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Upper
Bichmond
Road.
The land given up by the owners in front of Oakhill Court,.
at the corner of Oakhill Road, has been added to the
public way, and the necessary paving works completed
at a cost of ^118 4s. iod.
The kerb on the north side of the road between Dyer's Lane and
Roehampton Lane has been taken up, jointed and relaid on concrete,
new gullies have been provided where necessary, and the carriage-way
paved with 8 in. by 3 in. by 5 in. creosoted Archangel wood blocks.
The area of wood paving is 8,422 super yards, and the cost amounted
to £4,881 4s. 9d., or 11s. 7d. per super yard. The cost of new gullies
and relaying kerb, &c., amounted to £331 os. 5d.
Wandsworth
Common.
By arrangement with the London County Council, the footpath
leading from west side to Windmill Road, corner of
Spencer Park, has been tar-paved. A new footpath 10 ft.
in width has also been formed across the Common from Trinity Road,
opposite Bellevue Road to Lyford Road, and tar-paved for a width
of 7-ft. The work was carried out chiefly by the unemployed, the
total cost being £325 2s., of which sum the London County Council
has agreed to contribute £165.
Wandsworth
Road.
Clapham.
The widening between Union Grove and Union Road, with the
exception of the acquisition of forecourt in front of
No. 417, has been carried out at a cost £580 11s. 1d.
In this case the land was all given by an arrangement made in 1884.
West Hill.
The whole of the Improvement Works between the Police Station
and Santos Road were completed during the year, and
road was opened for traffic by the Mayor on
July 5th. The road has been widened from a minimum width of
31 ft. 8 in. to 60 ft., and the gradient improved from 1 in 17 to 1 in 24.
The footpaths are paved with Nonslip Artificial Paving and the
carriage-way with 8 in. by 3 in. by 5 in. creosoted Archangel wood
blocks.
The cost to date is as follows, viz.: —
Land and old buildings £25,714 0 0
Paving works6 9
£28,882 6 9