"Mr. Cornell S. Franklin, Chairman of the Shanghai Municipal Counci has sent the following letter to A. C. Brennan-Craddock, who is retiring on April 25 from the post of Senior Assistant Engineer in the Public Works Department:—
It has been brought to the notice of the Council that during the period Of more than 25 years that you have Served in the Public Works Department you have performed work which has been of special value to the community.
In 1914 asphalt, which was then a new road-making material, was frst Introduced into Shanghai. The Commissioner of Public Works has reported that vou took up the study of that new material in addition to your regular duties as a District Engineer, and that from that time unti the present you "have. devoted. to, this Study a great of your free time.
The "asphalt" roads of hal, which are almost entirely your handi Work, have been shown to be better Surfaced than those of many large cities abroad. The use of a local pulverized stone as a substitute for Cement as a result of your experiments has saved the Public Works Department a very substantial sum. You have also developed an exceptionally cheap method of reconditioning old reclaimed asphalt road materials, and, as far as is known, the method has not been used elsewhere. proving asphalt work.
I wish to take this opportunity of assuring you that my colleagues and I greatly appreciate your devotion to duty and your work on behalf of the community.
"We all wish you good health and happiness in your retirement.
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