Water Works PracticeWilliams & Wilkins, 1925 - 790 pages |
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... District Columbia . 1 1 0 Florida .. 119 118 115 Georgia . 225 201 24 Idaho .. 62 34 Illinois . 470 410 Indiana . 221 138 8888 28 60 83 Iowa . 186 Kansas . 263 252 11 F ོ ཎྜ ི ཚེ 124 31 76 17 51 23 52 1 181 33 100 370 37 56 Kentucky ...
... District Columbia . 1 1 0 Florida .. 119 118 115 Georgia . 225 201 24 Idaho .. 62 34 Illinois . 470 410 Indiana . 221 138 8888 28 60 83 Iowa . 186 Kansas . 263 252 11 F ོ ཎྜ ི ཚེ 124 31 76 17 51 23 52 1 181 33 100 370 37 56 Kentucky ...
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... 8 8 Provinces 23 133 9 90245 76 142 2 165 110 7 Canadian totals in 1915 , for the nine provinces ( From Report of Dominion Conservation Commission ) 528 396 132 8 322 206 Total places supplied . Forty states and the District of.
... 8 8 Provinces 23 133 9 90245 76 142 2 165 110 7 Canadian totals in 1915 , for the nine provinces ( From Report of Dominion Conservation Commission ) 528 396 132 8 322 206 Total places supplied . Forty states and the District of.
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... District of Columbia reported a total of 7651 places having water supplies , most of the figures apparently being for some date in 1924 but some as early as the close of 1922. These states had 2698 places supplied with water at or about ...
... District of Columbia reported a total of 7651 places having water supplies , most of the figures apparently being for some date in 1924 but some as early as the close of 1922. These states had 2698 places supplied with water at or about ...
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... district in which surface sources are situated ; P. — domestic and municipal . Oregon ( 1 , 1a ) . A. - State Engineer , Salem , for surface waters ; P. — domes- tic and municipal ; water may be withdrawn from appropriation by State ...
... district in which surface sources are situated ; P. — domestic and municipal . Oregon ( 1 , 1a ) . A. - State Engineer , Salem , for surface waters ; P. — domes- tic and municipal ; water may be withdrawn from appropriation by State ...
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... district , comprising an area overlying percolating waters from Alameda Creek , measured the percolation at gauging stations . on the stream above and below the area of absorption for a period of three years . An empirical formula was ...
... district , comprising an area overlying percolating waters from Alameda Creek , measured the percolation at gauging stations . on the stream above and below the area of absorption for a period of three years . An empirical formula was ...
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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 they come to the end of their life.
Page 45 - He has the right to have it come to him in its natural state, in flow, quantity and quality, and to go from him without obstruction; upon the same principle that he is entitled to the support of his neighbour's soil for his own in its natural state. His right in no way depends upon prescription, or the presumed grant of his neighbour.
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 xx - e might require, 'E went an' took — the same as me! The market-girls an' fishermen, The shepherds an' the sailors, too, They 'eard old songs turn up again, But kep' it quiet — same as you! They knew 'e stole; 'e knew they knowed. They didn't tell, nor make a fuss, But winked at 'Omer down the road, An' 'e winked back — the same as us!
Page 722 - ... at which time, if the unpaid balance of the amount to be paid under this contract shall exceed the expense incurred by the Owner...
Page 18 - Interstate quarantine service: For cooperation with State and municipal health authorities in the prevention of the spread of contagious and infectious diseases in interstate traffic, $25,000.
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 522 - The Company is not bound to see its property gradually waste, without making provision out of earnings for its replacement. It is entitled to see that from earnings the value of the property invested is kept unimpaired, so that at the end of any given term of years the original investment remains as it was at the beginning.
Page 717 - Contractor fail to sign the General Conditions, Drawings or Specifications, the Architect shall identify them. The Contract Documents are complementary, and what is called for by any one shall be as binding as if called for by all. The intention of the documents is to include all labor and materials, equipment and transportation necessary for the proper execution of the work.
Page 714 - FOUNTAINS 1. All types of drinking fountains with vertical jets are to be condemned. 2. Most types of drinking fountains with slanting jets are to be condemned. 3. To be sanitary, drinking fountains should conform to the following specifications: a. The jets shall be slanting.