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quite finished, with the exception of a small portion of Hollywood Road, from thence to the Junction's keep would be difficult to troop in order; it is therefore advisable to complete the proposed Service Road for that reason; besides, the Hollywood Road would be rendered safer for carriages than it is at present, for a portion of the Road is on an embankment which has no parapet thereto, and the stone drain with a raised footpath obliges both horsemen and carriages to keep close to the edge of the embankment.
To keep the said Road safe for some of the streets in the Centre of the town are much frequented, and are very dangerous from the want of proper protection; upon this service there is a balance unappropriated of £530.2.9.
As for the ground drainage, little required to be done, the balance £79.14.7 expended, Rep: & CN:11 of 1844, was applied to the formation of two drains, one across the Road, centre of Parade, on the Queen's ground, the other at junction of Albert Road and Albany Road, to connect with the brick Sewer to the East of the Sullah Bridge, and to join the Ordnance Lower Road.
The work authorized under Rep: Vést: &c No 8.8 of 1847, costing £89.15, but it is not yet completed, in consequence of the extreme difficulty of excavating the rock, which must be blasted before quarried out, which is a tedious and expensive operation. Under the authority of Rep: & est: No 10 of 1844, was expended the sum of £37.6.2 for work in the West District, to complete the...