BOROUGH MATTERS.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 8, 7 May 1912, Page 5

BOROUGH MATTERS.

SUGGESTIONS FOR VARIOUS UNDERTAKINGS. MAYOR'S LOAN SCHEME. At the special meeting of the Borough Council -held loot evening, the Mnvor (Mr. W. P. Kirkwood) gave notice of motion to move as follows: 1. That a special meeting of the Council be held on Wednesday, May 15th, tp consider the following resolutions : . ' 2. That tho Borough Council take the preliminary and necessary stops to raise a loan of £15.000. for the followin?! works, as scheduled, 'together with approximate estimates attached : $i •-■ ; ; £. Drainage- . , ,','J ~ ... V..... 6,500 Water -extension improvement 2,500 House connections to sewer ... 2,000 Street improvements ... ... 4,000 .„.,.,, a(l ~j : ffl ;,'. £15,000 3. That the water rate to bo collected for the ensuing year, be only such amount as. sufficient to pay interest on water loans. 4. That a report with recommendation bo secured from a competent engineer, on the conditions of the bridge in Broadway, and that a committee, consisting of the mover and Councillors bo empowered to employ an engineer to draw up the report. The following is the schedule of works referred to :

£6,458 16 0 ■Street improvements (kerbing and channelling ). Length of footpath an west side of Broadway, from Began Street Bast to the Flint Road (73 chains); from Regan Street to Pembroke Ror.d (28 chains); from Police Station to Warwick Road, west side (42 chains); ditto, cast side (49 chains); from Mr. Sangster’s to Hamlet Street, both sides (171 chains); Opur.ako Road from Broadway to Mr. Dingle’s (91 chains). Total 437 chains, costing £275-3 2s. Reforming footpaths ...327 15 0 Filling in hollow at Pembroke Road at junction of Ariel Street ... ... 150 0 0 Scarifying, renewing metal 650 0 0 Rolling ‘ ... 3,880 17 0 Contingencies ... 11l 3 0

£ s. d. Septic tank 2000 0 0 52 chains 12in pipe at 14s 8d per chain 748 16 0 Two manholes 24 0 0 Nine house connections at £8 each 72 0 0 From Regan Street to Radford’s. 20 chains of 9in, at £10 10s 210 0 0 From Radford’s to Pembroke Road, 30 chains of 6in at £9 270 0 0 Three manholes 36 0 0 Pembroke Road, from Swansea Road to Broadway, 40 chains at £9 360 0 0 Ten house connections at £7 70 0 0 Seyton Street, from Juliet Street along section 55, 56, and 57, to Swansea Road, distance 4.0 chains at £9 360 0 0 Orlando Street, from Vicarage to Pembroke Road, 22 chains at £9 ■ 198 0 0 Juliet Street from Mrs Tennant’s to Pembroke Road 22 chains at £9 198 0 0 House connections in Juliet and Orlando Streets ... 252 0 0 Fenton Street East, 19 chains at £8 152 n 0 Connections 112 0 0 Pembroke Road, from Broad way to Mr Ward’s house 9 chains at £9 81 0 0 Broadway South from Cel'a Street to Sec. 772, 24 chains at £9 210 0 0 Orlando Street, from Lear Street to Celia Street, 7 chains at £9 63 0 0 Juliet Street, from Lear Street to Celia Street, 7 chains at £9 63 0 0 Page Street, from present sewer to Hamlet Street, 4 iphains at £3 32 0 0 Hamlet Street, from Page Street to Opunakc Read, 15 chains at £8 120 0 0 House connections 300 0 0 Manholes and flush tanks 200 0 0 Regan Street from A. Black ’s house to Swansea Road, 19 chains at £9 171 0 0 Rosalind Street, 10 chains, at £9 ' 90 0 0 Sylvia Street, 6* chains, at ' £8 52 0 0 Falstaff Street, 12 chains a £9 108 0 0