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REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR.
SURVEYORS' DEPARTMENT.
Gentlemen,
I beg to submit a summary of works, &c., carried out under
the superintendence of the above Department during the year
ending the 25th March, 1885.
MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.
The following quantities of material were supplied by the
Guardians and Contractors at the cost stated, and used on the
MacAdam and ballast roads in the Parish during the year—
1553¼ yards cube Broken Granite 1279 17 2
1976¼ „ „ Flints 724 12 6
28½ „ ,, Ballast 8 11 0
1288¼ „ „ Hoggin 386 9 6
During the same period 725 cubic yards of old pebbles,
York, &c., were broken up, costing £75 1s. 6d., and loaded and
carted for repairing the roads at a further cost of about
£90 12s. 6d.
One foreman and four labourers on average were employed in
the yard, and on the general repairs of the unpaved roads and over
trenches opened by the Gas and Water Companies; their wages for
the year amounted to £291 10s. l½d. The sum of 6s. was also
paid for Watchmen's wages. The Companies contributed
£73 17s. for labour (exclusive of Foremen's time) and £152 19s. 3d.
for material required in the said repairs.