Cheung Chau Rock :-
Q31
Fixing wrought iron standard for lamp,
Cap Sui Mun :-
General repairs, painting and limewashing externally,...
Sundry repairs and filling in sump,
P.W.R. Hongkong.
$371.59
107.21 144.03
251.24
Approximate
50. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City. Improvements to Roads and Bridges in City. Mileage 60.—The road surfaces were maintained generally in a satisfactory condition, the bituminous treatment of carriage-ways throughout the City being considerably extended with the satisfactory result of further appreciably diminishing erosion.
With a Government Quarry in operation, enabling carefully-screened grades of stone to be obtained, it has become possible to greatly extend the use of Artificial Asphalt in situations where the nature and amount of the traffic renders the adoption of such paving desirable. With the products of the Quarry, the manufacture of granolithic paving slabs for footways has also been extensively introduced. The slabs are made to standard sizes, the standards being so arranged as to suit the prevailing widths of pavements, thus reducing waste to a minimum. During the year, 6,600 slabs were made. The manufacture of tar macadam is also carried on at the quarry, the quantity produced during the year amounting to 762 cubic yards.
The following are particulars of the improved surfacing introduced on a number of the roads, in addition to those mentioned in previous reports:—
Substitution of Granite Setts for Macadam or Concrete:—
Burd Street, sq. yds, 80 Centre Street, 133 Morrison Street, 300 Praya East, 193 Praya West, 281 Smithfield, 53 Sutherland Street, 124 Tung Man Street, 25 Wing Kut Street, 98*** sq. yds., 1,287* In this case the cost of the work was defrayed by the frontagers, Wing Kut Street being a Private Street.
Cheung Chau Rock :-
Q31
Fixing wrought iron standard for lamp,
Cap Sui Mun :-
General repairs, painting and limewash-
ing externally,...
Sundry repairs and filling in sump,
P.W.R. Hongkong.
$371.59
107.21 144.03
251.24
Approximate
50. Maintenance of Roads and Bridges in City. Improvements to Roads and Bridges in City. Mileage 60.—The road surfaces were maintained generally in a satisfactory condition, the bituminous treatment of carriage-ways throughout the City being considerably extended with the satis- factory result of further appreciably diminishing erosion.
With a Government Quarry in operation, enabling carefully- screened grades of stone to be obtained, it has become possible to greatly extend the use of Artificial Asphalte in situations where the nature and amount of the traffic renders the adoption of such paving desirable. With the products of the Quarry, the manufac- ture of granolithic paving slabs for footways has also been exten- sively introduced. The slabs are made to standard sizes, the standards being so arranged as to suit the prevailing widths of pavements, thus reducing waste to a minimum. During the year, 6,600 slabs were made. The manufacture of tar macadam is also carried on at the quarry, the quantity produced during the year amounting to 762 cubic yards.
The following are particulars of the improved surfacing introduced on a number of the roads, in addition to those mentioned in previous reports :---
Substitution of Granite Setts for Macadam or Concrete : —
Burd Street,
Centre Street,
Morrison Street,
Praya East,
Praya West,
Smithfield,
Sutherland Street,
Tung Man Street,
Wing Kut Street,
sq. yds,
80
133
300
193
281
53
124
25
98***
sq. yds., 1,287
* In this case the cost of the work was defrayed by the frontagers, Wing Kut Street being a Private Street.
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