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REPAIRS TO HIGHWAYS, NEW WORKS,
AND IMPROVEMENTS.
General Repairs.—The whole of the Roads and
Streets under the charge of the Vestry have been, from time
to time, repaired by the staff employed, and with the materials
best suited to their several circumstances and localities.
Watering and Cleansing have been carried out as
heretofore by contract; and to render more efficient the
former work the wells in St. Ann's Road and Cold Harbour
Lane have been deepened, so as to increase the supply ; and
an entirely new well has been sunk at Stockwell Green, to a
depth of 225 feet, by which the annual cost of a supply from
the Water Company is saved for a considerable length of
road. The Main Drainage Works have much affected the
water level for a great distance on either side of their course,
and in most cases it will be found necessary to lower the
wells.
NEW WORKS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
The following Works have been carried out during the
past year, upon the recommendation of the General Purposes
Committee, being approved by the Vestry.
Stockwell Green.—Old kerb reset, and footway taken
up and relaid with new 2½-in. York paving.
Trinity Square.—Footpaths and carriage-way reformed,
regulated, and faced with Croydon gravel and flints,
the sum of £70 being contributed by the owners.
Westminster Road.—Old kerb reset and jointed, and
new 3-in. York laid.
Stangate.—New 2½-in. York laid to footway in lieu of
asphalte, and at the corner of Palace New Road, and 7-in. by
4-in. Aberdeen cube crossing laid and grouted.