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BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE FULHAM DISTRICT.
FOURTH ANNUAL REPORT.
Pursuant to the 198th section of the Metropolis Local Management
Act, 1855, the Board of Works for the Fulham District present
to their Constituents the Fourth General Report of their proceedings.
During the past year they have obtained from the Public Works
Loan Commissioners the third instalment of the Loan referred to in
their former Report, viz., £,5000, and with which they have been
enabled to carry-out permanent Works as follows:—
hammersmith parish:
Fulham-road, between Queen - street and tlie
Parish Boundary, paved and curbed, in length
about
Feet.
1030
Black Lion Lane, east side, paved and curbed
600
Part of north side of New-road, paved
2400
4030
fuliham parish:
London-road, from Fulham Town to Walham
Green, paved, about
4750
Parson's Green Lane, paved
1780
From Walham Green to Stamford Bridge, south
side, paved
1900
Church-street, paved
280
8710
The Board have reason to believe that the above works of improvement,
so much needed, have afforded general satisfaction ; and
it gives them pleasure to state that the rates will not be materially
increased thereby. So far as they have been able to ascertain, the
estimates for the ensuing year will not exceed those of former years,
although they will include the re-payment of one twentieth part of
the whole loan and interest.
The Board have had under further notice the drainage of the
two parishes; and considering that no plan of general benefit could