Michigan Engineers' Annual Containing the Proceedings of the Michigan Engineering Society, Volumes 30-321909 |
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Page 66
... direct grafting in that particular job on the part of any alderman in the city council , I do think that it was an evidence of just what has been said here in regard to township work . If you had heard the jokes that those fellows got ...
... direct grafting in that particular job on the part of any alderman in the city council , I do think that it was an evidence of just what has been said here in regard to township work . If you had heard the jokes that those fellows got ...
Page 80
... direct current motors are used . In common with all complicated devices and systems , when first tried out , there have been numerous faults and disadvantages , most of which are being gradually overcome . The recital by Mr. W. S. ...
... direct current motors are used . In common with all complicated devices and systems , when first tried out , there have been numerous faults and disadvantages , most of which are being gradually overcome . The recital by Mr. W. S. ...
Page 84
... DIRECT CURRENT OPERATION . The great majority of all electric railways still operate on direct , or to use the more modern term , continuous current , the advantages of which are the more perfect and better developed motors and ...
... DIRECT CURRENT OPERATION . The great majority of all electric railways still operate on direct , or to use the more modern term , continuous current , the advantages of which are the more perfect and better developed motors and ...
Page 85
One of the interesting modifications of direct current ap- paratus is the 1,200 volt trolley line between Seymour , Indiana , and Louisville , Ky . , a distance of fifty - five miles . This road ope- rates as a part of the through line ...
One of the interesting modifications of direct current ap- paratus is the 1,200 volt trolley line between Seymour , Indiana , and Louisville , Ky . , a distance of fifty - five miles . This road ope- rates as a part of the through line ...
Page 160
... the Michigan Engineering Society should take some definite action in the prem- ises , for was not the society direct sponsor for the Manual at that time and for some years after ? That is my 160 MICHIGAN ENGINEERING SOCIETY.
... the Michigan Engineering Society should take some definite action in the prem- ises , for was not the society direct sponsor for the Manual at that time and for some years after ? That is my 160 MICHIGAN ENGINEERING SOCIETY.
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Page 110 - SEC. 20. The legislature shall provide by a general law for the incorporation of cities, and by a general law for the incorporation of villages; such general laws shall limit their rate of taxation for municipal purposes, and restrict their powers of borrowing money and contracting debts.
Page 110 - Subject to the provisions of this constitution, any city or village may acquire, own and operate, either within or without its corporate limits, public utilities for supplying water, light, heat, power and transportation to the municipality and the inhabitants thereof...
Page 38 - State treasury annually the sum of seven thousand five hundred dollars to carry out the provisions of this act. The Auditor General shall add to and incorporate in the State tax for the year nineteen hundred...
Page 45 - No sewage, drainage, refuse or polluting matter, of such kind and amount as either by itself or in connection with other matter will corrupt or impair the quality of the water...
Page 45 - ... punishable by a fine of not more than fifty dollars, or by imprisonment for not more than three months. This section shall apply to vessels of the United States engaged in the foreign trade and to foreign vessels.
Page 40 - ... to impair the interests of the public or of persons lawfully using them or to imperil the public health. It may make rules and regulations to prevent the pollution and to secure the sanitary protection, of all such waters as are used as sources of water supply.
Page 110 - ... through its regularly constituted authority, to pass all laws and ordinances relating to its municipal concerns, subject to the constitution and general laws of this state.
Page 38 - It shall be the duty of any person acting as such medical inspector after the completion of any investigation to immediately report in writing to the State Board of Health, upon such forms and in such manner as may be prescribed, a complete account of the essential facts disclosed by the investigation, together with the recommendations made and the work done to better safe-guard the public health, compensation.
Page 143 - ... carts, these fetid streams of subterranean slime which the pavement hides from you, do you know what all this is ? It is the flowering meadow, it is the green grass, it is marjoram and thyme and sage, it is game, it is cattle, it is the satisfied low of huge oxen at evening, it is perfumed hay, it is golden corn, it is bread on your table, it is warm blood in your veins, it is health, it is joy, it is life.
Page 27 - State board of health is hereby given supervisory and visitorial power and control as limited in this act over all corporations both municipal and private, partnerships and individuals engaged in furnishing water to the public for household or drinking purposes, and over the plants and systems owned or operated by such municipal or private corporations, partnerships or individuals. The word "corporation...