Excerpt from Documents and Plans Submitted by the Water Committee, to the Common Council of the City of Brooklyn: For the Year 1854
They present herewith a Plan to supply the city with water for the determination of the Common Council, and with its authority, for the approval of the electors in pursuance of the provisions of the Act of the Legislature, passed June 3d, 1853.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is a collection of project plans, reports, estimates, gauging observations, and correspondence related to a proposed water supply system for the city of Brooklyn, published in 1854. It includes reports by the water committee and civil engineer Gen. Ward B. Burnett, who proposed a plan to bring water to Brooklyn from streams on Long Island. The author provides an overview of the water supply issue in Brooklyn, including the city's rapidly growing population, inadequate infrastructure, and various proposals for improvement. This book is a valuable resource for understanding the history of water supply in Brooklyn and the challenges faced by 19th-century cities in providing clean, accessible water to their residents. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780331818642_0
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