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Saiyingpun School-Erecting matshed class-room and concreting surface, Blake Pier-Additional seats, etc., Peak Road-Improvements opposite Queen's Gardens,
New Western Market-Northern Section-Fixing iron bars and netting to windows, providing separate meters to Inspector's Quarters and making alterations to windows, etc.,
Conduit Road District-Cutting trace for proposed new road above Conduit Road to join Hatton Road,
1913 Estimates,$ 235,231 1913 Sup. Votes,210 205 200 + $30,000.00 5,785.00 $35,785.0038,822.61 1913 Expenditure,119. Public Health and Buildings Ordinance, 1903,—Compensation and Resumptions.-This vote provides for the resumption of areas to form scavenging lanes and for the payment of compensation in connection with the removal of houses over the ends of private streets or lanes, the loss of storeys resulting from the operation of Section 188 sub-section (3) of the Public Health and Buildings Ordinance and other matters. In some cases where houses are of moderate depth, a modification of the open space requirements has been granted, the owners agreeing to provide a lane without compensation in consideration of being permitted to count it as part of their open space.
1913 Estimates,$30,000.00. 1913 Expenditure,27,765.75.The following is a statement of the various resumptions effected during the year and of the scavenging lane areas provided by owners without compensation:
(1.)-Properties resumed.
No. 118 Des Voeux Road Central (riding floors over entrance to Tung Man Lane, M.L. 54). (This resumption was arranged and the building was demolished in 1912 but, owing to certain technical difficulties, the compensation was not paid until 1913),
No. 117 Queen's Road Central (riding floors over southern entrance to Tung Man Lane, M.L. 54),
Compensation paid.
C.3,500.00 11,000.00