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fare is a great improvement on its former state. The area of
carriageway paved was about 703 superficial yards, and the footway
1,569 feet, superficial. The original paving was granite
pitching.
CHARLOTTE STREET.
The carriageway of this thoroughfare, which connects Blackfrairs
Road with Gravel Lane, has been laid with Compressed
Rock Asphalte on a Portland Cement foundation, it was originally
intended to pave this street with Jarrah wood paving blocks, but
eventually Asphalte was decided upon. The area paved was
1,997 yards, superficial, the street was previously paved with
granite pitching.
GEORGE STREET.
This thoroughfare extends from Blackfrairs Road to Bear
Lane, and had a Macadam roadway, this has been removed, the
gradients of the Street altered and improved, and the carriageway
paved with Compressed Rock Asphalte on a Portland Cement Concrete
foundation, the area paved was about 1,447 superficial yards.
The footways on the North and South sides of the street were
also put in thorough repair, the curb redressed and refixed and the
York flagging taken up, resquared, relaid and new supplied
where necessary.
HATFIELD STREET.
This thorougfare which extends from the South side of
Stamford Street to Broadwall was originally paved with Macadam,
this has now been removed and the street paved with Compressed
Rock Asphalte on a foundation of Portland Cement Concrete.
The footways were also relaid and repaired where necessary; the
area of the carriageway paved was about 1,169 yards superficial.
BOUNDARY ROW.
This Macadam street which runs from Blackfriars Road
westward to Marlboro' Street has now been paved with Compressed
Rock Asphalte on a Concrete foundation; the York
footways have also been resquared and relaid and the curb refixed.
Area of carriageway about 467 yards superficial.
GREY STREET (portion of).
That part of the above street within the St. Saviour's District
has been paved with Compressed Rock Asphalte on a Concrete
foundation; the footways have also been repaired. Area of
carriageway paved about 29 yards superficial.
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