mmBm^mii^ .„=.^..,«=,^^.^.-. ! Ai/ . ANNEX LIBRARY D 015607 t LIBRARY ANNEX ff^ss? !^^ A,^!j&e 31 ",^4^^' '''^&. -im^ QJatnell Uniucraitg ffiibratg 3tiiata, Sfem fork THE LrsRARY OF EMIL KUICHLING, C. E. ROCHESTER, NEW YORK THE GIFT OF SARAH L. KUICHLING 1919 Cornell University Library TD 485.E57 Water tower pumping and power stations d 3 1924 004 975 540 \<^\ Cornell University Library The original of this bool< is in the Cornell University Library. There are no known copyright restrictions in the United States on the use of the text. http://www.archive.org/cletails/cu31924004975540 WATER TOWER Pumping M Power Station DESIGNS The Engineering RECORD'S Prize Designs SUGGESTIVE FOR Water Towers, Pumping AND Power Stations NEW YORK The Engineering RECORD (Prior to 1887 THE SANITARY ENGINEER) 1893 1 K \J^^'' Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1803, by The Enoineering RECORD, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D. C. INTRODUCTION. IN the following pages the Prize and Honorable Mention Designs received in an Architectural Competition instituted by The ENGINEERING RECORD in 1890 are republished. This publication was suggested by the fact that The ENGINEERING RECORD has since that period added a department devoted to the description and illustra- tion of notable industrial undertakings, in which the consideration of the steam and power plants is a conspicuous feature. Though the designs were made specially for Water Towers and Pumping Stations, it is believed the latter will be suggestive to any one designing Power Houses. The Committee of Award consisted of Edmund M. Wheelwright, Architect, Boston; the late John W. Root, Architect, Chicago; F. A. Wright, Architect, New York; Amos J. Boyden, Architect, Philadelphia; Dexter Brackett, M. Am. Soc. C. E., Superinteijdent Eastern Division Boston Water-Works. The character and scope of the Architectural Competition securing these designs is indicated in the following editorial from The Engineering RECORD of March 15, 1890: WATER TOWER AND PUMPING STA- TION DESIGN COMPETITION. The Competition for Water Tower and Pump- ing Station Designs announced by The Engi- neering RECORD, December 14 last, has been in every way a handsome success. The time of the competition expired a week ago, with no less than 112 designs received, 56 of each structure, and these with a degree of merit which all who have seen them pronounce remarkable. In our editorial announcing this competition, in referring to the builders of water-works we stated that: "The projectors of such enterprises should not erect stractures placed on hill-tops to be an offense to the eyes of this and future generations. The additional expense of beautifying these struc- tures need not be great if the design and execution be entrusted to competent architects. The necessary isolation and altitude of these build- ings is at once a suggestion of the availability of the site as a pleasure ground, the tower itself constituting an admirable central feature readily adapted to the purposes of a lookout. In the case of private ownership it should be borne in mind that in the bestowal of such franchises the community gives, without price, something of sub- stantial value, which might gratefully be in part repaid by the avoidance of an absolutely ugly sore on the landscape at least, if not by throwing open to public enjoyment something of the nature of a public park. We can confidently affirm that the pumping stations can be made pleasing to the eye at no extra cost if the design of these buildings be entrusted to well-trained architects." The work of 17 of the competitors given hon- orable mention in the Committee's report, in- cluding those receiving the money prizes, will be published in this journal, beginning with this issue. While some of these contemplate an archi- tectural treatment more costly than most water- works owners would care to adopt, they, at the same time suggest the possibilities of architect- ural skill in the treatment of this difficult problem, and to the trained designer modifica- tions of these