United States Congressional Serial Set, Issue 8580U.S. Government Printing Office, 1926 - United States Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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... entrance , as indicated on drawing 51-1-16 , and thereafter following the route of the present channel ; and a turning basin 1,000 feet wide , modified in accordance with the desires of the Navy Department as shown on the drawing , 26 ...
... entrance , as indicated on drawing 51-1-16 , and thereafter following the route of the present channel ; and a turning basin 1,000 feet wide , modified in accordance with the desires of the Navy Department as shown on the drawing , 26 ...
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... entrance to Mare Island Channel . An extension of Dike No. 12 to the westward , or a similar structure farther to the north , might effect a temporary reduction in the shoaling in Mare Island Channel . Such a dike , however , to be ...
... entrance to Mare Island Channel . An extension of Dike No. 12 to the westward , or a similar structure farther to the north , might effect a temporary reduction in the shoaling in Mare Island Channel . Such a dike , however , to be ...
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... entrance from San Francisco Bay in the south corner lies between Point San Pedro on the west and Point San Pablo on the east , which points are 1.8 miles apart . At the east corner of the bay is the entrance to Carquinez Strait , which ...
... entrance from San Francisco Bay in the south corner lies between Point San Pedro on the west and Point San Pablo on the east , which points are 1.8 miles apart . At the east corner of the bay is the entrance to Carquinez Strait , which ...
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... entrance . The chart made from the survey of 1857 shows some silting , but a depth of 31.5 feet was the least in the entrance , and 25.5 feet , near Commission Rock , the least in the inner chan- nel . A resurvey of the strait made in ...
... entrance . The chart made from the survey of 1857 shows some silting , but a depth of 31.5 feet was the least in the entrance , and 25.5 feet , near Commission Rock , the least in the inner chan- nel . A resurvey of the strait made in ...
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... entrance In strait Year In entrance In strait Feet Feet Feet Feet 1851 . 34.5 27.0 1905 . 20.0 18.0 1856 . 28.5 28.5 1906 20.0 20.0 1857 . 31.5 25.5 1908 . 20.0 20.0 1864 25.5 24.0 1911 . 23.0 22.0 1876 . 25.5 21.0 1913 . 24.0 23.0 1896 ...
... entrance In strait Year In entrance In strait Feet Feet Feet Feet 1851 . 34.5 27.0 1905 . 20.0 18.0 1856 . 28.5 28.5 1906 20.0 20.0 1857 . 31.5 25.5 1908 . 20.0 20.0 1864 25.5 24.0 1911 . 23.0 22.0 1876 . 25.5 21.0 1913 . 24.0 23.0 1896 ...
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Page 25 - That whenever, by priority of possession, rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes have vested and accrued, and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of the courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same...
Page 42 - That in case the commission shall find that any government dam may be advantageously used by the United States for public purposes in addition to navigation, no license therefor shall be issued until two years after it shall have reported to Congress the facts and conditions relating thereto, except that this provision shall not apply to any government dam constructed prior to...
Page 18 - All property, not exempted from taxation by this Constitution, shall be assessed for taxation at its fair cash value, estimated at the price it would bring at a fair voluntary sale...
Page 9 - 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 8 - And provided further, That the Government shall not be deemed to have entered upon any project for the improvement of any waterway or harbor mentioned in this act until the project for the proposed work shall have been adopted by law: Portland Harbor, Maine, along the waterfront of South Portland.
Page 4 - The Secretary of War is hereby authorized and directed to cause preliminary examinations and surveys to be made at the following-named localities...
Page 8 - Provided, That no preliminary examination, survey, project, or estimate for new works other than those designated in this or some prior Act or joint resolution shall be made...
Page 42 - Provided, That when licenses are issued involving the use of Government dams or other structures owned by the United States or tribal lands embraced within Indian reservations the commission shall fix a reasonable annual charge for the use thereof...
Page 2 - Illinois, or that the location and plans have been submitted to and approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War.
Page 42 - ... capacity may be issued without charge, except on tribal lands within Indian reservations; but in no case shall a license be issued free of charge for the development and utilization of power created by any Government dam and that the amount charged therefor in any license shall be such as determined by the commission.