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OSWEGO, NEW YORK, 1901. Looking up on West Oneida Street from West First Street.

Identifier: cityroadspavemen00juds Title: City roads and pavements suited to cities of moderate size. Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Judson, William Pierson, 1849-1925 Subjects: Streets Pavements Roads Publisher: New York : The Engineering news publishing company Contributing Library: The Library of Congress Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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Text Appearing After Image: CITY Roads and Pavements SUITED TO CITIES OF MODERATE SIZE Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged, BY William Pierson Judson, M. Am. hoc. Municipal Improvements, M. Am. Soc. C. E., M. Inst. C. E. > >> ) , > , > ) ) J J NEW YORK The Engineering News Publishing Co. 1902. THE LIBRARY OFCONGRESS, Two Copies Received JUL. 26 1902 Copyright entry 01 ASS VtXXa No. COPY 8. Copyright, 1902 by WM. PIERSOX JUDSON. /i :rr^ fc c CHAS. VAN BENTHUYSEN & SONS,PRINTERS. TABLE OF CONTENTS. PREPARATION OF STRP:ETS FOR PAVEMENTS—(Page 7)Reduction of width. Drainage. Subdrainage. Rollers. Roll-ing dirt roads. Wide tires. Pressure of traffic and of struc-tures. ANCIENT PAVEMENTS—(Page 17) Oomparisons. Stone wheel-tracks; competition with firstrailway. MODERN PAVEMENTS—(Page 25) Comparative loads. Cost. Pavements for steep grades:asphalt; vitrified brick; creosoted wood block; block stone;broken stone; bituminous macadam, Crown of pavements:Rosewater formulas of 1898 and 1902. Form of

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