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Wandsworth 1896

Report on the health and sanitary condition of the several parishes comprised in the Wandsworth District during the year 1896

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54
PARISH OF STREATHAM.
streatham Hill. By arrangement with the London County
Council, the bridge carrying this road over the railway
is being widened at the joint expense of the Council and
the Board. The former have agreed to contribute the
sum of £115 towards the cost.
Tramways. The improvements in connection with the
cable tramways extension along Streatham Hill and
Streatham High Road have now been completed, and
the footways paved.
Upper Tooting
Road.
In connection with the laying out of the
Furzedown and Manor House estates.
arrangements have been made for increasing the width
of the road to 60 feet.
Leigham Court Road
West.
By arrangement with the L.B. & S.C.
Railwav Companv and Drew's Trustees,
this road has been widened to an uniform width of 40
feet. The cost of setting back the fence amounted to £32.
Balham & Streatham
High Roads.
Artificial stone paving has been laid in
front of shops, &c. in various parts of
these roads instead of the old tar-paving being repaired.
The cost of this work amounted to £489 12s. Id.
crossings. Three new paved crossings have been laid
in Mitcham Lane and Eardley Road, the cost of which,
including paved channels to the nearest gullies, has
been £41 8s.
offices. The exterior of the parish offices has been
repaired and painted, and the interior of the Committee
Room papered and decorated, at a cost of £75 5s.
Parish Depots. Two plots of land are being purchased for
parish purposes,—one containing an area of about 3¼