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37
PARISH OF CLAPHAM.
Abbeville Road South, Lessar Avenue, and Rosebery
Road have been paved and adopted by the Board at a
total estimated cost of £1,957 3s. 4d. paid by the owners
of adjoining property.
The materials used in this work included 3,200 yards
super, tar paving, 130 yards super. 5 inch wood block
paving, 000 yards super. 5 inch by 6 inch granite
channelling on six inches of concrete, and 2,400 feet
lineal of 12 inch by 8 inch granite kerb; 390 cubic
yards of hard core, 420 cubic yards of stone gravel,
and 750 cubic yards of flints were placed on the roads
and rolled with the steam roller.
The steam roller has worked 191 days during this
(the seventh) year; on 33 of these days the roller was
employed in making up new roads. This work is
charged to the new roads account. The cost is as
follows, viz.:—
£ s. d.
Wages (including watching and cleaning) 102 2 4
Coke (60 chaldrons) 31 8 0
Oil, waste, and firewood 17 12 7
Repairs 10 14 8
Total cost of 191 days working £161 17 7
50 per cent, has already been written off for depreciation.
Daily Cost.
£ s. d.
Wages 0 10 8¼
Coke 0 3 3£
Oil, waste, &c 0 1 10
Repairs 0 1 1½
£0 16 11¼