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St George (Westminster) 1875
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hanover Square, The Vestry of the Parish of Saint George]
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Maintenance of Footways and Carriageways.
There have been constantly employed during the last
year, in the various repairs, &c., four masons and four
paviours, they have re-laid certain portions of the foot and
carriageways which were worn, sunk, or broken, using new
materials supplied by contract where the old was not fit
to re-lay; they have also made good the pavements disturbed
for gas, water, new buildings, alterations, &c.
They have used during the year 963 super, yards of York paving, and the cost has been as follows:—
| £ | s. | d. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Belgravia | 305 | 3 | 11½ |
| Grosvenor-place District | 236 | 8 | |
| In Wards | 489 | 5 | l |
| £1030 | 17 | 8 |
Carriageways.
| South Belgravia | 227 | ||
| Grosvenor-place District | 351 | 7 | 0 |
| InWards | 511 | 9 | 6 |
| £1090 | 1 |
Estimated £2,250 0 8
Actual £2,121 1 9
Asphalte.
The Socéité Francaise des Asphaltes have, during the
year paved the following footways with asphalte, which
has been carried out at the rate of 5s. per yard super.,
including the Portland cement concrete foundation, 3 in.
thick and f in. of asphalte.
The work has been done in a very satisfactory manner,
and promises to be a cleanly and durable footway.
With the view of testing the merits of asphalte as a