designs readily suggest themselves that would reduce the cost of their execution without essential sacrifice of architectural effect. As one of the results of this competition we hope to see a more frequent employment of skilled architects to design such structures. The following is the report of the Committee of Award. To tlie Editor o/The Engineering RECORD. The committee invited by you to award two hundred and fifty dollars ($250) in prizes in a competition for designs for water-works pump- ing station and water tower desire to report as follows: The conditions under which we were invited to act were, first, adaptability for the purpose desired; second, architectural design; third, economy in the treatment; fourth, render- ing of drawings. In interpreting these condi- tions, we were led to believe that the general scope and intent of the competition would lead to precedence being given to adaptability rather than to merely artistic expression in the design, and that in considering the merits of the various designs submitted, other things being equal, the design given the higher place should be based upon ordinary and feasible conditions, such as might arise in the average community, rather than upon exceptional or unusual conditions, even if exceeding in artistic merit. We regret that so few designs were presented in which artistic effect had been sought by simple means, rather than by costly and formal architectural devices. It must frequently occur in the execution of work of this kind that the money at command is limited, and the simplest possible architectural expression is the only thing possible. Consistent with this fact we have awarded the first prize to a design which would give valuable suggestion to communities of moderate means called to erect structures of this sort. The order in which we have placed the de- signs is as follows : PRIZES. No. I.—" AQUATIO." Prize, fioo. Elmer Grey, 904 Winchester Street, Milwaukee, Wis. No. — " TOUR DE FORCE." Prize, $75. James C. Green, 183 Amity Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. No. 3.— "NORTH POINT." Prize, %so. R. C. Spencer, Jr., 271 West Chester Park, Boston, Mass. No. 4.— "TRYE." No. I. Prize, %ii. J. A. Schweinfurth, 62 Devonshire Street, Boston, Mass. HONORABLE MENTION. No. 5-— "BY JIMINY." Albert Kahn, 80 Griswold Street, Detroit, Mich. No. 6.—" TO THE POINT." James C. Green, 183 Amity Street, Brooklyn, N. Y. No. 7.—" cm BONO." Lyman A. Ford, 72 Pinckney Street, Boston, IMass No. 8.— "DON QUIXOTE." Richard Mildner, 479 Dequindre Street, Detroit, Mich. No. 9.— "POSIE." J. McA. Vance, 518 Columbus Avenue, Boston, Mass. No. 10.— "ALERT." O. Von Nerta, 1215 F Street, Washington, D. C. ^ No. II.— "GOLLY." (Name not known.) No. 12.— "JUDE." Frank J. Voith, 459 Eleventh Street, Milwau- kee, Wis. No. 13.— "SWISH." Henry C. Pittman, 132 DeKalb Avenue, Brooklyn, N. Y. No. 14.— "SKETCH FOR SAME." John J. Petit, Garfield Building, Brooklyn, N. Y. No. 15.— "BUONO." Thomas F. Walsh, 115 Monroe Street, Chicago, 111. No. 16.— "H 2 O." A. M. Ryon, Deer Lodge, Montana. No. 17.-" TRYE." No. 2. J. A. Schweinfurth. No. r. — We were of the opinion that the architectural merit of this design was perhaps not so great as in some of the others, but the temperance and nice adaptation of means to end, together with its decided artistic merit, commended it strongly to our favorable notice. It will be found that there is nothing in this design beyond the reach of any well-to-do community. No. 2 was selected for its very marked archi- tectural merit. This design has great vigor, boldness, originality and picturesqueness. The aspect of the tower from all points of view would be beautiful, and the play of light and shade through the large slender openings upon the interior round stand-pipe would be a source of constant and varying beauty. The silhouette of the tower is admirable. We are, however, of the opinion that the conditions emplo) ed in con- nection with the design, and, indeed, out of which it grows, are of a character so unusual as to make its practical merits inferior