United States Congressional Serial Set, Issue 10352U.S. Government Printing Office, 1939 - United States Reports, Documents, and Journals of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. |
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Page 2 - Resolved by the Committee on Public Works of the United States Senate, That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors, created under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act, approved June 13, 1902, be and is hereby requested to review the report of the Chief of Engineers on the Ouachita River and tributaries, Arkansas and Louisiana, submitted as Senate Document No.
Page 7 - Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to be immediately available, and to be expended under the direction of the Secretary of War and the supervision of the Chief of Engineers, for the construction, completion, repair, and preservation of the public works hereinafter named: ***** Sec.
Page 13 - by the Committee on Rivers and Harbors of the House of Representatives, United States, That the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors created under section 3 of the River and Harbor Act, approved June 13...
Page 3 - States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for the initial work and for subsequent maintenance as required ; hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improvement; make alterations to the existing footbridge across Josias River as may be required by the Secretary of War...
Page 4 - Pond, subject to the provisions that local interests furnish free of cost to the United States all lands, easements, and rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for the initial work and for subsequent maintenance as required...
Page 2 - States free from claims for damages resulting from the improvement. 3. After due consideration of these reports, I concur in the views and recommendations of the Board.
Page 4 - March 2, l945, is subject to the conditions that local interests furnish, free of cost to the United States. all lands. easements. and rights-of-way and spoil-disposal areas for the initial work and for subsequent maintenance when and as required, and hold and save the United States free from claims for damages resulting from the improvement.
Page 3 - ... for new work and for subsequent maintenance as required, and hold and save the United States and its agents free from all claims for damages to oyster beds as a result of the work of improvement. Further requirements are that local interests construct a timber bulkhead 300 feet long on the northeast edge of the mooring basin; and that a suitable public agency acquire and dedicate to public use the strip of land between the timber bulkhead and the county road to the northeast. It is believed these...
Page 2 - After full consideration of the reports secured from the district and division engineers, the Board recommends that the existing project for...
Page 2 - December 6, 1941, and prior reports, with a view to determining if it is advisable to modify the existing project in any way at this time.