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weather and frequent sickness of
the overseers prevented their
constant attendance thereon. The
greater portion of the Road was in the hands of the contractors at the time of
the Typhoon and previous Pains, and therefore the
expense of repairs fell upon them, but in general the damage
was not excessive considering the unconsolidated state of the filling, unfinished drains, etc. Near the Southern end of the Town of Aberdeen for a distance of 100 yards and in Deep Water
Bay for about the same distance
the wash of the
sea carried away
a considerable portion of the seawall;
the former had been taken
off the contractor's hands, and has not
yet been repaired, the latter the
Contractor was obliged to rectify.
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the coast. It
In sheltered bays formed the Roads originally 4 feet above the high water Spring tides and 6 feet in other parts, but I
find that not less than 10
feet should be fixed upon for the level of a
coast Road, and even more than that if it is
exposed. If this Road is to be
maintained and properly protected,
indeed there
are several works which I would recommend to be executed; viz: a Bridge and Conduit at the Waterfall in Staunton Valley,
a parapet Wall on the slope above
Deep Water Bay,
and a Bridge leading to the Sands, parapet
walls in two other places
Repulse Bay, and a Bridge there also; these places
are either...