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yards tarring and sanding, 4,639½ lineal feet of 12-inch by
8-inch kerbing, and 86 super. yards of blue panel brick
paving. The materials used in repairing roads under the
provisions of section 3 of the Metropolis Management
Amendment Act, 1890 (53 and 54 Vic. cap. 66), were:
445 cubic yards hard core, 49 cubic yards ballast, and
528¾ cubic yards flints.
Repairs. The following materials have been used in
public roads during the year, viz. :—
Granite sett channelling 61-tons., 16-cwt.
„ kerbing 302-ft., 9-in.
Tar-paving 842 super, yards.
Topping 8,3915/9 ,,
Coating existing tar-paving with tar
and grit 18,1101/9
The following are the principal improvements and
paving works carried out during the year, viz.:—
AllarthingLane. In Allfarthing Lane, on the north side,
between Melody Road and Geraldine Road, new 12-inch
by 8-inch granite kerbing, and 4-inch by 6-inch channelling,
have been laid, one gully has been constructed, and the
road made good at a cost of £56 4s. 7d.
East Hill he kerbing and York paving on the south
side of East Hill, between Herndon Road and St. Ann's
Hill, have been taken up and re-laid at a cost of
£87 19s. 5d.
Tonsley Hill A desirable improvement has been effected
in Tonsley Hill, between East Hill and Tonsley Place,
by widening the footpaths on each side from 5 feet
6 inches to 8 feet, laying 12-inch by 8-inch granite kerb,
altering gullies, removing old York paving, tar-paving the
footpaths, and making good the carriage-way, at a cost of
£273 18s. 6d.