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An improvement has been made in Rectory Grove,
opposite Nos. 46, 48, 50, and 52, by setting back the forecourt,
thereby adding 900 feet super to the public way
at a cost of £75 19s. 1d. The repaving of the footway
cost an additional sum of £23 6s. 2d.
An improvement has been made in Crescent Lane at
the north east corner of Elms Road by setting back a
fence and thereby adding 50 ft. super to the public way,
at a cost of £6 10s. 7d.
The carriage way on each side of the tramway along
Clapham Common, South Side, has been paved with
wood and the cabstand relaid with asphalte. An
improvement has been made in connection with this
paving by altering the line of kerb from Clapham Park
Road to Crescent Lane, paving the whole width of the
footway with York stone and tar paving and the portion
thrown into the roadway with wood. The tar paving
has also been completed to the full width of the footway
on the south side of this main road. The kerbing and
wood paving were carried out by means of a loan, and the
work executed by the Board without the aid of a
contractor, except for the supply of materials. It
was commenced July 4th and completed October 12th,
1892.
The following are the particulars of cost, including the
purchase of plant:—
£ s. d.
6,875 feet lineal of 12 inch by 8 inch kerb 731 3 8
12,017 yards super wood paving 5 inch deep
at 9s. O½d. 5,432 13 9
£6,163 17 5
The margins of the tramway, 2 feet in width, on each
side of the lines were paved for the London Tramways