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Paving Works.
The following materials have been used in repairing roads during the year
ending 25th March, 1884, viz.:
Broken Guernsey Granite 759 cubic yards
Gravel and Hoggin 175 „
Slop and Snow carted 12,684 loads
Water for watering roads 5,780 „
Cartage of materials 950 „
Broken Stone 335 „
Sifted Stone from Paving works 60 „
Hard Core 108 „
Flints 59 ,,
Bombay Stone 153 ,,
Several of the houses in Princes Street having vaults under the footway and
partly under the carriageway of the street, which vaults being out of repair had become
dangerous, the Vestry, by arrangement with the owners, caused the portions of the said
vaults under the footway to be bricked off to the curb line, and the parts thereof extending
under the roadway to be filled up.
The Vestry having resolved to pave the portion of the carriageway Commercial
Dock Road, from the Engineer's office at the entrance to the Surrey Commercial
Docks northward to the east-side of Elgar Street with 4 x 7 Guernsey granite cubes,
and the said works having been approved by the Metropolitan Board of Works, that
Board lent the Vestry the sum of £1,800 to defray the cost thereof upon mortgage
of the Paving and General Purposes Hate of the Parish, such sum to be repaid by
twenty equal annual instalments of £90 each, with interest at the rate of £3 10s. 0d.
per cent. per annum. The work has been carried out under contract with
Mr. William Etheridge, of Deptford Lower-road, Rotherhithe.
The making up and paving of the surface of Moodkee-street, Deptford Lowerroad,
having been carried out by the Leaseholders of the property to the satisfaction
of the Vestry, the said street has been taken to by the Vestry.
Paving Jobbing Works.
Mr. William Etheridge is the Contractor for the Paving Jobbing Works, at a
schedule of prices. (For particulars of Contract see page 9.)
Lighting.
Six additional ordinary gas lamps have been set up and lighted during the past
year, viz.: one in Ilderton-road, two in Delaford-road, two in Culling-road, and one in
Ainsty-street, making the total number of lamps in the Parish, lighted by the South
Metropolitan Gas Company, 448.