6–45712.
The matter contained in this volume may not be new to the engineer. “But it may be of service to the layman, and, especially, to members of city councils and others who are wrestling with the smoke problem.... The theoretical part of the book, treating of the chemistry of combustion, contains practically the same matter as is found in other treatises on the subject.... The latter half of the book is devoted to the discussion of smokeless furnaces.”—Engin. N.
“A concise and clearly written treatise.” Wm. Kent.
| + − | Engin. N. 57: 303. Mr. 14, ’07. 1920w. |
Hazen, Allen. Clean water and how to get it. $1.50. Wiley.
7–30139.
A book primarily for mayors and aldermen, and of interest to water-works superintendents and members of water-boards into which the author has put “some of the principles—common sense, technical and financial—to be followed in obtaining and paying for a plentiful supply of clear water.” (Engin. N.)
“The book abounds with facts and suggestions that will be new and valuable to even the veterans of the water-works fraternity.”