PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA Minister of Public Works REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1955-56 VICTORIA, B.C. Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty 1956 To His Honour Frank Mackenzie Ross, C.M.G., M.C., Lieutenant-Governor of the Province of British Columbia. May it please Your Honour: Herewith 1 beg respectfully to submit the Annual Report of the Department of Public Works for the fiscal year ended March 31st, 1956, in compliance with the provisions of the " Public Works Act." W. N. CHANT, Minister of Public Works. Office of the Minister of Public Works, Parliament Buildings, October 9th, 1956. Os X u S < o < H < X U i-J < Z o H < N z < o o X m*P a, 2 CO — 5 u b ■ -St) U P.5"S o W. N Mm Publi u z -2 si 30 D. Denham Chief Boiler Inspector 11 = 1 = 1 3 -5 Z u 00 UJ z O < * a u a O C4 c < 0 III H Q 5J 3 i) £ W « c q u Q IV) ■a.'O B 8 S 9 ij Cs. *«a z: v So 3 z •gi> a Oh ao> . 3 0 <" z S E Bjt* o Si's* aSoo ll>3 O J Ml 2 « ir to 2 .Spj o S .2 g 5 Si H o, u w'5t 2 111 SOS g §'§> 1 u *- 3.SU a la j? 4 fc ^ * 5 o, 'O ■sS -.?ife.»s -' st W 5 2: & 5 | Sqj uSj a = s •305 5 5 S S ^<5i PUBLIC WORKS REPORT REPORT OF DEPUTY MINISTER Douglas Building, Victoria, B.C., October 9th, 1956. The Honourable W. N. Chant, Minister of Public Works, Parliament Buildings, Victoria, B.C. Sir,—I herewith submit, for your approval and consideration, the first annual report on the progress and activities of the Department for the fiscal year 1955-56. Commencing on April 1st, 1955, the beginning of the fiscal year, the new Department of Public Works was formed, consisting of the Architectural Branch, Boiler Inspection Division, Electrical Energy Inspection Division, and Gas Inspection Division, which had originally been branches of the former Department of Public Works, now called the Department of Highways. An organizational chart of the Department, as of March 31st, 1956, is included in this Report, and from it will be seen that the Departmental Comptroller's Branch, Personnel Branch, and Chief Clerk's Branch (filing and mail) are shared jointly by both this Department and the Department of Highways. The other branches and divisions consist of the Architectural, Maintenance, Structural Engineering, and Mechanical Engineering, responsible for design, construction, maintenance, and operation of Government buildings generally; Telephones, responsible for telephone traffic; and the Boiler Inspection, Electrical Energy Inspection, and Gas Inspection Divisions, responsible for the administration of their respective Acts. Generally speaking, good progress was made by the Department in carrying out the extensive building, maintenance, and inspection programme with which it was faced, as will be seen by studying the reports from the various branches hereinafter included. C. D. Campbell, Deputy Minister and Chief Architect. REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF ARCHITECT Satisfactory progress was made with the building programme during the fiscal year 1955-56. Several major projects under construction last year have been completed, and plans and specifications are nearing completion for several projects to be tendered early in the coming fiscal year. A total of 147 building and mechanical projects were completed or undertaken during the fiscal year 1955-56, at a total expenditure of $5,985,362. The more important of the projects which were completed are as follows:— 7 3 M 8 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF ARCHITECT Major Projects Completed M 9 Location Building Total Cost $889,244.00 45,082.00 254,506.00 203,903.00 66,677.00 210,285.00 24,182.00 169,741.00 453,455.00 59,611.00 45,785.00 39,145.00 125,682.00 1,605,737.00 53,864.00 24,259.00 195,689.00 Essondale Kamloops Oakalla ____ Some of the larger and more important projects which were under construction at the end of the fiscal year 1955-56 are as follows:— Major Projects under Construction Project Location Percentage Completed Building I Estimated Total Cost 5-B-48 5-B-82 123-B 123-B 206-B 202-B 5-B-53 79-B-l 79-B-l 7-B-21 Essondale Essondale Haney Haney _ Kamloops Nanaimo Port Coquitlam ... Vancouver Vancouver New Westminster 50 50 44 5 28 20 1 73 14 75 Construction of reservoir New water-line - „ B.C. Correctional Institution _ B.C. Correctional Institution, laundry and boiler-house . Addition to Land Registry Office _ New wing to Court-house 300-bed Home for the Aged „ Deaf and Blind School, new unit (dormitory). Deaf and Blind School, recreational unit 300-bed unit, Woodlands School $25,790.00 34,122.00 2,484,326.00 243,363.00 37,599.00 285,876.00 1,897,195.00 742,190.00 1,529,758.00 f In addition to the aforementioned projects, there are a number of larger projects which are in an advanced stage of planning and will be ready to let for tender early in the coming fiscal year. These are as follows:— Location Project Estimated Cost $25,000.00 145,000.00 1,000,000.00 325,000.00 250,000.00 70,000.00 1,600,000.00 Kamloops - - - Kamloops- - 1,400,000.00 160,000.00 It is noted from the figures quoted above that this branch of the Department is showing a steady increase in the volume of work done each fiscal year, and I can see no decline in this volume of steady increase in the immediate future. E. Totty, Assistant Chief Architect. M 10 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 ;■:, o ta § i 3 REPORT OF THE ASSISTANT CHIEF ARCHITECT M 11 l! ... > '- 1 ■ ■ * '* ' i 1 '■.:■ :1 i i ■ .'* &i»M^; ; -: j Jfc §|f * ■ '/ ;?■»; .. /■-..■;■.:; ./■J •,""M7 jpwli : ■■HhSHI M 12 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 REPORT OF THE SUPERVISING ARCHITECT The Architects' Branch of the Department of Public Works prepared plans for a number of projects during the fiscal year 1956-57 which are listed in detail elsewhere in the Report. The architectural planning of all projects was carried out under the direction of the Deputy Minister and Chief Architect, with a staff which averaged, during the year, eighteen members. This staff was divided among eight architects, six draughtsmen, two specification-writers, one town-planner, and one landscape architect. Some difficulty has been experienced in obtaining the services of well-qualified personnel to replace staff who have, from time to time, left the Department. An effort has been made to create job teams for major projects, and this has largely been successful, except where, due to the exigencies of production, staff have had to be taken off one job to expedite completion of another by a scheduled date-line. The scope of the Department does not permit the establishment of permanent teams. The general standard of production and draughting has shown very noticeable improvement during the past fiscal year, and considerable time and study have been spent in investigating new building products and construction methods. While the majority of buildings of a permanent character have been designed in reinforced concrete, frame construction is still widely used for smaller buildings, particularly those of a more temporary nature and those requiring substantial revision at a later date. The branch of the Department engaged in specification-writing has been actively engaged, apart from its routine work, in material research, checking drawings, and revising important specification clauses to facilitate a single, clear interpretation. Co-operation has been well maintained with other Government departments in successfully handling the early planning stages of large projects. Committees have been established to co-ordinate all phases of development in the preliminary stages. It is frequently insufficiently appreciated that the planning of a large building, such as a hospital, requires not only very considerable discussion in the sketch-plan stage, but months of co-ordinated planning and draughting in close liaison with the mechanical, structural, and electrical branches of the Department. The complex work of selecting equipment, either to be included in the contract or subsequently