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advisable to construct a bridge with two spans of 35′ 0″ each, the decking and beams being of ferro-concrete supported on cement concrete abutments and pier. Wherever necessary, railings of ferro-concrete standards and bars have been provided. All liabilities were discharged with the exception of the retention money under the contract, which remained to be paid in 1920.
It was decided to carry out, under the same vote as the foregoing work, the formation of certain sites for Officers' Quarters in conjunction with some diversions and improvements of a portion of Findlay Road which had been roughly formed about the year 1901 and a contract for these works was let in October to Messrs. Kang On & Co. Satisfactory progress had been made with them by the end of the year.
1919 Estimates, 1919 Sup. Vote, $20,000.00 Total Estimates, $24,000.00 $4,000.00 Expenditure to 31/12/19, $23,735.60 1919 Expenditure, $23,735.60(k.) Wanchai Road.---Widening to 42 feet.-The execution of this work involved numerous resumptions of property and the setting back of the frontage line of existing buildings. Operations during the year were confined to the resumption of some of the properties involved.
1919 Estimates, $60,000.00 Total Estimates, $60,000.00 Expenditure to 31/12/19, $20,109.63 1919 Expenditure, $20,109.63(l.) Queen's Road East,-Widening to 60 feet. In this case also, extensive resumptions of property and alterations of existing buildings were involved. Substantial progress with a number of the resumptions had been made by the close of the year and the demolition of some of the buildings was in progress.
1919 Estimates, $150,000.00 Total Estimates, $150,000.00 Expenditure to 31/12/19, $63,558.00 1919 Expenditure, $63,558.00(m.) Pokfulam Road,--Widening.--Extensive improvements to that portion of the road extending from No. 8 Bridge to the junction of Victoria and Pokfulam Roads were carried out, the roadway being widened and sharp bends modified. The surface was macadamized and treated with asphaltum. Similar improvements were undertaken during the year to those portions of the road extending from the University to Pokfulam Police Station and from the junction of Victoria and Pokfulam Roads to Aberdeen.
1919 Estimates, $7,500.00 1919 Expenditure, $7,487.82(n.) Pokfulam Road,-Improvement of Bridge No. 8.-This bridge was widened and greatly improved, the decking and beams
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advisable to construct a bridge with two spans of 35′ 0′′ each, the decking and beams being of ferro-concrete supported on cement concrete abutments and pier. Wherever necessary, railings of ferro-concrete standards and bars have been provided. All lia- bilities were discharged with the exception of the retention money under the contract, which remained to be paid in 1920.
It was decided to carry out, under the same vote as the fore- going work, the formation of certain sites for Officers' Quarters in conjunction with some diversions and improvements of a portion of Findlay Road which had been roughly formed about the year 1901 and a contract for these works was let in October to Messrs. Kang On & Co. Satisfactory progress had been made with them by the end of the year.
1919 Estimates, 1919 Sup. Vote,
$20,000.00 Total Estimates,......
· 4,000.00
$24,000.00 | Expenditure to
31/12/19,.
1919 Expenditure,... 23,735.60
$23,735.60
(k.) Wanchai Road.---Widening to 42 feet.-The execution of this work involved numerous resumptions of property and the setting back of the frontage line of existing buildings. Operations during the year were confined to the resumption of some of the properties involved.
1919 Estimates,
$60,000.00
Total Estimates, Expenditure to
31/12/19,
.$60,000.00
20,109.63
1919 Expenditure, ... 20,109.63
(1.) Queen's Road East,-Widening_to·60_feet. In this case also, extensive resumptions of property and alterations of existing buildings were involved. Substantial progress with a number of the resumptions had been made by the close of the year and the demolition of some of the buildings was in progress.
1919 Estimates,
.$150,000.00 | Total Estimates,..
Expenditure to
1919 Expenditure,... 63,558.00 31/12/19....
$63,558.00
(m.) Pokfulam Road,--Widening.--Extensive improvements to that portion of the road extending from No. 8 Bridge to the junction of Victoria and Pokfulam Roads were carried out, the roadway being widened and sharp bends modified. The surface was macadamized and treated with asphaltum. Similar improvements were under- taken during the year to those portions of the road extending from the University to Pokfulam Police Station and from the junction of Victoria and Pokfulam Roads to Aberdeen.
1919 Estimates,
1919 Expenditure,
$7,500.00 7,487.82
(n.) Pokfulam Road,-Improvement of Bridge No. 8.-This bridge was widened and greatly improved, the decking and beams
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