Will the Washington Monument stand?
Contributors: Goodridge, John C., Jr., formet owner.
Publisher: s.n.
Published: 1885
Place of publication: [New York?
Language: eng
Number of pages: 11
Subjects: Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.); Monuments -- Washington (D.C.)
Other titles: Washington Monument alleged to be in danger.; Engineering news and American contract journal.; Scientific American.
Notes: Caption title.

At head of title is an ill. and the text: Cross section of Base of Washington Monument

"John G. Goodridge, Jr., the well-known inventor of the method of repairing structures with beton or concrete, has written an article upon the stability of the now finished Washington Monument ... from the advance sheets of this pamphlet we make the following abtracts"--P. [1]

"From Engineering News, March 14 and 28, 1885"--P. [1]

"The Washington Monument alleged to be in danger. We have received from Mr. John C. Goodridge, Jr., an engineer of great experience in the construction and repair of heavy foundation works, a pamphlet in which he ... criticises very severely the mode followed in underpinning the Washington Monument"--P. 9

"From Scientific American, March 14, 1885"--P. 9.

LC copy inscribed on p. [1]: John G. Goodridge Jr., N.Y. City.

With: Report of the Joint Commission created to direct and supervise the completion of the Washington Monument. Washington : G.P.O., 1877. Bound together subsequent to publication.