to be requisitioned through the Purchasing Commission, forms, in a building of major proportions, a very important facet of the project, entailing considerable research and time. The more important of projects planned in the fiscal year 1956-57 were the new unit for the Deaf and Blind School, Vancouver; the Girls' Industrial School, Burnaby; the 100-bed Nurses' Home and Training Centre, Essondale; the 300-bed Home for the Aged, Port Coquitlam; and the auditorium at The Woodlands School, New Westminster. It may be stated that a good spirit of loyalty and keenness has been evidenced by all personnel, and that the work was carried out with a high degree of efficiency. W. R. H. Curtis, Supervising Architect. REPORT OF THE MAINTENANCE ARCHITECT The total expenditure for the maintenance of Government buildings throughout the Province was $1,876,877.58; this total includes expenditures on Court-houses, institutions, residences, laboratories, clinics, gaols, R.C.M.P. detachments, and sundry buildings. REPORT OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER M 13 Continued progress is being made in this section's policy of keeping the maintenance of Government buildings in the Province up to a desired standard. In addition to the normal maintenance, the policy of renovation and modernization is being continued where required and practical. Frequent inspection trips are carried out, with every building in the Province being visited at least once in the last year, and many of them on numerous other occasions. These inspection trips allow the writer to keep a close check on work done by contract, and to keep in touch with the needs and requirements of the many Government departments. These trips have been found most beneficial as the buildings are now being kept in a better over-all condition than has been previously possible. This department is now working in close co-operation with the Government Agents in each locality. We have found that the Government Agent is usually in a better position to look after the needs of the building, and we are now directing all matters that pertain to the maintenance of Court-houses and Government buildings through them. The District Engineers of the Department of Highways still act as our representatives for all buildings where there is no Government Agent available, and they have been most helpful in acting as advisers to the Government Agents on technical matters. E. C. Clarkson, Maintenance Architect. REPORT OF THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER In general, the Mechanical Section of the Chief Architect's office experienced an extremely busy year. It was found necessary to send out many of the larger capital projects to consulting engineers in order to keep abreast of the year's programme. Close liaison by the Section between the consultants retained and the Department's architectural staff allowed these projects to proceed to completion with a minimum of on-the- site difficulties. During the year it was noted that there had been a considerable increase in the requests for more fully ventilated spaces, and especially so in the institutional buildings. The removal of obnoxious odours and foul air adds materially to the comfort of the patients and staff alike. In the Interior of the Province, where the summer temperatures might reach extremes of 110° F. in the shade, a number of summer air-coolers were installed. The success of these units indicated that more summer cooling must be considered. CAPITAL PROJECTS Most of the capital projects are dealt with in other sections of this Report. It is sufficient here to mention that the Mechanical Section has worked in close co-operation with the Architectural, Structural, and Electrical Sections to provide the necessary building services as unobtrusively as possible, and yet consistent with good practice. There are, however, a few major projects which were handled solely by the Mechanical Branch, such, as new boiler and piping, Provincial Home, Kamloops; water and sewage-disposal system, Terrace; underground steam-lines to 300-bed unit, The Woodlands School; and turbo-generator installation at the Vancouver Poliomyelitis Pavilion. This latter turbo-generator installation is a somewhat unusual project, in that this turbogenerator set supplies the primary electrical power for the poliomyelitis wards, with the utility company's power as stand-by. It was found that the utility company could not guarantee sufficiently firm power to protect the polio patients in the iron lungs. M 14 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 REPORT OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER M 15 MAINTENANCE Maintenance of mechanical equipment was carried on throughout the year, and in all of the institutions and in a large number of Government buildings. Some of the more outstanding maintenance work is listed below:— 1. Repiping the heating system, Provincial Home, Kamloops. 2. Conversion to fuel-oil burning, Court-house, Prince Rupert. 3. Renovation of the boiler plant, Provincial Sanatorium, Tranquille. This plant was in poor condition throughout and required extensive overhaul. This programme is expected to be spread over several years. This year considerable new equipment was purchased to replace worn-out and obsolete equipment. 4. Repairs to new boiler, central heating plant, Kamloops. Due to a failure of the flame-sensing apparatus on a new boiler in this plant an explosion of unburned fuel-oil occurred. The steam-pressure parts of the boiler withstood the explosion, but the boiler casing and brickwork were severely damaged. 5. The use of natural gas in the Pouce Coupe area was extended to all Provincial Government buildings. This is the first extensive use of natural gas by the Provincial Government. SUPERVISION OF PLANT OPERATION AND OPERATING PERSONNEL Numerous field-trips to the various heating plants were made during the year, where plant operating difficulties were discussed with the operators. While there are many items spread over various plants that can be improved upon to increase plant efficiency, in general the efficiency of plant operation is at a satisfactory high level. The introduction of the new type of fuel contract by the Purchasing Commission several years ago, where the fuel is matched to the characteristics of the individual plants, has been definitely effective this year, and accounts for a general gain of approximately half of 1 per cent in over-all plant efficiency. W. E. Mills, Mechanical Engineer. REPORT OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER This section of the Architects' Branch was engaged on the following work during the fiscal year 1955-56:— 1. Structural Design in Steel, Reinforced Concrete, and Timber for the Government Buildings Listed in the Architectural Report. — The majority of large buildings were constructed in reinforced concrete, with the newer types of framing systems predominating, such as flat beams, flat plates, tin pan and tile filler floors. Formwork costs, which represent a large portion of the total cost, dictated the use of these systems. Of interest are the pre-stressed concrete units which are being used in the Nurses' Home, Essondale. These units are approximately 40 feet long and are pre-stressed with wire ropes. 2. Drainage and Sewage-disposal Systems for Buildings and Sites Listed Previously.— Under this heading comes the sewage-disposal plant at Colquitz Mental Home, Victoria. This plant is a complete-treatment mechanical plant which was put in to eliminate pollution of the Colquitz River and ultimately the Gorge waterway. A similar plant is proposed for the new B.C. Correctional Institute, Haney, and will serve the same purpose. A large sewer system has just been completed at Essondale which will discharge all the sewage from this institution into the Fraser River and eliminate pollution of the Coquitlam River, an important salmon-stream. 3. Water-supply and Irrigation Systems.