Report on Bridging the Mississippi River Between Saint Paul, Minn., and St. Louis, MoU.S. Government Printing Office, 1878 - 232페이지 |
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... present there are eleven railroad draw - bridges in the same part of the river and several others authorized but not yet built . Probably others will still be desired . Under the provisions of existing laws , reserving to the United ...
... present there are eleven railroad draw - bridges in the same part of the river and several others authorized but not yet built . Probably others will still be desired . Under the provisions of existing laws , reserving to the United ...
11 페이지
... present herewith my final report upon the investigation of the question of bridging the Mississippi in such manner as to preserve the navigation , assigned to me under sec- tion 4 of the act for the improvement of rivers and harbors ...
... present herewith my final report upon the investigation of the question of bridging the Mississippi in such manner as to preserve the navigation , assigned to me under sec- tion 4 of the act for the improvement of rivers and harbors ...
18 페이지
... present time , as it was at the outset . The necessity of bridging the Mississippi was conceded by every one . The only question was as to the kind of bridge , whether to be low ones with draw openings or continuous and of height ...
... present time , as it was at the outset . The necessity of bridging the Mississippi was conceded by every one . The only question was as to the kind of bridge , whether to be low ones with draw openings or continuous and of height ...
18 페이지
... along the navigable channels , make the distance about 800 miles . This was the only part specified in the law authorizing this investiga . tion , but it was necessary in order to present BRIDGING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER . 15.
... along the navigable channels , make the distance about 800 miles . This was the only part specified in the law authorizing this investiga . tion , but it was necessary in order to present BRIDGING THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER . 15.
18 페이지
... present the subject itself properly to include the whole distance from the mouth of the Minnesota to the Ohio ; this is an extent of about 760 miles along the general course of the valley , and we have prepared a map of it in twenty ...
... present the subject itself properly to include the whole distance from the mouth of the Minnesota to the Ohio ; this is an extent of about 760 miles along the general course of the valley , and we have prepared a map of it in twenty ...
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22 feet 50 feet abutment Act approved amendment authorized barges bed-rock bill bluffs board of engineers boats bottom Bridge Company Bridging Mississippi River built Chief of Engineers Civil Engineer clear Clinton commenced committee Congress constructed Creek Crosse depth Diagram distance draw draw-opening draw-span Dubuque feet above high feet above low feet long feet wide foot Fort Snelling G. K. WARREN headway height high bridge high water Illinois inch Iowa June Keokuk Lake Lake Pepin low to high low water low-water main channel masonry miles Minn Minnesota River Mississippi River Missouri River navigation number of days obstruction Ohio River opening OSBORNE'S PROCESS pass passage PHOTO-LITHO piers piles pivot ponton Prairie du Chien Quincy rafts Railroad Company railway draw-bridge right bank riprap rise from low Saint Louis Saint Paul Senate shore side slough steamboats steamer stream tion trestling truss upper valley velocity width
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174 페이지 - An act [to amend an act entitled an act] to aid in the construction of a railroad and telegraph line from the Missouri River to the Pacific Ocean, and to secure to the government the use of the same for postal, military, and other purposes, approved July first, eighteen hundred and sixty-two," approved July second, eighteen hundred and sixty-four.
10 페이지 - Accompanying the report is a general map of the valley of that part of the great river required for the consideration of the subject, which is, in itself, a valuable contribution. In transmitting this report I desire" to express my full concurrence in the views and recommendations of General Warren.
70 페이지 - ... shall -be changed, at the cost and expense of the owners thereof, from time to time, as Congress may direct, so as to preserve the free and convenient navigation of said river ; and the authority To erect and continue said bridge shall be subject to revocation or modification by law, whenever the public good shall, in the judgment of Congress, so require, without any expense or charge to the United states.
9 페이지 - April 25, 1878. The Secretary of War has the honor to transmit to the United States Senate, for the Committee on Commerce, report of Bvt.
170 페이지 - Nowlen, that if any implication is to be indulged from the delivery of the goods under the general notice, it is as strong that the owner intended to insist upon his rights, and the duties of the carrier, as it is that he assented to their qualification. The burden of proof lies on the carrier, and nothing short of an express stipulation by parol, or in writing, should be permitted to discharge him from duties which the law has annexed to his employment.
132 페이지 - War ; and in case of any litigation arising from any obstruction or alleged obstruction to navigation created by the construction of any bridge under this Act.
120 페이지 - To build, maintain, and use a railroad-bridge over the Mississippi River, or that portion within the jurisdiction of the State of Illinois, at or near Rock Island, in such manner as shall not materially obstruct or interfere with the free navigation of said river, and to connect by a railroad, either in the State of Illinois or Iowa, terminating at or near said point...
56 페이지 - An examination of the preceding discussion of relative headway at Saint Louis, Quincy, Rock Islan'd, and Dubuque, where the observations extend over long periods (and which leaves out extraordinary floods), shows the probable existence of a law, that the equivalent headway in all cases will be secured by establishing a fixed height, not above low water or high water, but above the midway height. Place.
70 페이지 - That all railway companies desiring to use said bridge shall have and be entitled to equal rights and privileges in the passage of the same, and in the use of the machinery and fixtures thereof, and of all the approaches thereto, under and upon such terms and conditions as shall be prescribed by the Secretary of War, upon hearing the allegations and proofs of the parties, in case they shall not agree.
70 페이지 - ... to such regulations for the security of navigation of said river as the Secretary of War shall prescribe...