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The repaying of Great Russell Street and Chenies Mews with
redressed granite, ordered by the Board to he performed during the
year, was not carried out, owing to the late date at which the paving
works were commenced and the wetness of the latter part of the
season. Great Russell Street has since been paved during the
current year, and will be referred to in the next annual report,
but Chenies Mews, as the Board is aware, has been indefinitely
postponed.
In compliance with the order of the Board of the 23rd February,
1875, a Steam Roller was used experimentally in ramming the new
granite paving in Broad Street, the result was not satisfactory, and
hand ramming was resorted to in all subsequent works.
The following Macadamized Roadways were repaired with broken
Guernsey Granite, Steam Rollers being in all cases used to consolidate
the granite after being spread:-
Bedford Square (East Side, and por- Chenies Street
tions of North, South, and West Sides) Brunswick Square
Russell Square (portions of North,
South, and West Sides)
Montague Place- Woburn Mews West (entrance to). A
Bedford Place horse roller was employed here
Various isolated repairs to other macadamized roads were made
during the season, at which rollers were not used.
New Sewers.
The principal Sewer Works carried out during the past year were
the construction of new Sewers in Vernon Place, the South and East
sides of Bloomsbury Square, Great Russell Street, from Bloomsbury
Street to Caroline Street, Duke Street, and Great Queen Street^ the
total length of Sewer constructed being about 2,076 feet.