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REPORT.
In the Report of their Surveyor, which is appended
hereto, the Vestry have the honor to submit to the
Ratepayers of the Hamlet of Mile End Old Town the
details of those important branches of their proceedings
which consist of paving and sewerage works. They
show, it is trusted, a steady perseverance in the plan
indicated in former reports, of gradually and with due
regard to available funds, accomplishing all such improvements
as are necessary for the health and convenience
of the inhabitants and the public at large. It
is the intention of the Vestry, faithfully to adhere to
that plan; and, on the one hand, to avoid a false
economy which, by present neglect, would aggravate
future burdens, and on the other to steer clear of
an extravagant outlay which would lead to the necessity
of increased local taxation.
The Vestry hope they have redeemed the pledge
contained in their last Report, that the public would
not suffer through the Mile End Road having come under
their control as the Local Authority. Its present state,
it is submitted, is highly satisfactory and worthy of one
of the greatest and most commanding thoroughfares of
the Metropolis. It is matter for congratulation that,
although its maintenance has entailed serious liability