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the Penge and Bell Green Sewer and other sewers flowing into
the Boundary ditch and River Pool were closed. To relieve these
sewers the Board decided to carry out a system of surface water
drainage in a portion of the Hamlet. These works commence at
the I "lice Station, Green Lane, with a 24-inch pipe falling into
the line of surface water drains laid by the Board in 1889, the
pipes are then carried along Croydon, Franklin, and Maple Roads
to the corner of Woodbine Grow; a 15-inch pipe is laid from this
Point up Maple Road to Genoa Road; in Woodbine Grove there
is an 18-inch pipe at the lower end, and a 15-inch pipe up to
top, where it is reduced to 12 inch. along Oakfield Road to
the corner of Jasmine Grove. Nine-inch pipes are laid in the
remaining part of Oakfield Road. Laurel, Hawthorn and Jasmine
Groves, and the upper end of Maple Road, and 6-inch drains in
Station and Minden Roads. The old surface water drains in
Howard, Padua, Melvin, Stodart and Genoa Roads are connected
to the new drains. Nine-inch pipes were also laid in
Evelina Road, connected to the 24-inch. pipe in Clarina Road, laid
in 1889, and in the lower Part of Beckenham Road, and connected
to the Boundary culvert.
These works take the water from 114 gullies out of the
sewers, and comprise—
1961 feet run 24-inch surface water drain.
374 „ 18 „ „
1849 „ 15 „ „
876 „ 12 „ „
4725 „ 9 „ „
790 „ 6 „ „
23 manholes.
14 ventilators.
there was also a length of 300 feet of 18-inch pipe in Beckenham
Road, from Clarina Road to Arpley Road, to pick up, an old
line of surface water drain in Beckenham Road, the whole of these
works were carried out by Mr. W. Woodham, under contract, at
a cost of £2,772 8s. 8d.
The question of flooding in Stanstead-road and the vicinity
again engaged the attention of the Board, and in consequence of
the difficulty with the London County Council as to the scheme