Lake Michigan Water Diversion: Hearings, Eighty-sixth Congress, First Session, on H.R. 1, February 17-March 3, 1959U.S. Government Printing Office, 1959 - 310 páginas Committee Serial No. 86-2. Considers H.R. 1, to authorize the Army Corps of Engineers study of Illinois water diversion project from Lake Michigan to improve Illinois waterway navigation and urban areas' sewage management. |
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... treaty of 1909 , the Canadian Treaty , specifically exempted in our judgment , and the briefs have been submitted to this commit- tee before on that subject , specifically exempted Lake Michigan as a boundary water . No path of the ...
... treaty of 1909 , the Canadian Treaty , specifically exempted in our judgment , and the briefs have been submitted to this commit- tee before on that subject , specifically exempted Lake Michigan as a boundary water . No path of the ...
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... treaty between Canada and the United States , Canada is using the water . They are using , I think the Army engineers fig- ures — I don't recall them offhand - but we were only using approxi- mately one - third of the water that was ...
... treaty between Canada and the United States , Canada is using the water . They are using , I think the Army engineers fig- ures — I don't recall them offhand - but we were only using approxi- mately one - third of the water that was ...
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... treaty of 1909 which says in our judgment that Lake Michigan is not a boundary water . Mr. MACK . Just one more question . In your opinion would our damaging the power potential of Canada by diversion establish a precedent that would ...
... treaty of 1909 which says in our judgment that Lake Michigan is not a boundary water . Mr. MACK . Just one more question . In your opinion would our damaging the power potential of Canada by diversion establish a precedent that would ...
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... Treaty of 1909 , the United States and Canada have dedicated the waters of the Great Lakes to the primary purpose of commerce and navigation to be enjoyed by their citizens , subject only to cer- tain uses by riparian States and ...
... Treaty of 1909 , the United States and Canada have dedicated the waters of the Great Lakes to the primary purpose of commerce and navigation to be enjoyed by their citizens , subject only to cer- tain uses by riparian States and ...
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... treaty , Canada is en- titled to take for navigation and power at ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) an amount equal to that poured into Lake Superior . At the Soo locks ( 3 ) the level of Lake Superior is governed by an international control dam and ...
... treaty , Canada is en- titled to take for navigation and power at ( 4 ) and ( 5 ) an amount equal to that poured into Lake Superior . At the Soo locks ( 3 ) the level of Lake Superior is governed by an international control dam and ...
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85th Congress additional diversion April 21 Attorney bill BLATNIK Canada Canadian Chairman Chicago area Chicago River Chicago Sanitary District city of Chicago commerce Committee on Public complainant Congress Corps of Engineers cubic feet damage defendants District of Chicago District of Greater diversion at Chicago diversion of 1,000 diversion of water domestic pumpage effect effluent Federal feet per second flow Government Greater Chicago harbors Health hearings hydroelectric Illinois River Illinois Waterway increased diversion interests KLUCZYNSKI lake levels Lake Michigan Lake Michigan water Lakes Basin land Lawrence River Lawrence Seaway legislation Lockport loss lower MACK matter Metropolitan Sanitary District million MILTON ADAMS Mississippi municipalities navigation Niagara and St Ohio PAUL ADAMS pollution port Power Authority present problem proposed purpose question SCHERER Senate sewage disposal sludge Special Master statement territory tion treated U.S. Supreme Court United water diversion water from Lake watershed Wisconsin York York Power Authority
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Página 235 - And whenever any of the said states shall have sixty thousand free inhabitants therein, such state shall be admitted, by its delegates, into the Congress of the United States on an equal footing with the original states, in all respects whatever; and shall be at liberty to form a permanent constitution and state government...
Página 235 - There shall be formed in the said territory not less than three nor more than five States ; and the boundaries of the States, as soon as Virginia shall alter her act of cession and consent to the same...
Página 206 - The navigable waters leading into the Mississippi and St. Lawrence, and the carrying places between the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of the said territory, as to the citizens of the United States, and those of any other states that may be admitted into the confederacy, without any tax, impost, or duty therefor.
Página 234 - When the Revolution took place the people of each State became themselves sovereign, and in that character hold the absolute right to all their navigable waters, and the soils under them, for their own common use, subject only to the rights since surrendered by the Constitution to the general government.
Página 255 - All rights tend to declare themselves absolute to their logical extreme. Yet all in fact are limited by the neighborhood of principles of policy which are other than those on which the particular right is founded, and which become strong enough to hold their own when a certain point is reached.
Página 235 - An act to establish the northern boundary line of the State of Ohio, and to provide for the admission of the State of Michigan into the Union upon the conditions therein expressed...
Página 184 - India, being equally desirous to prevent disputes regarding the use of boundary waters and to settle all questions which are now pending between the United States and the Dominion of Canada involving the rights, obligations, or interests of either in relation to the other or to the inhabitants of the other, along their common frontier, and to make provision for the adjustment and settlement of all such questions as may hereafter arise...
Página 240 - By the laws of England, every Invasion of private property, be it ever so minute. is a trespass.
Página 246 - This riparian right is property, and is valuable, and though it must be enjoyed in due subjection to the rights of the public, it cannot be arbitrarily or capriciously destroyed or impaired. It is a right of which, when once vested, the owner can only be deprived in accordance with established law, and, if necessary that it be taken for the public good, upon due compensation.
Página 206 - States now or hereafter to be formed by the same ; and said river and waters, and navigable waters leading into the same, shall be common highways, and forever free, as well to the inhabitants of said State as to other citizens of the United States, without any tax, duty, impost, or toll therefor.