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Roads and Depot Committee.—The duties of this Committee
are:—To control the making, paving, repairing, cleansing
and watering of all roads and footways throughout the parish; to
supervise the collection of house dust and other refuse; to enforce
the provisions of sections 29 to 36 of the Public Health (London)
Act 1891 and any byelaws framed thereunder, dealing with the
cleansing of roads and footways and the removal of house refuse;
to manage the sale or disposal of all kinds of refuse, the traffic from
the sidings, and the execution of all work at the town and country
Depots; and to regulate the purchase and management of the Vestry's
stud of horses.
Carriageways.—The wood pavement in Walworth Road was repaired
by the Improved Wood Company at an expense of £20 1s. 4d,
and that in New Kent Road by St. Andrew's Church and Kennington
Park Road by the parish church was also relaid under the contract.
The account of £20 l.s. 4d. was paid by the Vestry in consideration
of the fact that the work was only rendered necessary through an
alteration in the levels of the tramway metals carried out by the
Tramway Company at the request of the Vestry's Surveyor, in
consequence of the sinking of a sewer trench. The asphalte in the
New Kent Road was also repaired by the Val de Travers Company
under their contract. Details of works carried out in this department
both to roads and footways by the workmen of the Vestry will
be found upon reference to the Report of the Acting Surveyor of
Roads hereto annexed.