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and 13 made fit for habitation. The works which were executed to
accomplish this were as follows:—
SPECIFICATION OF WORKS CARRIED OUT AT NOS. 1, 2
3, 10, 11, 12, AND 13, SAXONY COTTAGES, MARE STREET.
Roofs.—Repair and make watertight all roofs, trim back rafters
where overhanging walls at front, fix facia boards and new gutters and
rain water pipes where necessary.
Damp Courses.—Cut out brickwork, insert a damp proof course
composed of two courses of slates bedded in Portland cement and
sand 0 in. above ground line to all the walls of each cottage and make
good brickwork.
Brickwork.—Cut out bulged portions of brickwork to fronts of
Nos. 2 and 12 and rebuild in line of other fronts in 9 in. work with
sand and cement.
Ventilation beneath floors.—Take up flooring, excavate to a
depth of 9 in. below floor joists and relay flooring and insert a 9 in.
by 6 in. school board air brick in front and rear of each cottage.
Yard paving.—Properly lay with a fall to gully 4 in. of cement
concrete over surface of yards, and float over with 1 in. cement and
sand trowelled off to a smooth surface.
Forecourts.—Properly pave all forecourts with similar paving
to that of yards but with fall outwards.
Drains.—Take up old drains and relay as shown on plan with
6 in. main drains and 4 in. branch drains to w.c. and yard gullies,
providing access to same and ventilating shafts at Nos. 1 and 13
Dust Bins.—Provide sanitary dust bins to each cottage without on e
Cleansing.—Properly strip and cleanse all ceilings and walls of the