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Where the fencing intersects roads, streams or footpaths the same shall be made good and secure so as to effectually prevent trespass onto the Railway
The ordinary post and rail fencing shall be of larch. The posts are to be 7ft 8 ins in length, let 3 feet into the ground, and firmly secured in the ground, They are to be set 9 ft apart, and have 5 Clean Mortice holes for the rails; each post shall be well hooped with 1½ in. new hoop Iron at the top, and have not less than 18 in. sectional area at the smallest end. The rails 5 in number, shall have 5½ in. section at the smallest part, and shall be straight, sound, and free from shakes or flaws, and carefully fitted into the mortice holes in the posts. One prick post of Larch, 5 ft 6" long, of scantling, equal to 4½“ x 1½ “ shall be placed between the posts, and well and firmly nailed and clenched, with two wrought Iron rails to each of the horizontal rails. Wire fencing if used shall be of a description and from a Maker approved of by the Engineer. The Contractor shall be paid for the same upon the Manufacturers invoices, with an addition of ten percent to the cost of fence erected.
Quicks shall be planted where required
A drain shall be made in each side of the Railway on top of cuttings and at foot of embankments as shewn on Drawing No 4 of such depth as effectually to carry off all water but in no case shall it be less than 18 inches in depth and of the proper slope and form as shewn on the drawings and whenever it intersects cross drains the water from such cross drains shall be properly carried into it and it shall be well puddled opposite all such cross drains.
All wrought fencing shall have four coats of best oil paint the last coat of such color as the Engineer may direct. The posts of approach fencing shall be of English Oak 6 ft 6 in by 4 in and when firmly fixed in the ground it shall stand 4 feet above the surface, the distance from centre to centre of post to be 6 feet. The rails shall be three in number made of best red wood teh top rail being 4 inch square set on edge in a birds mouth cut in the top of the post and firmly secured to the post by an iron strap 15" long on each side by 2" wide by one eigth of an inch in thickness. The rails shall be continuous and inlengths of not less than 18 feet properly scarfed and jointed on the top of the post – The other two sails shall be 3½ inches deep by 2 inch thick well and securely morticed into the post – The whole of the posts and sails to be planed and wrought truly square
Drawing No. 5
The footpaths shall be uniformly formed and trimmed, coated with a layer of clean gravel or siftings 6 inches thick and the edge of the footpath shall be neatly finished off to the road with a sod ramp.
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