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the course of time, Edmonton becomes more densely populated, Pymmes Park
will be an increasingly valuable factor in the good health of the people.
During 1914, Park Avenue, Bush Hill Park, has been provided with
shrubberies on both sides, from Queen Anne's Gardens to Village Road. All
new roads are now set with plane trees on both sides.
The Recreation Ground in Church Street (20 acres) was presented to the
Council by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners in December, 1901, and affords
room for cricket pitches and football grounds of the rising generation.
Other spaces of service in their special way are the Sewage Farm of
235 acres, and the General Cemetery of 39 acres (which cost £20,590, and was
consecrated in 1884). The Hebrew's Cemetery, in Montagu Road, was
extended from 10 to 15 acres in 1910. It was open in 1884, and approved
by the Home Secretary for the burial of persons of the Jewish faith only.
This restriction has now been withdrawn as regards a portion of the land
which has been sold to a private company, who have formed another general
cemetery adjoining.
Waste lands and possible building sites are not mentioned in detail, but
they contain area enough for 100,000 more inhabitants. Some of them are at
present utilized as brickfields or market gardens, but others are ranged over by
the so-called " gipsy " or vagrant.
ALLOTMENTS.
The Barrowfield Estate of 21 acres with 126 plots.
The Brookfield ,, 22½ ,, ,, 115 ,,
The Houndsfield ,, 30 ,, ,. 144 ,,
The Weir Hall ,, 14 ,, ,, 97* „
* Of these plots, Nos. 76, 77, 78, 79, 93, 94, 95, 96 and 97 being unsuitable
for gardening, are let, or to be let, for piggeries, etc.
There is a total of 482 plots, which generally consist of 20 poles each, and
have good sound approach-roads, 10 feet wide, and pathways 3 feet wide
between each plot. Water is obtained on the spot by using Abyssinian pumps.
In March the Architect suggested that the rent be paid monthly in advance
and that in the event of the tenant being one month in arrear the ground
should be surrendered. In April the Committee recommended that the tenants
m the Houndsfield estate, where arrears of rent were considerable, should be
put on quarterly tenancy terms. In May this wise principle was extended to the
Brookfield estate.