Proceedings of the Committee of the House of Commons on the Liverpool and Manchester Railroad Bill; Sessions, 1825 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1825 Excerpt: ...(the witness referred to his plan, ) is this, Mr. hrf.s81neet1;w Stephenson's line is about eighty-one feet above the Vauxhall road, tonhichminishei" the actual level is sixty-two feet eight; and therefore, upon the ad-the cutting, jacent ground, the cutting need not be so deep as intended. 7j The materials there will do for embankment, excepting at the The materiali would do eastern end, where it will be rock; in other respects, it is a proper for the embankments, ., a except at the eastern material; it is marl chiefly. end 7 in other respectI it is chiefly marl. According to Mr. Stephenson's section, there will be 672,000 The quantity of stuff cubic vards of stuff cut out of the cuttings at Lowton; but in truth, taken out of those cut. taking the corrected levels of the ground it is only about 110,000 110'000 yards. 76 The embankments that are required, according to the same mode, Newto on each side, --that on the Newton side of Lowton, that is, the aide of Lowton are, by west side, is by Mr. Stephenson, 133,000 yards, but it will be Mr. Stephenson's estiin truth 220,000. ' 1" 220,000 yards. On the opposite or east side, the embankment necessary will be On the opposite side, 235,000. the embankment will be 235,000 yards. 77 So that there will be embankments very nearly to the extent of So that the embank500,000, and the soil from the cutting will be about 110,000. "odtLTuLg only 110,000; And all the difference must come from Chat Moss, or from other and the difference must places come from Chat Moss "' or other places. 78 At Knowsley Moss, the depth of cutting, according to Mr. gSSgj Stephenson s level, is ninety-six feet eight; the actual level is ing to Mr. Stephenson's eighty-five feet. level, is 96 feet 8, the actual level is 85 feet...