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Detailed Cast Iron Water Main and Hydrant Installation Plan
A municipal specification describes laying a six to twenty inch cast iron water supply main under 139th Street and connecting lines with bell and spigot joints. It lists pipe weights per diameter, reducer fittings, thrusts, hydrostatic tests, and precise hydrant placements with distances from street lines and rights of way.
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Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
139Th Street
Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
Buattimore and
Olde Uhicago
Ameter
Chicago
North Street
143Rd Street
Wood
Honore
Lincoln
Winchester
Robey
Seeley
Hoyne
Cooper
Leavitt
Oakley Avenues
Davis Court
Vail Avenue
West Street
Davis Avenue
East
Dixie Highway
Robey Avenue
142Nd Street
South Street
141St Street
41St Street
Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company
Leavitt Avenue
147Th Street
146Th Street
145Th Street
144Th Street
Joliet Avenue
146Th
145Th Streets
Oak Street
Walnut Street
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company
Maple Avenue
Spaulding Avenue
Seeley Avenue
Cooper Avenue
Leavitt Street
Oakley Avenue
148Rd Street
Grand Trunk Western Railway Company
East Street
145Th
144Th Streets
144Th Court
Norris Street
Oakley and
Vail Avenues
144Th
147Th
Hoyne Avenue
146Th Streets
Ashland
Marshfield Avenues
Paulina Avenue
Paulina and
Page Avenues
Wood Avenue