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wich Electric Light Company for the purpose of laying their cables
and wires.
1,121 openings were made in the roads and footways by the
Gas and Water Companies for the purpose of laying new services
and repairing and renewing old services. Many new mains were
laid and' old ones repaired.
There were twelve Hoard Licenses granted to Builders for
occupying roads and footways in order to carry out building
operations.
I attach to this report a list of the Automatic Flushing Tanks
in use, together with the size of the Syphons, &c.; also a list of
streets and roads, giving the mileage maintained by the Board,
together with a list of New Streets sanctioned by the London
County Council during the year.
I prepared plans and sections for widening the High Street,
Lewisham, between Albion-road and the turning to Lee Bridge.
The Works and General Purposes Committee had under consideration
the substitution of Artificial Stone Flagging for Tar
Pavement, I made a report on the subject, dated the 18th Nov,,
1898, in which I pointed out that it would be, by reason of the
increasing traffic, ultimate economy to use Artificial Stone Flagging
in place of Tar Paving for the Footways, and I have no doubt a
considerable quantity of Artificial Stone will be used in the future
for the footpaths of the Highways and New Streets. I am making
some flags as an experiment.
I also made a report on the Public Rights of Way in the
District, and a number of notice, or direction boards, having
reierence to them, were erected by order of the Board. A great
many plans were made, and 1 was engaged in getting up evidence
in regard to the Cator Estate Claim for damage, &c., done by
reason of the construction of the new Sewer from Bell Green to
Clarina-road, Pcnge. The case went to arbitration and I am
pleased to say the Cator Estate were unable to uphold the claim,
and the arbitrator decided in favour of the Board.