Excerpt from The Manual of American Water-Works, Compiled From Special Returns, 1888: Containing the History, Details of Construction, Source and Mode of Water Supply, Pumping Machinery, Distribution, Consumption, Pressure, Hydrant Rental, Revenue and Expenses, Cost and Debt, Etc., Etc. Of Every Water-Works in the United States and Canada We have now. Only two years later. 987 water-works in New England. An increase 0129. Or 141 per year. Midst 10 per year in the very active period 1871-86. 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.