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New Paving Works—continued.
£ s. d.
Brought forward 3,224 3 4
Duncannon Street.—Wood paving taken up and relaid with new
6 in. yellow deal blocks to crossings at east and west ends of
street 158 10 9
Endell Street.—Granite carriageway taken up and relaid with 6
in. yellow deal blocks from Long Acre to Castle Street,
including floating over the foundation with cement concrete 330 4 4
New kerbs with new York footway to the west side 58 0 1
Great Newport Street.—Granite carriageway taken up and relaid
with 2 in. Val de Travers compressed asphalte upon a 6 in.
bed of concrete, in conjunction with the Strand District
Board of Works (moiety of cost) 141 14 11
Long Acre, north side.—New 12 in. by 8 in. kerb (a small portion
of old being reset), with new 3 in. York stone footway, reusing
old York stone as far as practicable 526 5 9
Northumberland Street.—Granite carriageway taken up, the lower
portion relaid with new 6 in. yellow deal blocks, the upper
portion relaid with 3 in. by 6 in. Enderby granite setts 271 17 6
New kerb to west side and repairs to old and to both footways 69 4 3
Pall Mall East.—Wood paving taken up and relaid with new 6 in.
yellow deal blocks from No. 12 to the Haymarket 598 6 1
New kerbs from No. 12 to Suffolk Street, including sundry
repairs to footways 28 9 11
Spring Gardens.—Macadam carriageway taken up and relaid with
new 6 in. yellow deal blocks upon cement concrete foundation
8 in. thick from Cockspur Street to No. 16 100 3 11
New kerb to west side and sundry repairs to both footways 16 2 2
Total £5,523 3 0
The whole of the wood blocks used were of yellow deal, laid
directly upon the concrete foundation, having 3/8-in. joints, formed
by means of cast metal studs.
The advantages of the studs are that a more uniform joint is
obtained, greater rigidity is given to the work while being grouted,
and in case of a heavy rain falling while the work is in progress
the wood will not lift or float on the water, thus obviating the
necessity and expense of relaying.
The roadways of Northumberland Street, a portion of Pall Mall
East, and Coventry Street were laid with close joints, having 3/8-in.
expansion joints at intervals of every 2 ft. 6 in. This system is