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JANE STREET.
This Street, originally a macadam roadway, has now been
paved with ashphalte in the same manner as the street previously
mentioned, the footways were relaid and the curb
renxed. The estimated cost of the work was £313 13s 5d.,
and the actual nett cost £339 11s. 9d.
PARK STREET.
The carriageway of this street from Messrs. Barclay and
Perkins' main entrance gates to the South-Eastern Wharf has
been repaved with redressed granite pitching on a Portland
cement concrete foundation 6 inches in thickness. The estimated
cost of the work was £184 18s. 6d., and the actual cost
£175 9s. 5d.
BEAR LANE.
A portion of the carriageway of this thoroughfare near the
schools has been paved with Jarrah wood in order to deaden
the noise of traffic, which was detrimental to the schools. The
paving blocks were laid on a concrete foundation. The
estimated cost of the work was £180 15s., and the actual cost
£165 7s. 5d.
CASHER'S GROUNDS.
A small portion of carriageway about 90 yards superficial
in extent has been paved with Compressed Rock Asphalte, at a
cost of £54 1s. 2d.
KING'S HEAD YARD.
The paving of this yard being in a very defective condition,
an apportionment was made upon the owners of the property,
and the money having been collected, the yard was paved with
Jarrah wood and the footways placed in proper condition, at a
cost to the owners or occupiers of £296 6s. 4d. The Board have
now taken over the duty of maintaining, scavenging and
cleansing the yard.