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MARLBOROUGH STREET.
This Macadam street which runs from Great Charlotte Street
in a southerly direction to its junction with Boundary Row, has
now been paved with Compressed Rock Asphalte on a Concrete
foundation; the curb has also been refixed and the York paving
resquared and relaid. Area of carriageway paved about 772
yards superficial.
QUEEN STREET (portion of).
That portion of the above street within the St. Saviour's
District has been paved with Compressed Rock Asphalte on a
Cement Concrete foundation; the footways have also been relaid.
Area of carriageway paved about 89 yards superficial.
TOOLEY STREET.
That portion of the above street which lies between St.
Olave's boundary and the west side of London Bridge has been
repaved with redressed Granite Pitching on a new foundation of
6 inches of Lias Lime Concrete ; the footways on either side
were also paved with new York paving, and in consequence of the
rough usage to which the footway is subjected at this spot, paving
of extra thickness was laid. Area of carriageway paved about
293 yards superficial, and of footway about 1,102 feet superficial.
BANKEND.
Important alterations in the lines of frontage have been made
here. By an arrangement with the South Eastern Railway Co.,
certain portions of their property have been thrown into the
public way in exchange for land which has been given up, the
result has been to widen the entrance to Clink Street and Bankend
The whole of the old Granite Pitching has been removed and
and replaced by redressed Granite, which was laid on a new
foundation of Lias Lime Concrete 8 inches in thickness. The
footways were also put in thorough order, new curb and York
paving being substituted for the old where necessary. Area of
carriageway paved about 795 yards superficial.
SURREY ROW.
This thoroughfare, the carriageway of which was Macadam,
has been paved with redressed Granite Pitching throughout its
whole length from Gravel Lane to Blackfriars Road; the pitching
was laid on a new Lime Concrete foundation 6 inches in thickness.
The footway has been paved with new 2½ inch York
paving; a large quantity of new and redressed Curb has also been
laid. Area of carriageway paved about 1,149 superficial yards.