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the comer of Swan-lane, has been taken up and relaid with new stone at the cost of £56 ;
the carriageway paving from the last mentioned spot eastward to Mr. Fisher's premises, has
also been taken up and relaid at a cost of £15.
The carriageway and footways, Nelson-street, Albion-street, have been made up, paved,
and drained, at a cost of £123 4s., of which £71 6s. 9d. was contributed by the owners of the
houses there, leaving £51 17s. 3d. to be borne by the Vestry.
Kinburn-street and Forsyth-street have also been respectively made up, paved and
drained, the owners of the houses therein having agreed to pay three-fourths of the cost, the
remaining one-fourth being contributed by the Vestry as follows:—
Kilburn-street.
£ s. d.
Cost of Work 244 15 6
Amount paid by owners 183 11 11
Amount contributed by Vestry 61 3 7
Forsyth-street.
£ s. d.
Coat of Work 174 3 6
Amount paid by owners 126 12 1
Amount contributed by Vestry 47 11 5
Lighting.
During the past year one new lamp has been placed at the west end of Commercial-street,
making the total number of Gas Lamps in this parish, lighted under the contract with the
Surrey Consumers' Gas Company, 349. (For particulars of contract see page 6).
Watering.
The Vestry have contracted with Messrs. Brady for the supply of four water-carts at £7
10s. 0d. each cart for the season. The horses and drivers being supplied by Mr. Alfred
Thomas Hobman, also under contract.
Upon the expiration of the turnpike trust in November last, the Vestry purchased
of the late trustees of the roads, their 8 pumps and wells in this parish, for watering tinroads,
at £5 each pump and well.
Cleansing.
Mr. George Edward Derrick is the contractor for removing the dust from the dwellings
of the inhabitants, and out of the parish, also for cleansing the paved streets (for particulars
of contract see page 6).
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