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Estimated cost.
(1) A relief sewer from the junction of Balham
High Road and Tooting Bee Road to the
river Graveney £28,000
(2) Improvement of the waterway of the river
Graveney—
(a) from its junction with the proposed new
sewer to the river Wandle 4,000
(b) near and under Longley Road 1,750
£33.750
89. It is anticipated that these works will prevent flooding from
the sewers in the districts around Balham Park Road and Mayford
Road, Balham, and at the eastern end of Longley Road, Tooting.
.90. More recently the County Council approved an estimate of
£100,000 for the construction of a new sewer to prevent flooding
in the low-lying areas in the valley of the rivers Wandle and
Graveney. The proposed works are in addition to those referred
to above and are expected to suffice for the needs of the district for
many years.
91. The competition for the swimming trophy presented by
Sir William Lancaster, J.P., and competed for
annually by men resident in the Borough, was held
on the 13th October, and was won by Mr. J. Symons. Sir William
Lancaster again gave a prize for the winner, as a memento of the
occasion, and the Mayor (Alderman A. D. Dawnay, J.P.), kindly
provided a prize for the competitor who finished second.
Swimming
Championship
Trophy.
92. The competition for the medal for women residing in the
Borough, presented by the late Mr. John Bell, J.P.,
was held on the 28th September, at the annual
entertainment of the Alexandra Swimming Club, and was won by
Miss E. Luff.
Women's
Medah