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Page 70 - ... the committee took a recess until 2 o'clock pm) AFTERNOON SESSION The committee reconvened, pursuant to the taking of the recess, at 2 o'clock pm, Senator Wesley L.
Page 173 - States, all rights of way for levee foundations and levees on the main stem of the Mississippi River between Cape Girardeau, Missouri and the Head of Passes.
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Page 166 - Commission, and a civil engineer chosen from civil life to be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, whose compensation shall be fixed by the President and be paid out of the appropriations made to carry...
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Page 58 - The modifications under consideration are confined, then, to the middle section, extending from the mouth of the Arkansas to the mouth of the Red...
Page 101 - The waters are carried between the mam levee from the mouth of the Arkansas River to the mouth of the Red River.
Page 42 - But when the water behind goes faster than the water in front, it can not mix with it ; can it ? There is only one thing to do, and that is to pile up over the top ? Mr.
Page 10 - I propose to hand it to the members of this committee and would like to have it incorporated in the record. The CHAIRMAN. Without objection, it will be incorporated in the record. (The...
Page 166 - ... areas, and outlets. 8. The Act specifically provides that all diversion works and outlets shall be built in a manner which will fully and amply protect the adjacent lands. It does not seem possible to interpret this provision to mean, that, because one property owner happens to own land just on the outside of the Floodway Guide Levee, he will receive full protection; while, because another property owner owns land just within the Floodway Guide Levee (where it will be exposed to floodwaters deliberately...