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Order Confirmation.

made by the Corporation during the construction
of the said bridge approaches and subsidiary
and temporary works and erections for pro-
tecting the property of the trustees and for
securing the safe and convenient passage of 5
vessels to and from the portions of the harbour
of Glasgow to the east of the said bridge shall
be submitted to the trustees at least one month
before operations are commenced and such
plans shall be subject to the written approval 10
of the trustees previous to the commencement
of such works or operations Provided that if
the trustees do not within twenty-one days
after the submission of such plans to them
intimate to the Corporation their approval or 15
disapproval of such plans the Corporation may
proceed to carry out such works or operations
in accordance with such plans but if within the
said period the trustees shall intimate their
disapproval of the plans the same shall (unless 20
the Corporation and the trustees otherwise agree
in writing) be referred to arbitration as herein-
after in this section provided In all the opera-
tions in connection with the construction of
the said bridge and approaches and subsidiary 25
and temporary works and erections so far as
such operations affect the harbour of Glasgow
quays roadways sheds or lines of railway of
the trustees or the navigation of the river
Clyde the Corporation shall interfere as little 30
as is reasonably practicable with the free
navigation of the river and the carrying on of
the trustees' undertaking and the said operations
shall be carried on at the sight and to the reason-
able satisfaction of the trustees' engineer and 35
in such manner as to preserve open at all times
the navigation to and from the harbour of
Glasgow to the east of the said bridge:

(5) While the said bridge Work No. 2 and works in
connection therewith are in course of construc- 40
tion the Corporation shall bear the expense
incurred by the trustees in taking such measures
as the trustees may deem necessary and proper
for placing and maintaining lights buoys or

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other marks upon or near to the piers and cut- A.D. 1927.
waters of the said bridge and upon or near any
temporary erections or appliances or obstruc-
tions which may be placed or caused by the
Corporation or their contractors in or above the
waterway of the river Clyde and for efficiently
lighting the waterway under the said bridge and
works and the Corporation shall give immediate
notice to the trustees of any obstruction danger
or interruption which may be occasioned by
their works or operations to the free passage
of vessels approaching or passing under or near
to the said bridge or works and in the event of
the Corporation failing or neglecting to give
such notice they shall be responsible for all loss
or damage incurred by the trustees including
loss of revenue which may be occasioned to them
through such failure or neglect and shall in-
demnify and free and relieve the trustees of
and from all claims and expenses which may be
made against or incurred by the trustees in
consequence of such failure or neglect Further
the Corporation shall bear the expense incurred
by the trustees in providing such signalling and
telephone arrangements as the trustees may
deem necessary for the regulation of the passage
of vessels approaching or passing under or near
to the said bridge Work No. 2 and works in
connection therewith and in maintaining and
working the same during the construction of
the said bridge and works until completion
thereof :

(6) The Corporation shall annually repay to the
trustees the expense incurred by the trustees
in carrying out the provisions of the sections
of this Order of which the marginal notes are
"Permanent lights on works" and "Provision
against danger to navigation" provided that
the Corporation may commute any payments
falling to be made by them in terms of this
subsection by payment to the trustees of such
sum as may be agreed on between the Corpora-
tion and the trustees:

(7) The Corporation shall to the reasonable satis-
faction of the trustees' engineer restore and

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make good and thereafter maintain for twelve months all the portions of the quays roads sheds buildings lines of railway sewers drains gas and water pipes electric cables and fittings and other property and appliances of the trustees 5 which may have been removed or interfered with or damaged by the construction of the said bridge Work No. 2 and bridge approaches Works Nos. 1 3 and 4 The Corporation shall make due provision so far as practicable for 10 maintaining uninterrupted roadways railway connections drainage facilities and gas water and electricity supplies for the trustees' purposes during such interference with roadways lines of railway drains pipes cables or fittings The 15 Corporation shall remove all obstructions or deposits from the waterway of the river Clyde caused by the Corporation or their contractors during the construction of the said bridge and take all practicable means to make and at all 20 times keep the decking of the said bridge and bridge approach Work No. 1 watertight: (8) The Corporation shall not commence any operations in connection with the erection of the said bridge Work No. 2 which would or might in any 25 way interfere with the full use of the trustees' one hundred and thirty ton fitting-out crane on Finnieston Quay until the Trustees have erected and completed ready for use a substitute fitting-out crane with proper foundations, on 30 a new site to be provided by the trustees on Stobcross Quay to the west of Finnieston Ferry which crane may in the trustees' option be of greater power than and of a different design from the existing crane and the Corporation shall 35 make a payment towards the cost of such substitute fitting-out crane and foundations not exceeding the amount that would have been incurred by the trustees in erecting and completing with proper foundations on such 40 new site a crane of one hundred and thirty tons lifting capacity and of a design fixed by the trustees as such amount shall be agreed upon or failing agreement settled by arbitration as hereinafter in this section provided :

