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Extensive paving works have been carried out to the footways of
Bethnal Green Road, Green Street, and Prospect Place. During the
year 22,244 ft. super of new 3 in. footway paving have been laid, and
3209 ft. run of kerb reset. The cost of this work, together with incidental
works in connection therewith, has been £836 8s. 1d.
The carriageway paving in Bethnal Green Road, between Boundary
Street and Brick Lane, has been entirely relaid. The worst of the stones
were thrown out, and the whole of those fit for re-use were dressed.
New Guernsey channels were introduced, and the deficiency made good
with new 9x4 channels. The cost of this work was £454 15s. 4d.
A similar work has been carried out in Hare Street; 2311 yards of
carriageway paving were relaid, 1681 yards of which were dressed.
433 yards of new carriageway were provided, and new Guernsey channels
laid in. The cost of this work (including incidental works in connection
therewith) was £589 11s. 10d.
Several smaller works have been carried out by the contractors, such
as forming carriageway entrances to private premises, and relaying old
paving, consequent upon other works being done.
Large quantities of old stone, removed from some of the streets, have
been laid in the following and numerous other streets :—
Sale Street.
Viaduct Street.
Artillery Street
Selby Street.
Nottingham Street.
Satchwell Street.
Satchwell Eents.
Old Nichol Street.
Half Nicbol Street
Swan Street, Sclater
Street.
Hart's Lane.
Gosset Stx-eet
Treadway Street
Clarkson Street.
Fuller Street.
Edward Street.
Chester Street.
Oakley Street.
Mount Street.
Chilton Street.
London Street, North
Street.
Cheshire Street.
Hague Street.
Cambridge Eoad.
Essex Street.
The above and other important works have been carried out by men
employed by the vestry, the principal of which was making good paving
disturbed by the gas and water companies, and by persons carrying out
private drainage works, erecting scaffolds, &c.
NEW STREETS.
An important work has been carried out during the year, viz., the
kerbing and paving the footways, and making-up the roads, on the Suburban
and Victoria Park Estates. The work to these roads—eight in