Length of approach from Punt road to the bridge of the botanic Garden approximately 500 yards, 400 of which to be shaped into a path with a drain along the upper side and two small cultverts1
| 20 chains at 10/— |
£10. -. - |
| 100 yards to be raised and a large culvert fixed |
£10. -. - |
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£20. -. - |
The approach from Jolimont to the zoological Ground is quite impassable for several month in the year. As any path on the Jolimont road itself would be destroyed by Cattle, it would be best to establish a line of foothpath diagonally from the railway to the western gate of the zoological Ground, for which the following outlay would be incurred
| 28 chains double drain and forming a footpath 6' wide at 12/ pr chain |
£16. |
16/ |
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| Carting and spreading 100 loads of stone obtained in the zoologic reserve 2/ pr load |
10. |
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- |
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£26. |
16. |
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For the Jollimont path 80 Iron treeguards could be furnished from the botanic Garden and thus the path be lined with an avenue, if £20. -. - were devoted for the conveyance of the guards & their reconstruction.2
Ferd. Mueller
15/8/64.
culverts?
M's letter was read at a meeting of the Melbourne City Council's Health Committee on 16 August 1864: 'Town Clerk instructed to acknowledge the receipt of the letter and thank Dr Mueller for his suggestions but stating that the committee are not prepared at present to entertain the subject' (Unit 1, VPRS 4039, Public Record Office, Victoria). No letter of acknowledgment has been found.
Please cite as “FVM-64-08-15a,” in Correspondence of Ferdinand von Mueller, edited by R.W. Home, Thomas A. Darragh, A.M. Lucas, Sara Maroske, D.M. Sinkora†, J.H. Voigt† and Monika Wells accessed on