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LONDON BRIDGE INCLINE.
Footway from City Boundary to Bedale Street.
The whole of this footway on the west side of the incline
has been repaved with new 2½ inch York paving, an area of
nearly 6,000 supl, feet. The estimated cost of the work was
£332 14s. 2d. and the actual cost £290 14s. 10d., a saving of
£41 19s. 4d. being effected.
LONDON BRIDGE APPROACH.
The carriageway between Findlater's corner and London
Bridge has been extensively repaired, about 500 supl. yards
having been taken up and relaid, the wear, however, at this
spot is so excessive that a large quantity of new stone will soon
be required, as much of the existing stone cannot be redressed.
This area was paved with new 3"x9" Aberdeen pitching in
March 1892, at a cost of £1,740.
GENERAL WORKS, Etc.
In consequence of the widenings and other works of the
South Eastern Railway Company, a large number of hoardings,
stages, and gantries have been erected in the district, but these
have been constructed so as to cause a minimum amount of
inconvenience to the public.
The line of the new buildings now being erected in Orange
Street has been set back, and the land given up will be added
to the public way, thereby effecting an improvement; the wall
of the new schools in Bear Lane has also been set back which
has enabled the footways to be widened at this point.
The gates which formerly existed at each end of Counter
Court have now been removed and the thoroughfare is open
during the night.
In consequence of the works in connection with the Islington
extension of the City and South London Electric Railway, which
include a new tunnel under the Thames on the east side of
London Bridge, the arches under the approach to London
Bridge, which are the property of this Board, showed signs of
disturbance, numerous cracks appearing in the brickwork,
careful inspection was made and precautions taken. The
Engineers to the Railway Company, and the Contractors, Messrs.
Mowlem & Co., took early steps to reinstate to our satisfaction
any damage done. After waiting for some time to see whether
any further development of the settlement would take place, it
was decided to pump cement into the cracks and other defective