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St James's 1896

Report for the year 1896 made to the Vestry of Saint James's, Westminster

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Fountain and the surfaces of sundry refuges were paved
with mastic asphalte ; and the cab-stands in Piccadilly
were re-asphalted.
FOOTWAYS.
The footway paving and kerbing of Boyle Street,
Charles Street (part), and Old Burlington Street (north
end) were taken up, squared and re-laid, and also small
portions of the footway paving of sundry other streets.
An alteration was made to the footway of Ingestre
Place, abutting on the Lion Brewery, to facilitate the
passing of vehicles up and down the street during the
loading of the brewer's drays.
OLD MATERIALS.
The quantities of old materials sold were 35 square feet
of York stone paving, 51½ loads of wood, 420 yards of old
pitching, 5 tons 8 cwt. 1 qr. of old iron, and 2 old
scraping machines.
WATER, &c., MAINS.
During the year new mains have been laid in the streets
or old ones replaced with new, as follows:—
By the Grand Junction Waterworks Company: In
Charles Street and Marshall Street.
By the London Hydraulic Power Company: In Beak
Street, Great Windmill Street, Lower Regent Street, New
Burlington Street, St. James's Place and Waterloo Place.
By the Gas Light and Coke Company: In Piccadilly
Circus and Charles Street.
By the National Telephone Company: In Piccadilly.

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£s.d.
Brought forward1,804167
Waterloo Place408
Wells Street0175
West Street050
Windmill Street (Great)1164
York Street331210
£1,845810

Laid in the Parish in former years, were carried out as occasion required at the following cost:—

£s.d.
Coventry Street1137
Pall Mall3349
Piccadilly5470
Regent Street7471310
Shaftesbury Avenue233195
Swallow Street080
Waterloo Place124121
Windmill Street (Great)12169
£1,208155

WOOD PAVING Has been laid in the following streets :—

Name of Street.Part of Street Paved.Date when Paved.Area of Wood Paving in yds. super.Cost per yard super.Previous Paving.Description of Paving and Name of Contractor.
Hill's PlaceWholeApril2369/511/-Pitch pine wood4in. Jairah wooc blocks on old con crete. Mr. Wm. Griffiths
Piccadilly, &c.Between Haymarkct and St. James's St.Sept. and Oct.126441/310/6Y ellow deal wood4iin. Karri woor blocks on old concrete. The Irn proved Woor Pavement Co.
Swallow St.WholeApril6692/311/-Yellow deal woodSameas Hill's Place Mr. Wm. Griffiths