to several of the other designs; but while not considering this a fully practical solution of the problem, we consider that its artistic merit warrants the place to which we have assigned it. No. 3. — " North Point." This design is ra- tional, simple and honest, and eminently practi- cal. In the estimation of the committee it would have been placed higher if it had possessed greater artistic interest in the treatment of the tower. Had the silhouette of the tower, as sug- gested in the sketch of the pumping station, been more closely followed in the drawing of the tower, it would have deserved a higher place. The treatment of the pumping house itself we consider to be, upon the whole, more fitting than any of the others. No. 4. — " Trye." i. The tower design is well conceived, and would present a notable and attractive feature wherever erected. In the treat- ment there is suggestion of over elaboration, and much of the good detail of the belvedere would necessarily be lost in a distant view, upon which, in structures of this class, special stress should be placed. The pumping station has not the simplicity of treatment properly coincident with such buildings, and is somewhat larger than would be necessary under the conditions of the competition. No. 5. — "By Jiminy," is an interesting and picturesque design well rendered. The general design of the tower is good, but its place in the competition was lowered by the free use about its base of non-essential features, which, in our opinion, contribute very considerably to its pic- turesque effect. The design of the pumping station is also good, though somewhat exag- gerated, and much of its picturesqueness depends upon the skill shown in the rendering. No. 6. — " To the Point." From a purely artis- tic standpoint this design was perhaps the best. Its low place in the competition is attributable to practical defects which might have been over- come by further study. It will be noted from the perspective that the chimney has been omitted, and had this been drawn in the place indicated on the plan, the design would have been very seriously injured. As to the remaining drawings, although pos- sessing interest each in its way, we consider it unnecessary to criticise them in detail. Edmund M Wheklwright, Boston. John W. Root, Chicago. Amos J. Boyden, Philadelphia. K A. Wright, New York. Dexter Brackett, Boston. <^''^y//\ TOWEK TO) BE BVIiT OT LiBCAi STOME , WITH THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— FIRST PRIZE. BY ".4QUATIO"— ELMER GREY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Copyright by THE ENGINEERING RECORD. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— SECOND PRIZE. BY "TOUR DE FORCE."— JAMES C. GREEN, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Copyright by The Engineering Record. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— THIRD PRIZE. BY "NORTH POINT''— R. C. SPENCER, JR., BOSTON, MASS, Copyright by TllE ENGINEERING UECORB. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— FOURTH PRIZE. BY "TRYE I."— J. a. SCIl WEINFURTH, BOSTON, MASS. Copyright by THE Engineering Record. fttfPfRj ffiiDf/i(r THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER. —HONORABLE MENTION, NO, i, "BY JIMINY"— ALBERT KAHN, DETKOIT, MICH, Copyright by THE Engineering Record. Copyright by The Engineering Record. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 2. BY "TO THE POINT"— JAMES C. GREEN, BROOKLYN, N. Y. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 3. BY "CUI BONO "— LVMAN A. FORD, BOSTON, MASS. Copyright by THE Engineering Record. !'vri GiMIKOTg. WuHjtotn- loidlip ityiIkONio fcluc- £fof\e. rof.k. fact-, iaid'tn Random courjc-£ iqiiare ted 4, ^Trimminqs, Ok.oMt.t: 6 lo-ifr fooled and ruhhed 0?''Giiot£ lofaeplo'e Woodwor-t ouJt ar\tl oiled, ^noj H.tefed alof.-. Copyright by THE ENGINEERING RECORD. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— HONOR ABLE MENTION, NO. 4. BV "DON QUIXOTE"-RICHARP MILDNER, DETROIT, MICH. t "JPSSH Stone Wor-t^^o be of Milfopd Grarji+e Trimrrjincis "f Wcbbe s+one Exposed wood wor'K'^obe°f bard Plr9e f^oof cover->ed wrtb r-ed ^ile C^ppenfrniols / f J >-.S*ia,^ v.! -'"'"Mjia,,, 5^ /■ -:«. 