Download or read book The Sewerage System of Chicago (Classic Reprint) written by Cicero Demerit Hill and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-23 with total page 62 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Sewerage System of Chicago Damage Caused by Large Buildings. - The construction Of the modern large buildings, and particularly the construction of curb walls extending to a depth of over 30 it. Below the surface, has caused settlement of the sewers. A recent case of this sort is the sewer in Eldridge court west of Michigan avenue, which has apparently c, ollapsed this being caused by settlement due to the construction of the Karpen building. Naturally the settlement Of the sewer, even though it may not collapse, will cause sedi mentation to take place, thereby obstructing the flow. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This 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. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.