Documents of the City of Boston, Volume 4City Council, Printing Section, 1874 |
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... laid before the com- mission has been of a rather contradictory nature . Many discrepancies in the statements brought to us may have had their origin in the fact that wood said to have been burnett- ized had not been treated at all , or ...
... laid before the com- mission has been of a rather contradictory nature . Many discrepancies in the statements brought to us may have had their origin in the fact that wood said to have been burnett- ized had not been treated at all , or ...
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... laid on an unconsolidated foundation , flooring or connections may retard unequal settle- ment considerably if the travel is light , and slightly under heavy travel ; but they cannot reasonably be expected to keep the pavement in ...
... laid on an unconsolidated foundation , flooring or connections may retard unequal settle- ment considerably if the travel is light , and slightly under heavy travel ; but they cannot reasonably be expected to keep the pavement in ...
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... lay down wooden pavements which will be worn out by the wear and tear of travel long before the cheaper preservative has lost its protecting power , then the latter , though the inferior process in general , is the better for our ...
... lay down wooden pavements which will be worn out by the wear and tear of travel long before the cheaper preservative has lost its protecting power , then the latter , though the inferior process in general , is the better for our ...
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... laid down on the Northern railway of France . In 1855 that is , nine years afterward , the pre- pared sleepers were as good as ever , the others having long been decayed and replaced by new ones . For preserving telegraph posts , the ...
... laid down on the Northern railway of France . In 1855 that is , nine years afterward , the pre- pared sleepers were as good as ever , the others having long been decayed and replaced by new ones . For preserving telegraph posts , the ...
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... laid down . * Comptes Rendus , 168 , vol . 67 , p . 713 . † See paper in Mechanics ' Magazine , 1870 , vol . 24 , p . 137 . One more preservative method remains to claim our atten- tion REPORT ON WOODEN PAVEMENT . 21.
... laid down . * Comptes Rendus , 168 , vol . 67 , p . 713 . † See paper in Mechanics ' Magazine , 1870 , vol . 24 , p . 137 . One more preservative method remains to claim our atten- tion REPORT ON WOODEN PAVEMENT . 21.
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