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persons expressing a wish that the widening should be
extended around the whole four sides of the Square. The
nett cost of the work was £289 0s. 5d.
Maintenance of Asphalte Carriageway Pavements.
The question of the maintenance of the asphalte carriageway
pavements, of which there is now a considerable area
within the District, was considered by your Board during
the year. The contracts that had been made between the
Board and the various asphalte companies gave the Board
power to call upon the companies to either perform all
necessary repairs at certain charges per superficial yard as
executed, or to maintain the different streets, at certain
fixed charges per square yard per annum, extending over
the whole area of the pavements.
Some of the pavements were becoming in bad condition,
and your Board referred the matter to your Works Committee
to consider and report as to what would, in the
opinion of the Committee, be the better course of the two
to adopt with respect to these pavements. The Committee
had several meetings upon the matter, and ultimately
recommended your Board to call upon the companies to
enter into contracts for their maintenance at per square yard
per annum measured over the whole surface, and this was
done with respect to the undermentioned streets:—
Bloomsbury Place. Museum Ptreet.
Bloomsbury Square (south and east New Oxford Street.
tides). Russell Square (east side).
Drury Lane, from Broad street to Sardinia Street.
Great Queen Street. Southampton Row.
Gower Street. Torrington Square (east side and
Hart Street. part of south side).
High Holborn. Vernon Place.
Little Earl Street.