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Road to the Council's weighbridge house. During the winter of 1913-14
Pymmes Brook alongside the gas works is being covered in at a cost of £ 3,000.
Obstructed Highways. I am happy to record that the case I
mentioned in my report for last year has been so dealt with by the Works and
Highways Committee that the well-known corner can now be negotiated safely
without danger to the life and limb of the passer-by. There are other cases
worth notice, although not as flagrant.
WATER SUPPLY.
The district generally is supplied by the Metropolitan Water Board (New
River area). The only house for which the public supply is not at present
available is a farmhouse in Firs Lane; there is also one group of forty-five
houses supplied by shallow wells about 20 feet deep. Samples of the water in
these wells are taken at intervals. The water supply of Messrs. Ridley and
Whitley's factory is taken from the River Lea, and purified on the premises
before use. At Eley's works a water of excellent quality is obtained from an
artesian well 400 feet deep.
The water which the Lea Conservancy Board controls runs from Hertford
to Limehouse. They also took over the Stort navigation in 1912.
In February Mr. Cornish presented a report on the work of this Board for
the nine- months ended December 31st, 1912. He there states that during a
considerable part of the year the river was in flood owing to the abnormal rainfall.
Steady progress is being made putting in order the Stort navigation, the
control of which the Board took over on September 1st, 1912. During the
period reviewed Mr. Young, the chemist of the Board, had analysed 177
samples of river water, sewage or sewage effluent, of which 51 were found to be
excellent, 60 good, 29 fair, 21 bad, and 16 very bad. With reference to the
latter 14 notices were served. During the same period 36 carcases of animals
were removed from the river Lea above the intake and 911 below. Mr. Cornish
reports that the town of Hertford is pressing forward with a new scheme
of sewage disposal.
The new reservoir at Chingford close to our N.E. corner was opened by
the King (George V.) on 15th March.
MARKET ON THE GREEN.—THE COSTERS.
This matter has been, throughout the year, in a state of suspended
animation.
The stall-holders in Leeds Street, Upper Edmonton, and adjoining streets
give us the same trouble as those on The Green, but to a smaller extent.