Comprehensive Flood-control Plans on H. R. 9640 |
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Page 71
... lower Holyoke already authorized $ 1,000,000 in the lower section . Since 1936 it is dependent on that authoriza- tion for their flood protection . Since that time they have gone through the 1938 flood which did nearly as much damage in ...
... lower Holyoke already authorized $ 1,000,000 in the lower section . Since 1936 it is dependent on that authoriza- tion for their flood protection . Since that time they have gone through the 1938 flood which did nearly as much damage in ...
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... lower down on the same river . Mr. CLASON . And these substitutes would be considered as under the act of 1938 by the provisions of that act ? Colonel BRAGDON . The Chief of Engineers would have to so decide . Usually so , as I ...
... lower down on the same river . Mr. CLASON . And these substitutes would be considered as under the act of 1938 by the provisions of that act ? Colonel BRAGDON . The Chief of Engineers would have to so decide . Usually so , as I ...
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... Lower Naukeag , North Springfield , and Ayersbrook . Mr. CLASON . And some of them you would call comparatively small reservoirs ? Colonel BRAGDON . Yes , sir . There are three of them that are very , very small . Mr. CLASON . Now ...
... Lower Naukeag , North Springfield , and Ayersbrook . Mr. CLASON . And some of them you would call comparatively small reservoirs ? Colonel BRAGDON . Yes , sir . There are three of them that are very , very small . Mr. CLASON . Now ...
Page 106
... lower Mississippi River . Colonel HALL . And the Sacramento River . The CHAIRMAN . I would say the question of pumping was never brought up anywhere , within my recollection , until after 1936 when we passed the acts providing for ...
... lower Mississippi River . Colonel HALL . And the Sacramento River . The CHAIRMAN . I would say the question of pumping was never brought up anywhere , within my recollection , until after 1936 when we passed the acts providing for ...
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... lower Ohio and tributaries . What other local protective works have you authorizations for in the Pittsburgh area that may be constructed under existing author- izations ? Colonel MARKS . The only local protective works in the ...
... lower Ohio and tributaries . What other local protective works have you authorizations for in the Pittsburgh area that may be constructed under existing author- izations ? Colonel MARKS . The only local protective works in the ...
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Page 554 - Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the following work of improvement is hereby adopted and authorized, to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers...
Page 842 - California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the plans contained in House Document Numbered 630, Seventy-sixth Congress, third session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable...
Page 43 - The CHAIRMAN.. Are there any questions by any members of the committee ? Mr.
Page 332 - June 28, 1938, approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the upper Mississippi River Basin described in the Flood Control Committee Document No. 1, Seventy-fifth Congress, first session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable...
Page 758 - That penstocks or other similar facilities adapted to possible future use in the development of hydroelectric power shall be installed in any dam herein authorized when approved by the Secretary of War upon the recommendation of the Chief of Engineers and of the Federal Power Commission.
Page 514 - Chairman and gentlemen, the Board of Supervisors of the Los Angeles County Flood Control District has directed me to appear before this committee to report the flood control needs of our area for fiscal year 1967. At the outset of this statement, I should like to emphasize that we are...
Page 83 - Lycoming county, about twenty-five miles from the former, which is at the junction of the North and West Branches of the Susquehanna...
Page 657 - As thus defined the district is limited on the west by the Mississippi river and on the east by the towns, Belleville and Edwardsville.
Page 72 - The committee resumed its session at 2 o'clock pm, pursuant to the taking of recess. The CHAIRMAN. The committee will come to order.
Page 794 - That, hereafter, Federal investigations and improvements of rivers and other waterways for flood control and allied purposes shall be under the jurisdiction of and shall be prosecuted by the War Department under the direction of the Secretary of War and supervision of the Chief of Engineers...