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73. Public Latrines and Urinals.-The following structures were completed during the year:-
(i.) Latrine containing 30 seats for men and 10 for women, in addition to 2 urinal stalls, in Nelson Street, Mongkoktsui.
(ii) Urinal containing 8 stalls, adjoining No. 1 Queen's Road East.
The following structures were undertaken and were well advanced at the close of the year:-
(iii) Latrine containing 27 seats and 3 urinal stalls, in Mee Lun Street.
(iv) Latrine containing 14 seats for men and 6 for women, in Rutter Street. (This latrine is in substitution for one at the top of Po Yan Street which had to be demolished to admit of the extension of the Tung Wa Hospital buildings.)
(v.) Trough closet containing 38 seats and 2 urinal stalls, in Queen's Road West, underneath the ramp leading to the Government Civil Hospital.
All the above were constructed of brickwork or masonry.
A small building formerly used as a store for Sai Wan Ho Market was converted into a public latrine containing 8 seats and 1 urinal stall and a matshed structure was also erected at Sai Wan Ho at a cost of $254.66 to replace a privately-owned latrine which was demolished.
In addition to the foregoing, a urinal was removed from Salisbury Road, Kowloon, to Canton Road, to make room for the temporary terminus of the Railway, the cost being defrayed from Railway Funds.
1910 Estimates, 1910 Expenditure,
$12,000.00 $11,984.86
74. Kowloon Market. -The first portion of the steel framing required in connection with this building was delivered on the site on the 15th March and the remainder on the 8th April. The whole of it was erected and the entire building was nearly completed by the close of the year.
It transpired, however, upon the removal of the casing for the construction of the concrete roof, that much of the material which had been used was of a decidedly inferior quality to that specified and it was considered necessary to call upon the contractor to remove it entirely and reconstruct the roof. The necessary work had not been begun at the end of the year.
A contract was entered into with Hop Hing, the contractor for the erection of the building, on the 31st August, for the construction of the necessary shop and stall fittings. The partitions forming the shops, etc., on the ground floor were nearly completed and a quantity of the timber for the first floor fittings was prepared.
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73. Public Latrines and Urinals.-The following structures were completed during the year:-
(i.) Latrine containing 30 seats for men and 10 for women, in addition to 2 urinal stalls, in Nelson Street, Mongkoktsui.
(ii) Urinal containing 8 stalls, adjoining No. 1 Queen's
Road East.
The following structures were undertaken and were well advanced at the close of the year:-
(iii) Latrine containing 27 seats and 3 urinal stalls, in
Mee Lun Street.
(iv) Latrino containing 14 seats for men and 6 for women, in Rutter Rtreet. (This latrine is in substitution for one at the top of Po Yan Street which had to be demolished to admit of the extension of the Tung Wa Hospital buildings.)
(v.) Trough closet containing 38 seats and 2 urinal stalls. in Queen's Road West, underneath the ramp leading to the Government Civil Hospital.
All the above were constructed of brickwork or masonry.
A small building formerly used as a store for Sai Wan Ho Market was converted into a public latrine containing 8 seats and 1 urinal stall and a matshed structure was also erected at Sai Wan Ho at a cost of $254.66 to replace a privately-owned latrine which was demolished.
In addition to the foregoing, a urinal was removed from Salisbury Road, Kowloon, to Canton Road, to make room for the temporary terminus of the Railway, the cost being defrayed from Railway Funds.
1910 Estimates, 1910 Expenditure,
$12,000.00 $11,984.86
74. Kowloon Market. -The first portion of the steel framing required in connection with this building was delivered on the site on the 15th March and the remainder on the 8th April. The whole of it was erected and the entire building was nearly completed by the close of the year.
It transpired, however, upon the removal of the casing for the construction of the concrete roof, that much of the material which had been used was of a decidedly inferior quality to that specified and it was considered necessary to call upon the contractor to remove it entirely and reconstruct the roof. The necessary work had not been begun at the end of the year.
A contract was entered into with Hop Hing, the contractor for the erection of the building, on the 31st August, for the construction of the necessary shop and stall fittings. The partitious forming the the shops, etc., on the ground floor were nearly completed and a quantity of the timber for the first floor fittings was prepared.
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