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Complex steel cast iron water main encasement plan described
The document details extensive specifications for encasing and laying water supply pipes on multiple streets. It lists pipe diameters from 4 to 20 inches with weights, joint methods, caulking lead quantities, hydrostatic tests, hydrant types, installation depths, and precise hydrant and valve placements along 139th to 148th streets with numerous street-ward positions and right of way references.
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143Rd Street
Baltimore and Ohio
Chicago Terminal Railroad
Grand Trunk Western Railway
Robey Avenue
Leavitt Avenue
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
Dixie Highway
Chicago
148Rd Street
Wood, Honore
Lincoln
Winchester
Robey
Seeley
Hoyne
Cooper
Leavitt
Oakley Avenues
Davis Court
Vail Avenue
West Street
Davis Avenue
East Street
Westenly Street
147Th Street
1460 Street
144Th Street
South Street
North Street
148Raq Street
142Nd Street
111St Street
141St Street
Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company
146Th Street
145Th Street
Joliet Avenue
146Th
145Th Streets
Oak Street
North
Walnut Street
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company
Maple Avenue
Spaulding Avenue
Seeley Avenue
Cooper Avenue
Oakley Avenue
Grand Trunk Western Railway Company
Lowselip Shiity-sia
139Th Street
145Th
144Th Streets
144Th Court
Norris Street
Oakley and
Vail Avenues
147Th
Hoyne Avenue
146Th Streets
Ashland
Marshfield Avenue