Port Series, Issue 6, Part 2

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Page 4 - and suitable spoil-disposal areas for the new work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required; (b) hold and save the United States free from damages due to construction and maintenance of the
Page 4 - that local interests agree to: (a) furnish, without cost to the United States, all necessary lands, easements, rights-of-way, and suitable spoil-disposal areas for the new work and
Page 4 - construct and maintain a suitable bulkhead on the east side of the proposed turning basin or permit dredging of a slope that would otherwise be required; (e) provide and maintain at the port of Albany, in addition to facilities heretofore provided, sufficient storage and handling facilities for
Page 23 - by rail cars at the rear of the elevator and is unloaded by a car dumper or by power shovels into a car pit. The capacity of the dumper is 10 cars per hour. Cars also can be loaded with grain for rail shipment by a loading spout at the rear of the elevator.
Page 4 - This anchorage has a depth of 32 feet, a width of 400 feet, and an average length of 2,400 feet.
Page 1 - of Bethlehem, the city of Rensselaer, and all lands and waters in the Hudson River contiguous thereto.
Page 4 - The restricted width of the Hudson River at Albany is not sufficient to permit vessels to swing at anchor without interfering with passing craft.
Page 6 - Snowfall in the area is quite variable, and, over some of the higher nearby areas, ranges up to 75 inches or more for
Page 16 - Receipt and shipsent of general cargo in foreign and dosestic trade; receipt of molasses by tanker and shipment by barge. Receipt and shipment of general cargo in foreign and domestic
Page 6 - F.° Precipitation normal total (inches) Prevailing direction of winds Mean number of heavy fog days Maximum Minimum No. of Years 29 29 29 15

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