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To the Chairman and Vestry of St. James's,
Westminster.
Vestry Hall, Piccadilly,
25th March, 1866.
Reverend Sir, My Lords, and Gentlemen,
At the expiration of another year,
during which I have had the honor of acting as
your Surveyor, I beg to submit a Summary of
the principal Works executed in my department.
(See pages 15 and 16.)
The list presented is a very limited one,
compared with those of other Districts, as, from
the central position of this Parish, it is quite
clear that little can be reported in connection
with the formation of New Streets, and the traffic
being so great, the Paved Streets are never left
to get in thoroughly bad condition, but in order
to avoid public inconvenience, are constantly
maintained by small repairs, so that the necessity
for frequent entire relays is avoided. This way
of maintaining our streets is done by a very