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the footpath made up and gravelled in front of houses on the
East side.
Prince's Street, Stamford Street.—New 7*4
granite crossing laid on concrete.
Love Lane.—Carriage-way and footpaths thoroughly
made up and formed with hard core, and faced with line and
rough gravel and flints; a great improvement has been made
here by the additional width thrown into the road by the
owners of the ground.
Gresham Place, Cold Harbour Lane.—Paving
relaid and made good and kerb reset.
Triangle, Cold Harbour Lane, Denmark hill.—
Two new crossings 7*4 laid on concrete.
Duke Street, Stamford Street.— New paving
along flank wall of St. Patrick's School; kerb reset.
Effra Road and Water Lane.—Making .up and
thoroughly repairing roadway and footpaths after formation
of sewers by the Metropolitan Board of Works, to meet the
cost of which, £200 was paid to the Vestry by the Contractor.
During the year several proceedings have been taken
against persons obstructing the public way, by setting goods
and articles for sale; and in all cases the magistrates have
ordered the practice to be discontinued.
The inconveniences arising from the irregularity of
numbers in streets, and the same name being applied to
several streets, has been under consideration by the Committee,
and they are now carrying out an order of the Metropolitan
Board of Works for abolishing all names of places,
terraces, &c., in the Waterloo Road, and numbering the
houses consecutively with the odd numbers on one side, and
the even on the other.