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porarily with granite, and ultimately, on the 9th day of January,
1883, resolved to replace the wood paving with compressed
asphalte. Tenders for this asphalte were subsequently
received, when that of the Val-de-Travers Asphalte
Paving Company, Limited, was accepted, and arrangements
made to commence the work forthwith; but at the request
of many of the inhabitants in the street, who presented a
memorial to your Board, and waited on you by a deputation,
the work was postponed until later in the season, and
will probably be commenced towards the end of August.
Sewers,
No new sewers were constructed during the year.
Street Cleansing.
The cleansing of the public carriage-ways was performed
by a staff of men employed by the Board, consisting of
1 foreman, 3 gangers, and 31 sweepers. Two sweeping
machines, drawn by horses, were used in sweeping the
paved carriage-ways.
The street-sweepings were carted away by contract, and
amoimted to a total of 12,803 loads.
The carriage-ways of High Holborn, New Oxford Street,
Little Queen Street, High Street, Hart Street, and Great
and Little St. Andrew Streets, were washed on several
occasions during the year by means of watering-carts and
the machine brooms.
The cost of washing is included in the two items of cost
for street cleansing and street watering given hereafter.
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