CO129-058 - Sir Bowring - 1856 [8-10] — Page 396

on the 6th and found that Contravention of the Ordinance which I now complain of - I do not know how long these Works have been in progress- whether they were Commenced before or after the passing of the Building Ordinance - I now find that the 3rd Story being erected on 5 of the 6 houses named in the Summons

I find that the wall of the third story is built hollow, and therein is Contrary to the Ordinance & Swether charge that the upper floor does not rest against or abut upon 9 inches of solid brick or stone work- I also charge that the lower part of the Eastern walls - by which I mean the basement walls of the Eastern fronts of 5 out of 6 of these houses are not built on the Scale required by the Ordinance _ I believe the eastern Basement is of Solid granite, but I cannot

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on the 6th and found that Contravention of the Ordinance which I now complain of - I do not know how long

these Works have been in

I cannot

progress- whether they

say

were Commenced

before or after the passing of the Building Ordinance

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the 3rd Stony

on 5 of the

being erected on 5

6 houses named in the

Summons

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is Contrary to the Ordinance

& Swether charge that the

upper floor does not rest

against

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abut

upon 9

inches

of solid brick or stone work-

I also charge that the lower part of the Eastern walls - by which I mean the basement walls of the

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Eastern fronts of 5 out of

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6 of these houses are not built on the Scale required by the Ordinance _ I believe the eastern Basement is of Solid granite, but I cannot

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on the 6th and found that Contravention of the Ordinance which I now complain of - I do not know how long these Works have been in progress- whether they were Commenced before or after the passing of the Building Ordinance - I now find that the 3rd Story being erected on 5 of the 6 houses named in the Summons

I find that the wall of the third story is built hollow, and therein is Contrary to the Ordinance & Swether charge that the upper floor does not rest against or abut upon 9 inches of solid brick or stone work- I also charge that the lower part of the Eastern walls - by which I mean the basement walls of the Eastern fronts of 5 out of 6 of these houses are not built on the Scale required by the Ordinance _ I believe the eastern Basement is of Solid granite, but I cannot

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for paragraphs, the rewritten response is already in the correct format. The final answer is:

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on the 6th and found that Contravention of the Ordinance which I now complain of - I do not know how long these Works have been in progress- whether they were Commenced before or after the passing of the Building Ordinance - I now find that the 3rd Story being erected on 5 of the 6 houses named in the Summons

I find that the wall of the third story is built hollow, and therein is Contrary to the Ordinance & Swether charge that the upper floor does not rest against or abut upon 9 inches of solid brick or stone work- I also charge that the lower part of the Eastern walls - by which I mean the basement walls of the Eastern fronts of 5 out of 6 of these houses are not built on the Scale required by the Ordinance _ I believe the eastern Basement is of Solid granite, but I cannot

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