Hearings..before the Committee on Rivers and Harbors... |
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... stream . That river will start across and will throw countless billions of cubic yards of silt into the stream . Where does it go ? It goes down ultimately , or some of it , clear to the Gulf of Mexico . You ought to take up this thing ...
... stream . That river will start across and will throw countless billions of cubic yards of silt into the stream . Where does it go ? It goes down ultimately , or some of it , clear to the Gulf of Mexico . You ought to take up this thing ...
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... streams that run into the Mississippi - is it not time for the Government of the United States to harness these horses and not let them run at large and de- stroy millions of dollars in property every year ? The CHAIRMAN . Would you do ...
... streams that run into the Mississippi - is it not time for the Government of the United States to harness these horses and not let them run at large and de- stroy millions of dollars in property every year ? The CHAIRMAN . Would you do ...
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... stream not only would all this capital be wasted , not only would all these experimental works be wasted , and not only would the fleet and ter- minals be lost , but the good will of the whole transaction would go down with a crash and ...
... stream not only would all this capital be wasted , not only would all these experimental works be wasted , and not only would the fleet and ter- minals be lost , but the good will of the whole transaction would go down with a crash and ...
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... stream , and at certain places we found obstacles and difficulties which caused expense and loss of time . The Government has appropriated $ 6,250,000 since 1910 , and of that sum $ 3,800,000 has been expended upon channel improvement ...
... stream , and at certain places we found obstacles and difficulties which caused expense and loss of time . The Government has appropriated $ 6,250,000 since 1910 , and of that sum $ 3,800,000 has been expended upon channel improvement ...
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... streams , and are im- proving them , at least partly , at their own expense . Mr. BLAND . We are building the levees . The CHAIRMAN . But you say that if you had had charge of it you would have done it before . I want to say that if the ...
... streams , and are im- proving them , at least partly , at their own expense . Mr. BLAND . We are building the levees . The CHAIRMAN . But you say that if you had had charge of it you would have done it before . I want to say that if the ...
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Página 60 - ... no laborer, workman or mechanic in the employ of the contractor, subcontractor or other person doing or contracting to do the whole or a part of the work contemplated by the contract shall be permitted or required to work more than eight hours in any one calendar day except in cases of extraordinary emergency caused by fire, flood or danger to life or property.
Página 61 - ... instrument is such corporate seal; that it was so affixed by order of the board of directors of said corporation, and that he signed his name thereto by like order.
Página 61 - Commonalty, or their certain attorney, successors, or assigns ; for which payment, well and truly to be made, we, and each of us, do bind ourselves, and each of our heirs, executors, and administrators, jointly and severally, firmly by these presents.
Página 4 - 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 3 - War in pursuance of the provisions of the said section eleven, 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 61 - On this day of , 19 — , before me personally came , to me known and known to me to be the commissioner of street cleaning of the city of New York, the person described in and who executed the foregoing instrument, and he acknowledged to me that he executed the same as such commissioner of street cleaning for the purposes therein mentioned.
Página 6 - ... regulations shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, on conviction thereof in any district court of the United States within whose territorial jurisdiction such offense may have been committed, shall be punished by a fine not exceeding $500, or by imprisonment (in the case of a natural person) not exceeding six months, in the discretion of the court.
Página 3 - There may be a question in the minds of some of the members of the committee as to why the Housing Agency is here supporting this particular request.
Página 60 - ... or by or on account of any act or omission of the said contractor or his agents...
Página 58 - Engineer ; he shall not assign, transfer, convey, sublet or otherwise dispose of this contract, or his right, title or interest in or to the same or any part thereof, without the previous consent in writing of the...