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Page 149
... carried out the works , and Playfair advised in an architectural capacity . Telford's first connection with Aberdeen Harbour has been mentioned . The Parliamentary powers that were obtained in 1809 were immediately put in force , and in ...
... carried out the works , and Playfair advised in an architectural capacity . Telford's first connection with Aberdeen Harbour has been mentioned . The Parliamentary powers that were obtained in 1809 were immediately put in force , and in ...
Page 155
... carried out by contractors unused to such exactness of inspection , whose prices probably did not cover such a ... carrying out the work , mis- applied the advances they received and failed in their contracts . After this tenders were ...
... carried out by contractors unused to such exactness of inspection , whose prices probably did not cover such a ... carrying out the work , mis- applied the advances they received and failed in their contracts . After this tenders were ...
Page 268
... carried by water , and I should be glad if he could let me know how much certain number of Yards of each size Bore would weigh , because then we could calculate at what expence they could be carried— He should state the expence pr Yard ...
... carried by water , and I should be glad if he could let me know how much certain number of Yards of each size Bore would weigh , because then we could calculate at what expence they could be carried— He should state the expence pr Yard ...
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Edinburgh at the beginning of the Twentieth Century I | 8 |
The Eighteenth Century Transport problem | 26 |
William Jessop Civil Engineer 17451814 | 32 |
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