Construction Of The Los Angeles Aqueduct Final hotsell Report 1916

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Department of Public Service, City of Los Angeles, 1916. First edition of a pivotal document in the development of Los Angeles. Frontispiece portrait of William Mulholland, Publisher's green cloth, lettered in black on cover and spine.Describes and illustrates the construction of the water supply system which has served Los Angeles since 1913, conveying water 250 miles from the Owens Valley. The project was conceived over many years by former L.A. Mayor and City Engineer Fred Eaton, who obtained land options and water rights essential to the proposal. Following a 1904 water shortage, Eaton pitched the project to the City, and advised them that the United States Bureau of Reclamation might preempt it with an irrigation project then being studied.For several months, the City funded clandestine efforts to secure the key lands and water rights, and then proposed the project to Los Angeles voters in July 1905. The initial $1.5 million in bonds for rights, lands, and engineering was overwhelmingly approved two months later by voters. By late 1907, the project concept had been endorsed hotsell by an expert panel, and the $23 million construction bond issue had been approved. Construction of the project began in 1908 and was concluded in 1913, on schedule and within budget.The Final Report documents all elements of the project's design and construction. This engineering report describes each key feature and its construction challenges and solutions, including power and water supply, sources and transportation of materials, tunneling, dredging, dam construction, and pipe fabrication and installation. Photographs show many key works, either under construction or completed. The report also includes a brief history of the project's development, and touches on the alternative supplies considered and the quality of the Owens Valley supply.
Condition; spine is split, damaged, binding and boards are loose. moisture damage to back board. Corners are bumped.Loose maps and back pocket missing.
Historical and collectible book.

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