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In referring to the Paving Works which have
been executed it is necessary to bear in mind
that some matters that appear in themselves
trivial are in reality of great importance, such as
making good the gas and water companies trenches,
and openings after the paving has been disturbed
by private individuals, and that although these
works are from time to time reported as matters of
course, they are actually of grave responsibility, as
one misplaced stone is more likely to lead to accidents
than the closing of a street. Apart from the
customary endeavours to discover all defects, the
Yestry are held responsible as soon as a written
notice is delivered that any work requires making
good, and as men cannot be kept idle, waiting
for the notice, a little discrimination and judgment
is required as to the best manner of making
good such openings and disturbances, and of
so executing the work as to obviate the probability
of future difficulties in the shape of
leakage from the surface into vaults, &c. As the
Yestry do not in these matters delegate their responsibilities
to a Contractor, it is a matter of
congratulation that hitherto no unpleasant results