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... feet of roadway have been made and underlaid with stone , and seven hundred feet of gutters have been paved . Substantial progress has been made upon the pond - about one acre having been excavated to the depth of from three to ten feet ...
... feet of roadway have been made and underlaid with stone , and seven hundred feet of gutters have been paved . Substantial progress has been made upon the pond - about one acre having been excavated to the depth of from three to ten feet ...
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... feet . In transferring the works to South Natick , it will be neces- sary to put up a new engine at that place before the old ones at Newton Upper Falls can be adapted to the new lift and moved ; hence the works will , from the first ...
... feet . In transferring the works to South Natick , it will be neces- sary to put up a new engine at that place before the old ones at Newton Upper Falls can be adapted to the new lift and moved ; hence the works will , from the first ...
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... feet . This cost $ 817,717.73 . [ See page 266 , " History of Boston Water Works . " ] Another conduit could be built , a little larger , within a few feet ( or safe distance ) , parallel with the present one , and set higher up in the ...
... feet . This cost $ 817,717.73 . [ See page 266 , " History of Boston Water Works . " ] Another conduit could be built , a little larger , within a few feet ( or safe distance ) , parallel with the present one , and set higher up in the ...
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... feet . new . It is evident that the siphons at the crossing of Charles river are the cause of impeding the velocity of water and in- creasing the pressure upon the conduit to a serious extent . The aggregate area of the three siphons at ...
... feet . new . It is evident that the siphons at the crossing of Charles river are the cause of impeding the velocity of water and in- creasing the pressure upon the conduit to a serious extent . The aggregate area of the three siphons at ...
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... feet below the high water of the lake , and the interior height of the con- duit being about six and a half feet , the lake could be drawn down , if need be , nine feet below high water before we lose the use of the upper conduit . I ...
... feet below the high water of the lake , and the interior height of the con- duit being about six and a half feet , the lake could be drawn down , if need be , nine feet below high water before we lose the use of the upper conduit . I ...
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