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River and Stream Improvements
Piping ditch — Bryant Avenue
Betterton Road/Philip Road culverting.
Wantz Stream
_ , _ c ti deterred until
Ravensbourne Stream — Stage II 1968/9
STREETS MADE UP AND TAKEN OVER
The Borough Engineer & Surveyor has supplied the following
list of streets adopted or made up during the year ended 31st
December, 1966.
Streets Adopted in 1966 following Private Street Works
Askwith Road, Rainham 1324 ft.
Spencer Road, Rainham 1369 ft.
Holme Road (Part) Hornchurch 439 ft.
Somerset Gardens, Hornchurch 932 ft.
Victory Road, Rainham 334 ft.
Stanhope Road (Part) Rainham 143 ft.
Lewis Road (Part) Hornchurch 70 ft.
Hubbards Chase (Part) Hornchurch 1217 ft.
Hubbards Close (Part) Hornchurch 204 ft.
Alexandra Road, Rainham 768 ft.
Holden Way (Part) Upminster 754 ft.
The Fairway (Part) Upminster 600 ft.
Private Street Works completed in 1966
Rayburn Road, Hornchurch 556 ft.
Manor Crescent (Part) Hornchurch 189 ft.
Arterial Avenue (Part) Rainham 910 ft.
Orchard Avenue (Part) Rainham 286 ft.
UNDERGROUND ROOM REGULATIONS
Regulations enabling the Council to control the use of
underground rooms for human habitation were confirmed by the
Minister of Housing and Local Government during the year. This
enabled the Council to deal with a basement flat in the central
area of Romford which was considered to be unfit for habitation
and not capable at reasonable expense of being rendered so fit.
GIPSIES
The question of a permanent site for gipsies came to a head
during the course of the year as an influx of gipsies settled
on the caravan site in Oldchurch Road and overflowed on to
Oldchurch Park. The situation was described by the Council's
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