This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1891 edition. Excerpt: ...St. Louis water-wks. and boilers, specs. Aug 7-86. Saratoga, N. Y., Holly-Gaskill, Apr 26-84. Screw, Milwaukee flushing tunnel, Mar 8-90. Willans' central valve triple expansion sewage, Mar 9-89. Worthington, duplex, at Lowell, Mass. Aug 1-78; New Bedford, Mass. Jan 26-86; compound condensing, June 13-85; high duty, expts., Marr, Nov 6-86; high duty, Aug 17, attachment, 31-89. Yonkers water-wks., and boiler, spec. July 3-80. Pumps. See also Pulsometer. Pumps, Buffalo Steam Pump Co. com. duplex hydraulic, Dec 13-90. Gary steam and vacuum, Apr 4-78. Hall duplex, Mar 3-88. Mcpherson steam vacuum, Oct 3-78. Puzzle, the 15, Mar 13, 20-80. Pyramids, great, of Gizeh, Mar 21-85. Quarry blast, big, So. Beth., N. Y. Sep 21-8-. Quarrying mach., new bar channeler, Apr 13-89. Query box, grades on curves, etc. Oct 31-78. Race-track construction, C. Holmes, Aug 2-79; race course construction, Allarde, May 31-84. Kail creeping on St. Louis bridge, Johnson, Jan 3-85. Fastening, the Cox tie-plate and, Nov 23-89; and track, Inter-state Rapid Trans. Co. Apr 28-88; Penn. R. R. May 11; Venezuelan Rys. Aug 3-89. Frog, spring, Penn. Steel Co., 1888, Dec 15-88. Joints, rail joint question, ed. Dec 28-89; breaks, Becker, Mar 21-85; Den. & Rio Grande standard, - Oct 13; Fisher bridge and imps. 27; the Foster "bridge," Oct 6-88; the Morgan, July 13-89; N. Y. C. & H. R. R. "Apr21-88; N. Y. L. Erie & Western standard, Sep 27-90; adjustment panel, Pough. bridge, Feb 23; the Thomson, June 1-89; Weber joint tests, Roadmaster's Assoc. Dec 20-90. Lifting device, Cito and Funck's, July 12-90. Nut lock, the Dill, Sep 1-88. Saws, portable. Feb 23-89. Sections, Hanks, various designs and ed. Mar 9, 9; and wheels, forms of, May 11, proper relations...