Street Pavements and Paving Materials: A Manual of City Pavements, the Methods and Materials of Their ConstructionJ. Wiley & Sons, 1901 - 555 páginas |
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... says the streets of Jerusalem were swept every day , and accordingly concludes that they must have been paved . A consular report from Palestine states that the pavements of Jerusalem laid by the Romans over two thousand years ago are ...
... says the streets of Jerusalem were swept every day , and accordingly concludes that they must have been paved . A consular report from Palestine states that the pavements of Jerusalem laid by the Romans over two thousand years ago are ...
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... says : " There were great mud - holes where one sank ankle - deep , for no one paved their streets at that time ; strangely enough preferring to pay the sixpence fine per square yard for leaving it undone . " How often this fine was ...
... says : " There were great mud - holes where one sank ankle - deep , for no one paved their streets at that time ; strangely enough preferring to pay the sixpence fine per square yard for leaving it undone . " How often this fine was ...
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... says : " Florence , Sienna , Milan , and other Italian cities have pavements with especially prepared wheel - tracks . These tracks are three feet in width , made of large and particularly well - laid stones . They are about four feet ...
... says : " Florence , Sienna , Milan , and other Italian cities have pavements with especially prepared wheel - tracks . These tracks are three feet in width , made of large and particularly well - laid stones . They are about four feet ...
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... says that the capital of Lithuania was paved with stone in 1655 , and adds that this was something extraordinary for that time . A history of Spanish times in the West Indies , after describing a visit of the pirates to Porto Bello ...
... says that the capital of Lithuania was paved with stone in 1655 , and adds that this was something extraordinary for that time . A history of Spanish times in the West Indies , after describing a visit of the pirates to Porto Bello ...
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... her popular novel " The Goode Vrowe of Manahatta " says that in the early days of New York the Dutch built several breweries on the road lying between Broad and Whitehall streets , since called 8 STREET PAVEMENTS AND PAVING MATERIALS .
... her popular novel " The Goode Vrowe of Manahatta " says that in the early days of New York the Dutch built several breweries on the road lying between Broad and Whitehall streets , since called 8 STREET PAVEMENTS AND PAVING MATERIALS .
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Página 402 - All loss or damage arising out of the nature of the work to be done under this agreement, or from any unforeseen obstructions or difficulties which may be encountered in the prosecution of the same...
Página 412 - ... authorities, and •whenever required by them to do so, and in such manner as they may prescribe. In the case of neglect of any corpo-ration to make these pavements or repairs after the expiration of thirty days' notice to do so, the local authorities may make same at the expense of such corporation." The street-car companies, however, have not always lived up to this requirement, and it was stated in a paper read before the American Society of Civil Engineers in December, 1896, that bills aggregating...
Página 412 - Every street surface railroad corporation so long as it shall continue to use any of its tracks in any street, avenue or public place in any city or village shall have and keep in permanent repair that portion of such street, avenue or public place between its tracks, the rails of its tracks, and two feet in width outside of its tracks, under the supervision of the proper local authorities, and whenever required by them to do so, and in such manner as they may prescribe. In case of the neglect of...