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Clerkenwell 1889

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Clerkenwell, St. James and St. John]

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96
CHARLES STREET.
The carriageway on the south side of this
thoroughfare by the railings having become dangerous,
three inch planking was fixed to the posts,
and the carriageway raised to a uniform level.
Footways.—North Street (from Pentonville Road
to Collier Street), Buxton Street, Penton Place, and
Brewer Street.
250 ft. Kerb was reset and 875 ft. of York relaid
in Farringdon Road in conjunction with works
executed by the Holborn Board of Works.
JOBBING WORKS.
For the maintainance and general repair of the
carriageways and footways of the Parish, the
following materials have been used:—
29 tons of new granite cubes were laid.
Pit Ballast 32 cube yards.
Thames Ballast 32 „ „
Hoggin 264 „
Sand 330 „ „
Thames Shingle 150 „ „
Broken granite 1406 yards cube, of which 594
yards were broken by Vestry's men
11,178 ft. sup. new York were laid.
(Of which 2,944 ft. were for the various Companies).