The Washington Bridge Over the Harlem River, at 181st Street, New York City: A Description of Its Construction, Volumen1L. von Rosenberg, 1889 - 90 páginas |
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... furnished with tracks , and over it much of the material for pier III . and the east abutment was carried . As the arches of the abutments were closed , tracks were erected over 16 THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE . them from the pier to THE ...
... furnished with tracks , and over it much of the material for pier III . and the east abutment was carried . As the arches of the abutments were closed , tracks were erected over 16 THE WASHINGTON BRIDGE . them from the pier to THE ...
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... furnish large quantities to New York . It was crushed at the quarry by machinery , screened , and delivered by water at the site of the bridge . The cement chiefly used on the work was Rosendale from the New York and Rosendale Works ...
... furnish large quantities to New York . It was crushed at the quarry by machinery , screened , and delivered by water at the site of the bridge . The cement chiefly used on the work was Rosendale from the New York and Rosendale Works ...
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... furnished from them . But it became apparent by midsummer . that a sufficient quantity of material could not be obtained from them without delaying the work . Material for two arches could be supplied . A sub - contract was made for ...
... furnished from them . But it became apparent by midsummer . that a sufficient quantity of material could not be obtained from them without delaying the work . Material for two arches could be supplied . A sub - contract was made for ...
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... furnish and provide all necessary materials and labor for the construction and com- pletion of , and shall and will construct , finish and complete , ready for use and operation , the entire bridge to be erected over the Harlem River at ...
... furnish and provide all necessary materials and labor for the construction and com- pletion of , and shall and will construct , finish and complete , ready for use and operation , the entire bridge to be erected over the Harlem River at ...
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... furnished during the preceding months shall bear to the whole amount of work to be done and material to be furnished under this contract , and shall thereupon certify to the Commissioners that the work embraced within said estimate has ...
... furnished during the preceding months shall bear to the whole amount of work to be done and material to be furnished under this contract , and shall thereupon certify to the Commissioners that the work embraced within said estimate has ...
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Página 70 - Fahrenheit, must stand bending in a press to a curve of which the inner radius is one and a half times the thickness of the plates tested.
Página 70 - At least one sample in three must bend 180 degrees to this curve without cracking. When nicked on one side, and bent by a blow from a sledge, the fracture must be nearly all fibrous, showing but few crystalline specks. 109. Specimens from angle, plate...
Página 52 - The aqueduct commissioners, provided for and holding office under and pursuant to the provisions of an act of the legislature of the state of New York, entitled "An act to provide new reservoirs, dams and a new aqueduct with the appurtenances thereto, for the purpose of supplying the city of New York with an increased supply of pure and wholesome water...
Página 55 - 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 59 - Sciences hath hereunto caused its corporate seal to be affixed and these presents to be subscribed by its President, this sixth day of May, in the year one thousand eight hundred and eighty-four.
Página 75 - The pulverized carbonate of lime, granite, or quartz while cold shall be mixed with the hot sand in the required proportions, and then mixed with the asphaltic cement, at the required temperature and in the proper proportion, in a suitable apparatus, so as to effect a thoroughly homogeneous mixture.
Página 59 - Polir, to me known and known to me to be one of the individuals described in and who executed the foregoing instrument and acknowledged to me that he executed the same.
Página 70 - The steel must be uniform in character for each specified kind. The finished bars, plates and shapes must be free from cracks on the faces or corners, and have a clean, smooth finish. No work shall be put upon any steel at or near the blue temperature or between that of boiling water and of ignition of hard wood sawdust.
Página 56 - ... improper materials used in its construction, or by or on account of any act or omission of the said contractor or his agents...
Página 52 - The aqueduct commissioners, provided for and •toSSi!!" holding office under and pursuant to the provisions of an act of the legislature of the state of New York, entitled "An act to provide new reservoirs, dams and a new aqueduct with the appurtenances thereto, for the purpose of supplying the city of New York...