War Department Civil Functions Appropriation Bill for 1940: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Seventy-sixth Congress, First Session, on the War Department Civil Functions Appropriation Bill for 1940U.S. Government Printing Office, 1939 - 528 pages |
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... matter of economy to spend that amount of money on it , to put it in shape , and then get rid of it . Mr. KERR . Would you be willing to have the engineers submit an estimate as to what would be the cost of rebuilding that approach road ...
... matter of economy to spend that amount of money on it , to put it in shape , and then get rid of it . Mr. KERR . Would you be willing to have the engineers submit an estimate as to what would be the cost of rebuilding that approach road ...
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... matter , it is desired that the language be changed . Such change will cause no revision whatever in the present methods of operation and fiscal accounting which have been in effect for many years . On the contrary , if the Acting ...
... matter , it is desired that the language be changed . Such change will cause no revision whatever in the present methods of operation and fiscal accounting which have been in effect for many years . On the contrary , if the Acting ...
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... matter of having that channel deepened to 9 feet , and also enlarging or extending the locks on the river . It seems that with the type of towboat they have now it is very difficult to navigate that river at its present depth and with ...
... matter of having that channel deepened to 9 feet , and also enlarging or extending the locks on the river . It seems that with the type of towboat they have now it is very difficult to navigate that river at its present depth and with ...
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... matter of having that channel deepened to 9 feet , and al enlarging or extending the locks on the river . It seems that with t type of towboat they have now it is very difficult to navigate th river at its present depth and with the ...
... matter of having that channel deepened to 9 feet , and al enlarging or extending the locks on the river . It seems that with t type of towboat they have now it is very difficult to navigate th river at its present depth and with the ...
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... matter referred to is as follows :) The following statement is furnished concerning the distances from the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile , Ala . , to Cairo , via the proposed canals to connect the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers , and via the ...
... matter referred to is as follows :) The following statement is furnished concerning the distances from the Gulf of Mexico at Mobile , Ala . , to Cairo , via the proposed canals to connect the Tennessee and Tombigbee Rivers , and via the ...
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9-foot channel additional amount appropriation Army engineers ASHBURN authorized bill Bonneville bridge Budget building Canal Captain MARSHALL cemetery Chairman Chief of Engineers Columbia River commerce committee complete Connecticut River construction cost County Creek damage Denison Department division dredging estimate expenditure expenses farmers Federal Government feet fiscal year 1940 Flood Control Act flood-control projects Fort Peck Dam funds gentlemen GIBBINS glad Governor RIDLEY improvement increase industry interest Island Jeffersonville KERR labor Lake land levee MARCH 23 ment miles Minneapolis Mississippi River Mississippi Valley division Missouri River navigation North Ohio River Okla Oklahoma operation Oreg Pennsylvania percent plant present railroad recommended Red River relief REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS reservoir River Basin rivers and harbors SCHLEY Sioux City SNYDER STARNES statement surveys TERRY tion tonnage Total traffic transportation tributaries United Valley War Department Waterway Willamette Willamette River
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Page 400 - States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project, except as otherwise provided herein; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to the construction works; (c) maintain and operate all the works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of the Army...
Page 136 - It is hereby declared to be the policy of Congress to promote, encourage, and develop water transportation, service, and facilities in connection with commerce of the United States, and to foster and preserve in full vigor both rail and water transportation.
Page 405 - Act shall be expended on the construction of any project until States, political subdivisions thereof, or other responsible local agencies have given assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of War that they will (a) provide without cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way necessary for the construction of the project...
Page 436 - ... not less than the minimum wages as determined by the Secretary of Labor to be the prevailing minimum wages for persons employed on similar work or In the particular or similar industries or groups of Industries currently operating In the locality In which the materials, supplies, articles, or equipment are to be manufactured or furnished under said contract...
Page 74 - 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...
Page 254 - Thank you very much for the privilege of appearing before your committee. Mr.
Page 272 - Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman, for giving me this opportunity to appear before the committee this morning.
Page 436 - No person employed by the contractor in the manufacture or furnishing of the materials, supplies, articles, or equipment used in the performance of the contract...
Page 243 - STATEMENT OF HON. JAMES W. MOTT, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF OREGON NATIONAL FOREST PROTECTION AND MANAGEMENT AND FOREST-FIRE COOPERATION Mr.
Page 183 - STATEMENT OF HON. EDITH NOURSE ROGERS, A REPRESENTATIVE IN CONGRESS FROM THE STATE OF MASSACHUSETTS Mrs. Rogers.