Set-back Levees on the Mississippi River: Hearings... on H.R. 7349... |
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... to pur- chase from or to reimburse the States or legally constituted and empowered local agencies for the cost of ... flood - control project herein adopted ; embracing those areas which were protected by the main Mississippi River ...
... to pur- chase from or to reimburse the States or legally constituted and empowered local agencies for the cost of ... flood - control project herein adopted ; embracing those areas which were protected by the main Mississippi River ...
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Now , what is the total cost ? ... However , the Flood Control Act of May 15 , 1928 , undertaking the execution of this project as a national obliga- tion , said : No further local contribution is required ; except that the States and ...
Now , what is the total cost ? ... However , the Flood Control Act of May 15 , 1928 , undertaking the execution of this project as a national obliga- tion , said : No further local contribution is required ; except that the States and ...
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In making an estimate of the cost of the necessary works under the provisions of that project , the engineers recommended the enlarge- ment of the entire levee system along the Mississippi River , in ac- cordance with the number of ...
In making an estimate of the cost of the necessary works under the provisions of that project , the engineers recommended the enlarge- ment of the entire levee system along the Mississippi River , in ac- cordance with the number of ...
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The difference between the cost of levee construction and revet- ment construction was about $ 200,000 per mile for ... the engineers agreed on the size of the structures necessary to protect against the floods under the 1928 project .
The difference between the cost of levee construction and revet- ment construction was about $ 200,000 per mile for ... the engineers agreed on the size of the structures necessary to protect against the floods under the 1928 project .
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rights - of - way under the project of 1928 has exceeded their former contribution by over 30 percent . Now , I want to show you what enters into that . After estimating anew the cost of the enlargement of the levee lands on the ...
rights - of - way under the project of 1928 has exceeded their former contribution by over 30 percent . Now , I want to show you what enters into that . After estimating anew the cost of the enlargement of the levee lands on the ...
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100 percent acres Amount taken Assessed Amounts not paid Arkansas Atchafalaya Basin Levee Bank Basin Levee District Baton Rouge Bayou bill Black River built under Flood CHAIRMAN Charles Church committee construction material_ Contract construction of United contract executed cost of project County district for construction drainage Engineering farm Flood Control Act going Government Gravel Highway Levee Highway Improve inclusive Interest JACOBS James John Joseph Lake Landside toe length levee board Levee Highway Levee levee highway project levees built Louisiana Mary ments actu miles miscellaneous expenses Mississippi River old levee Owner paid by Atchafalaya paid to date Parish PARISH-Continued plantation Point Pontchartrain Levee District Price per ments RICH right-of-way acquired Right-of-way and miscellaneous Square statement supervision surveys Tabulation of right-of-way taken Assessed value Total amount Total assessed Total cost Total taken United States levees value of land WHITTINGTON WOLFE
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Page 33 - ENGINEER OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA Mr. JACOBS. Mr. Chairman and members of the committee: The levee boards and the board of State engineers of Louisiana are very much impressed with the statements made here by General Brown and General Ferguson on the development of the problems of flood control and the execution of the adopted plan, insofar as it affects Louisiana, at the recent hearings...
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Page 10 - ... is worthy of your consideration. I am not asking for an increase in the appropriation. It is just a matter of getting the most for the money that you are going to spend. I thank you, gentlemen. Mr. WOODRUM. Thank you, Mr. McClellan. THURSDAY MAY 6, 1937. RELIEF APPROPRIATION Mr. WOODRUM. Mr. Lasser, if you desire to make a statement, we will be very glad to year you at this time. STATEMENT OF DAVID IASSER, REPRESENTING THE WORKERS' ALLIANCE OF AMERICA Mr. LASSER. Mr. Chairman and gentlemen of...
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| Title | Set-back Levees on the Mississippi River: Hearings... on H.R. 7349... |
| Author | United States. Congress. House. Committee on Flood Control |
| Published | 1935 |
| Length | 226 pages |
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