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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD MARCH, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 74.
Fresh tenders will be received at this Office until Noon of Tuesday, the 13th day of March, 1894, for the construction of the Rubble Stone foundations of the proposed Praya Wall, Storm Water Drains, Landing Piers, Embankment, &c., in front of the Marine Lots and Streets situated between Ice House Street and Marine Lot No. 14, Sections Nos. 6 and 7 (Eastern and Western portions), under Praya Reclamation Ordinance of 1889.
No work will be permitted under this Contract on Sundays.
For form of tender, specification and further particulars apply at the Praya Reclamation Office. The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 2nd March, 1894.
G. T. M. OBRIEN,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 75.
Tenders are invited for the construction of a new Boiler to the Government Floating Fire Engine as per specification below.
The tenders should be sent in to this Office not later than Noon on Wednesday, the 14th March, 1894, and should state the time in which it is undertaken to complete the construction.
The Government does not bind itself to accept the lowest or any tender.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 3rd March, 1894.
G. T. M. OBRIEN,
Colonial Secretary.
SPECIFICATION.
For making and fitting a Vertical, Multitubular High Pressure Boiler to the Government Floating Fire Engine.
The Boiler to be the same as tracing supplied and of the following principal dimensions :—
Height over all Diameter
11
of Fire Box
..6 feet 7 inches.
3
5 ""
11
.2
10
""
Fitted with 160 Horizontal tubes 11′′ outside diameter carefully expanded in place.
The Boiler, shell, fire-box and tubes to be of the best quality of best mild steel throughout, and built to withstand a working pressure of 100 lbs. on the square inch, and to be tested by water pressure to 200 lbs. and to the satisfaction of the Brigade Engineer.
The following fittings to be supplied :-
One iron funnel with brass polished cover.
One set of fire-bars and bearers.
Two water gauge glasses with fittings complete (one on each side of Boiler).
One check valve fitted complete.
One main steam-pipe and stop valve.
One injector with pipes complete, one small check valve and two brass cocks.
Boiler and main steam-pipe to be covered with sheet steel packed with asbestos felt.
One complete set of spare tubes fitted.
The old Boiler to be taken out of the boat and all mountings (with the exception of those above mentioned) to be carefully overhauled and fitted to new Boiler.
The Boiler seat to be overhauled and new cement put in.
Before the new Boiler is fitted in place, the water tanks to be taken out for examination, carefully cleaned and painted outside and inside, the hull of boat to be carefully cleaned and painted and the tanks fitted in place.
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