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PAVING WEST SIDE WILTON ROAD.
This matter has received the attention of the
Borough Council. Some years ago, the late Vestry
paved and made up the footpath on the east side of
Wilton Road, and also the carriageway. Of the
cost of this work £149 remained outstanding. This
amount was chargeable to the owners of the property
abutting on the west side, but it could not be
apportioned on them, as their frontage was outside
the Borough boundary. As it was desirable that the
west footpath should be made up and paved, the
Urban District Council of Acton approached the
Borough Council, and offered to pay the above outstanding
sum of £149, and also to collect the amounts
apportioned on the frontagers for paving the west
side, if the Borough Council would then carry out the
work. This course has been adopted, and the work
will be shortly put in hand.
SWEEPING OF ROADS.
In accordance with a reference from the Borough
Council as to whether the roads swept weekly could
be done so more frequently, the Borough Surveyor
prepared a report upon the matter, in which it was
stated that the Borough is divided into twelve
districts, radiating from the main wood-paved roads.
The wood-paved roads are swept daily, 31 men being
individually allotted to certain sections of the
roadway, footpath and crossings of such roads. Sixtyseven
men are engaged on the twelve cleansing
districts in separate gangs of five or six men under a
ganger, the size of gang being regulated by the length
of roadway allotted. The more important roads
other than wood-paved, are, under ordinary conditions,
swept two or three times each week, and the roads
with the least traffic are swept once a week, the horse
brooms being used on all side streets when the
weather makes this necessary.