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Continued Thursday
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April 27th. 1797
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is intended to fill up the remainder of the Sewer to the
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River, in the same manner.
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On examining the Walls and Arch of the said Sewer
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between William Street and the Thames, we find many
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Settlements, Cracks, Bulges, and Defects; whereby the Houses
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adjoining to and immediately over the Sewer, will be left in
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an insecure and precarious State, unless some other mode
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be adopted, than filling it up merely with rubbish. We
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are therefore decidedly of Opinion, that there should be Walls
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built across the Sewer from the Bed or Bottom to the springing
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of the Arch; that such Walls should be of the thickness of
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three bricks at the least, erected at certain Intervals; but more
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particularly under the principal Walls of the respective buildings
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beginning at Mr Schneiders and continued to the River; that the
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said Walls should be formed to act as Buttresses against the Old
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Walls of the Sewer, with an inverted Arch at the Top; the
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abutments to be constructed with large stone Corbels let into the
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old Walls, whereby the Weight of the Superstructures may be
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relieved; And that when the said Walls are built, the Interstices
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should be filled up with Rubbish. And moreover; we are of
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Opinion that nothing short of the precaution above suggested,
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will be a sufficient and permanent Security for the Buildings
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over and adjoining to the said Sewer.
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And having been further desired to consider of the best
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and most adviseable plan of making seperate drains to the
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Houses over and near to the Sewer, in lien of those they enjoy at
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present; we recommend a Culvert or Circular drain, of about
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three feet diameter, to be made within the old Sewer from William
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Street to the River; in preference to making the private drains
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from each House to communicate with the New Sewer, as
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mentioned in the Act; We being of Opinion that such drain
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may be formed with greater facility and at less expence; and
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at the same time with greater convenience to the Inhabitants
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April 24th. 1797}
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Sam. Wyatt
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