 | Perry Fairfax Nursey - 1843 - 678 pages
...Inl83'J „ „ 6,640 „ 26 And the roads have become better concurrently with the reduction of cost in maintenance, from being in 1793 in deep ruts, to 1839,...of the great road between Lyons and Toulouse, till 1836 was always in a dreadful state, and yet cost habitually about 1 10/. per annum per Englishmileformaintenance,when... | |
 | 1843 - 508 pages
.... „ „ 6,640 „ 26 And the roads have become better concurrently with the reduction of cost in maintenance, from being in 1793 in deep ruts, to 1839,...of the great road between Lyons and Toulouse, till 1836 was always in a dreadful state, and yet cost habitually about HO/, per annum per English mileformaintenance,... | |
 | Aide-mémoire - 1862 - 506 pages
...1839 „ „ 6,640,, 26 And the roads have become better concurrently with the reduction of cost in maintenance, from being in 1793 in deep ruts, to 1839,...great road between Lyons and Toulouse, till 1833, was always in a dreadful state, and yet cost habitually about £110 per annum per English mile for maintenance,... | |
 | 1862 - 966 pages
...Tart of the great road between Lyons and Toulouse, till 1833, was always in a dreadful slate, and yet cost habitually about ¿£110 per annum per English mile for maintenance, when M. Berthault Ducreux introduced a system of patching instead of general repairs ; since when, the road... | |
 | Quincy Adams Gillmore - 1892 - 312 pages
....£60 In 1824 the demand was above 9,000, or. ... 36 In 1836 the demand was above 7,760, or. ... 31 In 1839 the demand was above 6,640, or. ... 26 And...of the great road between Lyons and Toulouse, till 1 833, was in a dreadful state, and yet it had cost habitually about £110 per annum per English mile... | |
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Berthault Ducreux introduced a system of patching instead of general repairs, since when, the road was gradually improved, till it was in a very good state, and the annual expense reduced,by £13 or £14 per mile 