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Street Name Plates.
Two additional cast-iron name plates with raised letters have been fitted during the
year in Corbetts Lane and St. Helena Eoad.
Tree Guards.
The whole of the tree guards, numbering 28, that were below 6 ft. in height have been
altered and made to that height by extension pieces welded to the bottom bars. The
additional pieces were made wider than the existing bars and the base of each was specially
cramped to ensure same being rigid when fixed. The cost of the alterations amounted to
£10 13s. 6d.
Watch Boxes.
Two new boxes for night watchmen have been made and two thoroughly repaired and
altered by the Vestry's carpenter, at a cost of £14 10s.
Overhead Wires.
As required by the Overhead Wires Act, 1891, and the By-laws made by the County
Council, the National Telephone Company have forwarded monthly statements showing the
position of the poles erected in the Parish and the number of wires upon each, with
particulars of all alterations or additions thereto.
Globe Stairs.
The embankment at Globe Stairs being in an extremely dangerous condition, and a great
portion of it having fallen upon the foreshore of the river, it has been repaired and a
concrete wall substituted for the timber sheeting. The consent of the Conservancy was
obtained to place the new wall about 4 feet in front of the old sheeting.
Re-numbering Orders.
Orders have been received from the County Council directing that St. Helena Road shall
extend from Rotherhithe New Road to Silwood Street, and that Corbetts Lane shall extend