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... believed that full use can be made of the new $ 1,000,000 grain terminal unless the project depth is increased to at least 30 feet at low water . The estimated cost for new work involved in doing this is $ 140,000 , of which $ 75,000 is ...
... believed that full use can be made of the new $ 1,000,000 grain terminal unless the project depth is increased to at least 30 feet at low water . The estimated cost for new work involved in doing this is $ 140,000 , of which $ 75,000 is ...
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... believed that the difference , if any , would be much less than this . It is not understood , however , where even this saving would be effected , as the grain terminals are already under construction on the basis of a recommended 28 ...
... believed that the difference , if any , would be much less than this . It is not understood , however , where even this saving would be effected , as the grain terminals are already under construction on the basis of a recommended 28 ...
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... believed that the present channel location is preferable to location B. The advantage of the latter location would be in providing deep water along the waterfront on the Washington side of the river . This frontage , below the turning ...
... believed that the present channel location is preferable to location B. The advantage of the latter location would be in providing deep water along the waterfront on the Washington side of the river . This frontage , below the turning ...
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... believed to be due to the general business depression rather than to inferior channel conditions . The increase in 1933 substantiates this view . In 14. It is true , however , that deterioration of the jetties has now reached a point ...
... believed to be due to the general business depression rather than to inferior channel conditions . The increase in 1933 substantiates this view . In 14. It is true , however , that deterioration of the jetties has now reached a point ...
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... believed desirable . This project was adopted the River and Harbor Act of March 2 , 1907 , which appropriated $ 00.000 for the work . Work on the north jetty was started in 1907 atid completed in 1910 , the jetty having been extended to ...
... believed desirable . This project was adopted the River and Harbor Act of March 2 , 1907 , which appropriated $ 00.000 for the work . Work on the north jetty was started in 1907 atid completed in 1910 , the jetty having been extended to ...
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Page 17 - Senate, That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, created under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act, approved June 13, 1902, be and is hereby requested to review the report of the Chief of Engineers on the Ouachita River and tributaries, Arkansas and Louisiana, submitted as Senate Document No.
Page 44 - ... 3. After due consideration of these reports, I concur in the views and recommendations of the Board.
Page 4 - Resolved by the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives, United States, That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors created under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act, approved June 13...
Page 15 - February 9, 1934, requested the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors to review the reports on the Sacramento, San Joaquin, and Kern Rivers, Calif., submitted in House Document No.
Page 25 - Resolved by the Committee on Public Works of the United States Senate, That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, created under Section 3 of the Rivers and Harbors...
Page 21 - December 6, 1941, and prior reports, with a view to determining if it is advisable to modify the existing project in any way at this time.
Page 17 - Above this point the bayou has a depth of 16 feet for o\ miles, 8 feet for 5 miles more, and 4 feet for 7 miles farther. The present project, as adopted by the river and harbor act of June 25. 1910. calls for dredging a channel 4 feet deep and 50 feet wide from the mouth of Turtle Bayou across Turtle Bay to the foot of Browns Pass, near Anahuac. at a cost of $10,000.
Page 10 - March 2, 1945, provided that in lieu of conditions heretofore prescribed, local interests shall furnish, free of cost to the United States, suitable areas for the disposal of dredged materials...
Page 11 - And if the consideration of such works and projects the Board shall have in view the amount and character of commerce Existing or reasonably prospective, which will be benefited by the improvement and the relations of the ultimate cost of such work, both as to the cost of construction and maintenance, to the public commercial interests involved...
Page 4 - All depths are referred to mean lower low water. The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water at the...