Parks and park engineering . TRANSVERSE SECTION Grass _ Itisers. -Treud -Treud i*-Tread :r(,:Grrouiid Level FRONT VIEW FIG. 20— Sod Steps. WATER PIPES AND FIXTURES 61 Cement steps should be finished rough with crushedquartz or coarse sharp sand. A very attractive flight of sod steps was shown to theauthor by Mr. G. A. Parker, Superintendent of Parks, atHartford, Conn. To prevent the breaking down of theedges, a scantling was placed at the face of the tread andsupported as shown in the illustration, Fig. 20, page 59. The grading above a flight of steps should be of such acharacter that no water
Parks and park engineering . TRANSVERSE SECTION Grass _ Itisers. -Treud -Treud i*-Tread :r(,:Grrouiid Level FRONT VIEW FIG. 20— Sod Steps. WATER PIPES AND FIXTURES 61 Cement steps should be finished rough with crushedquartz or coarse sharp sand. A very attractive flight of sod steps was shown to theauthor by Mr. G. A. Parker, Superintendent of Parks, atHartford, Conn. To prevent the breaking down of theedges, a scantling was placed at the face of the tread andsupported as shown in the illustration, Fig. 20, page 59. The grading above a flight of steps should be of such acharacter that no water will reach the steps. This end isbest attained by use of grass gutters. WATER PIPES AND FIXTURES All pipes above 3 inches should be of cast iron. Thesmaller sizes, ij-inch, 2-inch and 3-inch, are of galvanizedwrought iron. Most of the pipes in a park system areof the smaller sizes. Much expense can be saved bylaying the pipes in shallow ditches, say 3 feet deep. Thiscan be done only when no water is needed in the wintertime. If pipes are laid in shallow tre
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