Port Series, Issue 20U.S. Government Printing Office, 1958 - Harbors |
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additional Algiers approach Approximately Apron Available to Vessels Avenue bank barges Berthing boom Building bulkhead Canal Capacity Capacity per Sq.Ft cargo cars charges City commodities Company concrete CONNECTIONS Corps covered crane Deck DOCKS dolphins Doors East electric elevator Engineers equipment extends Face Face feet feet wide floating floor foot foreign freight grain Gulf Hand extinguishers Harbor Height Highway hose hydrants Industrial Landing length Lighted Load Load Capacity located Louisiana Marine mile Mississippi River Mooring North NUMBER OPERATED Orleans Pacific plant points Port PROTECTION Railroad RAILWAY rates rear Remarks repair River Road roadway serve ships side feet slip Southern Space steel storage Street Street Wharf SUPPLY surface track tanks Terminal timber Timber pile tons track trade transit shed trucks Type of Construction United Upper volts Warehouse watchmen WATERFRONT West wharf wharves Width
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Page 14 - States covering all matters not specifically delegated by law to some other executive department...
Page 144 - States shall have a merchant marine (a) sufficient to carry its domestic water-borne commerce and a substantial portion of the water-borne export and import foreign commerce of the United States and to provide shipping service on all routes essential for maintaining the flow of such domestic and foreign water-borne commerce at all times...
Page 18 - ... foster sound economic conditions in transportation and among the several carriers; to encourage the establishment and maintenance of reasonable charges for transportation services, without unjust discriminations, undue preferences or advantages, or unfair or destructive competitive practices; to cooperate with the several States and the duly authorized officials thereof; and to encourage fair wages and equitable working conditions; — all to the end of developing, coordinating, and preserving...
Page 144 - Commission to be essential for the promotion, development, expansion, and maintenance of the foreign commerce of the United States...
Page 18 - Congress to provide for fair and impartial regulation of all modes of transportation subject to the provisions of this act, so administered as to recognize and preserve the inherent advantages of each ; to promote safe, adequate, economical, and efficient service and foster sound economic conditions in transportation and among the several carriers...
Page 156 - Rivers; southern district, territory east of the Mississippi River and south of the Ohio and Potomac Rivers; and western district, the remainder of the country.
Page 12 - Commissioner, administers powers and duties vested in the Secretary of the Treasury pertaining to the importation and entry of merchandise into and the exportation of merchandise from the United States, and the regulation of certain marine activities.
Page 2 - Trains, wagons, and other vehicles shall not be stopped on a drawbridge for the purpose of delaying its opening, nor shall water craft or vessels be so manipulated as to hinder or delay the operation of a drawspan, but all passage, over, through, or under a drawbridge shall be prompt, to prevent delay to either land or water traffic.