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 *sengers than pavements: but (if proper care be bestowed on cleaning and watering) a road made of broken stone will be found more eligible than such pavements as those of London. In some towns, where the principal streets are turnpike roads, the commissioners have caused them to be made of materials broken very small, which, when skilfully laid, form a smooth, firm surface.

The great difference between the cost of a road, and even the worst London pavement, would enable the city to bestow such care on the cleanliness of the carriage ways, as would allow the inhabitants to enjoy all the advantages of smooth road, with even increased comfort to the foot passenger.