City Engineer Research Articles

Notes on Municipal Engineering Works in Portsmouth, by JOSEPH PARKIN, A.M.Inst.C.E., Deputy City Engineer, Portsmouth

Notes on Municipal Engineering Works in Portsmouth, by JOSEPH PARKIN, A.M.Inst.C.E., Deputy City Engineer, Portsmouth

The Housing Problem, by JAMES S. BULLOUGH, M.Inst.C.E., City Engineer, Norwich. (Fellow.)

The Housing Problem, by JAMES S. BULLOUGH, M.Inst.C.E., City Engineer, Norwich. (Fellow.)

Town and Regional Planning in Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Area, by THOMAS SOMERS, M.Inst.C.E., Master of Works and City Engineer, Glasgow. (Fellow.)

Town and Regional Planning in Glasgow and the Clyde Valley Area, by THOMAS SOMERS, M.Inst.C.E., Master of Works and City Engineer, Glasgow. (Fellow.)

The Collection and Disposal of House Refuse, by S. C. BAGGOTT, M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., City Engineer and Surveyor, Lincoln. (Member.)

The Collection and Disposal of House Refuse, by S. C. BAGGOTT, M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., City Engineer and Surveyor, Lincoln. (Member.)

Some Aspects of City Planning, by HERBERT H. HUMPHRIES, M.Inst.C.E., M.T.P.I., City Engineer and Surveyor, Birmingham. (Fellow.)

Some Aspects of City Planning, by HERBERT H. HUMPHRIES, M.Inst.C.E., M.T.P.I., City Engineer and Surveyor, Birmingham. (Fellow.)

Presidential Address, by LIEUT.-COLONEL E. B. MARTIN, D.S.O., M.Inst.C.E., City Engineer, Salford, President, Institution of Municipal and County Engineers

Presidential Address, by LIEUT.-COLONEL E. B. MARTIN, D.S.O., M.Inst.C.E., City Engineer, Salford, President, Institution of Municipal and County Engineers

Town Planning of Built-up Areas, by PERCY DALTON, A.M.Inst.C.E., A.R.I.B.A., City Engineer and Surveyor, Carlisle

Town Planning of Built-up Areas, by PERCY DALTON, A.M.Inst.C.E., A.R.I.B.A., City Engineer and Surveyor, Carlisle

Some Drainage Problems in the Birmingham Area, by HERBERT H. HUMPHRIES, M.Inst.C.E., City Engineer, Birmingham. (Fellow.)

Some Drainage Problems in the Birmingham Area, by HERBERT H. HUMPHRIES, M.Inst.C.E., City Engineer, Birmingham. (Fellow.)

A Program for Improving the Water Service in Chicago

In the history of all work of large proportions I presume there is also written the history of the lives of men who have built those works. Three such men have stood out prominently in the history of the water works of Chicago. Honorable DeWitt С. Cregier devoted a long life to the service of the city. Beginning as a steam engineer, he advanced to the office of Commissioner of Public Works and later was elected to the office of Chief Executive of the city. Mr. E. S. Chesbrough was another outstanding figure. A pioneer in water works engineering, he proposed and completed Chicago's first subaqueous water supply tunnel. The last of the three was Mr. John Ericson, late City Engineer, who passed away on April 16th of this year. Arriving from Sweden in his early twenties, he entered the service shortly thereafter. In 1884, when he first took up his work in the field of water works engineering, this city had an area of 36 square miles and a population of 641,000. When he died the boundaries served by the system enclosed an area of 250 square miles and supplied water to a population of 3f million people. The plant had increased tenfold during his tenure of office. High tribute is paid to Mr. Ericson as a man and to his integrity as an engineer.

Sewage Disposal Problems of Bath, by F. P. SISSONS, M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., City Engineer, Bath (Fellow)

Sewage Disposal Problems of Bath, by F. P. SISSONS, M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., City Engineer, Bath (Fellow)

The Main Drainage System of Liverpool, by H. C. WILLIAMS, B.A., A.M.Inst.C.E., Assistant City Engineer, Liverpool

The Main Drainage System of Liverpool, by H. C. WILLIAMS, B.A., A.M.Inst.C.E., Assistant City Engineer, Liverpool

Some Observations on Public Health in Australia, by A. R. GALBRAITH, M.Inst.C.E.I., L.R.I.B.A. (Formerly Lecturer on Tropical Sanitation, University of Western Australia), City Engineer and Surveyor, Christchurch. (Fellow.)

