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limited staff of men, and of the two ways is
by far the most troublesome; the anxiety and
watchfulness required being constant, though, it
must be admitted, for a limited number of years
it appears to be economical; although, having in
in the course of the present year exhausted our
stock of pitching stone, the cost of the material
to carry on future repairs will be greatly increased.
The cost of these repairs is merged in the contractor's
charges for stone, &c. and the workmen's wages.
(See pages 3 and 5.)
In addition to the maintenance of the public
ways, the Vestry undertakes and performs
considerable works for Gas and Water Companies,
and for private individuals, who may from any
cause have reason to disturb the paving, but the
actual cost of those works being re-imbursed to
the Vestry, the particulars are not here set forth.
The only Paving Works recorded, are a Cab
Stand in St. James's Square, a small portion of the
carriageway in South Row, and the footways and
channels in Portland Street—the latter being the
most important work, and one almost of necessity
as it does not appear to have received much
attention from the time the street was originally
formed.
The Sewers Works executed, comprise many
gullies cleansed, seven trapped, and five re-built.
The only old sewers that have been cleansed and
repaired, have been works of actual necessity,