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Table of Contents

Chapters I to X, General Committees

CHAPTER I. STREET PAVING AND DESIGN-

Development in the Theory and Practice of the Design and Con-

struction of Bituminous Pavements.....

Page

1

By Hugh W. Skidmore, Chicago Paving Laboratory, Inc., 536

Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Ill.

Researches on Asphalt Paving Mixtures..

14

By Prevost Hubbard, Chemical Engineer, and F. C. Field,

Chemist, The Asphalt Association, New York City.

Behavior of Concrete Pavements Under Service Conditions...

By H. Eltinge Breed, Consulting Highway Engineer, New

York City.

30

Theory of the Design of Concrete..

51

By Clifford Older, Consulting Engineer, Chicago, Ill.

A New Abrasion Test for Concrete...

By C. H. Scholer, Road Materials Testing Laboratory, Kan-

sas State Highway Commission, Manhattan, Kan.

An Abrasion Test of Concrete.....

By P. L. Brockway, City Engineer, Wichita, Kansas.

The Use of Finishing Machines on City Street Construction.........

By Lion Gardiner, Vice-President The Lakewood Engineering

Company, Cleveland, Ohio.

Experimental Pavements in the Borough of Queens and Observa-

tions on Current Paving Practice.......

By E. E. Butterfield, in charge of Laboratories, Office of the

President of the Borough of Queens, City of New York.

Thinner Brick Pavements in Street and Highway Paving..

65

83

91

96

By Webster L. Benham, President and Chief Engineer, Ben-

ham Engineering Co., Consulting Engineers, Kansas City, Mo.

Material, Equipment and Service Directory:

Warrenite-Bitulithic Pavement..

CLEANING AND SNOW REMOVAL-

Repair Costs of City Pavements........

119

By R. H. Simpson, Chief Engineer, Division of Engineering

and Construction, Department of Public Service, Columbus,

Ohio.

132

The Salvage Value of Brick Pavements...

By A. S. Mirick, District Engineer of the Eastern Paving

Brick Manufacturers' Association, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Equipment for the Collection of Garbage and Other Refuse Mate-

rial

Page

139

By R. E. Stoelting, Commissioner of Public Works, Milwau-

kee, Wisconsin.

By Paul Patton, Contractor, Kansas City, Mo...

By W. J. Galligan, Assistant Superintendent of Streets, De-

partment of Public Works, Chicago, Ill......

162

166

CHAPTER III. CITY PLANNING—

Committee Report

169

By Edwin A. Fisher, Chairman.

Progress of City Planning in Rochester, N. Y..

172

By Edwin A. Fisher, Consulting Engineer, Rochester, N. Y.

The City Plan and Community Consciousness.....

177

By James B. Weaver, Member, Town Planning Commission,

Des Moines, Iowa.

The Plan of Des Moines..

196

By C. A. Taubert, Acting Secretary, Des Moines Zoning

Commission, Des Moines, Iowa.

The Plan of Chicago.........

208

By Eugene S. Taylor, Manager Chicago Plan Commission,

Chicago, Ill.

The St. Louis Plan...

216

By Harland Bartholomew, Engineer City Plan Commission,

St. Louis, Mo.

By Chas. J. Stahl, Mgr. Illuminating Engineering Bureau,

Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company, South

Bend, Indiana.

Modern Street Lighting..

253

By F. H. Winkley, Street Lighting Specialist, General Elec-

tric Company, Schenectady, New York.

Asymmetric Street Lighting-A Contribution to Public Safety......... 260

By T. W. Rolph, Managing Engineer Street Lighting Depart-

ment, Holophane Company, Newark, Ohio.

Power Plant Development....

270

By T. J. Lucas, Chief Engineer of Illinois Power & Light

Corporation.

Page

The Value of Comprehensive Plans for Sewer Systems.

289

By A. L. Kurts, Assistant Engineer Sewerage Commission,

Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Sewerage and Drainage Project of Des Moines, Iowa......

300

By K. C. Kastberg, City Engineer, Des Moines, Iowa.

Tunnel and Timber Work in Large Sewers.......

309

By George M. Shepard, Chief Engineer, Department of Pub-

lic Works, St. Paul, Minnesota.

Stream Pollution

313

By Hans Pedersen, State Department of Health, Des Moines,

Iowa.

Relation Between Stream Pollution and the Extent of Sewage

Treatment Required

317

By J. K. Hoskins, Sanitary Engineer, U. S. Public Health

Service.

Films of the Milwaukee Sewerage Disposal Plant...

321

By T. Chalkley Hatton, Chief Engineer Sewerage Commis-

sion, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Preliminary Treatment of Sewage as Affecting Rates on Sprinkling

Filters

324

By A. L. Fales, Metcalf & Eddy, Boston, Mass.

Preliminary Treatment of Sewage as Affecting Rates on Trickling

Filters

329

By Dr. F. W. Mohlman, Chief Chemist Sanitary District of

Chicago, Illinois.

Experiences With Sludge Digestion...

338

By L. R. Howson, of Alvord, Burdick & Howson, Engineers,

Chicago, Ill.

Experience With Sludge Digestion at the Baltimore Sewage

Works

346

By C. E. Keefer, Engineer of Sewage Disposal, Bureau of

Sewers, Baltimore, Maryland.