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ZOAR STREET.
The carriageway and footways of this thoroughfare from
Sumner Street to Hopetown Place have been repaved the old
granite pitching has been taken up and compressed rock asphalte
Substituted.
The area paved with asphalte is 473 supl. yards, and the
area of the footways paved with new York stone 2,357 supl feet
The estimated cost of the work was £402 5s. 1d., and the actual
cost £373 13s. 3d., a saving of £28 11s. 10d. being effected.
UNION STREET AND RED CROSS STREET.
By National Schools.
The carriageways of the above thoroughfares immediately in
front of the schools have been paved with asphalte in place of the
wood paving which formerly existed, and which had become
unfit for traffic, the area paved with compressed rock asphalte
is 043 yards supl. The estimated cost of the work was £346 5s.,
and the actual cost £315, a saving of £31 5s. being effected.
BLACKFRIARS ROAD.
Bridge Incline from Stamford Street.
The carriageway of this incline has been taken up and the
pitching redressed and relaid on the existing foundation, about
370 yards supl. of new 3" x 7" Aberdeen granite pitching was
required to make up for the loss occasioned by redressing the
stone.
The total area of carriageway repaved is 2,210 yards supl.
The estimated cost of the work was £595 18s. 6d., and the actual
cost £607 15s. 7d., bailiff £11 17s. Id. in excess of the estimate,
I may, however, state that the area estimated to be paved was
72 supl. yards less than that actually paved. The levels of the
carriagewav on the west side by Stamford Street were considerably
improved.
BLACKFRIARS ROAD.
Footway on West Side from Stamford Street to City
Boundary.
The whole of this footway, which was much worn, has been
relaid with new 2½ inch tooled York paving, an area o nearly
4,000 supl. feet. The estimated cost was £226 7s., and the actual
cost £188 11s., a saving of £37 16s.