Documents of the City of Boston, Volume 4City Council, Printing Section, 1874 |
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Page 11
... value was slight . What is the consequence of this trans - Atlantic superiority ? Simply that railway sleepers , bridge timbers , and telegraph posts last more than twice as long abroad as in America REPORT ON WOODEN PAVEMENT . 11.
... value was slight . What is the consequence of this trans - Atlantic superiority ? Simply that railway sleepers , bridge timbers , and telegraph posts last more than twice as long abroad as in America REPORT ON WOODEN PAVEMENT . 11.
Page 12
... value , and to avoid these seeming discrepancies , have to consider several things . First , the general efficacy of each process . Secondly , the kind of wood to be used , and its condition . expense , both actual and comparative . And ...
... value , and to avoid these seeming discrepancies , have to consider several things . First , the general efficacy of each process . Secondly , the kind of wood to be used , and its condition . expense , both actual and comparative . And ...
Page 15
... value in them , but for the sake of thoroughness . All the preservative processes at present in vogue belong to our fourth and last class . They depend upon the injec- tion of various antiseptics into the wood , and vary not only with ...
... value in them , but for the sake of thoroughness . All the preservative processes at present in vogue belong to our fourth and last class . They depend upon the injec- tion of various antiseptics into the wood , and vary not only with ...
Page 17
... value of salt as an antiseptic is well known , but needs farther testing with reference to the preservation of wood . For this purpose it seems first to have been recommended by Volmeister , in 1798. It has beyond question some good ...
... value of salt as an antiseptic is well known , but needs farther testing with reference to the preservation of wood . For this purpose it seems first to have been recommended by Volmeister , in 1798. It has beyond question some good ...
Page 18
... value as a preserva- tive agent is unquestionable . At Woolwich , ‡ pieces of kyanized and unkyanized wood were buried together in a trench . This trench was filled with putrefying vegetable matter and fragments of wood affected with ...
... value as a preserva- tive agent is unquestionable . At Woolwich , ‡ pieces of kyanized and unkyanized wood were buried together in a trench . This trench was filled with putrefying vegetable matter and fragments of wood affected with ...
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