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owing to the owners of the P.H. naturally objecting to a second step or kerb in front of
their premises. To obviate this it became necessary to also relay a considerable area of the
sett roadway at the corner, towards the cost of which the owners contributed a sum of
£25. New kerb was laid around the whole of the premises, the existing flagging utilised
as far as possible, new flags laid to the extent of 1,241 square feet, which area includes a
sample truck of artificial flags called "Non-slip York," made from ground Yorkshire stone
and Portland cement, thoroughly well mixed and compressed into slabs of uniform size and
thickness by hydraulic pressure. As far as ran be judged up to the present time these flags
have advantages over other artificial ones made from crushed granite and Portland cement.
ADAMS GARDENS.—The unpaved footpath at the side of 45 Adams Gardens and in
front of the houses at right angles thereto has been paved in tar paving, with blue brick
channels on either side; the cost of this work was apportioned amongst the owners previous
to the execution of the work.
LOWER ROAD, by TOWN HALL.—The roadway in front of the Town Hall has been
paved with Jarrahdale Jarrah hard wood blocks upon a concrete foundation. Previous to
the execution of the work the Tramway Company inserted new heavy flanged rails, and, by
arrangement, the Vestry paved up to the rails without cost to the Company, the Company
agreeing to afterwards maintain and renew, when required, the statutory widths of 3 ft. on
either side of the rails. This work consists of an area of 350 yards, 22,188 blocks were
used, and the cost, without deducting the value of the old setts, amounted to 15s. 5d. per
square yard.
In addition to the work enumerated above, numerous other streets have received attention,
the following tabulated statement giving the work done in the important ones, in addition
to which a large quantity of work has been executed in patching: —