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The Vestry at a meeting held on the 3rd day of
May, 1893, in consequence of the long and faithful
services rendered by Mr. Reynolds to the Parish, appointed
him Consulting Surveyor. In 1890 the members of the
Vestry and their friends subscribed for and had painted a
portrait of Mr. Reynolds, which was presented to him and
was ordered to be hung in the Vestry Hall.
In Blanch's "Parish of Camberwell" we find that the
Local Management Act, 1855, by giving more power to
local bodies, has placed Camberwell in the van of metropolitan
parishes; for the admirable system of drainage
carried out under the personal supervision of the Surveyor,
Mr. J. C. Reynolds, has completely revolutionised the
sanitary statistics of the locality.
As an evidence of what has been done since the passing
of the above Act, it appears from a report presented to the
Metropolitan Board of Works in April, 1871, that the
extent of sewerage work, &c., executed since the 1st
January, 1856, exceeded 50 miles at a cost of £101,828.
The report states that in 1856 the Parish Avas almost
Avholly undrained except into offensive open sewers several
miles in extent. The quantity of paving, &c., executed
since the same time, 460,582 feet; cost of same, £15,352;
while the amount expended in works of improvement
amounted to £40,781 14s. 9d.
The mileage of streets under the control of the Vestry
in 1871 Avas 43 miles. The roads watered by the Parish,
extended to 39 miles; the charge for water by the Water
Company is stated to be from £35 to £50 per mile, according