ISBN: 9781391756424

Paperback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from Resolutions of the Associated Architects: With the Report of a Committee by Them Appointed to Consider the Causes of the Frequent Fires, and… More...

Paperback, [PU: Forgotten Books], Excerpt from Resolutions of the Associated Architects: With the Report of a Committee by Them Appointed to Consider the Causes of the Frequent Fires, and the Best Means of Preventing the Like in Future Thefe are the objeéts, to which the 'prefent confi derations of the Committee have been directed, and furely thefe are objeé'ts vsorthy of the attention of Parliament. A Bill, formed upon thefe-principles, and according to the fuggefiions of'profeflional men, may eff'ec'tually prevent the_dreadful prevalency of F ires; and what greater fervice can be rendered to Society, than ref'training the power of an Element, which operates as To fatal an enemy to its repofe? Without 'fth affifiance, nothing is to be expeéttd but a continuance of the evil: we mufi éxlieét to fee more of our public and private buildings deflroy ed; more of our Mannfaé'tories, w1th tl1eir_valuable f'tores, reduced to aihes; more 'ufeful and innocent lives loft to Society, or individuals-ruined and made miferable; and more' Incendiaries (welling the me-v lancholy lift of our public exemtions, and receiving puniihment for the commifiion of crimes, the origi nal fourc'e of which is to be found in the want of a Law, which {hall prevent the guilt by removing the temptauon. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works., Technology: General Issues<

2018, ISBN: 1391756428

Kartoniert / Broschiert TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / General, mit Schutzumschlag neu, [PU:Forgotten Books]