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Letter: William Bennett, Comm & Engineer for Roads, Department of Public Works to City Engineer. Refer to

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Unique IDA-00307591SeriesLetters Received, 1843-1899 [Municipal Council of Sydney]DateBetween 31st August 1880 and 16th September 1880Date qualifierexactFormatVolume - HardcoverDescriptionLetter: William Bennett, Comm & Engineer for Roads, Dept of Public Works to City Engineer. Refer to your letter regarding roads under our charge as left by your pipelayers and others, enclose a copy of our officer's report thereon. Report: E D Dyson: road referred to below Camden College to Railway Bridge, Newtown, we trim of the ridge; Enmore Rd, trim for ridge left by City for entire length; Main Western Road at present being dug up by City & Gas Co, from Glebe to Petersham, over 2 miles, some maintenance men spend over ½ their time trimming off old ridges. In wet weather these ridges prevent water draining into the gutter and surface is broken up. Note: J Trevor Jones: visited sites, a shower of rain would have reduced the ridges, but extraordinary drought means dry earth cannot go into the same space it would occupy when damp...given strict instructions for gangs to properly ram the trenches.LanguageEnglish (eng)Digitised recordYes

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Letter: William Bennett, Comm & Engineer for Roads, Department of Public Works to City Engineer. Refer to