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The following Schemes were deposited affecting the roads
and sewers of the District, viz:—
1. The New Cross, Lewisham, Brockley, Forest Hill and
District Tramway scheme.
2. The London Electric Supply Corporation Electric Lighting.
3. The Crystal Palace and District Electric Lighting scheme.
The only Bill likely to come to anything is the Crystal
Palace and District Electric Lighting Scheme, the other two
haying been abandoned.
FLOODING, FRONTAGE LINES, ROAD IMPROVEMENTS,
&c.
A very great improvement, in the discharge of flood water
in the River Ravensbourne, was effected by the construction of an
additional weir at the Silk Mills, Lewisham. It is 90 feet long,
and is constructed independently of the old wooden weir. The
work was done by men in the employ of the Board; contracts
being entered into for the supply of the necessary materials. A
question arose as to the height. Messrs. Stanton, of the Silk
Mills, contending that the new work should be six inches above
the sill of the present weir. I had several interviews with them
on the subject. Ultimately the new work was built three inches
above the old.
The new weir is faced with Staffordshire blue bricks, backed
with cement concrete made with Portland cement and Thames
ballast. Since it has been opened it has been found a great
relief in running off flood water in the Ravensbourne. I prepared
plans and specification for giving effect to the suggestions I made
in my Report to the "Works and General Purposes Committee
(Min., page 2G) for relieving the flooding in Penge, and on the
15th of May the tender of Messrs. W. and J. Woodham was accepted
for the work. It consisted of 688 feet run of concrete
culvert with wrought-iron deck beams to carry the footway, 941
feet run of 3ft. 9in. by 2ft. Gin. brick and concrete egg-shaped
culvert, 570 feet run of 2ft. pipe, and 120 feet run of 12in. pipe,
with the requisite number of manholes, gullies, &c., &c.
The work has been completed, and in use for some time.
A difficulty was experienced during the construction of the work
in getting under or over, as the case might be, the various gas