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REPORT.
To the Vestry of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town.
June, 1887.
Gentlemen,
I have again the pleasure of laying before you a statement
of the works executed under my direction during the year.
The following works have been done by men in your own employ:—
New Paving, squared and laid 4,629 ft. sup.
Old do. taken up and relaid 32,204 ,, ,,
Ditto, redressed and relaid 2,516 ,, ,,
Old Pitching relaid 2,290 ,, „
Old Curb relaid 5,114 „ „
Old Channel relaid 2,526 ,, ,,
New Tees Scoriae Brick Channel laid 4,010 ,, „
The cost of these works was £600 4s. 6d. ; for labour and materials
£432 19s. 7d.
In addition to this the roadways of Devonshire street and White
horse lane have been paved with 4m. by 7m. pitching under contract
with Messrs. Mowlem & Co.; the cost was, White horse lane, £3,670
7s. 1d., Devonshire-street £3,238 1s. 0d. The unpaved footway of Harford-street
has been paved at a cost of £41 is. 2d. and the roadway of
Canal Wharf has been paved at the cost of the owners and taken to as
a public highway.
ROAD REPAIRS.
The following table will shew the quantity of material used on the
various roads.
ROAD MATERIALS.
Year ending March, 1885.
Year ending March, 1886
Year ending March, 1887
Yards.
£
s.
1
d.
Yards.
£
s.
d.
Yards.
£
s.
d.
2179½ Kentish
563
0
9
2480 Kentish
640
13
4
1852 Kentish
478
16
8
Flints
Flints
Flints
1017 Gravel
194
3
3
1354 Gravel
307
10
4
858 Gravel
189
0
8
& Ballast
& Ballast.
& Ballast
2310 Broken
1389
14
3
2273½ Broken
1248
19
5
1505 Broken
777
11
8
Granite
Granite
Granite
£2146
18
3
£2197
3
1
£1445
9
0