Cradle of the Corps: A History of the New York District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 1775-1975Department of Defense, Department of the Army, Corps of Engineers, New York District, 1977 - 310 էջ |
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Cradle of the Corps: A History of the New York District, U.S. Army Corps of ... Marion J. Klawonn Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1977 |
Cradle of the Corps: A History of the New York District, U.S. Army Corps of ... Marion J. Klawonn Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1977 |
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Էջ 249 - States is hereby prohibited; and it shall not be lawful to build or commence the building of any wharf, pier, dolphin, boom, weir, breakwater, bulkhead, jetty, or other structures in any port, roadstead, haven, harbor, canal, navigable river, or other water or the United States, outside established harbor lines, or where no harbor lines have been established, except on plans recommended by the Chief of Engineers and authorized by the Secretary of War...
Էջ 130 - That where it is made manifest to the Secretary of War that the establishment of harbor lines is essential to the preservation and protection of harbors he may, and is hereby, authorized to cause such lines to be established, beyond which no piers, wharves, bulkheads, or other works shall be extended or deposits made, except under such regulations as may be prescribed from time to time by him...
Էջ 249 - States, outside established harbor lines, or where no harbor lines have been established, except on plans recommended by the Chief of Engineers and authorized by the Secretary of the Army; and it shall not be lawful to excavate or fill, or in any manner to alter or modify the course, location, condition, or capacity of, any port, roadstead, haven, harbor, canal, lake, harbor...
Էջ 233 - An Act to prevent obstructive and injurious deposits within the harbor and adjacent waters of New York City, by dumping or otherwise, and to punish and prevent such offenses," as amended by section three of the river and harbor Act of August eighteenth, eighteen hundred and ninety-four.
Էջ 22 - That the said corps, when so organized, shall be stationed at West Point, in the State of New York, and shall constitute a military academy; and the engineers, assistant engineers, and cadets of the said corps shall be subject, at all times, to do duty in such places and on such service as the President of the United States shall direct.
Էջ 249 - War, or to excavate or fill, or in any manner to alter or modify the course, location, condition, or capacity of the channel of said navigable water of the United States, unless approved and authorized by the Secretary of War...
Էջ 22 - ... of first lieutenants: two other assistant engineers, with the pay, rank, and emoluments of second lieutenants; and ten cadets, with the pay of sixteen dollars per month, and two rations per day: and the President of the United States is, in like manner, authorized, when he shall deem it proper, to make such promotions in...
Էջ 180 - ... lines vary from 50 to 456 feet in length, 12 to 96 feet beam, and 6 to 20 feet draft. Barges and lighters in tow are quite numerous, are of varying dimensions up to 23 feet draft, and are usually made up into tows of three barges each. The car floats are 327 feet long.
Էջ 41 - That the military peace establishment of the United States shall consist of such proportions of artillery, infantry, and riflemen, not exceeding, in the whole, ten thousand men, as the President of the United States shall judge proper, and that the Corps of Engineers, as at present established, be retained.
Էջ 218 - This provides for the allotment of Federal funds to the State of New York for expenditure under suitable Federal control and supervision in the improvement of the canal connecting Lake Ontario with the Hudson River.