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Red Lion Street.
The Board have in hand a scheme for constructing
a new road 50 feet in width from
Bed Lion Street to York Road, to relieve the congested
and increasing traffic in North Street. No. 53, North
Street, and the land in rear, have already been secured,
and negotiations are proceeding for the purchase of the
remainder of the property required for the improvement.
South Street.
The carriageway between High Street and
the entrance to Pimm's Mill has been paved
with Karri wood blocks, 4-inches deep, laid on Portland
cement concrete, 6-inches thick, at a total cost of
£686 19s. 1d., or 13s. 6½d. per superficial yard. The
footpath on the west side between Buckhold Road and
the entrance to Pimm's Mill has been paved with York
paving, and the kerbing taken up and relaid, at a cost
of £73 13s. 7d.
St. Ann's Road.
Kerbing has been laid on both sides of the
road on the Common between North Side
and West Side, and the footpath on the west side tarpaved,
at a cost of £166 5s. 9d.
St. Ann's Hill.
The footpath on the west side between St.
Ann's Church and Allfarthing Lane has
been kerbed and tar-paved, and new channelling laid, at
a cost of £261 18s. 3d. The old tar-paving on the east
side between High Street and Bidgmount Road has
been taken up and replaced with old York paving, and
the kerbing taken up and relaid on concrete, at a cost
of £55 14s. 5d.
Upper Richmond
Road.
An improvement has been effected by acquiring
the land and setting back the fence in
front of "Mayfield" and Lady Close Cottages. The
amount paid to the owner of "Mayfield" was £25,
which included the cost of setting back the fence, and
the amount paid to the owner of Lady Close Cottages