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51 Shops and 4 combined shops and dwelling houses
have been erected and approved on completion.
The Mortuary has been used in 12 cases.
The additional 8 acres of land acquired by the Council for
allotments have been set out and about 6 acres let.
The effluent from both sewage farms has been very
satisfactory, and no complaints have been received.
The Wealdstone Council are proceeding with the necessary
works for the purpose of treating the sewage discharging
at the Council's Greenhill Farm, and it is expected the
connection will be made shortly. This will mean the disuse
for the present of the Greenhill Farm for sewage disposal
purposes. A scheme for the letting of some portions of the
Farm to the Wealdstone Council for allotment purposes has
been approved.
The following private streets have been taken over as
highways repairable by the inhabitants at large, viz.: Kingsley,
Eastcote, Whitby, Wargrave, Scarsdale and Wyvenhoe Roads.
That portion of South Hill Avenue between Northolt
Road and the Council's boundary has been made up under
the Public Health Act.
The laying out of the Open Space at Lowlands, and the
widening of Lowlands Road from the Metropolitan Station
Approach to Grove Hill Road has been started.
The widening of Byron Hill has also been sanctioned and
the land required for the purpose obtained.
A new 9" Sewer has been laid from Kenton Road under the
Metropolitan and Great Central Railways to Sheepcote Road.
Local Government Board inquiries have been held in
connection with Lowlands Road Improvement, Byron Hill
Improvement, and the laying out of Lowlands Open Space.
METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS.
The rainfall for the year was 27-80, which is 5-39 more
than in 1913, when it was 22-41.
The rainfall for the previous ten years is as follows: —
1913, 22.41; 1912, 31.00; 1911, 28.86; 1910, 28.42; 1909,
27.85; 1908, 27.48; 1907, 28.86; 1906, 26.33; 1905, 22.94;
1904, 24 56. The average for these years is 26.8.