. The street railway review . - islower than the Mississippi, from which it is protected by. STREET LOCIKIM. EAST DUMAINE. the levee; the sub-soil is thoroughly saturated with dry surface soil is one to three feet deep. Afterdigging through this dry soil, water is reached in quan-tity. This wet sub-soil is heavy and apparenth tirniin places, while quicksand and buried cypress swampsare frequent. Neither water, quicksand or cypress logsmixed with earth in bottom of pole holes would beclassed b\ an\ construction company as pay to overcome these difficul
. The street railway review . - islower than the Mississippi, from which it is protected by. STREET LOCIKIM. EAST DUMAINE. the levee; the sub-soil is thoroughly saturated with dry surface soil is one to three feet deep. Afterdigging through this dry soil, water is reached in quan-tity. This wet sub-soil is heavy and apparenth tirniin places, while quicksand and buried cypress swampsare frequent. Neither water, quicksand or cypress logsmixed with earth in bottom of pole holes would beclassed b\ an\ construction company as pay to overcome these difficulties, great careand experience is necessary, and nothing but high gradematerial will answer. After careful study of these conditions, engineer, and Ford cS: Bacon, electrical engineers,drew up- the plans and specifications for the OrleansRailroad Compan^^ setting forth in detail the kindand quality of work and material required to meet theconditions. The contract was awarded to the Creag-head Engineering Company, of Cincinnati, well knownrailway contractors. This road
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