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the widening of the bridge over Thurston Road. The bridge
itself at the present time is in the Greenwich District, but it will
be within the new boundary of Lewisham after October next, and
there is the greatest necessity to widen and raise the headway of
the present bridge. Plans and evidence were prepared. The P>ill
was obtained.
No. 5.—South Eastern Metropolitan Tramways—This was
rather an extensive scheme, and consisted of extending the
present Tramway at Rushey Green to Bromley and Forest Hill,
Sydenham, and Penge. The roads are too narrow, and not
suitable at present for Tramways, particularly at Catford Bridge.
The Board opposed the scheme, and it was withdrawn by the
promoters.
The South Eastern and Chatham Railway Company have,
under the powers conferred on them by the South Eastern Railway
Act, 1899, commenced to widen their line from St. John's
Station to our boundary adjoining the Lee District. The bridges
over the roadways that will be widened will be Loampit Yale,
Bertrand Street, Brookbank Road, Ellerdale Street, High Street,
Lewisham, and Ennersdale Road. The work of widening is being.
carried out with as little obstruction to traffic as possible, and,
where necessary, I have insisted upon hoardings being erected for
the protection of the public.
The Whitehall Memorial Fountain was also commenced
during the year.
THE JUBILEE CLOCK TOWER.
I set out the position for this on the 20th April, and the
work was commenced at once by Messrs. Saml. J. Jerrard & Sons,
to whom the contract had been given. As soon as their work was
sufficiently advanced to allow the hoarding to be removed, the
Board had paving laid round the Tower to form a refuge. This
paving is G feet wide to the outside edge of the kerb. In doing
this work 73 ft. run of 12.in. by 8.in. flat Guernsey kerb was
used, 73 feet run of 5.in. by 6.in. half.dressed Guernsey channel
laid in three courses, and 265 feet sup. of Imperial paving. The
existing paved crossings were taken up and relaid in different
lines so as to suit the new refuge. The Clock was started by the
Earl of Dartmouth on Saturday, the 17th February.