Michigan Engineers' Annual Containing the Proceedings of the Michigan Engineering Society1916 |
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Page 34
... sewers carrying storm water drainage from streets , walks , roofs , and other city areas , that the urban development of the area has so increased the runoff as to materially modify the natural habits of the stream . Now if the city ...
... sewers carrying storm water drainage from streets , walks , roofs , and other city areas , that the urban development of the area has so increased the runoff as to materially modify the natural habits of the stream . Now if the city ...
Page 45
... and 900 ft . from the American shore . The pollution on the American shore has been enormously increased by sewers discharging above this section . Stations 5 to 8 represent the central zone , about 1300 THIRTY - SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 45.
... and 900 ft . from the American shore . The pollution on the American shore has been enormously increased by sewers discharging above this section . Stations 5 to 8 represent the central zone , about 1300 THIRTY - SEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT 45.
Page 48
... sewers discharged at a considerably lower level than the ordinary stage of water in the river . At each of these outlets the city had already built large pumping stations as a protection against floods , in connection with an ...
... sewers discharged at a considerably lower level than the ordinary stage of water in the river . At each of these outlets the city had already built large pumping stations as a protection against floods , in connection with an ...
Page 49
... sewers and approximat- ing the cost of installing a satisfactory system , the Board of Pub- lic Works , upon whom fell the burden of advising the city as to what should be done , decided to employ consulting sanitary en- gineers to ...
... sewers and approximat- ing the cost of installing a satisfactory system , the Board of Pub- lic Works , upon whom fell the burden of advising the city as to what should be done , decided to employ consulting sanitary en- gineers to ...
Page 50
... sewers . These sewers are mostly of the combined type , with separate sewers and a few storm sewer conduits in a limited section of the city . The total average volume during ordinary flow which will have to be carried off at the ...
... sewers . These sewers are mostly of the combined type , with separate sewers and a few storm sewer conduits in a limited section of the city . The total average volume during ordinary flow which will have to be carried off at the ...
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Page 98 - One of the original members shall be appointed for a term of one year, one for a term of two years, one for a term of three years, one for a term of...
Page 32 - It is further agreed that the waters herein defined as boundary waters and waters flowing across the boundary shall not be polluted on either side to the injury of health or property on the other.
Page 8 - Thou, too, sail on, O Ship of State ! Sail on, O UNION, strong and great! Humanity with all its fears, With all the hopes of future years, . ' Is hanging breathless on thy fate ! We know what Master laid thy keel, What Workmen wrought thy ribs of steel, Who made each mast, and sail, and rope, What anvils rang, what hammers beat, In what a forge and what a heat 289 Were shaped the anchors of thy hope...
Page 128 - All laws now in force in the territory of Wisconsin, which are not repugnant to this constitution, shall remain in force until they expire by their own limitation, or be altered or repealed by the legislature.
Page 63 - The board of trustees of any sanitary district organized under this act shall have power to provide for the drainage of such district by laying out, establishing, constructing and maintaining one or more main channels, drains, ditches and outlets for carrying off and disposing of the drainage (including the sewage) of such district, together with such adjuncts and additions thereto as may be necessary or proper to cause such channels or outlets to accomplish the end for which they are designed in...
Page 31 - IV of the waterways treaty of January 11, 1909, between the United States and Great Britain...
Page 59 - Any vacancy occurring in the membership of the board shall be filled by the Governor for the unexpired term of such membership, subject to the provisions of section three hereof.
Page 67 - Engineer, being the art of directing the great sources of power in Nature for the use and convenience of man...
Page 177 - Be it enacted by the Governor and Judges of the Territory of Michigan, That there shall be in the said' Territory a catholepistemiad or university denominated the Catholepistemiad or University Michigania.
Page 178 - The same being adopted from the laws of one of the original states, to wit, the state of New York, as far as necessary and suitable to the circumstances of the territory of Michigan.