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the North Metropolitan Tramway, the first in London of a new
system of street tramways.
This work has been a great benefit to the Hamlet, inasmuch
as the Company are bound by a clause of their Act, " to pave, and
at all times to keep paved, the roadway within their rails, and
18 inches on each side thereof,
The amount of paving laid by the Company in pursuance of
this clause, available for all traffic, was 12,401 superficial yards,
relieving the Vestry of a cost of £6,231 1s. 6d.
A number of the entrances to streets leading from the Mile
End Road, were improved by laying the paving which formerly
filled the space occupied by the tramway.
It was in this year that the improvement of White Horse
Lane was consumated.
Two roads were made up at the cost of the owners of the
property, and taken to by the Vestry. The addition to the
thoroughfare of the Hamlet being 1,059 lineal feet.
The quantity of new sewers laid during the year was of—
Size of Sewer. Length.
3ft. 6in. by 2ft. 3m. 390 feet.
1ft. 0in. ,, 1ft. 0in, 1,060 ,,
1871.—The first portion of the Mile End Road was paved this
year, with pitching purchased from the Commissioners of Sewers
The difference between the cost, if new, and that of the stone laid
was £684 2s. od.
An old sewer in the footway of the Mile End Road, on the
north side, which had been an annoyance to the inhabitants for
some time, in consequence of its having given way in several
places, was demolished.
Several new sewers were laid at a cost of £1,066 19s. 2d., the
amount of which was of—
Size cf Sewer. Length.
3ft. 6in. by 2ft. 3m. 1,420 teet.
1ft. 6in. ,, 1ft. 6in. 485 ,,
1ft. 0in. ,, 1ft. 0in. 650 ,,
In August, 1871, the Commercial Road Trust Act expired,
and the road then came under the control of the Vestry. A tramway
had already been placed there.
The sewer works in the next year were—
Size of Sewer. Length.
15in. pipe. 600 feet.
12in. ,, 420 „
1873. The major portion of the paving done this year was