Excerpt from Report of the Operations of the Engineer Department of the District of Columbia, Under the Direction of the Engineer Commissioner, District of Columbia, for the Year Ending June 30, 1895
Nearly 25 miles of water mains were laid, exclusive of replaced mains 111n street railway conduits and of connections to tire hydrants 31111 premises. More than one half of the mains were laid in Washington.
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a report on the fiscal year 1895 operations of the Engineer Department of the District of Columbia. The author's detailed report provides insight into the scope of this department as of the 1890s, through a breakdown of its responsibilities and maintenance of the District's streets and avenues. Statistics and tables illustrating the costs of maintaining and improving roadways and alleys, as well as the amounts spent on new projects, are included. Additionally, the author outlines the challenges faced by the department, including the impact of legislation that shifted the cost of water mains and sewers from property owners to the government, and the subsequent diversion of funds from other projects. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780331291377_0
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