Panama and the Canal To-day: An Historical Account of the Canal Project from the Earliest Times, with Special Reference to the Enterprises of the French Company and the United States, with a Detailed Description of the Waterway as it Will be Ultimately Constructed: Together with a Brief History of the Country and the First Comprehensive Account of Its Physical Features and Natural ResourcesL.C. Page, 1910 - Počet stran: 433 |
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... considered as within the bounds of practi- cability . Later experience has shown that he was right in his estimate of the possibilities at that time . The publications of Humboldt relating to the Isthmian canal question , and a visit ...
... considered as within the bounds of practi- cability . Later experience has shown that he was right in his estimate of the possibilities at that time . The publications of Humboldt relating to the Isthmian canal question , and a visit ...
Strana 50
... considered . The concession was to expire at the end of forty - nine years from 1848 , and it had been agreed that on the expiration of the first twenty years after the opening of the line , the Government of New Granada could take ...
... considered . The concession was to expire at the end of forty - nine years from 1848 , and it had been agreed that on the expiration of the first twenty years after the opening of the line , the Government of New Granada could take ...
Strana 60
... considered that the move- ment of the Panama Railroad is restricted to nine hours of the day , whereas an ordinary road operates during the entire twenty - four . In addition to the spoil referred to above , the road carries a large ...
... considered that the move- ment of the Panama Railroad is restricted to nine hours of the day , whereas an ordinary road operates during the entire twenty - four . In addition to the spoil referred to above , the road carries a large ...
Strana 67
... considered the figures too low . They were altogether too high for De Lesseps and the speculators who were associated with him . Early in 1880 he went to the Isthmus with a technical commission for the purpose of making the final ...
... considered the figures too low . They were altogether too high for De Lesseps and the speculators who were associated with him . Early in 1880 he went to the Isthmus with a technical commission for the purpose of making the final ...
Strana 71
... considered as so much work done , and they were at liberty to make an additional charge of fifteen per cent thereon as profit . One " The famous Bureau System is what has obtained on the Isthmus up to the present time , with changes and ...
... considered as so much work done , and they were at liberty to make an additional charge of fifteen per cent thereon as profit . One " The famous Bureau System is what has obtained on the Isthmus up to the present time , with changes and ...
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Strana 381 - The Republic of Panama grants to the United States in perpetuity the use, occupation and control of a zone of land and land under water for the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection...
Strana 381 - II of this treaty now included in the concessions to both said enterprises and not required in the construction or operation of the Canal shall revert to the Republic of Panama except any property now owned by or in the possession of said companies within Panama or Colon or the ports or terminals thereof.
Strana 381 - The United States agrees that the ports at either entrance of the Canal and the waters thereof, and the Republic of Panama agrees that the towns of Panama and Colon shall be free for all time...
Strana 381 - ... treaty or by reason of the operations of the United States, its agents or employees, or by reason of the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the said Canal or of the works of sanitation and protection...
Strana 381 - Panama railroad or on any auxiliary works relating thereto and authorized by the terms of this treaty shall be prevented, delayed or impeded by or pending such proceedings to ascertain such damages. The appraisal of said private lands and private property and the assessment of damages to them shall be based upon their value before the date of this convention.
Strana 387 - No change either in the Government or in the laws and treaties of the Republic of Panama shall, without the consent of the United States, affect any right of the United States under the present convention, or under any treaty stipulation between the two countries that now exists or may hereafter exist touching the subject matter of this convention.
Strana 387 - The aforesaid rights and property shall be and are free and released from any present or reversionary interest in or claims of Panama and the title of the United States thereto upon consummation of the contemplated purchase by the United States from the New Panama Canal Company...
Strana 381 - Colon and the territories and harbors adjacent thereto in case the Republic of Panama should not be, in the judgment of the United States, able to maintain such order.
Strana 381 - The United States may import at any time into the said zone and auxiliary lands, free of custom duties, imposts, taxes, or other charges, and without any restrictions, any and all vessels, dredges, engines, cars, machinery, tools, explosives, materials, supplies, and other articles necessary and convenient in the construction, maintenance, operation, sanitation and protection of the Canal and auxiliary works, and all provisions, medicines, clothing, supplies and other things necessary and convenient...
Strana 387 - If it should become necessary at any time to employ armed forces for the safety or protection of the Canal, or of the ships that make use of the same, or the railways and auxiliary works, the United States shall have the right, at all times and in its discretion, to use its police and its land and naval forces or to establish fortifications for these purposes.