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77
PARISH OF TOOTING.
Paving New streets.
The following new streets have been paved
and adopted during the year, viz:— Mellison
Road, and Sellingcourt Road; Total length 3 furlongs,
209 yards. The estimated cost of making up and paving
these new roads under the annual contracts amounted to
£3,630 14s., and the material, &c., used in the work included
8 new gullies, 1,850 yards of hard core, 960 yards
gravel and flints, 5,250 feet new I2in. by 8 in. kerb,
5,352 feet block channelling, 132 super yards crossings,
and 3,616 super yards of artificial stone paving.
High street.
An improvement has been effected in this
between Defoe Road and Garratt Lane
by the acquisition of strips of land in front of the shops
and the Vestry Hall, the kerb has been set back and the
footway paved with artificial stone. The cost of the work
including land, &c., amounted to £177 10s. l0d.
On the south side of the Broadway an improvement
has also been carried out by raising the road and paving
the footpata from the Board School to Broadway House
with artificial stone paving at a cost of £101 11s 10d.
A paved crossing has been constructed from the
Mitcham Road corner to the High Street corner, a length
of about 97 feet, the cost being £49.
High street formerly Merton Road.
In connection with the laying out of the St.
Leonard's estate arrangements are being
made by the London County Council and this Council for
acquiring certain strips of land on both sides of the road