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(9) The Corporation shall pay to the trustees such A.D. 1927.
compensation as may be agreed upon or failing
agreement determined by arbitration as provided
in subsection (1) of this section for all lands and
property to be permanently acquired from the
trustees by the Corporation for the purposes
of the works including subsidiary works autho-
rised by this part of this Order for loss of quay
space or sheds exceeding one hundred feet of
berthage on either side of the river Clyde
temporarily occupied or otherwise put out of
use by the Corporation for the purposes of the
said works including subsidiary works for all
damage done to the works and properties of
the trustees for all expense incurred by them in
connection with the removal of the Finnieston
ferries houses and appurtenances in connection
therewith the providing of railway lines and
capstans necessary for the traffic at the said
substitute fitting-out crane the removing of
the dolphins and ferry stairs on both sides of
the said river the construction of a concrete
quay wall with timber sheet piling in front
across the vehicular ferry recess and passenger
ferry stair on the north side of the said river the
building up of the passenger ferry stair on the
south side of the said river the making up of
the ground at the said recess and ferry stairs
to the adjoining quay levels and the paving
of the surfaces and the re-alignment of fifty-
two yards or thereabouts of the quay wall on the
north side of the said river eastwards from the
said ferry with a concrete quay wall having
timber sheet piling in front in line with the
quay wall west of the ferry so as to provide
suitable accommodation for vessels using the
substitute fitting-out crane and for all other
expenses reasonably incurred by the trustees
rendered necessary by the carrying out of the
works authorised by this part of this Order,
including the cost of all necessary accommoda-
tion works but no compensation shall be paid
by the Corporation in respect of the right
servitude and privilege of crossing above the
lands quays sheds and roadways of the trustees

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and the waterway of the river Clyde by the said
bridge Work No. 2 and bridge approaches
Works Nos. 1 3 and 4 or for permanent loss
of quay space or sheds or in name of loss of
revenue due to the existence of the said bridge 5
and approaches after construction:

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(10) Before commencing any operations for the
erection of the said substitute fitting-out crane
and the carrying out of any work for which the
trustees are to receive compensation from the 10
Corporation in terms of this section the trustees
shall submit to the Corporation for approval
plans sections working drawings specifications
and estimates (in this subsection included in
the expression plans") showing the manner 15
in which the materials with which and the cost
at which such crane and work are to be erected
and constructed and such plans shall be subject
to the reasonable approval in writing of the
Corporation provided that if the Corporation 20
do not within twenty-one days after the sub-
mission of such plans to them intimate to the
trustees their approval or disapproval thereof
the trustees may proceed with the said operations
in accordance with such plans but if within the 25
said period the Corporation shall intimate their
disapproval of the plans the same shall (unless
the Corporation and the trustees otherwise agree
in writing) be referred to arbitration as herein-
after in this section provided and the trustees 30
shall commence the erection of such crane and
the carrying out of such work when required
by the Corporation and shall proceed with and
complete the same as soon as practicable :

(11) The trustees shall not incur or be under any 35
obligation or responsibility whatever in respect
of the construction maintenance or position
of the said bridge Work No. 2 and bridge
approaches Works Nos. 1 3 and 4 including
subsidiary works works of restoration or sub- 40
stitution or temporary works erections or plant
in connection with any of the foregoing whether
or not the plans shall have been approved of by
them or their engineer and the Corporation shall

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