—One of the major jobs under this heading is the new water-supply system and reservoir at Essondale. This system was put in on M 16 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 REPORT OF THE STRUCTURAL ENGINEER M 17 the recommendation of the Greater Vancouver Water Board, which supplies water to Essondale, and serves the purpose of by-passing its present mains, which are in bad condition and fluctuate widely in service pressures. The reservoir serves the purpose of stabilizing the main pressures and also provides an adequate supply of water for fire or other emergencies. A complete water-supply system, including a deep-well pump, pipe-line, and reservoir has also been installed at the B.C. Correctional Institution, Haney. J. R. Simpson, Structural Engineer. TENDERS RECEIVED AND CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR BUILDINGS Description of Work and Names of Tenderers Remarks Underground Steam-line and 300-bed Unit, Woodlands School, New Westminster, B.C.: Dawson & Hall Ltd Alternate The Bay Co. (B.C.) Ltd Alternate Ben's Plumbing & Heating Ltd.. Alternate Vancouver Pipe & Engine Works Ltd- Altemate Fred Welsh & Son Ltd Alternate _ F. Fenk Plumbing & Heating ... Alternate _ Lockerbie & Hole (Western) Ltd. Alternate — Leek & Co. Ltd.. Alternate General Pipe Contractors . Alternate C. B. Archibald Ltd.. Alternate Deaf and Blind School, Vancouver—New School for the Deaf and Blind and Recreational Unit: Jarvis Construction Co. Ltd _ .. Commonwealth Construction Co. Ltd Bennett & White Construction Co. Ltd ._ __ Smith Bros. & Wilson Ltd Kennett Construction Ltd E. H. Shockley & Son Ltd John Laing & Son (Canada) Ltd.. Beaver Construction Co. Ltd Installation of Two Oil-fired Boilers, B.C. Correctional Institution, Haney, B.C. Blain Boiler Works Ltd. Vancouver Iron Works Ltd. Bumstead-Woolford Ltd Alternate Dominion Bridge Co. Ltd... Foster-Wheeler Ltd. _ Vulcan Iron & Engineering Ltd John Thompson-Leonard Ltd C. C. Moore & Co. Engineers, Inc. H. F. Clarke (B.C.) Ltd.— Scheme A _. Scheme B New Westminster Land Registry Building—New Vault and Filing Space: Klassen & Born Ward & Son Ltd C. J. Oliver Ltd $34,879.00 46,662.00 49,062.00 33,956.00 44,868.00 41,949.00 40,991.00 47,943.00 44,349.00 48,428.00 42,132.00 47,792.00 37,783.00 42,451.00 27,150.00 27,150.00 43,300.00 47,330.00 792,367.00 781,535.00 773,306.00 770,000.00 759,349.00 752,341.00 743,012.00 742,190.00 114,066.00 163,797.90 127,714.00 112,995.00 119,300.00 117,840.00 114,138.00 106,801.00 95,621.00 78,445.00 102,380.00 Awarded. 33,838.00 31,455.00 30,990.00 | Awarded. M 18 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 TENDERS RECEIVED AND CONTRACTS AWARDED FOR BUILDINGS—Continued Description of Work and Names of Tenderers Amount Remarks New Wing to Court-house, Nanaimo, B.C.: 314,000.00 313,207.00 308,215.00 297,921.00 289,329.00 285,876.00 43,433.00 42,420.00 41,326.00 36,306.00 47,000.00 39,895.00 37,599.00 54,255.00 53,505.85 34.584.00 34,122.00 248,753.00 269,740.00 234,363.00 267,777.00 249,400.00 11,550.00 13,317.00 15,400.00 15,400.00 15,950.00 18,750.00 1,998,304.00 1,987,235.00 1,973,779.00 1,957,672.00 1,962,791.00 1,946,764.00 1,927,402.00 1,903,787.00 1,897,195.00 G. H. Wheaton Ltd. C. J. Oliver Ltd. A. & B. Construction Co. Ltd. ... Root Storage House and Equipment-shed, The Woodlands School, New Westminster, B.C.: Dawson & Hall Ltd. Lickley Construction Co. Ltd. Land Registry Office Addition, Kamloops, B.C.: Awarded. Taylor & Son Ltd Awarded. Additions to Water-supply System, Essondale, B.C.: The Bay Co. (B.C.) Ltd G. W. Ledingham & Co. Ltd Christian & Allen Ltd Awarded. Boiler-house and Laundry and Ancillary Work, B.C. Correctional Institution, Haney, B.C.: Dawson & Hall Ltd Awarded. Girls' Industrial School, Burnaby, B.C.—Land-clearing: Awarded. Breaks Bros. Construction Ltd. _ 300-bed Unit, Home for the Aged, Port Coquitlam, B.C.: Dawson & Hall Ltd. Pyke & White Construction Co. Ltd. , - Snrth Bros. & Wilson Ltd E. H. Shockley & Son Ltd. Awarded. REPORT OF SUPERVISOR OF TELEPHONES Herewith is submitted annual report of the Telephone Branch, Department of Public Works, covering fiscal year ended March 31st, 1956. This Branch processed and completed 542 orders, namely, installations of entire switchboard systems, extending services from existing switchboards, installation of business exchange services, seasonal telephones for British Columbia Forest Service and British Columbia Game Commission, telephone directories for Parliament Buildings and Vancouver Court-house. 1. Business Exchange Service.—The largest single orders placed for this type of service were for the new Cranbrook and Kelowna Court-houses. These buildings, when under survey, were found to be lacking the necessary amount of telephone traffic to require switchboards. REPORT OF THE SUPERVISOR OF TELEPHONES M 19 M 20 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 2. Switchboard Installations.—Installations were completed on the following buildings: Brannen Lake School for Boys—Type 20-B P.A.B.X., replacing business service; Oakalla Prison Farm—Type 555 P.B.X., replacing business service; Child Guidance and Mental Health Centre—Type 555, 2-pos. P.B.X., new installation; Provincial Health Building—Type 50, 2-pos. P.A.B.X., replacing five smaller-type switchboards. 3. Trunking Facilities.—Additional trunking was added to switchboards located at Parliament Buildings; Forest Service, Vancouver; Court-house, Vancouver; Provincial Mental Hospital, Essondale. 4. Surveys in Progress.—(a) Business Service and Extension to Switchboards: Court-house, Fort St. John; Regional Highways Offices at Prince George, Kamloops, Nelson, and New Westminster; Girls' Industrial School; Provincial Mental Hospital, Essondale; The Woodlands School, New Westminster; and sixteen health units throughout the Province. (b) Conversion of Existing Switchboards to Larger Switchboards: Forest Service, Vancouver; Provincial Mental Hospital, Essondale; Tuberculosis Hospital, Vancouver; Administrative Offices, Kamloops; Jericho Hill School; and Court-house, Prince George. (c) New Switchboards: B.C. Correctional Institute and Nanaimo Court-house. Traffic increase has been noticeable on all switchboards. The Parliament Buildings average daily traffic count is included below for your information:— 1955 1956 Incoming calls 2,492 2,901 Outgoing and inter-office 7,438 8,751 Totals 9,930 11,652 The requests for new types of telephone equipment have been numerous; unfortunately, due to lack of adequate conduit and cabling, plus the high installation costs involved, we have been able to approve very few. It is a pleasure to report a year of growth and expansion, with a minimum of personnel and equipment problems. Ruth E. Thompson, Supervisor of Telephones. REPORT OF THE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF BOILERS AND MACHINERY In accordance with the provisions of the " Boiler and Pressure-vessel Act," I have the honour to submit the fifty-fourth annual report of the operation of the Boilers and Machinery Inspection Division for the fiscal year ended March 31st, 1956. THE ACT The amendments to the Act at the 1955 Session of the Legislature, in which definitions were revised, interim certificates of inspection introduced, and provisions made for the registration of welders, have proved satisfactory to all parties concerned and have facilitated the work of administration. REGULATIONS In order to render fees for shop inspection more equitable, in relation to work done, our fee-list was amended by Order in Council No. 2262. Introduced at this time was a reduced fee for inspection of a batch of pressure-vessels of the same design. This gave some easement to our new propane industry, which is in stiff competition with manufacturers outside the Province. I REPORT OF BOILER AND MACHINERY INSPECTOR M 21 With the preparation for the piping of natural gas at high pressure through the Province, there is a great demand for welders experienced in the special technique peculiar to pipe-line construction. A specialized test and subsequent registration for this group was established by Order in Council No. 67. Training for pipe-line welders is conducted at the Dominion- Provincial Vocational School at Nanaimo. An Inspector visits the school periodically to examine the trainees. BOILER AND PRESSURE-VESSEL CODE (C.SA.