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Volume Six - Pre-Victorian to the Present Day - Select Aspects - The Quay Wall at the West End of Dock - 1909 . .

Quantity
Per
Rate
£
s.
d.
 

The Contractors will be responsible for any displacement of these pipes if any should occur before they are covered, and should it be found necessary to tap vent holes in the pipes to release the air, these vent holes must be securely filled up again before the pipes are covered.

All pipes are to be coated with Dr. Angus Smith's Composition before being laid. The price per ton to include caulking, jointing, coating and laying in position complete ...

 
5½
tons
Cast iron bends of same diameter as straight pipes ; radius of bend 4ft. 0in., length about 6ft. 0in. Number required : two ...
11/-/-
60
10
0
1
ton
Wrot (wrought) iron folding straps with ragged ends ...
25/-/-
25
0
0
1
ton
Cast iron protection to coping roughed on upper surface ...
14/-/-
14
0
0
16
c. yds.
Filling in foundation at South end of wall, dace only ...
6/-
4
16
0
11
sq. yds.
Replacing stone pitching at South end of wall, face only ...
10/-
5
10
0
             
   
Carried to Summary
 
3502
19
8

Reserve Quantities

Quantity
Per
Rate
£
s.
d.
100
c. yds.
Excavation under water ...
37/6
187
10
0
30
c. yds.
Concrete 4 to 1 laid under water ...
30/-
45
0
0
2600
c. ft.
Concrete 5 to 1 in blocks, and laid under water ...
1/4
173
6
8
1100
c. ft.
Concrete 5 to 1 in blocks, and laid above water ...
1/2
64
3
4
5
tons
Cast iron pipes ...
7/-/-
35
0
0
             
   
Carried to Summary
 
505
0
0
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