Port Series, Issue 4U.S. Government Printing Office, 1922 - Harbors |
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3-phase available for vessels Avenue Baltimore & Ohio Berthing space available bulkhead Capacity per square car floats cargo Christiana River City of Philadelphia City supply coal Delaware River Depth of water Dimensions docks except dry dry docks)-Continued earth fill Electric current Exact location Face or end Feet Feet Feet fire boat Fire protection Fort Mifflin freight hand trucks Height between floors location in harbor Lower side Upper Marcus Hook north wharves number on map Ohio R. R. open pier open to public Pennsylvania R. R. Pennsylvania Railroad Philadelphia & Reading Philadelphia Belt Line Philadelphia Navy Yard Port Richmond pounds Railway connecting railway facilities rates Reading Co Reference number Schuylkill River side Upper side space available Depth square feet square foot steam locomotive storage Street Timber crib timber deck Timber pile tons Towed Tracks on open transit shed Type of construction unloading Upper side Face Water supply Width of apron
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Page iv - ... and open the draw to its full extent for the passage of the vessel or other craft : Provided, That the draw of a railroad bridge need not be opened when there is a train in the bridge block approaching the bridge with the intention of crossing, nor within 5 minutes of the known time of passage of a scheduled passenger, mail, or express train ; but in no event, except in case of breakdown of the operating machinery, shall the opening of the draw be delayed more than 5 minutes in the case of a...
Page iv - And provided further, That the draw need not be opened for the passage of a tug or other craft equipped with a movable stack or mast which can readily be lowered so as to permit its passage under the closed draw, unless such craft has in tow a vessel which is unable to pass under the closed draw or by reason of stress of weather it is unsafe to lower such stack or mast.
Page xii - A vessel under 150 feet in length, when at anchor, shall carry forward, where it can best be seen, but at a height not...
Page 378 - ... inland waterways of the country, with a view to determining whether such waterways are being utilized to the extent of their capacity, and to what extent they are meeting the demands of traffic, and whether the water carriers utilizing such waterways are interchanging traffic with the railroads; and to investigate any other matter that may tend to promote and encourage inland water transportation.
Page v - The owner of or agency controlling the bridge shall provide and keep in good legible condition two board gauges painted white with black figures not less than 6 inches high, to indicate the headroom clearance under the closed span at all stages of the tide. These...
Page xi - ... shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof before any court of competent jurisdiction shall be punished by a fine...
Page 17 - A vessel of one hundred and fifty feet or upwards in length when at anchor shall carry in the forward part of the vessel, at a height of not less than twenty and not exceeding forty feet above the hull, one such light, and at or near the stern of the vessel, and at such a height that it shall be not less than fifteen feet lower than the forward light, another such light.
Page 378 - ... to advise with communities regarding the appropriate location and plan of construction of wharves, piers, and water terminals ; to investigate the practicability and advantages of harbor, river, and port improvements in connection with foreign and coastwise trade...
Page 178 - York, as affected by rail and ocean transportation, and with the view of effecting an equalization of the aggregate cost of rail and ocean transportation between all competitive points in the west, northwest and southwest, and all domestic or foreign ports reached through the above cities ; it is agreed...
Page vi - ... the previous project to a depth of 12 feet at mean low water and a width of 200 feet from the upper end of the...