-A.S.M.E.) The annual meeting of the Boiler and Pressure-vessel Committee was held in Winnipeg on September 28th to 30th. The C.S.A. Code B-51 was reviewed and suggested amendments discussed, with the object of establishing and retaining uniformity in rules governing construction and installation throughout Canada, and to keep all jurisdictions abreast of new developments in pressure-vessel engineering. The Chief Inspector was honoured by being elected chairman of this Committee. The American Society of Mechanical Engineers appointed the Chief Inspector a member of their Sub-committee on Fire Tube Power Boilers. NEW CONSTRUCTION Expansion in our pulp-mills and oil-refineries, as well as the rapid growth in our secondary industries, continues; these, together with plans for heating plants in new buildings and design of pressure-vessels for export, have increased design office work 30.7 per cent. Boilers and pressure-vessels built locally under our surveillance show an increase of 142 and 312 per cent respectively. Already under way is the Huntingdon-Vancouver natural-gas pipe-line. This will be followed later by the Peace River-Huntingdon line, from which distribution-lines will be laid in the cities and municipalities en route. All such pipe-lines within municipal boundaries are subject to approval with respect to design and welding procedure, and all welders engaged on any pipe-line must be tested and registered. ACCIDENTS AND REPAIRS One boiler was found with badly bulged end plates and another had cracks in the butt-strap. Both these dangerous defects were repaired under an Inspector's direction. There were two other boilers which were damaged beyond repair by low water. A dangerous defect in a series of well-known blow-down valves was discovered. Arrangements were made with the manufacturers to modify the design. An explosion of ammonia in a refrigeration plant resulted in superficial burns to a workman. All accidents were carefully investigated, and recommendations made to prevent recurrence. STATIONARY ENGINEERS At the Winnipeg meeting in September, all the Chief Inspectors gathered to discuss uniformity in the standards of examination and qualification of stationary engineers in Canada. It is the hope that eventually each Province can work out some degree of acceptance of another Province's certificate. Encouragement has been given to the Canadian Institute of Power Engineers, who have made this objective their main project in standardization. They have appointed our examiner Chairman of the Canadian Standardization Committee for Engineers' Examinations. All Provinces have been extremely co-operative in sending in their M 22 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 examination papers for analysis and subsequent compounding into standard papers, which has involved much hard spare-time work for our examiner. Preparations are under way to amend our own engineers' regulations, which will include an Advisory Board, and to provide better credits for technical-school training and power-plant experience. PERSONNEL A Senior Inspector, Mr. D. G. Thomson, died in August, 1955, and a District Inspector resigned on December 31st, 1955. The loss of two Inspectors therefore left us in a desperate position with so much work in hand. Arrangements have been made to engage two temporary Inspectors pending the appointment of permanent Inspectors by examination in July, 1956. The volume of work of such special nature as design survey, shop inspection, and welding will cause us to withdraw two Inspectors from the field to render assistance in these phases of our work. With the exception of one Inspector in Victoria, all Inspectors operate from headquarters in Vancouver. The gradual increase of industrial density at certain Interior points, such as Nelson, Prince George, and Prince Rupert, will cause consideration to be given to the establishment of resident District Inspectors in the course of two or three years. SUMMARY OF WORK Revenue was 96 per cent of expenditure. In addition, inspections were made on Public Works boilers and pressure-vessels, amounting to a revenue equivalent of $2,500. New designs and amendments checked 754 Fees collected for designs $7,132.46 Fees collected for work done in boiler-shops $8,669.89 New boilers built in British Columbia 223 Second-hand boilers imported 12 Total number of all boilers inspected 4,367 Plates inspected and tested 1,053 Number of engineers examined 605 Number of welders examined 1,009 Over-all cost of Department to Government $99,803.08 Over-all total revenue $95,523.55 Appended is a detailed list of all work done and an analysis of examinations. INSPECTOR'S ANNUAL REPORT, 1955-56 Steam Hot Water Number of drawings and specifications calculated for registration 754 Number of boilers on which calculations for W.P. were made in the field 1 As Engineer-Surveyor— Number of boiler-plates inspected and tested 1,053 Number of boiler-plates rejected 10 Number of visits to boiler-shops 936 Number of boilers tested built under Inspector's supervision 81 142 Miles travelled 5,475 511 REPORT OF BOILER AND MACHINERY INSPECTOR M 23 Steam Hot Water First inspections— Number of new boilers inspected and tested built in Eastern Canada 9 8 Number of new boilers inspected and tested built in United States 8 4 Number of new boilers inspected and tested built in other countries (England) 3 Total number of new boilers inspected ___. 20 12 Total horse-power of new boilers inspected 2,865 321 Number of new boiler installations inspected 95 104 Number of second-hand boilers inspected and tested (first inspection) imported from Eastern Canada 8 2 Number of second-hand boilers inspected and tested (first inspection) imported from United States 1 1 Total number of second-hand boilers inspected for first time 9 3 Total horse-power of second-hand boilers inspected for first time 1,456 39 Number of first installations of secondhand boilers inspected 9 9 Annual inspections— Number of annual inspections 2,509 1,253 Number of inspections, under steam 216 Number of boilers inspected (under 3 horse-power) 182 164 Number of boilers subjected to hydrostatic test 1,980 782 Number of visits in addition to annual inspection 215 71 Number of boilers on which pressure was reduced 41 Number of boilers repaired under Inspector's directions 65 12 Number of boilers considered unfit for further use 4 Number of investigations 44 4 Total number of all boilers inspected 2,936 1,432 Total horse-power of all boilers inspected 305,777 20,024 Number of accidents to engines and boilers 9 Boilers taken out of service 6 Miles travelled by the Inspectors 79,529 Total travelling expenses $12,453.13 Travelling expenses per mile 15.60 M 24 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 Results of Engineers' Examinations Number Class Examined Passed First 14 6 Second 53 29 Third 145 94 Fourth 281 191 Special heating H.P. 20 15 Special heating L.P. 76 57 Class A 16 8 Totals 605 400 Temporary, 607. Welders' Tests Number Class Examined Passed Electric 768 681 Oxy-acetylene 241 213 Totals 1,009 894 New registrants, 188. Failed 8 24 51 90 5 19 8 205 Failed 87 28 115 Summary of Defects Observed Nature of Defects Number Dangerous Boilers with safety-valves overloaded 4 Boilers with safety-valves defective 7 4 Pressure-gauges defective or over 5 lb. error 114 Cases of defective stays 9 Cases of defective riveting 9 Serious leakage in rivet-joints 14 Boilers with fractured plates 1 Boilers with burned plates 5 Boilers with bulged plates 10 Cases of internal corrosion 93 Cases of external corrosion 48 Cases of scale or encrustation 77 Cases of internal grooving 3 Cases of defective tubes 64 Defective main stop-valves 6 Defective blow-off pipes or cocks 9 Defective settings 12 Defective water-gauges 2 Cases of defective feed-water arrangement 