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Land occupied by Gas Company (No. 4 on plan). The horses walked
right through this land, the fences being already broken down. No opposition.
Tt having become dark, I did not enter plots 3, 1, and 21, and part of
plot 4 occupied by the Gas Company,
Inspector Brown, Sergeant Keates, Police Constables Yeates, Beales, and
Wetham were present during the proceedings, and gave assistance in
preventing any actions of a disorderly character.
I remain, yours faithfully,
JAMES P. NORRINGTON, A.M.I.C.E.,
Surveyor to the Vestry.
Arising out of this, Mr. H. Lowenfeld, Mr. John Johnson, Mr. Heatley, and
Messrs. Last, have issued writs against the Vestry for trespass.
CROMWELL ROAD BRIDGE.
This scheme has been again under the consideration of the London County
Council, who appear to think it a favourable opportunity for testing the betterment
principle, and it is proposed to adopt it in connection with the construction
of this bridge.
Deputations have waited on the Council in reference to it, and many communications
passed; and on the 18th March, 1891, the Vestry passed the following
resolution:—
That the Vestry agree to pay one-third of the London County Council's
Estimate of £52,500, or any lesser sum, for building the Cromwell Road
Bridge 50 feet wide, and acquiring the property necessary for the approaches
to be 60 feet wide, providing the London County Council will
grant a loan to the Vestry for the one-third which the Vestry agree to pay,
and allow the repayments of the same, to extend over a term of 60 years
and further providing the London County Council will undertake to carry
out the improvement. And the Vestry do recommend the London County
Council to levy an improvement rate on all the property owners in the immediate
locality benefited by the improvement, such owners not to be
called upon to contribute more than one-third of the estimated cost, together
with the cost of collection on the improvement rate, with legal interest,
the whole to be obtained as a loan for 60 years, the same to be
payable by a deferred payment extending over, if possible, 60 years; and,
in the event of the London County Council inserting clauses in the Bill
for power to levy such improvement rate on the owners, the Vestry agree
to support the same by a petition in favour to Parliament.
CHURCH STREET IMPROVEMENT
The work of this improvement is progressing, many properties having been
pulled down and the ground cleared.