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might be received by workmen and others before they leave
their homes, to which a reply was received dated 1st March,
1897
"That careful consideration has been given to the matter,
"but it is regretted that it is not found practicable to
"comply with their request for an earlier commence"ment
of the morning delivery of letters in the district.
"Such an alteration, besides involving considerable
"additional cost, would necessitate the exclusion of an
"important part of correspondence now delivered, and
"the detention of these letters would cause serious in"convenience
to the general Public."
"An earlier despatch from London, was, in fact, tried
"experimentally some time ago, but the change caused
"so much delay of correspondence, and provoked so
"many complaints from residents at Woolwich that it
"had to be abandoned."
11. Ventilation of London County Council's Main Sewer.—
The London County Council were petitioned in December to
obtain the sanction of the War Department to construct two
or more ventilating pipes from the main sewer in Plumstead
Road and opening into the furnaces in the Royal Arsenal,
which would tend to draw off a good deal of the sewer gas
and thus obviate much of the nuisance at present prevailing,
to which the Council replied (3rd March, 1897):—
"That the Council's Main Drainage Committee have
"endeavoured to obtain the consent of the War Depart"ment
to the erection of ventilating pipes against some
"of the furnace chimneys of the Royal Arsenal, but have
"been informed there are no furnace chimneys to which
"the connections from the sewer could be permitted, and