New-York tribune., 1873-03-04
REPORT OF NJ. MALEZIEUX on THE PUBLIC
WORKS or THE UNITED STATES.

NJ.
WORKS or THE UNITED STATES
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In the Summer of 1870, NJ. Emile Mal6zieux
Professor IN the National School OF Civil Engineers at
Paris was sent to this country by order OF the
French Minister OF Public Works, on tour OF inspection
that he might bring back whatever IDEAS improve
rnent inventions and discoveries in the engineering art
the last thirty years might have developed in the New
World with the view OF turning them TO practical ac
count in France, and introducing them into the teach
ings the school OF which Prof Maezeux is one Of the
most distinguished ornaments. In carrying out this
mission NJ Malezieux examined all our public works OF
note going as far south Carolina, via Philadelphia
Washington and RchmOnd-as far north as the ST. Law
renee, taking West Point. Lake Champlain, Montreal,
and Buffalo in his routeand concluding with the overland
trip from Omaha to San Francisco passing eleven days
I'm California and calling at ST. Louis and Cincinnati
his return Every facility for the accomplishment OF his
mission was afforded NJ Malezieux by mining companies
railroad officials, military officers, and government
authorities and the results OF his observations pre-
sented in the form Of Report to the Minister of Public
Works interesting folio volumes whose title is
presented above.
In his Report author treats successfully OF routes
of communication and bridges-among Others, Of our
principal suspension bridges. the structures at Omaha
and St. Louis and the East River Bridge-railrOads in
terna navigation, seaports, municipal works, streets
street railroads, tunnels street llumlnauOn water
works in the different cities Central Park, &c,
cudIng with a chapter various practical topics such
~ the means for the transporting and transshpment OF
merchandise elevators the ice supply coal fields
and mining apparatus, teegraphs, the fire department
alarm signals the West Point Academy and tits curicu
ium and a comparative summary OF the population OF
the and cities OF the Union In traversing
this field NJ MalezieuX has made the most OF
the brief time allotted TO his Investigations; be has
the important points with remarkable penetra
ton. and embodes in his Report amount OF informa-
fion which, full Of significance even for readers in onr
own country, must be douby interesting and valuable
those for whose benefit IL specially designed.
The whole illustrated with siXtyOne finely executed
plates which constitute the second volume OF the work
These contain great number OF diagrams. making intel
gibe TO the eye Of the ordinary reader, and bringing
within reach OF the student in engineering in all their
details the descriptions Of the preceding text.
OF course the value OF such international inveetgs-
fions depends largely the judgment OF the persons
charged with conducting them. In the hands Of an
enlightened progressive, uDprejudced seareher after
valuable IDEAS they may be the OF jnescusbe
benefit This was the with the similar Hission OF
D. Michel CBeyslier 10 1888 and such. cOaadent,
Sn still larger measure, will be the result of the recent
isbors OF N. maleIlepx.
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