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NEW CARRIAGEWAY PAVING,
The paving of the carriageway of the part of Roman Road in this
parish has been satisfactorily completed. The total cost was
£1904. 5s. 3d. Of this £1381 8s. 8d. was paid, with the balance of
the £ 20,000 borrowed in 1878 for carriageway paving, and the interest
allowed by the bank; the residue, £512 16s., 7d., was paid out of the
General Rate.
In November the Vestry determined to pave the carriageways of the
following streets and roads :—
Columbia road from Hassard Gibraltar walk to Gosset street
street, including Crescent Vincent street
place, to Hackney road Turville street
London street Half Nichol street
Brady street New street
Three Colts lane New Nichol street
Cleaveland street Old Nichol street
Devonshire street Cross street
The Broadway and the end of New Turville street
Columbia road Nichols row
Hassard street, Wellington row, Bacon street
and Gibraltar walk James street
The Vestry at the same time determined to pave the footways of
the part of Grove road between the parks. The wholework was estimated
to cost /13061 us. iod., and it was resolved to apply to the
Metropolitan Board of Works to advance £ 13,000 towards defraying
the cost of the work. The Board made the loan on the terms of it
being repaid by twenty equal annual instalments with interest at
£l 15s. percent. The mortgage to the Board was sealed by the
Vestry on the 4th March, and the advance was completed on the
following day.
The Vestry have arranged with Mr. J. J. Griffiths to execute the
work on terms deemed most favourable to the Vestry, and the contract
is being prepared at the date of this report.
There being urgent necessity for the paving in Cleveland street
being laid without delay, the contractor has with the approval of the
Vestry begun the work without waiting for the formal contract being
sealed.