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SURVEYOR'S
ANNUAL REPORT.
FOR THE YEAR ENDING MARCH 25TH, 1899.
TO THE CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE VESTRY.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
I beg to submit the following Report and Statement of the
works executed under the supervision of my Department during the
12 months ending 25th March, 1899.
ROADS AND FOOTWAYS.
The works carried out under this head during the year have been
generally in the character of repairs, with the exception of the wood
paving opposite the Free Library, which was repaved in February
with Jarrah blocks. The wood block paving has also been repaired in
Borough High Street, Old Kent Road, and London Road.
Repairs have been carried out to the sett paying in New Kent
Road, Southwark Bridge Road, Newington Causeway, Page's Walk,
Marshalsea Road, Tennis Court, Collier's Rent, Valentine Place, &c.
Several streets which join Old Kent Road, and were in a
dangerous condition, through the sharp dip at the crossings, have
been re-laid, so that the roads now properly intersect.
In paving and re-laying the above carriageways the following
materials have been used:—
REPAIRING WOOD AND SETT CARRIAGEWAYS.
109 ft. run Granite Channel. 23 gallons Tar.
470½ yds. super Old Granite Setts. 31 cwt. Pitch.
4½ cube yds. Sett Breakers. 34 ,, Coke.
65 ,, Pit Ballast. 7,866 new Jarrah Blocks.
89½ „ Sharp Sand. 290 old Jarrah Blocks.
69 „ Thames Ballast. 8½ lbs. Cotton Waste.
3 „ Old Concrete. 24 yds. Lamp Cotton.
713 sacks Cement. 25½ gallons Colza Oil.
60 gallons Creosote.