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Book/Printed Material Letters from the Secretary of War and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia relative to underground telegraph and telephone wires. April 16, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. April 25, 1888. -- Ordered to be printed, omitting maps Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 50-153

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Title

  • Letters from the Secretary of War and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia relative to underground telegraph and telephone wires. April 16, 1888. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. April 25, 1888. -- Ordered to be printed, omitting maps

Other Title

  • Cited as: S. Ex. Doc. 50-153

Names

  • United States Congress. Senate
  • United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
  • United States. Congress. Senate, author
  • United States. War Department
  • United States. War Department. Engineer Department
  • United States. Commissioners of the District of Columbia (1874-1967)

Created / Published

  • [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1888.

Headings

  • -  Communications
  • -  Public buildings
  • -  Telecommunication lines
  • -  Telegraph
  • -  Telephone
  • -  Underground electric lines
  • -  Cost

Genre

  • Government publication
  • Legislative materials

Medium

  • 1 online resource (7 pages). tables.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • KF12
  • Y 1.50/1:153
  • Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 2513

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 2024809140

Online Format

  • image
  • pdf
  • online text

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Chicago citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, Publisher United States Government Publishing Office, Author United States Congress. Senate, United States War Department, United States War Department. Engineer Department, and United States Commissioners Of The District Of Columbia. Letters from the Secretary of War and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia relative to underground telegraph and telephone wires. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. April 25, 1888. -- Ordered to be printed, omitting maps. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1888] Pdf. https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024809140/.

APA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, United States Government Publishing Office, P., United States Congress. Senate, A., United States War Department, United States War Department. Engineer Department & United States Commissioners Of The District Of Columbia. (1888) Letters from the Secretary of War and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia relative to underground telegraph and telephone wires. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. April 25, 1888. -- Ordered to be printed, omitting maps. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office] [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://aj.sunback.homes/item/2024809140/.

MLA citation style:

United States Congress. Senate, et al. Letters from the Secretary of War and the Commissioners of the District of Columbia relative to underground telegraph and telephone wires. -- Referred to the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds. April 25, 1888. -- Ordered to be printed, omitting maps. [Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1888] Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <aj.sunback.homes/item/2024809140/>.