Excerpt from The Journal of the Franklin Institute: Devoted to Science and the Mechanic Arts; July to December, 1875The commission have requested the Chief Engineer of the Water Department to have rapid surveys made from the Perkiomen, and from the vicinity of New Hope to the city, to enable them to judge correctly of the nature and extent of the obstacles in the way of possible lines of conduit. Meanwhile, the members, whether in ses sion or otherwise, are almost constantly engaged in collecting and collating data to aid them in their investigations.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition.

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