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PAVING WORKS, IMPROVEMENTS, &c.
PARISH OF CLAPHAM.
Paving New Vernon Road, Iveley Road, and Cavendish
streets. Road, between Atkins Road and Poynders
Road, have been paved and adopted by the Council.
The total estimated cost, was £2,887 7s. 11d., all payable
by the owners of adjoining property. The work executed
included 6,951 feet super, artificial stone (adamant)
paving 3,785 yards super, tar-paving; 295 yards
super, wood paved crossings ; 49 yards super. Staffordshire
blue brick paving; and 650 yards super. 5-inch by
6-inch granite channelling on six inches of Portland
cement concrete; and 3,545 feet lineal, 12-inches by 8inches
granite kerb. The roads were made up with 520
cubic yards hard core, 670 cubic yards coarse gravel, 960
cubic yards flints, and 28 cubic yards Guernsey granite
chipping, and consolidated by rolling with the steam
roller.
The forecourt fences at the houses numbered
Improvements-
144 and 146, Clapham Park Road, have
been set back 4 feet, thereby throwing 155 feet super,
into the public way at a cost of £49 10s., exclusive of
legal expenses.