rock, the intervening space is filled with concrete. In sire of the city engineers to make the work a perfect matter.—New Orleans Times-Democrat. some places a thickness of over twenty feet of such fill- one has been seconded to the utmost by the contractors. ing is used: The new aqueduct, sweeping… … hand, a pair may readily be made of wire, as shown in use, and which has done service for so many years in the engraving. All the pivots should be made V- the past. From it the old aqueduct starts, running GENERAL PLAN OF CONNECTIONS AT NORTHERN TER=- shaped, to reduce the friction toa minimum. The…
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