Quantcast

Ch. 15: The Mining Towns

Ch. 15: The Mining Towns Page of 396 Ch. 15: The Mining Towns Text size:minus plus Restore normal size   Mail page  Print this page
THE MINING TOWNS
113
gardens and have added largely to their beauty by purchasing plants on their own account. In laying out the town, the vilĀ­lage was originally planned with four main avenues, bounded on the north by a bordering avenue, on the south by the main road to Kimberley, and intersected by a central avenue. Only two of the avenues are at present completed. They are broad, well-made roads lined with blue and red eucalyptus, beefwood and pepper trees, and provided with wide sidewalks fronting the semi-detached villa-like residences. These avenues are finely macadamized and the streets watered by distributing carts.
Supply pipes are laid out along the streets and every garden is supplied with free water for irrigation from the Premier mine or Kenilworth reservoir. Separate pipes are laid to carry water for drinking purposes, and for this water a light charge is made, averaging about ios. for 1500 gallons.
A circle at the junction of No. 1 and Central Avenues divides the residences of the married people from the quarters of the single men, who occupy a row of houses on the south side of the circle in the heart of the village. One of the main houses on this circle is occupied by the Cape Government for a post-office, telegraph-office, and post-office savings bank. On the other side of the circle bordering on the central avenue is a club-
Ch. 15: The Mining Towns Page of 396 Ch. 15: The Mining Towns
Suggested Illustrations
Other Chapters you may find useful
bullet Tag
This Page