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Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 Excerpt: ...the whole year by arranging to take care of certain classes of work during the summer, when warm weather and low water conditions in streams are needed, while other work, such as tie renewals and much building work, with which the weather will not interfere, can be done in winter. On our line where the bridge department forces are separate from the building department, we have always arranged our bridge work so as to keep at least a moderate force employed steadily during the winter on work which can be done then as well as at any other time, and in that way always have a force available for use in case of emergency or special jobs of any kind. The question has frequently been raised in some quarters, whether it is not practicable to do all bridge work during the season of moderate weather and comparatively long days, and lay off the force during the winter, when the weather is unseasonable and the days are short. One objection to this is that in case of emergency, when all men are laid off, it takes considerable time to get a force of men together to make repairs. Another objection is it if the men are laid off in the winter they are apt to ce up other lines of work where they can be more steademployed and are not available when we need them the summer. It is difficult, if not impossible, to mainin a good, effective working force unless we can rein at least the best men practically the entire year. In organizing a gang, the proportion of mechanics and ilpers will depend largely on the class of work they are do. If the work covers the framing and erection of rdinary trestle and frame bridges, the construction of on and concrete pipe culverts, the supporting the track fith temporary structures for constructing sewers, water lains and other facilities under t...
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