Mississippi River Flood Control, Morganza Floodway: Hearings Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Seventy- Fifth Congress, Third Session, on Mar. 28-30, 1938Considers (74) S. 3531, (75) S. 3354. |
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... situation that , I think , requires legislative attention . We are confronted with a situation that makes it impossible to construct a very vital project in the flood- control program for the lower Mississippi Valley , and that is the ...
... situation that , I think , requires legislative attention . We are confronted with a situation that makes it impossible to construct a very vital project in the flood- control program for the lower Mississippi Valley , and that is the ...
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... situation , we believe it to be the concensus of opinion that , ( a ) The people and property owners in the Morganza floodway desire immediate construction of that floodway and have signed options acceptable to the Chief of Engineers ...
... situation , we believe it to be the concensus of opinion that , ( a ) The people and property owners in the Morganza floodway desire immediate construction of that floodway and have signed options acceptable to the Chief of Engineers ...
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... situation today , all of those agencies favor the Overton amendment . Just a few days ago in the city of Baton Rouge we had a meeting of public officials , citizens , engineers , and other interested parties from about 40 of the 64 ...
... situation today , all of those agencies favor the Overton amendment . Just a few days ago in the city of Baton Rouge we had a meeting of public officials , citizens , engineers , and other interested parties from about 40 of the 64 ...
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... situation . At this time I ask permission of the committee to offer and file for the record the written statement of Mayor Maestri of the city of New Orleans . Senator SHEPPARD . That permission is granted . ( The letter of Robert S ...
... situation . At this time I ask permission of the committee to offer and file for the record the written statement of Mayor Maestri of the city of New Orleans . Senator SHEPPARD . That permission is granted . ( The letter of Robert S ...
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... situation requires perhaps adjustments to be made between the landowners and the Government . The working out of a satisfactory basis of agreement may take a longer period of time than was originally contemplated within which to obtain ...
... situation requires perhaps adjustments to be made between the landowners and the Government . The working out of a satisfactory basis of agreement may take a longer period of time than was originally contemplated within which to obtain ...
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75 percent acres ALLEN alluvial valley Angola Arkansas City Arkansas River Atchafalaya Basin Atchafalaya River authorized back protection levee Baton Rouge Bonnet Carre Brigadier General FERGUSON built capacity carry Chairman Chief of Engineers committee condemnation Congress construction cubic feet cut-offs Delta diversion easements Eudora floodway Eudora spillway feet per second flowage easements flowage rights freeboard fuse fuseplug levee gage give Government Governor LECHE grade and section GRUBS HAMLEY HEBERT JACOBS KLORER land levee board levee district Louisiana Louisiana line Major General SCHLEY middle section miles Mississippi River Commission Morganza floodway Morganza spillway Natchez necessary Orleans Overton Act Overton bill plug Pointe Coupee Parish police jury problem question Red River Representative WHITTINGTON reservoirs rights-of-way Senator BILBO Senator MILLER Senator OVERTON Senator OVERTON presiding Senator SHEPPARD side statement SUMMERLIN superflood tion Total number Total value United Vicksburg West Atchafalaya