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 Meow. M .\ R 'l' l N x C O M r PANY, ESGINEERS ANU CON 'l‘RAtf'l‘ORS. )ALIKSON HOUSE. C.\LCU’l“l‘A.——This Firm, founded in M75, occupies a leading position amongst the Engineering and Contracting Firms. in India

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direction have been on a Very extenaive scale, their more recent works in Calcutta being the Drainage outfall Suburban sewerage, and the unﬁltered writer-supply. Among other important trnterosupply works erected by the firm are those at Allahabad, llennres.

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Established in the above men- tioned year by Mr. Thomas Acqnin Martin. now Sir 'l‘hornal Acquin Martin. KL. the progress of the Firm has been one of steady [tron- pcrity, and the name of Mess”. Mnrtink Co. is synonymous with good work, enterprise and large undertakings. The present partners in this Firm arc Sir Thomas Acquin Martin. Mr. R. N. Moolrerjee, Mr. (I. W. Walsh nnd Mr. Harold P. Martin. and the Firm's Operations as Civil Engineers and Contractor! extend from one end of India to the other. even to Cnhul. in which city they were represented by Mr. Frank Martin. who rcuided there from mus until quite recently.

Messrs. Martin J: Co. have con- structed water-rupply. drainage and ximilnr public works throughout Bengal and other provinces. it: well as in Native States; rind in Calcutta and Ilomhny their operations in this

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(Inwnpore. Agra Cantonment, Luckv now, Met-rut, Amh, Berhnmpore. Srinagar (Cashmere) and 'l‘ansa Duct Works (Bombay). Architecture and building is a large department of Messrs. Martin & Co ‘5 businrsﬁ. their Chief Architect being Mr. Edward Thornton, LRJ RA. and palaces and public buildings, mills and residences are now in course of erect too by the Firm in different parts 0! the country, and of these, the Tipperah Palace built for liis Highness the hlnlunjnh of 'l‘ipperah, the Royal Insurance Company's premises llalhousie Square. Calcutta, and the Mysore Blemorinl at Kalighnt, stand out prominently as buildings each of a type fully appropriate for the purposes {or which it was intended end designed. The Mysore Memorial at Kalighnt is an unique work of its kind, fully exem- plityir-g the best traditions of Eastern Architectural Art and design.

This temple was erected by the Government of Mysore in memory of the lite Maharajn who died in Calcutta in 1897, and nl‘oee body war crut’tuted on the Ipot Where the tnemorinl stand: on the banks at 'l'olly's Nullah nt Knlighat. The build- ings include the temple. shirt, pmiliun and gateway. The temple. pavilion and ghit We" constructed from designr by their resident architect, Mr Edward ’l'ltomtun. I'>4errB.A‘-, from inrtruc» tions given by the late Sir Sheshndri