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The cost of the plant, including the construction of concrete
engine, bed for the compressor, and the erection of an engine
house to accommodate the same was ₤808 18s. 8d.
A new 7½ inch by 4½ inch by 6inch Boiler Feed Pump
(Rane Type) has been fixed in place of a smaller engine, and the
old 95 gallon feed water tank has been replaced by two tanks
having a total capacity of 400 gallons.
The total cost of the work, including the construction of
tank chamber, was £77 4s. 8d.
The whole of the external and internal wood and iron work
Public at the Branch Library, Allfarthing Lane, has been
Libraries. painted. The work was done under contract by
Mr. C. Horton, Wandsworth, at a cost of £64 16s. 3d. Four
new electric lamps have been fixed and 12 shifted in the Reading
Room and Lending Library and the switchboard overhauled by
Mr. J. Wilson, Wandsworth, at a cost of £14 9s. 0d.
The exterior of the Newnes' Public Library has been painted
and a new doorway constructed on the first floor leading from
the Librarian's rooms to the roof. The work was carried
out under contract by Mr. W. J. Grant, Putney, at a cost of
£53 15s- od.
In continuation of the widening of Putney Bridge Road, a
Putney portion of the forecourts of Nos. 102 to 112 on
Bridge Road, the north side of the road and adjoining the Railway
Bridge, have been acquired, and negotiations are in progress
for acquiring a portion of the land opposite No. 114 which will
complete this section of the improvement.
The width of the old road at this point was 28 feet 6 inches,
and the width of the widened road will be 50 feet opposite
No. 114, reducing to the maximum width of 40 feet obtainable at
the bridge.
The cost of the work to date, including the removal of the
old steps, retaining wall and bank, the erection of new retaining
walls and steps to cottages, and the paving of the footpath
opposite Nos. 102 to 112, is £224 5s. gd.
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