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Shortlands and Nunhead Railway.
The Act authorising the construction of this Railway,
and the proceedings leading up to the passage of the Act
through both Houses of Parliament, were referred to in the
Board's last Report.
The Railway Company commenced the construction of
their line in the early part of the year, and the Board have
had before them, upon different occasions, the drawings of
the various Bridges on the Railway submitted for their
approval, in accordance with clause 9 of the Act. The
designs of the Bridges have also been approved by the
London County Council. The Bridges are of an ornamental
description, and the Board have, in all cases, been able to
grant their sanction to the same.
Houses unfit for habitation.
Proceedings were taken by the Board with reference to
certain cottages in the Parish of Lewisham, which were
reported by the Medical Officer of Health to be in such a
condition as to be unfit for human habitation, and an order
was made by the Magistrate, at the Greenwich Police Court,
prohibiting the use of the cottages for habitation until they
were rendered fit for the purpose. The owner permitted
the cottages to be again occupied without obtaining the permission
of the Court, and a further summons was applied for
in the matter, and on the hearing of the same, on the 14th
October, the owner was fined £20 and the costs of the summons.
Further proceedings were rendered unnecessary as the
buildings were shortly afterwards taken down by the owner.
Depot at Molesworth Street and the Works for the
Relief from Floods.
When the Board, some years ago, carried out certain
improvements in the River Ravensbourne for facilitating
the flow of water in storms, they desired to make a new overflow
from the river, above the Lewisham Bridge Mills and
near Molesworth Street, but they were unable to obtain the
ground they required.