'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1914-1915' [‎209v] (88/150)

IMPERIAL
SERVICED
BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION REPORT.
[1914-
' 9 >S
Opium.
Sanitar y works:
Both these districts have been classified as Provincial charges. The
Sind continue to be under the direct control of the Sanitary Engineer to Governme t
A temporary executive district, called the “Architectural District/' wa s f
construction of all important buildings designed by the Consulting Architect t 0 ? f ° r tlle
in the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. town, except those which are at any time specially placed in^ha” 11 ^
°f the
Executive Engineer, Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. District. The maintenance of all such
buildi
m gs is to
continue to be in the hands of the last named officer. The head-quarters^Phe'T'r
District which is classified as a Provincial one are at Bombay. The district • hltectur d
charge of an Executive Engineer who is empowered to exercise all the usual p ^ ‘ I1
office and works under the orders of the Consulting Architect to GovernmT 8 ° f that
relieves the Consulting Architect of all executive and accounts work. Gnt ' ^ ea| so
The temporary office of the Electrical Engineer was converted into
executive charge with the name of the “ Electrical District.” It is classified as R
district and has its head-quarters at Bombay. It comprises all electrical
Permanent
a Provincial
works
of the Bombay Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. including Sind and Aden. The Electrical "Enaineer 11 ^ ^
Executive En '^ ° ' S m
charge of the district is empowered to exercise the powers of
an
certain limitations and he continues to be under the direct control of the Chief
Proposals
regarding
the increase in the
Engineer
cadre,
Engineer,
“ - additional estahlkt
for sanitary projects in the Bombay Public Works Department and the revision f
the upper and lower subordinate establishments, draftsmen, storekeepers and th
establishments in the Public Works Department offices were practically decided eC enca '
the year, but none of these schemes have come into force.
on during
Two additional sssistant architects and an electrical inspector for Sind were
during the year.
The services of seven officers were placed at the disposal of His
Commander-in-Chief.
appointed
Excellency the
A revised curriculum for the Engineering Branch of the D. J. Sind Colleo- e at K 'C
was approved for adoption in place of that sanctioned in 1900. C 1
In consequence of the re-arrangement of terms in the Faculty of Arts by the University
of Bombay it was considered necessary to alter accordingly the existing terms of ti
Engineering Branch of the College. ^ 5
It was also decided that the present standard for passing the various examinations of
the Engineering Branch of this College should not be raised.
Some accidents having occurred from electric shock in the City of Bombay owinr
to broken telephone wires coming in contact with tramway and other wires carryincr hbh
pressure electric currents, a committee, consisting of the Chief Engineer, Tata •Hydro-Electric
Power Supply company, Limited, and two Government officers, was appointed which enquired
into anc reported on the causes of the accidents and the measures necessary to prevent their
recurrence. J 1
2.—ROADS AND BUILDINGS.
A.—Civil Buildings.
* be total expenditure on works of the Roads and Buildings Branch of the Public Works
Department of the Presidency The name given to each of the three divisions of the territory of the East India Company, and later the British Raj, on the Indian subcontinent. during the year amounted to Rs. 1,49,20,887, the more
important details of which are given under the various heads below:
Under this head the expenditure during the year was :—
New works
Additions and alterations to existing works
Repairs
Rs.
3 > 8 4 d 5 8
18,978
Total
4 > 0 3 d 3 6
f , 1C b'Tding of the New Customs House, Bombay, was carried up to nearly the first
oor eve! throughout. I he work of constructing the New Customs House at Karachi was
in progress, while that of the quarters for the preventive officers at Keamari was completed.
1 he expenditure during the year was :
r Rs.
New works __ _ _ -i
Additions and alterations to existing works ( 2 ’V’ 585
Re P airs ••• °... 45,515
Total
3,23,mo
The works of improving the water-supply to the salt works at Matunga and of con-
ructing a bungalow for the Assistant Collector of Salt Revenue at Bandrawerein progress,
i ne work of avino- rtir!P.c fT-,-,™-, rvi' ' i n-s , , a
TLp T 1 r, » . voajSLcU1L '-miector 01 ^ait Kevenue at canura Yvcio
More o laying pipes from the Kharaghoda Tank to the new Agar was comni
An O ‘vr V\ ^ T r ^
X x Vi cl X (Til iv LU LUC UCW ^
An expenditure of Rs. 108 only was incurred on repairs under this head.
enced,
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