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commencing the construction of the vaults beneath the
widened public way next month, July. When this is done
it will enable this portion of the new Herbrand Street to
be widened and repaved.
The following information with respect to the St
Giles District may be of interest:—
Its superficial area is 245 acres.
Length of public ways, 15 miles 7 furlongs.
Total length of public and private ways, 16 miles.
The superficial area of carriage-ways is 47 acres, 1 rood, 247 yards.
Do. do. footways is 24 do. 0 do. 321 do.
The total area of public-ways 71 do. 1 do. 568 do.
Total number of public lamps 1,168
Do. iron guard-posts 326
Do. granite do. 32
Do. trees 160
Do. iron and wire tree guards 160
Do. water-posts 11
Do. street gullies 1,135
Do. sewer air-shafts to local sewers opening
on to the street surface 247
Do. do. do. to main sewers do. do. do. 55
Do. air shafts to local sewers carried up
the fronts of adjacent buildings 19
Do. shafts to main sewer 1
Do. manhole covers over sewers, flushing
tanks, &c. 62
Do. manhole covers over subways belonging
to the London County Council 14
Do. sewer side-entrances to local sewers 80
Do. do. to main sewers 19
Do. street orderly bins for street
sweepings 80
Do. bins to contain ballast for spreading
over pavings when slippery 32