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" and carriages, the parish of Clerkenwell strongly urges its claim to its
" proportionate share of such tax for the maintenance of roads formerly
" Turnpike roads." The two propositions referred to, are those which
have been urged upon the Commission by other deputations ; the first is
for levying a Tax upon Horses, and the other is for levying something
in the shape of a general rate over the district.Those are the propositions
referred to.
1783. (Chairman to Mr. Aldridge). You have no turnpike road
at present in the parish of Clerkenwell ?—We have no toll gates.
1784. Have you any turnpike roads?—We have roads which were
formerly turnpike roads.
1785. Tou have no roads now which are repaired by tolls?—No.
1786. They are all repaired by the parish ?—By rate.
1787. Can you state how many miles of road you have in your
parish ?—Not quite two and a half.
1788. Independently of streets?—Independently of streets.
1789. "What does it cost you to maintain those roads in repair?—
About 2,212l. annually.
(Mr. Boulter.) That is the cost of repairing the roads per annum on
an average of 30 years.
1790. (Chairman.) Of course there is a very considerable traffic
upon that road?—Yery great.
1791. (Chairman to Mr. Paget.) How many miles of paved street
have you ?—About twenty.
1792. Can you at all state what the cost of repairing those streets
is ?—A much smaller amount in proportion than it costs to repair the
2½ miles of road. It costs about 2,000l. per annum. The committee
Btate in their Report, " This parish has nearly twenty miles of roads,
" streets, and public places to maintain, including the highways, which
"have cost, during the three years ending Christmas last, about the sum
"of 12,557l., the greater portion of which has been absorbed by the
"highways."
1793. How do you account for the streets costing so much less ?—
There is comparatively little wear and tear on many of the streets of
Clerkenwell.
1794. Are these paved streets, or only macadamized? — Partly
paved and partly macadamized.
1795. You are referring to the 2½ miles formerly turnpike roads?—
Yes.