The Archive · 1904

Creeks and River

Bridges—Tho new bridge over th Hongkew Creek at Scott Road is in have been care and levelled. This is course of construction, the main piles

has 3 spans of 85° 0". The clear width wooden bridge of the usual type and

between parapets will be $1' 0", Bundings—Fair progress has been made inthe construction of the concrete bundings along Soochow and Defence Creeks, and six hundred and fifty-five feet of wooden bunding along the Yangking-pang has been repaired.

In connection with the scheme for reclaiming that portion of the Soochow Creek foreshore, adjoining the Public. Garden, the wooden bunding forming part of the toe of the stone slope lias been completed, and the stone slope has been made for a length of 75' 0° and a width of Asit is only possible, at present, to ry on this work for a few hours at low water of Spring tides (Low water Neap tides covers the work) the rate of progress is naturally slow.

Landing Stages.—Extonsive repairs have been made to the Fearon Road landing stage near Range Road. i Dredging.—Soochow Creek has been dredged in front of Markham Road Garbage chute and the channel deepened by the removal of five hundred and fifty tons of mud.

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