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Fire Brigade.—This retained Brigade has done useful
work during the last year. No fires of any importance
have occurred.
Post Office Telegraphs.—Underground wires have been
laid in Torrington Park and Oakleigh Park North.
Vent Columns.—Additional vent columns, 37 ft. 6 in.
high, have been fixed in many roads, both on old sewers
and new estates.
Dust Prevention.—Almost the whole of the roads were
coated with Carbnrretted water gas tar in the summer of
1910, but the wet weather prevented a second coat being
applied. An up-to-date Tar Spraying Machine has now
been purchased by the Council.
The Friary Park.—The Council's work of laying out
this Park, laving tarpaved paths, surface water drains,
levelling pitchs for tennis, cricket, and gymnastic appartus,
forming lakes, planting shrubberies and borders, etc., fixing
wrought iron entrance gates, repairing house for Park
Superintendent, land draining, etc., was continued in 1910.
The Park was to have been formally opened by the
Lord Mayor, Sir John Knill, and the Sheriffs of London in
state on Saturday. May 7th, but owing to the lamented death
of His Most Gracious Majesty King Fdward VII., the
ceremony was abandoned and the gates thrown open by the
Council without any formality. The Middlsex County
Council contributed nearly £2,000.
Mr. Sydney Simmons. J.P., who was unanimously
elected Chairman of the Friern Barnet Council in April
lass, continues to take the greatest interest possible in the
Park and the work there. He gave a special donation
towards and personally supervised much of the rockery work,
etc. Mr. H. J. Tubbs of Nether Court, Finchley, presented
over 1,000 very valuable trees and shrubs to the Park, and
Mr. J. Sweet, Mr. Frederick Baker, and other residents have
presented plants, bulbs, etc.