Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1887 |
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... Rock Harbor , Conn . , 613 ; Southport Harbor , Conn . , 615 ; Norwalk Harbor , Conn . , 616 ; Stamford Harbor ... rocks situated between 500 and 600 feet from the foot of Tenth and Eleventh streets , in the city of N. Y. , 758 ...
... Rock Harbor , Conn . , 613 ; Southport Harbor , Conn . , 615 ; Norwalk Harbor , Conn . , 616 ; Stamford Harbor ... rocks situated between 500 and 600 feet from the foot of Tenth and Eleventh streets , in the city of N. Y. , 758 ...
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... Rock , opposite the navy - yard . There has been expended to June 30 , 1887 , the sum of $ 94,730.36 . A contract has been made for completing the removal of Gangway Rock to a depth of 20 feet at mean low water , and that work will be ...
... Rock , opposite the navy - yard . There has been expended to June 30 , 1887 , the sum of $ 94,730.36 . A contract has been made for completing the removal of Gangway Rock to a depth of 20 feet at mean low water , and that work will be ...
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... rocks at Deer Island and at Rock bridges , and at Little Currier's Shoal , so that the channel should have the following depths at ordinary high - water stages of the river : From the mouth to Deer Island Bridge ( 5 miles ) , 163 feet ...
... rocks at Deer Island and at Rock bridges , and at Little Currier's Shoal , so that the channel should have the following depths at ordinary high - water stages of the river : From the mouth to Deer Island Bridge ( 5 miles ) , 163 feet ...
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... rocks , specially ob- structive to the navigation of the inner harbor . The act of July 10 , 1872 , appropriated $ 10,000 , which sum was ap- plied in the removal of Clam Rock , Pinnacle Rock , rock off J. Friend's Wharf , rock off ...
... rocks , specially ob- structive to the navigation of the inner harbor . The act of July 10 , 1872 , appropriated $ 10,000 , which sum was ap- plied in the removal of Clam Rock , Pinnacle Rock , rock off J. Friend's Wharf , rock off ...
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... Rock was also removed during this period to a depth of 20 feet below mean low water . The approved project of 1878 , modified in 1882 , under which the work . is now in progress , provides for a channel 25 feet deep aud 300 feet wide ...
... Rock was also removed during this period to a depth of 20 feet below mean low water . The approved project of 1878 , modified in 1882 , under which the work . is now in progress , provides for a channel 25 feet deep aud 300 feet wide ...
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Page 399 - That any bridge constructed under this act, and according to its limitations, shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post-route, upon which, also, no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States than the rate per mile paid for the transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge...
Page 381 - Plans, etc., to shall be built and located under and subject to such, regulations for the bo approved by security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall pre-fya"®tttry of b-cribe; and to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the...
Page 408 - That any bridge constructed under this Act and according to its limitations shall be a lawful structure, and shall be recognized and known as a post route, upon which also no higher charge shall be made for the transmission over the same of the mails, the troops, and the munitions of war of the United States, than the rate per mile paid for their transportation over the railroads or public highways leading to said bridge; and the United States shall have the right of way for postal telegraph purposes...
Page 390 - ... between them shall be decided by the Secretary of War, upon a hearing of the allegations and proofs of the parties...
Page 388 - That nothing in this act shall be so construed as to repeal or modify any of the provisions of law now existing in reference to the protection of the navigation of rivers, or to exempt this bridge from the operation of the same.
Page 399 - That if any bridge built under this act shall be constructed as a drawbridge, the same shall be constructed as a pivot drawbridge, with a draw over the main channel of the river at an accessible and navigable point, and with spans of not less than one hundred and sixty feet in length in the clear on each side of the central or pivot pier of the draw...
Page 390 - War, for his examination and approval, л design and drawings of the bridge, and a map of the location, giving, for the space of one mile above and one mile below...
Page 689 - I have compared the preceding with the original law on file in this office, and do hereby certify that the same is a correct transcript therefrom, and of the whole of said original law. ' Given under my hand and the seal of office of the Secretary of State, at the city of Albany, this third day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred and ninety-five.
Page 402 - That the structure herein authorized shall be built and located pian8t°etcPPTOVe under 'and subject to such regulations for the security of the navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe; and to secure that object the said company or corporation shall submit to the Secretary of War, for his examination and approval, a design and...
Page 376 - ... as will effectually obviate such obstruction ; and all such alterations shall be made and all such obstructions be removed at the expense of the owner or owners of said bridge. And in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction...