A treatise on surveying, comprising the theory and the practice (1906)
Gillespie, William Mitchell, 1816-1868, Staley, Cady, 1840- · New York D. Appleton · leaf 438
to a plan of radiating and polygonal streets,like a cobweb. J In most cases, however, a rectangular system may * At Como, on the New Jersey coast. f The plan of streets in Washington was originated by Pierre CharlesKEnfant, Major of Engineers during the American Revolution. MajorLEnfant laid out… … G4 428 CITY SURVEYING. be applied in sections adjusted to the natural features of the ground.There will, of course, be irregular lines where the sections join.Streets are generally laid out with straight or broken lines, althoughcurved lines are occasionally employed.* The problem most frequently…
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