Some Observations on Public Health in Australia, by A. R. GALBRAITH, M.Inst.C.E.I., L.R.I.B.A. (Formerly Lecturer on Tropical Sanitation, University of Western Australia), City Engineer and Surveyor, Christchurch. (Fellow.)

Sludge Digestion Plant at Bath Sewage Works, by F. P. SISSONS, M.Inst. M. & Cy.E., City Engineer, Bath. (Member.)

Sludge Digestion Plant at Bath Sewage Works, by F. P. SISSONS, M.Inst. M. & Cy.E., City Engineer, Bath. (Member.)

Discussion on Town Planning and Improvement Areas, opened by F. MARSDEN, M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., City Engineer and Surveyor, Bradford (Member), FRANK WHITE, F.G.S. (Edin.), Superintendent and Chief Sanitary Inspector, Bradford, (Member), and GEORGE BINNS, Chief Housing Inspector, Bradford

Discussion on Town Planning and Improvement Areas, opened by F. MARSDEN, M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., City Engineer and Surveyor, Bradford (Member), FRANK WHITE, F.G.S. (Edin.), Superintendent and Chief Sanitary Inspector, Bradford, (Member), and GEORGE BINNS, Chief Housing Inspector, Bradford

Workmen's Dwellings, by JOHN WILFRID GREEN, M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., City Engineer, Durham. (Member.)

Workmen's Dwellings, by JOHN WILFRID GREEN, M.Inst.M. & Cy.E., City Engineer, Durham. (Member.)

Cleansing and House Refuse Removal in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by Captain H. C. HILTON, Assoc. M.Inst.C.E., Deputy City Engineer ; and Mr. JAMES DUDGEON, Cleansing Superintendent

Cleansing and House Refuse Removal in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, by Captain H. C. HILTON, Assoc. M.Inst.C.E., Deputy City Engineer ; and Mr. JAMES DUDGEON, Cleansing Superintendent

Slum Areas : Their Treatment and Cure, by A. HORSBURGH CAMPBELL, M.Inst. C.E., City Engineer and Director of Housing, Edinburgh (Fellow)

Slum Areas : Their Treatment and Cure, by A. HORSBURGH CAMPBELL, M.Inst. C.E., City Engineer and Director of Housing, Edinburgh (Fellow)

Continuous Filtration of the Bath Water of Swimming Baths, by T. THOMAS, Deputy City Engineer, Hull

Continuous Filtration of the Bath Water of Swimming Baths, by T. THOMAS, Deputy City Engineer, Hull

The Cost and Construction of Workmen's Dwellings, Roads, Sewers, and Water Supply in connection with Town Planning, by JOHN PARKER, M.Inst.C.E., City Engineer and Surveyor, Hereford (FELLOW)

The Cost and Construction of Workmen's Dwellings, Roads, Sewers, and Water Supply in connection with Town Planning, by JOHN PARKER, M.Inst.C.E., City Engineer and Surveyor, Hereford (FELLOW)

Municipal Engineering Practice

THE author defines the purpose of municipal engineering to be the planning, constructing, and maintaining of the publicly owned features and utilities of a city. He points out that its practice must conform to natural laws and legal enactments. A municipal engineer, therefore, should be acquainted with various branches of science and engineering. There is not much reference to scientific principles in this treatise; it is mainly a clear and interesting descriptive account of the methods and devices of city engineering, and that entirely from an American point of view. The large subjects of water supply, sewerage, and street-paving are fully dealt with in other text-books, and are omitted or slightly discussed, but the author thinks that information as to street cleansing, comfort stations, and similar matters is not readily available, and that city planning, street lighting, etc., require treating from the point of view of the taxpayer and the city engineer.