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Identifier: pacificservicema1019paci (find matches)
Title: Pacific service magazine
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Subjects: Pacific Gas and Electric Company Electric utilities Electrical engineering Public utilities
Publisher: San Francisco : Pacific Gas and Electric Company
Contributing Library: San Francisco Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: San Francisco Public Library

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Iip, line on its way to the water, passing underrailroad tracks and wharf. Pacific Service Magazine 133 1. Pipe leavingthe Oakland shoreof the estuary.
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2. Made fast tothe tow barge. 3. Pipe lineHearing the ship-yards. assembling of material for the pipe lineitself was accomplished and the in-stallation of the pipe as far as the crossingwas completed. This line of 8-inch pipe was all weldedand painted with Floateen, an asphaltpreparation, and coated with P. & B. pipecovering, both products of the ParaffinPaint Company of Berkeley. When theline was completed as far as MadisonStreet preparations were made for thecrossing. The pipe was welded togetherin two lengths, about 700 feet each; thesewere tested, then painted and coated witha triple wrapping of the Floateen andP. & B. pipe-wrapping paper. The pipewas capped at the end that entered thewater, as it was desired to take advantageof the displacement of the pipe and floatit across the channel. Then the first . 1 ;,^_^ ^ HI ?^ r m^^^^^ 134 Pacific Service Magazine

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