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102. Market: Hennessy Road near Fleming Road.—It had been proposed to erect a one-storey market constructed of reinforced concrete similar to that just completed on the adjoining site, but it was decided not to proceed with the work as stalls were still vacant in that market.
Expenditure
Nil.
103. Market: Bowrington Canal.—A sketch plan was prepared for a market containing 24 stalls, but owing to shortage of staff it was not possible to proceed with the work.
Expenditure
Nil.
104. Market: Praya East, West End.—A sketch plan was prepared for a market containing 24 stalls, but owing to shortage of staff the work could not be undertaken during the year.
Expenditure
$299.43
105. Latrine and Bath House at junction of Hennessy Road and O'Brien Road. This is a two-storey building, containing latrines on the ground floor and bath cubicles on the second floor, for men and women, with heating chamber and Caretaker's Quarters. A Contract was let to Messrs. Chung Lee & Co. for $12,150.00 on 9th June, and the contract was completed in December, but there were still at the end of the year a few items to be carried out departmentally before the building could be handed over to the Sanitary Department.
Expenditure
$15,511.33
GENERAL WORKS.
106. Roads. Consequent upon the erection of new buildings, kerbing and channelling operations were executed on twenty-seven roads, etc. Footpaths were paved and any necessary alterations in levels or alignment effected.
Expenditure
$33,694.35
107. Drainage:-(a) Training Nullahs.—Stream-courses were trained in culvert section at North Point, Kennedy Road and at Sookunpoo; nullah parapet walling was constructed at Shaukiwan for a length of 378 feet, and existing decking was extended at Macdonnell Road.
Expenditure
$6,925.64
(b) Miscellaneous Drainage Works.—New sewers and storm water drains to a length of 7,789 feet and varying from 42″ to 4″ in diameter were constructed during the year, principally at Shaukiwan, North Point, Wongneichong and on the Praya East Reclamation. The number of drain connections made was 146. Many new gullies with flat gully gratings were constructed and connected to the storm water drainage system.
Expenditure
$38,705.83