Service Monographs of the United States Government, Issue 1Brookings Institution, 1919 - United States |
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... chemical and physical researches . " Thus , within two years after the com- mission had made its report , Congress by express action sus- tained the Survey in its paleontologic and chemical and physical research , the utility of which ...
... chemical and physical researches . " Thus , within two years after the com- mission had made its report , Congress by express action sus- tained the Survey in its paleontologic and chemical and physical research , the utility of which ...
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... chemical and physical researches , the former being reduced from $ 40,000 in 1892 to $ 10,000 for the three following years , and the latter from $ 17,000 in 1892 to $ 5,000 in 1893 and 1894 , and $ 7,000 in 1895. In 1895 , accordingly ...
... chemical and physical researches , the former being reduced from $ 40,000 in 1892 to $ 10,000 for the three following years , and the latter from $ 17,000 in 1892 to $ 5,000 in 1893 and 1894 , and $ 7,000 in 1895. In 1895 , accordingly ...
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... Chemical and physical researches relating to the geology of the United States , including researches with a view of determining geological conditions favorable to the presence of deposits of potash salts . 4. Investigation of the ...
... Chemical and physical researches relating to the geology of the United States , including researches with a view of determining geological conditions favorable to the presence of deposits of potash salts . 4. Investigation of the ...
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... physical characteristics , and their age — that is , the period of geologic time in which they were deposited , as ... chemical and physical researches has been over $ 900,000 ; and that ap- propriated for " geologic maps of the United ...
... physical characteristics , and their age — that is , the period of geologic time in which they were deposited , as ... chemical and physical researches has been over $ 900,000 ; and that ap- propriated for " geologic maps of the United ...
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... chemical and physical researches directly re- lated to geologic researches , the Survey from time to time has made researches which may be said to be directed to the elucidation of general physical and chemical problems that have no ...
... chemical and physical researches directly re- lated to geologic researches , the Survey from time to time has made researches which may be said to be directed to the elucidation of general physical and chemical problems that have no ...
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2d sess 40 Stat 49th Congress 66 Junior 66 per diem 66 per month activities administration Alaska annual report Assistant Engineer Associate Geologist atlas sheets bench marks Branch.-Cont Bulletin Bureau cal survey Chemical and Physical Chief of Section coal lands coöperation Department determined Director Draftsman ending June Engraving and Printing entry examination field Geologic Branch geologic folios geologic maps Geological and geographical Geologist Chief Govt ground water Hydraulic Engineer Hydrographic Interior investigations irrigation June 30 Junior Clerk Junior Engineer land laws Land Office monographs NUMBER SALARY RATE O. C. Marsh operations organization Paleontologic paleontology physical researches potash preparation provisions public lands published region relating scientific Secretary Senate Serial Skilled Laborer square miles Stratigraphy streams Survey's territories tion topo topographic maps topographic surveys U. S. Geological survey United States Geological War Department Washington water resources water supply Western Coal Fields
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Page 65 - every person above the age of twenty-one years, who is a citizen of the United States...
Page 65 - ... upon payment to the receiver of not less than ten dollars per acre for such lands where the same shall be situated more than fifteen miles from any completed railroad, and not less than twenty dollars per acre for such lands as shall be within fifteen miles of such road.
Page 8 - The publications of the Geological Survey shall consist of the annual report of operations, geological and economic maps illustrating the resources and classification of the lands, and reports upon general and economic geology and paleontology.
Page 120 - An Act to enable any State to cooperate with any other State or States, or with the United States for the protection of the watersheds of navigable streams, and to appoint a commission for the acquisition of lands for the purpose of conserving the navigability of navigable rivers...
Page 58 - That before any lands are purchased by the National Forest Reservation Commission said lands shall be examined by the Geological Survey and a report made to the Secretary of Agriculture, showing that the control of such lands will promote or protect the navigation of streams on whose watersheds they lie.
Page 23 - August 18, 1894, which contained an item of $12,500 " for gauging the streams and determining the water supply of the United States, including the investigation of underground currents and artesian wells in the arid and semiarid sections.
Page vii - ... are almost as varied as those of the entire business world. The operations of the government affect the interest of every person living within the jurisdiction of the United States.
Page viii - Taft outlined, the Institute for Government Research has undertaken the preparation of a series of monographs, of which the present study is one, giving a detailed description of each of the fifty or more distinct services of the government. These studies are being vigorously prosecuted, and it is hoped that all services of the government will be covered in a comparatively brief space of time. Thereafter, revisions of the monographs will be made from time to time as. need arises, to the end that...
Page 85 - They permit the directing personnel to see at a glance the organization and personnel at their disposition. They establish definitely the line of administrative authority and enable each employee to know his place in the system. They furnish the essential basis for making plans for determining costs by organization division and subdivision. They afford the data for a consideration of the problem of classifying and standardizing personnel and compensation. Collectively, they make it possible to determine...
Page 66 - The President may, at any time in his discretion, temporarily withdraw from settlement, location, sale, or entry any of the public lands...