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Westminster 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Westminster, The United Parishes of St. Margaret and St. John, Westminster]
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APPENDIX No. 3.
SURVEYOR'S ANNUAL REPORT,
1889-1890.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my Annual Report upon the
works and services executed by the department under my control,
together with various improvements and other matters relating
to the general business.
maintenance of street carriageways.
The quantity of materials used in maintaining and keeping in
repair the carriageways throughout the district, including gravel
used upon the wood paving in frosty weather, is as follows, :—
Guernsey Granite 1,422 cubic yards.
Broken Stones 53 „
Flints 859 ,,
Hogging 585 ,,
Gravel 584 ,,
wood paving.
The roads laid with wood paving about 8 or 9 years ago are
in several places in a dangerous condition, but I consider that the
surfaces, considering the large amount of vehicular traffic passing
over them annually, have worn very well, and the small cost per
annum, together with a splendid foundation, warrants an entire
relay of some of the principal roads, which will be carried into
effect during the next few months. The cost of the roads
and annual repairs are appended.