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John G. Howard plans

series[between 1840 and 1859]Fonds 200 > Series 1092

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Held by
City of Toronto Archives via City of Toronto Archives
Creators
Toronto (Ont.). City Engineer's Dept.; Howard, John G., 1803-1890
Dates
[between 1840 and 1859] (indexed as 1840–1859)
Level
series
Extent
77 plans; 1 leaf
Scope & content
Series consists of elevation drawings, section drawings, and sewer plans, most of which were created by John George Howard during his tenure as Toronto's City Engineer from 1843-1855. Other drawings in the series were created by Thomas Young (Howard's predecessor as City Engineer, 1840-1842), Thomas Roy, Thomas Glegg, C.H. Sheppard & H. Northcote, William Thomas, and Robert A. [Maingy].The drawings in this series provide information about the placement and depth of sewers along the main street routes of Toronto. These drawings show where the pipes of the sewers from one street will meet with those of the next street. The drawings also contain sectional drawings of the sewers and culverts showing the dimensions for these structures.Series also includes drawings of various bridges, and drawings showing topographical elevations of certain streets and the actions needed to be taken to make these streets level.
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Subjects
Howard, John G., 1803-1890; PLANS; BRIDGES; BUILDINGS; COMBINED TRUNK SEWERS
Harvested
2026-10-21T20:33:51Z · source datestamp n/a · toronto
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