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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 4TM JUNE, 1898.
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On the expiration of the time of completion of the Contract the work being still unfinished and the progress slow and unsatisfactory. therefore with a view to getting the work completed so as to allow the upper surface of the rubble stone foundations of sea wall being levelled and concreted and the concrete blocks (forming base of sea wall) laid during the low tides of May, June and July, an agreement was made by the Crown Solicitor (C.S.O. No. 517 of '97) with TSANG KENG and his security, TAI SUN FAT, to complete and hand over the work in three instalments. The first or eastern third of the whole length to be completed on the 23rd April, the middle third on the 23rd May, and the last or western portion on the 8th June. The several portions were not, however, completed until the 16th May, 30th May and 2nd June, the whole being completed on the 17th June.
During the year under review 45,828 cubic yards of rubble stone and quarry chippings were used on this work and about 36,360 superficial feet of the upper surface of the rubble stone foundations roughly formed and levelled.
Contract No. 44 was made with YAU KUNG CHEUNG on the 10th May (Confidential C.S.O. No. 13 of 1897) for levelling, forming and concreting the upper surface of the rubble stone foundations of sea wall and landing steps on a length of 800 feet, raising foundation of ring-bolts, backing the first course of coucrete blocks with rubble stone hand-packed, &c., the whole to be completed on or before the 13th August.
The work was commenced on the 16th May and the following works, viz. :-12,930 superficial feet of rubble stone foundations levelled, formed to shape and concreted (bed for concrete blocks) and 1,182 cubic yards of rubble stone hand-packed backing of concrete blocks. The work was carried on with despatch and completed in a satisfactory manner within the Contract time.
Departmental Work, done by Divers, "pontoon crane," &c., viz. :-7,560 superficial feet of rubble stone foundations levelled, formed and concreted forming base of landing steps, laid 6 feet below datum, two courses of concrete blocks containing 5,750 cubic feet and weighing about 369 tons set below datum and 498 cubic yards of rubble stone hand-packed backing of the concrete blocks, and the foundations of sea and landing steps weighted on a length of 493 feet, 175,139 cubic feet of concrete blocks weighing 10,946 tons being used for that purpose.
Sections Nos. 6 and 7, between Pottinger Street and Ice House Street, being the Eastern portion of the former on a length (sea wall) of 719 feet and the Western portion of the latter on a length (sea wall) of 283 feet; and the area of the reclaimed land (assignable to the Crown Lessees) of the Eastern portion is 97,013 square feet and of the Western portion 79,910 square feet.
Contract No. 43, made with CHAN YING CHEONG on the 8th May. For the construction of the upper portion of the sea wall, landing piers and landing steps (above the concrete blocks) completing the storm water drains, filling in and reclaiming the land, forming and levelling the roads and footpaths, constructing side channels, concreting and macadamizing roads, footpaths, &c, the work to be com- pleted on or before the 7th May, 1898. During the year under review 54,918 cubic yards of earth have been filled in the reclamation, 2,822 cubic yards rubble stone hand-packed in embankment, backing of sea wall, &c., 684 cubic yards cement concrete and 486 cubic yards lime concrete laid in backing of sea wall and storm water drains and hearting of landing piers, 24,110 cubic feet granite ashlar in cement in sea wall, landing pier, and storm water drains, and 20,300 cubic feet granite ashlar in old sea wall taken down, cleaned and re-used in new sea wall.
Departmental work doue by divers, pontoon crane, block barges, &c. on these sections, viz., 1,498 superficial feet of foundations of sea wall levelled, formed and concreted, 360 lineal feet concrete blocks (single course) set containing 12,420 cubic feet and weighing about 776 tons, 256 lineal feet of foundations of sea wall weighted with concrete blocks containing 91,062 cubic feet and weighing about 5,691 tons and the rubble stone foundation of storm water drain in Pedder Street weighted on a length of 60 feet with concrete blocks containing 7,663 cubic feet and weighing about 479 tons, also 41 cubic yards rubble stone hand-packed backing to first course, base of landing steps.
Earth filling in reclamations. —Contract No. 40 made with YAU KUNG CHEUNG on the 1st October, 1896, (Confidential C.S.O. No. 73 of 1896) for excavating and depositing in hopper barges 80,000 cubic yards of earth, of which 63,993 cubic yards have been supplied this year, the whole being completed on the 24th June.
Contract No. 45 made with CHAN WAN and CHAN LOONG on the 1st July, (Confidential C.S.O. No. 73 of 1897) for excavating and depositing in the hopper barges 70,000 cubic yards of earth, of which 48,460 cubic yards have been supplied this year, also 21,295 cubic yards of earth from Government works (Taipingshan Improvements), 73,254 cubic yards materials raised by the Govern- ment Dredger, 12,466 cubic yards of earth and spoil from other sources and 54,918 cubic yards under Contract No. 43 have been deposited in the reclamations, viz., 52,051 cubic yards in Section No. 3, 11,319 cubic yards in Section No. 4, 202,749 cubic yards in Section No. 5, and 60,318 cubic yards in portions of Sections Nos. 6 and 7, making the total quantity of earth and spoil deposited in these reclamations during the year ending 31st December, 1897, 326,437 cubic yards.
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