Continued Thursday April 27th. 1797

is intended to fill up the remainder of the Sewer to the
River, in the same manner.

On examining the Walls and Arch of the said Sewer
between William Street and the Thames, we find many
Settlements, Cracks, Bulges, and Defects; whereby the Houses
adjoining to and immediately over the Sewer, will be left in
an insecure and precarious State, unless some other mode
be adopted, than filling it up merely with rubbish. We
are therefore decidedly of Opinion, that there should be Walls
built across the Sewer from the Bed or Bottom to the springing
of the Arch; that such Walls should be of the thickness of
three bricks at the least, erected at certain Intervals; but more
particularly under the principal Walls of the respective buildings
beginning at Mr Schneiders and continued to the River; that the
said Walls should be formed to act as Buttresses against the Old
Walls of the Sewer, with an inverted Arch at the Top; the
abutments to be constructed with large stone Corbels let into the
old Walls, whereby the Weight of the Superstructures may be
relieved; And that when the said Walls are built, the Interstices
should be filled up with Rubbish. And moreover; we are of
Opinion that nothing short of the precaution above suggested,
will be a sufficient and permanent Security for the Buildings
over and adjoining to the said Sewer.

And having been further desired to consider of the best
and most adviseable plan of making seperate drains to the
Houses over and near to the Sewer, in lien of those they enjoy at
present; we recommend a Culvert or Circular drain, of about
three feet diameter, to be made within the old Sewer from William
Street to the River; in preference to making the private drains
from each House to communicate with the New Sewer, as
mentioned in the Act; We being of Opinion that such drain
may be formed with greater facility and at less expence; and
at the same time with greater convenience to the Inhabitants

April 24th. 1797}
Signed
{Sam. Wyatt< no role >
George Gwilt< no role >