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The sum of £26 5s. 9d. was paid to the Val de Travers
Asphalte Company for laying Asplialte Paving round the obelisk in
Old Street, and £94 4s. 5d. was paid to the same Company for
maintenance of carriageway in front of the Town Hall, Old Street.
The North Metropolitan Tramway and other Companies contributed
£69 14s. 5d. towards the latter expenditure.
In consequence of the use of the Steam Roller the unpaved roads
are, generally speaking, in a satisfactory condition.
STEAM ROAD ROLLER.
The Roller was at work 248 days during the past year, and
about 14 men on average under the superintendence of a Foreman
were employed in scoring, rolling and sweeping the highways; the
amount expended in labour was £871 7s. 0d.
The following Table gives the roads that have been rolled,
together with the cost of same, and other details: —