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| style="vertical-align:top;" | 5. “Engineer” || Whenever the word "Engineer" occurs herein it shall be taken as meaning Edward Wilson<ref group="note">GWR Engineer Edward Wilson was previously Locomotive and Permanent Way Engineer for the [[Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway ]] and later the [[West Midland Railway]]. He died on 26 August 1877; resident Engineer Mr Tyrell saw the project through to completion.</ref> of 9 Deans Yard Westminster or in case of his death incapacity or removal the Engineer in Chief for the time being of the Company.
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| || The Contractor in excavating the cuttings and forming the embankments shall carry out the same in accordance with the longitudinal and cross sections and strictly adhere to the depths and heights figured thereon. The slopes shall be formed to an inclination of 1½ feet horizontal to 1 foot perpendicular for cuttings (except where otherwise shewn on the cross sections) and also for embankments, but should the engineer be of opinion that an increased or flatter slope than that shewn on the cross sections in any of the cuttings or embankments is desirable no extra price per yard will be paid to the Contractor for any increase in the excavations or alterations of embankments.
The plan shows the direction of the railway and the area of land that will be purchased by the Companyand Company and upon portions of which the Contractor will with the consent of the Engineer in writing be allowed to erect all necessary machinery temporary houses offices &c for the execution of the works.
The red line on the longitudinal section shews the formation lines for the bottoms of the excavations and the level for the top of the embankments & bridges previous to the laying on of the ballast in preparation for the permanent way.
The widths of the embankments and cuttings when soiled at the level of formation are severally marked upon the enlarged cross section (drawing no 4) and the dimensions so specified shall in no case be deviated from without the approval of the Engineer in writing.
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| || The beds and joints of all Ashlar<ref group="note">"Ashlar" is masonry made of large square-cut stones, used as a facing on walls of brick or stone rubble</ref> must be boasted<ref group="note">"Boasted" is a stone finish comprising multiple paralell parallel lines</ref> true throughout and the external faces footed chamfered picked or rough pitched as shall be directed by the Engineer
All moulded and sunk work in strings caps etc. shall be ~ wrought to the detail drawings furnished from time to time to the Contractor.
