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28. The Highways, Streets, and Footpaths, about 16 miles
of roads, have been regularly swept, both by hand and horse
broom. 12 miles of roads in this Parish are principal roads,
having a constant through traffic from London to the country
and entail a heavy amount of care and supervision with a small
staff of workmen, to successfully cope with the work of
cleansing, metalling, and repairing the same.
29. About 12 miles of paths have been tarred and dressed
over with sand.
30. Part of the old brick culvert in Southwood Road, East,
fell in during the year ; as it was not in a condition to stand
repairing, a small manhole was constructed at the spot, which is
now convenient for cleansing purposes.
31. A part of the ditch in front of Eltham Common,
Shooters' Hill, has been piped in with 9-inch pipes, and the
best of the old kerb and channel removed from the Eltham Road
has been fixed in front, so as to give an abutment to the road
metal and to prevent the steam roller from crushing in the
bank of the ditch.
32. The Railway Embankment in Court Road having been
gradually sinking, the South Eastern Railway were requested
to make good the bank, so as to prevent damage to the footpath
and this they have now done.
35. Where trees and hedges have generally been dangerous,
where over hanging the paths or roadway, letters have been
written to the various occupiers asking them to have the hedgesor
trees cut back.