Shanghai, Mar. 7.
of the S.M.P. for 1940 were considered by the Works Committee estimates of expenditure of the Public Works Department in meeting on February 1.
As intimated in the case of the other departmental estimates (already published) at the request of the Council the strictest economy was exercised by the Commissioner of Public Works in collaboration with the Treasurer in the pre-aration of his Budget.
After detailed examination of each proposed appropriation of capital expenditure of the Public Works Department, a deduction of $30,400 from the preliminary capital estimate of $1,039,300 was effected, In accordance with the usual pro= ere the various, em of apa priation under the Budget of Extra. ordinary Expenditure were classified In. the two categories (1) those to which the Council is already committed or which are considered Urgent, and (2) those for which, having regard to financial and other considerations, no appropriation should be made this yea {$10,000 under this Reading was ap-Proved. The Commissioner stated {hat this is almost a nominal sum cover only such small bunding exten: sions as may be unavoidable during the year. parison of the actual cost of operation: Suring 1936 with the cost. of 1036 guamiities at 1040 prices vie:
Actual net, costs of operation Islet crevrosrsssssess 902,000
SAVIN seesssseeeen F00000
{In response to the Council's request for further retrenchment. efforts on the part of Heads of Departments, the Commissioner of Public Works reviewed his estimates for 1940 and. recommended the undernoted reduc-tons.
Drainage-—An appropriation of {$100,000 for constructing. new drains where most urgently required and for ood prevention measures was approved. The Commissioner of Public Works explained that this item cover~ the cost. of work designed to mitigate flooding'in the Western, Cen= tral and Northern. Districts together with the usual extensions required by private building activities. The flood. revention measures Included the Inh= Stallation of further check valves 1 the Central District to prevent tidal coding, and similar work In parts fof the Northern District; special lets to the soil sewer" in Nanking Road, and a pumping installation. in the Vu ¥a Ching Road Pump Station to dispose of foods from rain-fall in the area near the large department stores, near the Nanking and Cheikiang'Road crossing. In the Western District additional pumps were being ut into service in the pump stations at he Brenan Road Railway. Crossing and in Brenan Village, with a new Oullet to, the Soochow Crock at the latter, which, in conjunction. with a system of check valves and special flood "inlets into. the sell sewer, can be made to discharge approximately 13,000,000. gations "per day of flood water from the most frequently flood= parts of the western area, This tem also included provision for drains some of the roads in this. area which have no public drain. It was noted that from this amount contrious ions from private building enter= prises totalling $5,000 may be deducted. ron essen tage om, nin gw ree sree Re States pri tush the Bade ERGs ar Sok rae and River Nope Shot of uP ce th ut See Dlg ud Seyeroges—thn a inp aS ety isi ne eat ihe alg oosaue fen of tals ea Sasi wea todd ents Yt out Sead dane teh aban fined in i Se arent Hat" yde nan Seeds reid yp oral sir the quai ied" ould tenne But aoa Brake ne pate Seo abet
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