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sections had in the meantime been prepared for
sewering the whole of the roads laid out in the
remainder of the parish, and the sanction of the
London County Council to same was received on
17th May, 1897. Advertisements were issued, and
the tender of Mr. J. T. Gloag, of New Cross, of
£3,951 l1s. 4d., was accepted on the 17th June.
The work was commenced on the 9th August
John Hay ward, the sewer foreman, was appointed
to take charge of the works. Owing to the whole
of the sewage having to be brought to one point,
and to the formation of the ground, the severs
vary from 5 feet to 38 ft. 6 in. in depth. It was
decided that the Contractor should lay in the
branch drains in the deep portions of the sewers so
as to avoid opening down to the sewers as each
house on line of sewer was built. A schedule of
prices covered such work, and the saving to the
frontagers was very considerable. The Chairman
and Vice-Chairman of the Works Committee, and
also the Works Committee, visited the works at
various times during the year, and each time
expressed themselves thoroughly satisfied with the
way the work was being carried out. In the course
of excavation for the sewer in Barnard Hill, it was
found that a portion of the surface water draiu was
defective, the whole of the pipes for a distance of
about 128 feet being cracked, and only held in position
by the ground. This was re-laid with new
pipes. Considerable difficulty was experienced at