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In Streatham High Road, between the Church and the
"White Lion," the widening of the footpath and the
compulsory purchase and removal of a dangerously
projecting wall has greatly improved the public way at
a total cost of £92 14s. l0d.
The Board is in treaty with the owners of some
property in Wellfield Road, with the view of widening
and otherwise improving the narrowest part of such road
near the baker's shop.
The entrance from Mitcham Lane to Babington Road
has been greatly improved by a give-and-take arrangement
with the London County Council, in whom
Streatham Green is vested. Babington Road with its
improved entrance has been paved and adopted as a
parish road.
The necessary repairs have been effected to the paving,
kerbing, crossings, channels, wood paving, and turpaving,
in all parts of the parish, at a cost of £501 7s. 9d.
The new materials used in the above works were 1,986
feet of granite kerb, 603 feet super of granite setts, 333
feet super of York paving, and 2,565 feet super of
Victoria stone paving. About 24,422 feet super of old
stone and brick paving, kerbing, stone pitching, and
wood paving, have been taken up and relaid. There
have also been 4,482 super yards of new tar-paving laid
down, 7,220 super yards of old tar-paving retopped, and
16,532 super yards refaced with tar grit and shell.
PARISH OF TOOTING.
During the last year only a small portion of paving
has been done, but the Board have decided to pave the
carriage way of the High Street with wood, and Messrs.
J. Mowlem & Co's. tender for the works has been