CO129-016 - Sir John Davis - 1846 [1-6] — Page 165

deeper cutting ; 2 fect is the limit to which it can be lowered, and this will Teduce the effective width to 12 feet; ____ barely sufficient to allow live Carriages te pass.

202.

The old Bridge in the Wongneichung salicy combietely. destroyed by the flood of the 7th May, not a vestige of it temained standing, the whole structure appears to have been lifted cop, the piles being drawn out of the sand by the platform and timbers to which they

vvero

attached, and the

structure thus becoming waterboine

it

er floating it

was carried down the stream

and subsequently

out to sea.

The

Bridge which has been completed lately

is constructed

satisfackery

in a

most & permanent and

the hides

which

rest the stone piers and abutments, were driven into the sand 25 feet ; this Conjunction with the sheet,

t piling

Concrete.

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concrete has made a most satisfactory

artificial foundation, and the whole work has been executed by the contractor in a __

creditable manner:

the service was very creditable

executed under

Nr 2 of 12.415.

Report and Estimate

I have to report the Completion of the Chapel at the Burial ground (Report and Estimate. N.17. of 1844): for the sum of f 1160, and also the __ Boundary wall and Read of approach thereto (Report and Estimate. Nr 13) for the sum of $1995, and Repaire to

the

nount of $ 53.92. The formats

ation

of pathways and levelling the ground was executed for the sum of $267.59. The Drainage, taising and

· levelling of the Valley of Hongneichung, as also the wa construction of the Road from Burial ground; were executed during

the

from the

Year, Report and

and Estimate No16 of This work was perform

1844.

ed under

Contract