Architect and engineer . PAVING Bl:, \ 1. KEMOVING CONCRETE FROM VENTITRI VAULT. CLKN OHIO enough to l>e handled by one man, but with the aid of a cutting chiselthey also cut off the steel reinforcing side rods. These cutting chiselswere similar to those used for asphalt except that the edge was concaveso that it would not slip off the bar. Fig. 2 shows the paving breakers at work on the side wallsof the venturi vault. These walls are 12 inches in thickness, 51 feet longand 10 feet high. They are reinforced in the same way as was the westwall of the Filter building. These walls were
Architect and engineer . PAVING Bl:, \ 1. KEMOVING CONCRETE FROM VENTITRI VAULT. CLKN OHIO enough to l>e handled by one man, but with the aid of a cutting chiselthey also cut off the steel reinforcing side rods. These cutting chiselswere similar to those used for asphalt except that the edge was concaveso that it would not slip off the bar. Fig. 2 shows the paving breakers at work on the side wallsof the venturi vault. These walls are 12 inches in thickness, 51 feet longand 10 feet high. They are reinforced in the same way as was the westwall of the Filter building. These walls were removed in seven days bythe use of the breakers. The roof of the venturi vault, which was of tliesame dimensions and construction as the side, was removed in three andone-half days. Tliis work would have taken many more men a muchlonger time to do it if hand methods were used, and would of course, havebeen much moie expensive. Over 7,000,000 Homes Wired According to a recent survey completed by the Society for Elec-tric
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