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Foundations to Valve Well.

Forward

78,641 30.

640

300

$ 200 cubic feet. 2 207.

Valve Well 5'x5'. 20 feet-deep @ $15.

in walls of Bye wash

Masonry in

4,800 cubic feet @ $2400 Concrete paving to bed of Reserve is where

required, 140,000 cubic feet

@ 27.4 9,500.

1,000

Sluice Valves syphon, outlet pipes, dovovokste 1,000 10 extra delivery stands @ $100 Coor of Pumping leading off water during foundation of Embankment etc.

22nd August, 1866.

Casualties

Total

Sherryor General

3,000

1,218

100,000

402

Specification for the Boreputum Reservoir

Above the site of the Embankment on a temporary dam is to be formed to stop the stream.

a bye channel cut through the spur the Dam and Channel to be kept in.

Speeve of the Hill marked It on the Plan.

during the progress of the works Required for the embankment, and to be executed as follows.

At all lower - such points as shall be required the bed of the stream to be cleared & of rocks, and a trench formed 2 feet-deep 10 feet-wide and long the not exceeding 75 far Into the trench rough stone to be closely packed all interstices filled up with chippings, and the whole flushed up with Grout; making a solid bed for the dam.

The Dam to be built-up in rubble done in layers, the larger stones put on the faces and the centre closely packed with the Smaller stones, each layer will packed with chippings, and flushed up with good grout.

The Dam to have a perpendicular face on the up side of the stream, Twelve feet high To be perpendicular for four feet above the foundations on the lower face, then carried up at a slope.

The tops of Dam four feet-wide

The up face and top to be rendered in cement; and made smooth.

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Foundations to Valve Well. Forward 78,641 30. 640 300 $ 200 cubic feet. 2 207. Valve Well 5'x5'. 20 feet-deep @ $15. in walls of Bye wash Masonry in 4,800 cubic feet @ $2400 Concrete paving to bed of Reserve is where required, 140,000 cubic feet @ 27.4 9,500. 1,000 Sluice Valves syphon, outlet pipes, dovovokste 1,000 10 extra delivery stands @ $100 Coor of Pumping leading off water during foundation of Embankment etc. 22nd August, 1866. Casualties Total Sherryor General 3,000 1,218 100,000 402 Specification for the Boreputum Reservoir Above the site of the Embankment on a temporary dam is to be formed to stop the stream. a bye channel cut through the spur the Dam and Channel to be kept in. Speeve of the Hill marked It on the Plan. during the progress of the works Required for the embankment, and to be executed as follows. At all lower - such points as shall be required the bed of the stream to be cleared & of rocks, and a trench formed 2 feet-deep 10 feet-wide and long the not exceeding 75 far Into the trench rough stone to be closely packed all interstices filled up with chippings, and the whole flushed up with Grout; making a solid bed for the dam. The Dam to be built-up in rubble done in layers, the larger stones put on the faces and the centre closely packed with the Smaller stones, each layer will packed with chippings, and flushed up with good grout. The Dam to have a perpendicular face on the up side of the stream, Twelve feet high To be perpendicular for four feet above the foundations on the lower face, then carried up at a slope. The tops of Dam four feet-wide The up face and top to be rendered in cement; and made smooth.
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Foundations to Valve Well. Fonward 78,641 30. 640 300 $ 200 cubic feet. 2 207. Valve Well 5'x5'. 20 feet-deep w$15. in rralls of Bye wash Masonry in 4. 800 cubic feet wety 2400 Concrete paving to bed of Freserve is where required, 140, 000 cubic feet a 27.4 9,500. 1, ovo Sluice Valves syphon, outlet /sipes, dopovokste 1, tvo 10 extra delivery stands @ $100 Coor of Pumping leading off water during foundation of Embantimente te. Đông trùng 22nd August. 1866. Casualties Jotal Sherryor General 3,000 1,218 100, ovv 402 Specification for the BoReputum Reservoir Above the site of the Embankment on temporary a opor- to be joointed out a dam is to be formed to plops the gleam. bye channel cut through the and а spur the Dam and Channel to be Repot in. Speeve of the Hill marked It on the Jolan. during the Repair porogress of the works Required for the embankment, and to be executed as follows. At bed all lovor - such points as shall be required the the stream to be cleared & of rosks, and a trench formed 2. feet-deep 10 feet-mide and long the not exceeding 75 far Into the trench rough stone to be closely packed all interstices filled up with chip. pings, and the whole flushed up with Grout; matting a golid bed for the dam. The Dam to be built-up in pubble done. in layers, the larger stones put on the faces and the centre closely joactled with the Smaller stones, each layer mill packled with chippings, and flushed up with good grout. The Dam to have a perpendicular face on the up side of the stream, Irelve feet high To be perpendicular for four feet above the foun- on the lower face, then carried Flope. The tops of Dam four feet-side dations up at a The up face and top to be ren- dered in Ament; and made Oraler
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Foundations to Valve Well.

Fonward

78,641 30.

640

300

$ 200 cubic feet. 2 207.

Valve Well 5'x5'. 20 feet-deep w$15.

in rralls of Bye wash

Masonry in

4. 800 cubic feet wety 2400 Concrete paving to bed of Freserve is where

required, 140, 000 cubic feet

a

27.4 9,500.

1, ovo

Sluice Valves syphon, outlet /sipes, dopovokste 1, tvo 10 extra delivery stands @ $100 Coor of Pumping leading off water during foundation of Embantimente te.

Đông trùng

22nd August. 1866.

Casualties

Jotal

Sherryor General

3,000

1,218

100, ovv

402

Specification for the BoReputum

Reservoir

Above the site of the Embankment on

temporary

a opor- to be joointed out a dam is to be formed to plops the gleam.

bye channel cut through the

and

а

spur the Dam and Channel to be Repot in. Speeve of the Hill marked It on the Jolan.

during

the

Repair

porogress of the works Required for the embankment, and to

be executed as follows.

At

bed

all lovor

- such points as shall be required the

the stream to be cleared &

of rosks, and a trench formed 2. feet-deep 10 feet-mide and long the not exceeding 75 far Into the trench rough stone to be closely packed all interstices filled up with chip. pings, and the whole flushed up with Grout; matting a golid bed for the dam.

The Dam to be built-up in pubble done. in layers, the larger stones put on the faces and the centre closely joactled with the Smaller stones, each layer mill packled with

chippings, and flushed up with good grout.

The Dam to have a perpendicular face on the up side of the stream, Irelve feet high To be perpendicular for four feet above the foun-

on the lower face, then carried

Flope. The tops of Dam four feet-side

dations

up

at a

The up face and top to be ren- dered in Ament; and made Oraler

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