Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. ArmyU.S. Government Printing Office, 1869 |
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Page 102
... bottom of the water . At Pentwater a bridge pier , built on piles , has stood well for many years ; while the south pier , built last season , and which is founded on cribs , has settled so irregularly as in some places to break the ...
... bottom of the water . At Pentwater a bridge pier , built on piles , has stood well for many years ; while the south pier , built last season , and which is founded on cribs , has settled so irregularly as in some places to break the ...
Page 107
... bottom , attained by dredging - the cribs having bottoms with spaces for the stones ; as many as would fall through to rest on the ground under the cribs ; and the cribs were stayed each by four piles driven in the interior corners , to ...
... bottom , attained by dredging - the cribs having bottoms with spaces for the stones ; as many as would fall through to rest on the ground under the cribs ; and the cribs were stayed each by four piles driven in the interior corners , to ...
Page 108
... bottom , where most yielding , along on the face of the south pier , to a depth of fourteen feet for an extent of 150 feet , under and past the ice- dam ; this depth being four feet lower than the bottoms of cribs , two of the cribs ...
... bottom , where most yielding , along on the face of the south pier , to a depth of fourteen feet for an extent of 150 feet , under and past the ice- dam ; this depth being four feet lower than the bottoms of cribs , two of the cribs ...
Page 114
... bottom from 200 to 300 feet , and to a depth of 13 feet below lowest stage . The material to be dredged is soft clay , and for a width of 200 feet amounts , by this estimate , to 33,888 cubic yards , and for a width of 300 feet to ...
... bottom from 200 to 300 feet , and to a depth of 13 feet below lowest stage . The material to be dredged is soft clay , and for a width of 200 feet amounts , by this estimate , to 33,888 cubic yards , and for a width of 300 feet to ...
Page 121
... bottom and 252 feet at water surface , in 2d division ; and 250 feet wide at bottom and water surface in 3d division . On the east , or bay side of the canal , in 1st division , there should be constructed of wood , with the earth ...
... bottom and 252 feet at water surface , in 2d division ; and 250 feet wide at bottom and water surface in 3d division . On the east , or bay side of the canal , in 1st division , there should be constructed of wood , with the earth ...
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Page 405 - not to obstruct, impair, or injuriously modify the navigation of the river,' was prepared by myself, and with reference to the meaning attached to those words by the best authorities, and they were, I believe, used in the act with that understanding of them. I would further recommend that the bridge company be furnished with a copy of the report of the commission. " Very respectfully, your o'bedient servant. "AA HUMPHREYS, " Brigadier- General and Chief of Engineers. "Hon.
Page 521 - ... than thirty-five feet ; that a space or spaces not exceeding in all one thousand six hundred and sixty feet of the shoal or shoals, over which the present bridge passes, may be filled up by a solid embankment, in parts if convenient, of earth obtained by dredging the river channel.
Page 397 - An Act providing that the bridge in the course of construction over the East River, between the cities of New York and Brooklyn, by the New York Bridge Company, shall be a public work of the cities of New York and Brooklyn, and for the dissolution of said Company, and the completion and management of the said bridge by the said cities.
Page 520 - An Act providing for the purchase by the United States of the rights of the Washington Bridge company, in the District of Columbia, and for the erection of a public bridge on the site thereof.
Page 404 - An Act to incorporate the New York Bridge Company, for the purpose of constructing and maintaining a bridge over the East River, between the cities of New York and Brooklyn.
Page 309 - And in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to the free navigation of said river, the cause may be tried before the district court of the United States of any State in which any portion of said obstruction or bridge touches.
Page 524 - An act making appropriations for the support of the Army for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1868 and for other purposes...
Page 309 - And prodded also, That said draw shall be opened promptly, upon reasonable signal, for the passage of boats whose construction shall not be such as to admit of their passage under the...
Page 465 - Sir: I have the honor to report that in compliance with your instructions I...
Page 404 - Be it enacted by the Senate and, House of Representatives of tJie United States of America in Congress assembled, That...