Public works . 17^ H-^ r;!.^,^^ PL.^.X .AXD SECTION OF REP.^IRED SHEET PILES IN COFFERDAMS AROUND OLD CRIB. 336 PUBLIC WORKS Vol. 52, No. 19 two tiers of anchor rods projecting from the sheetpiles. A continuous mass of concrete was depositedon top of the timber crib and rock fill, enclosingthe timbers to an elevation of 9 1/2 feet above waterlevel, above which the old timbers were removed andthe concrete formed a continuous deck over the old crib and the coflfer-dam, holding and protecting allof the ties, cables, wales and struts. The work was executed by the Bureau of Engi-neer
Public works . 17^ H-^ r;!.^,^^ PL.^.X .AXD SECTION OF REP.^IRED SHEET PILES IN COFFERDAMS AROUND OLD CRIB. 336 PUBLIC WORKS Vol. 52, No. 19 two tiers of anchor rods projecting from the sheetpiles. A continuous mass of concrete was depositedon top of the timber crib and rock fill, enclosingthe timbers to an elevation of 9 1/2 feet above waterlevel, above which the old timbers were removed andthe concrete formed a continuous deck over the old crib and the coflfer-dam, holding and protecting allof the ties, cables, wales and struts. The work was executed by the Bureau of Engi-neering, Department of Public Works of Chicagounder the direction of Myron B. Reynolds, Engineerof Water Works design. Decaturs New Water Works Dam By E. E. Pierson A two-million dollar dam, financed largely by popular subscription to stock, relieves the city of frequently recurring water shortage. Concrete dam built by use of a steel form in one unit, carried by a traveler. Decatur, Illinois, is now safe from water famine,for this springs rains have filled to overflowin
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