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was known would not last more than six or eight months ; deep ravines , requiring embankments from twenty to eighty feet in height ( which it was found , from the nature of the adjoining soil , as well as from the amount of work ...
was known would not last more than six or eight months ; deep ravines , requiring embankments from twenty to eighty feet in height ( which it was found , from the nature of the adjoining soil , as well as from the amount of work ...
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This dam would necessitate compressed air founda- tions to a depth of 100 feet below low - water level of the river , and have a total height of 150 feet from the crest to the foundation . The Commission estimates that eight years would ...
This dam would necessitate compressed air founda- tions to a depth of 100 feet below low - water level of the river , and have a total height of 150 feet from the crest to the foundation . The Commission estimates that eight years would ...
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Under this version of the Third Locks Plan , the proposed locks would be 140 feet wide , 1,200 feet long and 50 feet deep , located adjacent to the existing locks . † This plan had been proposed in 1943 by Capt .
Under this version of the Third Locks Plan , the proposed locks would be 140 feet wide , 1,200 feet long and 50 feet deep , located adjacent to the existing locks . † This plan had been proposed in 1943 by Capt .
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RUDOLPH J TAUSSIG | 1 |
FESSENDEN N OTIS | 25 |
PAUL J SCHEIPS | 53 |
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