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Page 1643
... securing the cooperation of local interests therein , the Secretary of War may authorize said local interests to construct a system of dikes and dredge along the said channel , and in connec- tion therewith to close the adjacent streams ...
... securing the cooperation of local interests therein , the Secretary of War may authorize said local interests to construct a system of dikes and dredge along the said channel , and in connec- tion therewith to close the adjacent streams ...
Page 1647
... securing slack - water navigation between Nor- wich , Connecticut , and Worcester , Massachusetts . Niantic Bay , Connecticut , with a view of making it a harbor of refuge . Tuxis Island , Connecticut , with a view to the con- struction ...
... securing slack - water navigation between Nor- wich , Connecticut , and Worcester , Massachusetts . Niantic Bay , Connecticut , with a view of making it a harbor of refuge . Tuxis Island , Connecticut , with a view to the con- struction ...
Page 1648
... securing a depth of thirty feet , and a harbor at Hudson of the same depth . Hudson River , New York , from Hudson to the dam at Troy , with a view to securing a depth of twenty - seven feet , with suitable width . Hudson River at Troy ...
... securing a depth of thirty feet , and a harbor at Hudson of the same depth . Hudson River , New York , from Hudson to the dam at Troy , with a view to securing a depth of twenty - seven feet , with suitable width . Hudson River at Troy ...
Page 1649
... securing a ship channel of increased width and depth necessary for the purposes of commerce from lower New York Bay , through Raritan Bay , Arthur Kill , Staten Island Sound , channel north of Shooters Island , and Kill Van Kull , to ...
... securing a ship channel of increased width and depth necessary for the purposes of commerce from lower New York Bay , through Raritan Bay , Arthur Kill , Staten Island Sound , channel north of Shooters Island , and Kill Van Kull , to ...
Page 1650
... securing an increased depth from Wilmington to the sea . Neuse River , North Carolina , between Goldsboro and Newbern . White Oak River , North Carolina , from its mouth to the head of navigation at or near Maysville . Upper Pasquotank ...
... securing an increased depth from Wilmington to the sea . Neuse River , North Carolina , between Goldsboro and Newbern . White Oak River , North Carolina , from its mouth to the head of navigation at or near Maysville . Upper Pasquotank ...
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Page 1963 - President of the United States of America, have caused the said convention to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof. In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States of America to be affixed.