, 1863-05-06
1sS1-a, (Board Of Public Works.


From 1859 to 1850 these amounts do not in
clude culycrte. The Board make the follow
ing wholesome reflections:
NC especially urge upon the Council that
the past system of ncglecting our streets when
once improved until wholly worn out, ought
now to end, and that sufficiently liberal Sppro-
prlations be hereafter made, to enable the
Board to keep in good repair as long as
may be possible, such streets Us have been
late}y Improved, or which you may hereafter
order to lie improved. This Is especially i'm.
portant in regard to graveled and maeadam.
lied Streets
There are now in the city more than 400
miles Of streets.
The permanent improvements Of the streets
began about the year 1855, and haye been
made In various Ta5a.
PAy8AESTs.
OF the several kinds Of paving materials
now in use in the streets, the Board say that
70 far as their experience goes, the Nicholson
pavement is the best adapted to our most i'm
portant streets, where the buildings are Of a
Permanent character, and the traffic large. As
our experience in regard to this pavement
dates back no farther than 1855, VIC can only
say, that after between six and seven years
heavy wea1, as at Wells street, between Lake
and South Wattr, the pavement is get In good
condition, and seems likely to Last q consider
able time longer.
The frequent complaints about defective
and irregular sidewalks have much cmbarrass'
| ed the Board, while in many cases we have
| been power1ees to satisfy them. The Board
had no right to build sidewalks under the old
charter, nor indeed to repair them, nor had
| We the funds to pay for much OF such work
A considerable portion Of inc street tuna S
cd to prevent injury TO persons and damage:
to the city To prevent accident, the Boa1t
ordered their foreman to repair au such places
wherever found. Under The amended charter
the process for building and repairing side
Halke Is more summary; and 1t may b
hoped, that after the Council has passed th'
ordinances required to enforce its provisions
there will be less difficulty and delay in con,
pcl]ing parties to make needed wallis or re
rairs.
BRIDGES.
Two new pivot bridges wcsc built in 1862
one at Wells street, costing SC goo, and one n
Clybournc avenue, the half cost paid by til
city being s., 900.
CEMETERY PARE.
The rcnort recommends that liberal pre
| vision he made for laying out and improYin
| the grounds TO be used for park at the mort
Of tbc cemetery. 1t is desirable thata rcsspl:
| plan be determined on for ornamcnting thes
grounds, aud for drives and walks connectin
with the cemetery aud connecting streets, an
tEot 1n annual app1opI1atipH oe iAauS ~ ea1t4
I, ont. This park will have an extent Of abo1
fifty acres.
; STREET LAAr5.
It will be observed that under the PROV
g sions Of the new charter, lamps erected
Is new districts will, herczftcr, be paid for
d special assessments on tue lots along Il
:. street to be lighted.
= me report Of E. 8. Chesbrongh, ESQ
- ehs Engineer. Is appended, which, though
= 'alnasie document to our readers, we arc u
- aolc 70 notice In this lssue, further than tt
~ passing mention.
ID
CT UrwARD.-The 1nrgc fye-story brick bloc
1e Nos S97 and s9s Lake street, is being rails
Il. to grade 4 large force Of lahosers IL At w.,
at Yesterday tho necessary excavations ve
In completed, the timbers and scrcws adjust.
ce and a few turns taken, cleyating the ent
III block several inches: It viii have to 20
l nhr,,f {}vn frat