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7, Jerusalem Court and 10, Aylesbury Street were represented in
each case by Counsel and a Surveyor. Both parties raised objections
on the ground that these houses were not in themselves insanitary
but were rendered so by the other houses, and that they
were therefore entitled to the extia 10 per cent. compensation.
The Counsel, who appeared for the L.C.C., was Mr. Cripps, K.C.
General Principles.
During the year, in response to various communications, the
Vestry gave its support to several amendments of the Housing
of the Working Classes Act (1890) Amendment Bill, then before
Parliament, and copies of resolutions were forwarded to the Local
Government Board dealing with the following recommendations:—
1. That the London County Council should contribute towards
the cost of building Dwellings for the Working Classes by
Local Authorities in London, such contributions to be determined,
in case of dispute, by the Local Government Board.
2. That Local Authorities should be allowed to permanently
retain and manage any Dwellings of the Working Classes
erected by them, and that the provision of Section 12 (5) of
the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, requiring
them to sell or dispose of such Dwellings within 10 years
from the completion thereof, unless the Local Government
Board otherwise determine, should be repealed.
3. That in view of the heavy cost of land in London and the
fact that the value of such land is more likely to increase
than decrease the Local Authorities should not be compelled
to repay the cost of such land out of the income from the
Dwellings, and that the period for borrowing for building
should be extended to 100 years.
4. That the Local Government Board should at once extend
the period of repayment actually granted to Local Authorities
for building loans under Part 3 of the Housing Act to the
full statutory period of 60 years, and that they should relax
and vary the restriction on building cottages, especially in
the direction of enabling more rooms to be provided at a less
cost per room, where this can be done without prejudice to
consideration of sanitation and safety.