Other services Roads, sidewalks and curbs In a Town Report of September 1915, it was stated that about 13 000 metres of the road should be gravelled. The effective implementation of this task meant that gravel had to be dug by pick and transported to town by means of a scotch-cart. These activities apparently gave purpose that the Council had decided doubling its oxen number and scotch-cart fleet in a bid to gravel all Bethal roads as soon as possible. In January 1926 Naude Street became the first tarred street at Bethal. The cost related to tarring of streets amounted to 4 shillings 91/2 pennies per square yard. Currently cost runs at R4 and R5 per square metre. There was, already a beginning in 1924 in the currently 75 kilometres streets in Bethal, of which 45 kilometres or 60 per cent was paved. Further there were 150 kilometres of sidewalks, 70 kilometres curbs and stone edge gutters. 1924 Council’s photo Abattoir A modern A-grade abattoir, with a throughput capacity of 200 cattle units was predicted at that time. The erection there of would take place in the current Industrial area (Extension 14). The table below shows the breakdown figures for the past three years: Cattle………. Calves……… Sheep………. Pigs………….. Total........... 1977: 13 549 308 18 252 6 303 38 412 1978: 16 605 550 26 970 7 950 52 075 1979: 18 998 512 26 110 7 727 53 347 51
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