Document 23, p 5
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| and wch has stood these hundred years | ||||
| tho it has to contend with sd same Floods | ||||
| assisted with the addition of another | ||||
| rapid River called Devil's Water is built | ||||
| on the same sort of Stratum and where | ||||
| the upper Surface of the Gravel thereof, | ||||
| it is presumed Mr Smeaton knows, is | ||||
| some feet thinner than at Hexham – | ||||
| consequently a worse Stratum whereon | ||||
| to lay a Foundation, but Corbridge | ||||
| Foundation is piled framed and | ||||
| penned Terms well known to but a | ||||
| Method (tho' constantly practised on the | ||||
| River Tyne & other northern Rivers wch | ||||
| are rapid) disapproved of or at least | ||||
| not pursued by Mr Errington & his | ||||
| Engineer and the permanency of the | ||||
| Bridge at Corbridge on the same River | ||||
| and near the Scite of the Bridge in | ||||
| Question proves that a Bridge has been | ||||
| and may be built to be permanent at | ||||
| Hexham & no way Burthensome or | ||||
| Injurious to the County | ||||
| Mr Smeatons Opinion with Regard to | That the Circumstances were | |||
| the permanency of any new Bridge was | submitted by the petitioner to the | |||
| by the petitioner submitted to the | Consideration of the Justices etc | |||
| Consideration of the Justices at sd Sessions | ||||
| on 17th July 1782 but tho' great Deference | ||||
| may and is due to Mr Smeatons Opin | ||||
| Yet as it was upon his & Mr Erringtons | ||||
| Allegation and their Certainty of a |
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| permanent Bridge being built and | ||||
| knowing the Fact of Corbridge built on | ||||
| a similar Stratum near thereto standing | ||||
| the greatest Floods, induced the Magistrates | ||||
| to accept of Mr Errington's proposal and | ||||
| to advance him so large a Sum of | ||||
| Money and enter into sd Arcles which | ||||
| have been solemnly confirmed by Act | ||||
| of Parliament | ||||
| At the same Sessions an Offer to pay | to pay into the public Stock of the | |||
| a reasonable Sum into the County | County any Sum etc | |||
| Stock was made by Mr Errington on | ||||
| being released from his Engagement but | ||||
| no particular Sum was mentd and he | ||||
| was then informed by sd Magistrates that | ||||
| supposing a permanent Bridge could | ||||
| not be rebuilt as suggested by Mr Smeaton | ||||
Note: Remarks and Objections to Mr Errington's petition p 5
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