CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7] — Page 447

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4457

"Thrown with sand and debris."

4. If importunately

2

It appears that Belmont is

    

That

a

Very badly built. It stands

7

7

}

+

1.

not upon firm, solid, natural

but

upon a made bank of large

artificially

& boulders, covered with a

layer of made earth. The structure

is weakened by cavities

existing between the

boulders: and it is

greatly to be feared that

the cause of the sinking

of the foundations, which

are only 4 or 5 inches deep in places,

lies in the fact that

they

should have been

"to impart anything like stability

proper foundations such as

are required by

the nature of the site

are lacking. The ground

is riddled with cavities,

and it is clear that

the defects were

concealed by

colour washes, from time to time.

The made earth

upon which the house stands

easily melted and washed

down the site.

The great hollows

and

this evidence we are

"able to prove that:

4

(a) by

agency

no possible other than the hands of

man could the trial

upright stones have come

"by the position in which they

were deflected by

Bondler and

* (o'n perseil on manguio)

Cavities

"

The addition "(b) that on the

7 of the following

paragraphs still

: clearer for Air

4, Coughtie

(b) that

by

do Fratts.

the day after

the shuru wi

tit

"to Mr. Conightric

*

spite

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4457 "Thrown with sand and debris." 4. If importunately 2 It appears that Belmont is      That a Very badly built. It stands 7 7 } + 1. not upon firm, solid, natural but upon a made bank of large artificially & boulders, covered with a layer of made earth. The structure is weakened by cavities existing between the boulders: and it is greatly to be feared that the cause of the sinking of the foundations, which are only 4 or 5 inches deep in places, lies in the fact that they should have been "to impart anything like stability proper foundations such as are required by the nature of the site are lacking. The ground is riddled with cavities, and it is clear that the defects were concealed by colour washes, from time to time. The made earth upon which the house stands easily melted and washed down the site. The great hollows and this evidence we are "able to prove that: 4 (a) by agency no possible other than the hands of man could the trial upright stones have come "by the position in which they were deflected by Bondler and * (o'n perseil on manguio) Cavities " The addition "(b) that on the 7 of the following paragraphs still : clearer for Air 4, Coughtie (b) that by do Fratts. the day after the shuru wi tit "to Mr. Conightric * spite
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4457 "hawn with sand and debris. " 4. If importunately 2 pens that Belmont is ויין That a Avery badly built be. It stands. 7 7 } + 1. not upon firme, solid, rahiral but upow & made bank of large artificially & boulders, covered with a layer of made ear th. The shachur g by s i 1 -cavities existing between the M } oulders belers: and f < great beque to 1 for the bvwv orneko hads appear from the sinking of the foundations, which iv feet or 4 only 4 or 5 inches deep ins places, " in ben of bering they 4 cr کن should have been, " to impart anything like stability درد و کرده و گرد به و جدایی د مردود ר preper foundations such asard Erequired by } is riddled ris 7 Oraeka Fransa, and it every andreet the dirished with ''''' t ts, which, they appeared, have plackredor 7 by f } been Concealed. colour washs, from time to 4 time 4 The made earth Jupon which the house stand Irame easily melted and washed down site. the great hollowsand the alld. a a 7 e this ence we are " able to prove that: 4 (ar. by agenty no presible other thaw the hands of raw Could the tri upright shines have come " by the position is which y they were defected by ht 4 Bondler and * (o'n perseil on manguio) Cavities " The addition "(b) that on the 7 of the following trondd NARO parratters still : clearer for Aiṛ 4, Coughtie (b) that by do Fratts. th.o day after the shuru wi tit " to Mr. Conightric * spite
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4457

"hawn with sand and debris. "

4. If importunately

2

pens that Belmont is

ויין

That

a

Avery badly

built be. It stands.

7

7

}

+

1.

not upon firme, solid, rahiral

but

upow

& made bank of large

artificially

& boulders, covered with a

layer of

made ear

th. The shachur

g by s

i

悉 1

-cavities existing between the

M

}

oulders belers: and f <

great

beque

to

1

for the

bvwv orneko hads appear from the sinking

of the foundations, which

iv

feet or

4 only 4 or 5 inches deep ins places, " in ben of bering

they

4 cr

کن

should have been,

" to impart anything like stability

درد و کرده و گرد به و جدایی

د مردود

ר

preper foundations such asard

Erequired by

} is riddled ris

7 Oraeka

Fransa, and it

every

andreet the

dirished with

'''''

t

ts, which,

they appeared, have

plackredor

7 by

f

}

been

Concealed.

colour washs, from time to

4 time 4

The made earth

Jupon which the house stand

Irame easily melted and washed

down site.

the

great

hollowsand

the

alld.

a a

7

e this ence we are

" able to prove that:

4

(ar. by

agenty

no presible other thaw the hands of

raw Could the tri

upright shines have come

" by the position is which y they

were defected by ht

4 Bondler and

* (o'n perseil on manguio) ☀

Cavities

"

The addition "(b) that on the

7 of the following

trondd NARO

parratters still

: clearer for Aiṛ

4, Coughtie

(b) that

by

do Fratts.

th.o day after

the shuru wi

tit

"

to Mr. Conightric

*

spite

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