CO129-130 - Sir MacDonnell - 1868 [4-5] — Page 552

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will be laich 2 courses rough sflit granite footing, stories to be 14" x 14" and not less than 6 feet in length, book courses laid headers, and joints laid as close as possible.

"Above the fooling the walk is to be correct up of ashlar masonry set in mortar and bonded

as

shewn in the drawings, the lowest course of the wall is to be heavers and stretchers alternately, and to be 6 feet in width_breader to be through to stretcher to exceed 4 feet in length

"All the stone used in the Wall is to measure 12" × 12" and

to be roughly squared on all

quite square

sides. Beds to be lay without spawls; all joints on face to be well wrought winches back from the face and painted in och putty to a depth of 5 inches No stones of this shake: will be allowed to be brought on to the ground.

M

Each Stone to be well bedded

in mortar and settled in its

filace by blows from a heavy wooden

marol.

The face stretchers to be backed with 12" X 12" rough squared stone - joints filled with chippings and mortar and each course to be flushed level before a succeeding

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