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SEWAGE DISPOSAL IN THE ;LEA VALLEY.
On January 14th my Council decided to withdraw from the Lea Valley
Joint Sewage scheme, which, with provision for disposing of storm water,
is estimated by our Engineer to cost ,£370,000. As I said last year, what
is needed is a more comprehensive scheme than those which have been
considered, which shall include not only Enfield, Southgate, Edmonton,
Walthamstow and Leyton, but also Finchley, East Barnet Valley, Friern
Barnet, and perhaps Hendon Urban District. This is worth waiting for and
should receive the cordial support of all these local authorities and the Local
Government Board.
At the end of February Leyton was desirous of the Edmonton Engineer
joining a conference to consider a scheme of Mr. Essex, the Leyton Engineer.
A letter dated 17th April was received from the Local Government Board
expressing the hope that our Council would instruct our Engineer to confer
with those of Enfield, Leyton, Southgate, and Walthamstow. Our Engineer
prepared a report on the 13th May, and in reply to the Local Government
Board's letter, copies of this report were sent to the Board and the other local
authorities ; but our officer did not confer.
ROADS.
The following private streets have been made up during the year under
the 1892 Act:—Park Avenue (from Queen Anne's Place to Queen Anne's
Grove), Sunnyside Road North, East and South, Seymour Road (and
flank to Monmouth Road), Beamish Road (part of), Junction Road, Kenwood
Road, and Cornwallis Grove—a total length of 1,676 yards taken over for
future maintenance at the public expense.
During the past year the tar dressing of the roads has been considerably
extended, which has assisted to mitigate the dust nuisance and make the houses
on either side of the roads more habitable.
During 1913 our Engineer's attention has been devoted to endeavouring to
complete the road widenings at Bury Street (near the Nurses' Home) and
Montagu Road, and the widening of Angel Road and Town Road by taking in
the forecourts of the small houses.
On the nth November it was resolved that application be made to the
Local Government Board for sanction to a loan of £2,000 for resurfacing
The Green, Edmonton.
During the winter of 1912-13 the unemployed have been busily engaged in
connection with the culverting of Montagu Road boundary ditch from Bounces