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New carriage-way Paving has been laid down as follows, viz.:—
Limehouse.—The carriage-way of Three Colt Street at the
corner of Ropemaker's Fields has been widened and paved with
second-hand stone where the line of frontage of the houses has
been set back.
A small portion of the granite carriage-way in Commercial
Road opposite the Town Hall was removed and re-paved with Patent
Peat Paving as an experiment, the material being provided by the
patentee. The paving was soon afterwards removed it having failed
to stand the heavy traffic.
The carriage-way at the west end of Copenhagen Place has
been widened and paved with second-hand stone at the expense of
the owner of the adjoining premises.
Ratcliff.—Parts of Narrow Street by Old Sun Wharf and
opposite Barrett's Mills have been paved with second-hand stone.
Shadwell.—The carriage-way of Cable Street has been paved
with second-hand stone, and the carriage-ways of Sun Tavern Court,
Hunt's Mews, and part of Juniper Street have been paved with
the old stone from Cable Street, and the remaining portion of
Juniper Street has been paved with second-hand stone.
Wapping.—Part of Old Gravel Lane has been re-paved
with second-hand stone.
MACADAM ROADS.
Parts of the carriage-ways of the following streets have been
made up with broken Guernsey granite, viz.:—Turner's Road, Dixon
Street, Farrance Street, Halley Street, Henry Street, Pigott Street,
Thomas Street, Endive Street, St. Paul's Road, Locksley Street,
Dod Street, Maroon Street, Wilson Street, Aston Street, Barnes
Street, Spencer Street, and Wilson's Place, in the Parish of Lime-