour . Previous to the The present railroad bridge was built in 1867-8 . construction of the present bridge , a bridge built in 1835 , and suc- ceeding repairs on it , contributed to the formation of an obstruction at this ...
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... miles per hour . Second , as to the superstructure . The superstructure is objection- able on account of the location of the draws . Our appended plans show this location to be close to the eastern shore and out of the main channel ...
... miles per hour . Second , as to the superstructure . The superstructure is objection- able on account of the location of the draws . Our appended plans show this location to be close to the eastern shore and out of the main channel ...
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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...