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embracing all the crossings which they think it necessary
to pave in the Hamlet.
footways.
In the course of the year a large number of footways
(but of small extent), have been paved. The quantity
of material laid has been 10,800 feet of Yorkshire
paving and 7,779 feet of Victoria patent stone. This
last-named material is found to answer exceedingly
well. It has the advantages of looking very nice, the
surface and joints being equal to rubbed paving; the
colour is light grey, and the price is low, 9½d. per foot
laid.
In my humble opinion there should be no footway
within four miles of St. Paul's which is not paved.
The Vestry have paved and made up the following
streets and footpaths, at the cost of the owners of
property situate therein. Part of Emmott Street, west
side of South Grove, St. Paul's Road, Mountford Street,
Lincoln Street, Maplin Street, and Harford Street.
These works have, in every case, been executed under
contract.
The other footways in the Hamlet are those laid with
asphalte and those which are repaired with hoggin.
The half-inch asphalte laid in Mile End Road by the
Val de Travers Asphalte Company continues to wear
badly, and during the year it has cost £112 17s. 6d. to
replace it with new material.
The one-inch powdered rock asphalte laid by the
same Company wears well and has not cost anything
for repairs since it was laid.
The one-inch mastic asphalte laid by the Society
Franacis des Asphalte wears well and has not cost anything
for repairs yet. The unpaved footways in the