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Jan 1929
The Work of the Mississippi River Commission
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Volume 93, Issue 1
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The Mississippi River Commission was created by an Act of Congress approved June 28, 1879. It consists of seven Commissioners, three of whom are selected from the Corps of Engineers, U. S. Army; one from the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey; and three from civil life, two of whom must be civil engineers. The basic law required the Commission to “mature a plan or plans as will correct, permanently locate and deepen the channel, and protect the banks of the Mississippi River; improve and give safety and care to the navigation thereof; prevent destructive floods ; promote and facilitate commerce, trade and the postal service.”
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 93 • Issue 1 • January 1929
Pages: 697 - 715
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© 1929 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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C. W. Kutz, M.ASCE
Colonel, Corps of Engrs., Honolulu, Hawaii.
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