The Surveyor and municipal engineer . hat in dealing withheavy buildings great care had to be taken. He thought,therefore, that it was highly creditable to Mr. Cutler that,without any previous information of the quagmires pre-valent there, the work should have been carried outwithout the slightest hitch. Mr. Cutler was very lucky in-deed not to have had a similar experience to what he (thespeaker) had in constructing the Youghal bridge, where theycame upon a strata of quicksand, which caused the cylindersto sink down sometimes 16 ft. or 18 ft. at a run. He wasafraid he could not say what would
The Surveyor and municipal engineer . hat in dealing withheavy buildings great care had to be taken. He thought,therefore, that it was highly creditable to Mr. Cutler that,without any previous information of the quagmires pre-valent there, the work should have been carried outwithout the slightest hitch. Mr. Cutler was very lucky in-deed not to have had a similar experience to what he (thespeaker) had in constructing the Youghal bridge, where theycame upon a strata of quicksand, which caused the cylindersto sink down sometimes 16 ft. or 18 ft. at a run. He wasafraid he could not say what would have become of thatbuildingif Mr. Cutler had met with such a catastrophe. He believedthe citizens of Cork were much pleased with Mr. Cutlerswork. • Mr. M. J. Fleming (Waterford) was compelled to say thatthe consumption of water in Cork was enormously present consumption of water was 48 gallonsTper head,and in Waterford, with a constant supply at highpressure,their consumption was only at the rate of 24fgallons,though. Core: St. Fik Bakres Cathedkai. altogether, including water sold, it would perhaps be at therate of 27 gallons per head. In regard to the economisingof water and the checking of waste, he approved of the Deaconmeters very much. Ho had had some of them lately inWaterford, and by their means he had managed to reducevery considerably the waste in districts where it occurredfrom leaking pipes. Ho believed these meters were wellworth using in all towns supplying water under high pressure. The President proposed a cordial vote of thanks to for tlie interesting paper he had given them. Thejiapers on both subjects—the clever bit of underpinning ofthe building and the ingenious checking of waste water—showed his good judgment. He thought it was not onlycreditable and gratifying to Mr. Cutler himself but to thecorporation whom he served. Mr. Buckley (Drumcondra) had great pleasure in second-ing the vote of thanks to Mr. Cutler. He had listened
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