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New Sanitary Offices.
In order to moot the requirements of the rapidly increasing work
in the Sanitary Department, the Board has found it necessary to
enlarge the office accommodation of Broadway House, and has a
suite of offices for this department. The work was carried out by Mr.
Bendon, of Hammersmith, under a contract for the sum of £332 5s. 4d.
Line of thoroughfare from Uxbridge Road to Harrow Road.
This thoroughfare, Wood Lane, and Scrubs Road, is now open for
traffic. Certain parts of Scrubs Road have been widened and rendered
more commodious for the traffic.
The total cost of carrying out the works is £8250 18s. l1d. towards
which the Board is entitled to receive certain contributions under the
terms of the arrangement made with the Metropolitan Board of Works,
and certain of the landowners whose property abuts upon the Road,
the Board has in contemplation the further improvement of this highway,
by the construction of a new bridge of the canal.
Tablets on Lamps.
On the application of the Metropolitan Board the Board granted
permission to the Fire Brigade department to affix Glass Tablets in the
street lamps, indicating the positions of the street fire plugs, and
shewing the direction and distance of the nearest plug from the lamps.
This has been done in order that there may be as little delay as possible
in discovering the whereabouts of fire plugs in cases of fire.
Recreation Grounds.
In July, 1883, the Board received a letter from the Bishop of
London offering to surrender to tho Board (subject to the consent of
the Ecclesiastical Commissioners), the Meadow lying between tbe
Palace Moat and the River, upon certain conditions, as to laying out
and maintaining the space as a public recreation ground. The Board
cordially accepted the Bishop's offer, and tho Metropolitan Board
have been asked to accept and lay out the meadow as an open space,
at tho cost of the Metropolis, and the matter is still under consideration
by that Board. About the same time a communication was received
from Mr. R. Pearce, transmitting copy of resolutions passed at a
public meeting of tho Inhabitants of Fulham and Hammersmith, held
at Beaufort House, Walham Green, and a deputation attended and
presented a memorial, praying the Board to take steps for procuring a
Public Park and Recreation Ground for the Inhabitants of the district.
(See Parliamentary schemes.)
Steam Rollers.
The boilers of the Steam Rollers have been insured with the London
Mutual Boiler Insurance Company, against accidents, in the sum of