Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1941

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Page 1797 - Orange municipal slip to provide a maneuvering basin, all generally in accordance with plan D of the district engineer and with suc-h modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Chief of Engineers may be advisable...
Page 2303 - Provided further, That no license affecting the navigable capacity of any navigable waters of the United States shall be issued until the plans of the dam or other structures affecting navigation have been approved by the Chief of Engineers and the Secretary of War.
Page 1545 - The Flood Control Act of June 28. 1938, approved the general comprehensive plan for flood control and other purposes in the Ohio River Basin as set forth in House Flood Control Committee Document No.
Page 2171 - Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, for the construction, completion, repair, and preservation of the public works hereinafter named: ***** Sec.
Page 1850 - The tidal range between mean lower low water and mean higher high water is 5.8 feet.
Page 1735 - The harbor is located on the south shore of Lake Erie at the mouth of the Conneaut River, 73 miles easterly from Cleveland, Ohio.
Page 1810 - ... hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the construction of the works; and maintain all works after completion in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of War.
Page 1427 - California, is hereby authorized substantially in accordance with the plans contained in House Document Numbered 630, Seventy-sixth Congress, third session, with such modifications thereof as in the discretion of the Secretary of War and the Chief of Engineers may be advisable...
Page 1427 - August 28, 1937, authorized the construction of levees, flood walls, and drainage structures for the protection of cities and towns in the Ohio River Basin, the projects to...
Page 1666 - River are located in northeastern Illinois (Cook County), near the southern end of Lake Michigan, 12% miles south of Chicago Harbor. The project is in the southerly part of and within the corporate limits of the city of Chicago, 111., except for part of the breakwaters and the anchorage area which are in Indiana.

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