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BORO' HIGH STREET.
The Limmer Asphalte Company, who have a maintenance
contract for the footway in the Boro' on the east side from
Denman Street to Newcomen Street, relaid nearly the whole of
the surface with new asphalte in June. The contract expires
in 1901.
GENERAL WORKS, &c.
In consequence of the widenings of the South Eastern
Railway a large number of hoardings and stages have been
constructed in the thoroughfares over which the railway passes,
these have been arranged so as to interfere as little as possible
with the vehicular and foot traffic.
The lamp column, ballast bin, and refuge, situate on the
London Bridge Approach, by Findlater's corner, were removed
on Jubilee day at the request of the War Office.
The tram lines in Blackfriars Road have been altered so as
to run in parallel straight lines from Charlotte Street to Charles
Street, and the road considerably levelled. These works were
carried out in considerably of our removing the defective urinal
which formerly stood in the centre of the road near the Railway
Bridge.
DISTRICT REPAIRS.
The following works have been executed in the repairing
and maintaining of the footways in the district:—
Footways.
New 2½ inch York paving laid 1649 ft. supl.
New Victoria stone paving laid 163 „ „
Old York and Victoria paving relaid 16539 „ „
New curb laid 170 '' linl
Old curb taken up and relaid 2221 '' ''
Holes cut in York No. 9
Redressed curb laid 45 " "
Carriageways.
The following works have been executed in the repairing
and maintaining of the carriageways in the district.—
Old granite pitching relaid 86652/9yds. supl.
New granite pitching 442/9 '' ''