Michigan Engineers' Annual Containing the Proceedings of the Michigan Engineering Society, Volumes 10-141889 |
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Page 17
... trees should not be permitted in the vicinity of sewers , public or private : Experience has demon- strated that the two cannot live harmoniously together . The roots from the trees , if unrestricted , will enter , and in a short time ...
... trees should not be permitted in the vicinity of sewers , public or private : Experience has demon- strated that the two cannot live harmoniously together . The roots from the trees , if unrestricted , will enter , and in a short time ...
Page 18
... trees had entered the pipe , and a mass of roots , somewhat resembling a piece of cocoanut matting , 75 feet in length , 2 inches thick , and 15 to 18 inches wide , was removed from the sewer . Many other instances of a like nature have ...
... trees had entered the pipe , and a mass of roots , somewhat resembling a piece of cocoanut matting , 75 feet in length , 2 inches thick , and 15 to 18 inches wide , was removed from the sewer . Many other instances of a like nature have ...
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... tree . For a long term of years , this condition of affairs remained in statu guo . At last the requirements of civ- ilization and more factories called for about two more feet of water , and with flash - boards that amount was easily ...
... tree . For a long term of years , this condition of affairs remained in statu guo . At last the requirements of civ- ilization and more factories called for about two more feet of water , and with flash - boards that amount was easily ...
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... tree will not vary in its hight , but each part retain its original level . This has been demonstrated by a large number of experiments . The bench marks in this case were made upon trees and boulders , and stakes were also driven into ...
... tree will not vary in its hight , but each part retain its original level . This has been demonstrated by a large number of experiments . The bench marks in this case were made upon trees and boulders , and stakes were also driven into ...
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... Tree .. Kentucky Coffee Tree . Honey Locust . Common Locust Wild Plum . Wild Cherry . Red or Downy Ash .. Sugar Maple - Rock Maple . 26.36 63.26 1283000 24.74 39.61 663000 28.20 45.00 1183000 35.23 50.15 1035000 43.08 68.75 2064000 ...
... Tree .. Kentucky Coffee Tree . Honey Locust . Common Locust Wild Plum . Wild Cherry . Red or Downy Ash .. Sugar Maple - Rock Maple . 26.36 63.26 1283000 24.74 39.61 663000 28.20 45.00 1183000 35.23 50.15 1035000 43.08 68.75 2064000 ...
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Page 114 - I was not ever thus, nor prayed that thou shouldst lead me on; I loved to choose and see my path; but now lead thou me on. I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, pride ruled my will: remember not past years. So long thy power hath blest me, sure it still will lead me on, o'er moor and fen, o'er crag and torrent, till the night is gone, and with the morn those angel faces smile, which I have loved long since, and lost awhile.
Page 25 - Whether, as rules of property, it would now be safe to change these doctrines where they have been applied, as before remarked, is for the several States themselves to determine. If they choose to resign to the riparian proprietor rights which properly belong to them in their sovereign capacity, it is not for others to raise objections.
Page 83 - And the boundary lines which shall not have been actually run and marked as aforesaid shall be ascertained by running straight lines from the established corners to the opposite corresponding corners...
Page 113 - Their instruments are in general use by the US Government Engineers, Geologists and Surveyors, and the range of instruments, as made by them for River, Harbor, City, Bridge...
Page 26 - grants of land, bounded on rivers, or upon the margins of the same, "ur along the same, above tide water, carry the exclusive right and "title of the grantee to the centre of the stream, unless the terms of "the grant clearly denote the intention to stop at the edge or mar"gin of the river...
Page 201 - The State shall not be a party to or interested in any work of internal improvement, nor engaged in carrying on any such work, except in the expenditure of grants to the State of land or other property.
Page 68 - Adjustments under varying temperatures ; Stiffness to avoid any tremor, even in a strong wind, and Thorough Workmanship in every part. Their Instruments are in general use by the...
Page 55 - All the corners marked in the surveys returned by the surveyor-general shall bo established as the proper corners of sections, or subdivisions of sections, which they were intended to designate, and the corners of half and quarter sections, not marked on the surveys, shall be placed as nearly as possible equidistant from two corners which stand on the same line.
Page 55 - And in all cases where the exterior lines of the townships, thus to be subdivided into sections or half sections, shall exceed or shall not extend six miles, the excess or deficiency shall be specially noted, and added to or deducted from the western and northern ranges of sections or half sections in such township, according as the error may be in. running the lines from east to west, or from south to north.
Page 69 - Municipal and other corporations and individuals invested with the privilege of taking private property for public use, shall make just compensation for property taken, injured, or destroyed by the construction or enlargement of their works, highways, or improvements, which compensation shall be paid or secured before such taking, injury, or destruction.