The Practice of Embanking Lands from the Sea, Treated as a Means of Profitable Employment of Capital; With Examples and Particulars of Actual Embankments, and Also Practical Remarks on the Repair of Old Sea-Walls (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. 1852 Excerpt: ... 1 also the line of access thereto through or across f other lands to the nearest public road, and also the: ess to the sea, and also the direction and nature of drainage, and also its means of supply of fresh ter, if any; and the conveyance should declare its ss of drainage, and its apportioned share of the head it, together with all other particulars of its incumances, or the burthens that may affect the lands so nveyed. And here it may be well to notice how extremely portant it is for the projectors to obtain a bond fide claration as to the sufficiency of the banks to protect e lands from the sea, and of the sluices or other eans of drainage to carry off the land waters; since, such a case, little confidence can be expected to be aced in the certificates of the very same Commissions who have conducted the works and will of course: em them good and sufficient. For such a purpose as is, public characters well known in the country, and iving the aid of engineers, surveyors, and others of ieir own choosing, afford at first sight a good guarane, but on reflection the public will be apt to look ion the engineers, surveyors, and others so employed; the real authorities on which such certificates are ven: it seems therefore essential for the projectors to and well with the public on this important point, lat some public Court should be constituted to take Dgnizance of this matter; and whether such Court H would best be a Jury convened by the Sheriff Grand Jury of the county, or the Chairman of Quai Sessions, hearing evidence as to the fact of the dii tions of the Act having been fulfilled, and also that works of embankment and drainage are good and cient, may be matter of consideration in any particulfl case; but certain it is, that for the interests of the prtl ..