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Honse of Commons, and it is to be hoped that it will pass
into law and that this much-needed improvement will be
carried out without further delay.
The minor improvements consisted of the widening
of Keppel Street and Montague Place by the setting back
of the projecting garden walls. Also a proposal for the
straightening of the line of frontage of the houses on the
east side of Southampton Row, the opportunity offered by
the rebuilding of the premises having been taken advantage
of to effect this improvement.
One of the most important improvements which has
been under the consideration of the Board is for effecting
the widening of Portsmouth Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields,
to 30 feet. Considerable difficulty has occurred in consequence
of a portion of the property required for effecting
the improvement being in the area under the control of the
Strand District Board of Works. The matter is still the
subject of negotiation, and it is hoped that the endeavours
that are being made to carry out the widening of this
thoroughfare will be successful.
Clare Market Improvement Scheme.
This was a scheme promoted by the London County
Council with a view of dealing with an unhealthy area
lying between Stanhope Street, Catherine Street, Kemble
Street, and the Strand.
The only way in which the St. Giles District was
affected was in consequence of the proposal of the Council
to take the whole of the houses on the south side of