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The table at page 7 gives the sewers constructed in the
Lewisham District during the year. They are an unusual number.
Two very useful sewers were constructed out of Hither
Green Lane, viz., Benin Street and Woodlands Street. I hope
to see the houses at the Woodlands, Hither Green, drained by
means of these sewers, and the cesspools, which have given so
much trouble, abolished. It will be seen that the cesspools in the
District are steadily disappearing, and that in all probability it
will not be long before they will be a thing of the past.
OFFICES.
A great deal of time was devoted to the consideration of the
extension of the Lewisham Town Hall and I submitted many plans.
The following is a short description of the increased accommodation:—
First floor.
Board Room extended 19ft. 6in., and will be 66ft. 3in. by
30ft. The Public Gallery to be placed at the end, as at present,
with an entrance direct from the outside of the building.
Committee room No. 1. This room is now placed between
the Chairman's room and Committee room No. 2; Committee
room No. 2 remains as at present; Committee room No. 3—a new
room 35ft. by 21ft.—placed over the Guardians' Offices and
entered from an ante room.
The Chairman's room adjoins the above.
Members' room and Library.—It is proposed to use the
present Committee room, No. 1, for this.
Deputation room. This is at the top of main staircase.
Members' Cloak room and Lavatory are at the top of main
staircase separate and distinct.
Burial Board, Charity Trustees, Baths Committee, and Library
Committee. These four rooms are placed on this floor in the
block fronting Springfield Park Crescent.
A small Office Lavatory is provided adjoining the above.
Ground Floor.
Clerks' Department. The present General Offices to be altered