Journal of the New England Water Works Association, Volume 22New England Water Works Association., 1908 - Water-supply |
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... Reservoirs . JAMES D. SCHUYLER . 503 , Dec. Typhoid fever . 501 , Dec. GEORGE C. WHIPPLE . 378 , Sept. 409-418 , Dec. Trade publications . 379 , Sept. Chandler , Charles E. Stream flow data . Chemistry of water and its action upon pipes ...
... Reservoirs . JAMES D. SCHUYLER . 503 , Dec. Typhoid fever . 501 , Dec. GEORGE C. WHIPPLE . 378 , Sept. 409-418 , Dec. Trade publications . 379 , Sept. Chandler , Charles E. Stream flow data . Chemistry of water and its action upon pipes ...
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... reservoir dams . I shall endeavor to draw , as well as words will permit me , a picture of a modern method of constructing for reservoir purposes a concrete - steel dam , such as is now being constructed by the city of Pittsfield . 1 ...
... reservoir dams . I shall endeavor to draw , as well as words will permit me , a picture of a modern method of constructing for reservoir purposes a concrete - steel dam , such as is now being constructed by the city of Pittsfield . 1 ...
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... reservoir on this principle . MR . EGLEE . There has been a reservoir built in Waltham , lately , on the principle of a reinforced concrete - steel standpipe , 100 feet in diameter and 40 feet in height . I had the misfortune to build a ...
... reservoir on this principle . MR . EGLEE . There has been a reservoir built in Waltham , lately , on the principle of a reinforced concrete - steel standpipe , 100 feet in diameter and 40 feet in height . I had the misfortune to build a ...
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... reservoirs , to be placed on an eleva- tion , in which there was a floor laid , and on this floor a structure built exactly similar to the one I have been endeavoring to de- scribe , not round , but coming together at angles . I think ...
... reservoirs , to be placed on an eleva- tion , in which there was a floor laid , and on this floor a structure built exactly similar to the one I have been endeavoring to de- scribe , not round , but coming together at angles . I think ...
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... reservoir dam at Pittsfield , I think the distance is 10 inches . The thickness increases all the way down to the bottom , depending upon the height of the dam . MR . MCKENZIE . I had more particular reference to the matter of the ...
... reservoir dam at Pittsfield , I think the distance is 10 inches . The thickness increases all the way down to the bottom , depending upon the height of the dam . MR . MCKENZIE . I had more particular reference to the matter of the ...
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Page 96 - If any such rule or regulation relates to a temporary source or act of contamination, any person violating such rule or regulation shall be liable to prosecution for misdemeanor for every such violation, and on...
Page 216 - Merrimac river to such an extent as to insure at all times a sufficient quantity of water for the use of the public in that city, or it may take water from any spring, pond or well, in Andover, North Andover, Tewksbury or North Reading: provided, that no source of water supply for domestic purposes shall be taken or used under this act without the approval of the state board of health, and that the location of all filter galleries and wells, and the design of...
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Page 362 - F + F. Covered Reservoirs. Frank L. Fuller. Gives experience in the use of concrete . in their construction and in making them watertight. 1800 w. Jour N Eng W-Wks Assn — June, 1909. No. 6463 F. A Huge Filtered Water Reservoir for London. Illustrations, with short description, looo w. Sei Am — July 3, 1909. No. 6090. World's Largest Covered Reservoir. An account of the opening of the Honor Oak reservoir. Ills. 1500 w. Surveyor...