Annual Reports of the War Department, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1887 |
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... tons of stone upon the breakwater . Ten thou- sand eight hundred and sixty - nine tons had been delivered June 30 , 1887 , and the remainder will be delivered before the end of the season . The breakwater even in its incomplete ...
... tons of stone upon the breakwater . Ten thou- sand eight hundred and sixty - nine tons had been delivered June 30 , 1887 , and the remainder will be delivered before the end of the season . The breakwater even in its incomplete ...
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... tons , valued at $ 30,000,000 . There were no funds available during the past fiscal year until Au- gust 5 , when $ 24,000 was allotted to the work by the act of that date . It was determined to apply the greater part of this amount to ...
... tons , valued at $ 30,000,000 . There were no funds available during the past fiscal year until Au- gust 5 , when $ 24,000 was allotted to the work by the act of that date . It was determined to apply the greater part of this amount to ...
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... tons , but no substantial increase can be expected while the river remains in its present condition . Original estimate of 1878 for dredging , $ 25,530 ; revised estimate , 1882 , $ 43,160 ; amount appropriated , $ 27,000 ; amount ...
... tons , but no substantial increase can be expected while the river remains in its present condition . Original estimate of 1878 for dredging , $ 25,530 ; revised estimate , 1882 , $ 43,160 ; amount appropriated , $ 27,000 ; amount ...
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... tons annually . The range of the tide is about 5 feet . The project for improving the creek was adopted in 1878 , and provides for obtaining , by dredging and diking , a channel 80 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean high water from the ...
... tons annually . The range of the tide is about 5 feet . The project for improving the creek was adopted in 1878 , and provides for obtaining , by dredging and diking , a channel 80 feet wide and 12 feet deep at mean high water from the ...
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... ton to 7 tons in weight , the smaller constituting the bulk of the mass , the larger used to cover the exterior slopes . As completed in 1869 the breakwater is 2,558 feet long , and the ice- breaker 1,359 feet long on top . The average ...
... ton to 7 tons in weight , the smaller constituting the bulk of the mass , the larger used to cover the exterior slopes . As completed in 1869 the breakwater is 2,558 feet long , and the ice- breaker 1,359 feet long on top . The average ...
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100 feet wide 12 feet 1889 Submitted act approved August act of August Amount estimated amount expended Appendix appropriated by act breakwater bridge canal Chief of Engineers commerce completion of existing compliance with requirements Congress construction contract Corps of Engineers Creek cubic yards dike dredging dredging a channel ending June 30 Engineer Officers entrance estimated cost exclusive of liabilities existing project expended during fiscal expended in fiscal expended to June feet at mean feet deep fiscal year ending harbor acts harbor of refuge Harlem River jetty last fiscal liabilities outstanding July light-house Long Island Sound mean low water miles Mississippi River mouth navigation obstructions piers Point present project profitably expended proposed railroad removal repairs required for completion requirements of sections riprap river and harbor Rock Secretary Secretary of War shoal snags Spuyten Duyvil Creek Submitted in compliance tons vessels Vineyard Haven width Willets Point York
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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...