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upon a survey of the North or
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this 11 day of Jan.
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1773, We found it in a very dangerous state
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and are of opinion that the same of the great
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weight of water or force of the streem against
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the North end of the Bridge is from a large
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Eight or Osier Bed above the Bridge,
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runs out into the bed of the River so for as to
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divert the currant violently from the south
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side to the North, which with be the case in time
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of Flood.
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To remedy this it will be necessary (and
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indeed in the only mean which appear to us
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at present) to remove the above mentioned
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obstruction. so for as to give the main streem
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a direction to the midle of the Bridge making
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that part of the River deeper than on the North
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Show.
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We are also of opinion that the repair
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of the Abutment and Wharf above the Bridge
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night to be taken in hand so soon as the
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season with permit, and that some Piler be
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imediatly drove down to secner the Beans of
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the Abutment against the efforts of the
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