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MAINTENANCE OF ROADS, STREETS, &c.
The cost of keeping in repair, and the quantity of material used on
the McAdam and Ballast roads are as follows—
1540 yards cube Broken Granite £1086 14 9
1115 „ Flints 367 0 5
755 „ Ballast 141 11 3
Ten laborers were employed in the repairs of the McAdam and
Ballast roads in the parish, and the amount of wages paid them and two
foremen, for the year, was £578 0s. 8d., of which the Gas and Water
Companies contributed £152 5s. 11d. for the repair of trenches in the
said roads.
CARRIAGEWAY PAVING.
The following works have been executed during the year, at a cost
of about £4403 12s. 1d.
Old Street, (in front of Town Hall)—Paved with Val-de-Travers
Asphalte, at a cost of £1471 18s, 3d., of which the Tramway Company
will contribute about £700.
Old Street (portion)—Granite cubes relaid at a cost of £411 14s. 6d.
Kingsland Road, (completion of road within the parish)—Paved
with new Granite cubes, at a cost of £1180 8s. 2d.
Little Essex Street—A new Granite channel laid down, at a cost of
£73 14s. 9d.
Great Leonard Street—Paved with old Granite, at a cost of
£268 16s. 7d.
Huntingdon Street (portion of)—A new Granite channel laid down,
at a cost of £46 19s. 10d.
Pitfield Street—A portion re-paved with new Stone and the
remainder re-laid, at a cost of about £950.
Three paviors and five laborers were employed in the repair of the
paved roads, &c., and their wages for the year amounted to £464 4s. 10d.
and £302 6s. 1d. was contributed by the Companies for repairing
trenches in the said roads.