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ORANGE STREET.
A portion of this thoroughfare has been widened at the
east end by Guildford Street, and is now available for two lines
of vehicular traffic instead of for one line as formerly. The
footway on the north side has been taken up and a new footway
formed and the carriageway paved with redressed granite
pitching on a concrete foundation.
The area of the carriageway paved is 300 supl. yards, and
of the footway 603 supl. feet.
GEORGE STREET.
The ea3t end of this thoroughfare at its junction with Bear
Lane has been repaved with redressed granite pitching in place
of the old worn pitching which formerly existed, the remaining
portion of the street is paved with asphalte, but the gradient
at the east end of the street is too sharp, and therefore is paved
with granite. The area paved is about 179 supl. yards.
PRICE'S STREET.
The carriageway of this thoroughfare from Gravel Lane to
Chancel Street has been paved with Val de Travers compressed
rock asphalte, on a foundation of 6 inches of Portland cement
concrete, and the footways with new and re-squared York stone.
Another macadam road has now been abolished, and a cleanly
and sanitary paving substituted. The area paved with asphalte
is 759 supl. yards, and the area of footway paved with new and
re-squared York stone, 4150 supl. feet. About 352 feet lineal of
curb has also been laid.
COLLINGWOOD STREET.
The carriageway of this thoroughfare from Great Charlotte
Street to Meymott Street has been paved with Val de Travers
compressed rock asphalte in place of the macadam which
formerly existed, and still another macadam road abolished in
continuation of the policy adopted by the Board five years
since.
The area of the carriageway paved with asphalte is 1148
yards supl., and the area of the footways paved with new and
re-squared York stone 3270 supl. feet. About 1090 feet lineal
of new and redresssd curb has been laid.