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Goose Green, East Dulwich. Convenience.
In January, 1931, the Council had before them the question
of the advisability of providing a public convenience in the vicinity
of Goose Green, in view of representations which had been made
to them upon the subject, and the necessity for putting in hand
such works as might be possible with a view to providing work for
the unemployed.
With this object in view, the London County Council were
asked whether they would be prepared to set aside a site upon
which a convenience might be constructed in the Goose Green
Open Space.
The London County Council stated that they were prepared
to permit the erection by the Council of a public convenience for
both sexes in Goose Green, subject to certain restrictions. These
restrictions the Council agreed to.
The plans prepared by the Borough Engineer and Surveyor
provided for three W.C.s for the use of women, and two W.C.s and
three urinal stalls for men. It was not proposed to provide washing
accommodation.
The Council accordingly decided to make an application to the
Unemployment Grants Committee for a grant on the basis of a
scheme of work financed by way of loan, and in the event of the
work being approved by the Unemployment Grants Committee,
application was to be made for the necessary loan sanction.
Subject to the receipt of a grant from the Unemployment
Grants Committee, the Council approved the sum of £980 (the
estimated cost of erecting the convenience) as an estimate of
cost, debt or liability under the London Government Act,
1899.
Subject to the foregoing provisos, the Council accepted the
offer of the London County Council to provide a site for the convenience
at Goose Green Open Space, upon the conditions embodied
in their letter, and decided to invite tenders for the work.
The Unemployment Grants Committee were asked to make
a grant in accordance with the terms of the above resolution, but
no action was taken upon the remaining resolutions pending the
receipt of a reply from the Grants Committee.
(Since the date of this Report, the Council have been informed
by the Grants Committee that they were unable to regard these
proposed works as of sufficient value as a measure of economic
development to justify them in recommending the scheme for
assistance from Exchequer Funds.
The Council at their meeting on May 13th, 1931, therefore
reconsidered the matter, and passed a supplemental estimate for
the sum of £980 for the construction of the convenience at Goose
Green, thus withdrawing the restrictions previously imposed as
to a grant.