Water Works PracticeWilliams & Wilkins, 1926 - 814 pages |
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Page 521 - Before coming to the question of profit at all the company is entitled to earn a sufficient sum annually to provide not only for current repairs but for making good the depreciation and replacing the parts of the property when the}- come to the end of their life.
Page 654 - F. immediately before it is dipped, and shall possess not less than this temperature at the time it is put in the vat. The ovens in which the pipes are heated shall be so arranged that all portions of the pipe shall be heated to an even temperature. Each casting shall remain in the bath at least five minutes. The varnish shall be heated to a temperature of 300° F.
Page 56 - This term is generally used in statistics and is the square root of the mean of the squares of the percentage variations up and down, without regard to sign, of all the years in the record.
Page 62 - Forests and reservoirs in their relation to stream flow, with particular reference to navigable rivers.
Page 751 - In the event of such statutes providing on any matter covered by this Article otherwise than as hereinbefore specified, the method of procedure throughout and the legal effect of the award shall be wholly in...
Page 744 - If the Contractor claims that any instructions by drawings or otherwise involve extra cost under this Contract, he shall give the Engineer written notice thereof within a reasonable time after the receipt of such instructions, and in any event before proceeding to execute the work, except in emergency endangering life or property, and the procedure shall then be as provided for changes in the work. No such claim shall be valid unless so made.
Page 32 - Water is a necessity of life, and one who undertakes to trade in it and supply customers stands in no different position to those with whom he deals than does a dealer in foodstuffs. He is bound to use reasonable care that whatever is supplied for food or drink shall be ordinarily and reasonably pure and wholesome.
Page 741 - The term Subcontractor, as employed herein, includes only those having a direct contract with the Contractor and it includes one who furnishes material worked to a special design according to the plans or specifications of this work, but does not include one who merely furnishes material not so worked.
Page 744 - The value of any such extra work or change shall be determined in one or more of the following ways: a) By estimate and acceptance in a lump sum. b) By unit prices named in the contract or subsequently agreed upon. c) By cost and percentage or by cost and a fixed fee.
Page 751 - The arbitrators shall fix their own compensation, unless otherwise provided by agreement, and shall assess the costs and charges of the arbitration upon either or both parties. The award of the arbitrators must be in writing and, if in writing...