3 Boilers damaged by low water 7 Cases of serious leakage of fittings 10 Number of hand-holes, doors having bolts and dogs burned off 2 Boilers low at front end 3 Unclassified defects 5 Totals 517 27 6 7 10 REPORT OF BOILER AND MACHINERY INSPECTOR M 25 Pressure-vessels Inspected Number of pressure vessels inspected in field 778 Number of pressure-vessels inspected during construction 2,132 Number of pressure-vessels inspected (imported from United States) 251 Number of pressure-vessels inspected (imported from Eastern Canada) 179 Number of pressure-vessels inspected (imported from other countries) 2 Refrigeration Plants New plants inspected 2 Annual inspections made 12 Total tonnage of all plants inspected 60.852 Analysis of Examinations Engineers Year Ended Mar. 31, 1955 Examined Passed Failed Year Ended Mar. 31, 1956 Examined Passed Failed First Second— Third Fourth Low pressure " B " High pressure " B' Temporary Class A Totals 15 60 134 239 78 14 427 28 3 32 84 152 64 12 427 21 12 28 50 87 14 2 995 795 200 14 53 145 281 76 20 607 16 6 29 94 191 57 15 607 1,212 1,007 24 51 90 19 5 205 Welders 1955 1956 Examined Passed Failed Examined Passed Failed 702 201 592 165 110 36 768 241 681 213 87 Oxy-acetylene — 28 Totals 903 757 146 1,009 894 115 Fees Received 1955 Engineers $4,442.50 Welders 3,882.50 Duplicate certificates 90.00 Totals. $8,415.00 1956 $5,046.25 4,400.00 155.00 $9,601.25 D. Denham, P.Eng. Chief Inspector of Boilers and Machinery. A water-tube boiler at a pulp-mill. Gas furnace under test at British Columbia Research Council laboratory. REPORT OF CHIEF ENGINEER-SURVEYOR M 27 REPORT OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER-SURVEYOR, GAS INSPECTION DIVISION In accordance with the provisions of the " Gas Act," I have the honour to submit the second annual report of the operation of the Gas Inspection Division for the fiscal year ended March 31st, 1956. THE ACT At the 1956 Session of the Legislature, the "Gas Act" was amended to enable this Division to provide gas inspection services for a municipality, subject to agreement between the municipality and the Minister. The amendment introduced the new certificate of competency, which is a mandatory requirement for all Gas Inspectors, government or municipal. In readiness for proposed staff changes, the words " Chief Inspector " were substituted for " Chief Engineer-Surveyor." THE DIVISION At present the staff consists of the Chief Engineer-Surveyor, the Supervising Gas Inspector, one Gas Inspector, and one stenographer. The work of the Division has been centred on the education and training of persons engaged in various phases of the gas industry. A short course for local Inspectors was conducted at this office to keep them abreast of new technical developments and to standardize interpretations. A course was held in Victoria, attended by fifty members of the gas trade. Concurrently the following three separate courses were conducted at the Vancouver Vocational Institute: Gas Fundamentals, Gas Fitting, and Gas Controls. An advanced course was sponsored jointly by the Division and the gas utility. More than 400 persons attended the courses in Vancouver. The British Columbia Research Council has extended its laboratory and installed equipment in preparation for gas-appliance testing, which is expected to begin in August, 1956. REGULATIONS In order to accommodate developments in the gas industry, the regulations were amended by the following Orders in Council:— Order in Council No. 2050, Regulations for Interim Approval and Interim Listing of Gas Appliances in British Columbia, amended and approved August 16th, 1955. Order in Council No. 2051, Regulations Governing the Installation of Gas Piping, Appliances, and Venting, approved August 16th, 1956. Order in Council No. 2052, Regulations respecting Gas Fitters, Contractors, and Dealers, approved August 16th, 1956. Order in Council No. 2263, Regulations for Interim Approval and Interim Listing of Gas Appliances in British Columbia, approved September 16th, 1955. ACCIDENTS During the fiscal year there were no major explosions. There were 159 incidents of gas poisoning. Ninety-four persons survived, but there were thirty-four accidental deaths and thirty-one suicides. M 28 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 SUMMARY OF WORK New designs checked, interim approval 21 New designs checked, industrial approval 16 Number of Gas Codes distributed 1,250 Gas-fitters' licences issued 457 Contractors' licences issued 154 Provisional licences issued 230 Number of gas-fitters examined 331 Number of gas-fitters passed examination 228 Number of permits issued, municipalities 7,387 FEES COLLECTED Examination fees „ $1,430.00 1,150.00 1,480.00 462.00 620.50 650.00 105.00 2,054.00 2,869.50 178.80 22.50 45.00 1.00 Provisional licence fees Contractors' licence fees Renewal gas-fitters' licence fees. Sale of Gas Codes Interim approval fees Industrial approval fees Interim approval seals Resale approval seals Identification tags (gas-fitters'). Permits Fines Duplicate licence issued Total revenue $11,068.30 Over-all cost of department to Government $24,111.55 D. Denham, P. Eng., Chief Engineer-Surveyor. REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY In accordance with the " Electrical Energy Inspection Act," I have the honour to submit my annual report for the fiscal year ended March 31st, 1956. BOARD OF EXAMINERS FOR ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS The Honourable the Minister of Public Works has been pleased to appoint the following members to the Board, effective January 1st, 1956: H. Hume, electrical contractor, representing the Associated Electrical Contractors of British Columbia; R. Beaumont, electrical contractor, representing the Vancouver Electrical Association; and J. Harrison, electrical inspector for the City of Vancouver, representing cities and municipalities. Other members of the Board are L. Robson, Inspector of Electrical Energy (Chairman), and L. Handy, Assistant Inspector of Electrical Energy. Nine meetings were held throughout the year. The total number of certificates in effect during the year is as follows:— Class A Class B ___ Class C-_. Class PA. Class PB Class PC 137 583 332 52 125 236 Total 1,465 There were no temporary certificates issued during the year. REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY M 29 A total of 211 candidates sat for examination, with the following results:— Number of Candidates Class A 36 Class B 72 Class C 103 ssed Failed 19 17 42 30 62 41 Totals 211 123 88 STATEMENT OF REVENUE AND EXPENDITURE Revenue— Annual permits $3,215.00 Regular permits 182,831.29 Examination fees 3,080.00 Certificates of competency 11,026.25 Sale of publications 1,617.98 Utilities 14,620.16 Plan checking 1,458.12 Collection of social services tax 70.25 Suspense, pending refund 710.56 Suspense, pending distribution 2,311.24 Gross revenue $220,940.85 Less— Suspense refunds $710.56 Revenue refunds 1,774.12 Social services tax 70.25 Suspense 2,269.72 Total debits to revenue 4,824.65 Net revenue, Electrical Energy Inspection $216,116.20 Operating expenses (Vote 328, Electrical Energy Inspection (gross)) $205,981.44 Less— Credit for preparation of plans and specifications on behalf of Chief Architect and Traffic Engineer, J.V. No. 9834 $21,438.09 Credit to salaries re expenditure from Block Vote J.V. Nos. 1046 and 1049 2,275.13 Credit to salaries re Steam-boiler Inspection share of charges for stenographic service, J.V. No. 9825 Credit to salaries re Department of Lands and Forests share of charges for stenographic service, J.V. Nos. 9835 and 9789 Total credits 1,268.28 504.73 25,486.23 Net operating expenses $180,495.21 Operating surplus 35,620.99 $216,116.20 $216,116.20 M 30 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 PERMITS The total number of permits issued during the year was as follows:— April, 1955 2,068 November, 1955 2,656 May, 1955 2,538 December, 1955 1,936 June, 1955 2,654 January, 1956 1,900 July, 1955 2,390 February, 1956 1,865 August, 1955 