Report of Mr Donaldson, agricultural surveyor, on the state of Hyde Park : January, 1849.

  • London (England). Metropolitan Commission of Sewers.
Date:
[1849]
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Credit: Report of Mr Donaldson, agricultural surveyor, on the state of Hyde Park : January, 1849. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    3 My estimate will stand as follows :— ^ £ s. d. To removing the mud, at per cubic yard, viz., 87,000 yards at 6d. 2,175 0 0 _filling up, at per cubic yard, viz., 100,000 yards at Is. . 5,000 0 0 —• puddling the surface, 2i feet deep, and imbedding it with gravel, per yard superficial, viz., 208,120 yards, at 4d. 3,468 0 0 £10,643 0 0 I believe the work can be done for the above sum. To imbed the whole of the Serpentine with concrete would cost upwards of 30,000/., that is, supposing it to be laid 18 inches in depth. The quantity required would be 104,000 cubic yards; which, at 6s. per yard, amounts to 31,200/. Estimate of the cost of laying down earthenware 6-inch pipes in Hyde Park, Ken¬ sington Gardens, and the Green Park, for conveying water from the sewer for watering or manuring the Parks, as shown by the red lines on the annexed map. The pipes to be placed in lines, about 200 yards apart, having plugs at convenient distances for attaching the hose pipes. To 10,200 feet of pipe, required in Hyde Park, north of the Serpentine, at Is. l^d. per foot . ... ,, 7,062 feet south of the Serpentine, at ditto ,, 11,900 feet extent of pipes required in Kensington Gardens, ditto . . • • * „ 6,468 ditto ditto in the Green Park £ 5. 573 15 397 4 669 7 363 16 £2,004 3 0 9 6 6 9 Estimate of the cost of labour in applying the liquid manure by means of pumps and hose-pipes, after the earthenware pipes have been laid down. To engine and pumps, at 10s. per day . . . 0 10 0 „ coals, 5s.; engine man, per day, 4s. . . .090 „ six labourers, at 3s. per day; ganger, 5s. per day . 13 0 „ wear and tear of hose-pipes, at Id. per acre . . 0 2 2^ £2 4 ^ /Such a staff will in one day cover 26^ acres with 16 tons each.) ^Manure, eight times a year, would amount to 13s. 4d. per annum.)