. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . VU. Los Angeles Aqueduct—Lined Tunnel. VIll. Los Angeles Aqueduet — Tom Flanisan. IVIiose Crew Broke Ihe for Tunnel Boring The Architect and Engineer 77 quantity of powder used on each tunnel and the cost per ton-mile of haul-nig with each traction engine. When the chief engineer remarks to oneof the 4,000 who is running a caterpillar engine: Boyce, you made a goodrun this past ten days, or Boyce, youre not holding up your end—some-thing the matter with the machine? Boyce knows that he is none toosmall to hav
. The Architect & engineer of California and the Pacific Coast . VU. Los Angeles Aqueduct—Lined Tunnel. VIll. Los Angeles Aqueduet — Tom Flanisan. IVIiose Crew Broke Ihe for Tunnel Boring The Architect and Engineer 77 quantity of powder used on each tunnel and the cost per ton-mile of haul-nig with each traction engine. When the chief engineer remarks to oneof the 4,000 who is running a caterpillar engine: Boyce, you made a goodrun this past ten days, or Boyce, youre not holding up your end—some-thing the matter with the machine? Boyce knows that he is none toosmall to have his work passed unnoticed. In hauling and in tunneling, the bonus system has been adopted. Inother words, the city is willing to share with the men any advantage thatthe city gains in unusual progress. In the different tunnels the conditionsare studied by the chief engineers and an estimate is made of the averao-edistance that should be accomplished by one, two or three shifts as thecase may be, in a 10-day period. A premium dependent upon the difficul-ties ot excavation is then paid to each man for
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