[Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Loughton U.D.C.

  • Loughton (Essex, England). Urban District Council
Date:
1913
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Credit: [Report 1913] / Medical Officer of Health, Loughton U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    these two roads were tar sprayed and give satisfactory results, and it is hoped to similarly treat a number of roads this coming summer. The channels in Queen’s Road, Pump Hill, York Hill, and Upper Park were tarred, and also the foot¬ paths in parts of Meadow Road, Wroths Path, High Beech Road, York Hill, Smart’s Lane, Forest Road, and Algers Road. Amongst the small improvements effected mention should be made of the laying down of 2,000 feet of kerb in Nursery Road, Upper Park and Lower Park and the making up of the paths, also the construction of a path across the school green at York Hill and the making up of Wroths Path prior to tarring. Name boards have been put up in various roads and these are appreciated by visitors. The wages of some of the men have been increased, and to effectively carry out the work it was found necessary to employ another regular man who was appointed in the spring. The work of making up various private streets under the provisions of the Private Street Works Act, 1892, has thrown an enormous amount of work on the Highways Committee and the Officers. In accordance with the Council’s instructions, plans, specifications, estimates and apportionments were prepared in respect of The Avenue, Uplands Park Avenue, Park Hill, Goldings Park Road, The Drive (including the footpath to Staples Road), Connaught Avenue and Forest View Road. After much deliberation it was decided to require a lower standard of construction, which meant preparing afresh the various documents, except for the Drive, this being the only road carried out on the original specifica¬ tion, the Contract for which was let in July and the works completed in October. Owing to opposition the proposal to make up Goldings Park Road was abandoned, The Plans, &c., for the other roads were eventually approved and the contracts let in September. Messrs. W. & C. French, of Buckhurst Hill, as the lowest tenderers, being successful for the whole of the works. The Avenue and Uplands Park Avenue are complete, and the other works are proceeding satisfactorily, except for the kerb which caused six weeks delay. The whole of the works up to the present have been well and thoroughly carried
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