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4,432 feet of kerb has been laid during the year, viz. :—515 feet in Plough-road, 1988
feet in Rotherhithe New-road, 1,173 feet in Jamaica Level, and 756 feet on the south side of
Albion-street, and the cost thereof debited to the Paving Loan Account.
The carriage-ways and foot-ways, Corbett's-lane and Debnam's-road, Rotherhithe Newroad,
have been repaved and made up by the Vestry, and the cost thereof apportioned amongst
the owners of property therein, after deducting a contribution mado by tho Vestry of
one-third part of such cost.
The carriage-way, Rotherhithe-street, has been taken up and relaid at the following
plaees, viz.:— from the Surrey Consumers' Gas Works to the "Surrey Dock Tavern," also
from Hull Head Dock to the King and Queen Granary.
The carriage-way, Rotherhithe-wall, between the "India House'' Public-house and
the west gateway to Messrs. Perks's Mill, has been also taken up and relaid.
Two paved crossings, six feet wide, have been formed in the carriage-way, Russell-street,
viz. :—one from the north foot-way of Lower York-street across to Randell's Rents, and one
from Mr. Bolton's to the approach to Commercial Dock Pier, Thames-street.
The Vestry have entered into a contract with Mr. Thomas Turner, of King's-road,
Chelsea, to pave the carriage-way and foot-ways, Union-road, and that portion of the
carriage-way, Deptford Lower-road, extending from the " Royal Oak " Public-house, to the
Surrey Commercial Dock entrance, according to a tender and schedule of prices accepted by
the Vestry; the work was commenced on the 1st May, 1868, and is now (June, 1868) in
active progress. The surveyor's estimate of the cost of the work, amounted to £8,410 3s. 2d ,
and, in order to meet the expense, the Vestry have, with the consent of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, obtained a loan of £8,000, from Mr. Robert Lawrence, of Ware, Herts, upon
mortguge of the paving and general purposes rates of this parish, such loan to be repaid by
twenty annual instalments, with interest, at the rate of £5 per cent. per annum.
Lighting.
During the past year, eight new lamps have been set up, viz.:—four in Rotherhithe Newroad
(viz.:—one opposite Corbett's-lane, one at the angle of the Branch-road, one opposite
Dartmouth-road, and one under the South Kastern Railway arch), one in Debnam's-road, one
in CorbettVlane, one in Maynard-road, and one in Commercial Dock-road, making the total
number of lamps in this parish, lighted under the contract with " The Surrey Consumers' Gas
Company," 362. (For further particulars of contract see page 6.)
Cleansing, Watering, &c.
The Vestry have entered into a new contract with Mr. Joseph Parsons, for three years, for
the supply of men, horses and carts, at per day, for the cartage of the cleansings from the Mainroads.
after the same have been swept up by the Vestry 's labourers, and to a shoot provided
by the Vestry.
Mr. Alfred Thomas Hobman, is the contractor for removing the cleansings from the streets,
other than the Main-roads, at per day, for man, horse and cart; he also contracts for the
supply of horses, harness and drivers, to tho Vestry's water-carts for wutering tho whole of
the roads and streets of the parish.
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