Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1890
 

Contents

IN CHARGE OF CAPT THOS L CASEY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
83
Maurice River N J 92 Wilmington Harbor Del 93 ice harbor at New Castle
101
Patuxent River Md from Benedict to Hills Landing 111 channel at Mount Ver
119
IN CHARGE OF CAPT WILLIAM H BIXBY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
133
IN CHARGE OF LIEUT O M CARTER CORPS OF ENGINEERS
144
APPENDIX
149
HARBORLINES Establishment of harborlines of Norfolk and Portsmouth harbors
156
APPENDIX
157
IN CHARGE OF CAPT PHILIP M PRICE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
158
ANNUAL REPort for FiscaL YEAR ENDING JUNE 30 1890 3361
163
Apalachicola Bay Fla 1623
167
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Warrior River Ala from Tuscaloosa to Demopolis
175
IN CHARGE OF MAJ CHAS J ALLEN CORPS OF ENGINEERS
183
PART II
184
IN CHARGE OF CAPT J H WILLARD CORPS OF ENGINEERS
195
IN CHARGE OF CAPT H S TABER CORPS OF ENGINEERS
201
SURVEY Osage River Mo from its mouth to the first shoal and 5 miles above
206
IN CHARGE OF MAJ ALEXANDER MACKENZIE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
209
IN CHARGE OF MAJ WILLIAM A JONES CORPS OF ENGINEERS
215
IN CHARGE OF LIEUT COL J W BARLOW CORPS OF ENGINEERS
223
APPENDIX E
230
IN CHARGE OF CAPT EDW MAGUIRE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
232
IN CHARGE OF MAJ D W LOCKWOOD CORPS OF ENGINEERS
240
IN CHARGE OF MAJ JAMES B QUINN CORPS OF ENGINEERS
247
HARBORLINES Establishment and maintenance of harborlines in Portage Lake
248
APPENDIX J
260
IN CHARGE OF CAPT W L MARSHALL CORPS OF ENGINEERS
263
APPENDIX
265
IMPROVEMENTS Potomac River at Washington D C 1037 construction of bridge
276
IN CHARGE OF COL O M POE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
278
APPENDIX M
290
IN CHARGE OF MAJ L COOPER OVERMAN CORPS OF ENGINEERS
294
APPENDIX
298
IN CHARGE OF MAJ AMOS STICKNEY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
301
IN CHARGE OF MAJ MILTON B ADAMS CORPS OF ENGINEERS
309
APPENDIX Q
310
IN CHARGE OF MAJ W H HEUER CORPS OF ENGINEERS
316
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Beaufort River S C 1234 Owendaw and Wando
374
FORTIFICATIONS
381
IMPROVEMENTS a Wharf at Fort Monroe Va 385 b Bridge over Mill Creek
387
Post of Willets Point N Y 389 Engineer School of Application 392 Battalion
421
APPENDIX
427
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Belfast Harbor Me 455 Union River and Union
475
IMPROVEMENTS Newburyport Harbor Mass 482 Merrimac River Mass 484
484
Cape Ann Mass 488 Gloucester Harbor Mass 491 Manchester Harbor Mass
493
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Crane and Waters rivers of Essex Branch Mass
517
HARBORLINES Establishment of harborlines at Boston Harbor Mass
532
APPENDIX C
551
IMPROVEMENTS Harbor of refuge at Hyannis Mass 552 harbor of refuge at Nan
558
568 removal of Green Jacket Shoal Providence River R I 571 New
583
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Marthas Vineyard inner and outer harbor at Edgar
590
APPENDIX D
601
IMPROVEMENTS Thames River Conn 600 New London Harbor Conn 604 Con
626
646 Stamford Harbor Conn 648 Port Chester Harbor N Y 650 Echo Harbor
646
N Y 656 Greenport Harbor N Y 660 Glen Cove Harbor N Y 662 Flushing
667
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Browns Creek Sayville N Y 669 Larchmont Har
675
HARBORLINES Establishment of harborlines at Stamford Harbor Conn
682
REPORT OF LIEUT COL GEORGE L GILLESPIE CORPS OF ENGINEERS
753
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Wappingers Creek from Wappingers Falls to
761
HARBORLINES Establishment of harborlines in Hudson River from Troy to Cox
788
IMPROVEMENTS Sheepshead Bay N Y 837 Canarsie Bay N Y 839 Sumpa
852
HARBORLINES Establishment of harbor lines in front of San Diego and Coronado
856
APPENDIX
865
IMPROVEMENTS Delaware River Pa and N J 866 harbor between Philadelphia
905
APPENDIX
915
IMPROVEMENTS Maurice River N J 916 Wilmington Harbor Del 917 ice har
925
REPORT OF COL WILLIAM P CRAIGHILL CORPS OF ENGINEERS
958
EXAMINATIONS AND SURVEYS Appoquinimink Creek Del 943 Wicomico River
980
APPENDIX I
987
2580
IN CHARGE OF LIEUT COL WILLIAM E MERRILL CORPS OF ENGINEERS
River Commission CHAS R SUTER Lieut Col of Engineers U S A O H ERNST
HARBORLINES Establishment of harborlines in James River from Richmond
IMPROVEMENTS San Joaquin River Stockton and Mormon sloughs Cal 2909

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Page 353 - That it shall be the duty of the Secretary of War to apply the money herein and hereafter appropriated for improvements of rivers and harbors, other than surveys, estimates and gaugings, in carrying on the various works, by contract or otherwise, as may be most economical and advantageous to the Government.
Page 690 - 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...
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Page 330 - 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.
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