A Treatise on Roads: Wherein the Principles on which Roads Should be Made are Explained and Illustrated, by the Plans, Specifications, and Contracts Made Use of by Thomas Telford, Esq. on the Holyhead RoadLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1838 - 465 pàgines |
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... four weeks ; the surveyor to examine the practical operations , settle all accounts with each inspector , and give the clerk a certificate , showing all the money due . The clerk to collect the tolls , and to pay every one what appeared ...
... four weeks ; the surveyor to examine the practical operations , settle all accounts with each inspector , and give the clerk a certificate , showing all the money due . The clerk to collect the tolls , and to pay every one what appeared ...
Pàgina 46
... four feet above the general level of the land on each side of it , so as to expose the surface of it fully to the sun and wind ; for if there is not a longitudinal inclination of at least 1 in 100 on a road , water will not run off ; in ...
... four feet above the general level of the land on each side of it , so as to expose the surface of it fully to the sun and wind ; for if there is not a longitudinal inclination of at least 1 in 100 on a road , water will not run off ; in ...
Pàgina 49
... above 100 feet high , and con- sists of four arches of 90 feet span ; and a bridge at Pathhead , on the Coldstream road , of five arches of 80 feet span . E to descend to the level of the water . See RULES FOR TRACING NEW LINE OF ROAD . 49.
... above 100 feet high , and con- sists of four arches of 90 feet span ; and a bridge at Pathhead , on the Coldstream road , of five arches of 80 feet span . E to descend to the level of the water . See RULES FOR TRACING NEW LINE OF ROAD . 49.
Pàgina 66
... four or five times greater than is commonly given to them , it is requisite to illustrate and establish the grounds on which it rests , by reference , first , to the laws of science concerning moving bodies , and , secondly , to expe ...
... four or five times greater than is commonly given to them , it is requisite to illustrate and establish the grounds on which it rests , by reference , first , to the laws of science concerning moving bodies , and , secondly , to expe ...
Pàgina 83
... four inches of the surface mould , and hay seeds should be sown on it ; by this plan the slopes will soon be covered with grass , which will be a great means of preventing them from slipping . When stones can be got the slopes should be ...
... four inches of the surface mould , and hay seeds should be sown on it ; by this plan the slopes will soon be covered with grass , which will be a great means of preventing them from slipping . When stones can be got the slopes should be ...
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A Treatise on Roads: Wherein the Principles on which Roads Should be Made ... Sir Henry Parnell Visualització completa - 1837 |
A Treatise on Roads: Wherein the Principles on which Roads Should be Made ... Sir Henry Parnell Visualització completa - 1838 |
A Treatise on Roads: Wherein the Principles on which Roads Should be Made ... Sir Henry Parnell Visualització completa - 1833 |
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Pàgina 20 - They will here meet with rutts which I actually measured four feet deep, and floating with mud only from a wet summer; what therefore must it be after a winter?