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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL 



[May, 



5. That no model, sketch, perspective, or coloured drawinjf (save two 

 such perspective drawings as are described in the previous resolution) shall 

 be received. 



6. That a specification be recpiired to aL-eoinpany each design, giving a 

 general description of the building, and such other inloniiatioii as cannot he 

 clearly shown on the drawings, stating also what stnnc or other materials 

 are proposed for use in the different parts of the building, and specifying 

 particularly the estimated expense of carrying tlic designs into execution in 

 the most substantial and complete manner in every rcsjicct for occupation, 

 the expense not to exceed loO.OOO/. 



7. That no seal, motto, or other distinguishing mark be .attached to any 

 of the drawings or specifications, and that any drawing or other paper hav- 

 ing such mark shall be rejected. 



8. That the designs be delivered at the office of the Grestiam Trust, at 

 R]ercers' Hall, on or before the lit of August next ; lliat each design have a 

 number attached to it on delivery, and that a corresponding ticket and 

 number be given to the person delivering the same. 



9. That a scaled letter be delivered with each design, containing the name 

 and address of the candidate, the same to be returned unopened to unsuc- 

 cessful i)arties. 



10. That for the design to which the Committee shall award the first 

 jiremium the sum of 300/. shall be given ; that f(.r the second design the 

 sum of 200/. ; and for the third the sum of iOO/. The successful competitor 

 to whom the first premium is awarded shall not be considered as having 

 necessarily a claim to be entrusted with the execution of the work ; but if 

 not so employed, and- his designs are carried into cxpcutiou, a further sum of 

 .'iOO/. shall be paid to him— the Committee retaining possession of all the 

 drawings for which the premiums have been given. 



11. That if reasonable doubts should arise in the minds of the committee 

 as to the practicability of carrying into execution the successful design for 

 the amount of the estimated expense of the building, the committee shall be 

 at liberty to call upon the party to give sufficient and satisfactory proof of 

 the accuracy of the calculations, and to withhold the premium and reject tlie 

 designs unless such proof be furnished. 



12. That the following further instructions bo adhered to by tlie archi- 

 tects in preparing their design : 



First— That no part of the several fronts is to be advanced before the line 

 shown in the lithographic plan, and coloured red, tlic same being considered 

 as the extreme projection of the stone- work at tho level of the pavement. 



Second— That the basement of the building be appropriated to vaults, 

 cellars, strong rooms, &c. 



Third — That (he ground-floor be appropriated to shops or offices, so far as 

 the same can be adapted to the design. 



Fourth— That each part of the building proposed to be held as a distinct 

 tenement is to be completely separated by brickwork or other materials 

 equally fireproof from every adjoining part, on either side, or above or be- 

 neath it. 



Fifth — That the area or space for the meeting of the merchants and others 

 bo about 20,000 superficial feet, of which about 7,000 be open. 



13. 'J'hat thg statement annexed hereto of the proposed dimensions of llie 

 rooms and offices, &c., required, be adhered to in the designs; but as the 

 several measurements which have been given are stated with a view of 

 affording a general guidance to the architects in preparing their plans, not 

 restricting them to the precise dimensions given, the architects will be at 

 liberty to suggest such forms for each room, office, &c., as may appear to 

 them most convenient, observing that the superficial areas sliould not be 

 less than the xizes specified. They are also to provide in the rcmainin 

 portion of the building as many additional offices as possible, to be let a' 

 distinct tenements. 



The following rooms and offices are required : — 

 ft. ft. 1 



One room 125 by 40 



One do 60 by lOJ 



One do. 94 by 60 



One do 38 by 32 



ft. 

 19 by 



Two room'i each 



One room (io by 30 



One do 40 by 20 



Two rooms each 19 by Io 



In addition to the above, not necessarily on the same story, one room, a 

 kitchen, and a bar, containing together about 2,300 superficial feet. 



The above is exclusive of a staircase, or staircases, lobbies, landings, water- 

 closets, urinals, washing rooms, walls, and partitions; also strong rooms on 

 the basement. 



Tne following rooms and offices are further required : — 

 ft. ft, 



■'One room 50 by 24 



■One do 10 by 10 



'One do 15 by 20 



' One do 21 by 20 



'One do I.'j by 12 



' One do 40 by 2j 



One do );> by 20 



One do I.'j by 20 



One do 20 by 20 



One do 28 bv 20 



ft. ft. 



One roem 30 by 20 



One do 16 by 20 



One do 15 by 20 



Four rooms ^ each 13-6 by 13 



*Onc room " 10 by 10 



One do 16 hy 20 



'One do 17-6 by 20 



One kitchen 12 by 10 



One room 15 by 12 



'One do 25 by 10 



Those marked • not necessarily on the same story. 



Tlie above is exclusive of a staircase or staircase, lobbies, landings, 

 water-closets, urinals, washing-rooms, walls, and partitions; also strong 

 rooms on the basement. 



The following rooms and offices are further required ; 



ft. ft. ft. ft. 



One room 60 by 30 One room 30 by 21 



One ditto 21 by 20 One ditto 40 by 21 



Two ditto each 30 by 21 One ditto 21 by 20 



One ditto 35 by 21 One ditto 21 by 18 



In addition, three waiting-rooms, water-closets, and washing-rooms. 



