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of land between the River Wandle and Garratt Lane, near
McMurray's paper mills, and the formation of bowling- greens at
Wandsworth Park, Wandsworth Common, and Tooting Common
would be suitable work for the unemployed. The County Council
concurred in the first-mentioned suggestion, but declined to
arrange for the provision of the proposed bowling greens.
106. As in previous years the Council executed, at a cost of
about £2,000, a quantity of channelling, kerbing, etc., works, upon
which the unemployed were engaged.
107. The Borough Council also lent to the Vacant Land
Cultivation Society several small pieces of vacant land in various
parts of the Borough for cultivation by the unemployed, and other
persons of small means, under the direction of the society.
Tooting Bee
Boad Widening
108. After repeated applications the London County Council
approved the modified proposal of the Borough
Council for widening Tooting Bec Road, referred
to in last year's report (page 65, paragraph 121), and consented to
surrender strips of Tooting Common for this purpose, subject to
a post and rail fence being provided on the southern side of the
road as well as between the horse ride and the footpath on the
northern side, and to the footpath on the Common, south of Tooting
Bec Road, being efficiently lighted. These conditions were
agreed to by the Borough Council, and, as stated above, the work
was carried out in conjunction with the Central (Unemployed)
ody.
Blackshaw Road
Improvement-
i09. The widening of Blackshaw Road, Tooting-, between the
Lambeth Cemetery and Tooting High Street, has
been completed at a total cost of £1,480 6s. id.
The estimated cost of this improvement was £1.620.
Ravensbury
Road and
Revelstoke
Road.
110. An agreement was entered into with the Wimbledon
Corporation as to the maintenance of parts of
Merton Road, Ravensbury Road, and Revelstoke
Road, Southfield, adjoining the boundary of the
Boroughs of Wandsworth and Wimbledon.
Coronation
Gardens.
111. Applications having been received for permission to play
lawn tennis in Coronation Gardens, two courts were
provided on the grass plot on the southern side of