41. The use of this current velocity meter is discussed in several of the semimonthly 

 progress reports prepared by either O'Brien or Hewitt. See especially the reports dated 

 May 31 and July 31, 1929. As an additional note, almost 25 years later, the Bureau of 

 Reclamation, Denver office, sUghtly modified the original Pegram meter, and tliereby 

 extended its appUcation. See, "Tidal Current Meter," The Bulletin of the Beach Erosion 

 Board, Vol. 8, No. 2, Apr. 1954, pp. 1-8. 



42. Notes of Dean Morrough P. O'Brien on the early years of the BEB, pp. 3—4. 



43. This first research paper was. Interim Report of Beach Erosion Board, U.S. Army, 

 Office of the Chief of Engineers, Washington, D.C., Apr.1933. 



44. Notes of Dean Morrough P. O'Brien on the early years of the BEB, p. 4. 



45. R. J. COLONY, "Report to the Board on Sand Movement and Beach Erosion on the 



Source of the Sand on Long Island and New Jersey Beaches," New York, N.Y., Dec. 

 1930. 



46. Annual Report for the Year 1927-1928, National Research Council, Division of 

 Geology and Geography, App. C, p. 6. 



47. Pubhc Law 520, 71st Congress, entitled, "An Act Authorizing the construction, repair, 

 and preservation of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other purposes," 

 approved July 3, 1930, Section 2. 



48. Ibid. 



49. Ibid. 



50. MORROUGH P. O'BRIEN, "A Critical Review of the E. I. Brown Analysis of Inlets on 

 Sandy Coasts," Hydraulic Engineering Laboratory, University of California, Berkeley, 

 1971, p. 1. 



51. ELLIOTT J. DENT, "The Preservation of Sandy Beaches in the Vicinity of New York 

 City," Transactions, American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. 80, 1916, pp. 

 1821-1822. 



52. General Orders No. 8, Army Service Forces, Office of the Chief of Engineers, 

 Washington, D.C., May 7, 1946. The effective date of the order was May 10, 1946. 

 However, because the official notice was not distributed until May 21, 1946, the Shore 

 Protection Board held its last meeting on May 13, 1946 (jointly with the BEB). 



53. Annual Report for the Year 1930-1931. National Research Council, Division of 

 Geology and Geography, App. D, p. 1. 



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