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BOROUGH OF PADDINGTON.
The following materials have been used in the
general repairs of the various macadam and gravel
roads, the surfaces wherever possible have been lolled
and consolidated by the use of the two 10-ton steam
road-rollers:—
Tons.
Cwt.
Guernsey Granite
3,082
16
Quenast Granite
2,155
2
Enderby Granite
507
2
Narboro' Granite
1,304
12
Gravel (Sifted)
5,515
4
Hoggin
2,285
0
Broken Aberdeen Granite
99
11
Thames Ballast
604
10
Thames Sand
649
13
Used for scattering on slippery roads:—
Tons.
Cwt.
Thames Shingle
899
5
Pit Shingle
76
5
The cost of working the two steam road rollers
has been as follows:—
£
s.
d.
Wages to Drivers
178
19
1
1,452 Cwts. of Coke
62
12
7
73½ Sacks of Coal
5
19
3
217 Quarts of Lard Oil
11
14
3
13-lbs. of Russian Tallow
0
5
5
243-lbs. of Cotton Waste
3
5
1
203 Nights Watching
33
16
8
77 Quarts of Colza Oil
2
17
9
68„-lbs. of White Lead
0
14
8
14-lbs. of Red Lead
0
3
6
62-yds. of Steam Packing
2
16
0
Aveling & Porter, for new Piston
Rings and Studs
1
0
0
Repairs to No. 1 Roller, &c.
14
17
3
15
17
3
£319
1
6