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to repair water pipes, or for similar purposes. The cost of
making good these openings is charged to the person taking
out the license.
COAL PLATES.
During the past twelve months one hundred and twentyone
new coal-plates were cut into the paving.
WILKES' " EUREKA" PAYING.
In the winter the footway in Piccadilly between Albemarle
Street and Old Bond Street and the footway by the new
buildings at the top of Rupert Street were laid with Wilkes'
" Eureka " Paving.
BURY STREET.
Complaints having been received from the inhabitants of tho
rough state of the pitching in Bury Street, your Yestiy decided
to alter the paving to Macadam. This work was carried out
in September, at a cost of (including relaying the footways)
£320 12s. 7d.
BLENHEIM STREET.
The paving being constantly broken by vans drawing on
the footway of the upper part of Blenheim Street, in consequence
of the carriage way being so narrow, your Vestry gave
instructions for the necessary alterations to be made to allow
of the passage of two vans at the same time, and this wasdone
accordingly. The cost was £111 3s. 2d.
PITCHED CROSSINGS.
On an application from the inhabitants, two pitched crossings
were put in across Great Marlborough Street and
Argyll Place, near the Police Court.
LITTLE PULTENEY STREET IMPROVEMENT.
By an Agreement with the Crown, Little Pulteney Street
is to be widened from Great Windmill Street to Wardour
Street, and Rupert Street extended to Little Pulteney Street.
The necessary alterations to houses to effect this are being