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made it almost impossible to maintain the portions of
roads between the Tramways and the paved breasts
with Mc Adam, hence the advisability of doing the
work in other than a financial point of view.
The saving to the Parish consequent upon these
works is not seen in this Report, inasmuch as the
Report is only up to March of the present year, but I
anticipate a considerable saving in road material for
the current year.
All the entrances across the footways to gateways
in the Hamlet are now paved with pitching, and this
cannot fail to be a considerable comfort to the foot
passengers.
A large number of Streets in the South, West, and
North Wards have had the channels therein paved
with the old pitching from the Commercial Road,
and although it must be some time before the whole
can be re-covered with McAdamising material, and so
re-form the roads to suit the levels of the new channels,
yet as this work is done, a vast improvement will be
observed in the formation of such roads, and a more
perfect conduit for the surface water ensured.
The Tram stones, which were removed from the
Commercial Road, have been found of immense use
when laid in narrow roads. Portions of these stones
have been laid in Bancroft Place, Jubilee Street, Old
Church Road, Sidney Street, and Globe Road.
The benefit of Tram stones laid in such places is
twofold; in the first place it provides a safe and even
surface, upon which the wheels of carriages may travel,
and in the second place it acts as an addition to the
width of the footways, by providing a surface upon
which persons may walk with ease and comfort when
the space is not occupied by vehicles.