CO129-186 - Public Offices & Others - 1879 — Page 93

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the

I been rendered necessary

Improvement in innection will The raya Wallo, in fact I gather The Curveyor General's Prepat

from

outlet

sewers

That there intercepting have already been laid, and proper

formed through "The new wall, the principle upon which the Surveyor Ceneral has acted, with regard to the outfalls

these sever's is sound, vi reduce to

a minimum the number

of outlets through the new wall by grouping

existing drains

shore

and

each series.

477

into deries of Eur providing an outlet for The manner cheun trace, instead of each

each sewer drawn having

a

the

wever or

separate opening

through the tall as hitherts._ 2. As pointed out in

my Report

the

wiith

of 15 April 1878, it is of the utmot importance that each of euver outlets should be fitted a strong and close fitting hinged flap at the face wall,

The

20

at

von

the

as to prevent the concentra= tion of air in the culverts and pipes, and the consequent blowing of wort which might be caused thereby during Eyphoon seas, if flaps coverings were not provided. "En order. Es resist the

the

shocks to which they will be

eubjected,

aising

level 9.

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subjected, the

flaps, and

and their hinged attachments to the masonry, of the wall, should be of specially

construction.

strong the raising of the level of

indo streets the side streets which abut on and doorways.

Es make them.

ridging

the

4.

the

Praya,

00

the

conform to the altered level of latter, and also the raising of Thresholds

of

doors are,

in my

opinion, necessary works.

Sunderstand it is propored

rechore along by the Surveyor General

remove

e entire Harbour by dredging, the materials, whether suvage accretions, mud, or otherwise

he

rontage.

above the level

of

the

Exp

the

granite apron chewn outside the foot of the wall on

Foure

" Drawing B annexed by my Report of 15th April 1878, in other cooids that it is not contemplated

the beach

remove

of

ane

other

of material below the top of the jootings any portion of the Fraya, wall throughout the entire length of the harbour frontage. If I am correct in this assumption there can, in my opinion, be no objection to the work being executed accordingly. Care must how- be taken to avoid disturbing the apron of granite blocks at the foot of the new wall along that Prays Central, and also

Ever

the