Click & Search
Click a letter to view a list of terms beginning with that letter. After choosing a letter, click a name or term to see associated records.
People
Creators
Search Terms
Subjects
- Radio measurements / Electric meters
- Raging Waters of Schuylkill Engulf Homes, 20 Collegeville Cottages Submerged; Lowland Residents Moving, Thaw Frees Torrent; River Rises 14 Feet, Pumping Stations Closed, Roads Inundated 4 Feet as Creeks Leave Banks, Source: Ledger, February 27
- railroad
- Railroad drainage
- Railroads -- Curves and turnouts
- Railroads -- Earthwork
- Rain-Filled Sewers Choke and Crack, Cellars Inundated and Store-keeper Inhales Gas When Stock is Damaged, Storm Maroons Autos and Camden Ferry Buses Halt; Bathing Beach Opens, Source: Inquirer, July 14
- Reading Closes Pools as Water Supply Fails, Clogging of Filter Beds Cuts 2,000,000 Gallons Daily From Regular Flow, Source: Record, August 8
- Reading Formulates Plan to Reclaim Schuylkill For Pure Water Supply, Proposes Commission to Save River Into Which It Is Estimated $1,00,000 Worth of Usable Coal Waste Is Now Dumped and Which is Cause of Pollution, Source: Record, May 9
- Reading Gas Works Polluting the River, Chlorine Used to Purify Water Causes Bad Taste, Officials Explain, Source: North American, no date given
- Reading Water Muddle Still Worries Politicians, First-Class Engineers Refuse to Be Made Football of Politics, Source: Ledger, September 28
- Reading Water Shortage Closes Swimming Pools, Large Consumers Asked to Conserve Supply-Reservoir Filters Clogged, Source: Ledger, August 19
- Ready for Work, Source: Ledger, February 17
- Receipts 77
- Reclamation of land -- United States -- Citizen participation
- Refuse in Schuylkill Is Killing Many Fish, Condition Becoming Worse, Says Locktender at Flat Rock Dam, Source: Ledger, October 26
- Refuses to Discuss Water, Mayor Won't Talk on Reports Until Council Gets His Recommendations, Source: Bulletin, December 20
- Regard River Pact Not Fair to State, Experts Tell Commissioners New York Would Get More Than Fair Share of the Water, Note Some Legal Flaws, Pennsylvania Members of the Tri-State Body Agree to Try to Meet Objections, Source: Record, December 11, 1925
- Reinforced concrete / Concrete construction
- Repairs End Peril to Water Supply, Electric Pumps at Torresdale Can Meet All Demands, Says Bureau Chief, Old Steam Boilers Gone, Source: Ledger, July 17
- Repair Shop Nearly Ready, City Will Soon Have Complete Plant for Water Bureau, Source: Record, August 17
- Repairs to Mains End Water Famine, Leaks Caused Shortage in Chestnut Hill, Germantown and Other Districts, Contractor Breaks Pipe, Source: Ledger, January 30
- Report on Water Comes Out Today, Ledoux's Findings and Mayor's Recommendations to Be Presented to Council, Contents Still a Mystery, Source: Ledger, March 11
- Reports Persist That Murdoch Will Be Fired, Stories That He Will Be Eased Out Floating About Hall, Source: Record, March 18, 1926
- Republican Party (Philadelphia, PA) -- History
- Reservoirs 30-33
- Residences with water 98
- Residents of Northeast Fight Water Charges, Insist the $2 a Foot Rate for Connections Is Too High, Source: Record, April 7
- Retaining walls / Bins / Grain elevators
- Reveals Water Plan, $100,000,000 For City Water Not Necessary, Murdoch Says $5,000,000 For Present Plant Will Eliminate Need of Outside Supply, Probable Mackey Choice for Director of Public Works Outlines Plans to Councilmen on Tour, Source: Inquirer, December 29
- Revenue 55,
- Revision of Water Compact is Urged, New Jersey Board Advises Legislature Not to Ratify Tri-State Project, For More Negotiations, Definite Provision With Respect to Power of Taxation Recommended, Source: Record, February 3
- Rising Consumption Threatens Crisis in City Water Supply, Universal Meterage or Expansion Held Only Solutions to Problem, Administration Loath to Leave Huge Project to Embarrass Next Mayor, Source: Inquirer, February 8
- River Polluters Called Selfish, Clearing Streams of Waste Would Not Impair Business, Ladner Tells Senators at Hearing, Show Schuylkill Tests, Source: Bulletin, April 2
- River Pollution is Cited, War Department Data Submitted to Special Counsel for City, Source: Ledger, June 9
- River Pollution Serious Problem, Research Bureau Calls Adequate Sewage Disposal System Unescapable Duty, Has Comprehensive Plan, Source: Ledger, February 15
- Rivers
- Robinson, Moncure
- Rochester Using Iodine in Water to Fight Go[iter], Makes Experiment for Benefit of Thousa[nds] Susceptible Residents, Source: North American, January 11, 1924
- Rohm and Hass Company -- History / Chemical industry -- United States -- History
- Roosevelt, Nicholas J., 1767-1854.
- Roper Demands Murdoch Resign as Water Chief, Source: Bulletin, March 4
- Roper Denounces Hall Water Plan, Source: Inquirer, September 12
- Roper Loses Fight For Water and Gas, Source not known
- Roper Plays Solo in Water Probe, Deserted by Others on Committee He Continues Work by Himself, Source: Record, May 8
- Roper Says City Neglects Water Supply System, Councilman Charges Incompetence in Hot Attack on Administration, Officials Blame Strike, Declare Inability to Get Anthracite Has Caused Low Water in All Sections, Plant Long Ignored, Biles Says He is Rushing Improvements Which Were Needed Long Ago, Source: Record, February 19
- Roper Seeks Cause of Dropping Dunlap, Councilman Investigating Reasons for Removing Water Bureau Chief, Resolution Asking Public Explanation of Action to Be Submitted to Mayor, Source: Inquirer, January 29
- Roper's Engineer Gets Data for Water Probe, Source: Ledger, March 3
- Roper to Continue Fight on Murdoch, Will Carry War to Public if Council Fails to Act, He Says, Davis Defends Employees, Source: Ledger, March 13
- Roxborough 10, 14
- Roxborough 129-131, 178-181
- Roxborough 54,66, 93
- Roxborough Shawmont Pumping Station, Upper - Lower Roxborough Filter Plants, Water Filtration
- Rumsey, James, 1743? - 1792
- Runnemede Manor, N.J., Residents Meet to Discuss $105,000 Project, Source: Bulletin, July 27