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Still, it must be lifted, and he tightened his grasp upon the handle. "Heave! Lift her out!" he said. The veins rose swollen on their foreheads, and they gasped as they obeyed him, but as the stone rose dripping there was an ominous creaking overhead. "Guess she's drawing the anchor-bolts," cried one. "We'll fetch the whole thing down. Shall I let her run?"
The 24-in. water main was carried over the excavation on cables from the temporary shoring girders, except when they were being jacked up, at which time posts were placed beneath it. Anchor-bolts were put in place between the column bases and the bents directly beneath, in order to increase the lateral stiffness, and raker braces were also used.
The columns rest on brick piers, each having four 2-in. anchor-bolts. The brick foundations on the west side are wide in order to allow a 24-in. water main to pass directly beneath the columns. The foundations are usually on rock. TW 4, P.N.Y. & L.I.R.R. Terminal Station West. View of 9th Ave. looking Northwest from 32nd Street, prior to commencement of work.
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