 | United States. War Department - 1870 - 372 pages
...undertaking has been imposed xipon the Secretary of War of causing meteorological observations to be taken, and of giving notice by telegraph and signal of the approach and force of storms upon the northern lakes and seaboard. By order of the Secretary of War, the Chief Signal Officer of... | |
 | United States. Congress. House - United States - 1871 - 388 pages
...undertaking has been imposed upon the Secretary of War of causing meteorological observations to be taken, and of giving notice by telegraph and signal of the approach and force of storms npon the northern lakes and seaboard. By order of the Secretary of War, the Chief Signal Officer of... | |
 | Boston Board of Trade - Boston (Mass.) - 1871 - 264 pages
...charged, subject to the direction of the Secretary of War, with the special duties of the observation and giving notice, by telegraph and signal, of the approach and force of storms, under the provisions of this resolution. " ' The undertaking thus imposed upon the Secretary of War... | |
 | Ohio State Board of Agriculture - Agriculture - 1872 - 660 pages
...annexed, the duty was imposed upon the Secretary of War of causing meteorological observations to be taken, and of giving notice, by telegraph and signal,...the Secretary of War, the Chief Signal Officer of tho Army is especially charged with the execution of this duty. It will be observed, that the language... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1886 - 216 pages
...1870, a joint resolution of Congress first imposed upon the Signal Service Bureau the dnty of "giring notice by telegraph and signal of the approach and force of storms." The duty was cheerfully accepted, and under the Chief Signal Officer, General Albert J. Myer, was admirably... | |
 | United States Centennial Commission - Centennial Exhibition - 1884 - 1106 pages
...charged, subject to the direction of the Secretary of ^Var, with the special duties of the observation and giving notice, by telegraph and signal, of the approach and force of storms, under the provisions of this resolution. The undertaking thus imposed upon the Secretary of War is... | |
 | Robert Thorne - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1889 - 538 pages
...joint resolution of Congress imposed upon the Signal-Service Bureau of the United States army the duty of "giving notice by telegraph and signal of the approach and force of storms." The bun-au previous to that date had been engaged in military service only. According to the system... | |
 | Robert Thorne - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1889 - 502 pages
...joint resolution of Congress imposed upon the Signal-Service Bureau of the United States army the duty of "giving notice by telegraph and signal of the approach and force of storms." The bureau previous to that date had been engaged in military service only. According to the system... | |
 | Everit Brown, Albert Strauss - Political science - 1892 - 586 pages
...Feb. 9, 1870, a joint resolution of Congress first imposed upon the Signal Service Bureau the duty of " giving notice by telegraph and signal of the approach and force of storms." The duty was cheerfully accepted, and under the chief signal officer, Gen. Albert J. Myer, was admirably... | |
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War, with the special duties of the observation and giving notice, by telegraph and signal, of the approach and force of storms, under the provisions of this resolution. 
