CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3] — Page 422

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Enclosure

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To The Honourable

The Colonial Secretary.

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Chief Resident Engineers

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Kowloon, dated 2nd. March, 1910.

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Bridges.

With reference to my General Letter No. 110

dated 16th. February, 1910, and in compliance with His Excel-

-lency's minute dated 20th. rebruary, 1910, I have the honour to inform you that the work done or to be done to the Bridges

referred to in the report may be divided into the following:-

The abandonment of work done on Bridges

4, 7, 8, 5, 12 at a cost of $94,379.27.

(a)

(b)

The reconstructing of the above bridges at

a cost of $124,258.75. This involves no extra

expenditure to Government as had these bridges

been properly constructed in the first instance

they would have cost as much.

(c) Additions and improvements to Bridges 13, 14, 17,

18, 22, 22-a, 33, 35, 36, 38 at an estimated cost

of $20,564.40 As these should have been provided in the first instance, there is no extra expendi-

-ture involved.

The cause of failure in (a) has been due to

foundations being insufficient to carry the weight imposed;

and the use of Lime Concrete where cement Concrete should have been used. The defects in design under (c) are due to the backing over the arches being insufficient in quantity to keep the arch ring from springing up and so disarranging the parapet walls which results in their getting cracked in peculiar positions. Arched bridges should not have been put in, in places where the foundations were liable to settlement, or to scour

out.

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