The Technical World Magazine, Volume 21Technical World Company, 1914 |
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Page 17
... construction work . The requirements to be met in paying out the city money were loose in the extreme . He found no definite city pay roll - no way of checking labor per- formed - no way of even checking the work of department heads ...
... construction work . The requirements to be met in paying out the city money were loose in the extreme . He found no definite city pay roll - no way of checking labor per- formed - no way of even checking the work of department heads ...
Page 46
... construction , in 1905 , it was expected that the dock would be ready for use in two years . It seemed a comparatively simple task , at first . After all , a drydock is merely a lined hole in the shore with water gates at one end and ...
... construction , in 1905 , it was expected that the dock would be ready for use in two years . It seemed a comparatively simple task , at first . After all , a drydock is merely a lined hole in the shore with water gates at one end and ...
Page 47
... construction of the work . 4 1 THE HOODOO DRY DOCK AFTER IT WAS COMPLETED. DOCK WHICH RUINED TWO BUILDERS The mineral waters of the city's artesian wells have been. more than passing attention ; it was hardly more interesting than the ...
... construction of the work . 4 1 THE HOODOO DRY DOCK AFTER IT WAS COMPLETED. DOCK WHICH RUINED TWO BUILDERS The mineral waters of the city's artesian wells have been. more than passing attention ; it was hardly more interesting than the ...
Page 48
... construction the accidents were just as numerous . Men fell from scaffolding , dropped hammers or bolts on each other's heads , ladders broke , donkey engines blew up , and in a hundred ways Fate seemed determined that the dock should ...
... construction the accidents were just as numerous . Men fell from scaffolding , dropped hammers or bolts on each other's heads , ladders broke , donkey engines blew up , and in a hundred ways Fate seemed determined that the dock should ...
Page 49
... , the dock has consumed three million dollars . The actual time needed for the construction of the new dock by the successful firm was but two years . TO HANDLE A SUITCASE MOHAMMED ALI , who dislikes to. THE HOODOO DRY DOCK ...
... , the dock has consumed three million dollars . The actual time needed for the construction of the new dock by the successful firm was but two years . TO HANDLE A SUITCASE MOHAMMED ALI , who dislikes to. THE HOODOO DRY DOCK ...
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