Annual Report of the State Engineer and Surveyor on the Canals of New YorkJames B. Lyon, 1900 1859 accompanied by volume of maps with title: Engravings of plans, profiles and maps, illustrating the standard models, from which are built the important structures on the New York State canals. |
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Stran 193 - Name of the Council Established at Plymouth in the County of Devon, for the Planting, Ruling, Ordering and Governing of New England in America...
Stran 307 - One-half of the expense of the construction thereof shall be paid by the state treasurer upon the warrant of the comptroller, issued upon the requisition of such engineer, out of any specific appropriations made to carry out the provisions of .this act.
Stran 230 - ... defined at so much expense passed through the old 14th transit point at Rhode's Pinnacle, it was agreed to adopt that line as the permanent boundary. The following is the full text of the agreement : — 1. It is agreed that the line to be marked by stone monuments and otherwise, as the jurisdictional line between the State of New York and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, shall be as follows : — Beginning at a point at the northwest corner of Connecticut, marked by a stone monument; thence...
Stran 308 - The construction and improvement of highways and sections thereof, under the provisions of this act, shall be taken up and carried forward in the order in which they are finally designated, as determined by the date of the receipt in each case of the certified copy of the resolution provided in section six by such engineer as hereinbefore provided.
Stran 194 - Hudson's River, and all the Land from the West side of Connecticut River, to the East side of Delaware Bay...
Stran 305 - ... to be had in the vicinity thereof and the extent and nature of the traffic likely to be upon such highway, specifying in his judgment the kind of road a wise economy demands. The improved or permanent roadway of all highways so improved shall not be less than eight feet nor more than sixteen feet in width unless for special reasons to be stated by such state engineer it is required that it shall be of greater width.
Stran 483 - ... pounds on the narrow tires. In this condition of road the broad tires show to their greatest advantage. As the road dries and becomes firmer, the difference between the draft of the broad and narrow tires gradually diminishes until it reaches about 25 to 30 per cent on dry, hard, smooth dirt, gravel or macadam road, in favor of the broad tire. On the other hand, as the mud becomes softer and deeper, the difference between the draft of the two types of wagons rapidly diminishes until the condition...
Stran 305 - If he shall approve such resolution, such state engineer shall cause the highway or section thereof therein described to be mapped out both in outline and profile. He shall indicate how much of such highway or section thereof may be improved by deviation from the existing lines whenever it shall be deemed of advantage to obtain a shorter or more direct road without lessening its usefulness or wherever such deviation is of advantage by reason of lessened gradients.
Stran 484 - BOTH KINDS OF WAGONS. IT APPEARS THAT THE DUST MUST BE EXTRAORDINARILY DEEP TO SHOW A HIGHER DRAFT FOR THE BROAD THAN FOR THE NARROW TIRES. THE THREE CONDITIONS JUST NAMED, THEREFORE, ARE SOMEWHAT UNUSUAL AND OF COMPARATIVELY SHORT DURATION. THROUGH A MAJORITY OF DAYS IN THE YEAR AND AT TIMES WHEN THE DIRT ROADS ARE MOST USED AND WHEN THEIR USE IS MOST IMPERATIVE, THE BROAD TIRED WAGONS PULL MATERIALLY LIGHTER THAN THE NARROW TIRED WAGONS.
Stran 308 - ... the cost of construction shall be a general county charge; and fifteen per centum shall be a charge upon the town in which the improved highway or section thereof is located...