Civil Functions, Department of the Army Appropriations for 1952: Hearings Before the Subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, House of Representatives, Eighty-second Congress, First Session, Part 2U.S. Government Printing Office, 1951 - Hydraulic engineering |
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... completion . Once the channel improvements are completed , they are committed to the use of deeper - draft vessels and to the loading of the ships to the extent of their capa- bilities . If channels are allowed to deteriorate , and ...
... completion . Once the channel improvements are completed , they are committed to the use of deeper - draft vessels and to the loading of the ships to the extent of their capa- bilities . If channels are allowed to deteriorate , and ...
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... completed has cut the transiting time of vessels in the river some 40 percent . In addition to improvements by the city , private industry has installed several thousand feet of steel bulkheading and made many other dock improvements ...
... completed has cut the transiting time of vessels in the river some 40 percent . In addition to improvements by the city , private industry has installed several thousand feet of steel bulkheading and made many other dock improvements ...
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... completion of Buggs Islands , but I visited it late in 1950 , and I was told at that time that it was two - thirds complete . I visit the Philpott project frequently and can tell you that the concrete work will be completed there by the ...
... completion of Buggs Islands , but I visited it late in 1950 , and I was told at that time that it was two - thirds complete . I visit the Philpott project frequently and can tell you that the concrete work will be completed there by the ...
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... completed , these two dams will provide flood control over a large area of south side Virginia and eastern North Carolina , and in addition will furnish a great deal of power which is much needed , will provide excellent recreational ...
... completed , these two dams will provide flood control over a large area of south side Virginia and eastern North Carolina , and in addition will furnish a great deal of power which is much needed , will provide excellent recreational ...
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... completion of these two dams . The people in the Roa- noke Valley are anxious that the work shall be completed and have so signified over the years in their communications to Members of Congress and in their support of the Roanoke River ...
... completion of these two dams . The people in the Roa- noke Valley are anxious that the work shall be completed and have so signified over the years in their communications to Members of Congress and in their support of the Roanoke River ...
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Page 115 - I do not want to take up any more of your time, gentlemen, but in this area you hardly get out of throwing distance of a home.
Page 314 - The right to resort to the fishing places in controversy was a part of larger rights possessed by the Indians, upon the exercise of which there was not a shadow of impediment, and which were not much less necessary to the existence of the Indians than the atmosphere they breathed.
Page 647 - States of $2,976,000 for construction, provided that local interests furnish assurances satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army that they will (a) furnish...
Page 147 - River is vital to the over-all national defense program. We hereby delegate you as our representative in the matter. Sincerely yours, JK MATTOX, President. BAY CITY, TEX., April 28, 1950. Col.
Page 476 - 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 226 - THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY FLOOD CONTROL DISTRICT, SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CALIF.
Page 153 - 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 312 - Indians, as also the right of taking fish at all usual and accustomed places, in common with citizens of the Territory...
Page 383 - That the exclusive right of taking fish in the streams running through and bordering said reservation is hereby secured to said Indians; and at all other usual and accustomed stations, in common with citizens of the United States...
Page 728 - Congress that flood control on navigable waters or their tributaries is a proper activity of the Federal Government in cooperation with States, their political subdivisions, and localities thereof...