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About 36,000 Jarrah blocks were laid in the street. The
estimated cost of the works was £1,067 12s., and the actual
cost £1,033.
EMERSON STREET.
The carriageway of this street has been entirely repaved
throughout its whole length; a portion from Sumner Street to the
Schools on the north side of Park Street has been paved with
Jarrah wood on a new Portland cement concrete foundation,
and the remainder as far as Bankside with redressed pitching
on a foundation of lias lime concrete. About 48,000 Jarrah blocks
were laid, and 1000 supl. yards of redressed granite pitching.
The estimated cost of the work was £1047 2s. 6d., and the actual
cost £1028.
SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ROAD.
A portion of the carriageway of this road has been paved
with Haskinized deal paving blocks. This road has been paved
as an experiment in order to test the value of Haskinizing as
applied to paving blocks. The work was completed in February
last, and so far the result appears to be satisfactory. The
estimated cost was £689 15s., and the actual cost £687 8s. l0d.
CATHEDRAL STREET.
The carriageway of this street from Bedale Street, to the
wood paving laid last year, has been relaid with redressed
granite pitching on a new concrete foundation 6" in thickness.
The footways have also been relaid and about 1000 feet of new
York supplied, and about 200 feet run of new 12"x8" curb.
The estimated cost of the work was £278 8s. 6d., and the
actual cost £247 12s. l0d.
ISABELLA STREET.
The carriageway of this street which was formerly macadam,
has now been paved with compressed rock asphalte on a foundation
of 6 inches of Portland cement concrete. The York stone
footway has been resquared and relaid, and the curb refixed.
The estimated cost of the work was £383 14s. 4d., and the
actual nett cost £382 14s. 6d.