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Page 1143 - This agreement witnesseth that the said Major Amos Stickney, for and in behalf of the United States of America, and the said Gleason & Gosnell, for themselves, their heirs, executors, and administrators, have mutually agreed, and by these presents do mutually covenant and agree, to and with each...
Page 1143 - This Agreement witnesseth, that the said , for and on behalf of the United States of America, and the said , for himself, his heirs, executors, and administrators, have mutually agreed, and by these presents do mutually covenant and agree, to and with each other, in manner following, viz.
Page 1126 - Pass, to secure and maintain a channel 26 feet in depth through the pass, and through the jetties at the mouth of the pass a channel "26 feet in depth, not less than 200 feet in width at the bottom, and having through it a central depth of 30 feet without regard to width.
Page 1665 - The Secretary of War has the honor to transmit to the United States Senate, for the information of the Committee on Commerce, a report of Maj.
Page 1252 - Very respectfully, your obedient servant, HG WRIGHT, Chief of Engineers, Brig, and Bvt. Maj. Gen. Hon. ALEXANDER RAMSEY, Secretary of War. [Indorsement.] Recommendation of the Chief of Engineers approved.
Page 1456 - That is, the upward pressure exceeds the downward pressure by the weight of a volume of water equal to the volume of the body.
Page 1434 - To rectify the course of the river in the bend above the town, in order to remove a bar now existing there, which is an impediment to navigation, and also, by diminishing the curvature of the bend, to lessen the tendency to excessive scour in front of Pine Bluff. 3d. To prevent the formation of a cut-off now threatened across the neck of the peninsula opposite Pine Bluff, which, if allowed to take place, will leave that town nearly 4 miles from the river, and will have injurious effects on the river...
Page 1143 - CONSIDERATION of the foregoing, the said party of the first part agrees to pay to the said party...
Page 1240 - In its natural condition the depth of water on the bar at the mouth of the river rarely exceeded 5 feet.
Page 1160 - The work is not susceptible of permanent completion. It is located in the collection district of New Orleans. The nearest light-house is at...