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Street Nomenclature.
The following streets were renumbered during the
year—
Cintra Park.
Crystal Palace Park Road.
Hamlet Road.
Longton Grove.
Wheathill Road.
An Order was also made including the short piece of
road leading from Longton Grove to Taylor's Lane, Sydenham,
with Longton Avenue in continuation of the road of
that name.
Parliamentary.
The only Parliamentary notice deposited with the Board
in November, related to a proposal of the South Eastern
Railway Company in respect of additional lands to be acquired
by them in Morley and Sunninghill Roads, and Beaufort
Gardens, Lewisham. The Board were not called upon to
take any action in relation to this matter, as the proposal did
not appear to affect in any way the roads or sewers vested in
the Board.
The Unemployed.
In January (16th) the Board received a letter from the
President of the Local Government Board, as follows:—
"The Local Government Hoard have had under their consideration
the distress of many persons of the working
class in the Metropolis, in consequence of the want of
employment which has been occasioned by the recent
severity of the weather.
"The Board deem it right, under the circumstances which
now exist, to bring the subject under the special attention
of the Vestries and District Boards, and to suggest for
their consideration whether if there are any works required
for their District which in the ordinary course would be
deferred until a later period of the year, it may not be
desirable, where practicable, to commence them at an
early date, in order that the much needed employment
may be given.