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LIGHTING.
The number of Public Lamps in the District is as follows viz.
Limehous 392
Ratcliff 205
Shadwell 139
Wapping 95
831
In addition there are two of "Bray's" Patent Lamps fixed on
the Street Rests in the Commercial Road, opposite Gill Street,
Limehouse, and White Horse Street, Ratcliff.
The above total shews a net increase of 2 on the number
reported at Lady-day, 1886.
The Commercial Gas Company have painted the whole of the
lamp punts, columns, and brackets throughout the District.
MACADAM AND UNPAVED ROADS.
The Carriageways of the following Streets and places have been
made up with broken Guernsey Granite, and rolled with the Steam
Roller, via. Burdett Road, Thomas Street, Turner's Road, Locksley
Street, Henry Street, Dod Street, Barnes Street and Wilson Street,
Limehouse, and Bromley Street, Ratcliff.
Parts of the Carriageways of the following Streets have been
made up with broken Guernsey Granite, and rolled with the Steam
Holler, via.:—Maroon Street, Aston Street, Stainsby Road, Brook's
Terrace, Dixon Street, Pigott Street, Pixley Street, Turner's Road,
Henry Street, Samuel Street, Clemence Street, Streatfield Street,
Wilson Street, Barnes Street, Repton Street, Silver Street, Pelting
Street and St. Paul's Road, Limehouse, and Belgrave Street, and
Spring Garden Place, Ratcliff.
Parts of the Carriageways of the following Streets have been
made good with stone chirpings, viz.:—St. Paul's Road, East field
Street, Birchfield Street, Lowell Street, Blount Street, Dalgleish
Place, Cayley Street, Brenton Street and Samuel Street, Limehouse,
and York Street West, Green Street, York Square, Belgrave Street,
Hardinge Street, Thirza Street and Portland Street, Ratcliff.
NEW CARRIAGE CROSSINGS.
New Carriage Crossings have been formed at the entrance to
the following premises at the cost of the person requiring the
same, viz.:—
Limehouse.—At the new entrance gateway to Dr. Barnardo's
Home for Working Boys in Commercial Road, next the Limehouse
Curve Railway Bridge.