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7. Bands, Bostal Health. —The Vestry applied to the London
County Council to provide Bands at Bostal Heath during the
summer of 1896, and the Council, as an experiment, sent
a Band to play there on four Sunday evenings, which were
stated by the Chief Officer of the Parks Department to have
been so successful that arrangements had been made to supply
Bands on Sundays during 1897.
8. Approach Road to Bostal Wood.—An agreement has,
after considerable negotiation by the Vestry Clerk, been completed
with Queen's College, Oxford, whereby the Council
agree to convey to the Vestry, sufficient land to make a 40-ft.
road from Wickham Lane, opposite King's Highway, to join
the piece of land reserved by the Conveyance of Bostal Wood
for the purpose of a Road to the Wood, the only consideration
practically being that the Vestry should fence the road on
either side. It has been sanctioned by the London County
Council and named Waterdale Road, and besides complying
with a condition of the conveyance of Bostal Wood, it will
supply a very much needed shorter route to the wood from
King's Highway. The Council have also agreed to contribute
£239 10s. 0d. towards the cost of making the road.
9. Widening Wickham Lane.—After considerable correspondence
extending back to the early part of 1893, an agreement
has been entered into with Queen's College, Oxford, whereby
they surrender sufficient land to widen Wickham Lane to 40
feet throughout, subject to the Vestry fencing off the adjoining
land of the College, and making up the road and footpath.
10. Postal Arrangements—The Woolwich Postmaster in
February, 1897, was applied to, asking for delivery of letters in
Plumstead half-an-hour earlier in the morning so that they