‘REPORT ON THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY, FOR THE YEAR 1919-20’ [‎264v] (76/192)

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BOMBAY ADMINISTRATION RETORT.
[1919-1920,
with requisitions, 230 persons were warned and discharged, 377 were com,'
and 61 cases were pending at the close of the year. The number of nlr
issued for the removal of unsafe structures was 499, of which 864 tloe8
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plied with, 11 were either cancelled or withdrawn and 124 were pendin
the close of the year. Nineteen buildings or portions thereof fell during 8 ^
year. In 8 of these cases 24 persons were injured and 5 were killed Act’
was taken in 168 cases for the removal of inflammable and insanitary h?
In 116 cases the requirements were complied with, in 2 cases the huts J!'
removed departmentally, in 2 cases the notices were cancelled and 48 case 6
were pending at the close of the year. In 10 cases applications were mad!
to the Standing Committee for the removal of unauthorised work. I n one
of these cases action was taken departmentally after the necessary permission
was granted, in 6 the owners themselves removed the work and the remaining
three cases were pending. The total amount paid for the acquisition of set
backs was Rs. 4,19,049.
8. Almost all the properties required for the widening of Church Gate
Street were acquired. Buildings on the land behind Church Gate Street were
removed and arrangements were made to sell the surplus land by public auction,
Proceedings for the acquisition of properties for the Dalai Street and Apollo
Street Scheme and the Masjid Bunder Road were pending before the Land
Acquisition Officer. All properties had been acquired for the widening of
Sonapur and Nesbit Lanes, Nakhoda and Adbul Reheman Streets and tie
junction of Delisle Road with Arthur Road. Further properties were also
acquired for the widening of 1st Marine Street. The construction of the first
section of the Dadar Kumbharwada Road from the junction of Elphinstone
Road and Tulsi Pipe Lane to Saitan Chowki was taken in hand and properties
were being acquired for the second section from the Saitan Chowki to the junc
tion of Lady Jamsedji Road and the Portuguese Church Street. The work of
constructing the through road from Worli to Mahim was nearing completion,
A revised scheme and estimates for the Golanji Hill Road Scheme were under
the consideration of the Corporation. The work of improving the levels and
gradients of the Sewri Cemetery Road was still in progress. The widening
of the Worli Road was completed. The construction of the new straight road
from the junction of Old Purbhadevi Road and the proposed Foras Eoad
(Old Mahim Bazar Road) to join the widened Cadell Road was in progress,
With a view to improving the awkward corner at the junction of Church
Gate Street and Queen’s Road a piece of Government land measuring about
50,923 square feet was acquired and thrown into the roadway. . In connection
with the Mahim Development Scheme the Corporation sanctioned (1) a 60
road from the Mahim Station to Lady Jamsedji Road and (2) two propose
roads and a park extending between Purbhadevi Road and Dadar Kumbnai-
wada Road. Nine new roads of an aggregate area of 61,058 square yards were
taken over from the Bombay Port Trust and the Bombay Improvement rus
and declared public roads. The setbacks enforced during the year resu o in
the addition of 7,028 square yards to the roadway. The area of roads me a
and patched during the year was 1,913,383 square feet. The foundations o se
roads aggregating about 94,720 square feet in area were improved at a ^°
Rs. 21,206. The length of road surface disturbed for laying mains, aram,
cables, etc., was about 33J miles out of 172 miles of roads in the U y an
cost of restoration amounted to Rs. 3,18.858. Fifty-seven roads ^ .
aggregate area of 3,010,278 square feet were tar-painted with 2 men c
grit, some of them being newly tarred after re-surfacing. The cos 0 ^
operations amounted to Rs. 1,31,095. Road watering cost Rs. hh >
hundred and seventy-three trees were planted at a cost of Rs. 2,084. n( j g
of converting the Falkland Road and Northbrook Gardens into ^
was practically completed. Twelve street refuges and one she er ^ ^
passengers were constructed. The footpaths of six roads were pave . ^
roads footpaths were newly formed.- About 10,330 feet of a new 0 ^
track was laid along Esplanade Road from Dhobi Talao to the 4 0 fgrjQf ee to{
and along Sandhurst Road from Frere Road westwards and abou
single track was laid along Sussex Road juction, Connaught boa ^ on
nade Road. A new tramway siding about 112 feet in lengti
Thakurdwar Road.