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As stated last year, the wood paving in the main
thoroughfares is very severely tested by the enormous
number of omnibuses using these streets in consequence of
the narrow wheels they have for the heavy weight they
carry, and it has again been necessary to relay portions of
the paving at the regular stopping-places in Regent Street
and Piccadilly.
ASPHALTE.
Dufour's Place and St. James's Place were paved with
asphalte in August last by the French Asphalte Company,
at a cost of 12s. 9d. per square yard. The area paved in
Dufour's Place was 439⅔ square yards, and in St. James's
Place 682½ square yards. The asphalte was laid two inches
thick in each case, on six inches of Portland cement concrete
in Dufour's Place, and on the old concrete made up to
the required level in St. James's place. Dufour's Placewas
previously paved with granite pitching and St. James's
Place with wood.
Six cab stands in the Haymarket were also paved
with asphalte, at the joint expense of your Vestry and the
Vestry of St. Martin-in-the-Fields.
WOOD PAVING.
In August last, the granite paving of the Haymarket was
taken up by the Improved Wood Pavement Company and
replaced with new Sin. by 9in. by Gin. pickled yellow deal
paving blocks, laid upon the old concrete foundation after
all defective places had been made good and the surface
floated. The area of the paving was 2717⅓ square yards
and the cost 7s. 5d. per square yard.