'mv... THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 5. BY "POSIE"— J. McA. VANCE, BOSTON, MASS. Copyright by The Engineering Record. Copyright by The Engineering Record. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 6. BY "ALERT"— O. VON NERTA, WASHINGTON, D. C. (ScHy 1(1 VI. !!'''(! ii ill I ^- THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 7. BY " GOLLY "—HARRY J. CARLSON, ST. PAUL, MINN. Copyright by The Engineerino RECORD. ' \vl'.' ^TSw/impwiiprailPfi'lllill THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. BY "JUDE"— FRANK J. VOITH, MILWAUKEE, WIS, Copyright by THE Engineering Record. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER. -HONORABLE MENTION, NO. q. BY "SWISH"— HENRY C. riTTMAN, BROOKYLN, N. Y. Copyright by The Engineering Record. Copyright by The Engineering Record. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. lo. BY "SKETCH FOR SAME ''- JOHN J. PETTIT, BROOKLYN, N. Y. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. II. BY "BUONO"— THOMAS F. WALSH, CHICAGO, ILL. Copyright by The Engineering Record. ^''¥' *^Ke-^rK uf Re^e-'-vcii- i\~i^l-e wifh rile i(j<.>'Cl\in-ii-iC binittctl [>v W^-O Cubiniltctl i>y THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 12. BY "H2O '-J. A. HACKETT, DETROIT, MICH. Copyriifht by THE ENGINEERING RECORD. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR WATER TOWER.— HONORABLE MENT ION, NO 13. BV "TRVE 2 ■'- J. A. SCHWEINFURTH, BOSTON, MASS. Copyright by The Engineering Record. SUGGESTIONS FOR PUMPING, POWER AND ELECTRIC LIGHT STATIONS A WATER-WORKS PVMPlNfl STATION BY FEOKT ElEVATION iESCRIPTION- ■ « THE STATION TO BE BVltT W iOCAJL (9VAREY STOWE IftYJEB m RAMBBM lOVESES ,'tHE TRmnisrts or brovbw vtmK , ihe coknices OF STiOKE , JmO THE BfllANCE A MfiHT MOLK FME' THE EOOF'sHJULI,. BE CWERM WITH AKRlBH.OmiO RED TIILE', 'RIMmfi , CKESTIKfi ANB rimilLS BEOTO OF TERRA-COTTA • IT SHAIH HE SrPPOKTEB JBT ^iffdPBEBr TKVSSES WITH IRON TIE ROBS , THE FOTMER UntV IMSIUE .WITH e.ORKrflATEH.IROM " BOIIER mi> ENfilNE ROOM Tffl BE FIMISHIB INSIDE WITH PRESSED BRICK - VENTItATORS. FOR SAME W OPEn ON RmH IW REAR OS BVIIPING 4 FMITIOn OF CiniLR luProKliNti PtLM IB Pt9l.no UPC1 UCKTIM OP punpi - SECTION THROVtH IINE A-B THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION.— FIRST PRIZE. BY "AUUATIO"— ELMER GREY, MILWAUKEE, WIS. Copyright by The Engineering Record. Copyright by The Engineering record. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION.— SECOND PRIZE, BY "TOUR DE FORCE "—JAMES C. GREEN, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Copyright by The Engineering Record, THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION.— THIRD PRIZE. BY "NORTH POINT '— R. C. SPENCER, JR., BOSTON, MASS, T f^ Y E -^ THE ENGINEERING .RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION.^ FOURTH PRIZE. BY "TKYE 1."— J. A. SCIIWEINFURTH, BOSTON, MASS. Copyright by The Engineering Record. ■RM-ELEWrr/I' •Q^V/!P- ?M THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMI'ING STATION.— Hi INORABI.E MENTION, NO. I. "BY JIMINY "—ALBERT KAllX, DETROIT, MICH. Copyright by The Engineering Record. An rti^lh <^f^ in^endctt in \>c ITooji |o be of a D[ic^.S((ifc. fimminj* or copper. ^t c^ir ci^c oj- iron THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION.— HOMORABLE MENTION, NO. z. HV "TO THE POINT "—JAM I'S C. GREEN, BROOKLYN, N. V. Copyright by The Kngineeking Recorp. '^^~~L''''~^Z^^S^.f?::l^^'^m i&^S«-^2»^ ^^^:.::r:-:.-s- SKCTCM- [Finit/? Hor-if ^im Onda .O'o- THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 3. BY "CUI BONO"— LYMAN A. FORD, BOSTON, MASS. Ci>pyrighl by THE ENGINEERING RECORD. EtEVJ^TIOf*!. loLe Ck,„^,K.fsio^^^^■ooledc,nclr-uUc■•e^. 9' THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION. — HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 4. BY "DON QUIXOTE"^KICHAKD MILDNEH, DETROIT, MICH. Copyright by The Engineering Record. ■--•-•,1^11 Scale =f f=e1: Faiinddtr^r? '^f bl='cK'_9rQnite, t^ttenior walls <^t Milfi^rd Cfronrte.Tri'mmnTcis Of Kihbe s1-^iie- Cellar b^"^t"m cc-ocreted- In^erJor wails foced witb^lo^ed bricf<'. Boiler room floc^p^o be <^f bord brlcl<^ Cdfied. Ch"'"'^y iioed wil'b f ire bncK"- E'xposed wood vjorX •=■¥ hard pme-in^me ro^ojUcor ^i bord pine Roc-f ct'vered wi+b red^ile »V.,I 4, THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 5. BY "POSIE"— J. McA. VANCE, BOSTON, MASS. Copyright by THE ENGINEERING RECORD. *'^^.fB'?iwj^\ Pur7pii7g Statior? BiJi'dn^g 110 X J5' ■, boiler- I-OOIT7 40' x J2"; pUn^p - CDdp }2'>^>+'g; cocil-i-pory 21 'x }2'\ ctfllar 7 'clear ur7der [cuiri^p rooip . "Boilerj x- purijp^ i|; duplicate "to pcrrpit rt'pai\-. ISi-icK jet" watei"tube ■jteel isoilei"? i6o,H-Pj corppojr;d coi7dei?5ii79 pOtrjplrjg e]7g'i?e5 oy brick Ji- ^toi^e fou^dotio^j Scale 7V lo' for wd witj? fire bi-icK 'p'looriya bricK or/ fdoe i^ cer^ei^t; npacadar^iZQA Motto:' fliei-t' THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGM FOR PUMPING STATION.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 6. BY "ALERT"— O. VON NERTA, WASHINGTON, D. C. Copyright by The Engineering Record. CopyHght by The Engineering Record. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 7. BY "GOLl.Y "—HARRY J. CARLSON, ST. PAUL, MINN, Copyright by The Engineering Record. THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. BY "JUDE'"— FRANK J. VOITH, MILWAUKEE, WIS. 517-1-= (S».;bMTlecJ // / ,/ tt TO'A.Tj'a.vfet^ae. >^et1ifji^ ■poller room To Ijj, orWyed 117 jfoijl of ^I^in7i7«y I0 Ti-tVe./t TT)uiI<3)i2^o'' "to be /*jcjed tnlfe^ Grceiyr^^clp- ^5,^o^e <^ Ti'f''"'/ *^i'"^^>- irf)ij> ^ Tile. ToLtj- Cellcti-- to cciyioii") VN.ti. Coo' ilye^-l io j^cive Tro.-st ^Eire>iJfs-»o THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION. -HONORABLE MENTION, NO. 0. BY "SWISH"— HENRY C. PITTMAN, BROOKLYN, N. Y. f opyright by The Engineering Record. \ Cocll ^boraije J— jitc-^tior' I'VtilU To be "fact^d wjtb T\omai-:i_ bncl<- and -trimiTicvi with worft-i caloit-^cl 'Fn^jne' rfiom -faciei with c^lojed bilcf* — Cbimney lo be T^utkI "Plan of "Plii -ihi nc^ Q or: THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. lo. BY "SKETCH FOR SAME''- JOHN J. PETTIT, BROOKLYN, N. Y. Copyright by THE ENGINEERING RECORD. i^i'rteL and sand ikm e^ orqramte. I\ouf fbhe of r^-J C)ani5S file Initn'or of pump rmm. and kiikrrciin\ flA Kcdiw'h J^manlirick WoaJcaurk, redoakj'inhhdfn ail. Chimnec^ Uijo (if ca^f iron. . Note: hath room for fireman, in cellar under cjent fciikfroorn. IVe\r Hi.vGvtion l^wleiintK. ifeol: THE ENGINEERING RECORD COMPETITION. COMPETITIVE DESIGN FOR PUMPING STATION.— HONORABLE MENTION, NO. Ii. BY "BUONO"— THOMAS F. WALSH, CHICAGO, ILL. Copyright by The Engineering Record. r /<^l I u| "Rjinloi ,ifj 5t"arro»i SiiioK-t 'obt, c.o.i,>.ey Cd I'V oil. 3 vA-bmitlccl by M ''O . 5'ide E le\/o.fi ILLUSTRATIONS. REPRINTED FROM THE ENGINEERING RECORD. (Prior to 1887, The Sanitary Engineer.) PRICE, 25 CENTS. NEW YORK, DECEMBER, 1891. ADDRESS, BOOK DEPARTMENT, THE ENGINEERING RECORD, 277 Pearl Street, New York. THE THAMES RIVER BRIDGE AND APPROACHES. Report by Alfred P. Bolif.r, Chief Engineer, to the General Manager of the New York, Providence & Boston R. R. A DESCRIPTION OF THE LONGEST DRAW-SPAN IN AMERICA. 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The science of paving and the need of proper maintenance of pavements is yet comparatively little understood in this country, and the same is true in even greater degree with regard to roads. The editor of the journal named was led to give the matter special attention by seeing what was i done in Eurooe, during his visits there, and finally began an investigation of work on streets and " roads in England, France and other countries, ihe result of which was the gathering of a large and very valuable mass of information in regard to the subject. Of this everything likely to be of practical use in America was printed in The Engineering RECORD, and is given here in more convenient shape. With it appears a large quantity of matter from American sources, including the prize essays on Road Construction and Maintenance submitted in the competition instituted by the journal named in December, i88q. 