2,617 March, 1956 1,867 September, 1955 2,745 October, 1955 2,710 Total 27,946 This represents an increase of 5,399 permits over the previous year, or an increase of 24 per cent. DISTRICT OFFICES District offices are maintained at the following centres: Victoria, Nanaimo, Courtenay, Alberni, Abbotsford, Langley Prairie, Chilliwack, Prince Rupert, Prince George, Dawson Creek, Kamloops, Vernon, Penticton, Trail, Cranbrook, and Vancouver. Three Inspectors work from the Vancouver office and inspect the following areas: West Coast (including Alert Bay, Howe Sound, Squamish, and Lillooet), Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, loco, Pitt Meadows, Port Moody, Richmond, and Delta. INSPECTIONS The following is a record of inspections undertaken during the year:— Number of Inspections 6,427 2,640 2,450 2,491 2,143 2,018 2,541 1,872 Prince George (two Inspectors) 4,388 Office Victoria (three Inspectors) Nanaimo Courtenay Alberni Abbotsford Langley Prairie Chilliwack Prince Rupert Dawson Creek1 Kamloops Vernon Penticton Trail Cranbrook Vancouver (three Inspectors). Total 843 2,097 2,061 1,526 1,474 1,761 6,453 43,185 The number of inspections completed during this year represents an increase of 7,920, or 22 Vi per cent over the preceding year. PROSECUTIONS Five prosecutions were initiated during the year. 1 This is a new office which commenced operations in September, 1955. A new District Inspector was appointed to this office. REPORT OF THE INSPECTOR OF ELECTRICAL ENERGY M 31 EXAMINATION OF MOTION-PICTURE PROJECTIONISTS The Department assisted the Provincial Fire Marshal in conducting twenty-eight examinations for projectionists. The regulations covering such examinations provide that the Inspector of Electrical Energy be a member of this Examining Board in company with the Fire Marshal. In this connection all fees arising from these examinations accrue to the credit of the Fire Marshal's department. CANADIAN STANDARDS ASSOCIATION The Chief Inspector continued to represent the Province on the Approvals Council of the Canadian Standards Association and on continuing committees on the Canadian Electrical Code. Two meetings were attended, one of which was held in Charlottetown, P.E.I., during the month of June, and the other in Toronto during the month of October. Much new subject-matter was considered, as well as amendments to existing rules, in order to keep pace with the development of new materials and practices. Much is being accomplished in an endeavour to promote uniformity of practice and application in electrical systems throughout Canada. It is anticipated that amendments which have been processed since the last publication will be available for adoption at an early date. It is anticipated that a recommendaion will be made in the near future to officially adopt those amendments which have been so processed. It is also expected that a complete republication of the Code will be available some time in 1957. The liaison between the C.S.A. laboratories and those of the British Standards Institute in Great Britain and K.E.M.A. laboratories in Arnhem, Holland, continue to react to the benefit of industry in this Province. Inquiries have been received during the past year respecting the importation of French electrical equipment for use in a large cement plant. It is likely that the facilities which have been set up will again be of considerable benefit both to industry and to this Division in the consideration of the acceptability of electrical proposals. Due to the advent of natural gas in this Province, it has become necessary to reconsider the basis of approval of electrical equipment, particularly gas heating equipment manufactured within British Columbia. This activity is being pursued, and it is expected that an amendment may ultimately be recommended to the Honourable the Minister of Public Works for his consideration. POLE-LINE PERMITS The Department during the year checked 567 applications for the erection of pole- lines on Crown lands or Provincial highways. This represents an increase of twenty-four over the previous year. Recommendations on each application were forwarded to the Chief Engineer. ACCIDENTS There were thirty-eight accidents recorded during the year; of these, four were fatal. This represents a decrease of three in the number of fatalities reported for the previous year. ELECTRICAL DESIGN In addition to previously listed activities, this Division continued to prepare electrical plans and specifications for this Department and other Provincial departments. L. Robson, P. Eng., Inspector of Electrical Energy. M 32 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 n o X o Ih PU 60 c o C/3 c O REPORT OF DEPARTMENTAL COMPTROLLER M 33 REPORT OF THE DEPARTMENTAL COMPTROLLER Effective April 1st, 1955, the Department of Public Works, which combined the activities of road, bridge, ferry, etc., construction and repair, as well as the construction and repair, etc., of Government buildings was divided into the Department of Highways and the Department of Public Works. This is the first annual report of the new Department of Public Works. The following pages show in detail the expenditures relating to the construction, alteration, and repairs on the various Government buildings and institutions, etc., coming under the management, charge, and direction of the Minister of Public Works. J. E. Moore, Departmental Comptroller. STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES M 35 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES, FISCAL YEAR 1955-56 SUMMARY Vote 320. Minister's Office— Office $447.02 2,149.01 10,976.58 ( $13,572.61 120,208.92 676,988.28 64,375.01 1,876,877.58 CREDITS ^on-expendable) Travelling Salaries Vote 321. Administration— Office $12,218.51 9,201.10 93,476.03 4,860.41 125.48 327.39 Travelling Salaries Office furniture and equipment- . Incidentals and contingencies _ . Advertising and publicity Vote 322. Parliament Buildings (Maintenance)— Salaries Maintenance of buildings and grounds _ $345,651.17 187,588.01 135,916.10 1,272.48 5,683.12 877.40 Heat, light, power, and water . . Motor-vehicles and accessories . Installation of new lighting fixtures Taxes, telephones, etc. . __ . _ Vote 323. Government House (Maintenance)— Salaries . . . $26,988.01 17,748.32 10,461.85 7,385.52 1,791.31 Maintenance of buildings and grounds Heat, light, power, and water , Furniture, supplies, etc. _ . Taxes, telephones, etc. , _ _ „ - $940.00 Vote 324. Government Buildings (Maintenance)— Salaries Maintenance of buildings and grounds Heat, light, power, and water $898,636.60 797,966.90 109,854.82 44,364.12 16,488.09 9,567.05 Proportionate costs, Inspector of Electrical Energy..__ Taxes, telephones, etc 121,552.27 Building maintenance expenditures detailed as follows: — Lockups generally Gaols Court-houses Normal Schools- Vancouver Victoria $31,436.02 9,753.77 Deaf and Blind School, Vancouver Nanaimo Vocational Training School TB. units and Provincial laboratories— Vancouver— Jericho—payment purchase of land (Credit) Jericho Pearson Willow __ Hornby Child Guidance Clinic. Polio Pavilion Health Building Victoria—Jubilee Tranquille Sanatorium and Farm_ $6,625.64 55,513.47 $14,000.00 6,573.85 70,325.28 16,431.78 2,809.35 298.66 148.99 578.85 2,672.25 194,860.39 $41,189.79 190,071.73 62,139.11 31,291.54 15,650.84 280,699.40 Carried forward $621,042.41 $2,752,022.40 $122,492.27 M 36 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES—Continued SUMMARY—Continued CREDITS (Non-expendable) Building maintenance expenditures—Continued Brought forward $621,042.41 $2,752,022.40 $122,492.27 Mental Hospitals— Essondale $441,329.06 Colony Farm 38,494.19 Woodlands School (New Westminster) 149,715.84 Saanich Mental Home and Farm 35,509.35 New Vista 214.89 665,263.33 Industrial Schools— Boys' Industrial $277.16 Girls' Industrial 10,871.24 Borstal (New Haven) 4,390.28 Brannen Lake School, V.I 41,246.75 Provincial Infirmaries— Home for Incurables (Marpole) $5,846.02 Allco Provincial Infirmary 11,770.37 Kamloops Provincial Home 8,837.91 