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BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE FXJLHAM DISTRICT.
EIGHTH ANNUAL REPORT,
Pursuant to the 198th section of Metropolis Local Management Act, 1855.
The Board of Works for the Fulham District present to their constituents
the following Report of their proceedings for the year ending 25th March, 1864,
together with an Account in abstract of Contracts, Receipts, and Expenditure;
and also the Report of the Medical Officer of Health.
The number of cases removed during the year are:—
Privies and Cesspools emptied 344
Drains and Gullies cleansed and repaired 323
Houses ditto ditto 124
Swine Nuisances removed 41
Miscellaneous 130
962
Houses benefited in Fulham 715
„ „ „ Hammersmith 683
1398
The Board have constructed a Sewer in King Street West, from the Bridge
Road Sewer to the Creek, at a cost of £4176: 1: 1, towards which the Metropolitan
Board of Works have agreed to contribute £1550. The sum of
£2300 for the making of this sewer was raised by loan from the British Empire
Mutual Life Assurance Company, at 4½ per cent. interest, repayable by twenty
equal annual instalments of £176: 16: 3 each. An Abstract of the Mortgages
therein are annexed hereto. It is with satisfaction the Board have to state,
that many of the owners of property along the line of sewer have freely availed
themselves of the advantages thus afforded to effectually drain their premises.
The Board in taking measures for carrying out the other parts of the scheme
of Local Drainage have contracted with the Royal Exchange Assurance Company
for a loan of £39,018, at 5 per cent. per annum, repayable by thirty equal
annual instalments. £20,000 of this loan will be available for the construction
of the following sewers during the ensuing year:
Brook Green Sewer, from the Shepherd's Bush Road to the High Road
at Mr. Hunt's corner;
King Street East Sewer, from the Broadway to the point of junction
with the Brook Green Sewer at Mr. Hurst's corner;
High Road Sewer, from Mr. Hurst's corner, eastward, to North End;
Walham Green Sewer, from North End to Walham Green;
Sun Street Sewer; and
Parson's Green Lane Sewer.