Building New York's Sewers

Building New York's Sewers
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Publisher : Purdue University Press
Total Pages : 262
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ISBN-10 : 1557530955
ISBN-13 : 9781557530950
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Book Synopsis Building New York's Sewers by : Joanne Abel Goldman

Download or read book Building New York's Sewers written by Joanne Abel Goldman and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As new theories on the transmission of disease heightened concerns over public health and urban sanitation, physicians and professional engineers pressured the city to provide comprehensive sewage facilities. The locally oriented Common Council resisted the effort because it would entail the creation of administrative bodies that would have the authority to make city-wide decisions.


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