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Wandsworth 1904

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wandsworth, Metropolitan Borough]

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The ditch at the back of the footpath on the north side of Jerry's
Hill has been piped, filled in and added to the footpath at a cost of
£45 9s. 8d.
Lebanon
Road.
Scoriae block Channelling has been laid on the east and west sides
of the road at a cost of £83 4s. 3d.
Lebanon
Gardens.
Scoriae block Channelling has been laid and the existing kerb
taken up jointed and relaid on cement concrete on both
sides of the road at a cost of £153 4s. 3d.
Lower
Richmond
Road.
The Council having acquired Nos. 80, 82, 84 and 86 at the corner
of Gladwyn Road, the houses have been pulled down
and the road widened from 31 ft. 10 in. to 54 ft.
The existing kerb has been taken up, jointed and relaid on cement
concrete and the footpath paved with artificial paving at a cost of
£33 OS. 2d.
Lyford
Road.
About 645 lineal feet of new 12-in. by 8 in. granite kerb has been
laid on the east side of the road adjoining Wandsworth
Common, and the path gravelled, at a cost of
£75 19s. 5d.
Merton
Road.
The Royal Brewery, Brentford, Ltd., have given up to the Council
a triangular piece of ground comprising an area of about
190 superficial yards at the corner of West Hill Road,
for the purpose of constructing an underground convenience and
widening Merton Road to 54 ft. in front of Park Tavern, on condition
that certain paving works were carried out at the cost of the Council.
The road has been widened and most of the paving works are
completed.
MitehamlRoad
Tooting,
Widening.
Several more properties required for the widening have been
Road, acquired and the negotiations for the remainder are
proceeding.
Mitcham
Road.
The footpaths in front of Mitre Terrace, Forrester's Arms,
Library Parade, and in front of shops between Vant
Road. Road and Sunnyside House on north east side of road,
and on the north side of Broadway, in front of London Joint Stock
Bank, have been paved with artificial stone at a cost of £302 1s. 3d.
North. Street
Clapbam
Improvement
The whole of this improvement has been carried out, including
Street the making up of the road, paving, kerbing, channelling
and retaining wall, at a cost of £7,269 17s. 11d.