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Fulham 1888
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Fulham]
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STATEMENT OF EXPENDITURE OF GRANITE.
From March, 1886, to March, 1887, from March, 1887, to March, 1888, and from March, 1888, to March, 1880.
| 1880-7. Cube Yards. | 1887-8. Cube Yards. | 1888-9. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cube Yards. Old Macadam. | Cube Yards. New Granite. | |||
| Auriol Road | - | - | 88 | - |
| Avonmore Road | 7 | 48 | 49 | 140½ |
| Bishop's Walk | 238 | — | — | — |
| Baron's Court Road | — | 1 | — | — |
| Bishop's Road | — | 35 | — | - |
| Broxholme Road | - | 14 | 27 | 53 |
| Bridge Street | — | — | — | 4½ |
| Burlington Road | — | 14 | — | - |
| Bramber Road | — | — | 126 | - |
| Crabtree Lane | 4 | 76 | — | 18 |
| Crown Road | 160 | 230 | 14 | 211 |
| Church Street | 25 | — | — | — |
| Colehill Lane | 148 | 48 | 7 | — |
| Dawes Road | 773 | 563 | 306 | 229 |
| Devonshire Street | 40 | - | — | — |
| Estcourt Road | - | - | — | - |
| Edith Road | - | - | 85 | — |
| Farm Lane | 304 | 10 | 10 | — |
| Fulham Road | - | 249 | 496 | 341 |
| Fulham Palace Road | 245½ | 179 | 31 | 299 |
| Fulham Park Road | - | 7 | - | — |
| Greyhound Road | - | 150 | 305 | 19½ |
| Haldane Road | - | - | 8 | - |
| Harwood Road | - | 30 | 46½ | |
| High Street, Fulham Road | 475 | 108 | - | — |
| Hillbrook Terrace | - | 20 | - | - |
| Jerdan Place | 9 | 54 | - | 69 |
| King's Road | 988 | 162 | 48 | 220 |
| Lisgar Terrace | - | — | - | 37½ |
| Lillie Road | 160 | 423 | 196 | 424½ |
| Melmoth Place | 87½ | - | 16 | - |
| Merrington Road | - | - | 69 | - |
| Munden Street | 75 | - | - | - |
| Munster Road | 7 | 43 | - | 40 |
| Moore Park Road | - | 44 | 12 | 11 |
| Mulgrave Road | - | 119 | - | |
| May Street | 61 | - | - | |
| Matheson Road | — | 40 | 58 | 61 |
| Carried over | 3746 | 2609 | 2070 | 2226½ |
The above table shewing the annual expenditure of granite on
the roads of the Parish, has been prepared with a view to ascertain
the cost of the maintenance of any of these roads.
In all probability the expense of maintaining a number of them
will, in the future, be partially or entirely borne by the London County
Council, under the provisions relating to main roads contained in the
Local Government Act. 1888 (See heading, "Main Roads).
GRANITE.
COMPARISON OF EXPENDITURE.
Date.
Cube Yards.
Cost per Yard,
Cost.
Estimate.
1886.7
4825
11s. 0d. & 11s. 4d.
£2374
1
7
£2400
1887.8
3080
11s, 4d. & 10s. 8d.
£1694
18
2
£2400
1888.9
3297
10s. 8d.
£1758
7
0
£1000
The Vestry ought to order some granite broken to pass through
a 2-inch ring, to be used for patching roads.
The contract price for this year (1889) has risen from 10s.8d. a
yard, in 1888, to 13s.5d., an increase of 2s.9d. a yard. I venture to
suggest that if the Vestry would arrange in the contract to give one