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arranged that it should be assigned to the latter company, with Gwynne's as subcontractors
for the plant which they were supplying. At the end of 1924 work to
the value of approximately £40,000 had been completed and partly erected at the
station. As mentioned in the Annual Report for 1923 (vol. III., p. 127), the motive
power for the engines is gas supplied by the Brentford Gas Company. A tender
by Leslie and Company, Ltd., and amounting to £56,290 for the erection of the
proposed pumping station at Hammersmith, was accepted on 1st March, 1922,
and at the end of 1924 the greater part of the machinery was delivered, and the
first engines and pumps were nearly ready for work. The tender, amounting to
£518, of H. J. Cash and Co., Ltd., for the installation of electric light, etc., was
accepted on 21st March, 1924. The pumping station has been placed under the
superintendent of the Western and other pumping stations and the staff has been
fixed at one engineer-in-charge, two engineers and four oilers and cleaners.
Abbey Mills
pumping
station
enlargement.
The enlargement* of Abbey Mills pumping station involves alterations in the
Worthington engine house at the station, the installation of new pumping plant
there, and the provision of additional boilers in one of the boiler houses and of
supplementary plant. The total estimated cost is £60,000. The boilers have been
installed. The tender, amounting to £19,750, of Gwynne's Engineering Company,.
Ltd., for machinery was accepted on 20th December, 1922. Delay has accurred
owing to the appointment of a manager and receiver on behalf of the debenture
holders of the company. After negotiations the manager and receiver agreed to
continue work and the Council agreed to expedite payments on account of work
done. The tender of Mr. F. R. Hipperson, amounting to £13,815, for the construction
of foundations for the new machinery, was accepted on 20th June, 1923. This
work also has not progressed as rapidly as was hoped. It was hindered to some
extent by the strike of building trade operatives in July and August, 1924. During
1924 tenders were accepted as follows:—Dilworth and Carr, Ltd., £5,926 for the
supply of piping, valves, feed pumps, etc.; the Lilleshall Company, Ltd.,.for the
supply of two penstocks, £405; Bumsted and Chandler, Ltd., for the supply of
engine to drive mechanical stokers, £211.
Isle of Dogs
pumping
station enlargement.
In addition to the pumping carried out at Abbey Mills pumping station in
connection with the drainage of the low-lying areas in Poplar and the Isle of
Dogs, storm water from these areas is pumped direct into the Thames at the
Isle of Dogs pumping station and the general flood relief scheme of 1919 provides
for the enlargement of this station and the substitution of gas for steam power.
The total estimated cost of the enlargement is £73,000. The engines are being
provided under the revised contract with the Premier Gas Engine Co., Ltd., in
1922, the contract price being £9,829, of which £545 is provisional. On
7th December, 1922, the Council accepted the tender, amounting to £29,405, of
W. Pattinson and Sons, Ltd., for the enlargement of the station. The contractors
abandoned the work on 16th May, 1924, and the Council determined the contract.
John Mowlem and Co., Ltd., who were then entrusted with the temporary
pumping, watching, etc., eventually agreed to complete the building upon the basis
of the Council paying (i.) the cost of labour, materials, stores, etc., (ii.) certain
fixed sums for skilled supervision, office charges, plant, etc., (iii.) profits at
specified rates, adjusted according to the actual quantities of work and (iv). onequarter
of any saving on an estimate (£23,003), after adjustment according to
actual quantities.
Southwestern
storm relief
sewer.
The soutlf-western storm relief sewer has been designed to assist the drainage
of Clapham, Streatham, Brixton, West Norwood and Dulwich. The estimated
cost, including incidentals, is £315,000. If required the sewer can be extended southward
to relieve the Effra Branch sewer at West Norwood. The length from Effraroad
to Nine Elms is 2⅜ miles, and in order to expedite the work* it was made the
*Accelerated with Government assistance in order to provide employment.