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The Builder who had taken the land between Chester
street and Chester place, had excavated the site, and also
part of the footway, but did not proceed with his
building operations. It at length became necessary
to proceed against him, and on 21st January the Builder
was fined £5 and £5 5s. costs for maintaining a
hoarding for a longer period than the time permitted
by the Licence. As he did not then remove the hoarding
or proceed with his building, further proceedings
were taken for continuing penalties, and on 18th March,
1889, he was fined the further sum of £9 and £3 3s.
costs. The fines and costs in each instance come to the
Vestry.
The removal of the forecourts and formation of
the footway at the North-West corner of Bishop's road
has been completed.
A small improvement has been made at Cambridge
Circus by a give-and-take line with the lessee of the
land belonging to the Parmiter Foundation.
An extensive improvement has been carried out at
the corner of Virginia road and Grascoyne place. The
"Loggerheads" Public House and adjoining houses
have been pulled down and new buildings erected, set
back to the general line of buildings. The land was
given up without compensation—the conditions being
that the Vestry should at their own cost make the
needful alterations to the foot and carriageways, and
this has been done.
The re-building of the premises at the North-West
oorner of Bishop's road having been commenced, complaint
was made by persons in the neighbourhood that
the buildings were being carried up to a greater height
than the buildings by which the site was previously
Building Lines.