CO129-263 - Acting Governor Barker Governor Sir Robinson - 1894 [5-8] — Page 652

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1

$

(7)

617

A

*

their original height. In fact, I

lowered six or eight large boulders, weighing from 4 to 8 tons each, to be placed on the upraised corner which had been raised with a view to giving stability to the structure and thereby preventing any further displacement by the raising of the ground under the piles during the construction of the foundations of the Sea Wall in front of Marine Lot 185. The boulders placed on the corner of the wharf caused the piles to settle about 6 inches in 24 hours, bearing the corner wharf about one foot above its normal height (as shown by the tinted portion in Appendix A.5.2).

The construction of the "pierre perdue" of the Sea Wall ...

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... 1 $ (7) 617 A * their original height. In fact, I lowered six or eight large boulders, weighing from 4 to 8 tons each, to be placed on the upraised corner which had been raised with a view to giving stability to the structure and thereby preventing any further displacement by the raising of the ground under the piles during the construction of the foundations of the Sea Wall in front of Marine Lot 185. The boulders placed on the corner of the wharf caused the piles to settle about 6 inches in 24 hours, bearing the corner wharf about one foot above its normal height (as shown by the tinted portion in Appendix A.5.2). The construction of the "pierre perdue" of the Sea Wall ...
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... 1 $ (7) 617 A * their origina. height. In fact, I Coured or right boulders, myhin from 4 481 ton Each, to be placed on the uppeted corner which had bau raised with i the whathe, raised by the mud, view to gminy stavility -- the structure and thereby preventing any further displace - ment by the raising of Ce under the files during the construction of the foundation's of the Sea Wall in front of Marine Lot 185. The boulders. the corner placed on of the wharf Caused the piles to settle about 6 inches in 24 cours, J Cle bearing the corner wharf about one foot above i5 normal leight (as siewn by tinted port Fusing (eppen- lis A5.2) He construction of the " pierre perde" of the Sea to vie and
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...

1

$

(7)

617

A

*

their origina. height. In fact, I

Coured sú or

right boulders, myhin

from 4 481 ton Each, to be placed

on the uppeted corner which had bau raised

with i

the

whathe,

raised by the mud,

view to gminy stavility

-- the structure

and thereby

preventing any further displace -

ment by the raising of

Ce

under the files during the

construction

of

the foundation's

of the Sea Wall in front of Marine Lot 185. The boulders.

the corner

placed on

of the

wharf Caused

the piles to

settle about 6 inches in 24

cours,

J

Cle

bearing the corner wharf about one foot above

i5 normal leight (as siewn by tinted port Fusing (eppen-

lis A5.2)

He construction of the

" pierre perde" of the Sea to vie

and

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