. Water & sewage works . o arrangedthat the plant in its entirety can read-ily be moved and re-assembled. The portable boiler and engine, se-lected for the particular duty to be per-formed, has power largely In excess ofthe actual requirements of the plant, thusinsuring certainty of operation and per-mitting flexibility in case it is found de-sirable to increase the normal capacityof the plant. The boiler is of type with a horizontalengine placed over the boiler-shell. Theentire unit is mounted on four substan-tial wheels. The melting kettle has a capacity of1,556 gal
. Water & sewage works . o arrangedthat the plant in its entirety can read-ily be moved and re-assembled. The portable boiler and engine, se-lected for the particular duty to be per-formed, has power largely In excess ofthe actual requirements of the plant, thusinsuring certainty of operation and per-mitting flexibility in case it is found de-sirable to increase the normal capacityof the plant. The boiler is of type with a horizontalengine placed over the boiler-shell. Theentire unit is mounted on four substan-tial wheels. The melting kettle has a capacity of1,556 gallons and is a self-contained unitwith a refractory-lined fire unit, fire andashpit doors, and arranged for steam orair agitation as the purchaser may pre-fer. This unit is mounted on three 6-inch heavy section I beams for portabil-ity. The single-drum drier is of the Iro-quois standard type, containing everyrefinement suggested by a quarter cen-turys experience In the asphalt paving December, 19U MUNICIPAL ENGINEERING 61. The Telephone Doorsof the Nation WHEN you lift the Bell Telephonereceiver from the hook, the doorsof the nation open for you. Wherever you may be, a multitudeis within reach of your voice. Aseasily as you talk across the room,you can send your thoughts andwords, through the open doors of BellService, into near-by and far-off statesand communities. At any hour of the day or night,you can talk instantly, directlywth whom you choose, one mile,or a hundred, or two thousandmiles away. This is possible because 7,500,000telephones, in every part of ourcountry, are connected and work to-gether in the Bell System to promotethe interests of the people withinthe community and beyond its limits. It is the duty of the Bell System tomcike its service universal, giving toeveryone the same privilege of talkinganyTvhere at any time. Because as the facilities for directcommunication are extended, thepeople of our country are drawncloser together, and national welfareand content
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