Kamloops central heating plant 76,048.65 Home for the Aged— Vancouver (Port Coquitlam) $26,049.19 Vernon 36,594.94 Terrace 34,641.54 Miscellaneous— Residences $21,036.40 Garages, etc. 37,690.11 Oakalla 77,257.88 Sundry buildings 198,013.40 56,785.43 102,502.95 97,285.67 333,997.79 Gross expenditure $1,876,877.58 Revenue (as per Public Works records) (Credit) 121,552.27 Net expenditure $1,755,325.31 Vote 325. Rentals— Agriculture Attorney-General ... Education Finance Fisheries Health and Welfare Labour Lands and Forests ._ Mines Municipal Affairs _ Provincial Secretary Public Utilities Highways Public Works Railways Trade and Industry Non-apportionable (re Drost Building, Vancouver). Vote 326. Gas Division, Vancouver— Salaries Office __ Travelling Carried forward. $13,280.05 32,113.72 27,692.95 4,080.07 1,450.96 90,959.42 2,092.75 55,168.04 4,575.46 1,541.59 14,505.33 11,892.46 4,508.66 963.85 1,293.59 728.03 5,400.00 $272,246.93 266,331.56 $10,987.01 754.86 1,523.58 . $13,265.45 $3,024,269.33 $388,823.83 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES M 37 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES— Continued SUMMARY—Continued Vote 326. Gas Division, Vancouver—Continued CREDITS (Non-expendable) Brought forward $13,265.45 $3,024,269.33 $388,823.83 Office furniture and equipment 542.45 Equipment and machinery 440.73 Testing, British Columbia Research Council 7,506.59 Printing and publications 1,252.33 Vote 327. Steam-boiler Inspection, Vancouver— Salaries Office Travelling Office furniture and equipment Equipment and machinery Printing and publications $79,018.90 4,661.24 12,490.07 534.89 422.36 344.79 23,007.55 11,036.75 Vote 328. Electrical Energy Inspection, Vancouver— Salaries $115,690.84 Office 9,136.92 Travelling 43,469.32 Rentals 963.85 Office furniture and equipment 890.19 Printing and publications 1,101.98 Equipment and machinery 406.06 Motor-vehicles and accessories 5,206.56 97,472.25 95,482.50 176,865.72 216,154.58 Vote 329. Temporary Assistance 133,375.63 Sub-total, Administration and Maintenance Votes $3,454,990.48 $711,497.66 Capital Expenditures—Buildings " Revenue Surplus Appropriation Act, 1944," Sec. 2 (c) Proj. No. 214-B — Four-bay equipment-shed, Prince George $18,331.88 Proj. No. 143-B—Equipment-shed, Westview 1,614.98 $19,946.86 " B.C. Loan Act, 7957," Sec. 3 (a) Proj. No. 146-B—Burnaby equipment-shed and oil-house $3,500.00 Proj. No. 217-B—One-bay equipment-shed, Celista 5,000.00 Proj. No. 148-B—Courtenay equipment-shed 3,178.74 Proj. 220-B—Two-bay equipment-shed, Nanaimo 11,494.56 Proj. No. 219-B—One - bay equipment - shed, Saltspring Island 2,097.48 Proj. No. 218-B—One-bay equipment-shed, Ucluelet (To- fino) 6,000.00 31,270.78 Vote 344. Construction of Provincial Buildings Proj. No. 191-B—Two-bay equipment-shed and oil-house, Alexis Creek $ 14,770.27 Proj. No. 230-B—Two-bay equipment-shed and oil-house, Ashcroft 12,000.00 Proj. No. 229-B—R.C.M.P. offices and dwellings, Ashcroft 3,910.94 Proj. No. 187-B—Complete four - bay equipment - shed, Athalmer 15,000.00 Proi. No. 198-B—Two-bay equipment-shed, Atlin 12,000.00 Proj. No. 197-B—Two-bay equipment-shed, Blue River.. 8,000.00 Carried forward $65,681.21 $51,217.64 M 38 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES—Continued SUMMARY—Continued Capital Expenditures—Buildings—Continued Vote 344. Construction of Provincial Buildings—Continued Brought forward. $65,681.21 $51,217.64 Proj. No. 196-B—Five-bay equipment-shed, oil-house, and office, Boston Bar 48,969.00 Proj. No. 189-B—Oil-house, Boswell 1,123.47 Proj. No. 30-B—Brannen Lake Boys' School 44,715.38 Proj. No. 186-B—Oil-house, Bridesville 1,568.08 Proj. No. 194-B—Oil-house, Burns Lake 2,486.95 Proj. No. 152-B—New Child Guidance Clinic and Day Hospital, Burnaby area 479,008.42 Proj. No. 225-B—Addition to Magistrate's office and Courtroom, Clinton 12,636.51 Colony Farm— Proj. No. 6-B-20—Conversion of Quon- set loafing-barn to conventional tie stalls $5,481.27 Proj. No. 6-B-22—Renovation of farm cottage 5,263.23 Proj. No. 6-B-23—Surfacing farm yards 3,990.00 Proj. No. 6-B-24—Colony Farm boiler- house, additional fuel-oil storage 2,748.00 Proj. No. 6-B-25—Covering over ramp, milking-parlour 3,117.00 Proj. No. 6-B-26—Additional ten pigpens 12,169.51 Proj. No. 6-B-28—Extension of dykes .... 14,676.69 47,445.70 Proj. No. 94-B-l—Sidewalks, curbs, paving, Courtenay Court-house 1,324.35 Proj. No. 141-B—Cranbrook Court-house, includes furnishings 246,784.31 Proj. No. 188-B—Oil-house, Creston 1,123.44 Proj. No. 235-B—New library, Dawson Creek 468.60 Deaf and Blind School— Proj. No. 79-B-l—Deaf and Blind School (School for the Blind), West Fourth Avenue, Vancouver (includes furnishings) $393,806.02 Proj. No. 79-B-2—Primary playing-field, Deaf and Blind School, Vancouver...... 450.00 394,256.02 Proj. No. 234-B—R.C.M.P. detachment quarters (bedroom and office space), Dawson Creek 2,500.00 Proj. No. 184-B—One-bay equipment-shed, Enderby 4,527.00 Essondale— Proj. No. 5-B-18—TB. unit (230 beds) (includes furnishings) $117,290.12 Proj. No. 5-B-21 — 100 - bed Nurses' Home and Training Centre (includes furnishings) 17,014.88 Proj. No. 5-B-26 —Diet kitchens, West Lawn Buildings 4,668.91 Proj. No. 5-B-41—Sewage - disposal system 153,839.87 Proj. No. 5-B-42 — Steam - lines to TB. HosDital, Home for Aged 1,880.55 Proj. No. 5-B-44 — Traverse road, fire- hall to Boys'Industrial School 600.31 Proj. No. 5-B-47—Conversion, old laundry-stores area 3,208.99 Proi No. 5-B-48—Construction of reservoir 21,230.48 Proj. No. 5-B-52—Fire - alarm system to be completed 17,158.98 Proj. No. 5-B-53—300 - bed unit, Home for Aged, Port Coquitlam 12,637.52 Carried forward..... $349,530.61 $1,354,618.44 $51,217.64 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES M 39 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES—Continued SUMMARY—Continued Capital Expenditures—Buildings—Continued Vote 344. Construction of Provincial Buildings—Continued Essondale—Continued Brought forward $349,530.61 $1,354,618.44 $51,217.64 Proj. No. 5-B-54 — Rewiring East Lawn Building 4,454.73 Proj. No. 5-B-55—Rewiring West Lawn Buildings 3,966.01 Proj. No. 5-B-58—Credit Union and Tuck Shop 65,354.62 Proj. No. 5-B-59—Renovation, stores area, East Lawn Building 10,853.52 Proj. No. 5-B-64—Incinerators, Crease Clinic 3,862.00 Proj. No. 5-B-66—Renovation of kitchen, West Lawn Building 11,944.64 Proj. No. 5-B-67—Conversion of staff cottages to steam heat 2,579.00 Proj. No. 5-B-68—Conversion to oil fuel, doctors' residences, Provincial Mental Hospital 2,529.19 Proj. No. 5-B-69 — Vacuum pump, East Lawn Building 2,019.15 Proj. No. 5-B-72—Landscaping and parking areas 4,547.33 Proj. No. 5-B-73—Air-conditioning, coffee-shop, Pennington Hall 2,091.00 Proj. No. 5-B-75—Conversion of Administration Building, B.I.S.C.O 1,930.58 Proj. No. 5-B-76—300-bed unit to accommodate patients from Veterans' Unit now at Colony Farm 1,034.13 Proj. No. 5-B-78 —Wards A 1 and B 1, West Lawn Building 7,128.77 Proj. No. 5-B-79—Completion of street- lighting, Essondale area 6,549.85 Proj. No. 5-B-80—New fence, male airing-court 4,124.05 Proj. No. 5-B-81—New cemetery, Essondale area 120.00 Proj. No. 5-B-82—Distribution trunk main, Essondale water-supply ... 8,677.75 Proj. No. 5-B-83 — Swill-houses and incinerators 4,200.00 Proj. No. 5-B-84—Insulate attic, East Lawn Building 1,380.01 Proj. No. 5-B-86—New industrial therapy 2,374.90 501,251.84 Proj. No. 236-B—Fort St. John Court-house ... 1,066.55 Proj. No. 193-B—Two-bay equipment-shed and oil-house, Fort St. James 13,993.81 Proj. No. 159-B—Oil-house and garage, Fort St. John... 53.23 Proj. No. 190-B—Two-bay equipment-shed and oil-house. Fruitvale . 10,064.88 Proj. No. 165-B—Three - bay equipment - shed and oil- house, Gibsons 16,866.51 Proj. No. 208-B—Girls' Industrial School, Burnaby 1,377.11 Proj. No. 185-B—Oil-house, Greenwood 1,001.58 Proj. No. 123-B—B.C. correctional institution, Haney... 