CO129-126 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [11-12] — Page 74

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

mostly sailors, of whom some belonger the Merchant Ships-

In conclusion I wonto

respectfully suggest one or twor points that I Consider essential for the prevention

of each extensive conflagration in future

1 No Wooden Verandahs

platforms

on the roof of any

house, shout be allowed_

2. The Uniform size of hove

shouts be adopted in

Colony-

3. To long

ti act

street

ao

the

the Police have'

a fire brigade

barriers ( sanctimes by section.

X of Ordinance my of 1816)

shouts be breiten

1

in order ti

prevent the Crowding

and

Confusion

fires-

now

prevalent at

24. That the height of every

house

1

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home should be proportionate

the the Width

of

the thoroughfare!

5. that a notification of

a

precedence no power / expecially

the the blowing

with

regard

down of houses / shouts be

published in order the prevent any Collision between fine,

Military authorities 6. that the owners of fire

Naval año

engines shouls. be notified that if they bring

the

their

engines

M

ground they

must

submit to some proper

and not be

Authority

to

permitted the work

independent Manor

пого

7.

dr.

in the

they

that when all immediate

danger is over, the tenants

of the neighboring

shouke either fummish

houses

Certain quota of men,

a

n

Au

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