CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7] — Page 425

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4213

bouliers

sound

the

which Mr Foughtries predecessor, who built the house, had thrown upon top of the drain the heavy stone

of

which the embankment is partly composed. Another cause

of injury would be the great weight the drain was called upon to sustain by the action of Mr Foughtries predecessor

in the embankment and

house which he built on

the top of

the drain without duly strengthening

the latter.

13.

As to Colonel Shark's opinion that the damage to the drain would easily be accounted for by a gorging it with more water than it could discharge, I should point out that the larger drain collects the water from the area of 1.72 acres, shown tinted pink on the general plan, and the old Belmont drain collects the water from an area of 1.61 acres, tinted blue, making a total area of 3.33 acres.

From this minuter survey, I find therefore that I was too liberal in my previous calculations when I took the area of drainage to be 4.47 acres. The 13 inches of rainfall on 3.33 acres is only 524 cubic feet.

The drain, 20" x 18" at its narrowest point, with a fall of 1.4 in 20 feet at its most level portion, is capable, by formula, of delivering a greater quantity of water and sand to the latter than it will carry off the water from 3.33 acres, however hard it may rain; it is perfectly clear...

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4213 bouliers sound the which Mr Foughtries predecessor, who built the house, had thrown upon top of the drain the heavy stone of which the embankment is partly composed. Another cause of injury would be the great weight the drain was called upon to sustain by the action of Mr Foughtries predecessor in the embankment and house which he built on the top of the drain without duly strengthening the latter. 13. As to Colonel Shark's opinion that the damage to the drain would easily be accounted for by a gorging it with more water than it could discharge, I should point out that the larger drain collects the water from the area of 1.72 acres, shown tinted pink on the general plan, and the old Belmont drain collects the water from an area of 1.61 acres, tinted blue, making a total area of 3.33 acres. From this minuter survey, I find therefore that I was too liberal in my previous calculations when I took the area of drainage to be 4.47 acres. The 13 inches of rainfall on 3.33 acres is only 524 cubic feet. The drain, 20" x 18" at its narrowest point, with a fall of 1.4 in 20 feet at its most level portion, is capable, by formula, of delivering a greater quantity of water and sand to the latter than it will carry off the water from 3.33 acres, however hard it may rain; it is perfectly clear...
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} 4213 bouliers sound the which Mr foughtries prèsecessor who build the house, had thrown upon top of the drain the heavy son of which the embankment is partly composes. Another cause of ~ injury would be the great weight the drain was called upon to sustain by the action of Mr foughtries prèsccesso ecessor in the embankment and house which he built the top of the drain without duly strengthening the latter. 13. As to folonel Sharks simion that the damage to the drain would reasily be accounted for by a gorging it with more water that it could discharge aus statement that the And to his new drain was able to take, I should point out that the larger drain collects the water from shewn tinted punk the ares of 1.72 172 acres the general plan collects the water from the arca of is the old Belmont trains 1.61 acres tinted blue making of 3.33 acres completing of a total area. Ou of drainage this minuter survey I find therefore that I was toe Liberal in my previous calculations when I to be 4.47 acres. The 13 inches of ram fall took the area drainage of 13 inches سري of 3.33 acres is only 524 cubic feet. drain 20" x 18" at its narrowest in a اس نئے سند fall of 1.4 in 20 feet point with at its most level portion capable by formula of delivering further that leading into the Belmont drain aider a greater quantity of water and sand to the latter, than it was more than three times the amount of will not rain carry off the of laws, howeve 3.33 acres feel, water from hard it may pour it is perfectly clear
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4213

bouliers

sound

the

which Mr foughtries prèsecessor who build the house, had thrown upon top of the drain the heavy son

of

which the embankment is partly composes. Another cause

of ~ injury would be the great weight the drain was called upon to sustain by the action of Mr foughtries prèsccesso

ecessor in the embankment and

house which he built

the top of

the drain without duly strengthening

the latter.

13.

As to folonel Sharks simion that the damage to the drain would reasily be accounted for by a gorging it with more water that it could discharge aus statement that the

And

to his new drain

was able to take, I should point out that the larger drain collects the water from shewn tinted punk

the

ares

of 1.72

172 acres

the general

plan

collects the water

from

the

arca

of

is the old Belmont trains

1.61 acres tinted blue making

of 3.33 acres

completing

of

a total

area. Ou

of drainage this minuter survey I

find therefore that I was toe Liberal in my previous calculations when I to be 4.47 acres. The 13 inches of ram fall

took the

area

drainage of 13 inches

سري

of

3.33 acres is only 524 cubic feet.

drain 20" x 18" at its narrowest in

a

اس نئے سند

fall

of

1.4 in 20

feet

point with at its most level portion capable by formula of delivering

further

that

leading into the Belmont drain

aider

a

greater quantity of

water

and sand to the latter, than it

was

more than

three times the amount of

will not

rain

carry off the

of laws, howeve

3.33 acres

feel, water from hard it may pour it is

perfectly

clear

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