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On this loan being granted the works were at once put in hand
and the following streets have been asphalted: Lant Street, Green
Street, Collinson Street; and Little Hunter Street. King James
Street and Belvedere Buildings have been paved with granite setts
taken from Union Street, excepting opposite the church in King
James Street, where wood blocks were used, and the paving of Earl
Street with granite is at present being carried out. That portion of
of Weston Street between Old Kent Road and Potier Street, abutting
on the Board School, has been paved with wood blooks, the old
granite being taken away and redressed for use in repairing other
streets.
The greater part of the Wood Paving Loan, which was for paving
in Blackfriars Road, Waterloo Road and St. George's Circus has had
to stand over until some arrangement could be arrived at with the
Tramway authorities, the Committee being anxious that the 18-inch
margin maintainable by the Tramway authority should be re-laid with
wood at the same time at the Vestry's work was proceedings.
Beyond the above works, the following paved carriageways have
been dealt with:—
Repairs have been carried out on the hardwood paving in London
Road, Old Kent Road, and St. George's Road, and the granite paving
has been repaired in Borough High Street, Newington Causeway,
New Kent Road, Great Suffolk Street, Valentine Place, Lambeth
Road, Marshalsea Road, Potier Place, Southwark Bridge Road,
Lancaster Street, St. George's Road, Russell Place, Bermondsey
New Road, and Long Lane.
A large portion of the macadam carriageways beyond those
asphalted, have received considerable repair, although of a temporary
character (the old macadam from the streets which have been
asphalted being used), it being the intention to gradually replace the
macadam carriageways with the more permanent materials.
Macadam, although having for years answered the requirement in
providing a fair carriageway, is felt to be unsuitable for use in such
a district as this has developed into; and the Committee, taking all
the points into consideration, have decided to asphalte further streets.
These are now being selected with a view of linking up or completing
areas, where the carriageways shall all have impervious surfaces.