Report Of The Commissioners And Chief Engineer Of The Charlestown Water Works

Author : Water Commissioners' Office
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780331075991
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (759 download)

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Download or read book Report of the Commissioners and Chief Engineer of the Charlestown Water Works written by Water Commissioners' Office and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-05-02 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Report of the Commissioners and Chief Engineer of the Charlestown Water Works: February 28, 1865 Large as has been the cost, the commissioners cannot but feel that the benefits to accrue to the city will more than justify the Outlay. It will admit of the occupancy of some 300 acres of land within our limits, which, without water, would remain vacant; lands that, from their location, are, for manufacturing purposes, every way desirable, since they are in many instances nearer the business centres of Boston than many parts of that city itself, and are contiguous to railroads and the deep waters of the harbor. But the many other benefits to both public and private interests as afforded in the increased security against fires, and the conse quent saving in insurance and expenses of the fire department, in the increased value given to property, and the individual comfort and sanitary improvements which it entails, - are too important to be overlooked or forgotten. The thanks of the Board are due to C. L. Stevenson, Esq, chief engineer, for the skilful and energetic manner in which he has planned and executed the work. The selection of Geo. R. Baldwin, Esq., as consulting engineer, is believed to have been a fortunate one, as his large experience in works of this nature has rendered his advice valuable to the commissioners, and serviceable to the city. His approval has been given to the plans and execution of the works. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.