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the Company, which were considered satisfactory so far as
this District was concerned. The terms arranged were
ultimately embodied in an Agreement between the Company
and the Board, which was duly executed.
PUBLIC CONVENIENCES.
The Board have had under consideration a suggestion
for constructing a public sanitary convenience for both sexes,
at the Obelisk at the junction of Loampit-vale and Highstreet,
Lewisham. They have had the necessary plans, sections,
and estimates submitted to them, which have been
approved, and they have applied to the Local Government
Board for their sanction to the borrowing of the sum required
for the purpose. The estimated cost of this work is £1,800.
SMOKE NUISANCES.
Special attention has been given to the question of
Smoke Nuisances in the District, and proceedings have been
taken in several instances, with a view to the abatement of
the same.
SEWER AND OTHER WORKS.
The Board have constructed a new sewer from Ladywell
towards Brockley-rise, by agreement with the owners of the
property to be drained, and the Board have under consideration
a proposal for extending this Sewer to Brockley-rise.
Particulars of these and other similar works will be
found in the Surveyors' Reports.
MEETINGS OF THE BOARD AND COMMITTEES.
There were in all 124 Meetings held during the year
viz., 19 Ordinary Meetings of the Board; 11 Meetings of
the Special Committee; 17 Meetings of the Works and
General Purposes Committee; 10 Ordinary Monthly Meetings
of the Finance Committee; and 19 Fortnightly
Meetings held immediately before the Board Meetings;
16 Meetings of the Local Committee of Blackheath and