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It is decidedly the best collection of data on this impor- tant subject that has yet appeared in book form. — Engineering- News^ June 21, i8go. ♦ * * It should have a place, especially in the offices of street and county commissioners, where its sug- gestions might soon contribute greatly to the commercial welfare, safety and convenience of thousands of communities in our land. — Iron Age^ June ig, iSgo. The art of road making is very imperfectly understood. There is httle improvement from costly experience ! in most parts of our courtry. Experiments tried in one city are repeated in others for the benefit of contractors and holders of patents— who ascribe failures to local conditions. The streets of our cities are continually torn ,j up to try some new kind of pavement or manner of using materials on hand. Traffic upsets all the calculations \ of engineers, and makes havoc with roads which are fit only for pleasure drives. A great want evokes many ' expedients and inventions. This book gives a record of the more important ones and comments on the trials ,) made, more or less extended and successful. — Metal Worker June 21, 1890. 1 The book contains a laige amount of valuable ii.formation cojlected from various sources, including records of experience with pavements of various kinds, methods of construction and maintenance adopted in this country and in Europe, and other matter of a similar kind; most of it practical and t2AS of application. Is is on a subject upon which information is much needed, and wh'ch has been too generally neglected in this country, and the book is therefore likely to be of much service to engineers. ♦ * * This treatise is the first American work on the subject which has appeared in a considerable time. ' ♦ * It is well worth a careful reading by all who are interested in the subject. — Railroad and Engineering Journal July^ 1890. That excellent technical journal, the Engineering Record (New York), has for several years been pub- lishing special articles and information from every available source concerning road making. The publishers have now issued a volume compiled from those articles with the title, " Pavements and Roads ; their Construc- tion and Maintenance,^^ the compUation being done by E. G. Love, Ph. D. Matter of merely tempoiary or local interest has been eliminated and' the remainder arranged by divisions for convenience of use. The result is a porily volume, packed closely with practical information concerning paving and road making in the Old World and the New. the great bulk of the book being made up of records of experience and statements of cost in different places with comments based on this experience. The work is a whole library on this special subject and its practical value is se\i-tv\dent.— Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 8, i8go. The literature of road making is surprisingly small, and this is partly the constquence and partly the cause of the gross ignorance generally shown in all parts of this country by those who have charge of the expenditure of public money for road building and repairs. The study of the science ol road making has not been especially attractive to engineers, for the reason that the lewards are small and not comparable, either in amount or in duration of employment, with those to be received in other branches of engineering. The editor of Thb Engineering Kecord has assiduously cultivated the few * * * members of the profession who have made unbiased and thorough studies of economical pavement and road construction, and drawn from them for publication in his journal the best results of their experiences. The volume which he has had compiled from the series of papers i.nd discussions evoked, contains over 400 octavo pages of the most essential and profitablP information on the subject at present available.— Railroad Gazette, June 6, 1800. ' p-'. 'V',' '^. r^