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The old pitching removed from the 9-feet ways, at
the western portion of the road, has been re-dressed
and re-laid at the eastern end ; the space covered was
1100 yards superficial, and the cost 3s. per yard. The
loss in area, consequent upon re-dressing, was 39
per cent.
Much attention has been given by the Paving Committee
to the question of paving the whole of the Mile
End Road ; and it may not be uninteresting to examine
the following table of the cost of performing this work
with various sizes of stone applicable for the purpose.
Aberdeen Granite.
Cost of paving the space
between the Tramway
Company's work and
the kreb.
The iike, but using the
present old stone,
re-dressed and re-land.
4-ins. x 9-ins.
£18,596
£9,613
4-ins. x 7. ins.
£11,969
£8,785
3-ins, x 9ins.
£14,534
£10,206
New Lines of Railways and Tramways.
Two Bills for Railways affecting the Hamlet have 1
before Parliament during the session : Ist, the Eastern
Metropolitan Railway Bill; and, 2nd, the East London
Railway Bill.
The Eastern Metropolitan Railway was to start from
Meeting-house Yard, Aldgate, and enter the Whitechapel
Road with a curve, then traverse Whitechapel
Road, Whitechapel High Street, Mile End Road and
Row Road, until it reached the North London Railway,
at Bow. This Dill was however abandoned.