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The Board of Works for the St. Biles District.
SURVEYOR'S REPORT
For the year ended 25th March, 1873.
The following is a summary of the principal paving works that have
been carried out during the past year.
Redressing and relaying the carriageway paving on a bed of concrete
9 inches deep in Great Queen Street from Little Queen Street to Lincoln's
Inn Fields, the deficiency being made good with dressed Granite from
Yard.
Re-dressing and re-laying the carriageway paving on abed of concrete
9 inches deep in Great Russell Street from Bloomsbury Street to Tottenham
Court Road, the deficiency being made good with dressed granite from
Yard.
Re-dressing and re-laying the carriageway paving on a bed of concrete
9 inches deep in Keppel Street from Gower Street to Russell Square, the
deficiency being made good with dressed granite from Yard.
Taking up the old footway Paving in Keppel Street, and laying new
3 inch Yorkshire paving and re-setting the curb.
Laying carriageway paving entrance to South Keppel Mews from
Keppel Street, with old re-dressed granite from Yard, on a bed of concrete
in lieu of Macadamised.
Laying new crossing with 7x4 Aberdeen cubes on a bed of concrete
at the North West corner of Russell Square.
Removing the old footway paving in Montague Place from Keppel
Mews to Bedford Square, (North and South sides) and relaying with new
3 inch Yorkshire paving re-dressing and re-laying the curb ditto.
Removing the old pebble paving in Wild Court, and laying the
same with old re-dressed granite from Yard on a bed of concrete 9 inches
deep.
The following is a summary of the principal Sewer Works that have
been carried out during the past year, viz :
The building of new sewers in Woburn Mews West, Hart Street
from Bloomsbury Square to Museum Street, Bury Place to Hart Street,
Shorts Gardens from Endell Street to King Street, Dudley Street to New
Compton Street, &c.
W. J. TREHEARNE,
Surveyor to the Board.
10th June, 1873.