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It will be seen that roadways now laid with a good foundation
of concrete, upon which is now laid wood, and upon
which any material may be laid in future, have cost a very
small sum as compared with former outlays in repairing of
pitched roads, and, while giving off less dirt, is easier to travel
over and gives comparative silence to residents along the line
of thoroughfare.
MASONS AND PAVIORS' WORK.
Messrs. Mowlem & Co. have executed, as your contractors,
new works and repairs to footways, channels, crossings, and
roads under my superintendence and at the contractors'
schedule of prices in the following streets :—
Victoria Street York Street
Bridge Street Great George Street
Vauxhall Bridge Road King Street
Francis Street Lowndes Street
Rochester Row Knightsbridge
Grubb Street Brompton Road
Great Smith Street Ennismore Gardens
Tachbrook Street Montpelier Square
Caxton Street Hill Street
HOARDING AND ROAD OPENING LICENSES.
During the year 35 licenses for erecting hoardings upon the
public highways for repairing or building purposes were granted ;
also 100 licenses for opening roads or footways, for laying or
relaying drains, repairing water pipes, and other purposes, and
3 for laying down straw. The whole of the surfaces disturbed
and drains constructed were charged to the applicants, together
with straw removal.
STREET LIGHTING.
The lighting of the district is carried out by the Gas Light
and Coke Company, and at the present time there are 1,323
lamps, the greater number of which are lighted and cleansed
for £3 0s. 8d. per lamp per annum. This does not include the
45 lamps in Parliament Street and Whitehall.
MAINTENANCE OF SEWERS.
All brick and pipe sewers have been flushed, cleansed, and
disinfected, and the gullies have been regularly emptied and
disinfected. During the hot weather they were flushed by
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