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... usually made circular in section , and painted in lengths of one link ( 7'92 in . ) , 9 in . , or 1 ft . , white , red , and black alternately . When one colour at a distance cannot be clearly seen against a background , one of the ...
... usually made circular in section , and painted in lengths of one link ( 7'92 in . ) , 9 in . , or 1 ft . , white , red , and black alternately . When one colour at a distance cannot be clearly seen against a background , one of the ...
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... usually shod with a pointed iron shoe for convenience of planting in the ground . The most suitable ranging rods taper from the bottom to the top , being over an inch in diameter at the shoe , and about inch at the top . When the ...
... usually shod with a pointed iron shoe for convenience of planting in the ground . The most suitable ranging rods taper from the bottom to the top , being over an inch in diameter at the shoe , and about inch at the top . When the ...
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... usually bent in a circular form at the top for convenience of handling , and a piece of red cloth is often attached to the ring of each , in order that they may be more easily observed when fixed in the ground . When in use they may be ...
... usually bent in a circular form at the top for convenience of handling , and a piece of red cloth is often attached to the ring of each , in order that they may be more easily observed when fixed in the ground . When in use they may be ...
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... usually known as the metallic tape , and has delicate copper wires or threads interwoven with the substance of which it is composed . The other kind is a plain linen tape without any such additional combination . When really good ...
... usually known as the metallic tape , and has delicate copper wires or threads interwoven with the substance of which it is composed . The other kind is a plain linen tape without any such additional combination . When really good ...
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... usually broader at their base than at the top , it is important to attend to this circumstance and to note the thickness of the wall . As regards party walls , the reader is referred to the references thereto in the " Transactions " of ...
... usually broader at their base than at the top , it is important to attend to this circumstance and to note the thickness of the wall . As regards party walls , the reader is referred to the references thereto in the " Transactions " of ...
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Page 271 - ... shall be deposited for public inspection at the office of the clerk of the peace for every county, riding, or division in England or Ireland, or in the office of the principal sheriff...
Page 280 - ... on the owners or reputed owners, lessees or reputed lessees, and occupiers of the said lands, and on the overseers of such parishes, and on the trustees, surveyors of highways, or other persons having the care of such roads or streets.
Page 248 - ... (no alternative line or work being in any case permitted), and the lands in or through which it is to be made, maintained, varied, extended or enlarged, or through which...
Page 84 - All the interior angles of any rectilineal figure, together with four right angles, are equal to twice as many right angles as the figure has sides.
Page 256 - ... feet, an enlarged plan shall be added of any building, yard, courtyard, or land within the curtilage of any building, or of any ground cultivated as a garden...
Page 258 - All places where for a distance of thirty feet and upwards there will be a less space than nine feet six inches between the outside of the footpath on either side of the street or road and the nearest rail of the tramway...
Page 247 - Provided that where it is proposed to lay down a continuous line of Tramway in two or more districts, and any local or road authority having jurisdiction in any such districts does not consent thereto, the consents of the local and road authority, or the local and road authorities having jurisdiction over two-thirds in length of the streets and roads along which such proposed line of Tramway is proposed to be laid shall be deemed to be sufficient.
Page 263 - Act, 1845, shall not be more than One foot in 30 feet, and of any other public Carriage Road not more than One foot in 20 feet ; and that a good and sufficient Fence, of Four feet high at the least, shall be made on each side of every Bridge which shall be erected.
Page 275 - November a. copy of so much of the said plans and sections as relates to each parish in or through which the work is intended to be made, maintained, varied extended or enlarged, or in which any...
Page 284 - II of this schedule were deposited. (2) They are also to deposit a sufficient number of such printed copies at the office named in that behalf in the advertisement, such copies to be there furnished to all persons applying for them at the price of not more than each.