Civil Functions, Volume 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1954 |
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... ships and the resultant cost of transportation is determined by the depth and usableness of the Buffalo Harbor . The port of Buffalo handles about 20 million tons of cargo annually with a value of more than $ 1 billion . This tonnage ...
... ships and the resultant cost of transportation is determined by the depth and usableness of the Buffalo Harbor . The port of Buffalo handles about 20 million tons of cargo annually with a value of more than $ 1 billion . This tonnage ...
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... ships being built now by the shippers are what they call the 700 - foot - long ships . They cannot approach Buffalo . Only a 600 - foot ship can approach Buffalo . Old ships are becoming obsolete and within the next few years Buffalo ...
... ships being built now by the shippers are what they call the 700 - foot - long ships . They cannot approach Buffalo . Only a 600 - foot ship can approach Buffalo . Old ships are becoming obsolete and within the next few years Buffalo ...
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... Ship Canal , and their approaches , from their present 20 feet , to 22 feet in earth and 23 feet in rock , at an estimated cost of $ 17 million . The entrance channels are to be deepened to 25 feet in earth and 26 feet in rock . Most of ...
... Ship Canal , and their approaches , from their present 20 feet , to 22 feet in earth and 23 feet in rock , at an estimated cost of $ 17 million . The entrance channels are to be deepened to 25 feet in earth and 26 feet in rock . Most of ...
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... ships as fast as they become obsolete , unless and Buffalo needs these increased depths and these until its channels are modernized . larger vessels to take full economic advantage of present trends , and to retain and progress its ...
... ships as fast as they become obsolete , unless and Buffalo needs these increased depths and these until its channels are modernized . larger vessels to take full economic advantage of present trends , and to retain and progress its ...
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... ships now under con- struction which in time will render the present lake fleet , which is approaching the average of 50 years per vessel , obsolete . When those ships pass out of existence , we are not going to be able to handle the ...
... ships now under con- struction which in time will render the present lake fleet , which is approaching the average of 50 years per vessel , obsolete . When those ships pass out of existence , we are not going to be able to handle the ...
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Page 203 - President, or by his authority, removable at his pleasure, and the compensation of such persons shall be fixed by the President, or by his authority, until such time as Congress may by law regulate the same, but salaries or compensation fixed...
Page 545 - 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 486 - SEC. 3. That hereafter no money appropriated under authority of this 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 109 - 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...
Page 319 - Congress authorized the construction of a 3 mile southwest extension of the seawall at Galveston by the United States contingent upon Galveston County complying with the terms of said act. Shortly after this authorization by Congress the Korean war began, and a Presidential order was Issued that funds would be allotted only for projects carrying...
Page 41 - STATEMENT OF WILLIAM J. CUNNINGHAM Mr. CUNNINGHAM. Thank you, sir. Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Committee: I consider it an honor and a privilege to appear here today in order to testify on behalf of the Freedom Academy bill. My name is William J. Cunningham, and I am a high school teacher from Naples, Florida. I am here, not as an expert on any of the numerous facets of the cold war, but as a private American citizen who is vitally concerned about the...
Page 73 - This project met the rigid test applied in 1950 under Public Law 759. 81st Congress. I would like to quote the pertinent sentence from General Pike's statement at the time the program was announced. "It has been screened to include the projects which, as directed by the President, directly contribute to national defense or to civilian requirements essential to the changed international situation, and it complies in all aspects with the criteria directed by the Congress.
Page 140 - Location: San Joaquin, Stanislaus, and Merced Counties. Description: Levee construction on San Joaquin River below mouth of Merced River, along the lower portion of Tuolumne and Stanislaus Rivers and through the upper delta. Federal authorization: Public Law No. 534, 78th Congress, 2d session.
Page 77 - ... Engineers, the State, and the city to provide protection against the floodwaters. It is estimated that more than $2 million has been expended for these measures in the last 25 years. In 1927, North Adams built a $45,000 wall to protect one of our city streets and the residents on this street — 1 1 years later, in the flood of 1938, this investment was lost to a raging and violent north branch of the river.
Page 143 - That the following works of improvement of rivers and harbors and other waterways for navigation, flood control, and other purposes are hereby adopted and authorized to be prosecuted under the direction of the Secretary of the Army and supervision of the Chief of Engineers...