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the said Milkwell Yard was unnecessary, the requisite notices
were published, and application was made to the General Quarter
Sessions for the necessary Order. Such Order has now been received
authorising the stopping up of the Northern Portion of the Yard.
Camberwell Green Hut. Vacation of Premises.
It was reported to the Council at their meeting in December,
that a letter had been received from H.M. Office of Works stating
that arrangements were being made to vacate the Camberwell
Green Hut on November 24th. The Board's fittings would be
removed during the following days, and it was hoped to surrender
the premises by the end of the month. The renewed thanks of
the Board to the Council for permitting the continued occupation
of the hut during the progress of building operations at the new
Employment Exchange were also conveyed.
The Council accordingly invited tenders for the purchase and
removal of Camberwell Green Hut and the clearing of the site
immediately on its vacation by H.M. Office of Works.
(The Hut was handed over to the Council on December 2nd,
1930.)
The tender of Messrs. W. Marshall, Contractors, Ltd., of
Nungate, High Street, S.E.15, amounting to £61 10s., was accepted
by the Council for the purchase and removal of the Hut and the
clearing of the site.
Display of Street Names.
The Minister of Transport having received representations
from various sources urging the more conspicuous and uniform
display of street names, a report was furnished at his request
on the subject by the London and Home Counties Traffic Advisory
Committee. In this report, which was presented after consultation
with the Institution of Municipal and County Engineers and with
representatives of the local authorities in the London Traffic Area,
the Committee recommended the adoption of certain uniform
principles in the display of street names.
The Minister considered that the general observance of these
principles by local authorities would be of advantage and that benefit
would result to the circulation of traffic and the safety of pedestrians,
and he hoped that local authorities would, so far as they were able,
arrange for the display of street names in their areas in accordance
with the following principles:—
(1) Street names should be made as prominent as possible.
Notes : (a) Street name signs should be kept clean and free from all
obstructions to a clear view thereof.
(b) In many cases the signs will have to be erected independently
of buildings in order to meet modern requirements.