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District. It is now the "Lee District," and includes
Charlton, Eltham, Lee, and Kidbrook Parishes. The
Vestries of these Parishes elect members to the Board, the
Vestries being themselves elected by the ratepayers by
ballot under the Local Government Act, 1894. The
annual election of members to the Board by the Vestries
takes place in each Parish on the first Wednesday in the
month of June. One third of the members go out of office
annually, all members retiring on the first Wednesday in
June in the third year from their election. The number
of members for each Parish is set out in the tabular form
at the foot of this report. The members of the Board
were formerly persons rated or assessed at a certain amount.
The Local Government Act, 1894, now regulates the
qualification of members.
6. The principal duties of this District Board under the
Metropolis Management Acts, 1855-90, and the London
Building Act, 1894, consists of the construction, repair,
and cleansing of sewers (except main sewers, which are
now vested in the London County Council), the supervision
of house drainage, and the execution of the office of
"Surveyor of Highways." The Board can repair, pave,
light, improve, water, and maintain public ways, and prevent
obstructions there. In new streets, paving works
can be executed and sewers can be constructed by the
Board at the cost of the owners and occupiers. The
growth of the District involves the frequent formation of
new streets, and consequently much work has to be done
by the Board in paving and sewerage. Under these Acts