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whole subject had subsequently been very fully considered by
that Committee, when, on the 2nd November, Mr. Williams
was able to make the following statement to this Board.
Referring to the two sites above mentioned, he stated that
at the outset, the Works and General Purposes Committee
of the Metropolitan Board determined to deal with the
sites separately, treating them as separate Recreation
Grounds. That the Committee proceeded to the consideration
of the site known as the Ravensbourne site, the
other proposal with reference to the site near Lewisham Park
remaining on their Agenda paper for consideration at another
time. That the Metropolitan Board had, on the recommendation
of their Committee, not only decided to seek Parliamentary
powers to acquire the site, but had decided to lay
out and maintain the ground as a public park or recreation
ground, and that thus a very great expenditure in that respect
had been saved to this District, the Metropolitan Board's proposal
th ing conditional only so far as the contribution towards
the cost of acquiring the ground, this District agreeing to
contribute one-half such cost.
On such report to the Board the following Resolutions
were passed by them:—
"It was then moved by the Chairman (Mr. Williams),
seconded by Mr. Whittaker, and
" Resolved unanimously, that this Board has heard with
much satisfaction th it the Metropolitan Board of Works has
resolved to -eek Parliamentary powers to acquire land between
Catford and Ladywell for a Public Recreation Ground, and
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to lay out and maintain the same as a Public Park for ever;
and this Board desires to express its cordial thanks to the
Metropolitan Board of Works for its generous assistance to
the District.
"It was also moved by the Chairman, seconded by
Mr. Whittaker, and
"Resolved that this Board agrees to contribute one-half
of the cost of the land between Catford and Ladywell, to be
acquired for a Public Recreation Ground.