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was asked to put a question in the House of Commons to the President
of the Local Government Board; this evoked no satisfactory reply. On
October 14th, the County replied that if any pollution takes place, the
County Council would take such steps, as they may be able, to put a stop
to it !
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," on vagrant.
ALLOTMENTS.
An extra three acres of the Barrowfield Estate have been laid out into
18 allotments, held on temporary tenancy, so that Edmonton has now :—
The Barrowfield Estate of 21 acres with 126 plots.
The Brookfield „ ,, 20 „ „ 97 ,,
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 464 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 Abbysinian
pumps.
There can be few districts in the United Kingdom more adequately
provided with allotments than Edmonton. The Council have taken much
trouble in this respect, and are to be congratulated on the result. My
colleague, the Architect, with his department, has devoted much time to
the development of the new estates into allotments.
RAILWAY FACILITIES.
The railway connection with London starts from the Liverpool Street
terminus of the Great Eastern Railway Company, and there are five
stations in the district, viz.:—Silver Street, Lower Edmonton, and Bush
Hill Park on the branch to Enfield, and Lower Edmonton on a low level
connecting link between the main line and the Enfield line, which link
branches off from the former at Angel Road station. The Bleak Hall
Bridge over the Lea Navigation is a narrow and out-of-date structure.
A few yards further, at Cook's Ferry, another narrow bridge spans the
River Lea.
The Tube Railway from Finsbury Park to Hammersmith provides a
quick and easy transit from north to west of London. I hope to see it
extended to Enfield—viâ Edmonton.