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STONEY STREET.
This street has been paved with re-dressed stone. It was
at first intended to pave it with new granite, bat it was found
that the old pitching was deep enough to re-dress, so it was
decided to effect a saving and use re-dressed stone. A new
lias lime concrete foundation was formed on which the redressed
stone was laid.
The area paved was slightly in excess of that originally
estimated for. A portion of the footway was relaid. Area of
carriageway paw l. 1040 yards. Area of footway paved, 213
feet. Some portion of this work was done at night in order
not to inconvenience the Market traffic more than was
absolutely necessary. The saving effected by using re-dressed
stone was £325.
LONDON BRIDGE INCLINE.
The carriageway of this important thoroughfare from the
existing wood paving by St. Thomas' Street to the refuge at
the summit of the incline, has been paved with new 3 inch by
9 inch Aberdeen. granite pitching, tho small portion of St.
Thomas' Street was included in the estimate for the work but
was not carried out as the existing stone would stand another
year's wear, the new stone for this work is however at our
. the ranite was supplie 1 by Messrs. Mowlem & Co.,
ana was very satisfactory both in quality and make. The time
we occupied in paving the street was four weeks which is I
believe the quickest ' the work has ever been carried out in.
In order not to entirely block the traffic only half the street
could be paved at one time otherwise the period occupied in.
carrying out these works would have been considerably less.
The area paved was 2200 supl. yards and the cost of the
work £1890. include the portion of St. Thomas'
Street allowed for in my estimate, the stone however has been
purchased and cost £214. The estimated cost per yard
including establishment expenses and other charges was about
19s. 7¾d. per yard supl., the actual cost being 17s. 3½d. per
yard supl.
BOWLING GREEN LANE.
The portion of this thoroughfare within this Board s
control has been paved with compressed Rock Val de TiaveisAsphalte
on a new foundation of 6 inches of Portland cement
concrete. The footways have been repaved with new nic i
tooled York paving. The area of carriageway paved contains
about 160 supl. yards, and the footway about 270 supl. feet.