'REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY FOR THE YEAR 1904-1905' [‎141r] (57/116)

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1901-1905.] MILITARY. 33
2. Owing to the necessity of providing house accommodation for people displaced, the
construction of new streets has been largely confined to the Board’s vested lands. Fair progress
has been made with the street from Queen’s Road to Carnac Bridge in Scheme II. Now that
accommodation for the poorer classes has been sanctioned for Chandanwadi and Imamwada, there
is a prospect of more rapid progress with Scheme II and a speedy commencement with
important fcO' Roads in Schemes III and VIII. Roads on the Colaba reclamation are about
to be begun. Good progress was made during the year with the construction of 8 blocks of
chawls at Agripada. Two blocks at Nagpada were delayed owing to difficulties with the
contractor, but are being completed departmentally. The construction of 250 semi-permanent
huts has been commenced on the Kennedy Sea Face.
3. Three additional Police Accommodation Schemes were sanctioned during the year, at
Aoripada, Shepherd Road, and Duncan Road. A Scheme for the Connaught Road Estate has been
prepared and is ready for submission to Government. Good progress was made with the extensive
accommodation on the Wodehouse Road as also with that on the Nagpada Estate. Both are
approaching completion.
4. The Board’s vested lands have been improved and maintained. Works undertaken during
the year included the improvement of the Charni Road Garden on the Kennedy Sea Face ;
the demolition of the Cooperage bungalow and the conversion of the area into a public recreation
ground, and the commencement of a central garden on the Wellington Lines Estate. The
Cotton Green Plot was resumed by Government for Railway purposes, and the Dispensary Plot
has been handed over to the Trust. The development of lands vested in the Board by the
Municipality has proceeded less rapidly as they require larger expenditure on filling and on
roads. The filling and raising of the West Agripada Estate is practically complete and a new
system of roads is to be constructed simultaneously with the sewerage system. The provision
of a water-supply has been undertaken by the Municipality.
5. Schemes IV, V and VI were formulated with a view to the provision of building sites
for the expansion of the City. Scheme IV deals with the area lying between Chaupati and the
Govalia Tank, while Schemes V and VI deal with the vacant areas lying north of D£dar now
largely used for rice cultivation. The plans and estimates for Scheme V were submitted to
Government, while Scheme VI delayed by uncertainty as to the exact alignment of the new
Harbour Branch Railway and the connecting loop with the B. B. & C. I. Railway at M4him,
is now under the consideration of the Board. Under Scheme IV the acquisition of lands has
made favourable progress and filling and road construction will be commenced shortly. The
Colaba reclamation (Scheme VII) undertaken with the object of providing additional building
sites is now complete with the exception of the roads. A 50 feet carriage way with a 20 feet
raised foot-path on the side next the sea will be provided.
6. The Trustees finding that they were in a sufficiently favourable financial posi tion
requested the Municipal Commissioner to furnish them with a small list of areas in which he
considered that some provision for people displaced by the operations of the Trust was urgently
necessary. The Municipal Commissioner accordingly made representations in respect of
some twelve areas. Schemes for these together with a scheme for the improvement of Fort
(North) previously submitted by the Municipal Commissioner are now under consideration and
it is expected that preliminary proposals will shortly be placed before the Board. Three street
schemes were prepared for the provision of dwellings for the working classes to the north of
Haines Road in accordance with a representation from tne Municipal Commissioner.
7 Out of a total of 1,278 cases, awards have been made in 1,040 cases, of which 693
properties have been acquired through the Courts and 347 by amicable settlement. The number
of properties acquired through the Courts and by amicable settlement were in the year under
report 301 and 82 as compared with 102 and 146 last year. Of 112 references to the Tribunal
of Appeal (of which however 12 have been withdrawn or settled) 64 are still unopened, while 14
have been decided in favour of the Board and 17 against. Acquired properties retained by the
Board pending demolition produced a revenue of Rs. 4,15,485-14-8 during the year and receipts
from sale of properties for demolition produced Rs. 26,913-9-6.
8. Revenue for the year amounted to Rs. 11,20,170 against an expenditure of
Rs. 10,53,029, leaving a net credit balance of Rs. 67,141. A fresh loan of 50 lakhs One lakh is equal to one hundred thousand rupees bearing
interest at 4 per cent, and having a currency of 60 years was raised in September 1904. The
average rate of issue was Rs. 102-5-9. The total loans raised by the Board now amount to
Rs. 2,20,00 000 The total Capital expenditure up to the close of the year amounted to
Rs. 1,84,57,520 and the year closed with a credit cash balance of Rs. 59,78,950.
11. Military (Volunteering).
1. Camps of exercise were held by the Bombay Light Horse, Bombay Voluuteer Artillery,
Bombay Volunteer Rifles, 1st and 2nd Battalions G. I. P. Railway Volunteer Rifles, 1st and 2nd
Battalions B. B & C. I. Railsvay Volunteer Rifles, Nagpur, Berdr, Poona, Baluchistan, and
md Volunteer Rifles, and the Karachi Volunteer Artillery.
2* The total amount allotted for camps of exercise and field days was Rs. 14,800.
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Chap. IIL
PROTSCTION-
Police accommoda
tion.
Vested lands.
Expansion schemes.
Provision for people
displaced.
Acquisition.
Finance.
Camps of exorcise,.
Expenditure