Michigan Engineers' Annual Containing the Proceedings of the Michigan Engineering Society, Volumes 30-321909 |
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... side issue , and we are not so very much interested in politics , nor fond of voting . We have to earn a living for our- selves and families , and are often away from home or have en- gagements at home , so that an elaborate machinery ...
... side issue , and we are not so very much interested in politics , nor fond of voting . We have to earn a living for our- selves and families , and are often away from home or have en- gagements at home , so that an elaborate machinery ...
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... side of a vessel . A vessel forms two series of waves , one from the bow and one from the stern , due to differ- ence of pressure , of course , at those two points . Now , when we put in a bottom - in the first case , take the case of a ...
... side of a vessel . A vessel forms two series of waves , one from the bow and one from the stern , due to differ- ence of pressure , of course , at those two points . Now , when we put in a bottom - in the first case , take the case of a ...
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... sides were not in the way , but that system occurs at some distance back from the stern . Mr. Brigden -- The fleeter form of boat , is it as stable and safe as those that are not so fleet ? Prof. Sadler - Yes , in general . Of course ...
... sides were not in the way , but that system occurs at some distance back from the stern . Mr. Brigden -- The fleeter form of boat , is it as stable and safe as those that are not so fleet ? Prof. Sadler - Yes , in general . Of course ...
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... side - wheelers as to screw propellers ? Prof. Sadler - Practically , yes . There might be a shade of difference , but the wave formations formed by the ship are usually so much greater than by the wheel itself — the volume of water ...
... side - wheelers as to screw propellers ? Prof. Sadler - Practically , yes . There might be a shade of difference , but the wave formations formed by the ship are usually so much greater than by the wheel itself — the volume of water ...
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... sides of lots should be adequately surveyed , and their curve elements recorded on the drawing . Exercise care in delineating lake and river shores . Show topographic features when they will aid clearness . Don't write or print ...
... sides of lots should be adequately surveyed , and their curve elements recorded on the drawing . Exercise care in delineating lake and river shores . Show topographic features when they will aid clearness . Don't write or print ...
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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...