The letter is from K. N. Aiya Iyer, Chairman, Municipal Council to the Secretary to the Government of Madras, Local Self Government asking the Ministry to approve the proposal to extend municipal limits so as to include the Director's residence and other buildings belonging to the Observatory stating it was proposed in 1908 and its other pros and cons.
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The letter is from M. R. Ry. P. V. Chari Avergal, offg. Electrical Engineer to the Government of Madras to the Assistant Director, Kodaikanal Observatory, forwarding an estimate of Rs.340 for extending the pump house and requesting him to countersign it and the estimate of Rs.1075 for a suitable water pump and forward them to the Government for Administrative approval.
Chari Avergal, P. V.This letter came from M.R.Ry.A.V.Ramalinga Aiyar to the Director about revised estimate of Rs. 1560 for constructing 3 additional peons quarters at Kodaikanal
Ramalinga Aiyar, A. V.This letter is from Michie smith Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to executive engineer Madura regarding the pay of the assistant and to prepare plans amounting to Rs.750 -1000. It also talks about various other suggestions regarding veranda, bathrooms and other small design modifications.
Smith, Charles MichieThis letter from Mr.L.M.Jacob, CSI, Secretary to the government of India, Public works department to the secretary to the Government of Madras,Bombay,Bengal, Punjab, Burma,the united provinces of Agra and Oudh, the chief minister of the central provinces, the chief commissioner of coorg and so on. The letter is about electrical installations in government residential buildings.
Jacob, L. M.This item is a letter from O. R. Scott Sub-division officer Kodaikanal to the director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories forwarding a copy of the report related to some purchases made for the observatory compound.
Kodaikanal Solar ObservatoryThe letter is from Solar Physics Observatory to P. N. Sankarakrishna Aiyar, Meteorological Observer, Periyakulam, informing about the closing of Periyakulam Observatory at the end of that month under the instructions of the Director General of Observatories and also the observer's services will be disposed at the end of a month from that day.
Kodaikanal and Madras ObservatoriesThe letter is from Sydney Preston, secretary to the Government of India Department of Revenue Agriculture, to the secretary to the Government of Madras, Public Works Department. It informs about the sanction of the plans and estimates amounting to Rs.6380 for constructing a photoheliograph room with a dome at the Kodaikanal Observatory.
Kodaikanal Solar ObservatoryLetter from T. Royds to Gilbert T. Walker regarding engraving in tablet about Takhat Singh Ji mentioning some changes and saying Evershed proposed to change some wordings. Also, enclose a copy showing spacing and large capitals.
Royds, ThomasThis is a letter from Assistant Director to T. Royds, executive engineer Madura Division regarding some repairs to the directors quarters. These repairs included repair of leak in drawing room,spare bedroom and skylight in corridor,rearrangement of displaced tiles and replacement of broken ones, replacement of broken chimney pots and repairs and renewals of guttering.
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