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have these matters under consideration and I know are very
desirous of putting them in a satisfactory state with as little
delay as possible.
While dealing with the subject of New Roads I should
like to be allowed to refer to the condition of the bridge over
the L. & N.-W. Railway. This has long been utterly inadequate
to the requirements of the traffic, and is both dangerous
and unsightly. The side path being unpaved is most inconvenient
to pedestrians in wet weather, and is at all times
rough and uncomfortable to walk on. Surely the Company
would be forwarding their own interests by giving Wealdstone
abridge and station "approach" more in line with the other
improvements that have been made by the District Council
during the last 7 or 8 years.
Another much appreciated improvement would be the
planting of trees along some of the wider of the side roads.
This would add greatly to the attractiveness of the place in
the future by relieving the monotony of the street outlines.
ROKEBY AND GRETA ROADS.
This small colony of houses laying just outside our present
boundary constitutes something approaching an anomaly, and
I think should rightly be under the control of the Wealdstone
Council. It is already a part of Wealdstone for Poor Law
purposes, and if an epidemic of Infectious Disease arose it
would constitute a serious danger to the Wealdstone district.
A few of the houses are I know in anything but a satisfactory
condition.
FACTORY AND WORKSHOP ACT, 1901.
Factories.
There are 7 factories in the district all of which have
been inspected. Six of these have over 40 persons working in
them. All have been put into a safe condition as regards
means of escape in case of fire. Certificates have been
granted in all cases.
workshops.
There are 22 of these within the district. In most cases
no Abstract was found hung on the walls as required by the
Act, but in every case this was supplied by the Sanitary
Inspector. No case of overcrowding was observed. The
workrooms have been measured and the cubic capacity ascertained.