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the Board, under the provisions of the 45th section of the Public
Health (London) Act, 1891, letting each of such Conveniences,
upon certain conditions, to Mr. George Jennings, of Lambeth
Palace Road, London, S.E., for a term of three years. An old
and defective Public Urinal at the southern end of Clifton Hill,
Deptford, was removed and a new cast-iron circular one, fitted
with glazed stoneware urinal basins and marble divisions, and with
automatic flushing arrangement, provided in lieu thereof.
During the year the land which had been added to the Saint
Nicholas, Deptford, Recreation Ground, and which had been
properly fenced in and provided with the necessary water closets
and a urinal and shelter, was opened to the public. This Ground
is fitted with gymnastic apparatus, provided by the Metropolitan
Public Gardens Association, for the use of the children
frequenting it.
During the year the Board accepted a tender for the execution
of the required works in connection with the improvement it had
previously determined to effect by widening the footway at the
junction of Greenwich Road and South Street, and on the western
side of South Street, from Greenwich Road to the southern
boundary wall of Queen Elizabeth's College, and these works were
proceeded with.
During the year the Board determined to carry out an
improvement by opening up the northern end of Watson Street,
Deptford, and carrying through that street as a public thoroughfare
into Douglas Street, and entered into an arrangement with the
owner of the property at the southern end of Watson Street for
affecting a further improvement by widening a passage connecting
Watson Street with Charles Street, and the necessary negotiations