The above is exclusive of a staircase, or staircases, lobbies, landings, urinals, 

 walls, and partitions; also strong rooms on the basement. 



14. All designs will be excluded from the competition which arc not in 

 strict conformity with the preceding instructions in every respect. 



N. 15. — The architect of the Gresham Trust and his partner do not intend 

 sending in any design. 



liAI-LWAY, CANAL. AND ROAD TKAVFLLIXG IX FHANCK. 



Tlic lurrcnt estimates of tlio French Board of M'lnks, -mIucIi amounted 

 to II),IW(1,II(H)1'.( 1,600,1100/.) in 1 Wl,xverc raised to iri,l)Ol).l)l)or. ( 1,S00,000/. 

 ill In37. This very considerahle sum is devnicd to tlic inaiiilcnaiicc cd' the 

 rnads. bridges, and canals. An engineering overseer. v\liii is attached t<i 

 Ihc admiiiistratiou of each department, directs and niana^'cs the works to 

 wliicli the money is applied. Kesidcs these current estimates, a law, passed 

 in 1833, gave rise to a vote of extraordinary supplies lor public works, 

 wliich lu-oiides for the more important repairs, the comiiletiou of under- 

 takings still nnliiiislied, and the construction of new lines of coinmunieation. 

 This additional vote, wliiili has been increased liv similar Ia^^■s, passed in 

 the years 18-3.5, 18-36, 1837. and 1838, lias now reached as laru'c a sum as 

 3,jll,b00,000f. (14,000,000/. sterling,) Out of tliis fund the Cluunhers have 

 granted •27,000,t)00f, lor the improvement of harbours ; 64,000,000f. for the 

 amelioration of the river navigation; 63,000,0001', for the completion of 

 canals began in 18.32; to which has been added a vote of 8o,000,0t)0f, lor a 

 lateral canal to (jaromie, between Toulouse and Bordeaux, and a junctiuu 

 canal between the Maine and the liliinc ; lastly, the high roads Inne 

 cblaincd a grant of 107,000,0001', The con,sc'ils-(/encraif.i- in the \ arious 

 departments ha\e ^'olcd for the extensinii of the departmental roads not 

 less than 60,000, 0(H_)f, When the x\orks nt>w undertaken, and in progress, 

 arc finished, there w ill be in France nearly 8,000 Icagtics of high roads of 

 the first class f routes rot/alcsj, 8,500 leagues of liigli roads of the sccipjul 

 class (mutes ili/iartmeiitalcsj, and 850 leagues of canals. .\n unbroken 

 line of iutcnial navigation will be opened from Havre to iMarscilles, and 

 from .Strasburgli \o Havre, Tin' principal deticicncy in the means of coni- 

 niuiiication in France is celerity. The sleain-boats have great difficulty in 

 ascending against the stream of the larger ri\ers. The only canal on which 

 the system of lly-boats has been borrowed from the Hcotcli and English 

 canals, or, at least, boiTOwed xvith success, is the Canal dn Midi, from 

 Ti lulouse to Cette. The mails, indeed, are transported at an average speed of 

 three leagues an hour. The use of the telegraph is i-oiiliiied tt> the business 

 of the (JnM'rnmciit, The railroads which have been executed, up to the 

 present time, are incon.siderablc. ami tlic railroads at this monient in 

 execution are for very short distances, their whole united length not exceeding 

 forty four leagues, 



CALEDONIAN CANAL. 



Cojiy of Jill. Walker's Heport to the Board of Treasuri/. 



Tnstmiions. — In compliance with the instructions contained in your letter 

 of the 28tb December 1837, after the accident to the lock at Fort Augustus, 

 1 proceeded without delay to the Caledonian ('analeaily in .lanuaiy ; and, 

 after passing through the Crinan Canal in company with Mr. John Clibb, 

 who had met mc by desire of the Commissioners, 1 surveyed the line of 

 the Caledonian Canal with Mr. Gibb and Mr. May, the resident engineer 

 and superintendent of the canal. Wliile upon the survey 1 wrote two 

 letters to Mr Spearman, to inform him my opinion that no immediate danger 

 of magnitude was to be dreaded from the state of the works at the west end 

 of Loch Lochy, or from the accident at the Fort Augustus Locks, to repair 

 which, in a temporary way, orders were given. These repairs have since 

 been executed, so that the recess wall that gave way is now as secure as the 

 other parts of the lock for the purposes of the present limited traffic. 1 

 ahso requested Mr. May to take such measurements and surveys, as might 

 enable an estimate to be made of the works that appeared to ine necessary 

 for the repair or for tho completion and improvement of the canal, and to 

 make certain inquiries as to the extent and nature of trade by which the 

 canal, if completed or improved, might be used, to enable mc to report more 

 fully to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury on all the points of 

 your let'er. 



Since my return from the north, I have been in constant comniunieation 

 with Mr May, who has notwithstanding the extreme severity of the weather, 

 been most diligent and persevering in bis surveys. On these being eoin- 

 pleled, we met in Edinburgh, ivnd went into details of measurements and 

 estimates. It is now my duty to report my opinion on the various points, 

 with estimates, dividing the consideration, as directed by you, into two 

 heads ; viz. 



" 1st. The repair of the lock injured by the late accident, and such further 

 works as may be necessary to avert inundation. 



"2d. The impiovement of the canal, by rebuilding what may le »;ipie- 



