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Lewisham 1874
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Lewisham]
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built over, or by regulations for future roads and
buildings.
I shall have pleasure in explaining any points on which I
have not made myself understood, and in giving further
information to either Board.
I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your very obedient Servant,
ALFRED WILLIAMS,
M. Inst. C.E., F.G.S.
To the Hoard of Works for the Lerisham
District, and the Board of Gardians
of the Bromley Union.
SCHEDULE OF PROPOSED WORKS—C ONTINUED.
| Red Letters on Plan. | DESCRIPTION OF WORKS, WITH OBSERVATIONS. | Probable Cost. | Amount to be paid by Lewisham Board. | Amount to be paid by Bromley Board. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brought forward £ | 417 | 160 | 257 | |
| P Q | An 18 in. culvert, about 340 feet in length, with two branches of 12 in. pipe, to convey the sewage of 7 houses in Laurie Park (6 in Beckenham, and 1 in Penge), to tho sewer of the Lewisham Board in Dulwich Road. | 100 | 10 | 90 |
| EST | A 3 ft. by 2 ft. sewer of 4½ in. brickwork, about 2,040 feet in length, running in a south-easterly direction from the north end of Kingswood Road, past the London Chatham and Dover Railway Station, along Penge Lane and the road recently in part widened, and in part made, by the London I Chatham and Dover Railway Company, to join the existing sewer near the Alexandra Inn, for diverting the sewage of a portion of Laurie Park and Penge Park from the boundary culvert, and for draining present and future houses near the roads along which it passes, with side entrances, manholes, &c. | 775 | 775 | |
| U | A short extension of the Beckenham Sewer in Park Road over the boundary culvert, for the purpose of giving better drainage to some houses in Penge, which, otherwise, would probably drain into the boundary culvert. | 15 | 15 | |
| V R | A 12 in, pipe branch sewer, 340 feet in length, along Kingswood Road, for draining into the sewer R S T, houses in Beckenham, which at present drain to the boundaryculvert, and houses in Penge, which cannot be satisfactorily drained into the Penge Sewers, with short branches, junctions, &c. | 64 | 14 | 50 |
| W to S | A. 12 in pipe branch, 270 feet in length, for draining the Beckenham portion of Forbes toad to the sewer R S T, with junctions, &c. | 45 | ... | 45 |
| X to Y | A 12 in. pipe sewer for diverting; the sewage of the Queen Adelaide Asylum from the boundary culvert. | 40 | 40 | |
| Carried forward | £ 1,456 | 239 | 1,217 |