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Page 9
... inclined plane at Peters ' farm , but the further instruc- tions communicated on the 21st . laid open the question as far back as the 7 mile stone ( Bouman's farm ) on the old Lancaster road , at which therefore , in the order of this ...
... inclined plane at Peters ' farm , but the further instruc- tions communicated on the 21st . laid open the question as far back as the 7 mile stone ( Bouman's farm ) on the old Lancaster road , at which therefore , in the order of this ...
Page 10
... inclined plane to the point of crossing the river . Excavations , viz . 20 10 Rock , 37,706 yds . at 34 cts . $ 12,820 04 H. Pan , 5,470 Earth , 24,772 Do. 8,780 Do. 4,068 Embankment , viz . 23,155 yds . 27,631 1,194 2,472 20 790 20 325 ...
... inclined plane to the point of crossing the river . Excavations , viz . 20 10 Rock , 37,706 yds . at 34 cts . $ 12,820 04 H. Pan , 5,470 Earth , 24,772 Do. 8,780 Do. 4,068 Embankment , viz . 23,155 yds . 27,631 1,194 2,472 20 790 20 325 ...
Page 11
... inclined plane to the Bridge $ 15,582 44 inclusive . From the Inclined plane to Fair Mount , $ 46,245 30 Bridge and embankments , Delaware branch to Broad St. Schuylkill do . Contingencies Embankment , 16,726 yds . at 14 cts ...
... inclined plane to the Bridge $ 15,582 44 inclusive . From the Inclined plane to Fair Mount , $ 46,245 30 Bridge and embankments , Delaware branch to Broad St. Schuylkill do . Contingencies Embankment , 16,726 yds . at 14 cts ...
Page 12
... inclined plane to the navigable waters of the Schuylkill on the west side . From the foot of the plane to crossing place at Fair Mount , already estimated 46,245,30 Whence to a point 1 chain south of Market Street . Excavation , viz ...
... inclined plane to the navigable waters of the Schuylkill on the west side . From the foot of the plane to crossing place at Fair Mount , already estimated 46,245,30 Whence to a point 1 chain south of Market Street . Excavation , viz ...
Page 13
... inclined plane is by a curvature , of those who are interested for the general and public good . Yours , very respectfully , FREDERICK GRAFF , Sup't of Fair Mount Water Works . 4th . Letter from the same gentleman to Mr. Lambert , a ...
... inclined plane is by a curvature , of those who are interested for the general and public good . Yours , very respectfully , FREDERICK GRAFF , Sup't of Fair Mount Water Works . 4th . Letter from the same gentleman to Mr. Lambert , a ...
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Page 150 - And generally shall minister justice to all persons, and exercise the jurisdictions and powers hereby granted concerning all and singular the premises according to law, as fully and amply, to all intents and purposes whatsoever, as the justices of the court of King's Bench, common pleas and exchequer at Westminster, or any of them, may or can do.
Page 251 - Now there was no smith found throughout all the land of Israel, for the Philistines said, "Lest the Hebrews make them swords or spears." But all the Israelites went down to the Philistines, to sharpen every man his share and his coulter and his axe and his mattock.
Page 284 - That, though penal laws are to be construed strictly, they are not to be construed so strictly as to defeat the obvious intention of the Legislature. The maxim is not to be so applied as to narrow the words of the statute to the exclusion of cases, which those words, in their ordinary acceptation, or in that sense in which the Legislature has obviously used them, would comprehend. The intention of the Legislature is to be collected from the words they employ.
Page 253 - But for the interests of the community at large, as well as for the purposes of the Treasury, it is essential that the nation should possess a currency of equal value, credit, and use, wherever it may circulate. The Constitution has intrusted Congress exclusively with the power of creating and regulating a currency of that description...
Page 62 - That the Cherokee nation may be led to a greater degree of civilization, and to become herdsmen and cultivators, instead of remaining in a state of hunters, the United States will from time to time furnish gratuitously the said nation with useful implements of husbandry...
Page 245 - ... is apt to lead one, a principle of malevolence to particulars ; for the law, by the term malice...
Page 156 - The legislature shall, as soon as conveniently may be, provide, by law, for the establishment of schools throughout the State, in such manner that the poor may be taught gratis.
Page 247 - The offence of burglary at common law is defined to be ' a breaking and entering the dwelling-house of another in the night, with intent to commit some felony within the same, whether such felonious intent be executed or not.
Page 246 - And malice is implied by law from any deliberate cruel act committed by one person against another, however sudden...
Page 241 - That as a testimony of respect for the memory of the deceased, the members and officers of this House will wear the usual badge of mourning for thirty days. Resolved, That the proceedings of this House, in relation to the death of the Hon. JOHN C. CALHOUN, be communicated to the family of the deceased by the Clerk.