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Shoreditch 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Shoreditch, Parish of St. Leonard]

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CARRIAGEWAY PAYING, 1891-1892.
The following works at the cost stated have been executed by the Contractors
during the past year:—
Red Lion Street— £ s. d.
Paved with 1½ in. Val de Travers compressed rock asphalte
on 6 in. Portland cement, including excavation and
cartage of earth to shoot 223 17 6
Styman Street—
Channels paved with new 4×6 granite cubes, a portion
with old cubes, selected, re-dressed, and re-laid, all on
lias lime concrete and grouted; 27 loads of old cubes
taken up and carted 59 16 0
Crossings paved with 1½ in. Val de Travers compressed
rock asphalte on best Portland cement concrete 11 5 0
Edward Street, by No. 13—
A carriageway crossing re-dressed and re-laid on lias
concrete and grouted 5 6 9
New North Road, from No. 59 to No. 93, at North corner of
Wenlock Street—
Carriageway taken up, cubes re-dressed and re-laid, a portion
re-paved with new 3×6 granite cubes on concrete,
and grouted in Portland cement 130 18 11
Whiston Street (upon west side of Iron Bridge)—
A channel paved with new 4×7 cubes on lias lime concrete
and grouted. Macadam road excavated and carted to
receive cubes 12 15 10
Shepperton Road (from Rosemary Branch Bridge to Southgate
Road)—
A crossing paved with new 4×7 and new 3×7 cubes, a
portion paved with old cubes, all on lias lime concrete
and grouted. Ground excavated and carted to receive
same 69 2 0
A portion of cost re-paid by the Hackney District Board of Works.
Clifton Street, Bowl Court, and Plough Yard, Gas, Light and
Coke Co.'s trenches—
Carriageway taken up, re-laid on lias lime concrete, rammed
and grouted ; 18 new cubes supplied, one load carted
from yard *19 7 2
* The whole or a portion re-paid to the Vestry.