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ROCK ASPHALTE.
The Table below will give the quantities of Rock Asphalte
laid during the year.
Locality.
Square
Yards.
BLACKHEATII AND LEWISHAM.
Brockley Lane, from Cemetery Gates to Ladywell Station
1312
High Street, Lewisham, to Spring Cottage, Hither Green Lane..
989
From Spring Cottage, ditto, to Ryecroft Road
1943
|562
Near Silk Mills, Lewisham
1166
Lewisham Hill to Dartmouth Row (one path)
2073
412
George Lane, up to where houses are built (one path and part only)
320
Ladywell County Bridge, Lewisham
196
Catford ,, „ „
207
Crossing near " The Roebuck"
195
SYDENHAM AND FOREST HILL.
Alexander Terrace
545
st o-ermains Road
1264
Along Rutland Terrace to Archway, Forest Hill Station
707
From Corner of Jews Walk to West Hill, through Kirkdalo
2087
London Road, from Whittington Terrace to boundary with
Camber well (North side)
2076
To ditto, from end of tar paving (South side)
Wellington Terrace (in front of) and High Street, Sydenham
From Corner of Peckham Road to Manor Road (East side)
To Honor Oak, along Peckham Road
2076
Total
17463
The Rock Asphalte, with 3 inches in thickness of cement concrete,
was laid under contract by Mr. Leopold Stiebel, at 4s. 9d. per superficial
yard, the Board carting away the surplus earth. I append a
Table to this Report giving the quantities of the various kinds or
descriptions of foot paving laid in the District since 1870. It will
be seen we have laid Tar Paving, Cement Concrete, Barnett's Patent
Asphalte, Limmer Asphalte, and the Rock Asphalte laid by Mr.
Stiebel. The Board have not been partial, but have tried various
descriptions of material. To begin with the Tar Paving; where
this has been regularly painted it has worn very well. The Cement
Concrete along the Lewisham Road shows little or no wear; indeed,
the polish is not worn off the pavement. This was laid in 1872.
Barnett's Patent Asphalte, laid in 1872 along the path by the
River Quaggy and approaches to Lewisham Bridge, &c., begins to
show wear. Considering the large amount of traffic and the fact