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Paving Work.
The following materials have been used in repairing the Roads during, the vear
ended 25th March, 1873, viz:—
Broken Guernsey Granite 277 cubic yards.
Ditto. Bombay Stone 84 „ „
Ditto. Common Stone 90 „ ,,
Sifted Granite from paving Works Deptford 2009 ,, ,,
Road
Gravel and Hoggin 28 ,, „
Slop and Snow Carted 7755 Loads.
The paving of the Carriage-way Deptford, Lower Road, has been continued from
the Surrey Commercial Dock entrance Southward to the "Lion" P.H., under a
contract with Mr. Thomas Turner, of King's Road, Chelsea, at a cost (including some
extra work at the entrance to Plough Road) of £10,221 15s. 3d. to meet which outlay,
the Vestry have with the consent of the Metropolitan Board of Works obtained a
Loan of £l0,000 from The Eagle Insurance Company upon Mortgage of the Paving
and General Purposes Rates of this parish, such Loan to be repaid by 20 annual
instalments with interest at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum.
The Carriage-way of Raymouth Road, has been made up and the footways paved
by Contract with Mr. Alfred Thomas Hobman, at a cost of £1,075 which will be borne
by the Owners of property in the Road, and the Vestry have agreed to take payment
of the same by instalments in the same manner as is hereinbefore mentioned with
regard to the Sewers work in the said Road.
Paving Jobbing Works.
In March 1873, a Contract was entered into by Mr. George Gammon Rutty, for
the execution of the Paving Jobbing Works, but Mr. Rutty, tailing to carry out the
provisions of the same the Vestry in June 1873, rescinded the contract and accepted a
Tender of Mr. William Etheridge the late Contractor, for the execution of the said
works up to the 25th March, 1874. at a schedule of prices.
Improvement Works.
Upon the rebuilding of the houses Nos. 200 and 201 Rotherhithe Street, a small
improvement was effected by setting back the houses and the purchase by the Vestry
of the slip of land in front of the same at a cost of £21 10s. 0d., which land has been
paved and thrown into the public footway.
The removal of the old houses, and premises on the north side of Rotberhithe
Street, near the Thames Tunnel for the erection of Messrs. Brandram and Co's. new
Warehouse allowed of an improvement being made in the Street, at that spot by the
setting back of the front of the new building in a line with the property on the east
side thereof, which improvement will by arrangement with Messrs. brandram be carried
out without cost to the parish.