The Wyomissing’s Empirical Analysis

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1. “‘‘The dredge was engaged under the supervision of the government in dredging the waters of tho Kill von Kull at a point where a channel 400 feet wide had to be deepened. The channel between the dredge and the New Jersey shore was 450 feet; and between the side of the scow next to the dredge and receiving the dredged material and the shore It was 415 feet. The contract between the dredging company and the government expressly requires tho contractor to conduct the work in such a manner as to obstruct navigation as little as possible, and, in case the contractor’s plant so obstructs the channel as to impede the passage of vessels, it must promptly be so moved as to afford a practicable passage on the approach of any vessel.””

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   e.g. The Bern