THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH AUGUST, 1881.
RETURN OF PUBLIC WORKS FOR THE MONTH ENDED 31ST JULY, 1881.
711
Description of
Date of Original Order for Commence- ment of
Completion Commence-
of Estimate for
ment of Works.
Present Condition of
Amount of Estimate.
Expended
to
30th June.
Balance Remaining.
1880-81.
1880-81. 1881.
$ c.
12,000
8,298.92
3,701.08
WORKS & BUILDINGS.
-Repairs to Buildings, Western Market, repairs to,. Incidental services under $50 each,
during the month,—
Making new Chair Stand and Book Case for Mountain Lodge, Repairs to 2nd Master's quarters in Central School, Post Office, Capt. DEANE's quarters, Out-houses to No. 3 Police Station, Government House, Junior Boarding Officer's quarters, Roof of Government. Offices, Windows of No. 4 Police Sta- tion, Stables at No. 7 Police Station, Powder Magazine at Stone Cutter's. Island,
3.-Maintenance of Water Works,.
Incidental repairs to Hydrants, Fire)
and Stop Cocks, and Water Mains, and cleaning out Sand from Dams Sand Pits and Water Courses during the month,
ROADS, STREETS & BRIDGES. 11.-Drainage and Sewerage,
Constructing new Sewer from
Battery Road to First Street,. Incidental services under $50 each,
during the month,—
Repairs to Drain in Caine Road, Cleaning out the mouths of Drains in Hillier Street, and Cleverly Street, 12.-Roads out of Victoria,
Re-building Bridge, Wán-tsai
Gap Road,.
cidental repairs under $50 each,
during the month,—
Repairs to Mount Gough, Little Hong-` kong new Roads, Main Street in Shau- ki-wán, Garden Rd., Robinson Rd. at Kau-lung, and the road leading from Robinson Rd. to Garden Rd., Kau-lung,, 13.-Road & Street Contingencies, · Raising lower end of Pottinger
Street,
Repairing the Road between No.
5 Police Station & Hillier Street, Incidental repairs under $50 each,
during the month,—
Repairs to Bonham Road, Queen's Street, Hospital Road, Wing Lok Street, Staunton Street, l'eddar's Street, Wel- lington Street, Queen's Road in front of City Hall and Murray Barracks, Seymour Road, Caine Road, Robinson Road, Garden Road, and the Upper and Lower Albert Roads,..
14.-Re-making Streets in Tai-p'ing-|
shán, Sc.,.
23rd April, 30th April, 7th May, Completed.
Completed.
5,000 1,472.54 3,527.46
Completed.
26th Feb., 7th Mar., 25th Mar., Completed.
13,000
5,843.37
7,156.63
24th July, 24th July, Completed.
8,000 2,037.56 5,962.44
26th Feb., 7th Mar., 28th Mar., Completed.
Completed.
6,000 3,766.92 2,233.08
8th April, 19th April, 5th May, Completed. 18th June, 28th June, 31st July, In progress.
Completed.
9,000
4,556.35 4,443.65
Repairs to New East Street,..
8th April, 15th May,
Repairs to Gap Street,.
16th July,
20th May, Completed. 16th July, Completed.
Repairs to lower end of Holly-Į
wood Road,.
28th July,
28th July, Completed.
Repairs to Water Lane,..
14th May,
24th May,
26th July, In progress.
17.--Widening Kennedy Road,
1,000
Nil.
1,000.00
Turfing lower side of,
23rd April,
5th May,
9th May, Completed.
Rebuilding Bowrington Bridge,
Sanctioned in C.S.Ö. No. 2227 of 1880, Harbour of Refuge at Causeway Bay,
Construction of,
1st Sept.,
31st Aug.,
21st May, 7th June,
28th Jan., In progress, 28th June, In progress,
1,500
Nil.
1,500.00
100,000
Nil.
100,000.00
Special Works paid for by Crown
Lessees,
Deviation of Ice House Lane, Changing line of and reconstruct- ing a portion of the Sewer at the upper end of Duddell Street,... Reconstructing a portion of the Duddell Street Sewer which passes under Queen's Road,.
Hongkong, 9th August, 1881.
2nd Mar., In progress, 22nd July, In progress,
6,000
3,000.00
3,000.00
2,000
Nil.
2,000.00
22nd July, In progress,
.550
Nil.
550.00
E. BOWDLER,
Acting Surveyor General,