CO129-166 - Public Offices & Others - 1873 — Page 64

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

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afford sites for Reservoirs better in proportion to en this however can only be settled by a!· personal examinatore and stewey of this grounde-

The conduits from Potzfodener Elbercan und Tykum will require careful cousiteratou on the

ground.

The Contours

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way

be made available

So as k obtani a graduated fail of about five

fect in each hike

should be covered

ali Cases The Obreduct

Lu

Funds, ok Heatings, every

be cheaper than longer contours, and inverted

Syphons of cast Iron pipe to ecoss interning talleys

muy save lenght and bost

Here are twowwep

questions also to be settled by the Engineer

ground.

any

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ou the

Reserveve making is a difficult operation ou site and under any estimate, but the operation will be specially difficult at Hong Kong of the subsoil

Granite. ou account of the

the thountant Liches

cu accuut

ele CRIC

Configurations, step slopes with lart suooth surface _ the vecasional deluging falls of rain oslooking off

as off a stated house roof - These contingencies must be anticipated and must be provided for - Overflows ou By wash - space for incli reservove must be in and down the Solid wek. not lefs in lengthy than 5 feet for each que hundred acres of Gathering Ground

way

The outlet Culvert anust be in the solidt aud be teu fut above the bottour of the Reservoiry

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on the inside

If the outlet Culvert is taken well

wite the stolic hill side, the valve-well

way

be us

the souit also and not in the made part of this Bank us at Pokfortum, the Water can be falsen in from the Reservove by

heading.

The Puddle-wall must rest on concrete ands must be supportect on both sides with selectedf and Watertight material

M

The finished Embankment should be 33 to $

· inside 2/2 h 1 outside, Six feet above top watery

As subsidence! level, and finish 12 feet Write will take place, this unust be provicted fox

as it takes place

be made goods

oo unat

The Valves

should be so arranged as to draw the Waterf

that is, the valves

clown at 10 feet intervals

stiuld be 10 feet apart vertically.

Exhinates unust be made ou

the site.

(8) Robert Rawlinsons

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