Port Series, Issue 28U.S. Government Printing Office, 1938 - Harbors |
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... ships calling , or likely to call , at the port must be studied in the endeavor to provide the facilities and render the service which will permit their more ... ship be examined , but the railroad rates should be scrutinized , as in XI.
... ships calling , or likely to call , at the port must be studied in the endeavor to provide the facilities and render the service which will permit their more ... ship be examined , but the railroad rates should be scrutinized , as in XI.
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... ship and ware- house : Method .. Mechanical handling facilities . Equipment in Warehouse .. Fire protection . Concrete and brick .. Truck .. None .. Stacking machines and 2 elevators . Fireproof building ; city service ... Trucks and ...
... ship and ware- house : Method .. Mechanical handling facilities . Equipment in Warehouse .. Fire protection . Concrete and brick .. Truck .. None .. Stacking machines and 2 elevators . Fireproof building ; city service ... Trucks and ...
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... ship and storage is effected by the use of ship's gear , tackle , and lumber carriers . The various lumber mills have ample bulk storage facilities for the handling of their own products . DRY DOCKS AND MARINE RAILWAYS There are no ...
... ship and storage is effected by the use of ship's gear , tackle , and lumber carriers . The various lumber mills have ample bulk storage facilities for the handling of their own products . DRY DOCKS AND MARINE RAILWAYS There are no ...
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... Ship- ments Local and internal Total 1227 43 , 911 298 , 787 342 , 698 1,073 , 869 674 , 778 1928 . 130 , 309 203 , 779 334 , 0881 , 599 , 697 687 , 159 1929 143 , 414 229 , 758 373 , 172 972 , 964 818 , 212 328 , 581 130 . 145 , 258 ...
... Ship- ments Local and internal Total 1227 43 , 911 298 , 787 342 , 698 1,073 , 869 674 , 778 1928 . 130 , 309 203 , 779 334 , 0881 , 599 , 697 687 , 159 1929 143 , 414 229 , 758 373 , 172 972 , 964 818 , 212 328 , 581 130 . 145 , 258 ...
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... ship's tackle . This terminal is used primarily by vessels engaged in intercoastal and coastwise trade and in handling passengers and package bulk freight . The Bellingham Warehouse Co. , situated on the harbor in South Bellingham , at ...
... ship's tackle . This terminal is used primarily by vessels engaged in intercoastal and coastwise trade and in handling passengers and package bulk freight . The Bellingham Warehouse Co. , situated on the harbor in South Bellingham , at ...
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_do____ Aberdeen Bellingham Marine Canadian Pacific coast cargo cents charges Chehalis River city of Bellingham City service Coastwise commodities Conference crane Creek Waterway cubic feet demurrage docks export Face or end Feet Feet Feet Flag Member lines Governs freight traffic Grays Harbor Hamburg-American Line Hoquiam Hoquiam River hour hydrants intercoastal Kaisha Lighted or unlighted lines Flag Member logs lower low water Lower side Upper mean lower low Member lines Flag Northern Pacific Northern Pacific Railway Open pile wharf operated overtime Pacific coast ports Pacific R. R. Paul & Pacific percent Port Gardner Bay Port of Bellingham port of Grays pounds Puget Sound pulp Railway receipt Reference number Royal Mail Lines Seattle ship ship's tackle shipment side Upper side Squalicum Creek Waterway Steamship Lines storage surface track tariff terminal timber deck Total Transit sheds Upper side Face Wash water front wharfage wharves Whatcom Creek Wishkah River
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Page 161 - Ships, whether steamships or sailing ships, when at anchor in roadsteads or fairways, shall, between sunset and sunrise, exhibit where it can best be seen, but at a height not exceeding twenty feet above the hull, a white light in a globular lantern of eight inches in diameter, and so constructed as to show a clear uniform and unbroken light, visible all around the horizon, and at a distance of at least one mile.
Page 81 - That the drawspan shall not be opened when a train is approaching so closely that it can not safely be stopped before reaching the bridge, or when a passenger or mail train is approaching within sight or hearing of the operator of the drawspan.
Page 169 - Railroad Co. bridge at Aberdeen and the Northern Pacific Railroad Co. bridge at Cosmopolis, and also in the Hoquiam River below the forks; and the floating of rafts or tows of timber and...
Page 169 - Willapa Bay, and no boat shall tow any raft containing any log of this character, unless such log is securely fastened so as to prevent its escape from the raft.
Page 169 - Loggers who entrust their logs to river drivers will be required to satisfy themselves that their logs are being driven in accordance with this section.
Page xii - ... to investigate any other matter that may tend to promote and encourage the use by vessels of ports adequate to care for the freight which would naturally pass through such ports...
Page 81 - When the draw of the bridge can be opened immediately, the draw tender shall reply by raising and lowering a white lighted lantern or a white flag, the former by night, the latter by day; the movement...
Page 81 - Trains, wagons, and other vehicles shall not be stopped on a drawbridge for the purpose of delaying its opening, nor shall water craft or vessels be so manipulated as to hinder or delay the operation of a drawspan, but all passage, over, through, or under a drawbridge shall be prompt, to prevent delay to either land or water traffic.
Page xii - ... to advise with communities regarding the appropriate location and plan of construction of wharves, piers, and water terminals ; to investigate the practicability and advantages of harbor, river, and port improvements in connection with foreign and...
Page 80 - When the draw of the bridge cannot be opened immediately or when the bridge is open and is to be closed immediately, the draw tender shall reply by...