Book/Printed Material Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report on preliminary examination of Grand River, Mich. August 17, 1914. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed
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Image 1 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 63D CONGRESS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES DoCUMENT 2d Session No 1146 GRAND RIVER MICH LETTER FROM THE SECRETARY OF WAR TRANSMITTING WITH A LETTER FROM THE CHIEF OF ENGINEERS REPORT ON PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 2 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 2 GRAND RIVER MICH 2 The existing project for improvement of this river provides for a channel 6 feet deep and 100 feet wide from Grand Haven to Grand Rapids a distance…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 3 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH 3 deep and 100 feet wide between the same points the distance being approximately 40 miles The modification of the project resulted from the impracticability of securing a depth…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 4 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 4 GRAND RIVER MICH 11 Little coal is handled at adjacent harbors having better facili ties than would be afforded by the improvement now under considera tion so that it is not…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 5 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH 5 bends is about 200 miles and its total length at least 300 miles The total fall from headwaters to mouth is about 350 feet There are about a…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 6 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 6 GRAND RIVER MICH breaking bulk one or more times at expense of transfer and varying rates of transportation he may at no distant date by aid of the desired improvement of…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 7 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH A small steamer with a draft of 30 inches made three round trips per week between Grand Rapids and Grand Haven during the season of navigation The stage of…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 8 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 8 GRAND RIVER MICH 1 In the words of the act of August 11 1888 whether the locality is worthy of im provement by the General Government 2 If worthy of improvement…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 9 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH 9 5 Grand River in Michigan held to be navigable water of the United States from its mouth in Lake Michigan to Grand Rapids a distance of 40 miles…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 10 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 10 GRAND RIVER MICH The district officers report concludes as follows fhe general conclusions derivable from the data now at hand may be stated as ollows 1 An open 10foot channel of…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 11 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH 11 of 10 feet and bottom width of 100 feet The distance by river from the piers at Grand Haven to the foot of Ganoes Canal in Grand Rapids…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 12 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 y 12 GRAND RIVER MICH Grand River Mich Can the project be completed at the estimated cost 2 The board has believed that a categorical answer to the question propounded by the…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 13 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH 13 of through transportation lines between Grand Rapids and Chicago Milwaukee and other lake ports would require a channel from 200 to 300 feet wide and 15 to 16…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 14 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 14 GRAND RIVER MICH report dated November 11 1903 in House Document No 216 and appropriated the sum of 100000 with the following condition Provided That no portion of the money herein…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 15 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH 15 dumped there A general elevation of street grades and of the buildings affected by the floods will without question solve the problem but at a cost unknown to…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 16 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 16 GRAND RIVER MICH in the vicinity of Grand Haven the difference is scarcely noticeable except as shown in increased velocity of current The minimum dis charge cf record at Grand Rapids…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 17 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH TT Water transportation was greatly improved by the construction of the 6foot channel but this was practically coincident with the new competition of the two electric railway lines from…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 18 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 18 GRAND RIVER MICH Some logs are still rafted down the river to the basket factory at Grand Haven The tonnage carried is shown in paragraph 23 As to the effect of…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 19 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH 19 24 The only question involved in regard to water power is in connection with that developed in the city of Grand Rapids and this enters into the case…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 20 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 20 GRAND RIVER MICH tribute liberally in bringing this to a success and we recommend that the common council pledge its full cooperation and support to the lan The report is silent…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 21 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH 21 Factories Popu Year 3 lation Employ Capital Annual Number ees employed product 18803 Giant 0 hurd wn anants 32016 504 6742 5477352 9076486 Ed eB Be a RR…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 22 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 22 GRAND RIVER MICH tributing point for coal it would be handicapped as compared with the lake ports by insufficient depth for the most economical vessels The present conditions as to bringing…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 23 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH 23 addition to those referred to above Various replies received are shown as inclosures 14 to 29 herewith Special attention may be called to inclosure 15 as the writer…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 24 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 24 GRAND RIVER MICH improvement in flood conditions and improvement in water power as well as through the direct and indirect benefit to be obtained locally by the navigable channel The proportion…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 25 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146 GRAND RIVER MICH 25 specially interested in the proposed improvement that the Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors should be furnished with any further statement or argument which they desire to…- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 26 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Image 27 of Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter …
Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146- Contributor: United States. Army. Corps of Engineers - Sanford, J. C. - United States. War Department - United States. Government Publishing Office - United States. Congress. House - United States Congress. House - United States. War Department. Engineer Department
- Date: 1914
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Title
- Grand River, Mich. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report on preliminary examination of Grand River, Mich. August 17, 1914. -- Referred to the Committee on Rivers and Harbors and ordered to be printed
Other Title
- Cited as: H. Doc. 63-1146
Names
- United States Congress. House
- Sanford, J. C.
- United States. Government Publishing Office, publisher, distributor
- United States. Congress. House, author
- United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
- United States. War Department
- United States. War Department. Engineer Department
Created / Published
- [Washington, D.C.]: U.S. Government Printing Office, 1914.
Headings
- - Channels (Hydraulic engineering)
- - Hydrographic surveying
- - Navigation
- - Bodies of water
- - Rivers
- - Water levels
- - Cost
- - Grand River (Mich.)
- - Michigan
Genre
- Government publication
- Legislative materials
Medium
- 1 online resource (25 pages). tables.
Call Number/Physical Location
- KF12
- 63-2:H.DOC.1146
- Y 1.1/2:SERIAL 6622
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Library of Congress Control Number
- 2024875337
Online Format
- online text
- image