Annual report of the Boston Transit Commission, for the year ending .. . r>. Second Annual Keport. 57 street by the slice method. Preparations were immediatelymade by the contractor to follow out this policy, and addi-tional slices were started opposite the Museum. Theconveyor along Tremont street was extended to coverall the work from Beacon street to Scolhiy on the slicesj however, did not proceed satisfactorily,and the engineers and inspectors were compelled frequentlyto point out to the contractors the unsatisfactory manner oftimbering the work. A small cave occurred on the
Annual report of the Boston Transit Commission, for the year ending .. . r>. Second Annual Keport. 57 street by the slice method. Preparations were immediatelymade by the contractor to follow out this policy, and addi-tional slices were started opposite the Museum. Theconveyor along Tremont street was extended to coverall the work from Beacon street to Scolhiy on the slicesj however, did not proceed satisfactorily,and the engineers and inspectors were compelled frequentlyto point out to the contractors the unsatisfactory manner oftimbering the work. A small cave occurred on the night ofAugust io in the slice at Station 10 (in front of the BostonMuseum) during the bracing of a slice which was in processof excavation. A leak occurred in the old 12-inch water-pipe at this point at about the same time. Probably the leakoccurred prior to the cave, and, in connection with the poorbracing, was the cause of it. About four or five cubic yardsof earth came into the subway on this occasion. The heavybeams which supported the track and surface of the streetdid
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