CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 164

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

under the last quoted (Roper & Estimate

In the Eastern District of Victorive the works crecuted, have been the sormation of Culverts to. Report and Estimate Nr.4 of 1844, all of which

- get quité complete, and in

are not

· not ye addition therets, the works with crized_ müünerizeda

under Report and Estimate Nr. 6 of 1845,

of completion, which

in are month

I hoke will be finished in one from the present date, Tucy comprise the construction of one 12 feet arch and one & foot arch, and the formations

feet

of the Road to the Required level, as_ shower the section accompanying

ONL

the Report ..

The cutting at the Gap hon stood Temarkably well during the last

year,

-11-0

slip of any magnitude occursed, but the surface of

having the Road.

Our

the Eastern side which

is very strep is frequently in want

of repair as the Read thevelcom

131

from is an

the

embankment ; and it is not safe to carry

water through it with a

th a drain; in fact a

drain was eriginally constineid half way between that point and the wooden Bridge,

completely

and in truture 1843 it was

destroyed in consequence of the teatrage

therefrome saturating th

material and

sink : but

causing the foundations to sink :

avertis art

neo in

in progress to correct the ag

rear degree by constructing catch water draises above, to curve the Road from

evil in a

the centre each was, to form 6 Seer broad pathinags and at intervals to form pipe

holle set in concrété le

from the surface.

con convey

and the

the water

couree down

the slope either woll sectded or chunamed. together with the improvement

This service

of the inclination has just been sanctioner under Report and Estimate . 1 1/4 of 1845.

it

As the gap is so high, 18 feet,

it would not be advisable to make a

decher

of

Comments

Approved members can add comments, bookmarks, and private notes.

No comments yet.

Private Research Note

Private notes are available after approval.