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RAILWAY AND OTHER SCHEMES.
A Parliamentary deposit was made by the South Eastern
Railway for widening their main line and certain loop, or branch,
lines. I made a full report on the scheme and the matter is now
under negotiation.
The following bridges are interfered with Loampit-vale;
Bertrand-street; River Ravensbourne; High-street, Lewisham,
near Morley-road; Top of Conrt-hill-road near "Queen's Arms";
Footpath bridge near Dermody-road; Ennersdale-road; Ladywell
bridge; Catford bridge. I am afraid this scheme will delay the
widening of Catford and Ladywell bridges.
The County of London (South East) Electric Lighting had a
scheme before Parliament affecting the District which was withdrawn,
and the Lewisham District Board are applying for a
provisional order to light a portion of the District.
IMPROVEMENTS, FRONTAGE LINES, BUILDING
ACT CASES, &c.
A very great improvement was made at the junction of Highstreet
with Ladywell-road by widening the old road in one place
nearly ten feet, the old square corner being done away with and a
bold rounded corner substituted, thereby making a far better
entrance to Ladywell-road than existed previously.
An improvement was also carried out at the corner of Berlinroad
and Bromley-road by setting the old gravel path back about
six feet and relaying a short length of old kerb and channel.
Although the road is made wider, the footpath is not narrower than
it was formerly because land has been thrown in the path in front
of the new houses recently erected.
Another improvement was made in Bromley-road extending
along the front of the Vicarage and St. Laurence Church to the
corner of Catford-road. A portion of the roadway ditch was filled
in and piped with 24-in. glazed stoneware socket pipes, the ground
was thus thrown into the footpath and the roadway was widened
to a corresponding extent. The corner was rounded off, and the
junction of Catford-road with Bromley-road considerably improved.