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paid a contribution of £100 towards the cost, the Board have
constructed a sewer—affording an outlet for the drainage of
the property there.
Open Spaces.
Wormholt Scrubbs. The Board understand that arrangements
are being made between the War Office, (the Lords
of the Manor,) and the Metropolitan Board of Works, for
the preservation of this Common as an open space for the
recreation of the public, and that a scheme is now being
prepared.
Eelbrook Common, Brook Green, Parsons Green. The
Board are informed that the Metropolitan Board of Works
are taking steps to deal with these Commons under the Act
for the Preservation of Open Spaces.
Shepherds Bush. Arrangements are being made by the
Metropolitan Board of Works for raising the surface level and
otherwise improving this Common, and the necessary works
may be expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Metropolitan District Railway Extension Works.
In the course of the year the works for connecting the
District Railway with the London & South-Western Railway
at Hammersmith were commenced, and shortly afterwards it
was apparent that the Company, in constructing the line
under the Broadway, The Grove, and Bradmore Road, would
considerably raise the surface levels. The Board immediately
entered into communication with the Company—protesting
against the carrying-out of the works, and pointing out
that the deposited plans and sections shewed the level of the
public roadways to be unaltered. The Company declining to
make any alteration, alleging that they were empowered to
proceed under the provisions of the Railway Clauses Act, the
Board then proceeded for an injunction against the Company,
which was obtained, but set aside upon appeal by the Company
; and at the close of the year the Board are still in
communication with the Company, with a view to arranging
for the works to be carried out so as to interfere as little as
possible with the level of the roads, and trust that a favorable
settlement will ultimately be made.