Report of the Chief of Engineers U.S. Army

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1899
 

Contents

HARBOR LINES Narragansett Bay on the eastern shore of Conanicut Island
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MANSFIELD colonel Corps of Engineers U S A president W H Heuer
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SURVEYS Sheboygan Harbor Wis 2812 Racine Harbor Wis 2815 Kenosha
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IMPROVEMENTS Chicago Harbor Ill 2821 Chicago River Ill 2826 removal
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S LAKE PORTS In the charge of Col J W Barlow Lieut Cols G J Lydecker
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IMPROVEMENTS Patapsco River and channel to Baltimore Md 1405 channel
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IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ W L MARSHALL CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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REPORT OF THE BOARD OF ENGINEERS 645
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IMPROVEMENTS Michigan City Harbor Ind 2895 St Joseph Harbor Mich
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FORTIFICATIONS FISCAL YEAR 189899
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E NEW YORK N Y In the charge of Majs H M Adams and John G D
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REPORT OF LIEUT COL CHAS J ALLEN CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT COL CHAS J ALLEN CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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APPENDIX A Synopsis of applications for authority to mine with action taken
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IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ THOS L CASEY CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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APPENDIX
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Port
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IMPROVEMENTS Waccamaw River N C and S C 1517 Little Pedee River
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HARBOR LINES Toledo Harbor Ohio 3078 Cleveland Harbor Ohio
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APPENDIX
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STATUS changes and distribution of officers of corps 3
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IMPROVEMENTS Erie Harbor Pa 3091 Dunkirk Harbor N Y 3096 Buffalo
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APPENDIX
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Harbor at Wilson N Y 543 harbor at Charlotte N Y harbor at Poultneyville
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I HAMPTON ROADS VA In the charge of Maj Thos L Casey Corps
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T SAN DIEGO CAL In the charge of Maj Chas E L B Davis and Capt
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IMPROVEMENTS San Diego Harbor Cal 3153 deep water harbor at San Pedro
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Port Orford Harbor Oreg 562 Coquille River Oreg general improvement
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IN THE CHARGE OF CAPT HARRY TAYLOR AND LIEUT MERIWETHER L WALKER
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APPENDIX
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IN THE CHARge of Capt C McD TowNSEND CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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IMPROVEMENTS Long Tom River Oreg 3233 Willamette River above Port
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RIVERS AND HARBORS
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IMPROVEMENTS Willapa River and Harbor Wash 3259 Grays Harbor and
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Willapa River and Harbor Wash 599 Grays Harbor and bar entrance Wash
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IMPROVEMENT and care of public buildings and grounds in the District of Colum
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Alterations 1 Bridge of the New York New Haven and Hartford Railroad
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IMPROVEMENTS Removing snags and wrecks from the Mississippi River below
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Under authority of special acts of Congress 1 Bridge of the Mineral Range
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IN THE CHARGE OF MAJ E H RUFFNER CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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SURVEY Cape Porpoise Harbor Me 1050
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OFFICER IN COMMAND MAJ JOHN G D KNIGHT CORPS OF ENGINEERS
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SURVEY Deep Creek Branch Elizabeth River Va 1485
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Tennessee River 2252 operating
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Under authority of State laws 1 Bridge of the San Francisco and San Joaquin
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EXAMINATIONS SURVEYS AND CONTINGENCIES OF RIVERS
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IN THE CHARGE OF LIEUT COL G J LYDECKER AND CAPT CHESTER HARDING
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SURVEY OF NORTHERN AND NORTHWESTERN LAKES
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Caloosahatchee River Fla 278 Charlotte Harbor and Pease Creek Fla 279
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ANNUAL REPORT FOR FISCAL YEAR ENding June 30 1899 3291
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IMPROVEMENTS Falls of Ohio River at Louisville Ky 2545 operating and care
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SURVEY Removing water hyacinths from navigable waters of Florida
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SURVEY Southwest Pass Mississippi River 1863
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PUBLIC BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS AND WASHINGTON MONUMENT
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Missouri River between Stubbs Ferry Mont and the lower limits of Sioux City
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