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The Vestry of the Parish of St. Leonard, Shoreditch,
IN THE COUNTY OF LONDON.
REPORT OF THE SURVEYOR.
Surveyor's Department,
25th March, 1892.
Gentlemen,
I. have the pleasure to submit a summary of works, &c., carried out under
the superintendence of the above Department during the year ending the 25th
March, 1892.
MAINTENANCE OF ROADS.
The following quantities of materials were supplied by the Contractors and
Guardians at the cost stated, and used on the Macadam and ballast roads in the
Parish during the year:— £ s. d
1058 yards cube Broken Granite 865 10 6
4¼ „ „Granite Siftings 1 7 0
338¾ „ „ Ballast 131 5 6
538¾ Hoggin 208 15 1
Daring the year 860¼ cubic yards of old pebbles, York, etc., were broken up,
costing £93 13s. 6d., and loaded and carted for repairing the roads at a further cost
of about £86 0s. 6d.
One foreman and nine labourers on an average were employed in the yard,
and on the general repairs of the unpaved roads, also over trenches opened by the
Gas and Water companies, their wages for the year amounted to £567 14s. 0d.
The sum of £3 18s. 0d. was also paid for watchmen's wages. The companies
contributed £46 3s. 6d. for labour (exclusive of foreman's time) and £84 17s. 3d.
for material required in the said repairs.
Other labourers were employed at the De Beauvoir and Reliance Wharves
during their preparation for the Vestry's Dusting and Scavenging scheme; their
wages amounted to £121 4s. 7d., watchmen, £29 3s. 6d., and 215 super yards
pitchings were redressed, 105 super yards carriageway relaid on concrete and
grouted, and 47 feet run cutting on splay at a cost of £23 7s. 9d.
In consequence of the use of the steam roller the unpaved roads are, generally
speaking, in a satisfactory condition. Those requiring attention are enumerated
hereafter.
The roller was at work 250 days during the past year, and about 11 men on
average, under the direction of the road foreman, were employed in scoring, rolling,
sweeping and watching the highways under repair, also upon ballast footway repairs,
and other incidental works. The amount expended in labour was £612 13s. 10d.
The following table gives the roads that have been rolled, together with the
cost of same and other details:—