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Detailed cast iron water main and hydrant specifications
The document outlines precise requirements for a municipal water main project including pipe sizes six to twenty inches, weights per foot, bell and spigot joints, various fittings such as crosses tees and reducers with exact weights, hydrostatic tests at 450 pounds per square inch, encasement procedures, and hydrant installations with specified dimensions, placements and test standards. It specifies excavation depths, joint caulking methods, spigot and bell assemblies with rope yarn packing and lead pours, and rigid coordination with street lines and right of way boundaries.
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Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad
139Th Street
Baltimore and Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad
Chicago
North Street
148Rd 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
147Th Street
146Th Street
144Th Street
143Rd Street
142Nd Street
141St Street
Baltimore & Ohio Chicago Terminal Railroad Company
Leavitt Avenue
145Th Street
Joliet Avenue
146Th
1Th Streets
South Street
Oak Street
Walnut Street
Indiana Harbor Belt Railroad Company
Maple Avenue
Spaulding Avenue
Seeley Avenue
Cooper Avenue
Leavitt Street
Oakley Avenue
Grand Trunk Western Railway Company
Indiana Belt Railroad Company