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The specification for construction of the Loop Line was issued in September 1874.
This transcript of the original document, held by The National Archives, preserves the inconsistent spelling and capitalisation (labour/labor, colour/color, Works/works) and lack of punctuation . Unfortunately, no known copies of the originaldrawings referred to exist.
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| style="vertical-align:top;" | 16. Contractor to pay Police || The Contractor shall pay the cost of any Police Constables whom the Magistrates may appoint or the Engineer may consider necessary on the Contract.
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| style="vertical-align:top;" | 17. To provide materials, Labor, etc. || The Contractor shall at his own cost provide all materials (except those which are in Clause 19 specially excluded) labor, tools, watchmen, lighting, temporary fencing, shoring, centreing, coffer dams, sewers, drains, pumping, scaffolding, horses, engines, waggons, barrows, planks, temporary rails, temporary bridges, roads, machinery, implements of every sort and all temporary works of every description necessary for the public safety of fulfilment of any legal obligation arising out of the construction of the said Works and the proper and entire completion of the works on or before the 31st day of October 1875.
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| style="vertical-align:top;" | 18. Not to remove Materials || The Contractor shall not at any time during the progress of the Works remove any materials or plant from the Works without order from the Engineer in writing permitting or ordering him so to do.
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| style="vertical-align:top;" | 19. Company will provide rails, etc. || The Company will provide all rails, chairs, keys, sleepers, fastenings, fish plates and bolts, switches and crossings, check rails, signals and telegraphs, requisite or necessary for the permanent way and sometime herein called permanent way materials to the Contractor at the Bewdley or the Kidderminster Station, the Contractor conveying the same along the new line at his own cost.
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| style="vertical-align:top;" | 20. Foundations not to be covered till inspected || No foundation or other work shall be covered up or hidden from view until the same shall have been inspected and approved by the Engineer or resident Engineer.
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21 Contractor to copy Drawings and be responsible for setting out
