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... operated : Portland light vessel . Portland Head ... Hours of operation of fog signals . Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May . June . July . Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total 3375 11215 888 388888 389 888 8886 288 985 55555 57 75 49 78 56 62 88 79 99 ...
... operated : Portland light vessel . Portland Head ... Hours of operation of fog signals . Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May . June . July . Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Total 3375 11215 888 388888 389 888 8886 288 985 55555 57 75 49 78 56 62 88 79 99 ...
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... operated by a steam hoisting engine . The towers can handle about 150 tons per hour . Only small boats , such as tugs , are bunkered at this wharf . The storage capacity is 8,000 tons . The Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co. has two lighters for ...
... operated by a steam hoisting engine . The towers can handle about 150 tons per hour . Only small boats , such as tugs , are bunkered at this wharf . The storage capacity is 8,000 tons . The Kennebec Wharf & Coal Co. has two lighters for ...
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... operated . .do . ..do ... Storage capacity , 30,000 tons ; coal pockets dis- mantled . Storage capacity , 3,300 tons . Storage capacity , 15,000 tons . Storage capacity , 7,200 tons . ter . ( b ) Same . ( b ) Same . ( a ) Wm . Spear Co ...
... operated . .do . ..do ... Storage capacity , 30,000 tons ; coal pockets dis- mantled . Storage capacity , 3,300 tons . Storage capacity , 15,000 tons . Storage capacity , 7,200 tons . ter . ( b ) Same . ( b ) Same . ( a ) Wm . Spear Co ...
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... operated by steam hoisting engines . The type generally in use is locally known as the Boston tower , being a timber tower of A - frame design , having a horizontal arm with trolley . The arm is generally hinged to enable it to be moved ...
... operated by steam hoisting engines . The type generally in use is locally known as the Boston tower , being a timber tower of A - frame design , having a horizontal arm with trolley . The arm is generally hinged to enable it to be moved ...
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... operate at all seasons . In addition to the coastwise lines listed below , smaller companies operate boats on irregular schedules between Portland and Casco Bay points , Boothbay Harbor , and East Boothbay . Steamship rates . - There is ...
... operate at all seasons . In addition to the coastwise lines listed below , smaller companies operate boats on irregular schedules between Portland and Casco Bay points , Boothbay Harbor , and East Boothbay . Steamship rates . - There is ...
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110-volt lighting circuit 19 feet 30 feet anchor anchorage area of property Atlantic ports Back Cove Baltimore berth boat Boston & Maine Brunswick buckets bulk cargo carloads Casco Bay cents per 100 charge china clay City fire service city of Portland coal Coastwise Commercial Street dangerous explosive discharging Draft from 15 east Electric equipment Export rates facilities fair condition fire department frame towers grain Grand Trunk Railway Grand Trunk wharves Halifax handling haul Less than carloads lighters loading Long Wharf lumber Maine Central Railroad marine railway miles Montreal movable Nova Scotia Ohio owner passenger Philadelphia pier Pocahontas Pocahontas Fuel points Portland Bridge Portland Ship Portland Terminal Co pounds quarantine Quebec rail Randall & McAllister rates to Portland Robert Reford shed shipments South Portland square feet steam hoisting engines steamers Stevedores Storage capacity sulphur tons per hour total area tugs unloaded vessels water front West Western yards York
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Page 11 - ... collector of customs of the customs district in which the port of arrival is located the sum of one hundred dollars for each and every violation of the provisions of this section...
Page 11 - Labor shall by regulation prescribe ; and after the arrival of any such vessel it shall be the duty of such owner, agent, consignee, or master to report to such immigration officer, in writing, as soon as discovered, all cases in which any such alien has illegally landed from, the vessel, giving a description of such alien, together with any information likely to lead to his apprehension ; and before the departure of any such vessel...
Page 32 - New Year's Day (January 1). Washington's Birthday (February 22) . Memorial Day (May 30). Independence Day (July 4). Labor Day (First Monday In September).
Page 11 - ... is imposed, while it remains unpaid, nor shall such fine be remitted or refunded: Provided, That clearance may be granted prior to the determination of such questions upon the deposit of a sum sufficient to cover such fine and costs, such sum to be named by the Secretary of Commerce and Labor.
Page 11 - No vessel or aircraft shall be granted clearance pending the determination of the question of the liability to the payment of such...
Page 15 - ... wharfinger or his agent, to the master or those having such vessel in charge for the time being...
Page 11 - That upon arrival of any vessel in the United States from any foreign port or place it shall be the duty of the owner, agent, consignee, or master thereof to deliver to the principal immigration officer in charge of the port of arrival lists containing the names of all aliens employed on such vessel, stating the positions they respectively hold in the ship's company, when and where they were respectively shipped or engaged, and specifying those to be paid off and discharge/! m the port of arrival;...
Page 5 - И miles. The outer harbor of Portland, which is used as a harbor of refuge, is situated behind the islands of Casco Bay. The main ship channel to Portland Harbor is the deep-water entrance between Gushing Island on the east and the main shore at Portland Head on the west. There are several other entrances between the islands, used by local vessels or those towing from Portland to different points in Casco Bay and its estuaries.
Page 9 - Board acts upon all requests for reinstatement of delinquent licenses; and they must approve all barber schools to be accredited by the department. The members of the Board are appointed by the governor for a term of three years; the terms of said members to be rotated in such manner that one examiner shall retire each year.
Page 6 - Ice seldom obstructs navigation and when it does it is only for a limited period. The channel to the wharves is kept open bv steamers and tugs.