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PARISH OF STREATHAM.
The following new roads and streets have been
paved and adopted during the year viz.:—
Croxted Road (2nd portion) Hawarden Grove,
Nevis Road, Tunley Road, Holmewood Road (2nd
portion) Blegborough Road, Cunliffe Street, Yukon
Road (1st portion) DagnanRoad, Barcombe Avenue (2nd
portion) and Edgington Road, total length 1 mile 4 furlongs
29 yards. The estimated cost of making up and
paving these new roads under the annual contracts
amounted to £11,081 0s. 4d., and the materials &c. used
in the work included 9 new gullies, 4,829 yards hard
core, 3,285 yards gravel and Hints, 1,394 yards of
granite, 12,446 feet new 12-inch by 8-inch kerb,
15,996 feet block channelling, 3,730 feet old kerb relaid,
463 super, yards crossings, 7,997 super, yards artificial
stone paving, 4,142 super, yards asplialte and 125 yards
of 4-inch by 4-inch cubes.
Depot Larch Road.
During the past year new buildings have been
erected on this site comprising a shelter (for
families displaced from their own homes in consequence of
disinfecting), large van shed 130 ft. by 40ft., engine
shed, men's mess room, conveniences, store rooms and
offices. The work was carried out by direct labour with
the exception of the corrugated iron roofing for the large
van shed, this portion being constructed by Messrs. Howell
and Co., at a contract price of £420 10s., the total cost
of the work being £1,751.
Improvements. cuimore Road.
At the junction of this road with Station Road
a improvement has been carried out by
the acquisition of two strips of land and alteration of
the footpath, tbe cost of the improvement including land
amounting to £l7 1s. 1d.