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of constructing with more rapidity the the centre of permanent silvert in

them . The sides of the street had too brought to the required level by filling supported by rough stone wall's leaving

interidiate space of te feet,

& feet, within

which the

-masonry

to be placed, an in consequence of the peculiar situation

toa.

Mla).

of the Town and the stepness of the streets, the water in descending

these Channels attained such velocity, that on the slightest obstruction occurring at any one point, ( caused by the failure of the rough Retaining. the adjacent ground was flooded, and fresh watercourse formed which _ finally completed the destruction of the surface; the Estimate for those repaire N. 2 amounted, including contingencies, to the shoe,

: 4, to the some of 7 4654, 88 -- ($344.15.47

Great progress has havever

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been

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been made in the construction of the Culverts as far as Holly swood Road, to which place they will all be covered in and secure, before the Jains commence. From thence a pewards, the culverts in progress, which will be left open with call parapet walls on either sider these Ifully anticipate will also be complete before the dains begin, and I feel convinced, no damage can then

Ima

perrer,

except to the

surface whairs

ex

to which must be expected. As further protection to the Town, two

catchwater Drains will be finished

also

ovre

delivering

into a

culvert

-made to leccive it, adjoining Pedder's Hill, and the other into the Centre

lave in

stapingshan, through which

has

open culwork how been constructed.

The

Queen's Boad, exclusive of Storm

Repairs to the streets south of the

Repairer

amounted to $ 307. 85. being at

the