Excerpt from Transactions of the Institution of Civil Engineers of Ireland, 1871, Vol. 9Before entering upon the details of the Waterworks con structed under my superintendence for the Township of Rathmines and Rathgar, a Short review of the circumstances which led to the construction of these works, in their present form, is necessary for a clear explanation of some points in connexion with them.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis 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.