1,403,809.54 Proj. No. 209-B—Female cell room and utility room, Hope Lockup 7,490.90 Proj. No. 213-B—Reroofing Court-house, Kamloops 7,373.00 Proj. No. 206-B—Land Registry addition, Kamloops 20,379.10 Proj. No. 205-B—Addition to Government Office Building, Kamloops 2,904.54 Carried forward $3,342,251.03 $51,217.64 M 40 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES—Continued SUMMARY—Continued Capital Expenditures—Buildings—Continued Vote 344. Construction of Provincial Buildings—Continued Brought forward $3,342,251.03 $51,217.64 Proj. No. 163-B — New boiler and piping, Provincial Home and Government Buildings, Kamloops Proj. No. 224-B—Steam distribution system, Provincial Home, Kamloops Proj. No. 149-B — Renovation, Provincial Gaol, Kamloops Proj. No. 142-B — Kelowna Court-house (includes furnishings) Proj. No. 158-B—Agriculture storage-shed for vehicles, Kelowna Proj. No. 195-B—Oil-house, Lytton Proj. No. 215-B—Alterations to utility room, Marpole Infirmary Proj. No. 211-B—Materials and Traffic Engineer's offices and shops, Department of Highways, Victoria Proj. No. 175-B—Development of 100-acre site (services and planning), Metchosin Proj. No. 202-B—Wing to Court-house, Nanaimo Proj. No. 231-B — Extension of Nanaimo Vocational Training School Proj. No. 170-B—New garage and steel fence, Nelson Gaol Proj. No. 199-B—New vault and filing space, New Westminster Land Registry Building Oakalla— Proj. No. 39-B-l 1—New telephones and extension to present equipment Proj. No. 39-B-13—Paving of road frontage Proj. No. 39-B-14—New greenhouses .... Proj. No. 39-B-l7—Prison gymnasium ... Proj. No. 39-B-18—New fence, Royal Oak Avenue and South Wing and around property Proj. No. 39-B-20—Office accommodation, drug research Proj. No. 39-B-21—Renovation of hospital operating-room, doctor's office, etc. Proj. No. 39-B-24 — Switchboard for P.B.X. and all telephones Proj. No. 39-B-25—Rewiring of wings for radio materials (renewal) Proj. No. 39-B-26—Main retaining - wall at West Gate Proj. No. 39-B-27—Remodel South and West Wings and Isolation Proj. No. 39-B-28—Lighting of grounds . Proj. No. 39-B-29—Purchase of land (adjacent to main grounds of prison) 34,500.00 Proj. No. 39-B-30—Licence-plate shop and equipment Proj. No. 39-B-31 — Stand - by electrical service Proj. No. 39-B-32 — Two prefabricated buildings for drug treatment programme Proj. No. 39-B-35—Additions to Women's Gaol Proj. No. 39-B-36 — Enlarging office space. West Gate Proj. No. 39-B-37 — Complete new system, inside telephone P.A.X. $624.73 4,700.00 4,459.43 37,218.48 9,071.66 8,032.28 994.39 280.19 578.55 1,671.47 4,924.04 12,275.57 991.25 13,566.63 27,074.42 1,484.55 2,696.88 3,671.85 19,998.45 23,709.00 1,734.21 208,998.07 2,550.00 2,500.00 2,683.10 1,556.57 2,432.85 129,255.20 59,611.36 3,900.00 39,145.17 Proj. No. 203-B—200 - bed unit, Pearson Tuberculosis Hospital, Vancouver (new unit) 168,816.37 3,267.94 Carried forward $4,012,409.32 $51,217.64 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES M 41 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES—Continued SUMMARY—Continued Capital Expenditures—Buildings—Continued Vote 344. Construction of Provincial Buildings—Continued Brought forward $4,012,409.32 $51,217.64 Proj. No. 210-B—Alterations to R.C.M.P. offices, Penticton Court-house 1,519.47 Proj. No. 150-B—Vancouver Poliomyelitis Pavilion 27,278.83 Proj. No. 201-B—New Court-house, Prince George 4,144.93 Proj. No. 136-B—Prince George Gaol (including access road) 59,324.06 Proj. No. 136-B-l—Garage, Prince George Gaol 5,158.80 Proj. No. 216-B—Alterations to Old Men's Gaol (Courthouse), Prince George 4,280.00 Proj. No. 153-B—Forestry Building, Prince Rupert 69,656.08 Proj. No. 160-B—Reception Centre, Douglas, Highway 99 (Department of Trade and Industry) 1,905.65 Proj. No. 207-B—Red Cross outpost hospital, Masset...... 29,868.45 Saanich Mental Hospital— Proj. No. 9-B-14—New sewage - disposal system, Saanich Mental Hospital $44,236.63 Proj. No. 9-B-15—Roads, renovations, and reconstruction 5,320.00 Proj. No. 9-B-16—Brood - sow barn and slaughter-house 8,511.25 58,067.88 Proj. No. 183-B—Electric-light plan and wiring, Telegraph Creek police building 4,545.65 Proj. No. 84-B-l—New wing to Temporary Building No. 4, Michigan Street, Victoria 29,348.29 Proj. No. 192-B—Three-bay equipment-shed, Terrace .... 17,553.39 Proj. No. 24-B-l—Water - supply and sewage - disposal, Home for Aged, Terrace 29,047.30 Tranquille Sanatorium— Proj. No. 10-B-20—Remodel dairy pasteurizing plant, Tranquille .. $2,922.57 Proj. No. 10-B-23—Air-conditioning unit for Main Building, Greaves Building, and Infirmarv 1,130.38 Proj. No. 10-B-26 —Flatwork folder, laundry 8,852.34 Proj. No. 10-B-27 — Renovate old laundry building 7,416.32 Proj. No. 10-B-28—Renovate basement floor, Main Building, Tranquille 1,913.34 Proj. No. 10-B-29—Alterations to butcher-shop, Tranquille 3,459.74 Proj. No. 10-B-30—Remodel Main Building annex, Tranquille 6,397.64 Proj. No. 10-B-31—Air-cooling, Recreation Hall 176.11 Proj. No. 10-B-32—Sewage-line, Tranquille 3,851.47 36,119.91 Tranquille Farm— Proj. No. 8-B-5—Irrigation pipe-lines, Tranquille Farm $700.00 Proj. No. 8-B-6—Cattle shelters, Cooney Ranch, Tranquille Farm 4,258.70 4,958.70 Proj. No. 89-B—Provincial Health Building, Vancouver (including furnishings) 335,020.87 Vancouver Normal School— Proj. No. 204-B—Four new portable classrooms, Normal School, Vancouver $53,864.44 Proj. No. 204-B-1 ■— Gymnasium equipment-room, Normal School, Vancouver 144.82 Carded forward $54,009.26 $4,730,207.58 $51,217.64 M 42 PUBLIC WORKS REPORT, 1955-56 STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURES—Continued SUMMARY—Continued Capital Expenditures—Buildings—Continued Vote 344. Construction of Provincial Buildings—Continued Vancouver Normal School—Continued CREDITS (N on-expendable) Brought forward. $54,009.26 $4,730,207.58 $51,217.64 Proj. No. 204-B-2—New medical room, Normal School, Vancouver 523.28 Proj. No. 221-B—New parking-lot, Normal School, Vancouver 2,537.00 57,069.54 Proj. No. 164-B—Five-bay equipment-shed, Vernon 6,126.46 Proj. No. 25-B-6—Additional roll for flat ironer and Linospeed washing-machine, Vernon Home for Aged 4,570.97 Proj. No. 200-B—Capital Region Planning, Victoria 4,713.12 Proj. No. 237-B—Purchase of house and lot, 521 Michigan Street, Victoria 5,200.00 Proj. No. 233-B — Alterations to elevator, Tuberculosis Hospital, Willow Street 5,887.98 The Woodlands School— Proj. No. 7-B-21—300-bed hospital $1,059,868.00 Proj. No. 7-B-26—Auditorium 9,140.17 Proj. No. 7-B-28 — Underground steam- lines to proposed 300-bed unit 33,420.33 Proj. No. 7-B-29—Landscaping and airing-court for No. 3 unit 4,991.43 Proj. No. 7-B-30—Equipment-shed, root storage house, greenhouse, fencing, power-line, for vegetable garden 45,785.14 Proj. No. 7-B-31—Stucco exterior, Cedar Cottage 8,122.00 Proj. No. 7-B-32—New fire-alarm system 10,260.00 1,171,587.07 5,985,362.72 *$413,936.12 University Buildings B.C. University Loan Act, 1945 "—Sundry works 1,425.53 B.C. Loan Act, 1951," Sec. 3 (c): University—Electrical substation 43,000.00 B.C. Loan Act, 1951," Sec. 3 (d): University—Construction and equipping Medical Faculty and Pathological Building, Vancouver General Hospital, for use of the University of British Columbia 507,484.91 B.C. Loan Act, 1952," Sec. 3 (b): University—Sundry works 30.20 Sub-total, Capital Votes (including University Loans) $6,588,521.00 $413,936.12 Grand total, Public Works Department expenditures $10,043,511.48 $1,125,433.78 * Federal grants received tor the following in Vote 344 (Construction of Provincial Buildings):— Proj. No. 7-B-21—300-bed unit, Woodlands School _. $279,959.66 Proj. No. 5-B-18—TB. unit, Essondale _ 86,250.00 Proj. No. 89-B—Provincial Health Building, Vancouver _ 36,476.46 Proj. 152-B—Child Guidance Clinic and Day Hospital, Burnaby 11,250.00 $413,936.12 VICTORIA, B.C. Printed by Don McDiarmid, Printer to the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty 1956 360-1056-5222
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Title | Minister of Public Works REPORT FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1955-56 |
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