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REFUGES.
Paved refuges have been constructed, and lamps placed thereon, at
the undermentioned places:—
High Street, opposite Liverpool Road.
Hillmarton Road, at the junction with Caledonian Road.
Richmond Road, by Thornhill Road.
PRIVATE WORKS.
Pitched crossings have been laid at carriage entrances and flagging
laid in the footways, under the supervision of the Surveyor, at the
expense of the owners or occupiers of property, the cost of which
amounted to £123 4s. 5d.
STREET WATERING.
Carbolic acid has been as heretofore mixed with the water for
watering certain streets during the hot weather.
The quantity of water used for watering the streets, steam
rolling, and washing pitched roads, was 46,635,000 gallons, for which
the Vestry paid £1,870 1s. 2d., including the rent of meters.
SNOW REMOVAL.
Snow fell during the weeks ending December 12th, 1889, and
February 20th, and March 6th, 1890, but the falls not being heavy, the
roads were quickly cleared with but little additional help. The total
cost of this help amounted to £63 13s. 3d.
SANDING ROADS.
On 16 days, the roads having been rendered slippery by frost, sand
was spread upon the principal thoroughfares and upon hilly roads at a
cost of £170 15s. 6d. for labour, cartage and material.
SWEEPING MACHINES.
Two additional sweeping machines have been purchased at a cost
of £59 10s.
IMPROVEMENT WORKS.
Hornsey Lane—south side, between the west side of Whitehall
Park and Whitehall. A strip of ground, an average width of 12 ft. 10 in.
and containing 244 yards super, having been given up by the owner at
the time of building the 4 new houses on the south side of the road, has