"Questions addressed to the editor of the Engineering and Building Record and the Sanitary Engineer, by persons in the employ of new water-works, indicated to him that a short series of practical articles on the details of constructing a water-works plant would be of value, and, at the suggestion of the editor, the preparation was undertaken for the columns of that journal. These notes of actual experience make up the book of the title as given above. It treats on the distributing system, including notes on materials for main pipes, methods of lining with cement, tool box, derrick, tools. transportation, field work, pipe plans, trenching and pipe laying, hydrants, gates, tables of weights and dimensions of cast-iron pipe, and many other interesting notes, containing valuable information.

"We believe the author has succeeded in his endeavor to be brief and practical, and has presented the subject in a manner which will be interesting and valuable to those who have had little or no experience in actual construction and desire information and suggestion upon the practical details." - American Machinist.

"'some Details of Water-works Construction,' by W. R. Billings, Superintendent of Water-works at Taunton, is a book that in one hundred pages gives all the details of the work necessary for the construction of a water-works plant. The papers are thoroughly illustrated and valuable." - Lowell (Mass.) Mail, July 9, 1888.

"The work, which is illustrated, contain; large amount of information on materials a methods of construction. There are chapt on main-pipes, field work; trenching a pipe-laying; pipe laying and joint-makir hydrants, gates and specials; and service-pir. and meters. Most of the conditions a emergencies of water-works construction a discussed in this volume. The publishers a a guaranty of the reliability of the information which it contains." - Syracuse Standard, N.y July 8, 1888.

" 'some Details of Water-works Constru tion,' by William R. Billings, published The Engineering and Building Recor: New York, is a volume of convenient siz which contains a short series of practical an cles on the details of constructing a wate works plant, which have already appeared The Engineering and Building Recor; The book is amply illustrated, and to perso engaged or likely to be engaged in such wo as the title suggests it must be of considerab value." - Brooklyn Eagle, July 15, 1888.

"This book deals with practical matters as is by a practical man. It takes up in seve chapters 'main-pipes,' 'field-work," trenchin and pipe-laying,' ' pipe-laying and joint-mal ing,' 'hydrant-pipes and specials,' 'servic pipes,' 'service-pipes and meters,' and und each, with appropriate subdivisions, much in formation derived from actual experience afforded." - Albany Journal, July 10, 1888.

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