Annual report of the City Engineer . Engineering Department. 55 walk planking and new 6-inch roadway planking were alsolaid and all curb and bulkhead timbers renewed, the cross-section of the bridge remaining substantially the same asbefore. All of the above hard pine timber was treated withtwo heavy coats of Cabots Conservo. The flooring of theroadway was waterproofed with four thicknesses of roofingfelt thoroughly mopped with pitch. The roadway was paved with new granite block laid withpitch and pebble joints, and while the best results cannotbe expected from this kind of a joint laid in ver
Annual report of the City Engineer . Engineering Department. 55 walk planking and new 6-inch roadway planking were alsolaid and all curb and bulkhead timbers renewed, the cross-section of the bridge remaining substantially the same asbefore. All of the above hard pine timber was treated withtwo heavy coats of Cabots Conservo. The flooring of theroadway was waterproofed with four thicknesses of roofingfelt thoroughly mopped with pitch. The roadway was paved with new granite block laid withpitch and pebble joints, and while the best results cannotbe expected from this kind of a joint laid in very cold weather,still it is believed that a much better surface has been obtainedthan if only gravel joints had been used. New hard pinefences and roadway gates have been built, and the oldshelters on the sidewalks have been thoroughly repairedand painted. New asphalt sidewalks will be laid as earlyin the spring as the weather will admit. Under the same contract the temporary bridge, betweenCongress Street and Summer Street bridges,
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