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Jan 1923
The Engineer and City Planning
Publication: Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 86, Issue 1
Abstract
It has long been accepted that the engineer is essential to the planning of certain phases of community development. For sewerage, drainage, and water supply, his services have been indispensable, even from the earliest developments. As a surveyor he has ha d influence, at times, in the laying of the general plan of highways, which has directed the future development of a city street system. His position has been essentially that of a hired man assigned f or specific purposes, with little differentiation between his highest professional skill and his ability as a surveyor.
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Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers
Volume 86 • Issue 1 • January 1923
Pages: 1333 - 1337
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© 1923 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Published in print: Jan 1923
Published online: Feb 10, 2021
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George H. Norton, M.ASCE
City Engr, and chairman, City Planning Comm., Buffalo, N. Y.
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